The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-29
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Perry has progressed etropolitanwards
as far ns numbering the houses by streets
and licensing vehicles.
The cotton gins at Muscogee, it is said,
have in more cotton already than during
| all of last season, and the crop is not more
than half in.
Trains running on the Santa Fe be-
tween Kildare and Cross can be seen on
favorable days from the top Of the Black
we'll hotel, fifteen miles away.
The deuizens of the strip north of Hen
nessey, about a township in area, have
planned a wolf hunt for tomorrow as q
sort of Thanksgiving diversion.
Woodward claims to be located in the
largest county in Oklahoma. The Advo-
cate counters the claim and backs it with
the figures which give Beaver county
$500, 600 acres.
The thrifty housewives in the territory
use about one-third the quantity of white
sugar as they do salt in preparing butter
for the table. 1t is claimed that this in
creases the preventative quality of the salt
and lmparts pleasant flavor.
The statement published in press dis
patches few days ago that a family had
persisted in a storm about forty miles east
of Enid, near Glass mountains, is denied
by parties from the locality named who
pronounce it fake, pure and simple.
Alva is to have a bank with money to
loan in sufficient amount to satisfy the
necessities of the people of IN" county
The Star says c. Q. Chandler of Sioux
City, Iowa, will be- president and E. E.
Masterman of Elk City, Kansas, will be
vice president.
Not only did Oklahoma receive first prize
on flour at the worlds fair, but Oklahoma
cotton received the second prize medal at
the great fair. The cotton was in its raw
state. 1t is only within the past two
years that this territory has made any
Pretentions towards cotton growing and
the fact of a worlds fair award is at once
surprising and highly gratifying.
According to the transcripts estimate
Cleveland county is q v-ritabls colorado
1t says: 1.-THE farmers of Cleveland coun-
ty are IN clover, SO to speak. They have
raised the best corn ever raised anywhere
and have had unusually good cotton and
oats, and the beauty OF the whole business
is that they have secured good prices for
the same. Hard times is u term that is
used very little III this community"
Considerable complaint is being made.
says the Hennessey Democrat, that mis-
creants are stealing shanties Oft claims in
the strip. Much of this is done to make
the appearance that claims have not been
improved sufficiently to hold them down.
A few examples made of such creatures
would no dou bt exert restraining iDf1u-
ence upon them. II is worse than SOON
erism.
The loco, or crazy weed has been dis
covered in several localities in Oklahoma,
and Professor Simonton of Oklahoma City
is endeavoring to discover, by microscopic
process, the toxic properties OF the plant,
and to that end asks any and all who may
see the weed or may have locoed animals
to send either or both to him for examine
ton, SO that an sntidote may be found
for it if possible.
General Miles returned to Chicago. Mon
day, from his outing In the Sill country.
He says a serious uprising among the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians has beea
narrowly averted. The liability of an up
rising is decreased by the fact that the
Indians are greatly in need of supplies
and ammunition. In fact, unless the gov
eminent takes immediate measures to fur
nish food and clothing in greater abund
ance many of the Cheyennes and Arapa-
hoes will die before spring. The cause of
the trouble was the killing OF an Indian
by white man, as heretofore stated