The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-10
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The fate of the free homes bill is about
three weeks off,
One expression that is peculiar to Okla
homa is dead and down wood"
The Oklahoma City Marble works sup
plies many tombstones for Texas.
Garfield county has mapped out q new
township and viii cali IL Mckinley.
The negroes OF the territory meet in Guth-
rie January y to discuss the school ques-
ton.
Emma Young of Oklahoma City was on
trial recently for stealing suit OF clothes.
For husband?
County Treasurer Alexander's bond has
been approved by the commissioners OF
Oklahoma County.
John D. Taylor in the town Of Cheyenne
has an advertisement reading: Deaf and
Dumb Barber Shop
Mrs. Beatty of Chandler recently became
insane and wandered away into the woods
1t took two days to find her.
Ex-Governor Jones OF the Choctaws knows
what IS comine-allotment- He says he is
against II. but that il is coming.
The pending danger is that II Oklahoma
doesn't get free homes 1t VIII get no more
extensions OF time for payments.
Several PopuEsts are preparing fer a hard
winter by snatching up the county agencies
for the sale of Bryan's new book.
The Cloud Chief Sentinel says that no
other name but Flynn is mentioned for
governor IN that part of the territory.
Near Salem, Wash;ta county. in which
the famous Boggy creek IS. II is now re-
ported that silver ore has been discovered.
Tuesday will be a big day in Guthrie.
In addition to the legislature the editors
and the free homers viii hold conventions
there.
John Wimberly, the youngest member OF
the first legislature, thinks he would look
Well behind the counter of a land ofice
under Mckinley.
When the free homers do finally ge.
through perhaps all they will have to do
Will be to send a petition to Cleveland 10
keep his hands off,
Milton Thompson has been arrested at
Oklahoma City charged with seducing Min
ME Sutton. aged Is. with a promise of mar
riage. Thompson is p.
The Dawes commissioners were so glad
at getting the Chcetaw nation to pay some
attention to them that they ran right of
TO Washington to tell about il.
While Guthrie's hot wienerwurst went In
to get drink the other night some one
robbed him of all his wienerwurst and the
tin can. Is Bill Dalton still alive?
According to the Perry Enterprise bill
will be introduced in the legislature making
Mexican money a legal tender for public
and private debts, especially private.
Robert Lowery of Saltwater Will be on
hand in Guthrie Tuesday 20 put his smile
In at the opening of the legislature. The
meeting wouldn't be legal if Bob wasn't on
hand.
An Indian paper says that so far in
diplomacy the Dawes commission has siInp-
ly been out-witted by the people who are
rot yet prepared to become a part of the
United States.'' 1t does look that way.
IF it is such an easy thing to pass a free
homes bill will some Oklahoma Populist ex-
plain why Pettigrew, Allen and The other
senators with votes do not get 1t through
the small senate as quickly as Flynn got
it through the large house. without vote?
John Seger notifies settlers that he has
forbidden Two Babies to sell any wood from
his allotment. He says that Two Babies
is devastating his land. Seger always
knows what he is talking about. He is
the best Indian superintendent that ever
lived.
In Kay county Bob Neff has been hold
ing probate court all right although the
matter is in court and Ed Peckham has
been appointed by the commissioners to
be probate judge until the courts settle
the matter. Peckham is trying to get an
order from the supreme court 10 have Neff
ousted for the moment.