The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-09
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Guthrie has got to the point again of
talking about street railway.
| The school board Of Perry has voted to
erect school buildings in that city to cost
$50, 0e0.
The Ell Reno Globe believes that truth
Is mighty. but is trife slow in becoming
prevalent.
The annual commencement exercises of
| the Agricultural college in Saltwater be-
| gin June IL.
1t is said that the Chickasaws have at
last consented to treat with the Dawes
commission.
The newspapers have let up on Judge
Scott. That McMaster apology seems to
have sort Of dnmpened them.
The Ponca City Courier is fishing for a
boom. 1t publishes pictures Of Ponca City
as 1t will appear two years hence.
The Republican county central commit
| tee of K meets in Newkirk today to fix
the date of the county convention.
Colonel John D. Miles, formerly of Okla
homa. was married to Miss Margaret q.
Heidrick, in Kansas City, Thursday.
The Oklahoma City TImes-J ournal can
not see that it would have been hardship
to have been born Cherokee Indian.
Perry and Pawnee, it is said, have ar
ranged for joint Fourth of July celebra-
ton, to be held half way between the two
towns.
Arkansas Tom made an attempt to
break out of the Guthrie Jail Thursday
afternoon, but the jailer was too quick
for him.
The Industrial army of Guthrie is made
on queer lines. in the first place 1t re-
fused to march and now it talks of cele-
brating the Fourth of July.
1t is said to be fact that the two young
men over whom the battle at Yukon took
place. were only farmer boys and had
never robbed anybody in their lives.
A A. Byers the young man of K county
who wants the Democrats to nominate
him against Dennis Flynn, is now going
around the territory telling the boys how
IL can be done.
The FL Reno Globe says that in the
Honkatonk of that city the women are
always Intoxicated and dance without any
garments on. The Globe is Ia favor of
wiping the Honkatonk out.
Ed Dunn is back from Washington. He
says Oklahoma statehood will come up in
the house week after next. The chances
are. he says, that it will be passed by the
house and hung up in the senate.
The closest contest case y ct has been de-
cided by the Perry land Office. 1t is held
that in making short race for piece OF
ground that one man had to curve round
the panel of fence and consequently
stuck his stake in the ground probably
half second too late.
American Investments: Oklahoma con. |
tinues to compor5 herself as il she had !
beer open to settlement a. hundred years
instead Of only four. Her latest statistics |
show nearly 100000 acres of farm lands |
in use, with cash value of more than |
s13 100000. Her farm implements are |
worth $4,000. and she has growing |
6S3,0OO apple trees, 64S 600 peach |
trees. and $1,000 cherry trees, besides a |
great variety Of other trees. The profits |
of this varied investment have not begun |
to come in yet SO that their value can be |
estimated, but the trees when in bearing |
will undoubtedly be one of Oklahoma's |
most prolific sources of wealth. The cen.
sus report discloses the fact that Okla |
homa City is the largest city in the terri |
tory. the population being 7,245 to Guth-
rie's 1921. The assessed valuation of that
city is s., 203. 900, an increase of $500, 900 /
since last year. That of Guthrie is s1.705,-