The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-11
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
A Budget of News and Gossip From
Oklahoma.

| GUTHRIE. o. T., May 10.-A heavy rain
fell Sunday night throughout Oklahoma
The crops are now insured, particularly
the wheat. The streams are bank full
and in many places bridges were carried
away.
Mr. c. A Markland, county attorney oi
county Z, in conversation with the EAGLE
man made the following statement, in
| substance:
County E is Sc by 30 miles and contains
| 1850 square miles. Its county seat Is
| Ioland, situated on the south half OF sec
| tion 10, township II. range p. The site can
/ be seen for miles. The Canadian river
| flows below the town at a distance OF q
mile. There are quite a number OF trees
along the river. AT present the town ma:
about seventy-five inhabitants. A petition
has been presented to Secretary Noble to
change che location Of the county seat to a
point near the center of the county, 1t
now being only eight and half miles from
the east line. This would make it only
fifteen miles from railroad and would
render it more convenient for all who have
business at the county seat. The soil OF
| the county is better than that OF the Pan
handle of Texas. 4 gentleman by the
| name of Carter, who has herded cattle IN
that country for twelve years, says that
he never knew the streams to run dry.
There are about $500 cattle now being
pastured in the county, and the tax on
them will bring in r neat sum tor county
expenses. The commissioners, Messrs. j.
NJ. Holiday, S. Y. Leeds and FL. B. Fore.
will meet on the 10th at Ioland to contract
for county supplies. 1t is expected that
there will soon be daily mail. 1t will
probably come by the way of Higgins,
Tex. Mr. Markland returns on Wednesday
morning.
The attention of the people of Oklahoma
is called to the necessity for completing z
the enumeration of persons of school age
at once. The statute is mandatory and
says that the returns must be made by
May Is, in order that the public school
fund may be received. The presidents OF
township boards should give this matte r
their ,reiul attention.
The governor has been down a. Norman
in the interests of the university. The re-
gents Of che university meet at Norman
tomorrow. Business of Importance Will
be transacted.
The ladies of Mulhall organized a
Columbian society last night Mrs Mui-
hall was elected president. Mrs. c. NJ.
Barnes ami Professor Hallock of Guthrie,
Cne Logan county SOLnHiisSlOueTS were
present.
The college at Frisco has large attend
ance.
The results of DR.. Meals labors at the
Agricultural college at Saltwater are
wonderful. Acre after acre of trees has
been planted and the college farm begins
to present the appearance of a garden.
Judge Green has just closed two
weeks term OF court at Saltwater. An
nf h,,oI
dispatched. One hundred cases have been
passed upon in this time. There have
been twenty-eight convictions and one ac-
quittal. Seven judgements of confisca-
tion have been rendered. Glover Bell was
sentenced to one year in the Ohio peniten-
tiary for larceDcy. Court will sit again at
Saltwater on June Il Court opens at
Guthrie next Monday and sits until May
90. II holds term of one week at Cband
ler, the county seat of county A, beginning
May "A. This is the first term of court
ever held in that county. Who says Judge
Green is not industrious?
John Stone, deputy United States dis
trict attorney, has been extremely fortu-
nate in conducting cases. He has during
the past year secured nearly 800 convic-
tions.
Judge Burford of the Second judicial
district is winning laurels as dispenser
of justice. Bright, energetic and well
versed in law, he is disposing of the
docket in a most creditable manner. Let
it be said here that Governor Seay left the
docket of the district in excellent con-
dition.
The candidates for congress are busy.
Dennis Flynn is gaining strength every
day, and when the people are permitted TO
cast their ballots his ma jority will be sur
prisiug. He is Logan county's choice and
the second choice of other counties that
have candidates.
f. l.. Hallock WAS elected by acclama-
tion to superintend the schools at Guthrie
for the ensuing year. This is his third
year The schools have 1850 pupils en-
rolled and are oficered by corps of six
teen teachers.
J. Y Titus has been appointed by the
county commissioners county superinten-
dent, vice Professor Frank Terry resigned.
The money for the United States Jail has
been secured and work will be commenced
at once. This means an expenditure of
$50, 900 year in Guthrie. The Jail will
cost SO 600