The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-13
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Hennessey is to have S. 600 Catholic
school.
Frank Greer wants telephone system
for Guthrie.
There are two daily and five weekly pa
pers in Oklahoma City.
Guthrie and Oklahoma City are both
having religious revivals.
Oklahoma City has a new fre-alarm
bell weighing 1900 pounds.
The evidence in the West Oklahoma case
covers l 900 pages of type-written copy.
Judge John H. Burford, register of Ok
lahom City, receives the vacant judgeship
Cliff f. Seay of st. Louis a nephew,
will be Governor Seay's private secretary.
The Stock Exchange bank of Ell Reno
has been incorporated with capital stock
of S5O,OOO.
Governor Seay attended the Oklahoma
City kirmess. This makes it -four hun
bred" affair.
The chemical fire engine at Oklahoma
run last Monday.
Tom Stumbaugh of the News predicts
that Edmond will have one hundred new
houses in three months
A former clerk has been arrested on sus-
picion for the robbery of the Grand Avenue
hotel at Oklahoma City.
They have language of their own in
Beaver county. Theysay man "scadded
up his taxes, that is paid them.
A small herd of five buffalos have been
sighted frequently in Beaver county this
how hot nd
cured her.
Guthrie Capital: Governor Seay believes
in strict economy being observed in all of
the offices of the territory. Taxes are
already too high he says and things should
go little slow. People cannot have all
of the conveniences of old settled states at
once, without paying exorbitaut taxes.
These things will come in good time.
Speaking of the ignorance of eastern
people on all matters concerning Okla
homa, Judge Burford tells a story OF a
professor in normal college in Indiana
who, the last time the Judge visited that
state. asked him where Oklahoma was,
and expressed surprise when he was told,
for he had had an idea it was part of the
state of Washington.
Beaver Advocate: The school boys are
doing a most commendable act during
their recess and incoming hours, viz,
throwing sods and trash into the yawnng
and dangerous open well at the old King
property, at the edge of the play ground
We have expected for long time that
some child would fall into the well, Some
20 feet deep and commend the boys for
their efforts in filling it up. Keep at it,
boys.
Jonathan Waters, wealthy farmer of
Vienna, H., shot and nearly killed his
son-in-law, Tom Vensble. a day or two
ago. They were get ting ready to come to
Oklahoma, and having heard so much
OF the wild and woolly west must six"
themselves with as" The old mans
went off in mis- hands, and the boy will
probably die. What world of trouble
might have been saved them il they had
but known they would have no more use
for revolvers in Oklahoma than in their
own peaceful "IlIiuoy."
Oklahoma TimeS-Journal: The heaven
of individual ownership Of land is already
working among the Arapahoe Indians, and
its ciyiliZing influences is developing a
selfish trait OF Oh aracter hitherto almost
unknown among them. An instance of
the revolution which is taking place is
the action Of an old chief who held out
against the treaty until the last He Sc
lected his allotment AT "a fAvorits messiah
dance ground In the South Canadian val
lev That was last summer while the
agents were in the field. a few weeks
ago the indians began 70 gather at their
favorite place TO renew their dances, but
the old chief ordered them TO keep of his
land. giving as a reason for his action
that the grass would be tranped out and
his wood would ali he harmed. r Is
probably the first Instance in the history
Of che tribe when either article WAS con
sideIrad OF enough valGe 20 husband.
Arkansas Cifv Traveller: This morning
S youthful Traveller attracted considerable
attention 1t the santa Re depot by being
labeled like bsx OF merchandise fer
shipment On his hat bard WAs his
name and des, VIZ: Ira Afrea
Fix, MnIhau. I. i He sal thar he iefs
Missouri several days ago 10 20 10 Mai
halt bat Tor some reason the ,rainEner
forget 70 put him % aHd carried hita
through 70 Texas lie VAS started oH b5s
return journey, bus evil fate wss sgaln$t
him zad be WAS carried through 10 thls
CITY. The railroad boys tack good care az
tie lit;le ; year cd sEAiE by furnishing
him with the choicest vIaads Pzrcllssabls
a. the eating hoasses and be was c0gge-
sPoudiogly happy.