The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-03
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

OKLA OAA
It is rumored that the Santa Fe has pur-
chased the Choctaw.
Wolves are carrying off the poultry OF
the farmers near Okarche.
Frank Hromadko has been arrested at
Kingfsher for countefeiting,
1t is estimated that $50. 600 will about
cover the loss by fire at Guthrie.
The teachers institute of Kiugfsher
county will lie held in kiugfsher the first
two weeks of August.
Indians and white men run foot races in
the principal thoroughfares of Okarche,
The Indian run IL deshabille.
Hennessey wants u school house and
wants it soon. The Clipper says there are
500 children of school age in that city.
The Democrat says that the band boys
have +, ceived their S1C0 ly the Arkansas
City people for playing July 4 and will
leave for that place July 80.
The case of the territory vs.. Judge Per
kins, the colored man who it is alleged
sought to raise riot, was tried before
Judge Calhoun and the jury disagreed.
1t is reported that sixteen prisoners in
the Ardmore Jail have petitioued Judge
Shackelford to call special term of court
in order that they may be given an oppor-
tunity to plead g,s
Free Press: The boys who are selling
their claims for $500 and 5000 are making
mistake. Iu less than year there will
not be Il claim within twenty miles OF
Kingfsher that will not be worth from SO
to $50 per acre.
The Free Press says it is no uncommon
sight to see the bellies of kingtisher at
work in their gardens. 1t says also that
they are preparing to help improve some
of the fine farms the young men secured
in the new country.
One eptionally goodlfeature Of the Peel
bill for opening the Cherokee strip TO set
Element is that which requires six months
actual residence prior TO the acceptance OF
the homestead entry. This provision does
away with speculation, entries by agents,
and other plans under which lands upon
the public domain are so easily perpe-
trated.
Purcell Topic: In starting n grove our
farmers should plant more walnuts. 1t
will prove paying investment. In twenty
years an acre or walnut trees will be
worth $4,000 for the wood alone, TO say
nothing of the walnuts which are reliable
and saleable crops The tree is of rapid
growth yet the wood is hard. durable and
always in demand. Try the experiment.
1t will cost but IL triflIug.
Moore Journal: Locals in the Journal
this week will be short, owing to a com
bination of circumstances; the editor Is
harvesting his wheat, cutting about two
acres each day, saving the machine in an
ticipation of large crop next year. The
publisher has temporarily united himself
with law firm in Oklahoma City, and
the assistant editor secured the county
agency and is now selling farm rights for
the Apologize cyclone resisting cave.
Winfield Courier: Professor ID. II. Boyd
superint endent of the teachers depart
ment, was recently elected president of the
new university of Oklahoma at Norman
The school is magnificently endowed and
beautifully located, aud thoroughly pro-
vided for in every way financially. Pro
fessor Boyd has been superintendent of
the schools at Arkansas City for several
years aud is an energetic and enthusiastic
educator. He is one OF the best men in the
state for such position and the Oklahoma
university will soon rank high among the
educational institutions OF the southwest
under his management.
From Marshal Grimes it is lear ned that
the DaltOns have again shown their hands.
This time over on that branch of the Santa
Fe road which runs!from Wellington, Kan
sas, down through the Cherokee strip to
the Panhandle, Texas, via WoodfOrd and
Wayuoka, l. T., and Canadian, Texas.
Sheriff Mckee of Canadian county. Texas,
has started with IA posse in pursuit aud
Marshal Grimes has sent posses out from
FL Reno and kingfsher. From John ID.
Williams, a postal clerk, it was learned
the robbers, about six in number, had tied
a log across th5 bridge which spans the
Canadian river. The engineer coming
around the sharp curve did not see the OBJ
struCtion until too close TO stop but he re
versed his engine aud applied the Air, bat
struck the log with force,
tearing its fasteninEs away and rolling IL
to one side The Stacking mp Of the train
brought the would be robbers into view and
they began shooting. The engineer opened
wide the throttle Of his engine and sped
away in that gloom which only exists in
the Panhandle OF Texas The Job Of fast
euing the loy was a poor one, hence TO
robbery The affair took place oaly a few
mikes from Canadian City, Texas,