The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-07
GuTARIE GOSSIP

GUTHRIE, Ok, Feb. 6-[Special. THE
political battlefields of the territory are
being surveyed with considerable interest
To the unprecedented observer it occur:
that there must be some cause underlying
this Waterloo of the Republican party
One thing is certain: in Oklahoma the ut
most care must be used in the selection OF
| men.
The other extreme has been reached in
| respect to cutting down expenses. We
| have here a mixture of people. The south
ern element is, and has always been, con-
| servative in regard to mourning debts.
| They prefer he log school house and court
! house without debt to an imposing StTuc-
| ture and heavy bonds. The Kansas con-
| tingent, smarting from the effects of over
| taxation and failure principally through
| their own folly are thoroughly IN sympa-
! thy with their southern neighbors. They
| carry this idea of economy to such an eX-
treme as will, { is to be feared. initiate
against the progress OF our country. Per
haps in the distant future we shall realize
the benefit Of the defeat In the late cam
pagn the old soldier racket cut no figure
-RepublicaniSm and Democracy no more
The masses were blindly cropping for re
lief from what they believed to be q sad
state of affairs.
Governor Steele lies quite ILL., He is
threatened with pneumonia. He is very
necessary TO Oklahoma at present. Secre-
tary Martin is performing the duties of
the executive. The governors wife has
been telegrsphed.
Tomorrow the territorial board of edu-
catiOu meets. Quite number of gentle
men representing the great book firms Of
the east are present, and they are gentle
men by birth and education. Henry G..
Wilson represents the American Book
& Mr
Work, + H. Butler 81 Co.; Mr. Smith,
Heath &, Co; Mr.. Ashbaugh, Eliingham
q Maynard
The board will select a series of text
books for the territory, TO be used five
years. The school law is faulty, as it pro
vides no punishment for Introducing other
text books. And right here we will say
that when the next legislature meets IL
will have a heavy contract on hand TO
patch up the statutes of Oklahoma.
Quite n number Of Guthrie'S citizens
left for Galveston last night 10 atted the
Mardi Gras and acquaint the Texans with
the advantages of Oklahoma. Oklahoma
City also sent large delegation.
The weather is perfect Farmers are al
ready preparing their land for oats and
other spring crops.
The first death that has occurred in the
public schools of Guthrie this session WAS
that of Berney McElhinney He died day
before yesterday of membraneOus Group.
The Great Teacher has taken home one of
the lambs.
The school census of the respective
counties is being taken under the di
rection of the respective superintendents
This is very important, as upon it, the
respective townships will receive their
proportion of the federal appropriation of
SJ0.O00 for schools The dis ribution
among the counties will be based UPON the
federal census of 1890 but the township
pro rata will be taken from the county
census. All the money will pass through
the hands of the secretary of the territory,
and not through the county treasurer's
hands. So says the governor, and the
matter is left ntirely with him. The ter
ritorial superintendent only awaits advices
from the census department at Washing
ton TO make the county distribution.
County superiutendents and school trus-
tees will do well to further the taking of
the census as much as possible.