The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-15

the incorporators are o. B. Key. Fred B.
Gallon, ]. Taylor Bradley. S. NJ. Flour
ney, John H. Pyatt, R. S. Waddel.
The Times-Journal says that DR.. u. A.
Boone, B. Cronkhite, ]. B. Whalen and
Jacob Kulpenback. of iKel. Oklahoma, are
in Oklahoma City to confer with regard
to the building OF the Oklahoma Central
railroad from Oklahoma City to Kiowa-
Kansas. They say a feasible route can
be found by following the Cimarron from
Kingfisher past Kiel to Okeene and then
turn north and follow the Eagle Chief
fifteen or twenty miles, continuing north
to Kiowa They say the country is a
splendid one and would furnish such d
road big business.
Fred Wenner, private secretary to the
governor, is engaged in mailing the COVER
nor's report to the newspapers and lead
ing financial concerns Of the east, 500
copies being furnished by the interior de-
partment for free distribution. The fin
ished report mare than bears out the as
sertion that it will prove the best adj
vertisement Oklahoma has ever had in
the way of descriptive literature. The
report is printed in pamphlet form of
rs printed pages, illustrated with 25 full
page half-tone cuts and including fine
" executed map of the territory. As
before stated, the 500 copies supplied by
the department at Washington for free
distribution viii not much more than sup
ply the newspapers, but the Governor
has made an arrangement whereby the
interior department will furnish extra
copies of the report at their actutl cost
II cents. A prominent investment COM
pany of Kansas has ordered 200 copies to
be used for advertising purposes. In
circular letter accompanying the copy OF
the report sent to the newspapers Gov
ernor Barnes says: II have endeavored
TO make this report an accurate and faith
full presentation of the wonderful progress
ard unprecedented prosperity Of our fair
young territory and to present alike the
claims of every section and locality. l
desire here to acknowledge and return
thanks to the press of the territory for
the great assistance they have rendered
me in gathering and presenting these
facts, and ask a continuance of their CO.
operation in the future. The issues of
your paper are carefully scanned each
week and all items relating to the pros
perity of your section clipped and filed
away for use in compiling the report, and
l hope that your paper may continue to
come to the executive office during the
year. and that there may be
large increase Of such items. You are
on the exchange list of the office and
viii receive all executive publications
Norton Stevens, an aged farmer living
southeast of Oklahoma City, and father
Of ]. o. Severn, secretary of the Guthrie
Electric Light company, committed sui
eide yesterday by swallowing strychnine.
Health Superintendent Buxton returned
ast night from Stroud, where he has had
built a pest house and established a quar-
antine against a possible spread of small
poX. Regarding the suspicious death at
Stroud Saturday night, the health super
ntendeut said there is not the least doubt
about its being smallpox Every symptom
Of the disease was present. The man
was first taken with a chill, then devel-
oped the awful pains in the head, back
and loinS. Next, the appearance OF the
skin, looking like numerous small shot
under ii, with very high temperature
The man came from Chicago and no
doubt contracted the disease in that city.
Z personal examination Of the body, but
pronounces it a case of smallpox on the
statement of the county health superin-
,endent and Stroud physician. both of
whom claimed 10 have had previous ex-
Derience with smallpox patients. on the
other hand, DR.. Carscarden, a local ply
stefan, who attended the dead man until
his death. is positive that he did not
have smallpox. and offered TO so win the
members OF the health board 10 interview
he relatives of the dead man, which Of
fer the health board very promptly de-
lined. Seventeen days have elapsed since
he suspicious case first attracted notice.
and no other case has developed from
which * IS concluded that the local ply
,ician has the best OF the arg dnent.
The following circular letter has been
received by the newspapers of Oklahoma
NTH request for publication
Phoenix. ARR. Dee ;. 1893.
WI You kindly notify the members of
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Who reside, IN
rour vicinity. that the details OF perfect
ne the regimental association which was
formed at Camp Wikoff carry in Septern-
Der. are now being rapidly accomplished
The purpose OF the association is %
maintain among the members OF the reei-
l.ent the good fellowship OF our camp
lie during the late war. and generally
o maintain the pleasant memories Of our
acquaintance with each other while COM
AIDES in military service.
Members OF the regiment Who 6tsFe %
oin the association should address, thu
secretary, giving name. postontce sGdress
ard Troop In whieh they served AMI IN
lose 81 membership Zee.
By conveying this Information 20 The
Rough Riders IA your territory ysu viii
sr~zI.y sssls; and oblfss Us
Yours. sincerely.
ALIEN BROblE. pres.
J. y. CARTER. sec-TreAs.
Nnddietown. O. De- 1.-THE dwelling
house occupied By lhs family ~ Ise,r-en-