The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The agricultural college at Saltwater
now contains sixty pupils.
| Some writer on Oklahoma in a New
York city paper repeatedly calls lot jump
ers ''lot leapers."
The Saturday nights meeting at Okla
homa adopted resolutions approving
| Judge Clark's course.
Territorial Treasurer Murphy was at
tackled in court aud struck by man who
is contesting his claim.
! The resolutions of the Oklahoma City
+, bar calling upon Judge Clark TO resign,
are the talk of the territory.
With Springer and Harvey in the house
and Perkins in the senate, Oklahoma
ought TO be taken good care of.
A public meeting was held at Oklahoma
| City, Saturday night to protest against
the bars action toward Judge Clark.
One neighborhood in Cleveland county
| gave Christmas social the proceeds of
which went to plastering the schoolhouse.
! Norman lodge No K P elected S H.
Harris and NJ. l.. Bixler as representatives
TO the grand lodge at Oklahoma City the
25th.
| The South Oklahoma patent was issued
on December 30, thereby making the real
estate in that part of the city taxable next
| year.
William ketchum of Oklahoma City
has been ordained deacon in tbs Catholic
church. 1t was the first time this ceremo-
ny was performed in the territory.
John p st. Johns son Harry was the
first patient to enter the Kelley institute
at Oklahoma City. The young man was
cured of the whisky habit and the saint
therefore believes in Kelley.
Not one in five of the cases in court are
jury cases, says the Oklahoma Times
Journal. During the present term of
court seventeen criminal cases have been
disposed of. and in addition, forty-iive
civil cases. Two of the most important
perjury cases ever tried were among the
number.
Territorial Treasurer Murphy gives the
information that the territorial treasury
contains something over $4,000. 1t is all
school fund, however-the proceeds from
the sale of the university bonds OF Cleve-
land county, the proceeds from the lease
of school lands, ETC.
have hard work to find them on either side
of Oklahoma. Those Indians who have re-
ceived liberal payments of money lately
have all quit manufacturing moccasins
and Indian ornaments. Not only have
they quit work but have bought up the
stock the merchants had on hand when
the payments were made. The overwork-
ed squaw of six months ago has been
transformed into an indolent society belle.
The famous Murphy perjurer case is
finished. At IL o'clock last night the de
PENDANT was called into the court and the
verdict of the jury rendered, which was
guilty as charged in the second count of
the indictment. The Oklahoma Times
Journal, the defendant continued chewing
his tobacco, as has evidently long been a
habit with him, feignng at least IA look of
complete unconcern, until guilty as
charged" fell from the clerks lips, when
the muscles of his face seemed to contract,
the chewing ceased, and pallor over
spread his face.
The people out in Beaver county have
their fun in their own way. The Beaver
County Advocate describes a candy pull:
A grand, wholesale "taffy pulling occur
red last night, given by Mr. and Mrs. L. p.
Bradwood at Mr.. b S large store room
Old, young, little and big were there, sew
eral kettles of syrup was prepared, during
which time various games were enjoyed. |
Finally "taffy" was announced, and the |
fun began. Taffy grew very promiscuous. /
and when the fun broke up, about IL
o'clock. taffy hair and torn clothes inter /
mingled fully attested that Joy was nu
confined" At the close Mrs. Henry Mont !
gomery was awarded box Of fine candies |
for having the incest and cleanest lot of
candy, and We scribe, alas! as coming ont !
of the scrimmage with the dirtlest chunk,
was awarded Dutch lunch," consisting |
of an onion and yard of bologna.
Chief BuShyhead was Go years old. He I
was educated in the missionary schools of /
Tennessee before the Cherokees moved |
west Of the Mississippi. He went with the |
Cherokee delegation in 1S41 to Washing /
ton and while there saw Harrison in
augurated. He completed his education |
in New Jersey. He came to the Cherokee |
nation and was clerk of the Cherokee sem
ate up to the time the California gold |
fever broke out in 1S49; that carried him
off, and he remained on the Pacific slope |
nineteen years. He was in the employ of
Judge Terry when he killed Broderick
in the famous duel. Coming back to the
nation he was elected treasurer in 1871. He
served eight years two terms in that ca
pacity, systemizing the financial affairs of
the nation. At the close OF his second
term as treasurer he was made the candid
ate of the nationals for principal chief, and
served in that capacity for two terms
wife is a highly cultured
native of South Carolian, and
related to former senator from that
state.
EXCHANGE SHOTS.