Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Reno City intends spanning the Cimar-
ron with nice bridge.
Next Christmas most people will have
native black berry jam for dinner.
Over 100000 worth of game has been
shipped out of the Oklahoma country.
Oklahoma City had killing last Thurs
day night, and the less said OF 1t the better.
Reno will have Christmas tree with a
gift on it for every child in the city, rich or
poor.
The homesteaders' convention is to be
held in Oklahoma City, on the list OF the
present month.
The English sparrow has struck Okla
homa 1t is the only form OF anglonla-
cism they have down there.
1t would be relief all around if some of
the Renos would get another name and
obviate the present confusion.
A multitude are bearing witness that
buckwh cakes make YOU scratch just as
much in Oklahoma as any other state.
Everybody knows when soldier from
the fort strikes Fl Reno with his can
teen" You can smell him all over town.
The hum of the cotton gin will be the
music of Oklahoma this time next year.
1t will sing duet with the threshing ma
cnIne.
Pleasant View, in Northwestern Okla
homa, has built "A neat church and school
house, and it hasn't crowed much over II.
either.
The Oklahoma City Times says it has
had no experience with delinquent sub
scribers But then the Times has not
lived long.
Several young boys are sowing their
wild oats in Oklahoma City. 1t is the only
thing down there that VIII not yield a
profitable crop.
The Renos are looking forward to the
Frisco railroad but for 4 little while yet
they will hold on to the Rock Island as a
most delicious sugar-tit.
\ great number OF Oklahoma's citizens
meet an Indian chief or two and then go
back east and talk to the folks about rub
bing up against the nobility.
At Edmund a man is regarded as a dude
and entirely too fastidious If he is using
more than one button on the back OF his
breeches TO fasten his suspenders.
The Oklahoma City Times advises that
a gattling gun be let loose ou the hetero-
geneous Instrumentation OF buns. beats,
sand baggers, criminals and Dai lots.
whose Office it is to bleed the innocent aud
unsuspecting and practice their diabollcal
and nefarious designs upon the unwary
Oklahoma City paper use this kind OF
language in the absence OF an election.
Oklahoma Chief: The brain OF Bret
harte would find in Oklahoma City's gam =
bling fraternity material for many life
sketch on the wild aud woody west of by
gone days. Many of the boys here have
been following up the booms on the from
tier all their lives. The ''Forty-NIuerH Is
here His feet have wandered many a
mile over mountain and prairie since he
rolled high" in California's early history.
His lie would ill an interesting volume
He has called keno, dealt faro, monte and
stud poker, and ''backed the tiger" gener-
ally, all the way from San Francisco 10
Oklahoma, during period covering
two score years. What stories he can
tell you, His life has been one OF
/ picturesque experience and thrilling ad-
venture The real notorious characters OF
{ frontier story are all known TO him. His
mind wanders back TO the mountains often
now. His feet are weary OF wandering,
vet he can not rest. The HlckeTiug TIRE II
( his restless heart irnpels him TO seek new
adventures. Ii was that which brought
/ him TO Oklahoma HIS companions OF the
old days are scattered lar apart Ae
mining camDs of Colorado, Nevada. New
( Mexico. Arizona. Montana aud the Black
7 Hills hold some Of them Some have quit
( the table and are living lives o. ease and
{ luxury on the Golden Coast Many have
/ fallen bruised BIZ the wayside Of life, home
/ less. friendless, wretched. Their unmaT 4
( ed graves are in canyon, valley and forest
I on mountain, desert and prairie, all over
{ the wild. wide west The "forty-DIner
( IS a rarity now. He feels alone II the
/ world HIS life IS behind him