The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-06
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The Newkirk Republican published a
special edition to announce the withdrawal
Of Jenkins.
Civil service in the Indian schools Is being
attacked and the eastern mugwump papers
are defending il.
Some citizens OF Enid got 4 thousand
pounds of ice from little pond there dur
ing the recent cold spell
II makes 70 difference who Mckinley ap-
points for governor OF Oklahoma-McK.n-
! ley viii see that he is good man.
There seems to have been something n
the Barnes club organised IN Newkirk after
all. What was the matter. anyhow?
The engrossing and enrolling clerks of
the Oklahoma legislature have been insult
ed. They should mob the legislature.
The Ell Reno Star says that Buck XII
gore was in town the other night and Judge
Tarsney and Jimmy Ewing gave him sup
per.
The fight for the governorship Of Okla
homa is going TO be an exciting one. Meth
er man has a waikaway. This is the fact
OF the case
In a poker game at Ardmore the other
night one of the players got mad and shot
into a big pile of chips. scattering them
all over the room.
The truth of the matter is that none of
Oklahoma's legislatures has ever amount
ed 10 much and they seem TO get worse as
the territory gets older.
Jenkins in withdrawing announced that
Flynn had never declared that he was
candidate. The next day Flynn satisfied
Mr.. Jenkins on that score.
The northern part of Texas and the In
dian nations got no ice during the late cold
snap The people down there will have 10
buy artificial ice next summer.
Sidney Clarke never flies or The handle.
When he wrote from Washington that II
was nor or never with the free homes bill
he was telling the exact truth.
One member of the legislature made the
point the other day that the Oklahoma leg
islature was too far removed from the peo-
pie TO NEEDLE with local affairs.
The serape that Maddox of Taloga has
got into is regretted by all newspaper men
of Oklahoma. Maddox Is a clever fellow.
but he associates with revolver too much.
The Oklahoma legislature is doing abso-
lutely nothing we'll. 1t ought to get down
to work and do something meritorious or
go home. There is no sense in its further
dilly-dallying.
About the funniest thing that ever hap
charge of incompetency against the en-
crossing clerks. The public generally be-
lieved that anybody could engross.
Captain Woodson should let the Indians
go to Washington to take part in the in
augural parade. When once there he should
also let them cook dog soup in their own
way and invite the new president to join
them.
If there are any Demo-Pop papers in Ok
lahoma attacking Reed and sending him
marked copies. they should, just for decen-
cy, stop. The settlers need their homes free
and politics is too lowIy thing TO be
brought up in such good object.
Newkirk Democrat: Mrs. Johns, the wo-
man suffragst, captured the legislature
one day last week. II Is unfortunate for
the territory that she did not keep 1t cap
tured until after time for adjournment.
From present appearances that body will be
of vastly more cost than It's efforts will
bring forth.
The people of washita county have or
gained a law and order league, the MEM
bers of which pledge themselves to not sign
the bonds of persons guilty OF fellonies. To
join, test oath of good citizenship must
be taken and the applicant must be recon-
mended by three of the order.
FL Reno Star: The game law expired
Monday, Feb. 1. Hereafter II is unlawful
to kill quail, prairie chicken or Wild turkey.
1t is the intention of true sportmen TO see
that the game law is strictly enforced and
it would be well for the hunter who kills
out of season to have a care.