The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-01
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

uieu recently at the age Oh lilo years.
Hennessey claims that it is going to be
the Wichita of Oklahoma. That's clever.
The Capital says boring for oil and min
eral will be begun near Guthrie, within
the near future.
Counterfeit money is being circulated
among the merchants of Guthrie, and the
News says the source from whence it
comes has not yet been discovered.
A physician in Oklahoma City who re-
Gently attended a woman in confinement
was offered her baby in payment for his
services. He concluded to let the account
run.
The United States district court for Lo-
gan county convenes on the 2nd day of
March About $50 cases are docketed for
trial, and many witnesses are being sub
penaed.
1t is estimated that the government will
spend for army and Indian purposes at FL
Reno during the next ten years at least
100000 There'll be juicy picking for
lots of folks.
The Journal says great many farmers
around kingfiSher are planting Strawber-
ries, blackberres, gOoseberries and var
ious other small fruits this spring: especi
ally strawberries.
Wild flowers, such as violets. forget-me
the roadside now in Oklahoma. These
little flowers speak encouragingly as to an
early spring.-News.
Admore banks on cotton, and well she
may The Chieftain notes that the total
number of bales of cotton shipped from
that point this season up to date is IL, o34.
There are still 800 bales in the yards.
Two companies of cavalry from Fort
Reno passed through kingfiSher last week
ell route for the Cherokee Strip to remove
invaders that are reported as being rap
idly accommodating in that portion of the
territory.
The register of deeds elect Of Oklahoma
county has instituted proceedings to de-
termine whether or not there is such an
office as register in Oklahoma In the
mean time the county clerk remains ex-
officio register.
Rev r. r. Savn, of Wichita, will de-
liver his famous illustrated lecture at Ok
lahoma City on Tuesday evening, March
3, under the auspices and for the benefit of
the Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. 4. church
Of that place.
The bonds for the agricultural college of
Payne count, Ok. failed to carry at the
recent election and the people OF the city
of Saltwater are now holding meetings to
raise $4,000 it being found that the
municipality and not the county will have
to raise the amount.
Unless allotment and individual owner
ship prevail soon in the nations. all the
great central commercial cities will be To-
Gated in little Oklahoma, and 1t Will be
the ruler of the Indian territory. The
Oklahoma City Gazette says the wise and
energetic Indians see this and are pushing
to move ahead with US.
A letter received from Miss Edwina
al n of ha laf
Reynolds, who, with her mother is spend
ing the winter in Michigan, says: 1--WE
have had a mild winter, the coolest morn
ing the thermometer registered two
degrees above zero, but we miss the sun
shine Of beautiful Oklahoma
The new officers of Kingfisher county re-
Gently elected, and who quaiifled the nTst
of the week, are: Clerk, ". ID. Cornelius:
sheriff. +. a. Clump; county attorney, Lee
N. Gray; county judge, Washington Saw
age: treasurer, S {. Dunkle: surveyor, y.
Y. Cook; register of deeds, y. Campbell:
commissioners. II. c. Wilson, j. Z Brittol
and j. l.. Woodwork.
The Mobeetie, Tex, Panhandle, of last
Friday, says that -four or five years ago II
was the usual TO hear OF hundreds OF cat
tie being frozen to death "a single night
about this season, but this year there has
been no loss and there has been no ilkIi-
hood Of any besides the few old animals
that will get begged. For all of which we
should be thankful"
Henry Brown IS q sac and FOX indian
and lives in the heart of that reservation
He has a wife and twelve children aBd
under the terms o. the scent treaty he
and bis family will have farm when &.
lotted, consisting Of 1855 acres OF land.
and as the head of the family Will receive
at the first payment upwards OF 5000.
Thus the noble red man Is better on than
20 per cent OF his white nelgnb0Fs IN OkIA-
homa Guthrie Capital.
While in a gushing mood the editor Of
the Guthrie News penciieG this brief
sketch Of the Beautiful Land: Oklahoma
Is nearly es big as OHIO. and Is going to
make Que Of the finest states in the Union.
Ii has the finest agricultural land under
the American flag. Cotton and corn grow
there side by side. and CIR land Is Is rich
as io-yesr-old baTlyard- We nave now
COCO people, which IS more than " 70
ming or Nevada, and We are ready Tor
statehood. -
A mute young man living on Mr. fTse-
land MaTshsils plsce neaE Ok1n a!seef y 10 |
was recently bitten By ra63d dog has |
gone mad and IS az large ia the brush !
around the capital Tae young man Gas
been deaf and dumb from birth, as ne c<.sl- !
DOT aFticula.s has given vent 10 Dis al gClsa |
In piiifal howss that ARE distressing 10 |
hear NO one dares grspple WIKI o. aloo. |
him. and the question Is, what 10 GO anSai, |
him. II Is inhumsns ard unsafe 20 pes-
Ellt him 10 be AZ large But hoF capture 1
hlint-Iadian journal.
a lodge OF the Modern Woodu1en o. tas |
u orld, an insurance and beneficial society. /
was Organized ia this city last week sith /
good membership IL was named TIE
Oklahoma Camp Of Oklahoma CITY. ard |
tie following officers were esectesi, w |