The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-31

OKL 4 HOMA OUTLINES.

The district court convened In Enid
yesterday, the 30th.
The yield of cotton in some patches
around Oklahoma City is 1900 pounds to
the acre.
Guthrie claims the possession OF two
madstones; one owned by Captain Cannon
and the other by Genera! Dearborn.
A team ran away with Bee Guthrey one
day last week at Orlando, threw him out
of the vehicle and broke his arm. His
| friends are congratulating him that the
accident was no worse.
Two witnesses have refused to testify
concerning corruption in the Perry land
| Office because it would c-Iminate them
selves Their attitude gives the lie to
LamereauX' vehement assert ions that no
fraud existed.
Guthrie News: l. n. Terrill has been
admitted to bail IN the sum of 81 600. That
he will have a new trial is now a pretty
well settled fact; and if he does, his coun-
sci, Judge Buckner. has gu abiding faith
that this time he will be acquitted.
A Washington telegram says the sub
committee of the house committee on ju-
dietary having in charge the bill to in
crease the number of Judges in Oklahoma
held meeting Friday and decided to
recommend that two more judges be
added.
Hoke Smith has used his best efforts to
have the honest settlers to get sqhare
deal, allegations and alleg>tors to the
contrary notwithstanding Perry Herald
That il like knocking "a man down and
then telling him you didn't mean to hurt
him.
Norman Democrat: Thomas K Tingle
of Guthrie grand master workman of the
4. o. [. W., of Oklahoma, accompanied
by :. l.. Johnson. grand recorder. was in
the city Wednesday to make arrangements
for paving the s., 600 insurance due to Mrs.
w. c. Crawford by reason of her husbands
death.
The Tecumseh Republican states that
Thomas Afford, the surveyor for Major
Neal, was in that city Monday. He says
that the allotmen:s will begin TO be made
the first of next month. The Indians are
now being enrolled and while there is OPP
pooition by some he thinks they will all
be enrolled. The Indians will probably
take their lands west from kickApoo
Springs
The Flat Iron" country, sixty miles
east of Perry is said to be the best watered
aud timbered county in Oklahoma. The
numerous hills aud valleys are covered
with fine growth of walnut, oak and
pecan trees, many Of the oak measuring Z
and the walnut 5 feet in diameter. They
pick up coal from the hedges and there are
:. 4 al =
asphaltum and petroleum in that vicinity.
Norman isn't making as big a splitter |
as some folks, but she is doing business, |
nevert heiess. The Democrat says for the |
week ending Oct. %, twenty-six car loads
of agricultural products have been shipped |
from Norman, consisting of cotton. cotton |
seed, corn, wheat, hay and cattle, while |
about fifteen carloads of cotton and ten |
car loads of coru aud wheat We're awaiting |
shipment.
It is claimed that the settlers on the |
strip will at least have an abundance of |
meat this winter, for on the prairie |
there are thousands of quail, prairie chick
ems and pheasants, and in the timbered |
portions many deer The streams are
stocked with an abundance of fish, those
OF the buffalo and cat varieties often
fifty pounds and over, and mill |
ions of ducks and geese are beginning to |
settle upon the lagooEs.
Chandler had Jail delivery one day |
last week, the four prisoners making good
their escape. One of the prisoners COM
planned of being sick and begged the
jailor to let him out of the cage, in which
he was confined, to get a little fresh air.
The jaiior opened the door when one Of
The prisoners struck him on the head with
a billet of wood which felled him to the
floor. They dragged him into cell,
locked the door and escaped before the
jailor recovered sufficiently TO give the
alarm. Three of the prisoners were in on
charges of horse stealing aud the other
for murder. All were still at large FRI
day.