The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-16
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

So far as the BeaIl trial has gone it looks
little scary for Beall
Blackwell is to have $500 worth of fire
works on the Fourth of July.
Speaking of letters, paper announces
that County o, o. T., is o. X.
Bill Dalton's body is on the way to Cali
fornia where it will be buried.
The electric lights are now frying and
sizzling in Ponca City. They are the first
in the Cherokee strip.
The Guthrie News has again changed
hands. Its idea seems to be to give a new
editor with each and every paper.
A man in Illinois directed letter to IAN
| honest justice in Perry. Oklahoma" Now
all the justices In that town save one are
| after the postmaster.
1t had been reported that all was not
right in the Hennessey postoffice but the
inspector has Investigated and found
everything as snug IS rug
Sheriff Love sailed out of Woodward
the other day and nabbed 500 COWS and
bulls from the Chiekasaw country. They
had crossed the quarantine line.
Some of the good, conscientious editors
OF Oklahoma who never tell lies to their
readers are still afraid to announce that
Bill Dalton is permanently dead.
When the eastern papers tell lie they
make it strong. A Philadelphia paper
announces that the citizens of Pond Greek
tried to hang John V. Moffit the other
night.
The little girl of Postmaster Townsend
mt Cd ~ l.
man who ate supper at their house the
night her father was murdered. Shoe
maker has waived examination.
Some rascal is responsible for the story
that it was not Bill Dalton who was
killed at all, but another criminal, and
the deputy marshals said it was Dalton in
order To get the reward, and that the
Dalton family let on like it was Bill in
order thst the authorities would let up
hunting for him.
1t is said that several citizens of Round
Pond have been arrested for the train
wrecking episode. The names reported
are: j. ". Bergman. banker: Williams,
liveryman; County Commissioner Cox:
City Marshal Ham; Franklin. grocer;
Barker: real estate man; Koch, a brick
dealer, and painter named Deli Zell.
\ prominent man in the affairs of Okla
homa City writes 10 the EAGLE under date
of the 18th: 1.-The retrospect Of the school
year is most gratifying one 10 all con-
cerned. The universal acceptabi l.ty of
Professor Halioek's administration is
somsthing as rare in educational expert
ence as it must be pleasing TO the profess
scr. He has indeed achieved a grand and
notable success, and his unanimous re-
election as superintendent meets with the
unqualified approval of all the people. We
understand that Professor Hallock some
times furnishes news of this locality 60 the
EAGLE, but 1t is not necessary to add that
this little word OF msritei recognition is
outside Of his knowledge"
Enid Wave: A. l. Slossin has been en-
gagld In digging a well on his claim, in
the extreme southwest corner of this
county for several weeks. Last Thursday
afternoon be struck rock bottom AT the
depth OF twenty feet. without striking auy
water; the earth seemed quite dry at the
bottom and the rock sounded hollow. In
cleaning OF the rock a ereyica was opened
and much 20 the surprise Of Mr.. Slossio.
who was working IN the well, = perfect
stream Of red ants came pouring up from
the bowels of the earth; before he could get
out the ants had bscane knee deep and
completely covered his body biting him
severely. He ran n the house and called
for his Sunday clothes when he dressed
quicker than ne ever did in his life before.
The ants became tour feet deep Ia the well
and kept crawling out at the top. covering
every particle OF space HFouad the well.
They spread oat on the surface iG every
direction in quest Of nav homes AT lssi
report. SATURDAY noon, the ants were still
coming out as fast As AT first. Ia the i'm
mediate vicinity OF the well the ground
is strevn with dead ants a hzlf-inch
deep, TIE eeol air having kaOcked the
life cut Of them We have listened 20
snake and fish stories many times. but this
IS the greaf est act story yet ca record, and
Is wonderful Those aais were 70 doubt
confined, no, being able o reach the sur
face. bat where did they come from aud /
how did they get thsTss
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