The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-28
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Beaver City Is SURE tudt IL nds . Dig
boom in tow
Chorus of correspondents-"We have
had fine rain
| Even the Democratic papers OF the ter
| ritory compliment Harvey.
| If the next administration is Democratic
who will be governor of Oklahoma
There are five cases going on at the Ok
lahoma City land Office just at present.
The Minco Minstrel says the Rock
| Island receipts at that place are s, 900 per
month.
The Oklahoma City Journal thinks the
defense in the Adams case was poorly con-
Quoted.
There is side at Oklahoma City. who
believe that j. c. Adams, is the victim of
foul play.
The first babies born in Oklahoma will
soon be calling for recognition by their
own tongues.
The farmers are contributing days work
TO the road east Of Edmond, leading TO the
Indian lands.
Some paper says that Guthrie has a
Chinaman up as q candidate for mayor.
W nat gag Is that?
Horace Speed is in Kentucky and Bill
Hackney is representing him before the
courts, in his absence.
The valuation of Edmond property by
the townsite board was Sl3l, 900, and the
assessment is fixed at per cent.
The Edmond Sun claims thar the farm
ers around its town have more ground
broke than those Of any other locality IL
the territory.
Kingfsher would dislike Governor
Steele great deal more II they didn't
have an appointment themselves-that OF
United States marshal.
The Guthrie Capital has discovered
another critical period" Frank Greer
can find more critical periods" than any
other man in the territory.
The Beaver Advocate can not see why
men will scramble over one another and
wait an age to get lands in the Cherokee
strip when there are such nice homesteads
unoccupied in Beaver county.
Beaver Advocate: The festive athletic
flea has begun his summer work, and the
gentler sex will from now on spend good
share of their time behind the door on
still hunt for the little pests
The FL Reno Herald says it is estimated
that more than one-half Of the Cheyennes
and Arapahoe Indians have already
selected their lands, and unless the agents
arrive very soon, they will find that their
work is done.
A Guthrie man shot burglar Wednes
day night. The police are on the lookout
for man with bullet-hole in him. If
you have any bullet-holes you can not &C
count for, you are liable to be put under
suspicion any moment.
Mercurial explosion of Lincoln CORES
pendent in the Hennessey Clipper: Arise,
0 woman, and demand justice. Let this
1o Gid caI, in
dulge in Iuxuries if you will, then be a
slave no longer.
Ell Reno Eagle: The report that the
building of its western extension from
1 T., to Albuquerque, n. NJ, is
being circulated One of the Frisco
Lines" surveys runs through Ell Reno,
and it is to be hoped that the report is
true, as this will insure Ell Reno her third
through trunk line.
Oklahoma City Journal: The big cattle
men have leased all the small reservations
in the east end of the Cherokee outlet, and
for the past ten days train load after train
load of cattle have been unloaded here.
They already have more than can be pas
tured on the leased land, and their evident
intention is to let them drift over into the
outlet, thus defeating the wishes OF the
of the interior.
Oklahoma City Times: Mr.. c. P Walker
left today for Guthrie and will tomorrow
90 over into the Sac and Fox country to
commence his labors as allotment agent
He was there couple of weeks ago but
had to return for camping outfit and
supplies MIR. Walker thinks 1t will take
about five months to complete his labors. |
The Indians are allowed four months to !
select their lands in severalty, and at the |
end of that time the commissioners Will |
apportion land to those who refuse to |
select The country, he SAYS, is much in
ferior to that surrounding Oklahoma |
City. The best lands, of course. will be !
taken by the Indians and those left for the |
boomers will be of poorer quality. AS the |
rich and fertile Pottawatomie lands will |
soon be opened, however, it is probable |
that the poorer Sac and Fox lands will at
Tract but little attention.