The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-08
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The strawberry cake is still trifie short.
Shawneetown is the latest aspirant for
the capital
The Saltwater Hawk is printed on a
! "sooner press"
In Oklahoma there is nothing small
about the small grain.
A forty-six pound catfish was caught in
the Washita river recently.
A claim was sold twelve miles from Ok
lahoma City this week for 81 600
Over one hundred Indians were in Still
water trading ON one day last week.
A Guthrie man hired twenty-five men at
so cents day TO excayate cellar.
Mr. Rainwater lives at Norman. This
ought to discourage the drouth in that
vicinity.
The Saltwater Gazette ignores" its
contemporary to the extent of one column
this week.
It is still cold of an evening in Oklaho-
ma Not every body have put away their
overcoats yet.
The new Payne county court house is to
cost s., 500. but Bee Guthrey says il will
cost 81. 100000.
There is not one Caucasian man in
white" men.
Norman has cornet band that all the
towns in the territory will want about
Fourth OF July time.
May Is is the time fixed upon for the
first through train on the Choctaw road
from Ell Reno to Oklahoma City.
An old man has found indications of
iron ore near Oklahoma City. This IS a
LITTLE boftar than the gold story -
1t did not take any particular gallantry
to say what the Guthrie News said. 1t
stated that Cora Diehl was the handsom-
est Officeholder in the territory.
There is feud on between the young
men of Purcell and Lexington. At Lex
ington Sunday one Of the Lexington boys
called one of the Purcell gentlemen out Of
the church TO whip him.
Sam Paul thinks the Wichitas and Cad
dos have no legal claim to any land within
the boundaries of the United States gov
eminent, and it looks very much now as If
the United States government thought
the same thing.
A telegram lately received from the
pope of Rome to the fathers at Sacred
Heart mission conveys the intelligence OF
the appointment of the vicar general of
NatcheZ, Miss, as bishop or vicar apos-
1t is thought that when the new bishop
arrives he will make his headquarters
either at Purcell or Oklahoma City. The
making of this new see and the coming
of the first bishop will be hailed with de-
light by the church in this country.
Purcell Register: Ben McCulloch re-
turned Monday from his trip to Shawnee
town. He reports delightful trip and is
highly pleased with the country. The
woods over in that country are full Of
boomers and gamblers who are there
and Fox tribe. Mr. Culloch says it is
rumored at the agency that band Of rob
bers have made plans to rob the party that
will come out to make the payment and
that the United States authorities, learn
ing that such plans have been made, will
send the money out amply protected by
troops. Much interest is manifested in
this payment, which will be made in few
days at the Sac and Fox Agency. There is
also great interest in the opening of the
country and the rivalry between prospect
i've townsites is already growing very
warm. Shawneetown and Burnett each
have their staunch advocates, who pre-
sent many forcible arguments in favor of
their respective locations as the best To-
cation for the future great" city Of the
Oklahoma country.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the editorial banquet at Okla
homa City, week from Wednesday. 1t is:
1.-THE State of Oklahoma" Governor
George w. Steele.
"How we Made Territory" Hon. d. A.
Harvey
"The Future" Hon. A. C. Scott
''Land of Commerce, Judge j. II. Bur-
ford
$50 West" Hon. J. c. Delaney.
L III
Johnston.
''The Ladies'" W. P. Thompson
Great Guthrie" Frank Greer.
"Our Guests" Hon. Sidney Clark.
The Law and the Legislatures' Judge
Green.
''Too Much Law" Judge Clark.
''Too Little Law" Judge Seay
''The Border Line" Parson Miller.
"Injun Editorials" r. w. McAdam.
1.-The Opening" Hon. John |. Ollie.
Contested Claims" Hon. G. NJ Barnes.
Lots and Blocks" Hon. f. n. Sweet.
oklahoma or Bust" Hon. d. II. Ham
nous.
Infant Industries" Hon. J. L. Van