The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-31
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

There were only two papers started in
Oklahoma in 1891.
The statehood executive committee met
at Guthrie, Tuesday.
Chandler has had its first fire. A small
residence was burned.
The grand jury at Oklahoma City will
finish its labors this week.
The Choctaw tracklayers will reack Ok
lahoma City next Tuesday.
There was a salt famine at Purcell last
week and brought 81 barrel.
1t hasn't been cold enough for people to
wrap their pumps yet in Oklahoma.
Down in the Chickasaw country the
grip is called the break bone fever"
The cotton gin will soon have a rest and
it will be time to oil up the thresher.
The leaves have just dropped from the
trees as far south as Lexington, so it is
said
A Seminole Indian laid in a stock of
day
There is no use wishing Oklahoma a
happy New Year. 1t can not be other
wise.
Right now in Oklahoma the Christmas
trees look about as bad as fire cracker on
the fifth OF July.
Tehee is the name of the Cherokee as
sistant chief, but what relation Tehee is to
Tohee is not known.
At Guthrie, Monday a colored woman
was fired SO and costs by Justice Morgan
for stealing fence posts from claim.
The Kingfsher Free Press asserts that
there is a young lady in that city so mod
est that she faints every time she sees the
Cherokee strip.
Stumbaugh of the Edmond News is
something OF philosopher. He wants to
know when a marriage is celebrated en-
Christmas day. who is the present, the
bride or the groom2
The man who started the story last
week that the old legislature would have
to be convened to pass an election law
whereby their successors may be elected,
had very little regard for Christmas cheer
The report that 'the notorious Nate
Terrill" will lecture over the territory is
probably mistake. The Times-Journal
is unkind enough 10 say that at Downs
his lecture was attended by two men and
dog. and the dog has since died.
1t is said a suspicious stranger with a
carpet bag walked into Frank Greer's
Office the other day and demanded quar-
Ter. Frank wasn't sure that he would
have Russell Sage's luck and in his ex-
element he gave the fellow half dollar
by mistake.
Here is a terrible story: The death Of
Henry Beard. who died on a claim near
the Sac and Fox agency few days ago, /
from the effects OF wounds given him by I
parties attempting 70 rob him, is said TO 1
have occurred more from malpractice than I
the wounds themselves. His arm had 70 /
be amputated. and the persons performing /
[ be operation had no instruments except a 4
butcher knife and an old meat Ak. With (
these they haggled the flesh and sawed the 4
bone just as they would the leg Of beef. /
and Mr.. Beard could not endure theshock. f
Supreme Keeper Of Records and Seals r. 4
l. c. White has been designated as the IL j
shutting officer 10 organize the Grand .
Lodge OF the knights Of Pythias q Okla 4
bona, and has fixed upon Jan. >, lss95. As i
the date, aud Oklahoma City az the place
for doing the work Every past chsncel-
Tor is eligible 10 membership N the Grand 4
lodge, aud OklabomA's will begin opera
tons with an excellent membership There
zre now six lodges Of the order in the ter
ritory, with large number Of past chan
celIors. made 50 in the TERRITORY CT WHO
were 50 before they came here
Miss Catherine Drexel. the wealthy
Philadelphia lady who IS bailding TIE Ia
dian school a. Greyhorse. edUesting htty
adlsu children AZ Purcell AMI Viii buisa
several schools in The Cbsyenae and AFzE-
anoe country ia the near fntaEe. las
founded she order Of tic sisters Ct lie
1.csSed sacrament ard alre1dy abozt