The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-21
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Deeds to lots in Northwest Perry viii be
issued after March s.
Charles Curtis of Kansas says there Is
no hope for the free homes bill
j. ". Lappin. whose trial for murder
lasted so long in Woods county. is dead
Judge Bradley and Ike Martin of Enid
are preparing to give q Bradiey-Nartin
ball.
The new county Of Bryan would contain
twenty-eight postoffices and a population
of al2
The Rock Island gave Kinghsher special
rates for the lumber shipped there for the
college.
The present legislature should spend the
rest OF the time in building up reputation
| for being sensible.
| There is some hope that If Oklahoma
| doesn't get free homes the price Of the land
VIII be reduced.
The warship Texas stuck in the mud in
the harbor Just after Bill Bolton boarded
her and went aft.
The city council of Oklahoma City held a
| d.gnified meeting the other night and is
beng Congratulated OF al sides.
| Bryan will not speak before the Oklahoma
| legislature. although ha mas been invited.
Tney have no votes in Oklahoma.
Martha Washington ball viii be given
at Fonca City Monday night and the
ayleete for miles around will attend.
The Oklahoma City Oklahoman denies
that Governor Steele ever visited Oklahoma
City after his veto of the capital bill.
Colonel ". NJ. Barnette. prominent citi-
zen of Kay county. has moved 10 Wash
hston. D. c., to reside permanently.
Mckinley recently asked an Oklahoma
! man who visited him if Flynn was dis
homa.
Captain McGinnis of Newkirk was so sure
the legislature would abolish the militia
| that he countermanded an order for SIS
uniform.
A scheme is on foot TO turn the Arkansas )
river into what is known as Cheyenne Bot
toms and make a big lake for irrigatins
purposes.
There will be big fight about free homes
| in the next ten days. 1t will come back
from the senate as rider and the house
will have time with 1t.
The Enid Wave insists that the school
tower of tha. city be painted in order TO
keep the chinch-bugs from eating the fuzz
off the cottonwood planks.
r. NJ Blair of Cleo. Woods county, IS
travelling about the territory delivering a
| lecture entitled: "A trip around the world
| forty years ago" He Is an old sailor.
Hereafter the city of Manchester will re-
ceive its mail direct from the train. Hither-
| to the mail has come through the neigh
nfr
There is a penitentiary fight on between
Enid and Perry. The committee in the leg
! islature handed In majority report favor
| ing Perry. the minority favoring Enid and
SO reporting.
The debating society OF Boone in Woods
county recently had this subject: Re
solved. That the United States has reached
the zenith OF her glory" The negative
| side won hands down.
| Jerre Johnson of the Kildare Journal In
| welcoming Mr.. Gelmers. citizen, back
| from Germany, says: "Er ist Zuruckkom-
men" Gelmers should call around and go
zwei stein mugs with Johnson.
| Mr. Croft of Oklahoma City is known the
world over. He is the man who photo
graphed the Oklahoma City (Britton) cy-
clone The Strand Magazine of London
recently wrote for a number Of the photo
graphs.
Chickasha Express: The town has been
all torn up over the fact that the Washita
Bridge company had raised the toll TO cross
| the bridge from 20 cents round trip 10 %
cents for the same service, and doing away
entirely with the system Of buying guam
titles OF tickets at one-half the rate, or III.
cents for a round trip. Heretofore four
horse team went for the price Of two horses
| but must now pay 81 for a round trip. The
bridge IS a monopoly in getting over the
river having the ford fenced up, while 10
reach the ford mile north Of the bridge a
detour of four or five miles north must be
made in order tc head certain creeks which
form canyons below and are impossible
This affects everything beyond the first
creek, and lying east OF the city. To the
south the conditions seem 10 be no better.
and il looks ike cinch for the bridge COM
pany.