The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-04
Outlines of Oklahoma


Up to date the poole Of Greer county have
bitten no chunks out OF Jim Kelly.
Ontario is the name Of park which the
FL Reno Star says is LIS miles east OF e
Reno.
The accoucher general Of the Wichita
tribe is still far in the lead Of the ailoiins
agents.
Mss Nellie SpurIock after years vis;st
II Guthrie has returned TO Junction City.
Kansas
The Oklahoma City merchants have agreed
&c close their stores at7:30 ?. m, except on
Saturdays
The Cheyenne Indian Industrial school
holds its annual commencement IN Cad6o
Grove June It.
Governor Barnes is one OF the few wes-
tern public men who is not afraid TO talk
to newspaper men.
II the Montana Cheyennes had an agent
ike Major Woodson over them there would
be no Indian war up there.
The Blue Goose" the noted drinking
place in the river between Purcell and
Lexington has been swept away again.
jenkins knew what he was about when
he voted for Mckinley in 1855. He has
been appointed secretary Of the territory.
Victor Payne and Mr. Lookabaugh Of
watonga were in Guthrie the other day
studying the light in Governor Barnes eye
The editors who attended the meeting at
Shawnee subscribed SIS for the two Chan
dler papers which were crippled by the cy
clone.
The territorial nrbary position appears
TO be gone but Governor Barnes should
figure around for something else for John
Golobie.
Callahan expects fusion to be perman-
ent thing. 1t will probably be that but
never TO the increment of Mr.. Callahan's
wealth again.
So much exaggeration has been pract.ced
in the past that just now when Oklahoma
has the greatest prospects In her history
the fact goes unpublished.
Thieves in the vicinity OF Perry must have
heard that people ride wheels. At any rate
they broke into a shop and stole four
wheels off fine phaeton.
The Oklahoman of Oklahoma City serious
ly breaches the plan of turning the North
Canadian into canal in order TO force a
water rate out of the railroads.
There appears TO be no particular protest
against H. d. Mcknight being the Repub-
lean candidate for congress. Mr.. Nc
knight is from Ohio. and the world seems
to be inside Ohios pocketbook.
Governor Barnes should give his appo:n
tees to understand that at the end OF four
years and in event OF the election OF a
Democratic president they are not 10 make
that old play about holding over another
term.
Governor Barnes will probably pardon
the Welsh boys who are now serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary for robbing a
man OF S. Judge Scott, who sentenced
them. has recommended that they be par.
doned.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: Or. E. J.
Trader of Council Grove has In his posses.
sion two pieces Of writing that are over two
hundred years old. They are conveyarces
for land, one for 200 acres and one for 800
acres in Maryland, from Lord Baltimore TO
Manassa Morris. and are dated 1857 and lsSs
respectively. The conveyances are writ
ten on sheepskin and the ink has preserved
wonderfully. The grantee, Manassa Nor
RS. is the grandfather, four generations
removed. OF DIR. Trader. and the parch-
ments and land have always been in the
possession OF the family. DR.. Trader has
been requested TO send them TO the State
Historical society of Maryland and VIII
probably send them there They are among
the oldest records in the United States.
Guthrie Leader: Neal Higgins, salesman
at Rhodes furniture store. and Miss Minnie
Olson, who resides three miles southwest
OF town. were married on March Ia. last
The wedding was secret and did not become
known until Saturday night. last. The
brides parents objected to the marriage.
but this did not deter Cupid from getting
in his work. After the nuptial knot was
tied in This city, three months ago, the
bride returned home where she remained
until her husband had furnished a home on
West Noble avenue. Saturday Mrs. Hig-
gins parents left home for visit. Hig-
gins learned OF this fact and hiring rig
he drove TO the country to get his bride
He had no trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. His-
gins have gone TO housekeeping and are
now receiving the congratula tons of their
friends.