The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-15
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

A mad dog was killed at Saltwater last
| week
Cedar posts sell for FIVE cents apiece in
county &C"
The Kingfisher Times will publish a
daily next week.
The jury in the Blackbury perjury case
at Oklahoma City could not agree.
According to the News, Edmond is the
biggest little town in the territory.
The heaviest rain in the history of the
territory fell at Guthrie, Friday night,
a Kingfsher man succeeded in getting
claim adjoining the town of Watonga.
Lee Whistler, of the Sac and Fox tribe
is Republican delegate to Minneapolis.
What has become of the man who was
going to discover gold in the Cheyenne
country?
The new cathedral at Sacred Heart
mission will be the finest church in the
territory.
The members of the legislature are oil
ing up their revolvers in anticipation of q
special session.
The mother of the Dalton boys has filed
on claim in town II, range s, west of the
Indian meridian.
The Gazette calls on the police to rid
Oklahoma City of toughs who are mostly
over-grown kids.
A negro and white man had fight at
Edmond yesterday and the darkey bit the
white mans thumb Off
The dog tax is not enforced in Oklahoma.
Every body thinks too much of his own
canine to trouble anybody's else.
The name of the county seat of II has
been changed from Tacola or Rossmore to
Cloud Chief to conform to the name of the
postoffice.
A grand ball will be given to the Demo
cratic delegates at Kingfsher. 1t promises
to be the biggest thing Of its kind ever
given in the territory.
The first legislature has been pretty we'll
provided for in the way of territorial ap-
pointmeDts. Fifteen of the thirty-nine
are now holding either territorial or fed
eral Offices.
The new township organization does not
take effect until after the fall election
The county commissioners thought best to
make no change until that time so as to
let the present trustees do the assessing.
The Saltwater Gazette tells of a young
man confined in the county Jail during the
session OF court just closed, who is % years
old, has been arrested twenty-five times,
stood fourteen straight jury trials and has
never been convicted. He was here charged
with carrying concealed weapons in the
Usage country, and curiously enough
came clear this time.
Oklahoma Times Journal: The Chero-
kee strip will make ten large counties.
There is hardly any question but it will
be opened by the present congress. Gov.
Seay will have 100 appointments to make
when that land is opened, and most of
them will be good ones, too. He is already
receiving applications.
The Democratic territorial convention
or the selection of two delegates to the
Chicago convention will be held at King
fisher on Saturday. The prominent can
didates for delegates are Judge Clardy,
Jos. Wisely, Capt. Levy and w. E. Corne-
Illus. It is thought Frank McMaster will
be selected as national committeeman.
Indian Arrow: It is said that the pom
padour style of haircutting, so popular
lately with young gentlemen, is borrowed
from the Usage Indians. The Osages have
practiced this style of wearing the hair
time out of mind. 1t is the distinctive
feature of the Usage warriors attire, and
he regards it with idolatrous devotion
When the youthful brave has performed
any great feat of valor, Craftsmanship or
athletics he is entitled to the distinction !
of shaving the back of his head, leaving |
over his forehead just such shock of hair |
as delights the city dude. 1t is a mark Of !
such Importance among the Osages that |
they all strive for it, and it is greatly ad |
mired by all the squaws.