The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-02
TERRITORIAL NEWS.


GUTHRIE, 0. T., Oct. 1.-The governor
has appointed the following officers of
county B: County attorney, John H.
! Woods; county clerk. Oscar 6. Lee; sheriff,
Jesse j. Graham.
Tecumseh has raised sufficient money
| (S400) to enter the townsite, and the people
Will secure their titles at once.
! Governor Steele is emphatic in the state
ment that the new county seats will make
| good towns. He compliments the people
who ran for town lots for their patience
and general department. He is constantly
in receipt of letters from the states asking
for appointments to office in the new
towns. He wishes it understood that all
appointments will be made from the bona
fde settlers of those towns. A number of
letters have been received by him from
eastern capitalists inquiring in regard to
the outlook for loaning money He is
endeaVoring to secure cheap money for
Oklahoma.
An attempt was made this evening to
murder H. ID. Mitchell, a prominent citi-
zen of this place, who has had some trou-
BILE over valuable claim adjoining this
city. He was sitting near window in
his home when some unknown assassin
fired upon him from without Nine
buckshot struck him in the head and he is
believed to be fatally wounded.
Judge Asher, probate judge of county B,
is doing splendidly and comes up to the
expectations of his friends.
Captain Baker will soon have his post
office in Tecumseh in running order.
Oklahoma City captured Tecumseh,
although the west side is well repre-
scented.
charge, is in operation at Chandler. Mr..
Harvey, brother of Hon. ID. a. Harvey,
is postmaster at that place. Governor
Steele is urging the postOffice department
to pur on q daily mail between Guthrie
and Chandler. The irrepressible Trltt OF
Guthrie sees to it that there is daily COM
munication at present
Judge Martin is issuing notarial COM
missions daily.
Governor Steele says the school lands of
the new lands will be leased at an early
date.
Marshal Grimes has returned to King
fisher. His boy is doing well. 1t will be
remembered that he was thrown from
wagon and had his ankle wrenched. Mrs
Grimes is down with the mhlarial fever
The deputy United States marshals did
excellent work at the opening. They We're
cool headed and deserve the commentator
of the public. Marshal Geimes is 10 be
congratulated upon his appointments.
United States District Attorney Speed is
on the 90 constantly. He is the enemy of
the scoundrel and the friend of justice.
All the allottess in the Cheyenne and
ArrApahoe country are called in. The APP
preparation is exhausted. Now the people
are in earnest. Some of the Cheyenne and
Arrapahoe allOteTy agents have done well
but some are "ehcks." We speak unad
vlsedly when we say probably upon inyes-
A. l. L
l. 400 allottments made. 80 per cent. viii !
have been To the Arrapahoes who we all
know were ready to take their allOttmeDts /
The Cheyennes are the ones holding off.
The eyes of the homeseekers are turned /
towards the Cheyenne and Arapahoe /
lands They have waited long and pa /
tiently, and now forbearance ceases to be a /
virtue. Judge Green's decision was 1
righteous one, based on law and precedent. |
An appeal has been taken. We hope Sec (
rotary Noble will hurry the matter up. /
There is an opportunity for the admins /
tration to redeem itself. and this is the .
tide in the affairs of men"
Oklahoma bank, at Chandler. cashed Z
g, 500 in check and drafts September =. /
Pretty good for "a new town. The bank is
soiid ID Yhol
Special Agents Weigel and Davis are in
Guthrie, awaiting orders.
Mss Daisy J'land SreCEborg is not in
1ured as severely a. was supposed. May
she live TO make manga run for a town
los. eshe has endurance, intelligence aud
pluck, aud has overcome obstacles that
would have overwhelmed the average man
or woman.
Last night at o'clock D. H. Mitchell. /
one Of the early day photographers. was
shot By an unknown party while sitting At
a table IN his house The shot WAS frd
from the outside through window. The
shot took effect in his head The weapon
was a shotgun loaded with turkey shot.
and the charge struck the side Of the head
Every effort Is bel made TO discover the
would be murderer
Crowds besiege the land Office The
filings have reached :. IOQ Many are dis
appointed IN their lines While they have
secured - claim net having understood
he corner stone markings, they find them
selves with indifferent claims TIE law
Ters are doing land Office business IN
making ont fling papers
The public schools open Monday Okla
loms CIty's schools hare been running on
quietly Tor nearly . month