The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-30
Outlines Of OkIahoml

The officers Of the FL Reno burst bank
are going to have a hard time OF IT.
". D. Cornelius of Enid. and ex-Gover-
nor Seay are interested together In the cat
tie business.
Mayor Allen of Oklahoma City has set
out on the hard business OF suppressing
slot machines.
AL Jennings, in jail at Muskogee. has or
dered his FL Reno tailor 10 make him
pair of trousers.
d. D. Leach, an Oklahoma county far
mer, sold the wheat he raised on ninety
one acres for g. Dc.
Frank Gillette OF FL Reno VIII be an as
pirant for the Republican nomination for
Congress in Oklahoma
Everything is ready for the establish
ment of a cotton compress at Oklahoma
City except the selection of a site
\ Boston paper says that Judge Henry
Scott, formerly of Oklahoma. may be vice
president with Bryan as president in 1900.
The Fort Reno team won out over the
Oklahoma City eleven Christmas day. and
Norman is now on the scent of Fort Reno.
The Oklahoman Of Oklahoma City says
that at Guthrie it IS generally known VINO
the men were who rotten-egged Captain
Stiles.
George Herring Of Oklahoma City re-
! ce:ved Christmas box from his old home
in Pennsylvania containing a lot OF good
| things TO eat.
Some day in the next century Oklahoma
will hear the last of that Mcgowan New
Jersey-Oklahoma divorce. 1t is being tried
gain in the east.
Some men say that Oklahoma will be
wise If it refuses to raise a single pound
OF cotton. They say that cotton Is a hoodoo.
Its present price surely IS.
\ colored man at Guthrie on Christmas
| managed TO acucmulate a fine for getting
drunk, resisting an officer and disturbing
the peace all in a few hours.
Perry Enterprise: The tramp crank was
IN town again today trying TO sell what he
called Gods last message 10 man. Gods
last message 10 him would be ITO Wash"
Christmas day near Medford thugs set
upon Charles Drake and murdered him.
The rumor is current at Hutchinson that
the murdered man is Bert Hand of that
! city.
If the Senate Is going to do anything TO
Postmaster Biedler of Oklahoma City IL is
| a long time doing 1t. The chances are he
will be confirmed without ripple of pro-
test.
Callahan is not against General Hews.
Callahan Is pushing through Congress a
bill creating the Office Of surveyor general
for Oklahoma and Indian territory. This
is Hews' bill.
The first brick block built in Oklahoma
City, the Baker building on Main street,
built by W. H. Baker of New Orleans, has
been sold to Richard Woodbridge of that
city for $500.
1t was not 50 long ago that Mrs. Peoples
of Guthrie sued her husband for divorce.
and this week her husband married Mrs.
n. H. Patterson, and is now on his honey
moon. The Guthrie papers should give the
details.
Ponca City Courier: Probate Judge Neff
has written a long letter TO the Wichita
Eagle in defense of Theodore Durrant. He
doesn't believe him guilty, but takes the
position that he was a victim OF the news
papers and adverse public sentiment thus
engendered. His stand is a sound one.
Guthrie Leader: 1t Is rumorej that an
effort will be made to break the will of c.
w. Molden, recently filed in the probate
court. 1t seems that Mr.. Holden secured
divorce 4 few years ago an dmarried
Melissa A. Leper. Afterwards his decree
of divorce was set aside and Mr.. Holden
became defendant in criminal action fer
bigamy. He carle out victorious in that
matter, however, and he now leaves half
his property to wife No. /, aud after each
OF his four children are paid 81 each, the
balance TO go to his last choice.