The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-23
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.


Payne wants blacksmith shop.
Big Turkey has been bridged near Hen
nessey.
The good men are forging TO the front in
Oklahoma
There We're primaries all over the terri
I tory, Monday.
The Farmers Alliance claims TO be the
strongest party in oklahoma
A r Jackson from northwest of Okla
homa City wants to be a representative.
1t is mighty hard for some papers to for
get that a political approximation was
made at the time OF the census.
The prairie schooners still continue 90
pour in. There Is another kind of "A
schooner that the citizens Of Oklahoma
pour in, too.
Several publications grow dolorous over
the departure of the cowboy. They
oughtut To. You shouldn't expect "A COW
boy to remain long in "a land where spit
oons are coming into general use.
\ 6. a. r. post was organized at Hen
nessey last saturday. 10 Is pretty hot
weather for dress parade, but the boys in
blue managed to stand little more
clothing than the Georgia majors uni
form-''a paper collarann pair OF spurs
The editor of the Payne Hawk has
dropped into poetry. But a. Guthrey Is
mighty sensible sort Of fellow. il Is to be-
hoped that he viii drop ont again az the
earliest convenience. Here Is the first
stanza OF his poetic philippe:
WhackOH, NhackOH, YOU son-of-a-gun,
you've cost us lots Of money,
But when we get whaCk at you IL won't
De so 'gol-dern" funny.
J. G. Delaney, the receiver Of the Okla
homa City land Office, Il reported a. being
a selfmade man in every respect. lie was
a boy in reduced circumstance in Scran-
ton, Pennsylvania, and when yet young.
ne entered the army rs drummer boy
and was promoted step 10y step until he
was made captain, and served in this
capacity with great valOT during the most
trying hours of the last years Of the great
struggle. At the close Of the war he was
hOnOrably discharged, and became civil
engineer on the Lehi Valley railroad.
lie became private secretary for Governor
Hartranft, and served IN that capacity
during the two terms Of Governor Hart
rantt. He afterwards became state
librarian for the state 81 Pennsylvania
which position he has held for fourteen or
sixteen years.
Bee Guthrie, Of the Payne Hawk, gives
a description OF the Fourth Of July cele-
bration at Fall City in this wise: MANY
days before the Fourth Of July, came an
the priests and elders from around Fall
City 90 council with the wise men Of the
town and they said "iet Us make great
feast for the people on the Fourth We will
Kill the fated calf and there shall DO music
and dancing aud they said unto DR.. Dill
lard thou shalt not sell prohibition on
that day, for behold there will be many
COW punchers az the feast and when they
are flied with prohibition 10 brings what
little fight there Is ia them 20 the surface, ~
he answered them saying behold / arm your
sunday school superintendent and can not
sin ] viii only sell prohibition az pint
bottles and they said unto him lit Is we'll
and when the day came 20 r the feast great
were there and a brabam aud
Joseph were appointed ralers over the
feast and DO came - Fa-a when tho
music and dancing had eommenc-
eel that a certain cow puurusr whose sur
name - MCClaska. was want 70 follow the
prohibition spirit that Wa= iu him and be
danced upon the platform before the
multitude and made much noise with his
mouth aud the rulers ~ the feast became
much frightened. bar the Lord High l. REST
Duncan -pake unto him saying eat drink
and be merry. but this DANCED fooasansss
must be dried up and he answered hiTn
behold ! am q mighty COW puucher AMI
can e1t Hn Egyptian Wai1V1s blood raw
au@ can whip my weight in Alllg8.0rz and
you dare not iay hands on me- -
Abraham and Joseph doubled teams ard
thuoyed hade- out Il him and The tsopls
saying what manner q man $
he ~ stand ~ much aud yet aliyey' and 10
came ~ pass about This time that another
cows puHcher rose mp and aid unto Tho
multitude behold the hour f. ~ hAud for
DE fire. works ~ begin. 4 vii 70 and get
my wlnch hester. and bis father za4d unto
him thou fool the hour not yet, and the
music and dancing eontluued