The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-28
Outlines Of Oklahoma

Southwestern Oklahoma has had cooious
rains and the corn crop viii be a full yield.
In Washita county II IS agreed by all
farmers that the cotton never looked better.
The lowest wheat yield heard from n
Wash:ta county was seventeen bushels TO
the acre.
Owing to a slight inadver,ence on The
part OF Governor Barnes Golob.e hasn't
got a job yet.
The Arapahoe Bee thinks that by next
winter all the vacant land in Custer county
VIII be taken
Dennis Flynn says that President Nc
Kinley is the greatest president the country
has had since Grant.
The Indians are becoming mercenary.
The Poncas charge 30 cents admission to
their religious dances.
The Oklahoman charges that Gamer OF
e. Reno, who is fighting Barnes, was for
Trosper for governor.
George Howenstein. Andy Howenssein.
four generations of one familyc. had re-
union at Arapahoe this last week.
TIE political gossips now declare that
Flynn IS to take a hand in the naming of
the judges. Flynn Will not name any one.
Mckinley won't let him.
poisonous, but c. NJ. Coons of Woodward
was bitten by one the other day and came
near kicking the bucket.
An Uncle Toms Cabin company is in
Oklahoma this year II is the first one that
ever braved Oklahoma and II might better
not get TOO far south of Guthrie.
The father OF Leslie Niblack OF Guthrie
died in a hospital in Cincinnati the other
day from the effects Of an operation for
an injury received in a railroad accident
Joseph Crippen, NJ easier, John Mitcham.
George Howenste.n, DR.. R. Reed and J.
II. Watson are all active workers on Gus
ter county farms and each is SO years OF
age.
The Concannons. spir.tulaists who were
exposed by D. C. Lewis al Oklahoma City
years ago. and later in Boston. are on their
way back to Oklahoma, now being at VIM
field, Kansas.
A 6-year-old son Of Will Griffith near
Waukomis was bitten by a rattlesnake
Saturday evening and died after four hours
OF intesse suffering. None of the usual
remedies had any effect.
The Republican organization in the ter
ritory claims the right TO be McK,nley's
friend but TO whale the day-lghts out OF
Governor Barnes if they want TO. This
ought TO be subject 10 debate.
The Woodward Bulletin ought to be
kicked black and blue. With this part OF
the country burning up It Is strange to
hear IL say that "A nasty, dr!Zzling, disa-
greeable and wet rain visited this section
the first OF the week.
While engaged In trying the Lewis bas-
tardy case at Saltwater last Saturday Rob
Lowery and F. A. Hutto became weary of
measuring wit and proceeded on the physi-
cal s,resgth plan. No serious injury re-
suited. The combatants were separated.
Editor Cock of Cloud Chief is the most
versatile man at fiction in Oklahoma. II
was Re who who responsible for the Bosgy
Creek gold excitement. His latest story
IS of a great magnetic lode-stone which
lies under the surface near Cloud Chief.
a man dug a well and the drill stuck 10
this stone Another drill was put down
ard this drill stuck. Finally the man took
a small piece OF steel and tied 1t 10 a big
rope and let il down. Then he pulled on
the rope but the little piece of steel stuck
10 the stone SO securely iudt l.lc DlS iobC
broke. The mans name IS Delesdernier.
and he is now digging an immense hole and
will take the greatest lode ever discovered
out and set is up on his farm and try 10
draw a post-office appointment his way.
"Wul there be any changes In the Judge
ships, Governor Barnes, in the lear fu-
ture?" the State Capital correspondent ask
ed. Eyes, / think so. The appointment
Of B. T Hainer OF Guthrie to succeed As
soc.ate Justice J. r. Keafon of the Third
district, will be announced, think, shortly.
AS 10 the other judgeships, I cannot say.
The department insists on adhering rigidly
to its four year tenure In office. / know
Of no charges TO be made against the Demo
cratic incumbents. The most serious one
that I can prefer would be that they are
drawing salaries from the present Repub-
hcan administration when they belong 10
another party and have done all they could
III the past to maintain the supremacy OF
Democracy. / believe in the old d!spen-
sation to the victor belongs the spoils.
and would like 10 see the boys who have
worked for Republican success recognized
as soon as possible