The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-24
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Judge Cundiff of Enid has sold his home.
Cundin is still in Norman.
There is a petrcuelm war on in Medfcrd
The price is now down to 10 cents.
The German-American league of Garfield
county has endorsed Flynn for governor.
Under the Choctaw treaty with the Dawes
commission all town property viii be ap-
praised at its present value
The Kingfisher Free Press after looking
the whole ground over itsn't sure that the
free homes bin viii pass or not.
The editor of the Enid Wave rejo:ces in
seeing strange faces on the streets This
is the first beam of rising boom.
The reign OF terror recently supposed
to be in progress at Newkirk consisted OF
the theft OF two revolvers by burglars
The Guthrie papers are lamoasting those
crazy b.metallists VINO attacked q young
lady and little boy in a public meeting
Jake Admire reports that the people have
worked very assiduously and faithfully for
Mr.. Flynn. too. as well as Flynn for them
Speaker Tousley of Oklahoma originally
came from Stafford county. Kansas. which
is full Of Statesmen who have not moved
away.
The Oklahoma legislature was expected
to disgrace itself but it looms up Ike a
lily in comparison with the rowdy third
house.
Mayor Order of Hennessey is besieged
with bids from sculptors who want 10 try
their hand on modelling a statue 10 Pat
Hennessey.
Out In Woodward county the last day Of
1896 dance was given. Promptly at mid
night the music stopped and prayer
meeting was inaugurated.
At Chickasha the -four mill put on new
whistle and turned It loose one day last
week Some of the pigs and the dogs In
the vicinity are running yet
The New York Sun wants Oklahoma.
Arizona and New Mexico made into one
big state. There wouldn't be any fun Sc
iecting senators from that state at all
The Republican paper are laughing at
the rumor that an attempt was to have
been made at the free homes league meet
ing in Guthrie to indorse Flynn for COVER
nor.
The Newkirk Republican says that no.
body knows that Mr.. Tom Reed is un>
friendly to free homes. 1t is 10 be hoped
that the Newkirk Republican IS getting its
information straight.
There is some doubt in the territory as TO
just what has become of the free homes
bill. II is now on the house calendar. IL
calls for an extra appropriation over that
originally passed by the house. Accord
ingly il will have to pass the house again.
The trouble will be to get it off the calen-
dar.
Frank Fairchild walked into a Hennes-
sey store and bought suit of clothes and
put them on. He then ordered ten yards
of ducking. While the ducking was being
cut he skedaddled Two clerks pursued.
caught him. threw him down. took his
clothes away from him and landed him in
the cooler.
Woodward News: A rather oldish man
whose name we did not learn. last week
entered the grocery department of Gerlsch
Bros, store and approached one of the
clerks with this: Say, live quite dis
lance out and want to buy quite lot OF
goods, but won't be in until morning"
Turning to go he concluded, "by the way.
just give me box OF sardines now and
add 1t to the BILL" which the clerk did.
ard the follow hasn't been back since.
The new probate judge of Garfield coun-
ty married his first couple as follows: IAN
right said the judge. according to the
power invested in me by the statutes OF
Oklahoma and the ordinances Of the city of
Enid. S.. declare you man and wife. My
fees are two dollars and you stand con-
victed until all costs are paid. but in the
meantime join hands, and the groom IS
hereby ordered TO kiss the bride before the
judge of this court offers his congrautla-
tons. The witnesses in this case must
claim their attendance or they will not re-
ceive any fees. The court is adjourned
for breakfast" It adjourned.