The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-01-28
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
From the wichita DAILY Eagle.

Oklahoma City Is the victim of band OF
thieves who enter rooms In the day time.
An Oklahoma City dealer Is selling cotton
seed to farmers at twenty cents a bushel
Blaine county does not expect to be hurt
any by the opening of the Wichita country.
Still no news comes from New York as 10
the volume OF business Judge Scott is do
ing.
IL is mover too cold In oklahoma to play
croquet. The game continues the year
around
Nellie Kneeland, otherwise "Buckskin
Nell. Is In jail nj Guthrie, charged with
perjury.
Secretary Francis has at last been con-
firmed. But the senate still hangs fire on
Judge Keaton.
Sidney Clarke has been employed to rep
resent the Chickasaw non-citizen interest
In Washington.
Under the Choctaw treaty no lands will
be taxable for six years. IL will be SIX
years OF inaction.
1t would be interesting to know, for his
torlcal purposes, IL Woodward ever really
had a soap mine.
Johnston OF Perry always gives the pres
ident OF the council a military salute wh.n
he arises 10 speak.
A horseless carriage is travelling over
Oklahoma advertising the wares OF a CHI
cago establishment
An Oklahoma City man recently pawned
his velise at a saloon and afterward stole
IT, He was arrested.
The Oklahoma legislature appears TO be
inclined to dc the decent thing today and
regrets II tomorrow.
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lecture, THE American Conflict" in Guth-
rie on Lincclns birthday.
The Kay county bank and the Bank Of
hiiGare shut down recently. THE local
papers say they w!il pay out
1t is said that Rays arithmetics and
Barnes histories have been forced out OF
the public schools of Oklahoma.
The territorial council has passed a reso-
luton asking the United States to hurry
up and confirm Judge Keaton.
Major Baldwin. the Indian agent, has
filed protest in Washington against the
opening OF the Wichita country.
Grover Cleveland will not veto the act
giving Greer county people the option OF an
additional l6o acres at one dollar per acre.
Frank McMaster is now devoting his
whole energies to getting the country d.
vided on east versus south and west Ines.
The ElReno Star accuses Major Baldwin
with being the agent Of the cattle barons
The Chickasha Express says this is not
true.
1t was f. f. Brown. 1t IS reported, who
first suggested to Dennis Flynn that ne
take up free homes and try to get bill
through congress.
The reason the Free Homes bill had to
go TO the calendar Is because its senate
amendments call for new appropriations
out OF the treasury.
The non-citizens of the teri. tory are kick
ing on the Dawes commissions agreement
TO the Choctaw treaty. They are entirely
left out in the cold.
The calendar is a morgue ard that Is
where the free homes bin VIII be for time.
Legislation is a mighty difficult thing when
you wa;ch every step.
1t is about time for Oklahoma to begin
that spring boom by holding town meet
ings and uniting in order to get mml.
grants from the east.
1t would be interesting to know what
became of that eastern syndicate which
was going TO establish a chain OF Republi-
can papers in Oklahoma.
Austin Grereton, a London dramatic
critic, tried to get divorce from his wife,
an actress, at Perry the other day, but the
| court turned him down.
The men who were recently arrested In
| the Wichita mountains and brought to
| Anadarko assert that they have found
ore which runs l.2OO to the ton
The Oklahoman notifies the legislature
| that the members were elected on pledge
to reduce taxation and the people will re-
! Representative May OF Kay county went
| TO the legislature in a covered wagon: He
had promised his constituents that he would
not accept railroad pass and he is living
up to it.
| The Oklahoma CITY Times-Journal thinks
| that the legislatures of oklahoma. Kansas
| ana Texas should act together for freight
rates to the Gulf. That is fine idea and
should be pushed.
A concern at FL Reno Is publishing a
paper which changes its name daily. one
day it is called the Supper Bell' the next
! day the Church Bell" and the next the
| "F'ire Bell" When does the Curfew come
| In?
The k!ngfisher Reformer says with tear.
| I'm its eyes that those wishing to read the
! official proceedings of the county commits
sioners must subscribe for the Free Press
as the county commissioners have named
that paper the official organ again.
Miss Ways agent told an Oklahoma City
reporter that the story of Miss Yaw':
death had heen started by man who was
| seeking to injure her Tut! Other singers
have had their diamonds stolen. Why
shouldn't Miss Way die occasionally?
Mel Bow,sgs, a Seminole, recently put a
! tie on a rain oao track to see what would
happen when thc train came along. A
section hand d'scCy cred II and had Minister
| Bcwltgs arrested. He was perfectly inno'
cent in v bat he did and will be released.
This queer notice appears in the Okla
homa City Oklahoman; "Jemima Abel
Come into court Your pension has beer
allowed and unless you appear In propr!s
persona, l snail be minus my fee and 9th
er perquisitcs. (Signed) ID. +. MaeMar
tin"
q. L. Foster of Blaine county says It
the sand that blows close to the surface
which cuts growing corn. When the win'
is blowing from the south he proceeds t,
plow east and west. When the wind comes
from the east or west he plows north am
south.
Here is a recommendation from the Per
ry Democrat: R,ll Crane has moved hi
family TO Oklahoma City. He was know
here as a square man at his game. and wei
hked in sporting circles. Bill had charg
Of the crap" table at the Hoffman bar
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