The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-09
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Judge Green has gone to his old home
in Mount Carmel, Ill. to be absent two or
three weeks.
Guthrie now has candy factory in sc-
tive operation, and the boys say the girls
are sweeter than ever.
]. c. Neal, director of the Agricultural!
college at Saltwater makes the following
statement as to the future of that institu-
ton:
The ladies of Guthrie held a meeting
yesterday evening for the purpose of or
ganizing kindergarten for the benefit of
the childer.
The doctors and druggists of Guthrie
are getting ready for the midsummer
campaign. Already wagon loads of wa
termelons are coming into the city.
As evidence of the building boom now
on in the territory the Guthrie Capital
notes that Que firm in that city sold 500
worth of building hardware before 9
o'clock one morning this week.
VIII Diven, the wide-awake editor OF
the Ell Reno Eagle, met with painful
accident two or three days ago while ras-
thing with an untamed broncho. In con-
sequence of the fall" he received he is
taking few days of. He'll be all right
again soon.
From deputy United States marshal TO
president of the United States at single
jump will be II mighty feat and will break
Cieveiand's record, but that is what Gen
eral Weaver has undertaken The last
Office he filled was that of deputy United
States marshal at Oklahoma City for few
hours just prior to noon of April 70, 1883.
The Times-Journal notes that excellent
progress has been made in the matter OF
organizing the Territorial Fair associa-
ton at Oklahoma City. Over 6)o shares
have been subscribed and the committee
on grounds have selected splendid loca-
ton near the city. Those in charge OF the
enterprise hope to have all arrangements
completed in ample time for fall exhibit
ton.
Oklahoma City Times Journal: At a
picnic in Oklahoma recently good look
ing Indian talking to a group OF white
men, suddenly stood erect and locking
thoughtfully oyer the vast crowd of pale
faces present made the following remark:
"A few years ago white man Was Gu
riosity in this country, but now times
have changed until an Indian is a curios-
ity. This is how white mans country,
and the only thingfieft for Us to do now is
to allot our lands and settle down to
farming"
The supreme court at Guthrie Wednes-
day decided the we'll known tax case of
Samuel Croker VS.. the county OF Okla
homa in favor of the defendant, affirming
the judgment of Judge Clark i'll the cours
below. This was the test case Involving
the right OF the county to tax the I'M
provements of settlers on the public lands
prior to the Issuance OF patents from the
government. 1t is the first case of the
kind in The territory, and is very I'M
portant one in that it determines by the
highest tribunal in the territory in favor
of the right of taxation.
Guthrie News, 9Th: A decision of great
Importance was rendered in the supreme
court of the territory yesterday morning
in the case of McDaid ct al vs., Bradley ct
al, involving the right ofappe',l from tue
decision of the townste board to the in
terror department. Chief Justice Green
having presided in the district court, the
opinion was delivered by Justice Burrord,
Justice Clark dissenting, denying the
right and affirming the decision of the
lower court, consequent upon which
United States District Attorney Speed
prayed for and was granted II further APP
peal to the supreme court Of the United
States.
Norman is to have a business college, a
charter having been granted to L. K.
Waggoner, A McDaniels and WA. Wood
for that purpose. Norman seems 10 be in
the swim in the matter of securing edu
cational institutions
The grounds are in excellent condition
and the experimental crops are beyond all
expectation. The board of regents have
expended already So 600 Tor books, pam
phlets, etc, aud during the fiscal year be-
ginning in short time So 90 will be ex-
pended. The above amounts are the re-
Spectiye appropriations made by the gov
ernment. He also SAYS ae has never wit
messed such thrift anu quantity in crops rs
WAS being raised this year in Payne and
Logan counties, Lots of wheat will aver
age forty bushels TO the acre. while corn
and oats are equally as iue. The fields, as
Il rule, are large, aud almost every foot OF
available ground has been put Into one or
the other of the above crops Potatoes AMI
all kinds of garden truck abound profusely
and tue farmers are all jubilant.