The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-16
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

4. A. Henry has been appointed deputy
by Sheriff Lake of Pawnee county.
Jim Alexander of Oklahoma City Is regu-
larry engaged in the mistletoe business
Pawnee Bill has ended his visit IN Paw
nee and will hereafter reside IN Phiiadel-
phia-
+ The Hennessey Kicker Is running an orig
inai copyrighted story called THAT Wo-
man."
Isenberg of Enid is hanging on to cot
ten wood limb in fear that the bottom Is
about to go out OF the country.
Tom FERGUSON reads the riot act to the
Republicans of Kingfisaer county telling
them to get together and do It quick
Frank Greer says that nine strokes on
bows pants will keep him in al midnight
better than eight strokes on eurfew Dell
j. C. Howry of Blaine county served IN
McKiniey's regiment during the war. He
is not an aspirant or applicant FOR any
thing either.
This is the time of the year when the
Oklahoman thanks heaven it is not as cola
as il is I'D in Kansas and as hot as Il IS
down in Texas.
At the request of the Oklahoma City
Champion the legislature viii pass a law
prohibiting college yells within the oord-
ers of Oklahoma
The county commissioners of Pawnee
VIII probably allow cattle brought in to De
fed TO be free from taxation. II increases
the price OF grain.
The Watonga Republican says that II
the free homes bin fails the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country viii go right ahead ana
pay for the land VIII il?
The Ell Reno Democrat says that one
Judge IN Oklahoma is terribly worried be-
cause he IS not confirmed by the United
States senate. Who is il? Keaton?
! There is a strange line at the head OF
| the editorial columns OF the Pawnee Demo-
| crat. It is this: Mrs. A. F. Stennett,
Proprietor; Mr.. A. F. Stennett, editor
| At watch meeting in Payne county
correspondent says God surely attend
along about midnight, as two people got
up spontaneously and confessed their sins.
| The county commissioners OF Pawnee
! county would not advertise for bids for the
| county printing. They believed that the
newspapers which helped win them their
places should have the job.
| Several of the white-cappers of Pawnee
county have been arrested charged with
| conspiracy Their trial comes of this week.
They had no trouble in getting bonds. as
they had the sympathy of the community.
The Pawnee Times-Democrat makes the
open charge that criminals in that portion
/ gain immunity by displaying commissions
4 as deputies under Patrick Maggie. Ii tina.
Is true Maggie should not remain in office
a day longer.
| There is in the county treasury of Paw
nee county $500 collected under the old law.
The commissioners do not know what to
! do with it. Some claim that ii can not
be expended except by warrant of legis-
| lative enactment.
| Editor Hensley of the E,l Reno Democrat,
warns the public against buying security
| bond No. of series l of Canadian county.
Oklahoma funding bonds of the issue OF
December 90, 1895. Eensley says some one
| stole it from him.
| Oklahoma Times-Journal: The county
printing of Pottawatomie county was let
recently to the Republican for. absolutely
! nothing. Another paper bid one cent. and
| the Republican underbid that and got the
distinction of being the Official county paper
| for one year. 1t was bad bargain either
| for the county or the newspaper. II the
| Republican publisher has any business
| sense, he does not expect TO do the print
| ing for nothing, expecting to get his pay
| out of bills for other work, such as the
| furnishing of letter heads. envelopes, etc.
| Such practices are akin TO the schemes of
| lightning-rod peddlers who mulct the I'M
sUspecting property owner out OF $50 on an
apparently generous contract. We all
| laugh at business man who bites at a
proposition to turn over 10 him valuable
franchise without consideration; but an en-.
tire county sffers when a county board is
buncoed, and innocent people suffer. Any
unprincipled publisher can beat an ordi-
nary board of county commissioners out of
| enough in the course of year to equal
| legal rates for the commissioners proceed
| ings Ordinarily such methods may be
! looked for from a paper that agrees to
| publish the proceedings for nothing.