The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-25

| teratlVe is felt. A prompt use OF lniS
medicine has often averted long and per-
| haps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
viii act more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from the malar;al
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Constipa-
ton, Dizziness yield 10 Electric Bi,tsrs.
soc and s1.00 per bottle at Geo. Van Wer-
| den's pharmacy, 1928 North Main street.
and G. Behring's drug store, northeast
| corner Topeka and Douglas avenues.
BRIEF NEWS FROM OKLAHOMA
Ex-Treasurer Lee OF Kingfisber County and
an Alleged shortage.
| KINGFISHER-The Free Press says:
County Attorney Neffsinger has COM
menced a suit against the bondsmen Of
ex-Treasurer ]. NJ. Lee for an alleged
shortage of $4,000 OF course, this suit
vii, involve the legality Of the redemp
ton OF old county warrants alleged 10
have been issued in excess Of per cent.
contrary to law and against the pay
ment Of which an injunction had been
secured from the district court. 1t will
also involve the question OF the ex-treas
urer's authority to pay warrants out of
SHAWNEE-Says the Quill: The Choc
taw carpenters are putting the finishing
touches on the shop buildings and it Is
understood that the machinery at South
McAlester is being taken down prepare
tory to moving. Several foremen and
shop employees have bten over and have
either bought residence property or ar
ranged to rent. The company will build
a number of cottages near the shops. II
is a beautiful location and the shady
ground will furnish a site for as pretty
a workmans village as can be found
anywhere.
PONCA CITY-The Courier: Probate
Judge Neff granted an injunction 10 G..
w. Light restraining Barnes & Dalton
from interfering with him IN any way
in moving across lots 6, Z, s. y, 10. IL and
II on Grand avenue, next the railroad.
Saturday the parties appeared before
Judge Bierer at Perry and the injunction
was dissolved. In the meantime Mr..
Little had moved his building across the
lots.
shipment Of watermelcns from the Logan
county fields to foreign markets will be
made next Monday. The early melons
are small but of superior flavor. Can
ttloupes are being shipped now. The
shortage of melons in other states en-
courages Oklahoma growers TO believe
that better prices will be realized this
year. Most OF Oklahosna's melons are
shipped to Chicago, ST. Louis. Minneap-
oils, Kansas City, st. Paul, and the larg-
er towns in Nebraska, Kansas Colorado.
Utah and Texas.
PERRY-The Democrat says: B. ".
Moberly, living on northeast quarter sec
ton 1922 east, is the owner of a mad
stone. Mr.. NJ is so years old and the
stone was the proptrty of his GRANDPA
Their, hence has been in the family for
over a century and has been successful
ly applied to hundreds of persons who
have been bitten by dogs afflicted with
rabies. Mr.. j. W. Orr lives some seven
miles from Mr.. Moberly and Mr.. Ben
Matthews is Mr.. Orr's neighbor Mr. |
Orr has a little boy 10 years old and Mr. |
Master Orr approached the Matthews |
residence last Sunday morning the dogs |
attacked and bit him quite severely |
and would have killed the lad but for |
the timely assistance of some of the fam |
lily. What surprised both families was |
the attack. since the boy and the dogs |
were the best of friends. After thinking |
over the matter it was decided that the |
dogs had hydrophobia, and the boy was |
taken to TIT maidstone. which when ap-
Piled failed to adhere, ard that cleared |
the dogs of the charge of being mad.
HENNNESSEY-Th Nlipper says:
About twelve or thirteen miles northwes;
of Henessey Its the beautiful farm OF
Major w P. Withers and wife. Without
their knowledge or permission We will
take the liberty of using il as an illus
tration of what a new Oklahoma farm
can do. They settled on their claim in
1893. shortly after the Strip opened. This
year all OF Mr.. Withers' farming was
done by a renter, the majo being too old
10 do manual labor. He furnished the
seed and got one-half the wheat, which
|
for next years seed and bread. realizing
therefor Cor his halO $500. Altogether
there was something over 2,4O0 bushels
Of wheat on his farm. Besides this there
was also 1000 bushels of oats, while
good portion Of the place was in pasture
Al the current market price over 81 500
worth of graf nwas raised on this one
farm this year, besides the garden. poul-
try. hogs, etc, sufficient for the familys
living.
GUTHRIE-The Capitals Washington
says: One of the most not
able events scheduled for this fall is the
Of Miss Meta Steele daughter
IF Hon. Geo. W. Steele of Marion, Indi-
ana. and Hon. Hugh r. Belknap. OF
Chicago. Miss Steele is we'll known in
Guthrie by reason Of her residence shere
during her fathers term as first COVER
nor OF Oklahoma territory. Miss Steele
resided With her parents a The Ebbit,
House last winter and became extremely
poular in Washington society. she is a
girl, tall and stately. with a
wealth OF golden hair. which she ar
-anges simply. adding much 10 ser clas-
steal beauty. Miss Steele has a striking
and sweet unaffected man
ners. She received her education in
fashionable ladies' seminary, and among
Ter many accomplishments is that % be-
ng a fine musician and a clever CONVEX
The wedding is 10 take place
n September, and next winter society
vii cordially welcome The young matron