The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-01
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINEa

| A cemetery association was organized
last Wednesday in Chandler
| The Times says: Okarche continues to
boom. Not week passes but what new
| houses are commenced or finished.
| The United States court at Guthrie will
commence the trial of some Oklahoma
county periurers Nov. 4, with Judge Green
on the bench
Payne county has q phenomenon in the
nature of rain tree. A steady shower OF
rain has fallen from its branches during
the recent drouth
The Cherokee Indians have held the
land they now occupy since 1921, in which
year they received them in exchange for
their lands in Alabama and Georgia
The Presbyterian synod Of Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma has been in session
several days at Ardmore. The next meet
ing will be held in Guthrie next year.
Both the Democrats and Republicans Of
county B have adopted the name OF POT
tawatomie" to be voted upon at the COM
ing election, as the name of that county.
A fine vein of coal has recently been dis
covered on the farm of Mr.. Argyle Quesen-
berry, near Salisaw, l. T. The vein is four
feet thick and was discovered in sinking a
WELL
Hon. Dick T. Morgan of Guthrie, will
speak in Norman on Tuesday evening,
Nov. 1st. On the evening of Nov. 7th,
Hon. T. G. Risley, the territory's most able
and eloquent speaker, will address the peo-
pie of Norman upon the political issues of
the day.
The latest advices from Tishomingo are
to the effect that the Chickasaw legisla-
ture is yet in session, but doing very
little. One Of the greatest problems the
present session has been confronted with is
that of making the revenue of the naLio
meet the expenses.
United States Attorney Horace Speed
has secured the conviction of several more
perjurers in Canadian county. The peo-
pie of Oklahoma are greatly indebsed to
Mr.. Speed for the active prosecution in
such cases and the county is much better
off for the conviction of the men who FOR
personal gain violated their oaths.
Two years ago only three papers in the
territory talked allotment Of the lands be-
longing to the five civilized tribes, the
Ardmore Chieftaip, Minco Minstrel and
Purcell Register. Several were very bitter
against these advocates of that policy. To-
day nearly every paper in the territory
openly and earnestly advises allotment,
and of TIE most ardent advocates some are
those who were bitterest IN their talk
against ii. AS the Hennessey Review
rightly says, this is necessarily Il condition
precedent TO statehood for the territory.
Following statement, as TO property aud
taxes in Oklahoma, is taken from Cover
nor Seay's annual report just completed
to the secretary of the interior:
The taxable property of the territory, As /
a whole, cannoG be given, for the reason |
hat 10 assessment was made for taxes in /
counties &c. d, E, f and II" embracing /
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country. !
None of these lands nor the persons resid- /
ing in those counties are subject to taxa |
ton for the year 1872 The taxable prop /
erty of the territory, however. exclusive of /
the last named counties. as shosn By the 4
assessors returns. is 81 As, 163 IS. divided /
among the several counties as follows: