The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-08
OKLAHOMA OUILIN ES.

The Hennessey Clipper is agitating the
question of good county roads.
Terrill, the murderer of Enbree, has
been found guilty, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Hennessey has purchased street
sprinkler and hereafter the dust will be
laid low in that town.
The Clipper thinks that Lieutenant
Hall, of the Salvation army, has big job
ahead of him in Hennessey.
All the public school leases for the Iowa
and Sac e. Fox country have been sent to
Governor Seay approved by the secretary
of the interior
The first annual picnic of the German
Benevolent society OF Guthrie will be held
rext Sunday, Oct. 8, at the cottonwood
(Mays') grove.
The Democrats and Peoples parties of
Kingfsher county failed to agree upon
vision of the Offices and each nominated
strong ticket of its own.
F. E. Griffith, who so ably filed the
place of city editor on the Daily News, has
gone to his former home, Kansas City,
and Bert Jones has taken his place.
J. F. Mitchell brought in display of
products to the fair at Oklahoms City
from his flrm yesterday which was
unique 1t consisted OF sixtyfoar differ
ent varieties of products, all being excel
lent of their kind, and after he got here
found that he might have brought half "a
dozen more if he had thought of it.
A strong effort is being made at Tisho-
minso to move che capital from there TO
Davis. Senator Chigley. vino owns the
Davis town site. is the chief engineer of
the scheme among the legislators. and
several pon-eitlzens with a pull in
Washington are said 70 be interested. The
arguments in favor of the proposition are
many, but il is needless to say That there
is little likelihood of the full-hloods TAX
ing such radical step. They would want
twenty years to think about IL.
Senator W. II Kemp of the Chickasaw
nation says no little comment has been
caused the past few days among the peo-
pie by recen, act of the legislature which
authorizes the government at an early
date 70 sell all the accoUtrements and
EQUIPMENTS of the militia At ppblic aac-
ton The militia has practically been
abandoned since Governor W Gle took the
oath OF Office There has been good deal
of adverse criticism at this action. Other
important changes are expected. he
militia IVES in splendid shape and equipped
at cost of nearly $1,000. Governor
Wolfe gave as his reasons for this step
that IL is needless expense. aud be does
not need them. Mr.. Kemp Also stated
that the books Of the treasurer had been
accepted by the finance committee
A lady who attracted perhaps more at
tention than any other visitor TO the fair.
saws the Times-Jourual, WIS Mrs Eliza
beth Pendry, and during her short stay
she was surrounded by crowd OF ladies'
who listened to her with great attention
ana treated her with great consideration.
Size was Indeed sprig htly. pleasant ord
lady, still full OF energy aud very piess-
ant eonversationaiist. Her principal at
tracti veness iay IN the fact that she was
over 100 years OF age, her exac. age being
10 years and 6 months She Is a native Of
Georgia sDd was married there when u
years and days old 10 Mr.. Pendry. who
had reached the mature age Of IL years and
days. and in reference thereto tue Old
lady remarked: I'VE both onghs 10 have
had a hickory taken 70 us instead OF get
ting married" Her husband died ten
years afo after married life @. - years,
and the poor old lady says tha, IL las noi