The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-17

I Wdru county, flounQ roma, the county
seat OF Grant county. and Pawnee, the
| county seat Of Pawnee county. Then
| there are Kildare, Medford, Pond Creek,
Manchester, Blackwell, ckburn,
| Cleveland, Ralston, Vilett, North Enid,
Waukomis, White Rock and about fifty
small but thriving villages scattered
through these different counties. Flour
ing mills, cotton gins, and wheat eleva-
tors have been built in the larger Of
these places and many Of these cities are
blessed with water works, electric lights
and other like conveniences Of the mod
ern city.
In the city Of Perry alone there are
actually ten beautiful church buildings
and thirty thousand dollars worth Of
good. substantial school buildings,
among which is a fine high school build
ing which cost about $4,000 and contains
all modern conveniences and today Is
filled with happy schildren in school un-
der corps OF eight teachers.
All Of the other cities Of the strip are
proportionately accommodated with
school buildings and churches. Not on
ly are the cities and towns we'll equipped
with good schools, and good buildings,
but the country is, if anything, better
equipped. Each township is six miles
square and there are from four to six
regularly organized chool districts in
each township, each with a good school
house and good teachers employed.
More than this, ope-ninth Of all the land
in the strip and the rents and profits
thereof is set apart by the organic law
70 he nj 80
OF school children, building school build
ings and for the erection Of public build
ings; and in time will make the school
fund Of this territory. in proportion to
its area, greater than that of any other
state or territory of the Union.
A stranger who travels over the differ
emf counties Of the strip not knowing
how long this country has been open to
settlement, will say, Judging from the
character Of the residences, the school
houses, the numerous churches and well
improved farms, that the country has
been settled for at least twenty-five
years. Woods and Woodward counties,
lying in the extreme western portion Of
the strip. are two OF the best cattle rails
ing counties in the west. The cattle out
put from these two counties alone is
simply enormous. The farmer with his
pillow and his hoe has not yet locatel in
those counties but the festive cowboy is
in evidence everywhere.
For all this and more, the people Of the
strip are celebrating. In every county
great throngs have gathered, and are
celebrating with appropriate exercises
and public speaking, the settlement OF
this ricn domain. which a few years ago
was considered Of so little consequence.
that a rich government gave it 20 a
tribe OF savages to tramp over on a per-
iodcal hunt for buffalo. Now It is the
home Of a happy people, whose personal
property alone is worth twenty-five mil
lion dollars and is increasing rapidly
enough money 10 build a railroad and
equip il 70 transport every Indian in the
United States . the happy hunting
grounds forever and forever
At White Rock. a beautiful village
near the corner o. Noble. Kay. Grant
and Garfield counties. this day 5000 peo-
pie were gathered in beautiful grove
on one OF the school sections on the
banks OF Red Rock river. The speakers
OF the day were Judge A. R MuseIler, a
former Kansan; Judge ]. II. King. re-
ceiver OF the land office at Perry. and a
cousin Of ex-Secretary Hoke Smith; ard
Hon. Thomas II. Dyle.
AT Blackburn. Governor c. NJ. Barnes
and other distinguished speakers told OF
this great country. the land OF the Fair
God.
Temple Houston. son OF the noted Tex
as pioneer governor. spoke - many
thousands a; Alva, while Senator Ma-um
held large concourse OF cowboys spell
bound az Woodward.
Distinguished speakers from Kansas
and Texas invaded the strip today and
helped the people celebrate BY recount
ing the wild race and lis many exciting
incidents
Denver. Colo. Sept. 15.-Three per
sons were probably fatally injured in :
runsx tonight in ;he southern part .,
the city While Robert Creek. ranch
man living near the city. with his xlfe.
was driving On Broadway az O'clock. (
his team ran away. iashing into a bug
gy driven by II. ". Hside5Tandt,
printer C. this city. All three we're
thrown cut and suffered fractures - the !
skull. TIE two men VII die an5 the
woman mas very little chance ot -
cove-y
Washington. Sept 1.-THE prssiien, 1
today appointed D y Cooper United I
States marshal tor TIE Northern Dis I
trict .. Alabama: Abraham 7. LsEshs. /
deputy auditor .or The posto1s-e depart I
meat: Patrick J. Aiai,er. asssyer = /
charge o. The Cn!,si States assay o. !