The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-26
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

Arkansas City Dispatch: Ex-Chiaf W
D. Bushyhead, of the Cherokee nation
was in the city today looking after hi
quarter section just south of the cit,
which is reserved for him by the terms o
the bill. He says the strip bill will b
ratified by the Cherokee council at thei
meeting next Tuesday without doubt.
Joe Carter. in the Beaver Democrat
gives the following recipe for the cure o.
the grip: Zone quart of whisky and 6
little quinine-put the quinine in you
pocket and drink the whisky" An i'm
provement would be to write the wore
"quinine" on slip OF paper. 1t has th'
merit Of being cheaper.
Appointed officers Of the Indian terri
tory up to date: j. J. McAIister, United
States marshal; Charles B. Stewart OIL
GAINESVILLE, Texas. federal judge in place
place of Judge Shackleford; C. l.. Wilson
of Mnscogee, to be United States attorney
for Indian territory. Partially on the
home rule line as announced with -four
ish at the beginning.
New York capitalists bought the water
works bonds of Oklahoma City-S17, 500
! worth-paying 5000 premium therefor.
A colored Mason lodge has been organ
lied at Ardmore.
The five nations are getting ready for an
international council.
Kingfsher has tested its waterworks,
and the test was entirely satisfactory.
The Chickasaws will hold singing con-
vention the second Sunday in May and a
silk sash will be awarded the best singer.
Fourteen men plead guilty in the dis
trict court at Kingfsher, to cutting tim
Der in the Cherokee strip and were fined
IS each and costs.
During the storms of Wednesday even
iug, Vincent Wilson, living about two
miles from Frisco was struck and instantly
killed. by lightning.
Land offices are in active demand.
Chandler wants one, so does Saltwater and
Tecumseh, Cheyenne aud two or three
other towns on the west-in fact, in this
respect they are all alike.
There are said to be twenty-seven appli-
cants for the United States marshalship Of
Oklahoma now in Washington camping on
the trail Of that office.
The Arapahoe Argus declares that Miss
Curnutt of Oklahoma City escorted a
bunch Of prisoneos to Guthrie unattended,
save the six-shooter which she invariably
wears strapped to her waist
The Guthrie Capital has the following
interview with joe MeNsal:
"Mr. Simmons, of the Simmons Hard
ware company, and a director OF the
Frisco, had little faith In getting the
Frisco extended until forced to by COM
petition; but he had strong faith that
proper work could get line soon from
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas at Wag-
oner to Guthrie. Wagner is 100 miles
due east of Guthrie. John d. Rockefeller
has bought the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas from tie Goulds Mr.. Simmons
goes to New York next week to see him.
He was certain that all necessary to get
Rockefeller to make this extension was to
convince him that it would pay. The COM
mittee came home convinced that an ex
tention from the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas at Oswego or Wagner could be
cotton soon. ST. Louis is convinced Of
this and will go to work in earnest. as in
Dictated by Mr.. simmons New York trip
to see Rockefeller This would get us
line aad be better for Us than
the Frisco. Mr.. Cannon went on 10
Chicago TO look after the Hutchinson,
Oklahoma and Gulf road, which we under
stand has foa,ed-its bonds is ready TO
build ~