History   - Kingfisher & Logan County, Oklahoma

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Hennessey Clipper 
September 9, 1893

Lincoln County has 104 school districts.

Mulhall will soon have a flouring mill.

The wheat harvested is said to grade A 1.

Major McNamara's memorial poem is a gem.

The brick yard at Minco is running full blast and is working quite
a force of men.

The Farmer's Protective association of Beaver County has been granted
a charter.

The Payne County Republican heads its marriage notices, "Till death or 
the district court."

Farmers about Mulhall complain of bad roads, and they want the 
"pathmaster" to do his duty.

It is Judge Dale now, yet it is impossible to tell whether it is 
ex-judge Clark or ex-Judge Bufford.

The Methodist people of Minco will erect a school building to 
accommodate two hundred students.

The jury in the case of County Clerk Bradford returns a verdict of 
guilty.  Mr. Bradford was charged with malfeasance in office.

Chickasha wants its name changed and like all important questions 
much wrangling is being indulged in over the new christening.

The appointments made by the President and Governor Renfrow are 
generally well chosen and are satisfactory to the people of the territory.

Between the United States and the Oklahoma officials Richardson the 
post office and express robber and murderer, is sure of a long term in the pen.

Chickasha has more pretty, refined intelligent young ladies than any 
other town I the territory and yet says the Express, we have a super 
abundance of old bachelors.

There is one thing says the Times Journal, that we republicans will 
have to admit, and that is, the new democratic United States marshal is 
just as handsome a man as his predecessor.

Corn is in a splendid condition and some of it is "laid by."  The soil 
of the territory is special adapted to corn and wheat, and is far superior 
to the soil of Kansas and Missouri, says St. Joseph Herald.

An Oklahoman editor says that a well regulated cemetery is a necessary
annex to an enterprising and fearless newspaper.  It is a fact those who 
bow most about killing do most of them with a wind gun.

Some weeks ago United States Marshals arrested a number of Greer County 
men on a charge of stealing timber.  Now to even things up, the Greer 
County authorities have arrested and jailed the United States Marshals.

Oneida is a new post office thirteen miles northwest of Kingfisher I the 
Cheyenne country.  D. F. Buick, from Mt. Hope, Kansas, has put up a 
building and in connection with his duties, as postmaster will conduct 
a mercantile business.

Perkins Journal:  Lafe Speers killed four young wild cats on his place 
across the river from Perkins.  Lafe had sight of the old mother, but 
while he was at the house getting his gun, the sly madam gave Lafe 
the slip.  It was a shame to take advantage of her absence.

Oklahoma farmers will look with interest for the announcement of the 
result of tame grass experiments conducted by the experiment station.  
The fact that nine of the varieties tested met with marked success 
proves that tame grass culture in the territory will be practicable.

School district clerks are requested to send through, sworn and correct 
census returns to the county superintendent's office before the 25th of 
June, otherwise the will be entitled to no apportionment of funds until 
next January.  They are also requested to send in their post office 
addresses at once.

The Sac and Fox Indians object to paying tax on personal property in 
Lincoln County and entered an injunction suit to that end.  They claim 
that the improvements o their lands are a part of their real estate, 
and the government exempts heir lands from taxation for twenty five 
years.  This is an interesting legal point and the outcome is awaited 
with interest.

This is a conundrum they asked at a church social at Noble:  "Why is the 
wind blind?"  One young lady promptly answered: "The wind is a breeze, 
a breeze is a zephyr, a zephyr is a yarn, a yarn is a tale, a tail is
an attachment, attachment is love and love is blind.  Therefore the 
wind is blind."  It is reported the young lad had a dozen offers of 
marriage before the social adjourned.

The Odd Fellows of Kingfisher are making arrangements to erect in 
Kingfisher's brick building, to be called the Odd Fellows temple.  
It is to be 50x120 feet, three stories high. Work will begin next 
week and when completed it will be the largest and most magnificent 
building of the kind in Oklahoma.  It will be handsomely finished 
and will be a pride and joy to the brotherhood and a splendid ornament 
to the city of Kingfisher.

The souvenir edition of the Norman Transcript is a beauty.  It speaks 
well for the enterprise of its publishers, Ingle & Thresher.  The cuts 
are superb and the write-ups of the various persons and advantages of 
Norman who the hand of a master of the pen.  In typography it has not 
been surpassed in the territory.  Norman is to be congratulated upon 
this valuable souvenir and the publisher may well feel proud of the 
culmination of their efforts.

Progress is being made in the matter of arranging the payment of the money 
due to the Choctaws and the Chickasaws.  Secretary Smith has asked the 
attorney general to render an opinion whether Treasurer McCurtain 
of the Choctaws and Treasurer Rennier of the Chickasaws, both of whom 
are in Washington, are legally entitled to receive money on behalf of 
the two nations.  It is thought that as soon as this question is 
definitely settled the matter will be pushed rapidly through the 
routine channels through which it has to pass.