The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-01-17

Norman. The following is n list Of
scientific articles written by Professor
c. N. Could Of the University of okla
homa since the opening of the school
year. Most Of the papers were written
as u result OF the Investigations Of the
Oklahoma geological survey last sum.
mer. These articles appeared In the
various scientific magazines and IL will
do much to call the attention of scion.
tifc and educational men to the re-
sources Of Oklahoma:
1. General geological features Of
Oklahoma.
2. The red beds.
.. Water supply Of Oklahoma.
I. Radiatc structure OF the wild
gourd (cucurbita foctidissima).
3. Jackoaks in Oklahoma.
O. Oklahoma salt plains.
Z. On the southern extension OF the
Marion aud Wellington formal ions in
Ok lahoma.
8. The Kansns-O Ol;lahoma triassic and
and its invertebrates fauna, part /,
straticraphy.
o. Tertiary springs in western Ok.
lahoma.
10. Notes OF the geology OF the Sem.
mole, Creek Cherokee and Usage res.
ervations.
II. Oklahoma geological survey
announcement.
IL. Oklahoma building stone.
10. Caddo county buttes
IA. Names OF creeks IN oklahoma.
Is. Oklahoma bat caves
10. On the age Of the Kansas.O Okla.
homa red beds.
OF these Nos. I, . and 3 are TO form
n part of the first biennial report OF the
Oklahoma geological survey, which is
now in the hands of the governor,
awailing publication. Nos. 4 and 3
have been published in Plant World, II
botanical journal. Nos. g, : and are
papers read b. fore the Kansas aca lc-
my of science at its annual meeting ut
Topeka last year. Nos. 9 and 10 will
be published In the American journal
Of Science Mt Yale. No. II rppeared in
one of the October numbers of Science.
and No. IL the same month in Stone, II
trade journal. No. Is is TO be publish
ed in an early number Of Twin Terri
tories, and No. IA in the Kiowa Chief
No. IL has recently been sent to Popu-
lar Science, and No 10 to the journal
Of Geology. Copies of most of these
articles may be obtained upon appli
cation to the university.
Taylor Kirk Case.
Guthrie. Papers have been fled in
the office OF the clerk OF the supreme
court OF The territory in what perhaps
Is the most sensational murder case
ever prosecuted in Oklahoma. II is
known as the territory VS.. Taylor Kirk
who was tried ut FL Reno about one
wear ago, and sentenced TO be hunged
for the murder OF his sister in Wushitu
county, July 4, 1899.
The testimony at the trial showed u
cold d-blooded and brutal nature on the
part of Kirk. After shooting his sis
ter 1t is alleged he loaded the corpse
into lumber wagon and hauled the
body around the country until he was
apprchended. Ills case was seat to
Canadian county on II change of venue,
where conviction aud sentence of death
followed.
| The supreme court at the January,
1900, term reversed the sentence OF
deaf II and granted u new trial on the
grounds OF harsh rulings against the
prisoner by Judge l.. McAtee, the pre-
siding judge. Judge C. +. Irwin has
since been assigned TO the Canadian
county district and Kirk filed nm ap-
plication Tor change Of judge, u few
days ago. The change was granted by
Chief Justice John II. Burford, but
later Kirk thought better OF the mat
ter aud filed another application with
the court here to be allowed to will
draw his plea for change OF judge.
ibis was also granted, and Judge IT.
win will preside at Kinks second trial
which will take place Mt III Reno this
term.