The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-08
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

man, died of cancer last week.
Sixty acres Of bottom land in Payne coun-
ty rents for cotton at three dollars an acre.
The Enid Telegram says there are only
two O. Nc m. in Garfield county-Switzer
and Best.
The next legislature will probably change
the boundaries of some of the Strip coun-
ties.
The Sac and Fox Indians have q regular
price for eatable dogs. A big, fat dog will
bring s..
The cotton gin at the little town OF ingalls,
has already turned out one hundred and
twenty-five bales.
In Indian township. in Payne county, at
the recent election twenty three Sac and
Fox Indians voted.
Mrs. Lingenfelter Of Payne county got a
divorce from her husband. Brick Pomeroy
Lingenfelter, last week.
The Guthrie Capital says that Callahan is
now at home on his farm preparing free
coinage bill which he will introduce.
Twelfth district. will be the youngest man
in the legislature. He is 26 years of age.
lie lives in Blaine county.
Conjecture on the Free Homes bill is idle
now. 1t will be best to wait and see.
Flynn will work hard. and when Flynn is
working hard things are liable to come his
way. ~,
At. saltwater recently a man named Nc
Kinnon asked for divorce and in relating
caf1 hot ho
had married his wife after a very few
weeks sparkation."
Valley item in the Alva Republican: Your
correspondent met a man from Alva on
bicycle going at full speed whom we hailed
with "Why such speed?" He replied that
he was told that Flynn intended to have
every man that voted for Callahan branded
'16 to T. on the right cheek, and that he
was going to Texas.
Waynoka item in the Alva Republican:
Doc Graves, while strolling through the
wilds of nature the other day, came face to
face with huge buck, which animal being
frightened at the peculiar external appear
ance of Graves. forthwith ran over a bluff
and broke its neck. OF course Graves
wouldn't let it lay there and rot.
Manchester Journal: d. ]. Daniels in
forms US that on Saturday night week ago
a serenading party composed of the Haw-
ley Steel band, Doc as the, leader, set out
to charivari ]. Hopper, the report having
gone out that that gentleman had taken
unto himself wife. Accordingly sixteen of
the boys wended their way towards Haw-
ley and at the appointed hour rounded up
near the kitchen in the rear Of the main
building where ]. ]. has long been accus-
toned to making a square meal on sour
dough biscuits and bosom of the pig, all his
own cooking. The boys were armed with
guns, tin pans, steel cutters. etc, and
when they tore loose they ina glned ii would
rot be but few moments until the roof OF
TIE house would be slowly soaring away in
the air. They hammered, and beat, and
rounced. and yelled. but to no avail. for the
door remained closed and the curtains
closely drawn. A gentle smoke poured
forth from the stove-pipe, and one fellow
conceived the idea and with board in hand
scaled the roof and placed 1t over the pipe
with the remark: Boys. we'll smoke 'em
out" 1t was not long until the door few
open, and the crowd. eager to see the new
b.lde. filed into the room. j. j. sat smoking
his old cob pipe, and when Doc" told him
what they were there for he heaved
heavy sigh and said: Boys, YOU have been
misin formed: there is no lady about the
house, and tire report that have juse been
married is false" This was a corker to the
crowd. snS sQuarely reversed their fondest
hcpes ard expectations. Instead OF being
permitted to view blUshing bride, and to
smoke with bridegroom. all they could do
was to SAGE upon each other in utter dis
gust and wish for hole into which they
might crawl out of sight. 1t cost them 10
cents around, and some were eager To chip
in a quarter more with the understanding
that they should never be given away For
once there were more suckers than fish,