The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-15
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Isenbers says that Sly Oberlander will ba
serseant-at-arms of the next council.
The coming legislature in Oklahoma VIII
repeal the fusion law with great haste.
The baby of Mr. Kim Of Lahoma recently
died from the effects Of swallowed
needle.
Charles Bickell has surrendered the Alva
Republican TO Ernest Douglas. one Of his
printers.
Only one tie vote was recorded in Okla
homa. This was for trustee in Red Rock
township, Noble county.
Henry Beard will contest the election Of
Wright Christian. The legislature. being
Populist, will not seat him.
The Enid Wave hasn't yet explained
where it got the information that Greer
county gave Callahan 500 majority.
The Chandler News claims that the bank
accounts of several federal oficeholders in
Oklahoma were used TO help fight Flynn.
Oklahoma newspapers should not forget
that they promised themselves 10 go to
work for Oklahoma Immediately after the
election
DOyle Ol ID dAtcA th~ sFcoNSA-
ship of the house In Oklahoma aQd the
Perry Times Enterprise demands the speak
ership for Perry.
Despite McKinley's election the annual
autumn professions of schooners back to
the wives folks in Kansas can be seen in
Oklahoma again.
Some uniformity should be reached In
n, hol IN
portions mutilated ballots were counted and
in other portions not
That faker at Perry who has a child In
the Usage country eaten by hogs every
three months ought to stop. The story is
horrible and can do no one any good.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Cotton in
limited amount ought TO be planted by
every farmer in Oklahoma county. There
is not farmer in the county who can not
ten properly ten acres, without assistance,
except in picking A farmer with a large
family of boys and girls will need no assist
ance in picking. We do not believe that
any farmer ought to plant more than he
and his family can cultivate without hired
help A diversity Of crops requiring a
tention at dinerene periods, SO that the far-
mer can attend to his crop without hired
help is the only successful way to farm. 4
big wheat crop occasionally makes far
mer some money, but three years out OF
four he loses. The farmer who makes the
money is the one who sells little wheat a
few bales of cotton, few fat hogs, a beef
occasionally and poultry. eggs and butter.
1t is a pleasanter way to farm and is much
more profitable than the one crop method
in vogue among farmers in most new coun-
tries
ty is ''puncher'' who does a little preach
ing occasionally. Here is an extract from
a recent sermon: How many of you's
ready TO die now with your boots on?
Where'd you be to breakfast? Don't any of
you drunken, swearin'. fightin', blasphem-
ing, gambling, thieying, tin-horn coffin
paint galoots look at me ugly because 1
know ye. I've been through the drive.
You're all in your sins. You know a fat,
well-cared-for, thoroughly branded steer
when you see one and you can tell whose
IL is and where 1t belongs. There Is
man that owns it. There Is place for II
to CO. There's a law 10 protect. But
where's the maverick-what is that? Your
all mavericks. and worse. The maverick
about until somebody takes him in But
you whelps, you've got the devils brand
on YOU You've got his lariat around you.
He let's you have rope now. but he viii
draw you when he wants fire wood"