The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-07
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

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upon today.
The Beaver land Office opened up las.
Thursday.
Oklahoma is again given over to ''rous'
| ing met .ngs."
Claims are being sold in southern Okla
homa for 81 800.
The Texas courts have hard name
| throughout Oklahoma.
Every bright sunny day sees more cotton
go in down in Oklahoma.
Another week and the Oklahoma
| poets will have broken out.
A late census of Norman shows the pop
ulation of that town to be l,2l6.
The Payne Hawk is only year old. but
it had teeth and could talk at its birth.
The hair will fly in Guthrie today. An
election is worse than the Fourth of July
in Guthrie.
The Frisco Herald is not much over two
years old, but it is already the creditor in
$500 Of Canadian county.
There was only one editorial in the Ed
mond Sun last week that didn't have
something about Normal in it.
Oklahoma will have to have two edu-
cational centers. This is the only way to
appease both Edmond and Norman.
If there is a ridiculous thing in the
Guthrie papers you are sure to see mention
of it in the Oklahoma City papers, and
vica versa.
A piece of music has been written called
the oklahoma Waltz" This will enable
the soldiers to waltz the settlers or the
Cherokee Strip by music.
The attorney general of the territory de-
cideS the word "Freeholder, as mentioned
in the statutes, means any homesteader or
town-lot settler who actually resides upon
his land and has taken it for home.
Detroit Free Press: The editor of the
Week, paper published in the Indian
Territory, refused 10 insert death notice
free, and the man who brought it in pulled
his gun and popped the editor over, with
chance to put one in for yourself for moth
ingw He will, however, hang for it.
Under the laws by which the new In
dian lands are to be opened up to settle
ment, those who have committed lands in
Oklahoma OF for any reason failed to Sc
cure possession of claim, if qualified
as homesteader, shall have the right so
acquire title to lands in the Indian reser-
vations soon to be opened up to settlement.
Prairie hay is now selling in this market
form SO to S12 ton, says the Oklahoma
City Journal. Hay has been source of
considerable revenue to the farmers of this
county, and there is still good deal
brought to market, but not half of the
good hay grass was utilized. There was
enough grass in this county allowed to go
to waste, if it had been turned into hay,
would have comfortably clothed every
man, woman and child in the county. Hay
will always bring a fair price in this
country, and the farmers ought to make
preparations to take care of all the hay
grass. Hay can be bought here at S. ton
and shipped to Galveston at a profit to the
buyer.
ago played sad havoc with the herds of
cattle and fiocks of sheep out in Beaver
county. For the past five years
the winters have been so mild that
no feed has been necessary to winter
the herds, but on the contrary
the stock fattened on the dry buffalo
grass. This being the usual condition of
tae winters there the stockmen were
wholly unprepared for the unusual fall of
snow which fell during the winter. and
when the last and worst storm of the sea-
son occurred the stock was thin in flesh
and unable to stand its rigors. AS con-
sequence some of the stOckmen have been
utterly ruined One sheep owner saved
but twenty-five out of a flock of LOCO. Of
one brand of cattle alone over 5000 head
persisted. AS rule, however, the smaller
stock owners suffered less in proportion
for the reason that they were able to give
their stock better attention during the
prevalence of the storm. 1t is a severe
blow to Beaver county, as 1t is pre-emi-
nently stock country, and many OF the
settlers had by hard work and careful
management got themselves literally pos
sessed OF stock.
Oklahoma City Journal: W. c. Symons,
of Hardesty, the latest victim of the
abominable Texas courts. arrived in this
city Friday last, having walked nearly all
the way from Higgins about seventy-five
miles, through snow and mud Mr.
Symons, who is one of the most highly re-
spected citizens of this community, was
arrested about three weeks ago at his
home by two deputy L. S. marshals on
charge of larceny, as they stated, aud
further than that they couldn't or wouldn't
state. He was hustled into the buggy and
carried Off being hardly allowed time to
change clothes and tell his wife goodby.
He had only dollar or two in his pocket,
and his captors would not drive him to a
neighbours house where he could borrow
some. AT Canadian, Texas he was abused
and struck by the ruffianly sheriff of that
county, who was on drunk, and who was
allowed to do as be pleased by the men
" w udu MI SSIuOUs uuucI dEISSs- Ar
irving at Wichita Falls he was thrown
into cold cell, without any supper. where
he shivered all night and until late he
next morning. when he was taken on TO
Dallas, where he would have been jailed
again but he demanded to be taken before
a [. 5. commissioner and at least learn
what he had been arrested for. He found
the commissioner gentleman, the first
one be had met, but the com
Ia al
the charge was. further than that
IL was larceny in some shape. Mr..
Symons told him his story and was asked
if he could give $3.50 bail. He said be could
not, as he did not know soul in that
country except Smith Ellis. of this county.
who was also in the city under arrest He
was asked If he could give hundred
dollars bail. and was allowed to try. On
the street be met two strangers 20 whom
he told the circumstances, and they went
on his bond without hesitation, and be was
released. 10 appear again for trial on the
10th of April, by which time perhaps il
may be determined what Is the nature of
the charge Thus. with not dollar In his
pocket, he was left 70 make bis way as best
he could to his home 500 miles away. By
the kindness of Mr.. Ellis he was enabled
TO reach Higgins from where ne footed il
home This case is only one OF many that
have occurred o. late in this country, and
which are trumped up for tie sole puT-
pose OF making fees and mileage for the
horde Of deputy marshals, who gather
rich reward from trip TO this section
The msrshals, especially from the north
ern district of Texas, have no legal right
in this county, aud these cases OF kidnap-
ing are outrageous steps are being taken
TO abate Nhe outrages- and We hope soon 10
see every one OF the offenders punished as
they deserve
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