The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-08
KLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Pawnee Scout says the Indians in
the adjacent reservation have wheat
enough in stack to keep two or three
| threshers running all winter.
The Democrat suggests the holding of a
mid winter fair at Norman to raise funds
| with which to bridge the Canadian river
near that place. A good suggestion.
The synod of Indian Territory has
created new presbytery in the Chicks
saw nation, consisting of Revs E Hami-
ton, S. V. Fait, S. G. Fisher and C. s.
Vincent.
The Alva Star says an effort is being
made to locate II town somewhere in the
vicinity of sections nine and ten, towns
ship twenty-four, range twelve. This To-
cation would be distant from Alya about
twenty-five or twenty-three miles
Governor Renfrow before leaving for
Washington appointed as commissioners
for N county. Messrs. u. ". Crowell, j.
E. Frtzlen aud Charles w. Dicks, and
also l.. S. Proctor, county surveyor. The
board will meet aud organize on the 9Th
instant.
The result OF the novel damage suit be-
fore the district court at Guthrie, wherein
Tom Cupp sued ex-Sherf Hixon for per-
sonal damages he sustained at the hands
OF prisoners in the Guthrie Jail in visiting
the penalty assessed by moot court, was
a verdict for $500 in favor OF Cupp
If Duncan isn't in it. it is certainly very
near by. The Banner says: Lying adja-
cent to Duncan, in the Comauche country,
there are 49, l60 acres of the finest agricul-
tural land that a crow ever flew over
This area lays in one solid body, unbrokeu
enough for 600 families-and is capable
of producing 81, 3S2, 400 worth of farm pro
ducts annually.
Pawnee Scout: We find by a more IA
miliar acquaintance with the people of our
city and the surrounding country that
many of them have held various positions
in the Pawnee country in former years
and are we'll acquainted with the country
and knew what they were doing when
they made this their future home, 1t is
no experiment with any of them.
At hay camp near Chickasha, last
Saturday, two young men named Jim
Holden and Ed Mcclure were loading
their shotguns preparatory to hunting
birds. Holden, after placing the cart
ridges in his gun snapped it toget her as is
the practice in loading such guns, when
one barrel was discharged, the load enter
ing the arm, near the shoulder of his
slster-in-law, Mrs. Ira Holden, from the
effect of which she died Sunday morning.
Some of the settlers on claims in the
Cherokee strip are being annoyed by fell
lows who come in and settle on their
claims and demand money or declare they
will file contests. Not having the money
nor being inclined to submit to such
robbery the settlers have formed a kind of
society and will promptly eject all the fell
lows who attempt to stay on their ella inns.
| That's right; fire 'em out, bodily.
Times-Journal A black jick farmer
says he proposes to raise hogs and make
money on them, without feeding much
corn either. The sandiest of the black
jack land is the best for vans and sweet
potatoes, and he proposes to plant
them in fields just as other peo-
pie plant corn. The yield will ruu
from 200 to 400 bushels to the acre. A
bushel of sweet potatoes. he says, is as
good as bushel Of corn for fattening, ii
properly prepared. Tie farmers plan is
to build big vat and boil his potatoes.
/ Then mix them with small quantity OF
chopped grain-corn, rye or barley. He
claims that hogs can be fatteued Oh such
| feed in about one half the time it takes to
! fatten with corn.