The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-13
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

Norman needs commodious hotel build
| ing. The Advance says it would be one OF
the best paying investments III Oklahoma
| territory.
The Kingfsher Journal devotes one-hali
! of its paper to Mrs. NJ 4. Lease the Union
Labor champion of Kansas. But that is
to the madame's liking, to dot.
! Last Monday night shortly after Mrs.
! Lease commenced her lecture IN the NJ +.
| church the floor sunk about two feet The
| room was not overly crowded but II
| couldn't stand the pressure OF the great
weight upon it.
! 1t is a pretty race between the lands of
the Arapahoes and Cheyennes and those
| claimed by the Cherokees as TO which shall
! be declared open To settlement first. Both
| have their champions for precedent but
there is no bad blood manifested.
Last week halfbreed Choctaw Indian
was found dead in the POtt country, east
of Purcell. He had been murdered but
there was nothing TO indicate who did the
foul deed. The right side of his face was
crushed and bullet had penetrated tine
skulL-Norman Advance.
II seems that the canvassing boards in
all the counties have deferred action in the
matter of canvassing the votes and issuing
certificates to the successful candidates,
waiting until the contest over the ques
ton OF the legality of the election, insJi-
tuted in Logan county, shall be decided.
On February %. 1891. at the United
States district court room in Oklahoma
City. the board appointed by Hon. ID. A.
Harvey to examine applicants for The
cadetship at West Point, will meet and
examine al applicants, continuing from
day 10 day till the examination Is com
pleted.
The following are the. decisions of the
Guthrie townsite board as to lots in that
city: Roxana f.. Sutton VS. John L. Hill,
lot block 45, in favor of Hill; Aiva c.
Ricksecker vs.. James p Clark, lot 3. block
As, in favor of Clark: John Onstott ex-
porti application, lot p, block 10, in favor
of Onstott.
Purcell Register: Eighteen Cherokee
citizens by blood. residents of this (Se-
quoyah) district, are soon to make appl ca
ton for United States citizenship and al
lOJment of lands before Judge Shackel-
ford, of MuskOgee, and many more will
follow. These men believe that "a bird in
hand IS worth two in the bush. "
Deputy Marshal White, of Oklahoma
City, was in town yesterday on his way to
FredOnia. He says he PottowatoDle In
dians have all taken their allotment of
land from their reservation and all that is
required now TO enable the whites to 90 in
and ne nelghDOrlY with the reds Is tne
sanction of the Recommendations
City Dispatch.
The law under which the election was
held provided that the county board should
meet on the second Monday in February,
and canvass the votes. 1t also said that
the election was to be held in accordance
with the Nebraska election laws, which
provides that the county clerk shall call in
two free holders TO assist in making the
canvass. There seems TO be clash of
authority, which has no doubt given rise,
in part, to the contest over the result Of
the 10th election.
FL Reno Eagle: The charter of the
Atlantic. Guthrie and Pacific Railway
company was recently flied with Secretary
Martin. This is another of FL RenOs pro-
posed railroads, as will be seen By the pro-
posed route. 1t is to run from Wagner
Creek nation. 70 Albuquerque, New
Mexico. It will pass through the counties
of Logan. Canadian and hingtisher. ia
Oklahoma, the Iowa, Sac and Fox, Chey-
enne and Arapahoe countries, making a
length Of eight hundred miles The capt !
tai stock is $4,000. 600. Some strong men
are behind the scheme and some English F.
money seeking investment has been inter /
ested In II.