The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-09
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

The Wynnewood Herald threatens TO
stop publication.
Ledru Guthrie called the Republicans OF
the territory together.
Some eastern men propose to start a
tannery at Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma has been happily free from
any serious county seat feuds.
The settlers are building great many
log cabins in the Pott. country.
FL Reno at present is putting up more
buildings than any other town in the ter
ritory.
The Democrats of Cleveland county are
taking steps to thoroughly organize their
party in the county.
Both railroads running through Okla
homa are greatly pleased with their bust
ness. 1t is very large
Colonel Brewer, another prominent man
in the Cherokee nation, died recently and
was buried with Masonic honors.
Judge Burford of Oklahoma City, is
mentioned for the place left vacant by the
appointment of Governor Seay.
E. T. Mitchell of Ell. Reno, has been ap-
pointed member of the board of regents
of the normal school at Edmond.
. There is talk at Norman of demanding
an investigation in regard to the selection
of sight for the territorial university.
President Harrison is said to have been
for Struble of Iowa for governor, but that
be put aside his wishes for home man.
Who would have ever thought that a
Missouri man would have been made gov
ernor of Oklahoma before Kansas man?
Governor Seay has been in every county
in Oklahoma-even Beaver county. he
made an overland trip out there last sum
mer.
The Choctaw road will bring the
territory closer together. There will be
more conventions and they will be better
attended.
Kingfisher is not very slow town. She
has got the territorial governor and mar
shall appointments, the only two home Sc
lections that have been made.
An amateur theatrical craze seems to
have struck Oklahoma. Oklahoma City
has Chimes of Normandy" and Wynne-
wood Ten Nights in Barroom."
He may not show it by his dress, but
Governor Seay is one of the richest men in
the territory. This explains why he can
afford to resign s., 700 position to accept
a g., 900 one.
When the grand jury adjourned at Ok
lahoma City fifteen indictments which had
been voted on were left unwritten, be-
cause the United States attorney had not
the time to write them.
Governor Seay is unmarried. but he has
a good-szed family of nephews and nieces
to look after and educate. He is now
building a large house at Kingfisher for
the purpose of getting his family there.
Oklahoma Times-Journal: 1t is rumored
that the Choctaw road will again be turn
ed over to Chaddick today. The rumor
has it that Chaddick raised money enough
to pay off the Pennsylvania bondholders
which lets them out of the management
Chaddick deserves that much good for
tune, but it is not probable that he met
with it.
Indian squaws must be very coy. They
frequently stop at the union depot at
Wichita, waiting for trains, and crowd
Of curious people always gather around
them to ask questions, but they never an
swer There were two squaws at the
union depot this morning who carried on
lively conversation with the other wo-
men in the room, but they put their
shawls over their faces when the men ap-
peared
Oklahoma Gazette: Marshal Grimes is
in the city today and in conversation re-
garding the United States prisoners made
some valuable hints. He says there are
confined at Wichita 6fry-two. at Okla
homa, nine; at Guthrie, seven; at Paw
huska, four; at Kingisher three and at FL
Reno one, making seventysix in all The
government pays seveuty-five cents day
for their care and board, and Mr.. Grimes
says for the number now held this would
be 50 766 40 a year, but the usual number
runs above 100