The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-22
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Perry has been made city of the first
| class.
Enid has been declared city of the first
class and an election of city officers has
been called for Nov. g.
Professor HaiIock said he did not care
| about the opening but when the time came
was one Of the first on the first train that
left Orlando.
Okarche is but little over year old and
has two school houses. But few towns,
says the Times, in SO short a time have &C
quired such school population.
Mrs Clara njamin Newman, wife o!
Professor A. Z. Newman, superintendent
of Blaine county, breathed her last on
Wednesday night. Oct. II. 1898, at heI
home in Watonga.
The agricultural and mechanical col
! lege building at Saltwater will be ready
! for occupation about December 1st. II
will be grand structure, credit to Still
water aud Oklahoma.
| Mr.. Wildman, living near Geary, bad
the misfortune to lose between three and
| four hundred bushels of wheat by fire last
week. The stubble caught fire from the
engine while threshing.
| The State Capital is kicking because the
| Associated Press, and specials sent TO
eastern papers reported Guthrie entirely
deserted at the opening of the
strip. The Capital asserts positively that
| 1900 of the Guthrie population remained
| at home.
John Baily, living about four miles
west of Guthrie, broke a leg yesterday
while fixing the well on his farm. By
some means he twisted his foot and fell
into the well and was extricated with
some difficulty. The leg is broker just
below the knee.
A clothier has excited public curiosity
at Oklahoma City by having large apple
painted outside his shop. When asked
for an explanation he replied: eli it hadn't
been for an apple where would the ready
made clothing shops be today
The Pawnee Scout is ut last in the city,
bag and baggage and is out with Vol. l
No 2. II it is kept up TO present standard
the Republican Of county q and Pawnee
are TO be congratulated, for they will have
bright newsy paper rejecting their
political sentiments.
Watonga Republican; A party of Choc-
taw railway officials were out this way a
few days ago, looking with view to ex
tending their road west from Fit. Reno. |
Captain i. Z. Goe, practical railroad |
engineer, says the cost of grade and Gull |
yerts up the bottom this far would not |
exceed $500 per mile. Let 'er come. We
will load her down with wheat and corn |
next fall.
Press-Gazette: Two years from today |
Oklahoma will be represented III the na-
tional capital by two senators and three
congressman. Is there a man IN Oklahoma
who loves the beautiful cities and the
broad and fertile lands OF the territory
W hose heart does not swell with pride at
the prospect in store for this tbs home Of /
his adoptlour
The interior department has been Motif
ed that men are standing IN line at the
Cherokee outlet land offices and ciamoTiug
for places in order to make their filings. |
1t has been reported that men have paid ss
high $50 for places and that some men
have made much money by selling their
places TO homesteaders. There is no occa-
sion whatever for tnis rush, the home
s;eaders have ninety days Ia which 10 file
and could so ahead improving their claims
without wasting their Tune about the land
oitice.
A man from the Usage nation lef; the
following ct the State Capital office: a
Mrs. Plumber, O. the Usage patiou.
white woman. has married her four
daughters 10 full-blood Indians aud has
sued her usband for L divorce go ss to
MAKE the deal completes oy marrying
amous the Osages herself A warrant Was
served on one OF her sons in-iay On tae
lIih inst, when his wife wanted 70 ka0w
how long her d2riin. would be kept away,
and kissed him ~ Rzssiona;elS as though
he was her only 10y. Next.