The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-25
Okkhoms Outlin es.

The state militia still lives. 1t was too
much for the legislature.
In all there are about five thousand
claims in the Wichita country.
Strange to say there Is no very loud wall
over the final collapse of free homes.
1t is noticed by doting public that the
treasurer of Oklahoma was never investf
gated.
Many Of the Oklahoma schools are now
closing. Those of Manchester closed this
week.
George Utterback of El Reno has a me
nagerie. He has just added a bear cub to
his show.
Governor Renfrow made an awful howl
go up when he refused TO sign the school
land bill.
The last thing an Indian gives up is the
Medicine Man. Next to that comes the
rOccas.n.
1t is feared that while Dick Plunkett did
not bet on Corbett II ne had had money he
would have.
Doc Stutsmans case in Pottawatomie
county has been changed on venue TO Ok
lahoma county.
John Pfaff of Edmond viii probably get
Ross place in the Oklahoma City land
office. Ross has been suspended.
The Guthrie Leader asks poor public
to believe that Buffalo Jones was the on
ly crank in the legislature.
Ex-Treasurer Of Garfield County Ed Gill
roy has been cleared of the charge OF en-
bezzlement The case was dismissed.
Langston is to get her coored unlversi-
ty unless Renfrow should take a notion TO
veto 1t, which he will probably not do.
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to put drunken men in jail for safe-keep-
ing, frequently no fine being assessed.
]. p. Towner, messenger in the house,
was sand-bagged and robbed of S1l0 shortly
after the adjournment OF the legislature.
One hundred and fourteen bills passed
the Oklahoma Legislature out of Goa in
troduced The governor has gained 9S.
Governor Renfrow did not veto the
school land bill. He refused to sign It. He
presents nine reasons for not signing it.
The territorial officers who were reap
pointed by Renfrow and confirmed by the
| council do not expect 10 retain their Of
fees.
The homesteaders in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country are already beginning
to rustic that $2iO. They know that II
must. come.
Major Baldwin is a good fellow and he
ought to let the prospectors alone and find
out If there is really gold there in paying
quantities
The Kildare Journal says the appoint
Tent of Louis Hord Of Ponca CITY to
place on the Territorial Board of Phar-
macy is all right.
Dad Echelberger of Oklahoma City is
dead, aged II. He was a member of Paynes
original colony, having joined Payne from
Emporia, Kansas
j. W. Smith of Manchester receives pee.
pies taxes. get the treasurer's receipt and
saves a trip to the county seat. Pond Creek
for fee of 25 cents.
Mr.. Bliss, secretary OF the interior. is a
catholic. The A. p. A. al Perry is quite
uneasy but will probably recover. Maybe
I;.iss doesn't know them.
lie South Canaaia7 aas on EAR the
I other day and the United States mail re-
ma!ned on the other side of the river from
Taloga for twenty-four hours.
The Wichita mountains extend into
Greer county. Why don't the prospectors
20 out there and carry on their work? The
Indian agent could not touch them.
Most o: the people in the territory have
( begun to look towards the southwes;
again. partly al the Wichita country and
partly for stray cyclones.
Messrs Finch and MAINTAINING will soon
make mining experiments in the Wichita
coUnir. for the government. They belong
to tEe geological survey corps.
The Newkirk Republican speaks of a
Mss Jones of Winfield who is visiting in
the city, and says 1t is pity she is
knock-kneed and Roman-nosed.
At South McAlester an interesting ha-
beas corpus proceeding was tried this week
in which b. +. Gookin of Colgate sued for
the possession of his wife, Margaret Goo
kin, nee Barr. Gookin married his wife a
few days ago against the wishes of his par
! ents. The old folks afterwards obtained
pose ss!on Of his wife and refused to sur
render her, hence the proceedings. There
was no contest and the court granted The
writ.
Hennessey Clipper: Postmaster Baldwin
vas in K!ngfisher Monday, and while there
! met William Cooley, former acquaintance
! in Caldwell Kansas. Mr.. Cooley Is an old
Ger California gold miner. and has just
1 returned from the Wichita mountains He
| has with him a number of specimens Of
| gold bearing ore that he secured In those
4 mountains and says there isn't a particle
! Of doubt in his mind that plenty OF gold
! can be found there.
| Guthrie Capital: In 1851 David Trogince
| enlisted IN the First regiment West Vlr.
1 gina volunteers as a private and fought
under the stars and stripes for four years.
/ In 1854 he was commissioned first ser
/ geant Of his regiment, and shortly after
] his regiment was engaged by the enemy
/ and driven back. When the smoke of bat
4 tie had cleared away he found that his
| commission had been lost during the en-
I gagement. He used every effort to find
/ II, but of no avail. Imagine his surprise
! when about one month ago ne received a
| letter from an old comrade of his regi-
| ment stating that he had his comm ssion
| safe and sound. HIS comrade sad In the
| letter which followed that he had repeated
! ~ written TO the pension department and
| different pension examiners over the coun-
| try but had always met with the same
| reply-that no such person was known 20
| them. He heard that Mr.. Trovince was IN
| Oklahoma. and wrote to Guthrie and foun6
! his comrade after thrty-two years, Mr.
| TroVince had also written to many OF his
! comrades endeavoring TO find his commits
| sion, but none knew OF its being found
! and he had given up hope OF ever finding
II when he heard from his eomrade. He
owns a fine claim about fourteen miles
west OF Guthrie. and IS well known in this
city.