The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-04
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

A man at Blackwell has built an all
creeds churcb.
| The city council of Perry has elected
| Bill Tilghman, formerly OF Guthrie, mar
shall OF the city.
The city council of Perry has passed an
ordinance prescribing the rate OF speed OF
four miles per hour at which trains must
pass through the city limits.
Oklahoma carries eff honors in competi-
ton with tie world. The mill at Oklaho-
ma City was awarded first prize on -four
at the worlds fair. Me flour was made
from Oklahoma grown wheat.
Since the opening of the Cherokee strip
over three score of prisoners have been
brought 20 Guthrie to answer to the charge
OF selling whisky without the necessary
government licepse, or Introducing and
selling the stuff in the Indian country.
Madame Mundes, or tom King" as
she is known, the female horsethief, has
been turned loose by the grand jury. The
Perry Democrat says she is one of these
kind that trouble bnt little over worldly
matters. and now that she is free another
chauce is afforded her to engage in her
CHOSEN vocation
The Guthrie Leader tells of novel we'd
ding that took place at Cole n few days
ago. The groom was Rev. John Carter
and the bride Miss Lulu Dixon. The
groom acted as officiating clergyman. He
made the usual promises; the bride re-
spondetl, and the minister thereupon pro-
nounced himself and the lady man and
wife.
The News expresses the belief that an
other railroad will be built TO Guthrie
soon; that active work will commence
within sixty days, and that it will be
pushed to completion as fast as money and
men can do the work. It's no disparage-
ment to the capital city to remark that it
Is Il very quiet week there that does not
bring another railroad into prospect.
The new pharmacy law, in the statutes
of Oklahoma for 1893, requires that all
druggists. apothecaries and other persons.
excepting practiciDg physicians in their
ordinary practice, shall keep record of
all sales OF any article or articles belong-
ing to the class usually known AS poisons;
and prescribe penalty for each violation
of a fine of not less than $50 nor more
than 500. 1t is said that fewsdruggists in
Oklahoma are observing this law. Better
look Il leedle ouds
A suit for damages is now on trial be
fore the court in Guthrie that is novel in
its origin. The News describes it thus:
This is q case where Cupp sues Hixon as
sheriff and his bOncsmen for 5000 dam
ages. alleging that while confined in tie
county Jail he was taken before n moot
court, held by the prisoners. on the charge
of "Dreaking into Jail" fined 80 cents for
the OffenSe. ana upon his refusal to pay
the same was laid across box and held
while a buriy negro prisoner adm Mustered
fifty lashes in lieu Of the fine not paid As
II consequence be was injured bodily and
mentally, his feelings lacerated and his
good name damaged to the extent above
named
Long Tom. Blue Jacket and Little AK.
three Shawnee Indians, were arraigned
Wednesday in the district court at Okla
homa City On the charge of murder, to
which they plead not guilty. and their
hearing was set for Nov. 90. The crime
with which the Indians are charged is the
killing of two men in the alleged defense
of their property. nearly two years ago.
Several times the case has been set for
hearing, and the defendants have always
been punctual in attendance on the court,
but each time, under various pretexts, the
case was sent over. OF the trio of defend
ants Long Tom is the most pcturesge
figure. He is a splendid specimen of the
fast decaying race of Shawnees, and in
his long life he has borne good reputa-
tion for his friendship to the whites and
his loyalty to the great father at Wash
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