The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-22
GLENMARY FARM, August 10, Il
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Pucket, Nagle or CouIson, which shall it
be-
Who is the youngest man in the legisla-
ture?
Patrick Nagle-that name ought to draw
the Irish vote in.
Hardesty has a cute little newspaper
called the Times"
The members of the Oklahoma CITY
! tOwnsite board are arriving
| There is one good thing-the return will
not be slow getting in, this time.
Tomorrow the campaign viii be over
Altogether it has not been a very long one.
The Peoples party in Oklahoma seems to
| be in Payne. This is only meant one way
| 1t is rolling around to the time appointed
| for the Indian commission to get 10 work
again.
| 1t is pity that Milt Reynolds isn't alive
to tell us whether the new moon Is a wet
or dry one
Evidently Mr. Murphy, of Oklahoma
county just wanted to see how it would
feel to be nominated.
The government, before it begins to dis
| tribute the aid fund, will discover the
amount of restitution.
How many of the elected men have got
speech accepting the craftsmanship pre-
pared, do you SUPPOSE
The turnips planted before the recent
rain have commenced to push the ground
up with their green tops.
The Oklahoma papers are making Just
as much noise now as they did before the
other election if not more.
The territorial Pharmaceutical associa-
ton met again Wednesday and adopted
constitution and bylaws
Governor Steeles daughters name IS
Meta The young men of Guthrie had
better spruce up and meet 'er.
The EAGLE received the Oklahoma City
Thursday morning papers AT noon yester
day. That is pretty quick time.
Mrs. Milton Reynolds and family left for
Michigan. Monday. Mrs. Reynolds viii
prove up the claim near Edmond.
The Guthrie haberdasher who is smart
will put his plug hats in the most promi-
nent place when the new legislators come
to town.
1t must strike the papers whose candi-
dates were defeated that a powerful lot Of
imposition in biographical sketches ought
to be paid for.
The real cause of Mr. Murphy's failure
TO make the campaign for the late Mr.
Burkes place was the sickness Of his wife,
who Is at present In Arkansas
The children of Oklahoma are just dis
covering that they don't know where they
put their school books at the beginning OF
vacation. But, OF course, mother does.
The Guthrie News arises to remark that
there are no train robbers in Oklahoma
OF course everybody knew there were not.
but Mr. Thompson wanted to show that
the best class of Missouri citizens came to
Oklahoma.
Samuel Murphy. the Republican nomi-
mo- for no ll4r fuh
county. to ill the vacancy caused by the
death of c. VI. Burke, has withdrawn from
the race and Ben Miller has been sub5tI
tuted in his place.
Guthrie has at least 100 saloons, Oklaho-
ma City nearly as many. kiHghoher, Nor /
man. Lexington. IL Reno and all the other |
towns in the territory, pTOpOrtiouate /
number, making III all nearly 800 saloons. /
The figures are furnished by the Oklahoma |
City Journal.
The Cheyenne school in the vicinity Of /
Fl Reno has been enlarged 10y the govern /
ment TO the first rank Of an industrial uni /
Ver>lty. and three sections OF land around !
1t reserved for the industrial department. !
and an appropriation OF $1,000 set apart /
for the necessary Improvements.
Beaver Advocate:-The count by the re- /
turning board shows GrImmer having /
majority of fifty-four votes over Payne |
But fraud IS plainly stamped upon the !
face of the returns, and much unsolicited |
evid ence OF fraud having been received bv
the county Judge and Others, from eve wit
nesses, we have taken the preliminary
steps to contest the election. Further than /.
this we do not care 80 speak at present
Suffice il to say the matter viii be pr0bed (
to the bottom, and right VIII triumph.
Oklahoma City Times: Another sad /
murder in Oklahoma county demands at
teurlon from the press. II Is the killing n
Louis W eat herman, on last Monday q -ht
about 5 O'Clock. by i. G. aud Andrew
Cooper. who live about seven miles east
Of Edmond. The facts are these, Wealth
erman. Reed and n cOlored man named r.
ties were hunting for a missing hOr-e /
They were approaching the house Of the
COOpeT~, and when about 80 feet from he (
house the Cooper, opened fire with a shot
gun loaded with buck shot aud squirrel
shot and q Winchester. Eight shots
in all were fired. Weathermau was killed. /
Three buckshot entered his skull and his
brains COED ont and his hat was Utterly
filed with squirrel shot. Reed got three
squirrel shot in his face. Reel and E-ies
ran home, not knowing that Weatherman
was dead i ~ Coopers say they did not
know anybody was killed until morning.
yEhea they found Weat herman living dead
Reed and Estes got Others aud returned
and found " earnernau dead this morn
ing A guard was left with the body and
Sheriff Deford was telegraphed for. He
went 70 Edmond aud called jury and
went % the scene 81 the tragedy. The
verdict was: louis Weat herman came 70
his death by shot wounds unla~tulIv IL
aicted BY the hands 81 O. r and Andrew
Cooper. Sheriff Deford returned last
night with the COopers and lodged them (
Ia jail. The dec-a5ed and the Coo0ers
were friends aEc & Is certain that Weatb-
arman : death Ess caused By MISTAKE
some think they wanted 20 xiii the Nc
-orm5ck~, with whom they bah had
robe and killed ;uelr be,. friend- The
-ase i extremely S.d The Cogpers are
poor meu and have TIE appearance q De
N anything bus vicious IbeF gave
-hemse.y-s Up and Es4e 10 e4ort -
escape