Wichita eagle., 1889-08-07

There was regular old fashioned barba
cue and picnic at Ardmore last Saturday
An Italian string band is attracting uni
versal admiration over the Oklahomi
country at present.
Purcell adopts the idea of Oriental cite.
and will import herd of Arkansaw razor
backs to keep the streets clean.
Kick from the Guthrie Capital: The
electric street railway instead of being ar
assured success is an assured fZzle.
| Since their expulsion from the Oklaho-
ma country, Purcell has been entertaining
a large number of hop-tea vendors.
Reno City has an hotel called the ''Pick.
| wick" and if hotels may be said to have
hearts, it has one as big as MIR. Dickens
character.
On the 18th of July there were only /, Isl
claims in Oklahoma filed on. A grea,
many of these were held by actual resi-
dents who will soon file.
| A huge eagle was seen just west OF the
| city Monday. The man who saw the bird
said it would measure at least twelve feet
from tip to tip.-Lisbon News.
| An item in Oklahoma City's cuisine
| Two hundred and eighty six boxes oil
| peaches, and 100 water melons constituted
part of the express matter received on
yesterday mornings train at Oklahoma
City.
Purcell Topic: It's a pity there is no
authority in this town to condemn about
four hundred all Slope pipe tiues and get
rid OF about the same number of old fire
| traps. If a fire ever gets started good in
this town she is goner, sho.
If the next Chickasaw legislature will
pass some law governing town sites in
this territory and make provision for some
kind of municipal government there are
| good many people in this town who will
feel like falling down and -worshiping
them.
The Lisbon News says: The towns of
Lisbon and kingfisher are virtually one.
The land Office is called the Kinfisher land
Office, while the postoffice of the city is
OF the postofice will be changed to King
fisher.
Oklahoma City Journal: We think that
certain eastern people who are inclined to
picture Oklahoma as a frontier settlement
of backwoodsmen would elevate their cul-
tured eyebrows to see the monthly Install
ment of North American reviews that are
dealt out to the Oklahoma City people.
Reno City Herald: The Indians are
reaping rich harvest of silver from the
sale of melons at present. Every day wag-
on loads of melons are offered for sale on
the streets OF this city. Unfortunately for
printers, an Indian recognizes no change
smaller than two bits; consequently mel
Ions seldom find their way into the print
shops.
The Purcell Topic sees through different
spectacleS thap are usually resorted to in
Oklahoma. 1t says: Oklahoma is too
small an area to ever be admitted rs ter
ritory, and we think majority of her peo-
pie see 1t that way, too. Besides, what's
the use to be in a rush; wait for your
neighbors and we will all, some day, go in
together and make one Of the brightest
stars that gems the constellation on that
grand old flag of liberty.
A difficulty occurred at the barbecue late
Tuesday evening between John Stevenson,
one of the managers of the barbecue.
and Stevenson Tyson, wildhorse
coon, who had made himself gen.
orally obnoxious during the day by
pushing himself in places where he was
not wanted. Stevenson demonstrated with
him and requested him to hold up with
his familiarities, which only had ten
dency to make him hot under the collar.
and he went around the grounds threaten
ing to demolish Stevens the first oppor-
tunity. Stevenson, hearing of his threats
procured a siX-shoOter and went for him
in great shape-striking him several blows
on the head, causing the gore to flow
freely. By this time Officer Waite, who
was on the alert, came up and, disarming
the beligerents, prevented further blood
shed. Stevenson was arrested Wednesday
by Officer Waite and taken to Purcell be-
fore Commissioner Hooker, who required
him to give $500 bond for his appearance
before him next Observation-Disclosures En-
terprise.
The Atchison Patriot, Democratic. seems