The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-05

Norman has society known as the
| Widowers' Mutual Protective association
which has for it object the marriage of al
widowers and widows of that city.
A base ball league composed of the clubs
of Wichita, Winfield. Wellington and
Arkansas City, and Oklahoma City and
Guthrie, o. T., will be Completed a,
Arkansas City today.
| kingfisher Free Press: Our attention
has been called TO the fact that Sept. 80,
| 1890. congress passed law allowing cities
100 acres, to be used for cemetery purposes,
provided the land is not located more than
three miles from such city.
Payne Hawk: Last evening while w.
A. Knipe and wife were at church thieves
got into his cattle yard about a block from
his house and slaughtered fine two-year-
old steer. They cut off the head and made
away with the carcass. This is dastardly
work and the perpetrators if captured de-
serve to be handled without gloves. Mr..
hnipe offers reward of S25 for the arrest
and conviction of the thieves.
Edmond Sun: The kickapoo agreement
is now before congress and should be rati-
fed at once. so the lands can be thrown
open to settlement in the early spring.
With the settlement of these lands, the
Indian title TO lands adjoining Oklahoma
on the east is disposed of, and will soon be
the most fertile and productive portion OF
this soon to be great state. And while we
think of it. it might be proper TO state that
the kickapoo reservation, the finest OF
them all, is immediately east OF Edmond,
and though the least in acres, is far from
being the least in rich lands. Small in
area, it will be the richest agricultural
region in this territory.
Oklahoma Times-J ournal: Eleven of
the moneyed men of Frisco have organized
the Oklahoma College company" have
secured a charter, erected fine school
building, and on April will open An insti
tuition of learning which will be among
the best colleges in Oklahoma. Professor
e. w. Patrick has been secured as prin-
cipal, which in itself will give the institu
ton standing among those who know
and recognize ability, for Mr.. Patrick is
certainly one of the leading educators of
the territory. There will be six teachers
under him. There will be four courses,
viz: Normal. scientific, business and
music and art. For the latter course they
have very fine teacher already secured,
Miss Fannie Fern Lee of Wichita. The
Institution will commence with some
seventy-five pupils, and under the bright
est of bright auspices.
Information from the southern border
of Kansas, brought by traveller who ar
rived yesterday from weeks trip in Okla
homa, is to the effect that a Missourian
had crossed the line and began blowing in
the strip early this week following it up
with corn planting. This is the first
known attempt at actual farming that
has yet occurred in the strip, although
hundreds of men have crossed over and
staked out claims 1t is understood among
the many thousands who have gathered
on the border waiting for congress and
the president to open the strip, that on
March % there will be a concerted rush
for claims, regardless of federal authority.
People are in camp along the creeks and
rivers with their families and fully equip
ped with farming implements, ready 10
put in a crop the moment the strip is
opened. Some of them nave been there
since last fall Their desire for lands in
The forbidden country has been wrought
up to high pitch and the failure of the
government to give the license will not
letter them. They have gathered on the
border i'll the full expectation Of getting
farms, and having no place else to go they
will enter the land and put in their crops
regardless of consequences.