The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-04
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The Oklahoma City Times-Journai has
just celebrated its twelfth birthday.
II is said that down n Texas hot winds
keeled over millions Of the wheat lice.
This is going 10 be Okahoma's great
est corn year. You can feel il in the air
No intoxicating liquors VIII De served
at Governor Jenkins inaugural banquet.
Corn keeps on climbing and the Okla
hOnna farmers Just Tor luck viii add 70
their acreage 4 little
Amos Ewing is figuring on whether to
write that resignation OF his on just
common legal cap or vellum.
Jim Houston Is said 10 have the ap-
polntment Of commissioner OF school
lands staked down and tucked in at the
edge.
There are still a few more wheat lice
In Oklahoma than new newspapers. bat
the journalistic promoters are working
hard
They have changed the name Of that
town Twist down in Texas, on the Rock
Island line TO Dalhart. and the cyclones
viii leave II alone now
There are men who have taken their
coats OF for the summer in Oklahoma
and who. barring funerals. viii not have
them on again until next october.
Inc Cherokees by popular vote have
knocked the Dawes commission treaty
[
the single variety gets further away
yearly
The Perry Enterprise thinks that the
coming newspaper fight at ---lahoma City
VIII be the bitterest II the history OF the
territory. There have been some snort
ing hot ones.
n I. Hart. Of Wakita has sued his
wife FOR divorce Re accuses his wife
OF kicking him out Of the house six
attempt 70 return.
The Newkirk Democrat remarks that
there's many a slip twixt the cup and
the lip, but q blamed sight more be-
tween the deputy sheriff and the fellows
he has tax warrants for.
Welch. Of the Perry Enterprise. iu
speaking OF kissing says. innocently.
Where spOoning consummates its ago
niZing Joy, there the maddening alchemy
of buccal cavity finds perfection in it
self
The licenses Of saloons at El Reno have
been increased from $50 TO $40 a month;
the city marshals salary goes up from
so to So. the city clerks from so TO
SIS; the city attorney from s. to 50; the
street commissioners from so 20 SO.
Krelnlin correspondent in the Enid
Eagle: Mr.. and Mrs. Fair, who lately
moved to Kremlin from Minnesota. are
weeks ago their infant daughter died:
last Wednesday morning their son Henry.
aged nine Joined the silent majority: and
at this writing (MOnday evening" their
son James, aged seven. IS not expected 20
live through the night. In the case Of
little Henry the funeral was postponed
for twenty-fOur hours, as IL was sup
posed TO be a case of suspended ANNA
tion-the little lads death having been
quite sudden. The funeral was held IN
the church Friday morning. Rev. Kirk
conducting the solemn services. The
schools OF the village were closed during
the time Of the funeral and teachers and
pupils attended in a body little Henry
having been one OF the pupils"
Oklahoma City Times Journal: 'In
resisting congressional enactments look
ing to the distribution OF their tribal
holdings on the ground that their title Is
IN fee simple, the Five Tribes may precip-
itate an action which win bring a speedy
dissolution OF the organization which
they seek to protect. II, as the Indians
contend, the title to their lands is in
fee simple. ana therefore beyond the
control OF congress, would not an action
for partition OF real estate lie in this
case2 The contention that the land IL
ties have passed out OF the control OF the
government carries with il theoretically
that such title carries ali OF the privi-
leges vested in fee simple titles. Hence.
IL follows as necessary sequence that
II the courts accept the contentious Of
the Indians they VIII also act favOrably
upon the petition for the partition Of the
tribal holdings"