The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-22
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF

There are about ninety-three teachers IN
Logan county outside OF the superlnlend-
eut.
Gutbrie's share Of the federal school
fund appropriation is about or little over
$1,000.
A large acreage of cotton will be planted
in Canadian county the coming season,
says the Herald,
At Guthrie, by consent of both parties
the question OF the recordershlp VIII De
carried into the supreme court at once.
The Journal insists that thousands and
tens of thousands of strangers Will make
Oklahoma City their starting point LOT
the Postawatomie lands.
Thomas Fox, well digger near Mathew,
son. feiI from a dirt box on Monday and
was instantly killed He has no relatives
in this country so tar as known.
Councilman j. c. Romick died in Okla,
bona City Thursday morning about o
O'Clock OF heart trouble. He was mem
Der OF the Masonic fraternity and the re-
mains were buried by that order.
The result of the county seat election in
Canadian county last Tuesday was: or
FL Reno, 9Sl; Frisco, eyT; Canadian City;
334 Neither place receiving majority OF
all the votes cast, as provided by law, there
was no choice, and another election Will DC
held.
Secretary Noble declared it his belief
that the Cherokees have only an ease
ment in the Strip lands, which congress
has power TO declare at an end upon reas-
ouable compensation for such interest.
What everybody has been saying Tor
months.
On Thursday and Friday Judge berger
married in 5 court room in Guthrie, Mr.
A
Jennie johnson, aged 20, both OF Okla
homa City; Samuel J. Lamb, aged ~, and
Nellie Goddess, aged Is, Of Seward; MT.
Ben F. Mock. aged 20, and Rosana Quler'
aged Is, of Crescent
Rucker and Hathaway were held under
$500 to appear before the district court at
Oklahoma City to answer 10 the charge OF
inducing Birdie Fuller and Eva LhncOin-
felter to leave their homes for the purpose
of concubinage. The girls both made a
full confession of the whole story or their
foolish flight and return.-JournaL.
State Capital: The choice lands Of the
I Iowa and Sac and Fox country will be in
great demand The lands are east OF
Guthrie. thus making them entirely with
in the rain belt. There VIII never ne q
drouth in that country 10 speak OF. Inc
coil is very fertile water Is abundant ana
! grass grows rank, atfording pasturage the
whole year rOund. As IEulG COuut4S ~
is not excel ed anywhere.
The territorial board of education held
meeting in Guthrie, Thursday, and forum
lated a scale of teachers wages, when Is
to prevail throughout the territory The
federal census shows the nu Der OF per
sons of school age in the territory 10 oe
| II, 933 The federal appropriation tor
school purposes is $500, 900; this makes the
per capita a small fraction less than s.. ~.
After comparing the apportlonment 10
each county, with the number OF teachers
required TO run the schools, the board es-
tablished the following scale of wages:
For a teacher holding third grade OF
temporary certificate, per month. $500
For teacher holding "A second grade
certificate and teaching an unsraded
school or grade if graded school, per
month, 5000
For teacher holding a second grade
certifice. and. while teaching one school,
serving as principal Of a town OF township
school, per month, $50.
Lor a teacher holding a first grade certl-
ficate ami teaching an ungraded school, or
a grade of a graded school, per month, $50
For "A teacher holding first grade GER
tifcate, and, while teaching one school,
acting as principal OF town or township
school, $40.
For principal of the schools OF Norman
or Kingfisher, per month, 80.
For superintendent of the public schools
of Guthrie or Oklahoma City, 900 per
month.
The above scale is based on term OF
four months school.