The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

They have commenced to offer rewards
for hot winds.
If Secretary Noble resigns, Oklahoma
will lose one OF its best friends.
The Dalton boys are probably on TO the
fact that the officers are afraid Of them
Wouldn't it be nice if an Oklahoma
man could be made secretary of the in
terror?
A ST. Louis brewing company has pre-
sented the city of Guthrie with hook and
ladder fire truck
Last night the best students to graduate
in Oklahoma read their essays at Edmond
There were ten OF them.
Oklahoma City Gazette: The Wichita
EAGLE wonders how Oklahoma City can
support three dailys. 1t don't and never
has.
There is money waiting the agricul-
tural soldier who will make war on the
weeds. There is nothing like getting rid
of the weeds.
There is a man at Edmond who has
never built house. He says he Is wait
ing for cyclone to snatch one somewhere
and set it down on his lot.
The townsite board have finished their
labors at Edmond, and have heard all the
contests here They expect to clear up all
the work at Oklahoma City by the middle
of July.
Kansas City Star: A field of wheat has
already been harvested IN Oklahoma.
which turned out twenty-five bushel TO the
acre. If the new territory keeps up that
like for one or two more seasons it will
hardly be possible to keep her out of the
Union.
The Lexington townsite case was de
sided yesterday in favor of W. II. Walker,
one OF the editors of the Purcell Register.
The contest only covered an unoccupied
eighty which the town claimed as a pOr-
tion of the 500 acre TOWNSHIP which had
been set apart by a company for townsite
purposes.
Oklahoma City Gazette: Some of our
exchanges are wondering why it is that
men will desert lucrative business to
accept an Indian agency at salary that is
hardly sufficient to reward the efforts of
the poorest editor III Oklahoma. Possibly
the storytelling qualities of n COM
mercial man who was gracefully holding
down chair in the International may
enlighten them.
Purcell Topic: Last Friday evening
while branding cattle in the stock pens,
Samuel Werehim a young man about %
when by sudden lurch the animal threw
him off and kicking with both feet, struck
young Werehim on the back of the head,
knocking his brains out He was picked
up and taken to the residence of his sister,
Mrs. Nightengale, on Canadian avenue,
where he fingered a few hours and died.
The Indians great passion is for gam
bling, monte, poker and craps being the
principal games among the Sac & Fox In
dians. Even the better class of half breeds
do not seem to consider gambling wrong,
and the prevailing family conversation
now is, Mrs. Walker. wife of the alloting
agent says, concerning the winnings or
losses of this or that member of the family
or the success or reyerseS IN that line Of
some neighbor. Agent Patrick gave
orders to remove all white gamblers, aud
the order was obeyed by the marshals, but
the task was like balllng water out OF
leaky boat-in spite of the most dilligent
efforts they were still in the country.
\ dead horse wearing saddle was
found in the Salt Fork short distance
from Ponca yesterday Il proved to DE a
horse upon which Frank Taggart rode
away from Ponca on Tuesday, but the
rider has not been found yet and it Is
supposed that he was drowned with the
animal. Deputy Marshal Frank Cress
sent messenger to the city today to ask
Marshal Wallace to find Taggart'S trunk
and search it for the address of the miss
ing mans friends. Cress states that Tag
CART left Ponca on Tuesday for Forsythe's
ranch to serve a subpoena on witness
who was wanted in Guthrie That was
the last seen of him The horse was found
by John Eaton who also lives here, and he
believes that Taggart was drowned Dur
ing the spring Taggart boarded at the
Central avenue house and worked for Joe
Coulson who keeps some stock north Of
town. His trunk is still there and the
marshal found letters in it 10 be show that
his former home was in Warrenburg. Ill,
where his parents live now. They Were
notified of his disappearance. It IS said
that he had some money Ia one of the
banks.
A good old minister was appointed
Indian agent. He concluded that he
would not accept as the salary was made
quate. However, after considering the
matter thoroughly, he consulted retired
Indian agent. who WAS living in Dives-like
luxury some distance away when the fol- |
lowing conversation ensued:
Brother, | have been appointed Indian |
agent, but do not feel like leaving my
friends and home to go among the IN
civilized denizens of the prairie for the |
inducement offered"
How much is the appropriations" (
asked the ex-agent
'One hundred and twenty-fi five thousand /
dollars year"
"Oh! you re all right. The Indians are 1
to get one-ffth, the balance goes 4
to the agent"
The minister returned home with Il 4
light heart, sent in his acceptance, and (
to leave for his new field of labor. /
Before doing so. however, he made another /
cali upon the eX-agent and said: I
Brother, don't you think one-ffth OF /
the appropriation is too d much - give /
to the IndianSs'
On the south of the Iowas. Sac and
Foxes and kiCkapo0s, with an area OF 400
300 acres. Is the Pottawatomie reservation.
It extends thirty miles north and south 4
iGd twenty-seyen miles east and west, and /
embraces IS fine lands as can lie found IN
the Indian territory. A portion OF the /
south half Is somewhat rough and the soil
IS light and sandy, and while 1t would pro
iuce fairly well, il is not desirable for
agricultural purposes II Is well watered
and has an abundance OF timber, spotted
1ak. Spanish oak. cottonwood and black
Jack for domestic uses. It's chief water
course IS Little river, along which there
are fine bottom lands. The north half Is
divided between an excellent quality OF
upland prairie and timber. there being
several parks Of fee tim Der OF the differ
mt varieties TIE soil Is a black loan
.asily titled. and adapted 10 al kinds Of
grain, grasses and cotton. IL = also tine
country for fruit growing. Ihe North
Fork OF the Canadian river, with its tr15u- /
aries and numerous springs rpndeEs - ooe
# the best agricultural sections IN OKLA !
roma For building purposes there l. "a
abundance OF sands aud an excellent quail
y OF clay for briCk-making-
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