The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-06
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| Dennis Flynn, the Republican nominee
| for congress, will devote this week to
speaking to abe people of Beaver county.
| A farmer living near Frisco. Oklahoma,
claims to have raised 80 bushels OF prime
wheat this season from one bushel Of the
| Fife variety of wheat.
| Norman students to attend the univer-
will begin to arrive this week. The Trans
cript says the outlook is good for large
attendance for the commencement.
Two more members of the university
| faculty arrived in Norman last week
Professor Edwin DeBarr of Michigan, and
Professor William Rice from Winfield,
| Kan,
The territory papers all agree that the
ground in Oklahoma this fall is in excel
lent condition and about every farmer is
devoting his time in preparing fields Tor
| the sowing of fall wheat.
Every school district in which Indian
children live should at once correspond
with the commissioner of Indian affairs,
giving number of Indian children IN the
district and the probable number that Will
attend school.
An injunction has been secured to re-
strain one Of the Oklahoma City school
board from acting. School matters are IN
decided muddle there and the question
with the people is how to satisfactorily
adjust them.
On one farm in the Cbickasaw nation
just west of Norman, $4,000 bushels of
corn has been raised this season. 1t is ex-
pected that the entire crop will be sold to
cattle feeders at probable average price
Of % cents per bushel.-Transcript.
The piece of land on the south line of
county H in the Cheyenne country. known
as the neutral strip belongs to the kiowa
and Commanche Indians and is not subject
to settlement. A number of people who
are on the land will be compelled to vacate
it.
Delegate Harvey has had several con-
situations with Secretary Noble concern
ing the allotment of the Kickapoo and
wichita reservation, and also has had
long conference with the president. As
result of the these conferences the presi-
dent has about decided to order the allot-
ment of the two reservations.
1t appears that a great many illegal
allottments have been made and large
mum Der of quarter sections of land will be
available to settlement under the home
stead law that are now supposed to be
allotted lands. Many have already been
discovered and new cues are coming to
light daily Land hunters are too thick
in Oklahoma for land to be held long
under clouded title.-Shawnee Sun.
The wheat crop of the territory is SIM
ply immense. The Norman Transcript
says: A correct idea of the amount of
grain Oklahoma is shipping out daily can
no. be ascertained or approximately judg
ed without visiting every city, town and
hamlet in the country. 1t is almost hey
ond the comprehension Of anyone who is
not well informed, what quantities o.
grain is being hauled off by the farmers
to say nothing of the many thousands of
bushels held for seed aud for better
market price.
A Washington special to the Times
journal says: After repeated application
and argument Delegate Harvey has Sc
cured ruling from the Indian bureau that
will prove great value to Oklahoma. Con-
gresa appropriates very literally to pay
for the education of Indian children, and
Delegate Harvey has for long time en-
deayOred to secure ruling from the COM
missioner of Indian affairs permitting the
civilized Indians to send their children to
the district schools in those portions where
the surplus lands have been thrown open
to settlement. After representing to the
of the commissioner that the |
greater part of the Pottawatomie and Sac |
and Fox tribes are white, and con- !
form in every way with customs and |
consent was given, and so |
quarter allowed the district for each In |
dian child in actual attendance at the dis |
trict school,