The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21
Outlines of Oklahoma

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Jake Roberts name IS down on the ju-
dietary slate in indeiibie ink
The new Bank of Ponca opened up for
business last Tuesday mernins-
The cotton gin at Oklahoma City Is
oyer-worked. II had to run all day Sun
day.
The hardest working official in Oklahoma
is John Pugh, bank examiner. He is al
ways rustlins-
Secretary Jenkins is said to be getting
il into his head that it isn't any fun 10
control things.
Bill Grimes is for Thompson If President
Mckinley wants him. Grimes ought TO
have the place himself.
Speaking Of brutality. officers at Okla
homa City arrested q man while he was
behind in game of poker.
Bishop Meerschaert has sailed from
Europe for home. He viii be in Okla
homa, probably. next week.
William English has been arrested a.
Ponca City for spiriting away $50 worth
of threshing machine betting.
Thompson had a fine seat on the band
wagon for a few seconds. But the cyclone
oPPccAS ~ i4d'C 81 dNA Tic POI 3AO-
Jake Robmerts is reputed to be taking
the part OF a white-winged angel OF peace
in Oklahoma. AS an imitator OF seraph
Jake has no equals in the west.
The Enidwave has already announced
that it will not agree with the sentiments
IN McKinley's thanksgiving address pro-
clamation. no matter what they are.
A man who started in eastern Oklahoma
TO go west 10 the short-grass country, has
now got as far as eastern Utah and the
people there are still directing him west.
1t is said that II he wasn't making so
much money out of his hotel, Jake
Schweizer OF FL Reno would be strongly
tempted to get into the marshalship fight
himself.
Governor Barnes at the outstart said
there should be no affidavit nonsense But
there has been. Since Thompson had his
cinch, Mckinley has been covered with
protests.
per, Will next week expose the PopulisI
says, lin Biblical style Why not do
It in modern English?
There must be times when Governor
Barnes has 10 restrain himself from kick
ing himself when he thinks how all this
trouble could have been avoided by his
early endorsement of Bill Grimes.
Dennis Flynn got mad at Jenkins the
other day and roasted him. Flynn wanted
Henry G.lstrap appointed postmaster at
Chandler and depended on jenkins infiu-
ence. AT the last moment jenkins weak
ened
The Uncompaghre Indians want congress
TO remove them from Colorado 10 the In
dian territory. This isn't right. There is
already too much of the Indian version
Of the alphabet in the Indian territory.
An amateur company put on Said Pasha
at Ell Reno the other night. In the first
act the audience gave the company a
double extract of Klondike frigidity and
part Of the players wanted TO go home
But towards the last the audience thawed
out and the play was voted a success.
Bill Grimes Of Kingfsher made the hes:
territorial chairman the Republican party
IN Oklahoma ever had. At the beginning
he was a candidate for marshal The Re-
publican organization was for him. Gov
ernor Barnes came in, ignored Grimes and
offended the organization. All the row
that followed might have been prevented
but for this offense. However, Bill Grimes
pulled on the track He left the track
open for Governor Barnes. No marshal
has been selected yet. Originally Governor
Barnes made mistake. He is big enough
mentally to correct 1t and he should do
it now while the opportunity Is ripe If
Thompson fails, Governor Barnes should
turn all his strength in favor of Grimes
and make him marshal. That thing VIII
be an opiate on all quarrels and wrangles.
1t is the one thing for Governor Barnes
to do in the interest Of good politics
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: An i'm
preston has gained currency throughout
the states that Oklahoma had never raised
a good wheat crop previous 10 the one OF
this year. This report Is doing the terri
tory much harm. as conservative farmers
the ones We need-hesitate TO locate in
a country where wheat yields a full crop
but once In five or six years. The fact
that heretofore the price OF wheat has
been so low that there was little profit In
raising 1t, has helped TO give currency 10
the report, for there was constant COM
plant from the wheat belt OF the terri
tory. The fact is that Oklahoma has
raised seven good crops OF wheat in eight
years. In fact. bigger wheat crops were
grown in 1891, 1892 1898 and 1894 than was
grown this year, but the yield was not
so nearly uniform as this year The aver
age, however. was nearly as great In those
years, as this. In the years not mentioned
above the wheat averaged more than th!r-
teen bushels, which is the average of the