The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-28
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The foot ball team of Hennessey is hunt.
ing victim to practice on. It has chal-
lenged the Territory.
Rush Springs is being troubled with
hogs and wants a law to shut them up.
Better ship them up to Wichita and re-
ceive fortune in exchange.
The cyclone at Oklahoma City destroy
ed every bawdy house in the city, and now
Guthrie wants one that will conduct it.
self in. the same beneficial manner.
A mad dog scare in Guthrie, Thursday.
caused crusade to be inaugurated against
the canine species. and on Friday forty
dogs, without regard to their guilt or in
nocence, were slain.
Saturday was observed as Arbor Day
by the schools of Guthrie, a number of
trees being planted ON the grounds. The
Capital says that of the SIS trees planted
last year, $40 areliving
Charley Couch, of Oklahoma City, the
youngest son of Meshack Couch, and
nephew of Capt. Couch, was thrown from
horse Friday at 1870 o'clock, receiving
injuries from which he died within fifteen
minutes.
Governor Seay has received instructions
from Washington to proceed to lay out
counties and townsites in the Cherokee
strip, preparatory to opening the territory,
and work was begun yesterday.
The acreage of cotton in Oklahoma
county will be more than double the acre.
age of last year. The Times-Journal says
10 larger fields will be planted. but almost
every farmer will grow IA few acres.
Small birds somewhat resembling the
English sparrow and very fond of wheat
field at about the time the wheat COM
menced to grow, are doing considerable
damage to the growing wheat in some
ocalties in Oklahoma county.
The Capital claims that the new iron
Jail in that city is one of the neatest. clean
est, and best ventilated structures in Ok
lahoma. The county prisoners have just
been transferred from the United States
prison to the new Jail. The number Of
prisoners at present confined in Villas
fortress is fourteen of which number seven
Terrill and Bell.
The following cases are assigned for
trial this week before the district court at
Guthrie:
Territory VS.. Harry Pulliam, March q.
Territory VS.. William Waller. March %.
Territory vs.. Frank Sheets, ct al,
March %.
Territory VS.. George Warrenburg,
March 60
Territory VS.. Frank Crane, March 90.
Territory VS.. George W. Day and Harry
Strough, March SO.
Deputy United States Marshal Heck
Thomas came in last night on the south
bound Santa Fe train, having under arrest
man by the name of Lewis, who was
captured in the Usage country. Lewis
has the reputation of being bad man,
and when arrested was heavily armed
with two revolvers and big dirk knife.
The Winchester rifle and shotgun stolen
from the express car at Wharton on the
night of Nov. s. 1892. were in Lewis pos
session when arrested.-Guthrie Capital.
The negroes in the Vicinity of Center,
Choctaw nation, it is reported, are becom-
ing quite lawless. Ouekvening recently Il
gang of them rode up TO a settlers house
and fired volley through the window,
fortunately doing no injury. 1t is such
acts as this that render it occasionally
necessary for the white people in some To-
calities to arise i'll their wrath and hang a
few negroes.-Purceli Register. Such
conditions as those likewise render locali-
ties where they occur good points for
pesceable and order-loving people not to
go TO IN search of homes