The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-26
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The registration at FL Reno viii reach
about 500.
At FL Reno a citizen goes by the nick
name OF High Pockets"
F. Marion Smith is the Republican nomi-
nee for mayor at Perry.
Governor Renfrow was responsible for
the death of twelve bills in all.
a mule, 30 years old, kicked down a s.
foot brick wall az Enid the other day.
Arthur Percy Daniels has gone down to
the Wichita mountains to root fer quartz
Part of the Cheyennes have been visiting
the Otoes and presenting them with ponies
Pat Nagle says: 1.-The outlaw business in
Oklahoma is practically a thing Of the
past
The Newkirk Republican says that Kay
county is behind Jenkins for secretary of
the territory.
The hottest local fight in the territory is
at Oklahoma City. It is a free and I'M
limited scrap.
The freeze Monday night extended as far
south as Oklahoma City. but did not hurt
the fruit trees.
The legislature missed it when they did
HOT the place OF OIucldt OcIcDutE
Of the Legislature
Rev. Berry is on trial at Pawnee for re-
ce.ving deposits when he knew mis- bank
there was in a falling condition.
Governor Renfrow leaves his Office May
IS. He viii not hold over single day nor
will be go out before that date.
Mckinley is going to offend the Perry
Democrat and the Guthrie Leader if he
doesn't appoint Barnes governor.
A man who tried 10 sell Bibles in Enid
had to give il up. He says pretty nearly
everybody knows the Bible by heart.
Cass;us Barnes has mis- headquarters at
Washington in the Normandie. 1t is in this
hotel that the Kansas crowd holds forth.
There is only one ticket in the field al
Enid. but the Wave insists on people regis
tering so that the city's population may
look big.
Jake Admire claims that his trip to Next
co made him a gold bug and Mensley of
the FL Reno Democrat says il made him
free silverite.
Tom Doyle is abusing that railroad pass
good deal since he left the legislature.
He hobs around over Kansas and Oklaho-
ma Ike butterfly.
AT Independence the other day two men
went to law over horse trade. The result
was that the men traded horses back and
divided the costs between them.
At Saltwater a church did not pay its
lumber bill so the lumber man had a re-
ceiver appointed. The receiver allowed
variety show TO occupy the church and
there is shoel to pay all around.
Kingfisher Times: Hereafter taxes of all
kinds must be paid in lawful currency No
warrants can be used and the lightning
calculator. so handy for treasurers in COM
putting interest. will be thrown in the rub
bish pile, along with old campaign song
books and out-of-date almanacs. Half the
clerical work can be dispensed with so the
treasurers can put that much more down
into their jeans pockets. The value OF
warrant now will depend on its distance
from the home plate or how much there is
between it and the redeemer's counter.
The act establishing the new rule has re-
ceived the governors signature and is now
law. OF course the holders OF old war
rants get first benefits and these are most
ly in spectators hands. 1t is not just
easy to tell whether the change is an i'm
provement or otherwise.
OdpiNal- All ohldNOInd commas
sion merchant who annually hadles thous-
ands of bushels Of potatoes, was asked why
his warehouse was filed with northern po-
tatoes instead of the Oklahoma product.
1T is very simple" said he. 1T IS be-
cause the people here don't know how 10
cultivate them. Many of our farmers came
from northern states. where potatoes are
allowed to mature in the ground. They
supposed that the same plan would work
here, but it will not Potatoes should be
dug in Oklahoma as soon as the skin be-
comes fast. Then they should be put in a
cool cellar or cave. and III guarantee that
they will keep perfectly. When they are
left TOO long in the ground the sun bakes
them, and they become withered and Efe-
less. and soon rot. 1 have always succeed
ed in raising fine potatoes. while neighbor-
ing farmers failed completely. This is a
great potato country and the potatoes are
large, mealy and of good favor"