The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-15
Outlines Of Oklahoma

Outlines of Oklahoma
Jenkins, just returned from washington.
says DeFord viii be marshal
The people Of Chandler using relief tents
have been called upon to surrender them
Frank Householder. living west Of Guth-
RE sold sl,ooe worth Of strawberries this
season.
Jenkins Is back from Washington He
will assume the duties Of his new office
June D.
T. j. Palmer. apparently has the Medforc
postoffice in q corner and il viii have 10
surrender.
At e. Reno the Rock Island freight re-
ceipts were $500 more in May. 1881, than In
May 1856
As it turned out the governor fight was a
very tame affair compared to the mashal-
ship battle.
Governor Seay will earn everlasting fame
by pushing himself UP among John Colo
b:e's cohorts.
The supreme court met the other morning
for the sole purpose of admitting A. 5. Cur
It's 10 practice
Jack Slattin, living at Rocky Point, Cleve-
cuitivating cotton.
The best portrait Of Governor Barnes
published is that appearing In Frank Les
hes Weekly of June IL.
The Rockefellers have already nxed to
get possession of the gas lands in the Usage
country as soon as the Indians can part
with them.
The county treasurer and clerk OF Lincoln
county have collected sl.0IO cyclone insur-
ance for the county court house destroyed
al Chandler.
This is the time of year when the murder
takes place on the Oklahoma lawn-the crab
grass choking the blue grass 10 death in
broad daylight.
Il is said that II the supreme court re-
districts the territory It win be to add
another district for the benefit OF Woods
and Woodward county.
Tom Farrar has Governor Seay back Of
him In his ambition to be deputy United
States attorney. Farrar is one OF the mos;
competent men In the territory.
Tom Stumfbaugh. who died IN Kansas
City last Thursday. edited the Earlboro
News. He had a vein of hurror In him and
made the small paper always bright
1t looks like A. c. Scott isn't to get any
thing after all II might be that Scott
would not stay by job II he got H. He.
is literary and literary men get disgusted
with office quick.
Judge Tarsney is not probably listening
to any scheme for gerrymandering the Judi
cial districts for his benefit. Tarsney ex-
poets 10 hold his seat, but he is not schem-
ing to run things entirely.
Charles Hunter came into Guthrie from
Enid the other night and ionged 10 go up
to Governor Barnes and take him by the
hand and tell him that he Qauntero left the
Republican party because OF Flynn. But
he didn't tell IL.
An unprecedented revival Of religion has
prevailed at Ingalls, Gushing, Lawson anA
in the vicinity of these little towns east Of
here OF late. A religious wave struck that
section SIX months ago and has continued
till 1t has grown In wonderful proportions.
Six months ago the town OF Ingalls, which
1T one time was considered one Of the
toughest towns in the two Territories had
Sax saloons. Today 1t has not one, and q
saloon man can not get enough petitions to
ent!tle him by law to go into business
Some OF the former saloon men are now
superintendent in Sunday schools. others
are teachers. while nearly all are members
of the church. In a space Of country forty
miles square, including ingalls,. Gushing
and Lawson. for years was the home OF
the most noted outlaw band that ever oper-
ated IN the west. 1t was the rendezvous
for the Daltons. Doolins. Cooks and other
noted bands. whose members are now dead.
having been killed In fights with officers. or
are serving terms in the penifentiary. Twen-
in the past six years. The city graveyard
has ten men buried in 1t who died with
their boots on. Near Lawson fourteen men
have been killen in a short time. but all
this has past. Where whisky drinking.
murder. gambling and all sorts Of outlawry
existed. churches and church going people
have taken the sway. One of the most not
Ell of these outlaws was Biz Doonn. who
died with his boots on near Lawson las,
year. A week ago one OF his brotbers-ifi-
law was elected superintendent OF Union
Sunday school at Lawson. This man for
years was harborer and a protector of
Doolin and his notorious gang. During all
this reign Of outlawry, church-men Were
scarce. and nearly the whole population in
the country described above were apparent
ly sympathizers OF the outlaws The change
is so marked and so sudden that IL has
created comment everywhere The change
was brought about by the efforts OF former
United States Marshal Z. d. Nix, assisted
by Sheriff Frank Lake OF Pawnee county
and Deputy United States Marshals Frank
II. Conton. William Tghlman and Heck
Thomas. These men routed the outlaws
and then half dozen ministers commenced
a series of revivais. which has coz tinued
for months in the different locations Run |
Hing through the center of this formerly |
bad country Is Hellroaring creek. and |
Preacher Johnston recently held a revival |
on this creek IN a tent. ard 80 Joined the /
church.