The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-22
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Odd Fellows have organized lodgV
at Saltwater.
| ALogan county farmer is turning out
one hundred gallons Of sorghum TO the
acre.
Whenever strange face is seen in Okla
homa now everybody thinks OF the new
lands.
| The hardest thing to do in Oklahoms
| just at present is to buy a small water
| melon.
The opening of the new lands means
more candidates for the offices. Had you
| thought Of that?
Guthrie's electric light plant has changed
hands. Twelve thousand dollars was the
consideration.
The new TOWNSHIP board are in Kingfsh-
er arranging the preliminary work for al
| lotting lots in Downs,
Guthrie is going to send car load of
melons and grain to Chicago for the ad-
vertising the county viii get out of it.
The blind chief, To-hee, shed tears when
he left the village to reside on his eighty
acre allotment on the bank of the CHM
arron.
Mr.. Garland the postmaster at Seward
filed complaint against man for drawing
a gun on him.
The new lands are not the only thing
that will open about September TO- and it
is of great consequence to Oklahoma, and
that is the schools.
The Guthrie News has broken into the
sweet quietude of summer langor to ask
what has become of Daniels. speaker of
the Okla homa legislature
Major Foreman, on whose land FL Reno
was founded, has printed on each deed
now being delivered good picture of him
self, his wife and his little daughter.
Frank Greer believes that procrastina-
tion is thieving good deal of time from
the people who want claims in the new
land. And you can't indict procrastina-
tion.
The Iowa Indians will receive before the
Goth of September S24 coo. They propose
to bank their money and draw as they
need it to purchase supplies during the
winter. There are but twenty-five heads
of families.
The Ell Reno Eagle says the receding
waters of the Canadian have left tons of
fish in the bayous. A farmer brought a
wagon load of live Hopping catfish TO
sale at good price.
The Oklahoma city council committee
on hook and ladder truck have mailed an
order to a Boston firm for a complete hook
and ladder outfit, which will cost 500 OF
this amount the Pabst Brewing company
donates 5000 In cash. on condition that
the truck bear the name of the brewing
company.
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day of Mrs. Ford, the Oklahoma City
woman who was burned. While she was
feeling extraordinary we'll and in good
spirits, still some foreboding seemed to be
on her mind, or at least Mr. Ford thinks
so, for when he left her at diner time she
could hardly let him go and he had to
tear himself away.
Guthrie Capital: Kerwin Murray, the !
Iowa interpreter, was in the city yester- |
day He says that about half of the |
lOwas had selected their lands and the |
other half had been assigned by the agent |
He said the other half kicked and are still I
kicking, but recognize that the white men |
are on top and that their beautiful lands |
will soon be white mems pastures and |
fields. The disgruntled ones though are /
hanging around the Iowa village and |
keeping up constant howl. A grand |
dance will begin at the Iowa |
village on Friday and last for some time. |
Wellington Press: Chief Mayes. Of the |
Cherokee nation, was in the city Tuesday
for several hours with ten or dozen of
his people. He was here to see G. A. Gam
brill, receiver of the Cherokee Live Stock
company. He went from here to Caldwell
Tuesday night Chief Maves is a man of
ability and shrewdness and has the conf
lence of his people. He is known as a
wise ruler. He Is 81 years old, and was
born in the nation. He is, we believe, O
and has the appearance of
sun burned plainsman rather than of the
Indian chief He expresses himself terse-
y and in good English. He is rather care
ess Of his dress. wearing on this occasion
/ cheap straw hat, checked straw with
1rim colored black, a long linen buster,
'ather soiled, and pants and vest to cor
'espOnd. We did not learn the amount of |
his salary, but it is evident he does not
waste much money on clothes He has q |
good-shaped head and An intelligent face.
IN build he is stout. Being asked by us if
here was anything new about the Chero-
lee strip, be said there was not He said
here had been good deal of talk by PEG.
DE who knew nothing about the status of
he question. a good MANY people had
alked about taking it and he had asked
hem why they did not take it. With
huCkle the chief conveys the impression
hat he has Uncle Samuel where the hair
5 short" on the strip question. He said
he Indians owned the land in fee simple.
nd he could produce the patent and three
itferent decisions of the United States
upreme court TO prove this He is of the
pinion that the government must paw the
cherokee price for the land before it is
pened to the whites. He talks in a very
ensible, quiet and dignified manner about
be question, and is evidently gentleman
ot in the habit of losing his balance bv
ny violent fits of temper.