The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-12
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The final rush for registration VIII be
the time TO try Tsen's souls.
The city council Of Oklahoma City has
| fixed the tax rate at 49, mills.
The department VIII not change the
places OF registration or extend them.
Sufficient clerks should De put at work
at FL Reno to eliminate the line feature.
The chances are that a mining excite
ment VIII come Just about opening day.
II is said that the registration booths
VIII be kept open Sundays If 1t IS found
necessary.
Hardly any negroes have appeared yet
at the registration booths. But they viii
be on hand.
At 500 a day. 5000 people VIII register.
| and in that case one man out OF six viii
draw a claim.
Every man in the drawing wiz have the
choice OF two OF more farms, excepting
the very last man.
The man az Lawton who let all the wo-
men register first on the first day de-
serves a vote OF thanks.
The newspapers say there is 10 excite
ment in the registration; that II IS a tame
affair. The tanner the better.
This item occurs frequently IN Okla
homa papers right now: Don't give up
sure thing for an uncertainty"
On the first day at the Kerfoot hotel
booth in FL Reno there was a temporary
panic and several women tainted.
Well. the sooners are not soonering.
They changed their minds, and It is
good thing for them that they did.
The wise man knoweth that the bust
ness in the new towns viii be overdone
and he thinketh deep thoughts twice.
Tom Reid rushed calamity TO the breach
with the proposition TO have a booth es-
pecially for the registration OF women
A whole lot of people are predicting all
sorts Of tragedies as a result OF this sort
OF opening. The tragedies won't happen
The Oklahoma City Oklahoman really
ought TO come out and apologize Tor its
story that Flynn would delay the opening
until next spring.
The Republicans claim that they are
getting the worst Of the settlement Of the
new country, because registration is not
permitted at evry land Office.
Fully 200 men who draw VIII not appear
to select claims. There viii be a rush
for these claims at the end Of sixty
days, little rush all by its lonesome
There are Democrats in the territory
who make themselves believe that Den
nins Flynn himself viii get on the inside
Of the drawing and pull out . claims for
himself.
oscar Lee, owner or the Lee hotel, at
Oklahoma City. has asked that q receiver
be appointed. He claims that the lessee.
Mr.. Stanton, is not conducting the hotel
in a way conducive to the hosteirys sue
cess.
The presidential arrangement which
makes EI Reno the whole thing was so
powerful that even Hensley. of the FL
Reno Democrat, is almost on the verge
of saying something pleasant about Pres
ident Mckinley.
Judge Kirkpatrick, Of the aIlottlne
force in the Wichita country. says: Its
all a mistake about the Indians select
ing the best OF the lands. Where they
have made their own selections they've
selected only the average lands. There's
plenty Of the very best and finest for the
lucky homesteader.
CARRIER Sentinel Our city marshal IS
taking care of all those fellows who
think that high old time can only be
enjoyed by filing UP with booze and
painting the town red This week and
last quite a number have been fined.
which is calculated to put a cheek on such
proceedings. We desire TO caution our
city officers against any unjust fines Of
innocent PARTIES. ss there are times when
men happen in company with some one
who drinks a little too much, and for
that very reason the Sentinel ~as slow
about Incorporating and now II o,r OIL
GERS exceed their rights in that respect
We are certain TO show the matter UP in
its proper light and let the chips fan
where they viii on friend or foe.