The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
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| body gives him one. it is Zine large ripe
sweet JUICY watermelon"
| A Bever man heard that Judge Seay was
going to build cottage at kiufsher on
| the Queen Ann style, SO he las put up one
| himself on what he calls the Mary Ann
style.
| John P. Jones is furnishing some very
valuable historical matter in his articles in
| the Hennessey Clipper. He made an ex-
cellent selection Of newspapers for his let
| tiers, too.
| The people who want new Democratic
paper at Oklahoma City, must be per-
| sonally mad at McMasters. The Gazette
| is better Democratic paper today than
there is i'll the state of Kansas.
How will you have your eggs?" asked
| the water of II man under big hat
Scramble 'em, if you please: I'm going
TO make the run for the new lands, and
that kind of eggs ought to be popular.
Beaver Advocate: The boys on the
range tells US that the poisonous loco IS
becoming much more common on some OF
the ranges than IL has been IN the past
This weed is the worst enemy the stock
| men OF this country have had TO contend
with
Oklahoma Times-Journal: The Semi
mole tribe is poor in lands, and has little il
any money, except that held by the gov
eminent TO support schools. Their lands.
if equally divided, would give each men,
Der of the tribe 10 acres. One-half of the
land is very poor, aud 10 make matters
more discouragiag financially, the tribe is
increasing in numbers.
The complimentary tickets to the Beaver
fair are out. j. j. Burke, in the Oklahoma
Times Journal very neatly SAYS: 1T
would give both great pleasure TO attend,
and there is no doubt but the time spent
IN visiting he Beaver county fair would
be both pleasant and profitable, The peo-s
pie OF Beaver county are enterprising, and
VIII get up fair that will be credit TO
much older counties. 1t is a great mis-
take TO suppose that they have nothing TO
exhibit, for they have excellent crops, and
more good cattle, horses and sheep than
any other county in the territory.
Guthrie Capital; The United States mar
shal's office was the scene of hot alter
cation Tuesdaw between Deputy Marshals
Ransom Payne and Lille. The quarrel
arose over 4 difference about fees. Lille
is said to have made for Payne with
chair, when Payne knocked HIM down
with his pistol. inflictiug an ugly wound.
Mr.. Payne then withdrew and was de
cending the stairs when Lille followed
him in a threatening manner and was met
by the muzzle of Payne's revolver. Death
would probably have resulted but Tor the
intervention of Deputy Sheriff Frank
HERMAN. who threw himself between
the combatants, and. after much diff
Guilty, got them separated. Mr.. Payne
seemed to regret the occurrence and called
in a surgeon TO attend Mr.. Lilies wound.
Saltwater Gazette: Lee ellis, recently
arrested on charge of stealing thirty-six
head of horses, made an attempt to break
Jail at this place on last Saturday night.
Jail Guard George Perry, on Saturday. had
seen where he had worked at the window,
but said nothing about the matter at the
time. When night came, instead of going
to bed as usual, George stationed himself
in the weeds near the Jail, while the regu
lar night guard, Grant Leggett, took his
accustomed place in the jail corridor and
to all appearances, was soon fast asleep
Then ellis began operations to finish
making hole large enough TO allow him
to escape, not suspecting the presence of
an extra guard. About a. m his task
pas completed, and Perry heard him tell
hia fellow prisoner, j. ". TiIery, good I
bye ellis then approached the window
and began crawling ont About this time /
Perry fired two shots in close proximity to !
his head, which made him get back in n !
hurry. He now wears shackles of nights |
ellis evidently had been furnished tools /
to work with AS Perry heard him throw |
in the weeds just before he |
started to crawl out the window.