The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-24
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Oklahoma State Fair association is
the name of a company that filed its
charter yesterday with the secretary OF
state.
Mr.. Louis Dorman the efficient director
of the Oklahoma City weather bureau has
exchanged stations with Mr.. Widmeyer
the observer at Manistee, Mich.
At a meeting of the board of regents of
the Normal at Edmond, last week, Profess
sor Thatcher was employed as principal,
Mrs. Douglas OF Oklahoma City as first
assistant, and Mr.. McNett of Burlington
second assistant for the ten months term
which commences second Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Purcell Topic: A man came in from
Noble Thursday and he was asked by a
citizen il there was paper in Noble. he
looked at the Purcellite, and swelling with
pride said Certainly, sir, we have a
paper at Noble" What is the name of
it?" put in the Purcell man. "Promisory
notes." and the NOBLE man shut his mouth
on big five cent cigar.
George F. Payne, who for five years
edited the Beaver Advocate, is at his
fathers in Paola Kan, stricken with in
durable stomach trouble. 1t is thought
that he can live but a few weeks at most.
His many friends in Oklahoma will be
pained to hear of his serious illness, and
all hope thai he may yet recover despite
the opinion of his attending physicians.
Dennis Flynn has entered actively upon
his campaign and is leaving no stone uq-
turned. He returned from Cushing yes
terday afternoon and brought piece OF
coal with him from the coal mine discov-
cred eight miles the other side Of the city.
He states that the blacksmith shops out
there are using it and pronounce it of first
class quality It is the first coal found
within Oklahoma proper, and the find is
said to be ineXhaustible.
Times Journal: Rev. Nathan had An
amusing experience few days ago. He
married couple on Friday and on Mon
day the bride called and asked whether he
had yet returned the report of the marri-
age to the county judge. On being an
swered in the negative she said she desired
him not to return it, as she rued her bar
gain and wished TO undo the marriage.
The reverend talked to her and explained
that be had no power to unite the knot,
and the best thing she could do was to
make the best of a pad bargain, If bad it
was This was certainly case where the
glamour of the honeymoon did not last
long.
F. r. Cannon informed the Democrat
yesterday that the matter of erecting
Oklahoma's worlds fair building was now
practically settled and that in co-opera-
ton with New Mexico and Arizona very
credtable building would be erected.
Considerable negotiation and correspon-
dence was necessary to get Arizona into
line on the style of building wanted, that
territory insisting on ruin
instead of modern building
such as was desired by Oklahoma
and New Mexico. They finally agreed with
the majority and are now negotiating with
the Santa Fe regarding rates on exhibits.
Oklahoma and New Mexico are now
patiently waiting on Arizona and it is
probable work will be begun on the Okla
homa building within a few days. The
building for the purpose OF showing Okla
homa's exhibits will cost 81 500. Seymour
Davis of Topeka, Kan, is the architect
who is now drawing the plans of the
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oklahoma properly represented at the
worlds fair and all Oklahoma should lend
him helping hand.
State Capital: The city guardians en-
gagged Mr.. r, K johnson 10 experiment
for water to supply the city from the
standpipe. Mr. johnson. knowing Of the
many springs thai are located IA the hills
on the school section. commenced a well II
the cornheld ! Est Yves; Of the school sec
toa. and at the depth Of forty feet struck
a basin Of solid rock with plenty Of pure,
cold, spring water. 4 I2-iacG tubing WAS
lowered with s-lnch pipe extending oas
and a pump attached which throws out
over sky gallons o. water per minute aad
the flow Is 50 rapidly that u seems i'm
possible 10 pump II dry. The well Will
now be enlarged to forty feet square aud
Rurlberosis tributaries viii DC dug 70 let
tie waie. h9TE inc Tue main well Two
engines auai two l2iuch p. pes all convert
the water from the wei 70 tie stGndplPe.
located east q Capitol hiIL Tie stand
o - w Ii De TO- feet hlgn and sixteen feei
10 diameter. There wiI be about seven
AID 03e-Azlf niles Ct pipe. watch vii
grade down LsIl. from twelve to foGE
inches II diameter. The pressure from
tie s.andpspe viii be S60aE forty aTe
peE square gEcn-