The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-16
Outlines of Oklahoma.

reached Oklahoma.
The body of Captain Baker was buried
In Salina. Kansas.
The state militia still lives. It was too
much for the legislature.
In all there are about FIVE thousand
claims il the Wichita country
Strange TO say there Is no very loud wall
over the final collapse of free homes.
1t is noticed by doting public that the
treasurer Of Oklahoma was never investi-
gated.
Governor Renfrow made an awful howl
go up when he refused to sign the school
land bill.
Doc Stutsman's case in Pottawatomie
lahoma county.
John Pfaf OF Edmond viii probably get
Ross place in the Oklahoma City land
Office. Ross has been suspended.
The Guthrie Leader asks a poor public
to believe that Buffalo Jones was the on
" crank in the legislature.
Ex-Treasurer of Garfield County Ed Gil
roy has been cleared Of the charge of en-
bezzlement. The case was dismissed.
At Cloud Chief il is regular practice
to put drunken men in jail for safe-keep-
ing, frequently no fine being assessed.
]. P. Towner, messenger In the house.
was sand-bag ged and robbed OF $40 shortly
after the adjournment OF the legislature.
One hundred and fourteen bills passed
the Oklahoma legislature out of 604 in
uoduced- The governor has gained IS
Governor Renfrow did not veto the
school land bill. He refused 10 sign il. He
presents nine reasons for not signing IT,
The territorial officers who were reap
pointed by Renfrow and confirmed by the
council do not expect to retain their Of
fees.
The Chandler News might stay up at
night TO think mean things OF Cassius NJ
Barnes. calls him Cassius Moreottice
Barnes.
The homesteaders in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country are already beginning
to rustic that $40. They know that it
must come.
The Guthrie Capital turns the Oklahoma
legislature over the fire on spit. The leg
islature deserves it. What has 1t really
done meritorious?
The kildare Journal says the appoint
nent of Louis Hord of Ponca City to a
place on the Territorial Board of Phar-
macy is all right.
]. w. Smith of Manchester receives pen-
pies taxes. get the treasurer's receipt and
saves trip TO the county seat, Pond Creek
for fee of % cents.
Mr.. Bliss. secretary OF the interior, is a
catholic. The A. p. A. a. Perry is quite
htrr rx-fii
Hiss doesn't know them.
Most of the people in the territory have
begun to look towards the southwest
again. partly at the Wichita country and
partly for stray cyclones.
Messrs Finch aud Maintaining will soon
make mining experiments IN the Wichita
country for the government. They belong
to tie geological survey corps.
The Newkirk Republican speaks Of a
Miss Jones OF Winfield who IS visiting In
the city. and says 1t is pity she Is
knock-kneed and Roman-nosed.
If 1t takes the anoting agents nine
months to divide the Wichita country it
will take them over three years to alIot
the Kiowa and Comanche lands.
If Franklin Head of Chicago. is really
after lildI SOVeTnOTSEip, Inc fIynn and
Barnes cohorts better form themselves In
to a hollow square and get heady for ac-
ton.
Purcell Is supposed to be a wilder town
than Oklahoma City, but last week an
Oklahoma City drummer was fined for
shooting of his pistol on the streets of
Purcell.
Lawrence World: Captain II. D. Baker,
who has jus. died IN Oklahoma, was one
of the old line political fxers IN Kansas.
The only time ]. r. Burton was ever really
outw!tted was by Captain Baker. 1t was
arranged that Mr.. Burton should be sent
as a delegate 10 the national convention
from the Fifth congressional district. There
was no opposition 10 this. He left Baker
in charge 10 see that the boys were round
ed up and went off TO Colorado. When he
returned he learned that Baker had been
selected as a delegate. Baker had gone
to Clay Center, where the convention was
held. and announced his candidacy. 1t was
generally supposed that this meant Burton
did not want TO go and Baker was chosen.