The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Three churches are all holding fairs al
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l Society at Edmond signs for a local
tailor shop.
Beaver county has already had little
furry of snow.
Delegate Harvey will leave for Wash
ington tomorrow.
The turnip crop in Oklahoma is holding
its own this year.
A locality in Beaver county is known as
Cold Water valley.
The Terrill trial will be history. and is
watched with interest.
Oklahoma is said to have the most
stringent libel law in the world.
1t is said that lots of cotton was left IN
picked in the fields on account of the low
price of the staple.
Nobody would have thought that Of the
two, McMasters and Bekemeyer, that the
latter was the fighter.
The church at ingalls, is said to be in
such bad condition that a Saltwater min
lister refused to preach in it.
There is nothing to be gained by the
people of the eastern part of Oklahoma
QOWn GIC WtSUcEu JANUS
Chief Mayes of the Cherokees was the
only one of the rulers of the five civilized
tribes to issue Thanksgiving proclama-
ton.
Since the opening of Oklahoma 1853
Indians have become naturalized and 49,
000,00 acres of land have been acquired
for settlement.
For the first time since the opening has
man turned up who has had the audac-
lty to jump on newspaper man. 1t never
paid and never will.
The editor of the Wynnewood Herald
has observed that there are some people
who never give away any milk until after
| they have skinned it and then they want
credit for cream.
| The Indian mission composed of the NJ
| e. church will be held at Norman, Jan. T.
Bishop John P. Newman will preside
Ten thousand dollars has been appropri-
| ated for the work next year.
There is reliable information to the
effect that Immediately after congress as
sembles President Harrison will send in
the name of r bert Martin for governor
to the senate or confirmation.
At Saltwater the Methodist church bell
is used as an alarm in case of fire, and it is
not an uncommon thing for citizens to
jump ont of their boots at the first two or
three taps, Sunday morning.
George Wheaton Allen, better known as
Land Bill Allen, the originator of the
homestead act, died at the county infirm-
airy near Columbus, o., aged S. He had
spent fortune in the interest of the bill
of which he claimed to be the originator
BY the treaty of 1866 the Cherokees are
entitled to a representation on the floor of
the United States house of representatives.
The treaty also provides that the house
may make provisions for such a repre-
sentative. Singular as it may seem, the
Cherokees have never taken advantage of
this
An effort will be made to have the
Cherokee strip declared open by the pres
ent congress. Judge Harvey is reasonably
certain that a majority of the congress
men favor such action, but the difficulty
is to secure recognition for bills of that
character. It will depend almost entirely
the makeup of the committee on ter
ritories aud their friendliness to Okla
homa. However, Judge Harvey is quite
Il.
The body at the crossing of the Canadian,
known as Dead Mans Crossing" has been
taken up in order that the roads might be
worked, and removed to more pleasant |
surroundings. The cause Of death is not |
known. Sensational stories have been |
told as to him, but nothing upon which |
anybody could hang fact. We believe, |
from reliable reports, that the man was /
not killed for his mouey, nor for his I
claim, but because Of circumstances that |
lead to disreputable quarrel and drove /
his slayers from the country Immediately /
Beaver Advocate: James Lane, the first i
settler in Beaver, is replacing the sod roof |
of his residence with shingles. Jim tells 1
Us that he put part Of the roof on twelve |
years ago, cutting those long. straight !
poles on the Kiowa, thirty miles southeast
of here. He kept sort of stage and sup
ply ranch here for six years before Beaver
was thought OF. Through here passed the
old Taseosa trail, and Jim made plenty OF
money in those days trading with the big
freight outfits that passed up and down
the trai. between Dodge City, Kan, and
Tascosa, Tex Bu1aloes, Indians and q
few cowboys were his oaly other COM
pauions those times.
Friday evening the Oklahoma City Ga
zette Office was the scene OF fire and a
fight The Gazette gives the following
account of the affair: Last evening about
: o'clock g. b. Mcfarland came into the
Gazette office In company with Mont
Williams, a constable, and made an as
ssult upon Otto q. Bekemeyer, city editor
OF the Evening Gazette. Ar. Bekemeyer
was entirely alone and was writing at his
desk when the assault was made In the |
sCalfle which followed two reading lamps I
were overturned and the IRE wss quickly
communicated TO the surrounding highly !
iEfsmable material. AZ this stage Ar.
MeNaster. the editor Of the Gazette. came
N. and after Jerking Mr. Bekemeysr away
from his muu1eEous assailznt. turned his
attention 20 smothering the flames which
were already burning Gencely. 10 which be
was hindsrSd by the nov thoroughly en-
ragged Mcfarland. who picked up co1p.e
OF chairs and threw them ~ tae eiit0T And
drove him a~1y By this time TIA alarm
Of FIRE haa been raised and b. the united
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