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

One Guthrie man sued woman for
slandering his wife.
A Guthrie man recently sold his inter
| ests to Kentucky people for 81, $50.
The Oklahoma Press is a daisy this week
AN Oklahoma daisy, which is large
variety.
Frank Greer calls the FL Reno conven-
ton a meeting Of the pall-bearers of the
Democratic party.
An effort is being made to have a non-
partisan convention for the purpose OF
getting an expression on statehood
1t was mistake that the Oklahoma
Democrats declared against statehood. 1t
would have been a mistake to have done it.
Four troop of United States soldiers
have been ordered from Fort Reno TO clear
the Cherokee strip of cattle. They started
last Saturday night.
McMasters, OF the Oklahoma City Ga
zette. is Disguised with the Democracy of
Oklahoma. His friends wonder why he
hasn't been so long before this.
1t seems strange that the Democrats of
Oklahoma would kick on statehood at all
when the chances are SO good to elect a
Republican president next time.
The Democratic convention at Ell Reno
resolution favoring single statehood, then
went out and took drink, convened
again and declared in favor Of full state
hood.
A gentleman who has been among the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians says be
saw one buck who carried an old horn in
which be kept piece of dry rotten wood.
This he would light with flint, and after
lighting his cigarette would put it back in
the horn.
The people of Choctaw City INDUCED in
mad dog scare day before yesterday.
About twenty of the citizens got out with
Winchesters and revolvers, and after
chasing the dog the full length of the town
his earthly existence was ended. He bit
two other dogs before he was killed
II have got a good deal of sympathy for
that Oklahoma City canal" said tramp
who was riding on the trucks of q Santa
Fe car. at is in the same fix / am"
'HOw's thatl" asked his companion as he
moved a little so the air brakes wouldn't
punch him in the back. Why" said the
other, its broke again"
1t is said to be wonderful how precise a
Judgment the Indian has of the suns po-
sltion in the heavens. In the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country the allotting agents
will tell the Indians that they will be back
to certain point tomorrow just at this
u
suns position and not miss it two minutes
the next day.
Ed. Ingle in Norman Transcript: The
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians are get
ting little anxious about their s., 600 600
appropriation that they for some time
past have been expecting to get. a serious
question with them now is what interest
their intermarried citizens have IN the
funds, and until that is settled it is GER
tain no payments will be made.
An old bridge over the Canadian river
at Darlington broke down last week. 1t
was an old landmark and had been in an
unstable condition for years. When high
water made 1t necessary to use 1t, the
horses would first be led across and then
the wagon pushed over. The last man
who tried that, however, got the wagon
and horses too close together and the
whole outfit went down stream.
Just as an old man stepped off the train
at Chicago the other day man rushed up
to him and, grasping his hand, exclaimed,
We'll, well, how Is Oklahoma"
The old man had been posted about con-
tidence men, so he drew back nesitatingly.
How did you know / was from Oklaho-
MAJ" be asked.
Laws a mercy, man, don't think I'm
confidence sharp" said the stranger. Il
could tell you was from Oklahoma by that
,
there at the opening myself"
Ell Reno Eagle: Eleven of the Chey-
ennes who were opposed to the sale of their
reservation are seriously considering the
feasibility of endeavoring TO find their
Messiah who is now supposed to be So
jOurning in the vicinity of Walkers Lake.
Nevada, the place at which he is said TO
have first made his presence known to
the smart alec, a full blood Piute Indian.
who is accredited with having the honor
OF being the first Indian to behold the
Red Mans savior. Old Crow is the leader
of the opposition and he proposes to start
for Walkers Lake within few days. that
his party may acquaint their Messiah
with the grievances of their tribe They
have thus far refused to accept their share
of the proceeds of the sale OF their reser-
walton and persist in the belief that
their Messiah will vet interfere with the
laid out by the great father at
Washington. They propose to fipd their
dellverer, IN spite of distance or high
water, that be may be persuaded to cause
q mighty mud wave to sweep over the land
that will prove as harmless TO the Indians
as were the flames of the fiery furnace into /
which Shadrach MesHch and Abednego /
were cast during the biblical days of past !
but which will prove more de- (
structive, if possible, to the white race /
than the great flood that deluged the earth
during the time Noah was the only cap
tain on earth. 4 Messiah craze may posi- /
bly, be inaugurated again, but it is not /
probable The eleven enthusiasts have not /
in creating any considerable 1
amout Of excitement as yet and the lag
CARDS who are in no haste to take their 4
money are slowly but surely accepting /
their sh are of the money which is now be 1
ing paid out at the rate of about 81, 800 per
day. About 600 yet remains to be paid !
out by the agent but this viii not inter
fere with the progress of the ailotting
agents who have enough 20 do for some
time to come to allot lands to the Indians (
who favor allotment.