The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10

ENID, o. T., Dec. 9.-[Special. Iron
cladinstructions have been issued from
the lard Office here. Among them are the
following:
mo contests will be filed until the 18th
day of December.
'.All information regarding tracts OF
land will De furnished from the office by a
specially appointed clerk for the small sum
OF 81 township"
When the three months are up, it is
earnestly to be hoped that the practiclng G
| attorneys and the public generally will be
allowed access to the public records. with
out having to pay dearly for Information
that government officials are in duty
bound to give when requested to by the
/, long suffering settlers in the Cherokee
strip.
Enid has a bona fide population of s. 900
How is this for a little over two month
old? She is a well behaved town in every
respect. Certainly she retains her frontier
garments Yet, but not to any alarming ex-
tent
There are no idle men here. Living is
very reasonable, but rents are absurdly
bign, and must soon drop to their normal
conditions.
The county commissioners have let the
contract for the county Jail, and plans are
being drawn up for new court house, to
be commenced early next month. This is
as it should be, and shows the shrewduess
of our county commissioners in not paying
extortionate prices for rent for buildings,
with the peoples money.
a circular sighed by tue city clerk was
WAS being distributed today, urging the
business men to pay their occupation tax.
There is fun ahead over this ordinance.
Tom Neal arrived:home with his bride
Thursday night. Thev have taken tempo
rary quarters at the National hotel. Mr..
Neal is the accommodating deputy district
clerk, and his charming bride is he sister
of Mrs. John III. Burford, wife Of the dis
trict judge.
It's an Ill wind, etc. A great many peo-
pie are deploring the fact of the trains not
stopping at our town, but they forget hat
this one act of the Rock Island road Is a
great source of revenue to between zoo and
800 hack drivers, liverymen, freighters and
draymen who ply their daily aYOcatlons
betwee the two towns.
With regard TO any rivaly existing at
present between North and South Enid
any sensible person can see no reason for
any. South Enid has been pursuing the
even tenor of her way since the memorable
10Th, and today, without the least exag
geration, Is ten times larger than her
sister on the north. and, by the way, she
always extends welcome hand to any of
the North Enidites who have lately COM
menced to dwell among us in harmony,
and e'er long she hopes to take them all
under her wing as the proverbial hen
"gathereth her chickens"
The Wave is the name Of the new "un-
terrified" sheet that will endeavor TO sup
port the administration and the Demo-
Gratis in general. l. is to be published
next Monday by Messrs. Isenburgh and
Hodges of this city.
1t is amusing to hear Purcell, jackson,
ct al, roast" the land officials here.
Gentlemen, let US have harmony in the
party. We need it.
The Piesbyterians have selected COM
mittee to purchase lots and commence the
erection of a suitable church ut an early
date. The Salvation Army people dedi-
Gated their new hall on North Second
street last night. 4 special program had
been prepared for the occasion.
Our postoffice is now being managed in
excellent shape. Mr.. Wilson (the late
postmaster's deputy is now postmaster
and is giving entire satisfaction.