The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-22
Outlines Of Oklahoma

There are fourteen grocery stores IN
Enid and they are ali doing a Big bust
ness.
for Oklahoma is attracting attention In the
east.
Major Sharpe. Of the Ponca reservation.
has gone to Maryland to take part in the
campaign there
a score of men are engaged on the con-
struction of the telephone line between
Oklahoma City and e Reno.
II. Summers OF Kay county grew
sweet potato without cultivation which
weighed four and a half pounds.
In an advertisement at Ponca City
lecturer says: mo admission" What
he meant was. no admission fee.
Thompson can lick his fingers and know
at least that ne had his hand on the big
pie, which was more than Orpul or DeFord
did.
Pawhuska, the capital of the Usage na-
ton, is the name taken from the Oldest
line Of chiefs OF the tribe. II means White
Hair.
Lots Of sensible people believe that the
excitement after the opening OF the Wich-
tia mountains viii cause worldwide COM
ment-
To the fellows who are not in II there
i. more fun TO the acre in Oklahoma poll
tics than In the politics of any other sec
ton OF the country.
The Enid Wave, which takes a peculiar
delight in complimenting Republicans, &C.
casionally, says that Governor Barnes
message is valuable, well arranged and
well written document"
There are men in the Wichita mount
aims who have been there for a year with
out the knowledge and in spite of the reg
ular soldiers. They are prospecting and
| they say the gold is there.
One Of the best politicians in the west
! is Governor Barnes He simply took too
| big job when he attempted 10 run over
| the organization in Oklahoma. II was
something like Napoleon's Russian cam
| paign.
| A barber at FL Reno. according to Isen-
| berg, was fined 81 for shaving farmer on
| Sunday. the farmer denied he was shaved.
He said the barber was simply soak:rS
! the sand out so that he could shave him
/ Monday.
There are too many jokers in Oklahoma.
| When farmer comes into town and ties
up mis- rig and afterwards finds 1t gone,
IT takes him fully TWO hours 10 decide
whether some one hasn't been playing
joke on him or neo.
Ell Reno Star: W. f. Fryburger sold 30
bales Of cotton today a; Sis. Where his
profit comes in al such a price is not plain
| 10 be seen. The buyer must be paying
as much for seed cotton as the market
they are compelled 20 sell to will stand.
A Hennessey man got mad at MS g.rl
ard said ne was going 10 commit suicide.
He took some salt in her presence. saying
it was morphine. She waited awhile and
when he didn't drop over on the floor in
spasms she looked disappointed. and now
he hates her.
Oklahoma City T,nes-Journal: The ap-
pointment Of Leo Bennett 10 be marshal OF
the central district OF the Indian Terri
tory, seems TO be an exceptionally good
one. He is a citizen Of the Creek nation,
has the good VIII and cooperation o. the
Indians, and is an unusually energetic
man.
The country is over-run with all kinds
of agents. The latest are the men from
Chicago, selling groceries to the farmers.
Farmers we want TO talk you sense. just
shy those patent agents and peddlers right
over the nce."---Hennessey Kicker.
That's nothing, the merchants patronize
every printing fake device that comes
along, such as paper bag fiends. blot;ers.
etc, and send their advertising away from
home, and, why not let the farmers 60
the same. or buy where they can get
goods the cheapest?---Shawnee Blade.