The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-09
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


Norman Democrat.
The Episcopalians are building the first
church in Woodward.
Okarche is mighty religious. It has
nine church organizations.
| The Rock Island has put on a special
| that will handle live stock only.
Tie Guthrie News has discovered a
sidewalk that is a 'crying shame.nn
1t is said that the territorial Democratic
committee viii get together in January.
Norman claims to he. away ahead Of
| every Oklahoma point as a cotton center.
Watonga Republicans: Does the Rock
Island care nothing about the capital ques
ton?
Governor Renfrow will have to put a
paper-weght on Beaver county to hold it
down.
Too many Democratic papers in the
| strip puff the land Office officials too much
too ofIen.
There is no reason to believe that Swine
ford's liver is out Of whack. He will live
| to regret that report.
That rumor that the land Office at Okla
homa City will be removed TO Ell Reno is
still floating around.
If Beaver county succeeds in seeding
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians may
attempt to draw out.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
over is years old number ], 1896, there being
262 mere women than men.
The Enid Eagle roasted the land Office at
that point and the filings increased at once
from seventy-five to 200 day.
The Kingisher Free Press is still trife
sore. 1t says that none of the reports of
the statehood convention was fair.
If it comes right down to a pinch Hoke
Smith win have every officer in the terri
tory fired in order to save the department
from disgrace.
Fleetwood" a stallion valued at 50 900,
owned by j. A. Sechrest of Oklahoma
county, killed himself the other day. He
was seized with the blind staggers and
jumped through barb-wire fence eigh-
teen times.
1t will cost Uncle Sam to care for the
territorial government in Oklahoma
S3S, $50. The salary list of the executive
Office remains at the same figure, $1,000,
$500, but the legislative expenses jump
from $4,000 to s24,25o.
At the regular meeting of Guthrie COM
mandery, No. 1. X. T., held Monday light,
c. NJ. Barnes was reelected T.. c.; w. L.
Cannon. generalissimo; Edgar w. Jones.
captain general; Knight Spencer, junior
warden; Knight Perkins, prelate; Knight
Frazier. senior warden, and Knight Fisher,
recorder.
In the annual report of the condition of
the affairs of the Indians under his super
vision, Agent Moore of the Quapaw agency
gives soule interesting information. AS a
rule. he says, all OF the eight tribes of the
agency are DESTROYS of taking land in sew
crafty, and to be admitted to citizenship
with the granting of statehood to Okla
homa
At last the list of twenty-three grand
Jurors to meet for the first time in p coun-
ty have been selected. The list is as fol-
lows: John Brogau. Henry Linn, H. G.
Beard, E. Heady, A. NJ. Hall, S. E. Nc
Michal, i. T. Kiie, Edward McNulty, w.
b. Owens, Henry Flock. Il. Fielder, j. ID.
Patterson, William Brown, W. L. Cutler,
j. b. Beadles, Robert Convey, j. G. Parker.
Charles + Miner, J. V. Talkiugton, L. V.
Haskins, A. II. Kite, Edward Writ, w. +.
Lewis.
ArapahCe Bee: Messrs Miller & Hodges
brought in a hea-bitten setter from
Norman the first of the week and Mr..
Stansberry of III county, being here claim
ed that the dog had been stolen from him
at the opening Of this country. On the
refusal of Miller to give up the dog STAINS
berry brought suit for POSSESSION, putting
up cash bond of $40. At the trial this
morning the judge awarded the dog to
Stansberry but taxed up the costs to him
$3.50. The lawyers are now disputing as
to who won the case.