The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


church in Guthrie, has resigned.
The Magnet says the stockmen of the
| Comanche Nation have decided to make
NARROW the shipping point for their cattle.
The Chickasaws will meet in convention
! at Minco. on the Gath instant, tomorrow
to consider the question OF allotments and
statehood.
A large acreage has been sown to wheat
in the vicinity of NARROW and since the
late rain the Magnet reports it doing we'll
! everywhere.
The Methodist church at MInco has a
| bell that is warranted to call the hunters
from the hills in the Wichita reservation
Sunday morning.
The Ell Reno Eagle says there are hun
dreds of claims in II, G. and c counties that
are vacant and advises people to settle on
them in place of waiting for the strip.
Chief Harris SAYS the Cherokees will ac-
cept the treaty as modified by congress,
and reinquish their claim to the strip.
The consideration to the Cherokees will
amount to $3.50 apiece.
1t is stated that a man named Dent has
interested Texas capitalists with the speci
men of gold bearing quartz which was dis
covered in the Choctaw nation. They an
ticpate the development of the mines in
the near future.
The Saltwater Gazette furnishes Strip
homeseekers this bit of kindly ipforma-
ton: Good claims can now be
obtained at reasonable figures. A year
hence claims that can now be secured for
$500 to 81 900 will readily command twice
those figures, for the reason that the last
opportunity to obtain cheap arabic lands
by that time will have passed away"
Bono Blade, or Ezra Banks, the Okla
homa poet, has just had publ shed little
book of poems, of his own production.
Some Of the verses have been published in
the local papers in the territory, though
the collection embraces a number of new
compositions-all specially applicable to
and most of them inspired by some scene
or incident in the Beautiful Land. Mr..
Banks will put the book on sale in the
territory in short time.
Judge Buriord. of the Second judicial
district, made a ruling at kingfisher last
week which is of vast Importance to land
owners. 1t is to the effect that transfer
of land is not complete until the deed is
recorded; that if anyone obtains judgment
against person from whom purchase
of real estate is made, the land may be
sold to satisfy the judgment unless the
deed rs on record at the time of obtaining
judgment notwithstanding you have
deed to the land and are living on it.
NARROW Magnet: A wrong idea prevails
in some parts OF the states in regard to our
social system here in the territory. We
assure you that the lives and property OF
white people are just as safe as In the
state. Courts are just as severe on viola
tors of the law. and debts are jnst AS easily
collected here as anywhere. Contracts
made with the citizens are almost in
variably carried out to the very letter by
the citizens. The law fully protects the
whites in all legal contracts with citizens.
The Guthrie Capital gives the following
synopsis of the new school law:
An act for the support and regulation OF
common schools.
Creates the Office of county superintend-
ent.
Annual meeting of each schoo! dirstrict
shall be held on the second Tuesday of
May each year
Two persons possessing the qualiica-
tons Of electors, as defined III the statutes,
and all females over the age OF Il years
who are citizens OF the United States and
residents of the school district, are legal
voters
May vote bond to build school houses.
but 10 person shall vote a. any election
called for that purpose who Is not legal
taxpayer.
Separate schools for the education Of
white aud coiored children may De est@o.
lished rs follows, and IL no other way:
In each county where the election is held
for the election OF school district officers
there shall! be held an election Where ali
persons who are qualified school steSiors
may vote Tor or against separate schcois ioE
white and coio-sd children n sad coIafF.
ii majority OF the votes cast at said csc
tioa De against separate senooi', saeH the
white ana coIorsd children saalt attend
the same schools IN such a county; oat u
= majority OF the yctrs cast be IN favor 81
the establishment Of separate schools for
white snd colored e .idreu, as hereinafter
provided. In all counties "a WEies tGe
electors have voted 20 cs;a3sasa separate
schools Tor white and colorea Children The
beard Of eeuuty commissioners saaii al