The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-29
Outlines of Oklahoma

| Oklahoma should really do something to
| preserve little OF her missletoe-
At Ponca City sign directs the pedes-
| TRAN 10 tailor schcpp' upstairs.
| Hundreds of country school houses IN
Oklahoma had Christmas trees this year.
The electric light plant az Oklahoma City
| viii be N full operation again this week
| II VIII be good thing for Oklahoma to
keep her school superiority always in prom
| inencs.
| In celebration of Christmas. the Ponca
| City saloons gave two beers for a nickle
and two WHISTLES for a dime.
| Norman Transcript: The latest song is
entitled: II Love Thee Still" Most men
| do-married men especially"
The robbers who ernptied the safe OF the
| Chandler postoffice made Postmaster Riner
work the combination for them.
| Gr:st Mil Jones says that the grading on
| the Sapulpa extension viii be done stimuli
taneously. but that the track-lay.ng viii
begin al Sapulpa.
Congressman interested in free homes
met in Washington the other night TO take
| steps to further the bill Callahan of Okla
| homa was not present
| Cushing's claim that she has a grind
| stone mine, brings TO mind that Wood
wards soap mine has been allowed 10 sink
| into oblivion strangely OF late.
A western writer says that "the train
| Numbered through town in silence" That
! is the way a good many of the trains on
| the mythical Oklahoma tracks do.
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal has
three witnesses to the fact that Governor
Barnes did say that Oklahoma City was
sure TO get the Sapulpa extension.
a free homes bill is liable to be passed by
| Congress with Oklahoma left out on the
plea that the lands in Oklahoma are better
| than those of the Dakotas and Montana
| and Idaho.
On the new Sapulpa extension to Okla
homa City one bridge which will be neces-
sary will consist of a single span rs feet
long. and will be fifty feet above the bed
of the canyon below.
Sam Davidson of Oklahoma City tried to
commit suicide again the other day. Re-
Gently ne was arrested and taken to Texas
for an old murder. He got out on bail and
came back 10 Oklahoma.
1t can be said to the credit of Oklahoma.
and not many states, that her Boyds and
Murdaughs are as well known and as fire.
queptly mentioned as her Barnes, Flynns.
O'Rourkes and Galatians.
Since Mr.. Riner. the present postmaster
at Chandler. took charge of the Office, il
has been burglarized twice, has been burn
ed out once and wrecked by cyclone once
He hopes TO get out before a waterspout
hits him.
At Comeron a Christmas tree was cover
ed with cotton and lighted with candles
When they were almost ready TO give out
the presents the cotton took fire and the
tree was consumed and all the presents
ruined. There was panic for some time,
the men going out OF the windows ard the
women pushed and crowded each other out
of the doors. The fire was extinguished.
however, before the church was injured
much.
Ponca City Courier: Mayor ]. II. Gallo
way this morning received a check from
Washington for s.. 491. The money comes
from the presumption for town purposes o.
Hartman addition to PonCa City. 1t vii!
be passed TO the credit OF school district II.
and will place The finances OF this district
in good shape. This money has been due
the district for nearly three years and could
have been secured at any time by going al
ter it right Mayor Galloway and his ad-
n,nistradon deserves communication for
securing 1t, and thus helping better the
rants, which has been low, Will take de-
cided advance now. and many holders of
these obligations will be benefited thereby.