The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.
J. E. Quien has leased the Edmond


Chikasha offers a bonus of 81 900 to the
person who builds the first brick business
block in that city.
In speaking of the newly elected gov
ernor of the Chickasaw nation the Chief
tain says that Wolf is not brilliant, nor is
he progressive, but that he will give them
an honest administration.
Major Joe Long is convinced in his own
mind that there is a big speculation in
black walnuts this fail, and has ordered a
carload from Illinois which he viii put on
the market at Oklahoma City.
Purcell Topic: Hulputta, second chief
of the Seminole nation. was in the city
yesterday. AS an evidence that his people
are on the white mans road it can be said
that his outfit went out loaded with lum-
Der for new church.
Purcell Register: What's the good Of
kicking over the officials sent to rule over
us by 1.-The powers that be?' Until we have
the power OF choosing our own officers We
will have no satisfaction in this respect
Drop all halfway measures and work for
statehood.
Okarche Times: "Mr. Virgins the lead
ing attorney of this city is entitled to the
blue ribbon for be neither drinks, chews,
smokes or drinks coffee, No other town
in the territory can boast of such an at
torney. He surely has made mistake IN
locating any where upon this earth.
The order transferring the company of
soldiers from Oklahoma to Fort Sill has
been changed to admit of their being sent
to Fort Reno. This change was thought
advisable in order to Illustrate the rumor-
ed intention to jump the reservation as
soon as the military had taken their de-
parture.
The Chickasha Express asks what has
become of the proposition to organize
statehood clubs throughout the territory?
We can do something by working but
very little by preaching. Give US state
hood clubs to cooperate with the news
papers that are working in that cause and
the work will DO commenced in real
earnest.
Governor Seay, l.. p Ross and Samuel
Croker, the commission appointed by
congress to apportion the territory into
council and representative districts, met at
Oklahoma City and took the initiatory
steps toward doing the same by address,
ing letters to the clerks of the different
counties asking their assistance 10y giving
the population of their respective counties.
Free Press: Commissioner Woodwork
of the county board has been the recipient
of considerable bad luck in the past year.
This spring he had the sad misfortune to
lose his wife and now his baby boy aged 8
years is carried away by diphtheria after
an illness of only few days. His little
daughter is also very i'll of the same dis
ease. We hope she may recover and eX-
tend our sympathies to John in his present
sad trial.
Kiowa Review: Two companies of
soldiers from Camp Supply. under COM
mand of Captains Paddock and Augur
are in the strip this week on roundup
The soldiers were camped south of the
city few days of last week, while receiv-
ing supplies from this point, after which
they left for the strip to commence active
operations in driving out the cattle
They have the. strictest orders this time to
remove every hoof-Jake Guthrie's not
the strip; and they are
with the orders in manner
which would indicate that no half way
business will be tolerated. All the cattle
belonging in the state are to be driven
back across the line, and those that have
been grazing in the strip will either have
to he shipped at once or driven west into
The Panhandle.