The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-07
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

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Edmopd is known as the town OF frsts.
Guthrie, as the town of fists.
AS rule about one man month ap-
pears with new origin and pronunciation
for the word oklahoma.
A prominent Guthrie doctor was re-
Gently seen distributing green apples
among large crowd of small boys.
The Dalton boys are said to hang around
the Sac and Fox agency. They better be
careful or they may be hanging around on
limb of jack oak.
The people who were following the
Dalton boys about a month ago, are now
at home again trying to put snip of salt
on barn swallows tails.
They are talking of organizing fat
mans club at Oklahoma City. The slim
fellows who are not qualified are prepar-
ing to lie low and drink beer.
A man who couldn't fight any better
than Cullen and Shea are reported to have
fought at Guthrie, could never get elected
to the Oklahoma legislature.
1t is pretty good thing so much rain
has fallen this spring. You see, the melon
crop is so large and watermelons as rule
have use for good deal of water.
Minco minstrel is of the opinion if you
abolish the Indian rings in and about
Washington the Indian will suddenly be-
come obsolete in United States citizenship.
Saltwater Hawk: Terrill is a thought
full man He killed his victim in another
county and saved the people the trouble
of paying for his trial, which will proba-
bly, cost $1,000.
A man who has a claim few miles east
of Guthrie climbed up to the top of one of
his corn stalks the other day and picked out
daisy piece of land for his son in the Sac
and Fox country.
A good resolution for the man who in
tends going into the new country at the
opening to make, is not to touch liquor
for week before he makes the run. 1t
may be great help to him.
The apples trees planted at the opening
will bear apples next year. And the first
boy born in Oklahoma will be about big
enough next year to eat green apples.
It is fact not generally known that
John Brown has grandson living among
the Wichitas, and when it does become
known this same grandson will be found
to have descended from the John Brown
who married Greek squaw.
Oklahoma City is full of burglars. These
are the same men who contemplated steal
ing the Indians money undoubtedly
They discovered an easier way. They
waited until the merchants of Oklahoma
City got the money, and then they go
for it.
Capt. Posey tells the Kingfsher Free
Press of meeting yesterday Cheyenne
Indian and family of some three or four
children returning from the agency at
Darlighton where they had just received
the first payment They were driving
along the road without an escort, with
some 800 or 1000 silver dollars lying on an
old blanket spread out on the bottom of
the wagon box, with squaw and little
papooses playing with the bright coins.
Oklahoma City Journal: Last year the
only rain this locality got in June was on
the 14th of that month, and the heavens
were like brass along about the Fourth of
July. Everybody was hoping and praying
for rain and every farmer who came to
town was anx1ously interviewed as to the
state of the crops, whether the dry
weat Their had effected them very much and
how much longer they could stand the
drouth. The fact is, the crops were practi
cally ruined at this time last year, aud
rain could not have saved them to any
great extent This year everybody can
celebrate with hearts overlooking with
gratitude, for a more prosperous year
than Oklahoma is having it would impos-
sible to imagine.
A resident of Guthrie received the fol-
lowing letter from United States Land
Commissioner Stone 1t is in reply TO a
query as TO the letter recently published
throughout the territory addressed TO Mr..
L. z. Kelley. The letter referred to stated |
that no one could file who had filed since |
March ?, 1859, and relinquished, that such |
persons had exhausted their rights. Mr.. |
Stone says in the following that he did |
not authorize such statement:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June %, 1891.
Dear Sir-Yours. without date, is before |
me and contents duly noted. You call /
my attention to letter sent out from this /
office and addressed TO l. +. Kelley of I
Guthrie, Oklahoma, with my signature |
i'll substance as follows:
IF the homestead you allege you re- |
linquished May Is, 1891, was entered prior !
to March 2, 1889, you may If otherwise |
qualified. make new entry; but il you /
Initiated the claim subsequent to said I
date, March 2, lSS9. your right IS ex- /
hausted."
You ask whether am satisfied as 70 the |
of the opinion thelrIn ex-
pressed. In reply have 10 state that the /
letter referred 70 was written by clerk in /
one OF the divisions of this office IL was
not presented 20 me nor WAS my attention /
called to II, either directly or indirectly. /
apd therefore had no knowledge OF its
contents or Of the fact Of IL having been 1
written. Ny signature vas attached by a
stamp which IS the usual manner OF 1
signing all letters OF a mere routine |
character, aud without my knowledge.
Letters OF this kind. however, should |
never go out without being submitted 20
NE, aud, II approved, my signature TO
them Is written vith my own band You
will therefore. discover that IAN not re-
sponsible for the letter or for the opinion
therein expressed
l have written Mr. Kelly recalling said 4
letter. This is = matter that must receive
consideration aud decision.
and IL anticipation thereof | have no opin-
ion TO express upon the subject No one
need feel bound or influenced 6y tie said
letter 70 Mr.. Kelly.
] am very much grAiified 20 make this
explanation for until received your letter
this morning was not aware that such an
opinion had gore out. Very respectfully |
II. W. STosE, Asst Com