The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-04

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DR.. John Threadgtll, superintendent ot
the insane asylum at Na-uan. in his
quarterly settlement for the care Of the
/ tsrritory's insane patients, reports PA
patients in the asylum at the present
time and the charge TO the territory for
/ the three months just ended. at rhe rae
/ OF $3.50 per annum for each patient. was
1 sl0. 223. g.. Last June Governor Barnes
succeeded IN making a nav contract with
Dr. Threadgill through which he effected
/ a saving 20 the territory of one-third
/ OF the former contract rate, otherwise
/ the present bill for the care Of the insane
/ would have called for something over
/ $4,000. DR.. Threadgfl reports that dur
/ ing the quarter there were fifteen patients
/ discharged es cured. There were five
/ deaths within the same period, four from
senility or old age, and one from con-
/ SUMPTION There were no escapes. Under
the SUPPLEMENTARY OF DR.. ThreadgiIl the
I Oklahoma asylum for the insane, though
a private Institution has achieved A ma
rioual reputation as a model institution
Of IT'S kind. The federal government. i'm
pressed Wit the reputation Of the Okla
houla institution. made a contract with
DR.. Threaa1gi ss1r the treatment and
care OF its Indian patients. From a Pc
cunia-y standpoint the contract was more
profitable than that with the territory,
but It was Subsequently rescinded by Dr..
ThreadgiI because Of the undesirabtlity
OF INDIAN patients and the extra trouble
Of caring for them. AN Indian is bad
enough when not insane and when crazy
= y - les
three men to hold him
The erroneous Statement, IN a Kansas
City paper 70 hts effect that che open
season for game shooting in Oklahoma
commenced on the first day OF October /
Is likely TO nLslead the ardent sportsman
and get him into trouble. The recent (
arrest and fning "a quail shooter in the /
Guthrie courts emphasizes the fact that
the law against shooting quail and other
game before n eopen season IS 70 be /
more strictly enforced than has been the I
case in the past. city Attorney Dan I
Widrner. Of uC-tnrie, and Hon. WHIT NJ +
Grant. OF Oklahom aCity. both ardent /
sportsman. have constituted themselves +
game wardens for this section OF the ter
ritory and viii reIentlessiy proeclte every .
violation Of the game law that Is brought f.
10 their notice. Under the territorial Jaw /.
the open season for shooting Of quail and .
other game commences November : AM F.
closes February l. and It Is unlawful for .
any person az any time % Kill or have .
n his possession any wild TURKEY. quail +
plover or dove for any purpose or under .
any pretext except fer his ow1 private .
use as food. L is also unlawful % ex- (
port any game 70 any o-he- territory or
state or for any railroad company, ex- /
press company Or other common carrier f.
% receive game for 81 prner- subject . .
penalty ranging from twenty-five 70 +
five hundred dollars.
Arthur Moffat. son q Nr ard Mrs
J. c. Moeat. oe Norman has bzen com
nitted 10 the asylum being Nd and IN
manageable. SAYS the Peoples oVics. He /
had been attending re revival services
OF Rev Culpeppe- and began talking Re-
ltgion 70 every one, but MS parents old
nos think much a5out It. until last Tues
DAY. xhen ne entered the co-r- house and /
wanted - talk n he jury. and t1e court
Tot knowing that there vas anything c1e
matter w.th hin. sentenced nm 10 i've
DAYS n jail for co1-e--gt q court rs
Eas turned over 20 t5s care % his fa-ber
5y re court and continued to grow worse
taking five ue1 - hold an IN b4d last
Wednesday 1ig1. After getting arr -
sleep IL slept uncu = O'clock yesterday
and seemed % D. better ans wanted 20
90 down -own- Hss fatEsr went wit1 mir,
b1t when he 60 u B-3F1.s car6wa-e
store re wanted q gu- and 7ecarz= 90
could not ge- IL went v5 ara had 70 -
ping Nr Brown. Re is q young man
about u years % age and - robust b.. g
ted Ei-1 ropes 20 keep nm from whip
TIE promotion q Captain Fob Houston.
% RE Rough RIDERS. 20 TIE passion Z
paymaStsr u the v7ula-e=- army vita
-ne rank q major. meets ~f.z tsz-ty ap-
prevail here Captain Houston <cez q
prominent na-t II az ne e-EaE=-4--s
before santiago, and -ook cae place o
MAJOR Broale zEse atzs lat-s- v,zs ,o-izsI
20 rs.i-a from tre sod because ~ b.
l-- wounded. Major Eozs-az- although
Geo 2 Ba-ss. Pres = vTas;e. sec-Trsax
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