The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-28
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


the homesteaders.
BY the way. what has become of Okla
homa City's giant.
Work has commenced at the Christian
church al Norman.
The bishop confirmed ten persons at
Norman Saturday.
Arapahoe is thriving young city and is
doing good business already.
A bill is in congress for calling the legis-
lature of Oklahoma together.
The mummified body of white man
was found on claim in county &C."
The sheriffs of the different counties are
now busy collecting delinquent taxes
Work on the foundation of the univer-
sity at Norman will commence next week.
1t is not smart to run down the new
lands. Remember it hurts all Oklahoma.
Plans and specifications are being drawn
up for new court house at Tecumseh
1t is thought that the Wichita country
is likely to open before the middle of sum-
mer.
The first baby born in county "H'' was
twins. Mrs. j. Long of Kansas is the
mother.
Some thieves at FL Reno added insult to
injury to the law, by robbing a deputy
marshall.
1t rained mud at Ardmore Saturday
night. The phenomenon is rarely seen in
that vicinity
a reporter of the Gazette counted lis
cars in the Oklahoma City freight yards,
the other morning.
kingfsher Free Press: A strange sight
was seen on the streets today-an Indian
with clean face and clean shirt on.
A man named wolf died six miles west
of FL Reno Saturday of heart disease. The
excitement of the opening proved to much
for him.
The people of Wstonga the county seat
of ''C'' have already been asked to grant
franchise for water works to be construct
ed in six months.
A little woman from Kansas who had
been deserted by her husband, left her
baby with a Kingfisher lady, made the
race and secured claim.
The postoffice department has advertised
for bids for carrying a daily mail from
Noble via Hall and Burnett to Tecumseh,
distance of So miles. Sundays excepted.
The Tecumseh Republican is tired of
the County A, B, c. d, Z, +, G, H, non
sense 1t thinks there would be inst as
much sense in naming family of children
that way.
On May the Republican central COM
mittee will meet at FL Reno. The most
important question to he settled at that
meeting will be the time of and place for
holding the territorial convention to nom
mate delegate to congress.
Tecumseh Republican,: The dogs of
this city have become so accustomed 10
having tin cans tied to their tails that
when dog sees a can lying in the street
or back yard he backs up to it and pa
tiently waits for somebody to come to tie
it on.
Special Agent Harm was at Arapahoe,
the county seat OF q. at the opening, and
he estimates the number who made the
run at rs, but by noon of the following
day fully 500 had congregated. Mr.. Harm
speaks favorably of the town and sur
rounding country.
Ell Reno Courier (Democratic) From
of the Cheyenne and Arspahoe country
has but little bearing upon the politics of
Oklahoma and the uncertain political
status OF the territory still remains. Coun-
ty II is certainly Democratic. county c.
certainly Republican, county ID. certainly
Republican ana county L. certainly Demo
cratic County T. will be thinly settled
and politics doubtful
The general land Office has issued new
circular of instructions. Considerable
space is given to Oklahoma land matters,
and all notaries and other officers who
have authority to administer en- oath are
urged to call the attention of
those filing contests To the laws for the
punishment OF those who commit perjury.
Hereafter all contest blanks furnished by
the government will contain foot-note
parties against false swearing
This has been made necessary because of
so much bad advice by attorneys who are
unfamiliar with the land laws.
Norman Democrat: The kegs in front
of Hunters place have been the means of
the minds Of many of the I'M
wary and unsuspecting, who were at the |
same time Convinced that all things are
not what they seem. The result has been /
that more than one has hied himself away |
where he could get the full effect of the |
warm sunshine and mediate upon the 1
deceptive tendencies of mankiug. The 4
thing Is very simple, two kegs are set |
close to each other, water poured on the 4
top of one aud a sack laid over both and /
the spider sits on the dry one and-well /
the uususpecting one sits on the one that \
isn't dry: that's all.
Oklahoma Tlmes-Journal: Mr.. r T. /
Hickox. who Is now postmaster at Fl Reno, /
was for four years government farmer for I
the Cheyenne and Arapshoe Indians He
nas always insisted that those tribes would .
readily learn the habits and customs Of
.iyilizatIoI II they were given an opporJu-
aity and some incentive were offered. De.
ny naturally more industrious and more
wiling to learn than many Of the other
vii tribes The opening o. their surplus
suds 70 white settlement seems to have
.er. fed Nr Hicknx Statement, for the
returning boomers report ihat 10 many
PLACES the Indians are making valuable
improvements SpecIs! Agent Harm SAYS
that cut about sIxtT miles west - Fort
Reno A group Of Aree&bo@s ara farming
mite extensively Esen ,he uplznds, he
avs. are bela- farrnef. and from the re-
evidences be thinks tE~T must
asve pr5dace1 a god crop 81 carr izs.
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