The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-07


and the Indian Territory.
Guthrie, o. T., Nov. &c. II. Rich,
lged 20, has been wounded in the heart,
Ind as consequence wants acton. he
has brought suit against Miss Almlra
Todd, age unknown, for breach Of
promise. George Gardner represents
The plaintiff. Rich is the father Of Pho
sographer Rich, decea sed. The petit
ion fled with Deputy Clerk Alfred S.
Dewitt by Rich, as in the district
clerks office, reads as follows!
;n the district court of Logan county,
O.. It:
e H. Rich, plaintiff, VS.. Almira Todd,
defendant
For his cause of action against the
defendant the plaintiff herein says that
heretofore towit, on the 18th day OF
September, 1895, in Oklahoma Territory,
The defendant, in consideration Of the
promise of plaintiff then and there TO
marry defendant, promised and agreed
TO and with this plaintiff that she
would marry plaintiff at once.
That plaintiff believed said promise
and relied thereon and has ever since
been willing to perform the said agree
ment and marry defendant.
The defendant wholly disregarding
her, said contract and agreement fails,
neglects and refuses to perform the
same and to marry plaintiff, to his
damage in the sum Of one thousand dol
lars, for which sum and for costs he
demands Judgment
GIRLS SELLING WHISKY.
Over twenty persons were sentenced
L a
thirty days to one year in the federal
Jail by District Judge Bierer at Pawnee.
Twenty-three pleaded guilty and were
sentenced at one time. Among them
were two girls aged IL and IL years,
who said that they had run away from
their parents in Kansas and had been
selling whisky to Indians for several
months and had made considerable
money. In commenting on the matter
Judge Bierer stated that the prevalence
Of this particular crime had become
alarming, and added: az have given
You all the heaviest fines on this &C
count"
DICK PLUNKETT AGAIN.
Dick" Plunkett came down from
Perry yesterday and spent the day with
friends. There is, perhaps, no sporting
man in the west as popular and active
as Plunkett He is a great big, whole
souled fellow, true to his friends and al
ways a lover of right and justice. Dick
is arranging TO organize an athletic as
ISOLATION in the territory with the OBJ
ject Of bringing here physical culture
artists. He is in receipts of letters from
John L Sullivan and if proper guaran-
tees are given, Sullivan will give a
number of exhibitions in the territory.
THE RAILROAD SPIRIT
The Oklahoma City Times-JournaI
has the following: The Citizens Rail-
road committee has called a mass meet
ing at the probate court room for to-
morrow evening. The call will be found
in another column. Hon. c. G. Jones
has just returned from st. Louis where
he has been in the interest of the Sa-
pulpa road. and will be able to present
the exact situation of affairs in connec-
ton with that enterprise. 1t must be
known TO our people that other sec
tons of the territory are moving in the
direction of securing the extension of
the road from Sapula, and it behooves
the people of Oklahoma City to be on
the alert, or they will be outgeneraled in
the race for commercial supremacy. 1t
is now In our power to decide the ques-
ton whether we are to be a populous
commercial center, or an ordinary coun-
try town. Whether we are to be the
former or the latter will, in our judg-
ment, depend on the proper action Of
our people at this time. The aid neces-
sary to put the road on the way to sue
cess is compal atively insignificant, com
pared to the unquestioned advantages
which will acrue to us by its early COM
pletion. The sum of $1,000 Is mere
trifle when we consider the magnitude
of the enterprise.
The citizens committee Will report the
progress at the meeting tomorrow night
and until final success is reached they
should have the hearty cooperation of
every propertY holder in the CITY