The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-17
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

but $1,000.
Beaver county is soon to decide on TIT
question of free range.
| Mr. Murphy of the Saltwater Gazette
has taken partner, Mr. Reese.
The Chickasaw Chieftain has begun tt
swallow its contemporaries. Its editor i:
in it."
The New World still persists in calling
Kingfsher 1.-THE Plumed Bird of the
Plains"
The man who dosen't plant cotton in
Oklahoma this spring must be looking fol-
a deluge.
The loafers have already began to switch
over to the shady side of the streets in
Oklahoma.
Occasionally Guthrie paper prints the
line Guthrie is still the capital just to
see how it looks.
Guthrie society folk have devised new
social fad that they call conundrum sup
| pers. Now that is puzzle.
The only trouble with Beaver City is
| that there Is no bank for the ''moneyed
interest" to deposit its cash.
The January adjourned term of the
supreme court will convene at 2:3O p u.
Tuesday the 18th inst. at Guthrie
Next month is Oklahoma's birthday.
This year, however people are too busy
blowing and planting to celebrate.
| Papers in the Chickasaw nation are adj
| vocating the voting of bonds necessary to
erect the Territorial University at Nor
! man.
Some exceedingly foolish stories are be-
ing printed in the eastern papers in regard
to the alleged danger of a race war in Ok
| lahoma.
| The Edmond Sun thinks it is not print
er's ink that builds up towns. That is a
very reckless statement for any paper in
Oklahoma to make.
| Somebody stole $50 worth of fruit trees
| from an Edmond nursery man, last week.
| Ia this case the quotation by their fruits
ye shall know them," becomes important.
The Guthrie Capital reports the serious
| illness of Governor Steele. He is troubled
! with severe pain in his left side near the
heart, and it is feared he will have a re-
lapse of his former illness.
The Guthrie News says Guthrie has
more population than Oklahoma City and
Kingfisher combined The Oklahoma Ga
zette has $1,000 to bet that the statement is
not true. Now let kingfsher be heard.
The city council of Oklahoma has decided
to issue certificates to those parties who
subscribed to the Choctaw right of way
fund the presidents veto of the bill passed
by congress TO confer that power nOtwith
standing
Mr. II. W. Sawyer, the publisher of the
Oklahoma City journal, is expected home
from Washington today. Mr.. Sawyer has
been at the capital several weeks, laboring
for the advancement OF the interests of
the territory.
The village of Dover was thrown open as
government town site last Saturday,
and about two hundred lots were staked
off, mostly by colored people. Dover is in
the midst of the largest colored settlement
in the territory.
The Oklahoma City Journal thinks the
Pott country will be the first one thrown
open to settlement, and the proclamation
of the president may be looked for at any
time 1t is not impossible that it will be
thrown open earlier in the year than was
Oklahoma.
Governor Steele has received long pc
tition signed by several hundred Canadian
county citizens, the jurors who convicted
and others, asking him to pardon one
William F. Mccartney, of Ell Reno, recent
ly convicted of killing man named
Brown, who was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment.-Guth Capital.
Oklahoma Journal: The dwelling and
outbuildings of VIM. j Johnson. of Crutcho,
together with all household goods and
about 400 pounds of pork, seventy-tive
bushels OF corn, two wagons, two plows,
harrow and other farming Implements
were destroyed by fire Tuesday night In
fact, everything on the place was con-
sumed. even to the wearing apparel Of the
family. It was started by a prairie fire
which was set out a short distance south
of the place by some unknown party.
Guthrie Capital: Thursday Secretary
Martin got report from Comptroller
Mathewson on his vouchers to January /,
which included the disbursements for leg
islative expenses. They were found with
out error. This makes, including the re-
lief funds. close to $3.50, 900 so far distribu
ted by Judge Martin. When it is remem
bered that these vouchers ran from 20
cents to 5000, and not an error was found
IN their review at Washington, 1t Is EVIL
dent that Secretary Martin is remarkably
painstaking in his business methods. The
$4,000 more aid and the $50 900 school
fund will soon be passing through tue
same careful hands.
Guthrie Capital: The county commits
sioners decided yesterday that the Office OF
register of deeds is vacant, and there is no |
one who could lawfully fill the same, so |
they appointed f. X. Duval, of Orlando, |
to fill the vacancy until the election could |
be held. Miss Diehl they held, was inelli- /
ible on account of her sex; Mr.. Bockfnger |
was never elected to that office; Mr. Laws |
term of office had expired, and Mr.. Losey |
did not receive enough votes. ms l
will be surprise to many and 1t Is evident /
that the matter is not yet settled. A con- !
test will be had to q flush, and udge |
Green viii be again called into the case.
There has been much speculation as to the /
final outcome of these difficulties, and |
when they are settled all will breathe
sign of relief
Saltwater Gazette: A tragedy occurred
about twelve miles southwest OF this city
on last Tuesday afternoon, resulting IN the
death of a man named Roger. From the
rneager information CLEANED up to the
time OF going to press, IL seems lie had
been i'll for several weeks and had become
On the day mentioned ne
sent his wife TO a well or spring some ote-
lance from the house after water: he
she found the doors locked and
windows fastened down She became
alarmed and called to neighoor, who
came and burst open the door wnen
sickenlng spectacle met their gaze Roger
lay across the bed with his throat cut
from ear TO ear. while beside him lay
bloody razor, with which the awful deed
had been accom- plisbed He lived only
short time afterwards Parties from that
neighborhood came 10 town Tuesday night
after coffin. but were unaoie 10 give any
further particulars.
Here's Pretty Howdy-do-