The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-06
OKLAHOMA IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Greene, wife of Oklahoma's chief
Justice. is seriously i'll at her former home
in Illinois.
Oklahoma City enjoyed little shooting
bee Monday Three men were wounded
but neither OF them seriously.
A big acreage will be added to the Guth-
RE land office district when the Sac and
Fox and Iowa lands are opened.
Col. Ross writes from Washington that
the bill opening the Sac and Fox and Iowa
country will be signed by the president
within twenty days.
A man named johnson jumped off of a
moving freight train at Guthrie at mid
night Tuesday, rolled under the train and
had his left foot almost completely sew
cred and his teeth knocked out.
Preparat ons are being made to extend
the Rock Island road southeast from
Minco, its present terminus, and there are
prospects that another branch OF the road
will be extended TO some point southwest
not yet definitely known.
Saltwater Gazette: Mr. Wesley Myers Is
in receipt of letter from Congressman
Perkins, which gives very little satisfac-
tion to hungry home-SeekerS. Perkins
says there are too many Indian crank"
in congress to accomplish much IN the
way of opening new lands
g. W. Summers, of Guthrie. and one of
the early settlers, has just received intelil-
gence of the death of relative by which
the sum of 100000 will be distributed 10
himself and relations, many of whom are
supposed to have come 10 Oklahoma dur
ing the rush and located N different parts
of the territory.
The Guthrie News seems to have caught
its breath since the election. IL says:
- /, inn
seems to knock at our door at once. Ii one
fourth of the enterprises come TO Guthrie
that are asking for recognition aU Its
hands, they would add at least ten thous-
aud inhabitants TO the present popu-
lation."
Monday night an honest farmer who has
a claim three and a half miles west OF
Guthrie had his barn. two horses valued
at $500, a wagon. a COW. two ricks OF haY
and various other articles too numerous
mention, altogether valued at 500.
destroyed by fire The name of the farmer
Is WalSs. The News says that he and his
family barely escaped with their lives.
The International hotel at Oklahoma
City opened Monday with Mrs. ". T..
McGee and her daughter, Mrs. Della
Moreiand as proprietOrs. The Times says
the fine brick structure on the corner OF
Grand and Broadway, Is a model of beauty
and solidity, without and within the EN-
bouiment of convenience and home-llke
comfort.
We are informed that the stone quarry
matter is to be made a test case. The
Cherokees are going to buck the govern
ment. They are not going out but are
still going 20 hold the fort at the stone
quarry until elected by the military. IT
they are intruders. the CherOkees are de
terminrd 20 know it according TO law. II
not, they want to know it, \ trial OF tins
kind would settle the ownership OF the
Cherokee outlet.-A. &. Traveller.
Articles of incorporation of the Atlantic.
Guthrie and Pacific railroad have been
filed in the Office of the secretary of the
territory The amount of the capital
stock is s., 100000, ana the company is
composed of capitalists OF this territory
and eastern states. This following 50
closely upon the heels of the incorporation
of the Chickasaw, Guthrie and Northern
road, with a capital of $1,000, 900, gives evil
dence that Oklahoma territory Is some
day to have plenty of railroads.
Guthrie and vicinity are in the midst of
n profound sensation. A imam named lr-
win has been missing from his home,
three miles west of Guthrie, for several
weeks, and his wi e has given various ex-
cuses for his absence. On Tuesday "A little
4 year-old daughter suddenly disappeared
and had not been found Wednesday. The
Guthrie Capital Intimates that Mrs. r.
win is suspected of committing foul play
on both the missing members of the fam
lily; that her actions are suspicious, and
some of her neighbOrs think she is of I'M
sound mind.