The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29

dnstriai schools Tor whites ana Indians
at Watonga.
1t is said that the sooners seem 30
be in majority on the bottoms. And
the chances are that a majority Of
them will be in the bottom -of some
prison cell-sooner or lat r, if they
remain there.
Governor Renfrow is engaged in Wis
iting the strip cities in order to famll-
iarize himself with their locations ard
the general wants of the people by
personal observation. This is good
closer touch with the people
Times-Journal; Judge Scott and
Miss Adah Curnutt came mp from
Norman yesterday. The Judge has
closed the term at Norman. he dis
posed of 1874 cases in nine and half
days session and continued only elev-
en-. 1t is n good record. and if kept
up will clear the doclSets of every
county in the district.
Ephraim Eldridge, a farmer living
four miles north of Norman, died
from hydrophobia. lie was bitten by
IA house cat on the 2Sth of July viii Q
he was asleep at o'clock in the
morning. About one month ago he
felt symptoms of the dreadful disease,
but they passed away. On last Tues
day he showed decided symptoms and
when DIR. Waits was called he was
suffering intensely and could not bear
liquid of any kind in his mouth. He
grew rapidly worse, dying in intense
agony Monday night.
Guthrie News: Lee Raymond,
fArmer living about twelve miles west
of the city, found in the brush on his
farm the bleached skeleton of u man.
The skull looked as If it had been
crushed in- An empty jug was found
near the skeleton, but no money or
other valuables: How long it has
lain there. it is impossible to say, but
certainly it must nave been there for
several months. l:aymond thi. Ks it
was some wayfarcr, who was killed
companion many months ago He
notified the authorities and it is possi-
Bile that an examination and inquiry
will develop the mystery.
In the annual report of the coR1i-
ton of affairs of the Indians n1der his
supervision Agent Moore, of the Qua
paw agency. gives soine very interest
all of the eight tribes of the agency
are-dcsirous of taking land in several
ty and to be admitted to citizenship
with the granting of statehood to Ok
lahoma. The Quapaws themselves
have made allotmcnts to their own
with only two dissenters,
and they, with the MiamaS and Peo-
riaS, are anxious to make a division of
their surplus lands, and to sell the
same and make final settlement with
the government. The cnecaS and the.
Shawnecs of the agency are mainly
desirous of the same advancement to
independent citizenship.
In the annual report of the condi-
ton of the affairs of the Indians un-
the Quapaw a2ency~gives some inter
esting information. AS a rule, he
says, all of the eight tribes of the
agency are desirous of taking land in
severalty. and to be admitted to citi-
zenship with the granting of state
hood to Oklahoma. The QuSpawS,
themselves, have made alfotments to
their own members, with only two
dissenters, and they, with the Miamas
and Peorias. are anxious to make a
division of the surplus lands and sell
same and make a final settlement
with the government. The Scnecas
and the Shawnees of the agency arc
mainly desiroas of the same advance
ment to independent citizenship.
Bridge Foreman McCann gives some
interesting facts concerning the re-
pairing of the Rock Island bridge
across the South Canadian. The first
engine was sent over it at 0 o'clock
Wednesday night, but the bridge will
not be completed entirely for about
forty days. Its whole length is 2,75s
feet, or a little over half q mile in
length. Tho extent of the washout
was 1,152 feet. The rebuilding OF
this was not only exciting but danger
GUS, on account of the qulcksands.
Sometimes several teams would be un-
der at once, and it took a small army
of men to watch the horses ana he!p
them out when they began to sink.
The quicksands are very heavy IN TINS
river, and in a pail of water there will
settle three inches of quicksand. AL
though the banks of the river are only
about three feet high, the current will
wash channel twenty-seven feet
deep, and the quicksand is SO strong
that il will snap off heavy piles.
Rights of way through the territory
have been granted the following rail-
wav companies: InterOCeantc railroad
company, through one Indian reseHVa-
ton within Oklahoma commencing az
west line of Sebastian county, Arkan-
sas, to Fort Smith, running in a west
erlv direction through the Indian ter
ritory and Oklahoma to a point on the
west line of Oklahoma, between the
North Canadian and Washita rivers,
with branch running from the main
line in Choctaw nation in southwest
erly direction to point on Red river,
neav Denison; also branch beginning
at point in Seminole nation, near
WewolIa river, to south line of Kan
sas, near Otto. Gainesville, McAlester
and ST. Louis railroad company be-