The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-21
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES:
The ice plant at Fort Reno is said to
a great success

The ice plant at Fort Reno is said to be
a great success.
The opening of the Cherokee strip seems
to be a question of great wait.
The Ell Reno Democrat is in favor Of an
extra session OF the legislature.
The ''best people" in the Indian country
are said 10 be "agin' the besr saloon.
Chief Mayes couldn't be elected road
overseer in any township in Oklahoma.
| The Guthrie News claims that there
isn't lazy or an idle bone in Oklahoma.
One thing that is troubling the Okla
| homa farmer is what 10 do with his sur
| plus grain.
The Cheyenne school at Caddo raises all
the rations used in the school in the line
of vegetables.
The Bachelors club, of Canadian county,
| will give big blowout at Yukon next
Monday night.
The Pot. council held at Bill Greifin-
! STEMS ranch decided to send delegates to
| the statehood convention.
| On the second day of September next,
! Judge Green will render an exhaustive
opinion on Cherokee strip title.
The Sac and Fox alloting report was
very carefully prepared and there Will be
no delay on account of inaccuracies.
Guthrie Capital: The Cheyenne and
Arapahoe allotters are all out at work,
the ananias reporter to the contrary.
Tue cry for Blaine is good deal stronger
in Oklahoma since President HArrisons
latest proclamation on the Cherokee cat
tie.
The Methodist church at Norman will
be dedicated Sunday. Bishop Ninde will
be present and will preach the dedicatory
sermon.
A big Democratic paper, it is said, is to
be started at Oklahoma City, with Lewis
strel, in charge.
Some put the opening of the new lands
AS late as October l. That seems to be
tie date settled upon by those in best
position to know.
The other night at meeting in Guthrie
loud calls for Governor Steele to say some
thing were made, and didn't let up until
he appeared. Still, occasionally you Will
hear people say that he is not popular IN
Oklahoma.
Frank Greer's imagination: A farmer
down on Bear creek says he has corn with
two ears on the stalk, nubbin as big IS
both these ears and on top of the stalk is
gourd full of shelled corn. This is wonder
A lot of doctors recently treated boy in
the Cherokee nation for consumption.
After dosing him for several weeks they
gave him up to die. The other day be had
severe fit OF coughing and vomited up
snake six inches long. He Is now entirely
over his consumption.
The Browns seem to have control of the
Seminole nation. John f. Brown is prin-
cipal chief, a. j. Brown is treasurer, AID
b. j. Brown is licensed trader and a BIZ
stock man. The first two gentlemen are
about half white and are Intelligent, bust
ness looking men. T.. j. Brown is white,
but has been adopted into the tribe He
is wealthy
Observer Dorman, of Oklahoma City, has
received letter from the department in
structing him that hereafter the reports
from the stations at Dodge City, Kansas
City, Omaha and Wichita will be sent di-
rect to him to enable him to make his own
local forecasts. This will be great help,
as all storms come from the north and
northwest and he can give at least twenty
four hours warning of them.
Oklahoma Times-Journal: One of the
most prominent and wealthy men of the
Indian territory is in attendance on the
grand lodge, as delegate from McAIester
lodge and one of the officers of the grand
Alester, merchant, ranchman, coal opera
tor and capitalist He is rated as worth at
least $500 900 all made in the Indian terri !
tory. He is Il plain, unassuming man, /
large of body, large Of brain and large Of /
heart-a western man in all respects and /
very popular with his associates.
Frisco Times: Farmer Lee living south /
of town, has for many years been fruit /
grower of the most practical sort and he !
pronounces himself as being thoroughly |
convinced that this county is the finest he |
ever saw for the growth of all kinds of |
fruit, This gentleman has paid much at |
tention to the fine varieties of plums and /
has given the matter much scientific re- /
search His conclusions are that the North I
Canadian valley is the best place in the /
world for the successful culture of all |
kinds of plums and other fruits of kindred |
His observation has led TO the !
of several native trees bearing I
plums of peculiar richness and of mou-
5trous proportion, even rivaling many OF
the varieties considered standard that have
been produced by the care and study Of
the most proficient hOrticulturalists.