The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1895-08-24

IN pensions quarterly In Garfield coun-
~.
On an average twenty car loads Of
watermelons leave Oklahoma every
week.
Peaches OF n fine order are selling In
markets for a dollar q half
q bushel.
Judge Currc- Is charged with being
in love because his "socks gather about
shoe tops"
A territory paper in advertising for
a devil says she must be red headed
and weigh at least 100 pounds.
n Kansas City paper publishes in
good faith that Typ Wyatt is in Jail
but that Click Yeagcr is still ut large,
II is understood that Tom Irwin in
to slip back into oklahoma on
the west side has been lost In q corn
field.
A new wholesale grocery under the
name of EMANCIPATION Grocery compa-
ny has been Urgent ed Ia Oklahoma
county.
Great Caesarl That great corpora
ton, the Santa Fe railroad, is running
excursions TO hear Coxcy's speeches
in the territory.
An Oklahoma boarding house is can.
tering along toward the road TO fame
by advertising that spring chicken is
served every day.
The editor Of the Taloga Advocate
says that between chiggers and mos
q%uitos, he has given up all hope OF
spiritual redemption.
Majah Whittinghill has charge Of
the proposed corn palace. Ground
will soon be broken and corn husked
for the structure.
Old man Wyatt says that Bill Doo-
liz is not dead. lie is right. Besides,
the correspondents must have at least
N man left to kill Off.
Typ Wyatt is said to bear a strong
resemblance to n prominent Oklahoma
politician. Is this a covert slap at
Arthur Percy Daniels?
Since Mrs. Albert left Oklahoma
Jessie Findlay has gone down in the
quick-sand Of Oblivion She is never
mentioned any more.
In Noble county the taxes due from
the Santa Fe for 1894 are 50, AGO. and
the road declares IL will pay $4,000,
but the balance is not due.
Bill Taylor, who is to hang in Mis-.
souri,, was in Arapahoe taking depo.
sitions the week before the murder OF
the Mceks was committed.
Hon. Horace Speed and Mrs. NJ. j.
McAllistcr were married at burden,
Kansas, last Monday. Horace Speed
has come to Oklahoma to stay.
One Oklahoma editor has made the
tact threat that IL he meets a certain
other editor he will swipe him on.
hat will jar the freckles off him.
A charter has been granted TO the
st. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern
IullTOuu. ~ IL W " ltoII EdIuiDd u
Wills Point on the Gulf of Mexico.
Robert McReynolds, while digging
for bait the other day, unearthed q
mans skeleton and fifteen dollars IN
coin. This happened in Logan county,
Judge McAtec jabbed a collar ant
an extra shirt in his valise the othel
night and took the train to Mackinaw
Michigan where he join Governo,
Renfrow.
Rev. A. ". Francis made an address
on silver in Oklahoma the other night
The territory minister must also b'
something of n statesman or he vii
not be in IL.
The Ckickasaw officers have n larg,
force of men cutting all unlawful
fences. They began at tho east line o
the Nation and are working west, ant
are now camped at the Frank Byr'
pasture on Blue River. They say the,
will cut all fences not hog tight and al
pasture fences not lawful. Some par
ties are leaving here with hands :
take down their pasture fences between
here and Blue River.
Warrants have been issued for Chas
Allen, a deputy sheriff, and benjamin
Vapdeworth, George Huff and WI
liam Fox, three of his posse, who cn
gagged in a fight with John and Die
Willett and Willinm Henderson. Il
which Dick Willct wss killed and Joh'
Willet and william Henderson serious
ly wounded near Sheridan three week
ago. The charge was preferred %
relatives Of the Willetts.
william Crlttendcn and Ben Crave
two noted thieves, escaped from jal
Sunday morning. A woman wa
placed under arrest Sunday evenin
for aiding the men To escape. An iro
bar was sawed in two, which made
hole large enough to permit the men
go through. A large posse is In pul
suit of the men, and II WAS rumore
they came upon them In the wester
part OF Noble county Sunday nigh
Craven and C~rittenden were boun
over by Judge Tebbeya for grand la
ceny, the men having been charge
with stealing a large bunch of cattl
In the Usage country a few days ag'
There are large rewards for the cal
ture of both men.
Officers have arrested near PURGE
Doc Williams and placed him In jai
pending a hearing before the con
missioners on a charge of obstructin
United States officers and harborin
criminals. He is a friend To the not