The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-03
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| have kidnapped deputy marshal or two
| They are thinking of raising three crops
of potatoes out in Beaver county this sea-
| son.
| People won't cross the street in Okla.
| homa to see homegrown radish fifteen
| inches long.
The board of Beaver county commits
sioners meet to eQualize taxes on the sixth
day of July.
There is no excuse for the man who is
poor who lets the weeds grow in his oats
and corn. He will be poor always.
1t is all right for an Oklahoma City man
to make fun of Oklahoma City's mud
puddles, but just let Guthrie man try 1t.
The next editorial meeting will be
attended by those Western fellows" as
the Choctaw will be running by that time.
Beaver Tribune: If it keeps on raining
like it has been for the last week or so,
buffalo grass will soon be high enough to
NOW.
The Guthrie boys beat the Saltwater
boys at base ball. We will never see any
more coalitions between Logan and Payne
counties.
Talking about civilization, an Indian
woman was in Guthrie the other day and
bought baby-buggy, or rather papoose
omnibus
The Beaver City Tribune understands
that the Dalton gang have been "treed in
cave" Unluckily, the lie was worse
than the metaphor.
In three years more some farmers in Ok
lahoma will have made twice the money
that others have. 1t will be the men who
do thorough farming"
Bee Guthrey is the only man in the ter
ritory who can handle a ball-bat as well as
a lead pencil, unless it is Beckemeyer Of
the Oklahoma City Gazette.
The announcement that Kingfsher
girl married man six hours after she met
him last week is liable to cause q spas
ritory.
l.. n. Geffs is going to start Sunday pa
per at Oklahoma City. Mr. Geffs' other
name is 'Bunky." The history of Okla
homa wouldn't be complete without
"Bunky."
Mrs. Rock says 'tthe newspaper men are
the brightest, cieverest, most gallant and
handsomest men in the territory" 1t is a
mighty lucky think that Mr.. Rock is d
newspaper man, himself.
Yukon Courier: The spire upon the
new church is now completed. 1t is the
first spire put up in Canadian county. AS
soon as a small Indebtedness upon the
church is paid, a new bell will be put up
to call the people of the quiet and moral
village to the service of the Lord.
Kingfsher Journal: Riley Garrison,
foreman of Chapman's ranch, came to
town last week to enjoy little recreation
and proceeded to have a conviyial time
init the boys" He met Miss Carrie Har-
mon, a neat little woman of his own color
and complexion, and was at once smitten
with her charms and wanted her to become
his 'tootsy wootsy." Miss Carrie inform
ed the festive Riley that the man who en-
joyed her smiles and charms would have
to marry her. Riley wasn't to be bluffed
by such small thing as marriage cere-
mony, and with that promptness and de-
cision which characteriZes the knight of
the saddle and spur, he at once invited her
to be his for better or worse. Carrie, like
Barkis, was willin', and they went before
Judge Savage and were made one. When
the judge asked the name of the intended
bride Riley didn't know, but friend came
to his assistance and furnished the desired
information. We have heard of marriages
being performed on three and four days
acquaintance but we challenge the world
to furnish proof where there ever occurred
marriage on an acquaintance OF six
hours.
Oklahoma Journal: Mrs c. p Walker
returned last evening from the Sac and
Fox agency where she had been for three
weeks visiting Mr.. c. p. Walker and
Charlie. who are allotiDg the Sac and Fox
lands, Mr.. Walker as alloting agent and
Charlie as assistant surveyor.
Mrs Walker went over TO the agency
with Col. Patrick's family at the time the
$50, 600, 600 was taken out for the Indian
payment and she was at the agency when
the payment began.
The payment took place in the Indian
council house. in the presence Of the Indian
council of about twenty members. The
money was tied up in packages of s250'each,
that being the share of each Indian. When
an Indians name was called be would 20
up TO the clerk desk and Il he could write
he would sign the pay roll, and II he was
unable TO write, he touched the pen and
the clerk wrote his name. Then the agent
handed him his package. The husband
was not permitted TO draw for his wife,
and in case there were children under Is
the council decided whether the father or
the mother should draw for them, and in
most cases the money was equally divided
between father and mother.
Neither the men nor women, Mrs
Walker says, showed the least interest in
the payments When all was ready on the
first morning it WIS fully two hours before
the first person on the list was gotten into
the council house 10 accept his money !
They would go up seemingly reluctant 70
be pat TO so much trouble, and when the {
money was handed 20 them not the least |
change Of expression was Glscer1ibl>. Ons ]
Indian woman get s., 800 and walked away I
without giving the slightest evidence Of ]
emotion OF any kind. The women went /
back 10 the camp with the money and /
threw IL down among the camp equipPAze. /
while they went about performing their /
usual household duties. They bought a l
good deal after getting their money. Dearly I
all beiog articles OF food and but small 1
sum for clothing. The full blood Indian .
has wholly neglected the sQasw patch even i
and depends now entirely upo2 the post 4
trader Tor his supply OF food
In the council house while the payment (
was going on. sat al the traders with f
W hoal the Iu3iagss dealt. &1d as each .
Indian received bis psy one nleDOsT q The .
council would d;ust The settlement a al 4
debts. Their advice being about a. strong i
as court decree ne5osgy refused, ard 4
.ncSt o. the women tossed the packages OF 4
money 70 the traders and allowed them 70 I
couat oUs enough 70 iiquidzie tEs iEoe6.-
eaness
For the last two weeks Mrs. Walker was
down 10 the southern part a he reser~s-
t1cn at Judge 6eodslGs- Nj Walkers
slloftlng camp icing within eighty rs1@ 81
gsoodeii place SIZE inteEGed 10 stay ~
the camp bat il rz.aed almost necessarily,