The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-02

Senator Dave Marum Talks
About Another Normal
AND ABOUT OTHER THINGS
Pertaining to the West Side
of the Territory.

Guthrie o. T.. Jan There is some
thing really serious in the proposition
for a southwestern ormaI school to be
located most likely in Greer county, ac-
cording TO ex-senator ID. p. 1Ia-um. OF
Woodward. The senator came in from
his home at Woodward last night and
VIII remain in Guthrie until the 9Th He
thinks the legislature win not only pro
vide literally for all the educational In
eutudons Of the territory, but VIII con
suit the win of the southwest to the
extent OF putting through a measure in
the interest Of that region educauonauy.
The institution, in its proposed location,
would NATURALLY draw from the c0un-
ties Of Greer, Roger Mills Custer and
Washita, parts of Day, Dewey and
Blaine, and from the Wichita and the
Ki0wa and COmanche country. The ct-
zens Of Greer county have been actively
agitating the proposition. Meetings have
been held and pledges are in evidence
of all the land requisite for a suitable
site. Greer county is the only one men
toned for the location. it is said that
a county bond issue would come easy
for all the money donation that might
be required.
Senator Marums errand in the ca-i-
tai at the present time has reference to
the appeal pending before the supreme
court in tn Hodge murder case. Hodge
a catdeman, is now doing time at Lam
sing under a life sentence for killing q.
man named Christian. an Dewey county,
Do May 1899 self-accused accOmDlica and
instgator being a son Of the murdered
man. who is under Indictment as accom-
plice. but who is now a refugee, having
escaped from jail before his trial came
on. Senator Aarum and w. S. Denton.
OF Enid, are counsel for Hodge. and viii
ask for a continuance Of the appeal
cfse, on the claim that the case was
docketed for this term through a clerical
lnadvertence Mr.. Denton. his associate.
Is also interested. as attorney for the
contumacious county comm lssi0ners land
county clerk, in the contempt case from
Garfield county which comes up for
hearing by the supreme court tomorrow.
Mr. Denton arrived In Guthrie this after
noon.
Senator Marum when asked what
measure, II any of special Importance to
the West Side would he presented before
the legislature. mentioned MS one iu his
opinion badly needed. an act TO repeal
the act which provides for the taxation
Of personal property brought into the
territory after taxing time This he
said. was for the purpose Of taxing cat
tie driven in in late summer and au-
tumn, but 81 was difficult and expensive
TO enforce ii and was not he thought
an advantage law.
AS TO the flood Of Immigration now
sweeping an before # in woodward and
Woods counties. Senator Narum said re-
ports had not exaggerated IT'S volume
Tt would not he long until every availa-
bic quarter section I'm Woodward county
would be occupied. He said the immi-
grafton was solid and substantial nnan-
cialIv and that. I'm spite Of all m sgiv-
iugs regarding the rainfall the region in
question would never 20 dop0pu' lted ne
western Kansas was. He said that even
in The case Of western Kansas. 81 was
not. after all. dr0uth that depoprlated
that section Tt was mortgages. Farm
loans were rare in western Oklahoma
he said and. besides there was no craze
I'm virtue Of which an enormous loan
might be placed on a. raw quarter sec
ton on which no work had been, done
or improvements made. to encourage
the homeste8der TO leave the country
and the loan company at the same time.
beard Of regents II Alv3 Normal and
part Of his business In the capital IS TO
attend a meeting Of the board which rs
To he held I'm q few DAYS All that A1va
win ask FOR at this session. so far ae n
present revealed VIII he to have a.
legislature @. X. the certificates of -
debtedness sef CO. issued In the con
struction OF the Alva Normal