The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-21
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OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

The public schools at Saltwater opened
on Monday with an enrolment of los
scholars.
A correspondent of the Oklahoma City
Gazette thinks that the Choctaw road will
build branch to Purcell.
We have the first place in the territory
to hear from. that voted mixed schools.
The counties and towns all voted against
it two TO one-Norman Advance
Judge T. c. Sears, of Guthrie, has been
appointed attorney for the Choctaw road
for Oklahoma and the Indian territory,
with temporary Office at Oklahoma City.
While out hunting on Tuesday, near
saltwater, Chas. MCGraw scared up eight
large gray wolves and one black wolf The
Gazette is positive that they were not coy
otes.
An important duel was fought at Clar-
endon last Sunday and resulted IN the
killing of Joe Mayes by Doc Wingate, who
was himself badly wounded.-Canadlan
Enterprise
The postoffice at Wayne will be opened
shortly. All the needed supplies nave Deen
at hand for some time with the exception
of key, and they think 1t Will be forth
coming in short time.
The Rock Island, Santa Re. and Choc-
taw will soon form belt line on whlcn
the three best cities of the great south
west will be located, namely, Wlchlta'
Oklahoma City and FL Reno--Eagle.
George Auspach. a white man, 43 years
of age, and Maggie Speeroates, a PaWnee
girl, aged II. were married by Probate
Judge King on Tuesday, at his Office IN
Saltwater. The Gazette says large crowd
of spectators congreSated to witness the
ceremony.
The Times says the school census OF Ok
lahoma City is nearly completed, ana a re-
port Will be given as soon as posslO!e.
There are eighty-tive colored scholars IN
the city. From the reports III u Is estl-
mated that the total school population is
about eleven hundred
The Oklahoma Hawk facetiously re-
marks We used the Nebraska statutes
for year or so and when we got done with
them and sent 'em home the Nebraska
legislature broke out with the same as
ease that disturbed the law makers down
here. Wonder if It's contagious.
The result of the recent conventions to
nominate candidates appears 10 have been
TO place four tickets i'll the field for local
and county offices, as follows: Republican,
Democratic, Alliance and independent.
The latter, of course, represents the dis
appointed Barkises from the other three.
On last Wednesday morning man by
the name of Moore dropped dead in Nor
man. The Advance says no post mortem
examination was made as 1t was known
that he was addicted to the use OF morph-
inc and it is supposed that either lack OF
the drug or else too much OF 1t was what
Caused his deaht.
A rather unexpected phase in the Couch
case was precitated Monday Afternoon.
80 fat al Iafanf in heT she
was pronounced as disqualified from en-
tering into the pending contest. a con-
tinuance of ninety days was allowed pend
ing decision on the appeal of Mrs. Couch
to be re Observation-Disclosures City Gazette
The Advance says the number of young
men IN Norman who are departing from
the state of single blessedness Is something
This time it IS w. ID. hrahl,
who returned from Iowa. last week, bring
ing with him wife. The name of the
fortunate young lady was Miss Ella Du-
VOL, of Westminster, Iowa.