The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-25
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

| The supreme court convenes at Guthrie
June II.
| Ledru Guthrie and volney Hogatt have
| formed a law partnership.
| The principal purpose of an opening Is
to make the spectators hungry.
The closing exercises of the Norman
university viii take place June 9.
The Commercial bank at Kingfsher, a
private institution, has closed its doors.
The Gnuthrie Leader got TO print the Of
fetal proclamation opening the Kickapoo
country.
With part of the Kickapoo country in
cluded Oklahoma county will contain Us
square miles.
The Kickapoo Indians are more dis
eased than any tribe in the territory ex-
cept the Cheyennes.
Bart Barnes. Guthrie boy. has received
gold medal for the best essay at Annap-
oils on THE Navy in the Revolution"
Nearly every paper in the territory will
now proceed TO roast the administra ton
for the opening of the kickapoo country.
Since the Kickapoo opening the people
are not SO anxious 10 have the Kiowa and
Comanche country opened under Cleve-
land.
1t is said that the Kiekapoos exert more
obstinancy against attempts TO teach
them the English language than any other
tribe.
Several men who made the run are
thinking of coming back and giving them
selves up 10 the insane authorities at
Norman.
Whittinglhn of Enid. welcomed the
Republicans there in a speech which
Frank Greer says beat anything ingalls,
ever got off.
No filings were made in the Guthrie Of
fee except upon those that made UP a
fractional part of the farms on the north
side OF the Deep Fork.
The Times-Journal says that Oklahoma
City sent enough bologna sausage over TO
the Kickapoo country 10 reach clear
around the reservation.
Marion TO K. in the Oklahoma City
Times-Journal: / have been acquainted
with and Travelled more or less over Okla
homa since 1870. and from 1872, / made
frequent visits from the northern parts
in nearly all directions through this ter
ritory, as carried messages for the mill
tary and afterwards TO the surveyors at
the time the government surveyed this
Oklahoma proper and other parts adjoin-
ing. l never saw so great a drouth as
there is now or anything 10 compare with
II. 1 have seen IL turn dry about the
middle OF June several different seasons,
and last long enough 10 Cry the vegeta-
ton up badly, but never 10 the present
extent In the twenty-five years personal
knowledge OF the country. After finish
ed carrying messages. commenced the
ranch business in the territory and have
been engaged in II ever since 1873. was
sr,s - s~f-,
ago, aud IL was the dryest I ever saw If
there. and l have passed through there
for the last twenty-five years I believe
that / was the last man tina, tslked with
Mr.. Hennessey before he WAS massacrsd
by the Indian l met him near where
he started into the strip. and ! said Pat
as we all called him. Il have just come
from the Cimarron river, and believe -
is Impossible for you TO get through with
out soldiers to guard you. as have had
much trouble getting through On horse
back. and have been captured BY a band
OF Indians and came very mead losing my
life. You had better 20 back % CalG-
well and get some soldiers" He replied.
"Oh. think can get through AL right
and We separated / had hardly arrived (
a. the post until the word came that PAT
Heunessey was murdered and was sent /
back TO see Il Il was true Arriving al
the spot 1 found he had been taken by the
Indians, chained 20 ore OF his wagons
and burned 10 death TIE two men with
him fed. but they were soon ogs.fakea
and killed ] learned from a chief that
Pat Hen2essey had fought brzysly and
killed several Indians before re was fzksr.
He would have driven Of the band. eg. a
cartridge got fast n his Kz1. and he
started 70 get another gun when be was
taken They burned him because he had |
Killed two OF their number. b.: be s-il .
remained defiant even when the IRE vas
beginning 20 burn hls sesn- ] I've o. sss Z
edge % TIE kicksqoo- Have 10 froEDls .
with thera. NoN. "a 70 The Season In
rot 9 discouraged nor have i0si faifb IA [.
the country Z = pi.1;y q tine - 70 :
T.lzr; corr. beans. K1t.r corr. r7iiozIztzs- !
cane ard ulIIct. ny corn aei1 looks s.ET 4
vel. All I stiI have bopss q rAEsirS 3
CROP II should. shah sow whezE 4
early and have PASTURE - as 70 winter j
ny stock ard since l. = Only c-e il fzre-- 4
ty-ssye years. feel co.7eS-t iss IKE AZ 4
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