The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
cougar the other day that measured 2.
inches high aud 70 inches long.

inches high and ~ inches long.
The senate has male the consideration
of the Cherokee strip matter special
order for the second Monday of December.
The colored girl who shot herself in the
leg, accidentally, some time ago. on South
Second street. in Guthrie, died of blood
poisoning Saturday night.
n. A. Mclean has recently completed
assessing the personal property of the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes, and finds them
to be in possession of nearly 500, 600 worth
of taxable property.
A young man applied to the commits
sioners OF G county for marriage license
last Monday. but. finding they could not
issue such paper. went home greatly dis
gusted. lie deserved much better luck
The regent OF the Oklahoma university
at Norman. E. f. Pentecost. states that he
has purchased all the school furniture and
supplies and rented quarters for the school
and that everything is ready Tor the fall
term.
The FL Reno Eagle says the military of
the Post, or at least q portion OF il,
disputes the right OF Canadian county to
assess their personal property, and they
are probably correct, as they are not allow
ed vote.
The waterworks are about finished and
the engine viii begin pumping water into
the mains tomorrow. The pipes viii be
tested some time next week after the stand
pipe has been filled and the mains flushed
u time or two. The FL Reno Eagle says it
is the finest system OF waterworks in the
territory.
From William Thrap's claim, fourteen
miles northwest Of town. the Times
Journal has received sample OF beans
which is really a curiosity. The pods are
about yard long and completely filled
with beans. He secured the seed in the
Cherokee nation, and it is a variety very
prolific and good quality. His is black
jack farm, and he uses the trees as poles
for his bean vines, and they are completely
covered with the pods. He reports all
other crops excellent on his place.
FL Reno Eagle: When the machinery
for the new Touring mil was destroyed
by fire, recently, il was thought that the
gentleman who sustained the loss would
abandon the idea of establishing q mill at
this place. but contrary TO the general
opinion of the public, the enterprise will
be pushed to completion under much
larger scale than was at first anticipated.
A one hundred barrel roller process -four
ing mill will be erected on the Thompson
tract. just west or the Rock Island depot,
within the next sixty days by Christian
Renas & Co, who now reside in this city.
The new firm will push the enterprise to
as speedy completion as possible, and
soon the Ell Reno steam Touring mills may
be added 10 FL Reno's many improvements
and advantages.
Minco Minstrel: A crowd of Cheyennes
and Arapahoes are now on dancing visit
to the Kiowas. They got permission for
sixty of them to go on the visit and then
went about six hundred strong. Such
visits pay WELL as the ones so compli-
mented are under religious obligations to
make large presents OF ponies and cattle
to the dancers. This explains why GOO 90
on a leave of absence granted for sixty
II also explains why the tribe visited are
exceedingly anxious to return the calamity
at the first opportunity. The custom is
simply civilized method of warfare and
robbery, as they are prohibited the use of
weapons and the arts of original depreda-
sions.