The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-15
Outlines of Oklahoma.


Outlines Of Oklahoma
It is not at ali likely that the Wichita
country viii open before next spring.
Chandler had but one ticket out in the
recent election It was known az the cy-
clone ticket
Barnes 1t is said endorsed Beidler for post
master at Oklahoma City at the presidents
own request
Bailey Isabel in the Oklahoma City JAN
will try to get habeas corpus granted at
Norman next Monday.
Even in the present wet spring the Okla
homa City Times-Journal says 1t Is neces-
sary to irrigate strawberries.
The Gilstraps may not know it. but the
Chandler News is just as pretty in its
present form as it was before the storm
The new telephone line between Chandler
ard Shawnee is being erected by the Choc-
taw railroad. 1t will be completed June L
There is something in the story that post
ONCE applicants in Oklahoma must have
the Endorsement Of both Flynn and Barnes.
The Choctaw railroad is hauling lumber
for Chandler free Of charge. That is the
right spirit. Who says a corporation has
no soul?
The Geological surveying corps meant to
have headquarters at Oklahoma CITY but
changed its mind and will locate at DENIM
son, Tex.
The Chandler merchants are now talking
Of being benefited by the cyclone" ana
offering the people damaged stock at
slaughter prices.
The Guthrie Leader denies that IL will
become Republican paper and Barnes
organ. 1t intimates, however, that it will
stand by Barnes.
Walter Younger OF Woodward Is in Cuba
and the Woodward News publishes a por-
trait OF the most complexion-runling times
experienced by mortal man.
The Noble avenue foot bridge at Guthrie
was washed away by last Mondays rain.
So there was just a little foundation for the
story OF second flood at Guthrie this week
F. A. Niblack of Chandler was agent for
several insurance companies at Chandler.
Since the cyclone all these insurance CON-
panies have pulled out and left the town.
according to the Chandler News.
Two young Guthrie lads who wandered
away from home to see the world and
went clear around il have written an ac-
count for the local papers. And what 4.
commendatory-they described the whole
voyage in less than two columns. Let Bill
Bolton take notice of that.
prominent Cherokee official gained his
Indian blood in this manner: An old In
dian woman cut cash in her hand; al
lowed the blood TO drop on piece of bread
which the person in question ate. and went
down on his hands and knees and crawled.
The old woman made oath that he had In
dian blood in him ever since he crawled.
Pat Morrison. living west of Perkins down
near the river, found a number of trunks,
all, supposedly. belonging to a daughter
OF David Terrill. living northwest of Per-
kins. Miss Ida Terrill, who was married
to Earnest Busch of West Guthrie. but
who Is now dead. The trunk contained the
marriage certificate and other papers. the
means by which ii was identified. Mr.. Nor
r.son has forwarded the trunk TO Mr.. Busch
at Guthrie
Enid correspondence IN Guthrie Leader:
Colonel Havens. who was supposed to have
out-lived ambitions and to have betaken
himself to the pastoral employment of rails
Ing calves. has he'd himself TO Washington
with a desperate determination to break
into something. 1t is limited that according
to an ant!-nuptial pledge on the coloners
part, his better half expected to don. not
only the martial pants, but that elusive gar
Ment known as the senatorial toga. A
yearnsng for this coveted article Of apparel
sometimes causes strange complications,
domestic and otherwise. and hence the exo-
dus of the colonel.
Perry Enterprise: The attorneys for the
defense in the case of the Territory against
Frank Colley, proven guilty OF the crime
OF extortion. or Matchmaking, tried to es.
tabish grounds for new trial today set
ting up the plea that certain statements
had been made by S. T. Alcorn In reference
TO the case, which should have disqualified
him from serving as juror IN the case.
The motion was overruled by the court, as
vas also motion to arrest sentence Col
ley was ordered by the court to stand up.
and when asked IL he had anything to say
as to why sentence should not be passed
upon him, said: 81 want TO reiterate here
and now that I am not guilty. / almost
Know who Is; he Is back OF all this AS to |
ny plea to the court for Ien.ency, the |
,ourt understands my situation and that OF |
ny family. 1 have no malice in my heart /
low toward Mr.. Faulds, as I believe him |
o have been the instrument OF others, and /
when / stand before a higher court than /
his, this crime Will not be placed against /
ne. may know the guilty one. but II is
Tot always possible to prove guilt when /
inown. The only favor l have TO ask OF |
he court is. that be placed under a guard I
nd be permitted such freedom as may be
ecessary to arrange my affairs and make
ONE provision for my family before my
eparture." With this Colley closed his
enarks and the court sentenced him to be
oniined for one and one-half years IN the
,ansing penitentiary. In delivering the
entence Judge Bierer sa.d in substance
nd in part: The gravity Of this offence
veryboey knows. II e one OF the mesnest
rimes that can be committed. II Is stab
ing man or woman in the back. a man
hight steal horse and get from one TO
en years for il, but il was neaner crime
han that" The court dweIi al length upon
re slanderous and poisonous nature OF
UGH crime as committed by the person
ow 10 be sentenced. Il was more hen!ous
l Its nature on the account that X blasted
Every slanderer who resides in
erry should have heard the scsthIng the
ourt gave such Characters The cosJrf |