The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-29
Outlines Of Oklahoma.


Ex-Governor Renfrow b At present visit
ing in st. Louis.
A deposit Of the finest Of potters' clay has
been discovered just north OF Purcell
Harper Cunningham is the handsomest
territorial officer Oklahoma has ever had
Several farmers near Blackwell have cor
tracted to sell their wheat for "a cents =
busheL
The daily papers are increasing in num-
ber The Tecumseh Leader has started
up daily.
In recent cyclone IN Beaver county the
horns of cattle were slipped of and stuck in
the ground.
Captain Hickey of Kay county is already
training as the Democratic candidate for
congress in 1925.
II is said that Harper Cunningham would
have been attorney genera, no matter who
had been governor.
The Kickapoo Indians are now engaged In
a weeks dance at Kickapoo City. 1t IS
their yearly love feast.
None Of the pie in Oklahoma appears
to have been cut for the editors They got
on the wrong SIDE Of the fence.
1t is probable that Mr.. Trosper OF Okla
homa City will now admit that he did not
receive the appointment Of governor.
Vernon Kellogg, the California etomolo-
gist, who is on his way to Europe, spent a
Gay with his brother in Perry Thursday.
As Guthrie has two policemen it would
be interesting to know what that platoon
Of police" in the Barnes parade looked like.
wild Hank Of Ell Reno. whose proper
name is H. B. Lowe, claims to be the old
est stage driver living ives. of the Missouri
river.
Barnes is thoroughly Guthrie man. Dur
ting his administration the capital Will re-
main in Guthrie no matter what congress
may do.
The coiored women Of Tecumseh have
been threatened by white caps who have
ordered them TO leave. They have ap-
pealed for protection TO the governor.
Jake Admire has been horribly crushed.
He row admits that Jenkins Is slated for
the secretaryship of the territory. Barnes
must have written and told Jake that 1t
was too true.
The Guthrie Leader is playing the cute
game Of trying to stand in with Governor
Barnes. The Leaders game has been
tory and has never been known to work.
Perry saw the brilliant meteor which
passed over Wichita Tuesday evening last
but Of which no local mention was made
simply because those who did not see 1t
would not have believed the story. The
meteor was brilliant affair and was very
low.
Enid Wave: A well-known Judge. noted
for his tendency to explain thing to tures.
expressed in a recent case his own ideas
with such force that he was surprised the
Jurors thought Of leaving the box. They
did leave. however, and were out for hours.
Inquiring the trouble, the judge was told
one Of the twelve was standing out against
the eleven. He summoned and rebuked
the recalcitrant sharply. "Your honor"
said the juror, may say word?'' Yes,
sir. said the indignant Judge. what have
you TO say?" We'll. what I wanted to say
is. I'm the only fellow that's on your side"
MEDFORD PATRIOT: Let's see. ]. Y.
Admire of the Kingfsher Free Press is an
aspirant for secretary of the territory. but
1t Is said to be promised to Jenkins, who Is
almost unknown TO politics: E. Z. Brown
of the Times-Journal was an asp.rant for
postmaster at Oklahoma City and the office
was given TO one Befdler, scarcely known
outside of that town; Lincoln Mckinley of
the Republican wanted to be postmaster
at Newkirk. but 1t went to Lambert whose
prominence politically was wrapped up in
a brother In Kansas. Say, brethren, where
are we at? What have we been working
for? Why are we in politics? Would 1t
not be advisable for US TO exact payment IN
advance? If the press, upon which falls
the greater political burden, is not entitled
to some Of the political plums, were It not
better TO reduce the profession TO n straight
business proposition? Why should we hew
wood and draw water to cook provisions
for others and go hungry ourselves? 1t IS
very fine for the press to whop it up for
the boys during the campaign, because We
are loyal to party: but when the fruits OF
our service are being distributed we are
among the unknown. We have the power
to change these results. Why not use It