The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-28
Outlines of Oklahoma.

John Ferguson, living near Chandler. fell
| sixty feet into well and crushed his
| skull.
| Every actor who strikes Oklahoma a6-
vertises himself as 1.-THE prince of come
dams"
| 1t viii be mistake TO divide up the
| territorial offices among the different
| towns of the territory.
Five inches of snow fell in Custer coun-
( " last week. the largest in the history OF
| the county since it was settled.
The store OF A. j. Spears was robbed
| Sunday. The burglars took seven dollars
| q plug OF tobacco and vomoosed-
| Amanda Conklng Of Garfield caun;y Is
| on trial for his sanity. His parents prob
| ably read OF the Bible too much.
At a townsite board sale of unclaimed
| lets at Perry recently twenty-five lots
brought an average of so apiece.
Things are quoting down at Guthrie and
| In a week or two George Viclsers viii pull
| out deck and begin to win az poker.
When the Wichita mountains are finally
thrown open 10 settlement mineral viii
be discovered. There is no doubt OF this
The Tecumseh Leader, Popuiist, rejoices
that Callahan has taken Vincent's scalp
and is glad that Vincent has been frozen
out.
The South McAlester Capital insinuates
that in the light OF subsequent develop
ments Money must have been tight In
Cuba.
Thursday the Kansas City Bar associ-
alton gives banquet and Judges Tarsney
and McAtee have been invited to respond
TO toasts.
The city council of Oklahoma City threat
ems to GUST City Attorney Keys because
his opinions do not coincide with the coun-
ellis views
Whatever became of the trial OF the men
who engaged in the only lynching Oklaho-
ma ever had-the one at Watonga last
September?
Another hanging VIII take place IN Okla
homa on February L. Charles johnson
will be the one to go aloft, convicted OF
criminal assault.
TIE funeral of General Thomas at Ok
lahoma was military. Bishop Brooks
preached the funeral sermon. The remains
were sent to Maine.
The investigation of Freeman of the
Usage agency has been completed. The
senators who investigated will recommend
the removal OF Freeman.
The Enid Wave thinks il possible that
had Reed not threatened the people OF
Oklahoma in his Wichita speech. Flynn
might have been elected.
The Oklahoma papers are now getting
riled up and are beginning TO roast Speak
er Tom Reed. The trouble is, Reed
doesn't care He grows fat on roasts.
What became of Tom Irwin and his
scheme to get aid for Oklahoma? By the
way, what has become of sill the aid-sesk-
ers? Has aid-seeking gone out of fash
ion?
The o. K. hotel and grocery store vera
burned at Edmond early Monday morning
The barrels of saltwater which were kept
on hand saved the town from being swept
away.
Tine Corners" is the name of a place
where the Seminole, Chickashaw. Choctaw |
and Oklahoma counties all touch one an
other. 1t is the toughest place on the !
green earth.
The Populist attempt to bounce Mouri- |
quand from his seat failed. This is the !
first Populist legislature on record to do |
the decent thing by a Republican whose |
seat was contested.
S. ". Dent OF Payne county was rushing !
around the streets of Perry last Saturday I
making considerable noise. He carried a !,
with him. Finally he was ia
ken in by the authorities and found 10 be
crazy. The contents of his gunny-sack
y as his little boy.
A new Justice of the peace in ID county
was Informed by a lawyer in case of |
that heOhe justice) knew no
law. Mr.. Constable" decided the Judge.
take the lawyer to Jail for ten days, give
the wife a divorce. lick the husband !
eross-eyed and bring in key OF bug
Juice for the court to be taxed as 'other
costs
Saltwater Gazette: At the school meet
ng held at the court house last Friday !
1lsht 1t was decided by a vote of those |
present that the school board lease the |
upper story OF the new school house TO
he Masonic lodge for a period of ten
ears. the lodge to furnish the funds TO
complete the rooms and take II out OF
he rent. which is to be at the rate of
9 per month.