The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-28
Outlines of Oklahoma.

President Boyd OF the Norman university
lectu-ed at Enid Friday evening.
About 1870 people in Payne county have
signed Flynn governor petitions
Most of the editorials for Flynn start out
this way: while Barnes is a good man.
but"
Out at Woodward they say there is moth
ing small about Bill Bolton except his
stomach.
Occasionally Governor Renfrow miscues.
He has just Offered reward of SIS for the
capture OF a murderer.
One hundred men voted the Republican
ticket in Edmond township and thirty of
these are after appointments now.
II Dennis Flynn Is TO move heaven and
earth TO get free homes now is the time 10
commence 10 turn the iack-screws-
Harry Good. register of deeds of Payne
county, died last week and his father was
appointed to fill his unexpired term
Kite-fying has made its appearance in
Oklahoma and will soon creep over into
Kansas with the north-bound spring.
Judge Bierer always carries his gun with
him when On his judicial rounds and when
he gets a chance always takes hunt.
Some Ponca pupils were asked to each
give a fact about George Washington.
Seven handed in on slips: He is dead"'
There is total wreck club at King
fisher and every fellow who comes TO town
and wants to be happy has TO be initiated.
Nat Hines. charged with purloining beef
on the hoof walked out of the Woodward
jail the other night and hasn't put in an
appearance since.
1t Jake Admire for Bill Grimes or DeFord
in the marshalship fight? Or is he simply
non-commital? You can not tell which
from the Free Press.
The Woodward brass band received their
instruments one Saturday and without pre-
vious practice were on the streets playing
tunes the following Monday.
In the Hosfield disinterrment case AT
Perry the first jury disagreed. Mr.. Hos
field, who some have been unkind enough
to suspect, has demanded another jury.
Jerre Johnson of the kildare Journal Is
one editor who reads news as history and
encourages his readers to do so. A news
paper in fact is a history and should be
read on that broad plan.
The editor of the Alva Republican ha.
seen letter from congressman who cali
ed on Speaker Reed in regard to the Wichi-
ia speech Reed told this congressman
that his Wichita speech was not threat.
Cash Cade is still in the race for secre-
tary of the territory, but ne isn't making
any better time than the legless man in the
six-day bicycle go at Chicago. Cash ought
TO go around to the back door and get into
the push
The senate came mighty near removing
Arthur Percy Daniels as enrolling clerk the
other day on the grounds of imcompetency.
Yet Arthur Will live to see the day when
he can eat onions on most of those sena-
tors graves.
At Kildare after the election an Irishman
told a Chinaman to quit the country as
the Irish would hereafter run things in
this country. IAN light" replied the China
man. 'I'll go to LELAND. Ilish no lun
things there"
Ponca City Courier: Alex Tail Chief OF
Gray Horse was caller at the Courier Of
flee on Wednesday. He paid up his sub
scription for two years and continues the
paper. He is by odds the most intelligent
Indian we have met. He served a term or
two as treasurer OF the Usage nation.
Ponca City Courier: If any man in the
service of Uncle Sam In this neck OF the
woods holds his job through the incoming
adverse administration. it will likely be A.
w. Hurley, chief clerk at the Ponca In
dian agency. The position is now under
civil service and vacancy will be created
only for cause We are confident that no
cause will be found-and none will be
sought for-to remove Mr.. Hurley. for he
is efficient, accommodating able and trusty.
The books and business in his charge are
always found In perfect order by govern
ment inspectors and il is efficiency that the
government is looking for these days.