The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-17
Outlines of Oklahoma

Clyde Ma.tox. who is in the Leavenworth
peni;entiary. IS IN fine health.
Emmett Dalton. the outlaw. Is in charge Of
the tailoring establishment in the penitek
tIary.
Chandler also sent box of fine Lincoln
county fruit TO the ST. Louis Globe-Den-
ocrat-
The Oklahoman az Oklahoma City says
that Guthrie is getting too many appoint
ments.
Professor Murdaugh in his lecture asserts
that bad leaders are better than no lead
ers at all
The Chandler News wants 10 know IL
Flynn has betrayed DeFord, why DeFord
doesn't say so.
A son of Rev. Lunk.ns OF Tryon. Okla
homa, owns claim No. Il on the kiond;ke
creek in Alaska. he is getting rich.
Judge Jennings OF Pottawatomie county
publicly warns the Indians TO select one
wife quick and come and be married to
her.
Ed vanderpool of Logan county has a;
last got his claim after six decisions by
the land department and eight criminal
suits.
The new house OF NJ Gull OF Chandler
was burned last week. He had just COM
pleted it, He thinks the fire was incen-
diary.
In another two weeks p.ckers viii be
needed IL all the cotton fields and Il Will
be a disgrace TO be seen loafing in Okla
homa.
Dan A:nsworth has arrived in Guthrie
to take that place in the land office there.
The chances are that Sam Peters OF New
ton got Ainsworth the JOB.
Frank Greer's exposition OF the Barnes
DeFord matter is perfectly satisfactory.
Barnes is not 10 blame and no one else
is. That was the best way TO decide II.
Chandler has sent TO President Robinson
Of the Frisco system a basket OF very nne
fruits raised in Lincoln county. The Sa-
pulpa extension Will be put right through
Immediately.
There are more cotton gins in Oklahoma
than mills. Oklahoma is first n cotton.
out IN Washiia county a meat wagon IS
peculiar institution. 1t travels over the
county peddiing meat.
If Oklahoma wants home men for judges.
The Republicans should all get together and
decide the matter in Oklahoma and then
recommend that the appointments be made,
ard keep away from Washington both b.
letter and in person.
When j. H. Carver OF Oklahoma City,
returned from the penitentiary the people
went down to the depot to welcome him
home. The band played and anvile were
fired. The old man was unjustIy punished.
How good the public is when 1t finds Il
has done a man wrong.
har q
ter the smoke OF battle cleared away and
il was plain the president would support
Barnes, the Guthrie Capital made haste 20
climb down on the Barnes side of the
ferce. Frank Greer should get out his
scalping knife. The intimat!on that he
waited 10 see which way the cat would
jump Is wicked
The Pawnee Democrat says the statement
that 1t doesn't Ike Barnes IS untrue. Il
SAYS: Because we do not come out in ev-
cry issue with lot of political taffy for the
governor. is no reason for supposing that
we are fighting him or that we do not
ike him. 1t simply means that We are no:
after a postoffice. as so mary OF the ed
TORS of the territory seem 10 be and are
not making ourselves the special organ OF
the governor in order to get his indorse-
ment."
Hennessy Kicker: Prof Chas. Cline. or
some place who has been experimenting
with a balloon at Kingfisher since the Attn
of July. came up last week and located
himself on the east side OF South Man
street and gave notice that he would make
ar ascension and a grand parachute leap
Saturday afternoon. The crowd was large
and enthusiastic and patiently waited for
the curtain, I'VE mean balloon), TO r-se
and IL went up with a whoop and shout
about o'clock. The professor held on 10
the ropes until he was about one hundred
feet high. when he cut loose and came
down as graceful as swans sailing over
barb wire fence. The professor is al right
and saws that his failure at Kingtisher was
no fault of his. but the lack OF proper as
sfstance TO get his ship launched. coilec-
ton was taken up after the performance,
which netted including the bonus given
by our enterpr,sing business men. about
five hundred dollars.