The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-30
Outlines Of Oklahoma


Half a million pounds OF binding tvine
has been sold already in FL Reno this
spring.
The Rock Island railroad .s figuring on
handling SEQ bales of cotton az E Reno
this season
p. H Gallon. one OF the Republican
wheel-horses of Custer county. Is threshins
his wheat on floor.
Major Ashley Of El Reno. once Indian
agent. has moved TO Port Arthur. where
he viii open up bank
An Enid man who could not find his urn-
brella, go: hot and looked through the
us" in the unabridged dictionary.
Malachi Rowan. a prominent farmer Of
Custer county. born in 1sA on Prince Ed
ward Island. died last week. aged ~
An invitation 20 d;smount and stay all
night in western Oklahoma is worded this
way: Get down and look al your saddle"
The Arapahoe Bee in Custer county con-
graduates the senli-arid regions Of e Reno
and Oklahoma City on having a good crop
this year.
The implement men at FL Reno. accord
ing to the e Reno Star. have sold all their
harvesters and have been compelled 10
order more.
There are enough wild plums on tho
Washita river IN Custer county to give a
belly-ache to the entire standing army o.
The United States.
At Enid the wheels on the bell OF the
Congregational church have not been oiled
for so long that their squeak is drowning
out the sound of the bell.
George Brace of Barnitz, Custer county.
dr.fted into Arapahoe last SATURDAY and
talked over the national political situation
with Lawton and Fillmore.
It is now reported that the alloting agents
in the Wichita country lit out because an
old Indian waddled up TO them one day and
threatened 10 eat 'en raw.
Jailor arks Of Arapahoe has had his hair
clipped and they have had 10 anchor him
to the ground to keep him from blowing
away until II grows out again.
Tom Reed yelled at Dennis Flynn a block
away in Washington the other day and
shook hands with him. Flynn was very
faithful to Reed and Reed knows It.
One Cheyenne Indian wants to go Major
Woodson one better. He proposes that
just half a wife will do him. tha, IS. that
he live with one wife just half his time.
A Greer county man has invented cold
stova BY the use OF salt and ammonia
in a queely constructed stove. he throws
out an immense amount OF cold air keep
ing room nice and cool on hot summer
days.
W. R. Swartout, postmaster at North
Enid. has resigned. and IL waiting for Boss
Bristow to appoint some good Republican
TO fill the vacancy. Swartout says Pat
Nagle is not going to have a monopoly of
the resignlng business.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Guthrie Capital says: The State Capital
correspondent this afternoon discovered
why DeFord's nomination was held up af-
ter being fully decided upon. L. was known
to have been settled, on the presidents own
statement, last Thursday, and its ron-ap-
pearance among the nominations sent into
the senate caused no end OF comment. A
special investigation by your correspond
ent reveals the fact that protests which
came pouring IN on the same day the NOM
nation was made out, staid the intention OF
the president, and the nomination was held
up. These were the first specific charges
received. They came from Frank Cochran
deputy marshal and Frank Gault, Okla
hona City. accusing DeFord OF malfeas-
ance in Office while acting as deputy Unit
ed States marshal. 20 aid in capturing
land of thieves which had robbed a rail
road train. The president. after receiving
his information, ordered the nomination
DESTROYED and viii this week call on De
Ford for an explanation. This may delay
action several DAVIS