The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-11
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Supreme court adjourned Saturday till
the 18th inst
The normal school at Edmond opened il
! their new building on Monday with ninty-
six pupils.
The Passion flower has been adopted by
| the territorial worlds fair committee as
the emblematic flower Of the territory.
The ball and banquet reception to the
legislature Monday night at Guthrie
eclipsed anything of the kind ever given
in the territory. just like Guthrie.
The territorial worlds fair committee
were in session at Oklahoma City, Friday
and Saturday. The committee decided TO
ask the Legislature to appropriate s24, 900
for the purpose of making an exhibit.
The freight business transacted by the
Rock Island in Ell Reno has become so
materially increased that the Eagle says it
has become necessary to increase the
capacity of the freight room by the
addition of sixty feet onto the depot.
The Edmond Sun says: Professor Hal
leck OF Guthrie surely is the right man in
the right place to make success of the
Oklahoma exhibit at the worlds fair. He
Is du JulSldLISdDit "OTheT, anu lie HAS an
extended acquaintance with Chicago and
its people.
The tragic death of Francis r McKin-
non last Friday stirred the city of Guthrie
as it never has been before aud there WAS
for time strong talk Of lynching his
slayer. MckinnOn was esteemed the
city's most enterprisiug and public
spirited citizen. The remains were taken
TO Arkansas for interment, and were fol-
lowed to the depot by large portion of
the citizens Of Guthrie.
In April, 1892, j. g. Lewis stamped 81.
B. L." upon quarter in GAINESVILLE, Tex,
and sent it on its travels. 1t is needless 10
say ne never expected to see it again, but
to his astonishment took it in over his bar
yesterday. 1t was the same old quarter,
except worn little and the initials as
plain as ever What story it could tell
of its travels during tue past ten years.
The Minco Minstrel is informed that the
Office OF district attorney for the district
of the federal court having jurisdiction in
this portion of the country has been abol-
ished. The resignation of Mr.. Jenkins,
district attorey living at ArImore, has
cant until further notice All com plants
from this district, instead % going to Ard
more tor the approval of Mr. Jenkins,
will now go on to Musgogee TO Chief At
torney Waldro.
Einoud Sun: The new year dawned
gloriously upon Oklahoma and especially
upon this part of it, The footing up of
last years accounts have resulted ia bal
ance in favor of our people in business,
health. abundant crops, better
cultivated and improved farms, better
school aud church facilities, an increase of
and greater amount of hap
piness. Starting the new year with the
above in our favor, it is but nat
urd to presume that the year
1898 will be one OF greater prosperity to US
than any in the past.
Musgogee Pnenix; 1t is said that strong
by the merchants of Kansas
and Missouri will urge the creation of the
whole Indian Territory into state. Now I
all these things mean something and that
something is simply this. These PEG !
pie and thousands of other peo- /
pie are going To keep Juggling away /
until statehood is secured with or /
without the consent of the eastern por- (
ton of the territory Now whether we Z
want statehood or not hadn't we better .
wake up and take "a hand in the scramble .
is better than Indifference. Let's .
get over our lethargic spell