The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-04
oKLAH MA OUTLINES.

Oklahoma has never had but one Indian
scare.
Isn't it about time for the governor to be
named?
Some body will be surprised on the gov
ernorship matter.
Three deputy marshals killed in one
month. 1t is awful.
The statehood convention is called for
Oklahoma City, Dec. 10
A lynching party would do some of the
| desperadoes in Oklahoma some good.
The slaughter of deputy marshals should
be stopped, if it takes the whole army.
Not over a fifth of the cotton has been
gathered. 1t is difficult to find pickers.
There is no man in Oklahoma so badly
off as the man who thinks Governor Steele
was blufed into resigDing.
Tom King. a citizen of Oklahoma City,
who formerly lived at Douglas, Kan, sui
cided near Tecumseh, Thursday.
The law will be maintained in the terri
tory, and the desperadoes have killed all
the deputy marshals they are going to.
George Thornton was brave man.
Every man in the territory feels that it is
an insult to allow his death to go I'M
avenged
Governor Steele will be good friend to
have. even in Indiana President Harrison
will consult with him about Oklahoma In
the future.
1t has come to be hero TO be deputy
marshal in Oklahoma. All honor to the
men who imperil themselves Tor the peace
of the community.
The death of Thornton was a sad affair.
Everybody liked him. He was very
brave man and for long time the best
know marshal in the territory.
Edmond Sun: The opening of the Terri
torial Normal school at this place has
been postponed for one week. 1t will be
opened on Nov. 9, instead OF the I'd.
Marshal Grimes will have the hearty
cooperation of every law abiding citizen
in Oklahoma In his efforts to wipe out the
lawless skum that infests some districts.
A drunken soldier tried to break up
salvation army meeting at Oklahoma City
and was thrown body and brooches out of
the hall and held down till the police ar
rived. There is more than one way to
serve the Lord.
The Indian territory has for years been
the refuge of the desperadoes of the whole
country. But they cannot kill the deputy
marshals of Oklahoma with impunlty.
Oklahoma is a civilized settlement of pure
blooded people aud the desperate must go.
Oklahoma Times Journal: At Yukon
yesterday at noon farmer was shot aud
instantly killed by barber and we'll dig
ger named Montfort. The farmer had en-
plOyed MOntfOrt to dig a well for him. an
attempt having been made previously to
drill one at the same place, resulting in
the losing of the drill In the well. Mont
fort agreed to dig down until the drill was
reached. He got down within five feet of
tUh an ha tar in ba
could go no further without pumping. He
asked the farmer to get pump, claiming
that it was part of the agreement that the
water was to be kept out. This the farmer
denied, and work was suspended. For sew
eral days the quarrel continued, and each
party continued to grow more irritated.
Yesterday they met III Montfcrt's barber
shop in Yukon when Montfort agreed to
settle for $40. The farmer refused TO pay
him cent unless the well was completed,
MontforG said he would kill him if the bill
was not paid. The remark brought the
quarrel to a crisis, and while the farmer
was throwing off his coat Montfort pulled
a gun out of the corner of the room and
turned to shoot, but parties got between
the men and prevented conflict. The
farmer then walked out of the building
and to another part of the town. A few
minutes later Montfort looked out of his
shop window and saw the man he quarrel
ed with coming across the street armed
with a gun. He reached for his own gun,
a double barrel shot gun loaded with
buck shot, and when his antagonist was
within twenty feet Montfort fired through
the window, hitting him in the face and
neck. The wounded man turned and
walked few PAGES and fell to the ground
dead. The body was carried into neigh
boring restaurant. but no effort was made
to take Montfort into custody. He did
not make any attempt to leave, however,
but continued with his work, and an hour
later was shaving man, working as I'M
as though he had just caused
the death of an animal of no more conse
Quence than a street cur. A man was at
once dispatched for the sheriff it being
intention to surrender himself
He does not bear a bad reputation,
but on the other hand is thought of, and
has the name of being peaceable, hard
working man.