The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-16
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Frisco is preparing to build FL
Renoward from Sapulpa.
A party is being organized at Guthrie to
go into the strip in search OF gold
The Injunction case from Beaver county
will come up for hearing at FL Reno on
the 18th of this month before Judge Seay.
The second annual convention OF the
Territorial Press Association has been
called to meet at Oklahoma City. Monday,
May IS.
Judge Green. OF the Guthrie district, is
Zoo cases behind on his docket and Judge
Clarke, of the Oklahoma district, IS ojo
cases behind on the calendar for trial.
Capt. w. C. Catlin, of Guthrie, has been
appointed by the president OF the commits
sfoners for the allotment of lands 70 the
Indians in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservations.
A complete and extensive system OF
water works will soon be put into .oper-
sured, but it don't want any knock-kneed
wildcat syndicate mixed up in it.
Wednesday of next week will be the sec
ond anniversary of the opening of Okla
homa territory to white settlers. The pa
pers make no mention of any preparations
for formal celebration of the event
The Indians still persist in dancing the
ghost dance at the agency. About zoo
took part in Sundays dance, which was
witnessed by large number OF our cItl-
zens, 1t being an unusually fine day for
driving and sightseeing.-E Reno Eagle.
The negroes are not coming into Guthrie
and Oklahoma SO lively a. they were
few weeks ago. They find that existing
on promises, wind and scenery is not as
healthy as it might seem to those who
have not yet had the misfortune of trying
the diet.
The Touring mill, elevator and cotton
gin, spoken of in last weeks issue, has
been secured for FL Reno by the Board of
Trade. The bonus asked has been sub
scribed and the location secured. This
will materially strengthen FL Reno's com
mercial interests.-Eagle.
To Norman has been accorded the honor
of holding the territorial celebration OF
the seventy-second anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America. Norman has the
honor of being the first town in Oklahoma
to organize lodge Of this order and IL IS
fitting that such a celebration should be
held there.
Horse thieves did wholesale business
near Oklahoma City, Monday night, and
no trace of them has been found. Mr..
Kincaid shipped five valuable horses down
here from Kansas only few days ago and
they were saken out on the farm one mile
and half north of this city. Monday
night they were all stolen.-Gazette.
Judge Mathews will hold a term of the
probate court for Beaver county in May
His jurisdiction extends over all cases of
ST.. 900 or less. He has also jurisdiction
over divorce and granting of alimony
where the sum allowed does not exceed
81, 900. A jury will be drawn and proceed
ings similar to district court will be had
Tribune.
The greatest fraud that has ever yet
struck Guthrie. is couple of quack doc |
tors and a poor deformed specimen OF the |
human race which exhibited at the opera
house as a human bear" The mon !
strocity" as it was called, was moth |
ing more or less than a poor de- |
formed man, the like of which can be seen |
On the public streets nearly every day: and |
hose who were led into dropping their |
little mite into the doctors" contribution |
box went in only to come out completely |
lisgusted and kicking themselves for |
heir stupidity. There ought TO be a law |
% punish persons for exposing to the pub
ic such travelling fraud. Amy one who |
wishes to pay to see genuine unadulter-
tied fraud should not fail to see this fake,
md they will sure get what they pay for.
oklahoma State Journal.
The Muscogee Phoenix in its last issue,
sfter showing the value of preserving his
orlcal papers, documents, relics, etc, for
he purpose of making future history for
oklahoma, and the fact that all the states
lave institutions for gathering such data,
md that these institutions are a part of
he state government and supported by it,
las the following respecting the necessity |
or having a Territorial Historical associa-
ion: 1T is lamentable indeed that in the
indian territory there is no historical or
with an object of compiling
history even of the present day While
he condition of affairs makes the estab-
lshment of such an institution similar to
hose in the states impossible, yet it looks
s If, IN the great emergency, councils and
rivate individuals should assist in estab-
shing an historical society for the
adian territory. Nowhere, under the
I'm, is there a place or 4 people
mong whom so much fascinating and
riginal history could be collected and pre-
erved and in the years TO come when the
inward march of civilization and progress
hall have wiped from the face fthe earth
indian nationality if not the Indian people,
hen in particular will "reminiscences of
arly Indian life and government, history
t the Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees, etc,
e of especial value to literature and to the
TOrld in general. Every year there dies in
his country from one to score of aged
Indians who take to the grave with them
acts and truths and store affecting this
ountry generations ago, which can never
e learned. We long for the time when
here will be some means established for
reserving and keeping for future genera
ons the traditions, the history, the fact
nd the figure of the old and new land Of
le Indians"