The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-27
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

! Good cotton is selling tor ~ cents IN
the Norman market.
Perry and Woodward will get their
water supply from springs near by each az
soon as water works can be erected.
1t is still too dry for wheat sowing in the
vicinity of Norman, and good soaking
rain would be acceptable to everybody.
The Kickapoo country will be the next
big race, and Edmond is facilitating itself
upon the fact that it is the nearest railroad
point to it.
The Clipper says Isadora McShea who
resides two and n half miles southwest of
Hennessey. has been appointed postmaster
of the town.
The Washington gin at Marietta, I. T.,
with twenty bales of cotton and 400
patterns of bagging and ties, burned last
Wednesday. No insurance.
The report Of the national treasurer
shows that the Chickasaw nation. which
was 500 600 in debt when George Wolf
took his seat. is now entirely out of debt
with balance of $3.50 in the treasury.
Enid claims population of Is. 600 people
and buildings are being erected in ali
parts OF the city, yet at present the EAGLE
admits that it is a city of tents, which will
shortly give way to brick and mortar.
Since the folks who went to the strip are
called Shippers must we infer that the
Kickapoo settlers will be 'kickers" There
is no doubt about it if the Kick lands are
opened under the booth system with soldier
guards.
The Purcell Topic says that through a
mistake in the strip bill and proclamation
the s.. so per acre provision does not apply
to the lands in the Tonkawa and Pawnee
reservations. The settlers of claims in
those lands will get them without paying
for them.
The citizens of Paul's Valley held a
mass meeting last week and adopted reso-
buttons strongly denouncing the outlawry
That has been practiced in that vicinity for
some time to the annoyance and discredit
of the community, and organized vigi-
lance committee to assist the civil officers
in restoring good order. The move was
not made any too soon.
To the Kiowas and Comanches s., Co.,
900 will be paid, minus the price for ailot-
ments in severalty, which will be deducted
from this sum. To the Wichitas Sis, 600
will be paid, the price per acre in both il-
stances being sl.25. The general proyis.
ions in the bill are the same as the one
ratifying the sale of the Cherokee outlet.
The above described lands. together with
the Kickapoo lands east of Oklahoma
proper, will probably be opened all to-
gether, and early in the year 1894.
The following pen picture OF the Fort
bill reservation-soon to be opened to
set.lement-from the Chickasha Express,
will make the mouths of many who were
disappointed at not getting claims in the
strip, fairly water in anticipation: "a
country rich in everything that contributes
to the wants of man and beast, and doubly
blessed with all the natural advantages of
soil, water, timber and climate. The fat
test julcest slice that could be carved from
the Indian Territory"
One of the ugliest tragedies enacted incl
dent to the strip opening occurred last FRI
day in the strip, north Of Hennessey about
nine miles. A man named Lidde and his
two sons undertook to run "A man named
Williams off of claim he had taken at the
opening, but Williams refused to go. The
Liddle's attacked Williams with
broadax, chopping him about the head and
arms frightfuily. Finally Williams faced
himself and securing Winchester shot the
elder Liddle aud one of his sons and
stabbed the other as he closed in on him.
The two that We're shot died on the spot,
but the other Liddle aud Williams it was
though: would recover
The lands of the reservations OF the CO.
manches, hiowas and Apache tribes and
of the Wichita reservation will add co.,
900 acres more to the new and rapidly
growing territory. The boiling of the
Comanches aud kiowas is in the south
western Part of the territory and directly
south of the Cheynae and Arapahoe coun-
try, aud includes something like 1000, 600
acres The Wlchitas have 900. 90
acres in the same vicinity This
land is richer and rather better than
that OF the Cherokee outlet, if tie bes;
iand of the eastern division Is excepted.
and will be the greatest body OF laud
which remains to be thrown open to settle
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