The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-08
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

! 1t is whispered in Purcell that there
will be wedding in high life there about
| the 18th inst.
A. NJ. Order, the lumberman of Or
lando, was killed on Tuesday evening by
being run over by the cars.
Two desperate horse-thieves who have
overrun the Chickasaw nation for several
months are now in jail at Ardmore, L t.
( Washington's birthday will be cele-
/ brated in Guthrie by an old folks concert
/ and supper by the ladies Of Plymouth
| Congregational church.
/ The Guthrie delegation TO the Galveston
! deep water convention consists of Messrs.
| G. ". McNeal Il. j. Hart, Col. l.. y. +.
/ Crozier and John G. Tut.
! The News says: Many new residences
are building around Guthrie, fences and
sidewalks being put up and things have
an appearance of the coming spring.
| Crescent is to have big boom. A great
many business and residences lots were
staked out Saturday aud Improvements
will be commenced on them Immediately.
Tomorrow (Monday) morning the
schools will open for work in Oklahoma
! City. The Gazette says IL VIII mark an
important epoch in the history of the
town.
Hon Horace Speed, Prof. Hallock and
Territorial Superintendent j. II. Lawhead
have been appointed territorial examiners
for West Point, by the solicitation of Con
gresham Harvey.
Excerpt from the Times: How about
Oklahoma City? Won't she be flying at
the end of 1891, when four trunk line rail
roads make her the greatest railroad cen
ter of the southwest"
Messrs. Ollie and Barnes have decided
the land contest of Henry Beamer vs..
Harry Cotton, for the southeast quarter Of
section 10, township Il, range west, in
favor of Harry Coulton.
As Oklahoma was opened up with a
horse race, the Saltwater Gazette,
suggests that the territory adopt as an
emblem in its coat of arms. two or more
horsemen ridingat break-neck speed across
the prairie.
Mr.. Griffin reports to the Purcell Topic
the finding of the body of a man near
Charley Rhodder's place south of Sacred
Heart and Purcell road. Deceased has
had been dead some time and had been
mutilated by hogs, the face especially.
Was shot over right eye.
Secretary Martin has issued a charter to
the Territory Pipe and Line company, for
the purpose of prosecuting the develop
ment of all kinds of minerals and coal
$500, 900. The incorporatOrs are Major
Dodd Chas Spinning, f. r. Cannon,
Joseph Saunders and Frank K Phister
The election, although nearly a week
past, i still the absorbing topic through
out the territory-the Democrats and Ali
auce in lubilatiug over their great and un-
expected victory, and the Republicans
over their unexpected and sore defeat.
Consequently real news is a very scare ar
ticle in the local papers. But they VIII
get out of that IN few days OklahOmaus
are not the sort to waste much time over
standardization.
The Times AYERS that Oklahoma City is
prominently aud emphatically city of
churches; that her people are a church
going people, and the numerous houses of
worship weekly witness the assemblage OF
large congregations, 10 whom the gospel
of divine truth is dispensed by body of
ministers unexcelled for learning. eo-
quence and ability by the ministers of any
city in this broad and beautiful land. The
denominations that have organizations in
the city are the Baptist, Methodist, South
ern Methodist, Presbyterian, Cungrega-
tional, Christian. Catholic and Y. NJ. &. \.