The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-13
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

The ginning season is now fully on and
the gins in the cotton section are all run
ming full time.
che town we'll at Ponca City proves to
be a good one. The Guide says hundreds
of men and horses are watered there every
day and there is no show of failure in
the supply. The water is soft and good.
Judge Dale has made a new ruling.
Heretofore attorneys coming to Oklahoma
from other states have been admitted on
their certificates to practice before the
supreme court, but now all attorneys have
to appear in open court and be examined.
y O'Donnell Bros. of Lincoln county
shipped three car loads of broom corn from
Guthrie, Tuesday, to Chicago. They
claim to have the largest broom corn
raised in Oklahoma, and own more land
in their family. The News says they have
an even 100 acres.
Governor Renfrow is now engaged in
visiting the strip cities in order to famil-
iarize himself with their locations and the
general wants of the people by person nj
observation. This is good move and will
bring the governor in closer touch with
the people.
The delegations from the Indian Terri
tory at the Oklahoma City conference are
deeply and earnestly interested in state
hood and hope to issue soon 5000 pamph
let's containing the true condition of their
affairs and needs, to be distributed free
among their own people.
The Guthrie News, which has its smeller
all the time set to catch tricks and schemes
as they are concocted, says the slate is
already fixed as to who shall be the Off
Gals as soon as statehood comes to Okla
homa. The senators aud representatives
have already been selected.
It is announced that the Cherokee Town
site company has secured the quarter sec
ton north of Bushyhsad's and east of
Willow Springs. 1t is the desire OF the
company to be the connecting link be-
tween Kildare aud the Willows. The land
has been plated and lots will S DON be for
sale.
Norman Democrat: The statehood con-
vention at Muskogee only emphasizes the
fact that single statehood alone is desirs-
ble The progressive resolutions offered
there were defeated by only one vote,
which shows hearty sentiment for single
statehood The citizens of the five tribes
may as we'll accept single statehood grace
fully. as it is surely coming.
Ephraim E!dridge. kfarmer living about
four miles north of Norman, died Monday
night from hydrophobis. The Democrat
saws he was bitten by house cat on the
18th of July while he was asleep. at 8
o'clock in the morning About one month
ago he felt symptoms Of the dreadful dis
ease, but they passed away. On last Tues
day be showed decided symptoms. aud
when Or. Waits was called in he Was suf-
feripg intensely aud could not bear liquid
of any kind in his mouth. He grew rap
idly worse, dying in intense agony Moa-
day night.
William Hoskins informs the Guthrie
News that there is oil OF his claim, which
is located about six miles west of Guthrie
He's got it cock-sure if the sample be left
at the News Office amounts to anything.
1t is the finest specimen OF crude petro-
leum that experts declare they have ever
seen Hoskius says he will bore and be-
lieves be vii! let ioos. millions Of barrels
of fine oil shortly after he begins to work.
If this re true there Is ri- future before
his section of the [ nited States and large
fortune in sight for Mr. Ho-kIes- Mr.. John
Bussey. who lives bear HosSin>. : an old
Pennsylvania aud has had a big exper-
ieucs with the oil wells of that section OF
the cdQntry. and he declares that ali the
surface indications of the country where
Mr.. Hoskins claim is located are precisely
those Of the oil regions of Pennsylvania.