The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-27
OKLAHOMA OCTLlNES

The cry now is ''Siug!e statehood OF
none"
G. C. Burus, living in Edmond, says he
has a maidstone which he wants to trade
or sell.
Norman is closing nearer and nearer 10
civilization. Last week it luxur:ated ID a
mill site contest.
John Webb Pop and Phil Pitts tRep)
at Pawnee settled their political differ
en- ces in the fistic ring.
Judge Scott is still after Editors Brown
and Burke. Judge Scott, to all appear
ances is not easily fatigued.
The new strip county names are: q.
Pawnee: p. Noble; K, Kay Q, Garfield;
L. Grant; NJ, Wood; n. Woodward.
What makes Oklahoma happy is the alb
sence OF Indebtedness. II is that, too.
which pleases the eactern capitalist look
ing for investments.
Waukomis Wizard: We stop the press
right here to remark that we burn wood
in our stove and that commodity will be
cheerfully received on subscription.
Hon. James Big heart, the new presi-
dent of the Usage nation, was inaugurated
last Monday with imposing ceremonies.
The new council was also indicted into
Office. Big Heart wore a dress suit and
bore all evidences of civilization and re-
finement.
FL Reno Eagle: Quanah Parker, princi-
pal chief OF the Comanches. Is in the city
attending court. There are perhaps hun
dreds of people in FL Reno, who in child
hoods happy days, read i'll their old school
reader the history of the massacre OF a
train of emigrants in Texas by Indians,
and the capture of a 3-year-old girl named
Cynthia Anna Parker, and hes recapture
twenty FIVE years later by band of Texas
rangers under command of Colonel Ross
Quanah Parker is the son of Cynthia Anna
Parker and her husband He is rich. has
several wives and speaks English fairly
well.
Oklahoma City Star: The Circle ranch
embraces several thousand acres round
| about IL high hill on which stands the resi-
dence, stables and other buildings. All
the structures are of the stockade pattern
and surrounded by Jwelve-foOt high
fence. 1t is known by the euphonious
and expressive name of Fort Circle. The
fort is well supplied with never failing
spring water, sufficient for the many
horses, cattle and hogs that feed upon the
thousand Circle hills. The ten or twelve
soldiers of Fort Circle attend to their
kings orders with promptness and dis
patch, as only two new recruits were en-
listed within the last eight years. The
fort Is guarded by day and by night, and
travellers had better not ask any questions.
The Cook gang and deputy marshals ara
never permitted to enter the fort. Mus
kogee Circle, who doubtless owns the best
fortified fort and best disciplined private
army in the United States, is not only 4.
man of blood and iron, but likewise has a
religion. Like Mahommed, he and his
house keep every Friday as the Lords
! day, having preacher OF his
| own, the religious services are conducted
with profound solemnlty within the fort
and under safe Winchester protection.
The chaplain, who is armed with the
word of God and a six-shooter, Daptises
the whole garrison, king. squaws aud
papooses, in the neighboring goose pond
on every Friday. not alone TO wash clean
their souls but their bodies also. In con-
clusion, the hermit kingdom in the Creek
country must be seen TO be properly APP
| preciated. But ii is nearly as difficult to
| enter the inner conrt of Fort Circle as &c
dance under the hanging leaden coffin OF
the renowned prophet of Mecca. Perhaps
| in the near or distant future. after certain
present disabilities are removed, the cur
| iosity hunter will not be repealed by sharp
| shooting rifles nor by big-pawed bulldogs
| but the closed gates of Fort Circle will be
thrown wide open, and then the Life ant
! Death of Muskogee Circle" will be bette
known and published to the world. \
present the liberty of the press is abridged