The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-26
TOUCHING THE TERRITORY.

Work will begin on the Nj. E. church
building in MuIhall this week
Chief Justice Green and family returned
to Guthrie Monday night, from Mt. Car
mel, Ill.
Oklahoma county is kicking at the small
wages TO be paid the teachers OF the coun-
ty. Nobody is surprised and nobody
blames them.
The mining of lead and zinc has begun
in earnest in he northeastern part OF The
Cherokee nation. Excellent ''shine" have
been found -Muskogee Phoenix.
Experienced farmers say wheat crop
never looked better and more promising of
n bountiful yield III any country than the
Oklahoma wheat crop does at the present
time.
The Eagle says: FL Reno is the county
seat of Canadian county, and there VIII
not be second election; at least that Is
the opinion of those who less to know
the sentiments of the peo IL.
The Mu,hall Monitor has joined the
silent majority. 1t was a good paper-one
of the best weeklies in the territory. but t
seems Mulhall cou dn't afford ii n living
su port They Will find that they eau not
afford not to.
The trial of J. c Adams for the killing
of Capt ouch is set or March the sec
ond day of the Wichita court, and II IS
thought il will 90 to trial on thar day
The attorneys on both sides are arranging
their forces Tor the fray.
The town site commissioners Will be AZ
Edmond on the 9th of this month 10 de-
liver deeds to all uucontested property.
which really means that leeds VIII be
given to all the lots in Edmond with the
exception of about dozen that are under
contest.-Sun.
The heirs of Martin Cheyney. the man
who was mysteriously killed III 1889. won
the land contest Monday which had been
filed against the claim OF the father after
his death. The Guthrie Capital says the
Odd Fellows lodge aided in the winning
of the claim.
The governor was authorized by the leg
islature TO contract with some state or
territory to care for the insane OF TINS ter
ritory, but so far he has failed to find any
state or territory with room to spare III
their asylumns. There are now nine
patients in the terrltory.-Oklahoma City
journal.
The Edmond Sun gives that town great
send-off under a regular fash head Here
are some of the head lines: The Central
City of Oklahoma, The Nearest Railway
Station to the Lands Soon to be Opened.
The Only Town in Oklahoma Having Mail
Route and Stage Line Established 10 the
Promised Land, and-so forth, and soon.
w. o. Thorniley, man of middle age,
medium height and medium weight, OF
blonde complexion, left the neigh borhood
of Frisco on January % b, IN II diseased
state of mind, and has not been heard from
since His friends are anxious about him
and would gladly pay any expense that
would let them know of his whereabouts
Address information 10 the Herald, at
Frisco.
The Guthrie Capital summaries the
contest over the county offices In the terrl-
tory, resulting from alleged teehnica. ir-
Irregularities III the law under whlca the
election was held: Our judges, being Re
publicans, appointed by a Repuohcan ,ao-
mIuistratioa, cannot afford 70 declare what
the law and what you by your acts have
shown to be the law is not the law. Our
Judges as partisaps, must still be men and
Judges, and they never can ana never WI.
declare this election invalid. Shame and
modification only will await those who
seek 10 hold these offices against the voice
OF a majority Of the people.
Saltwater Gazette: Mr.. j. Il. Allen,
superintendent Of the mission schools al
the Sac and Fox Indian agency, VINO Is
home this week visiting his family, In
| forms Us that the article OF agreement De
tween said tribe of Indians AID the Iltec
States commission provides that TIE
former shall have four months IN winch 70
take their ailotments. after the arrival o.
the alioting committee, and that odt TWO
OF the committee have yet arrived, taey
having come only last week. Nj Allen
says the Sac and Fox lands cannot posi-
oiy be opened before June or Jaiy- aae u
i his understanding that the LOWE treaty
contains the same stipulations-
Guthrie. News: There are so cases on
the court docket Ever sIncs toe courts
have been established there has been
continuous session. with little lnterHlls-
sion Of the United states, district or
supreme courts To-day the adjourned
term Of the supreme court be9aus and TO
morrow the district court. AID they COR
time until the II CT March. when t;se
regular terms o. both copvene>- Iavre Is
al immense amount OF business on BAUD
with cases sscUm RlxtiKg evsr! Gay lie
Eon. made oy the s1Hsisrc ane ever pussy
CLERKS, Asssrs- Z u Eisiey ana FrgFy
Meadows The following TIE Furs
drawn Grand Jury-Lssier Ard " iillAn
English, ". 3. birch, ). ". bzsedsn-
Charles Neil, l. w Fairbanks, sscEia
Rollins, osc4r ko5insCn- Joe Jonss, o. &
Crown, l.. p. Upton. Gus Anderson,
Robert A Lacey. ". J. Rinehxrtz IL a.
Caldwell, ;. L Bookulan- Petit jury
". Il Dunlap. Dan Miller, J r. ~Pissk- :
n Al voorhees, & n FEeose. FfshA
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