The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-24
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

OhLAboMA OUTLINES,
I lack Mulhall is candidate for United
States marshal Of Oklahoma.
The wheat crop in Oklahoma is in fine
condition. The season has been favorable
| L. E. Pitts and Roy Hoffman have pur-
chased the Guthrie Democrat and have be-
| gun the publication OF daily
| Norman had jul delivery Saturday
night, four prisoners escaping One OF
! them was in on a charge Of murder.
The Choetaw Railroad company is i'm
proving its road bed and fixing up gener-
ally. 1t is beginning to show the effects of
| prosperity.
! The Transcript says Cleveland county
claims to be the banner Democratic coun-
ty i'll the territory. The party's majority
is less than 300
The Inhabitants of Canadian county will
turn out en- masse today, Thanksgiving
day, and hunt wolves. They are said TO
be numerous in the country west of Ell
Reno.
A double wedding occurred Monday in
Oklahoma city. Mr.. Frank Newell aud
Miss Stella Higgins, aud Mr. Ned Milton
and Miss Winnie Wallace were the con-
tracing parties.
Oklahoma City seems to be ambling
along ut a pretty lively pace. in the way OF
growth in populaJi Oh. The Times-Jour-
nal says the city needs fully 300 more resi-
enc es TO supply present needs.
Another tragedy occurred at Paul's Val
lev last Monday John Ready shooting
and killing William Porter. The quarrel
arose over business transaction, and
Porter attacked Ready with a knife, and
the latter shot in self defense.
Orders have been given to sign up con-
tracts for erection of The territorial worlds
fair building. The location is one of the
most prominent on the tair grounds and
the sample products now being gathered
insure for the territory an excellent ex-
hibit.
The governor of the Chickasaw nation
has recommended to the legislature a
measure of division of land among those
entitled to it. This is almost the same. for
all intents and purposes as allotm ens
only that all the land ia this case will be
exhausted.
Canadian is the only county in Okla
homa that elected woman to an office
Mrs. NJ L. Gould, who WAS elected on the
Democratic ticket, is said to be highly
educated and has been engaged in the
school work for the past eighteen years in
Wisconsin.
Norman is doing an immense grain
business for a new town in a new country.
The Transcript says that in addition to
the wheat, oats, barley and other small
grain crops, between four and five thou
sands bushels Of corn is being marketed
daily in that place.
Edmond News: Tarvers explains his
erwhelming defeas for congress thus:
1.-The Republicans are like bees. Ordlnar-
lily you can see few flying laZily about
their hive. not taking much interest in
any thing, apparently. But let some fool
come along aud hit the gum whack and
they will come out by the millions, and he
must either run or die. I hit the gum"
The new fence-law recently passed. by
he Cnickasaw legislature provides that
owners OF lands who conssrucs wire fences
around their farms must make them hog.
tight, aud where this Is not done, the
owner of any stock that may be In any
way injured inside OF such Enclosures shall
be entitled to damages from the land
owner in a sum double the value OF the
stock SO injured.
A number Of A. o. wv. lodges are be-
ing oFganized in Oklahoma This is one
of the best insurance and social organize
tions in existeaee aud there are large
number oil its members of the. ORDER IN the
territory. The Intention OK the mem oers
of the new organization is to send a repre-
sentative to the next supreme lodge and
have the territory lodges placed 10 toe
Kansas jurisdiction. which will no doubt
be accomplished.
Last Friday evening man named
Harry Daker gave himself up to Squire
Maharry IN Guthrie. saying be was want
ed for cutting a mans ear off Tne ear be
cut of was that Of Thomas "ea.tn,
farmer just outside OF that city Ine
Capital says Daker is a carp.uter and was
fixing upa house fer Wesleh, wnea the
latter accused him Of Ssss.iHg sofa- seof-
\ quarrel eas1ed, with tbs rc>u.i Of TIE
dec .pstasion Of one of he csasiaowsr ioos-
Baker has been hidia2 Ia the Iowa coa7-
try ever since. where he has a cisirzi bat
last nighs thought It better 10 stand triai.
It IS the general impression ia Greer /
county that the supreme coTIrr will d~cIde {
rh.ir case in favor OF okiahcma. TIE |
-qussters are amxioasiy awaiting the de-
cision. Tue disputes. territory IS now ia
der the jurisdiction of sae Texsss eoaFss. /
BUT the settlers resfsse TO perfect title TO /
Their lznis aneIer tlse sisse isss, Dr-seFii5-
20 await The action OF the courts IL = !
given TO Texas, the settlers giai he Sssrisait- I
ted TO take Go acres each: but viii De com /
PEELED TO psy 81 aud - al acre ioF IL II
the case Is decided 10 favsr OK oKta'so1aa. /
they will be limited To ga scre-- but snef .
will get il Cor nosaias. eitf /
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