The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-14
Outlines Of Oklahoma

Frank McMaster thinks the Wichita
mountains are full OF petroleum, too.
Happy Jack" OF D county. has been
taken 10 the Norman Insane asylum
The Ell Reno Roller mills have sent sam
pies of their -four TO London and Liver
pool.
This is the week that B. T. Manner is to
spring that Prince Albert coat on the pres
:dent.
The Ell Reno Star thinks about one-fourth
of the wheat crop in Oklahoma has been
marketed.
Colonel W. T Judkins. Of Woodward. has
quit politics and is now breaking span
OF young mules
Western Oklahoma got good rain last
week while IL was as dry as powder
horn as far east as Guthrie
N. II. Engle. who does a rental business
at FL Reno. has rented his last house and
has twenty more applications
The Guthrie man who takes Perry land
office position Will be given kloncike
welcome when ne comes to town
The unfortunate par, OF the conduct of
the Populist papers in Oklahoma Is that
they set out early 10 deny prosperity.
Down in Oklahoma they are glad that
Kansas is out Of the hole. They speak OF
the mortgageless smile OF the Kansas far
mer.
The FL Reno Star says that the compile
ton OF the P:tsburg and Gulf gives F.
Reno another outlet TO the gulf. Also to
Colorado.
H. l. Walck, county clerk Of Day county.
and II. Z. Downing. ex-treasurer, have
been indicted for burning the county court
house out there.
The widow who marketed the first bale
of cotton at Perry does not wish to marry,
and the fellows who are writing letters 10
her should quit It
Governor Barnes does not like 10 make
speeches any too much. He receives an
invitation about every day and he invaria-
bly, begs to be excused.
The Woodward Bulletin IS running con-
tinued article on astronomy. The sky lie;
around in big hunks out in western Okla
homa and the Bulletins idea is a good
one.
The county attorney of Woodward county
is after fellows who fence in the section
lines. The last legislature made II COM
pulsory for ne!ghbors to inform on a man
who fences up section lines.
A Custer county man bought wagon
load of merchandise at FL Reno and the
same night camped on the prairie. The
whole wagon load burned up. The origin
of the fire Is a mystery, as he had no
fire the evening before.
Norman Transcript: Oklahoma ought 10
try some of that new African cotton which
is performing such wonders in the south.
Wichita Eagle. 1t is being tried. A
Cleveland county farmer has a fine field
OF it and later will report his success. AT
present it is immense.
Norman Transcript: On the fruit farm OF
W. T. Harness, near Lexington, are grow
ing several almond trees. OF the soft-shell-
ed variety, and this year the trees are
loaded with fine fruit. In appearance the
fruit resembles the peach and when ripe
the nuts are shelled out and become of
commercial value.
Pawnee Dispatch: Miss Lena Wagner,
having resigned her position as seamstress
at the Pawnee Indian school, left for her
home at Stanton, Neb., Tuesday morning
She will visit a few days with friends In
Council Bluffs, Iowa, enroute. Miss Wag-
ner during her four years Of efficient serv-
ice in the Indian school, has well earned
the many friends who will regret her de-
parture. Her immediate surroundings in
the school becoming intolerable, however.
the only means, it seems, through which
the incumbent in charge could bring about
a much desired vacancy, her resignation
was decided upon and rendered Monday
morning.