The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-16
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| Chickasha wants somebody to build q
! grain elevator at that place
The Eagle says Ell Reno will have four
railroads before the close of the year.
Rev. Joe Jones' brother of Sam Jones
is holding series of meetings at FL Reno
! Lon Whorton of the Warrior says that
he will stay in Guthrie until Chandler get;
something
Colonel Wade and Lieutenant Smith o.
Fort Reno are cow at Fort Wayne, Mich.
as members of court martial.
President Harrison has decided to let the
payment Of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
money be referred to Cleveland.
The Choctaw's new depot at Ell Reno
will be built at the foot of Evans avenue,
and the work of building has begun.
Oklahoma now has another claim to
civilization of the highest order English
sparrows have made their appearance here
in large numbers.
Sam Taylor and Frank Crane two col
Taylor received the contents of revolver
in the hand of Crane.
There is but one way, says the Chickasha
Express, for the people Of the five tribes to
make scoop" on the statehood crowd,
and that is to take their lands in severalty
and call for statehood themselves.
The magnificent school building erected
by Menonites at Cantonment. last year,
was Destroyed by fire a few days ago. The
building was three stories high and one of
the finest indian schools in the country.
naua Ta-riII ha fria
at Saltwater, charged with being accessory
to the murder OF George Embree, for
which l. n. Terrill has received
a life sentence. Dave and l. n. Terrill are
brothers.
The grass money being distributed by
the agent at Anadarko consists OF silver
in the following denominations: $500
dollars. 1900 half dollars, 1000 quarters,
70l nickeis aud dimes. The weight Of the
same is %, 053 pounds.
The Usage council has appropriated
$40 GOO for four iron bridges in the Usage
nation; one across Cana at EIgin, one at
agency road from Egin, and one over
Bird creek, at the agency.
Talhiua News: The native part of our
population all went to a ''yekowa" last
Thursday. Yekowa is Choctav word
that means working" and an Indian is
never too busy with his own work to let
up on it and go help his neighbor through
hard task.
The Ell Reno Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons was organized by D. D. Leach, grand
high priest, and the following officers
Z L.
A. H Jackson, king; A. +. Masterman
scribe; j. j. O'Rourk, secretary; George
d. Orput, treasurer, f. G. White, r. and
o.; c. f. Simmons, p. S.
FL Reno Eagle: The officers of the
Rock Island railroad have signifed their
determination to make Ell Reno
junction point on their system and to
build line OF road from this city to
Cloud Chief and on southwest to FL Paso,
The work will be begun at this place as
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be made, and dirt will be flying within
sixty days.
Cnoctaw Herald The Herald has ever
felt, and continues to feel no little delicacy
in dealing with the land question here. 1t
is the Choctaws' land, ana the Herald has
ever esteemed it their right to keep it as
long as they complied with the treaty of
obligations. But this opinion must bow,
in a measure, to more powerful that now
obtains in the halls of congress. Abrupt
and radical legislation may be looked to In
this or the next congress, in the interium,
if the Choctsws would sectionze and take
their lands in severalty it would be wise
course and wOuld avert many dancers
that threaten.