The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
Outlines of Oklahoma,

| The city Of Perkins is after every male
citizen" with poll tax of 81
Sly Oberlander of Enid is writing a work
on How 10 Fatien Reform and Cure
It."
Judge Tarsney is now eating half
dozen raw every eyening-half a dozen
raw iurymen
The Garfield County Fair association
has a balance on hand OF S.1s2.6s. after
paying all expenses.
Many farmers in Garfield county are
borrowing money in oro-r 70 hold their
v heat for higher prices.
A boy preacher is gesticulating al In
gals. and he has already converted a lot
of people four times his age
The custodian of the Fort supply reser-
walton which Charley Bickell got the ota-
er day, is said 10 be worth nearly $. 600
year.
Charles E. Hunter, Rough Rider. of
Enid, says he is not an applicant for
any position in the next legislature, as he
is not q Republican.
o. ]. F1emming OF Enid, at the Bank
ers' convention said that neither the
country banker or any other banker had
a moral right 10 speculate.
Absolute justice on the bench at this
period can have, will have, let Us hope,
more effect on the character OF Oklahoma
IN the future than any other thing.
The Enid Eagle is OF the opinion that
at present the thing 10 do is to push free
homes and let statehood glide. The TWO
are twins. They viii go together.
While Charlie Hunter OF Enid is not
candidate for anything in the next legis-
lature he could get something for the
asking, even if he isn't a Republican.
1t will always hold good. as a trans
portation axiom, that in nine times out
OF ten the trading Of a good wago1 trade
for railroad is a detriInent 10 a town.
The city council of Perkins has raised
the saloon license from SIS TO So on the
grounds that the whisky the Perkins bar
tenders sell costs only 50 cents a gal
Ion.
c. G. Jones OF Oklahoma City is after
the speakership and II he is as smooth
in politics as in railroad building his
competitors should get their range find
ers to work
Grover Cleveland was agains. free
homes. 1t is barely possible that McKin-
ley would look sour on II. but it is in
the platform on which he was elected,
and he respects the platform.
Charley Shepard was held up az Black
well the other night and robbed of $3.50
in cash. \ man who Will carry that much
cash around with him at night, unless he
is playing poker, needs a guardian.
Joe Irvine of Kentucky is vinegar
salesman who travels IN the territory.
For nickname he is called Sue" The
other day he was heard formfwtaoiw
other day he was headed for the Iowa
country and the Indians hearing that
Sue was coming, turned out TO meet him
and went away glum and sad when they
found he was not Sioux.
Ell Reno Globe: VIM Cleveland. Indian
trader at Anadarko, was in the city
Monday and Tuesday for the purpose of
paying his taxes. Mr.. Cleveland registers
a kick against paying taxes for roads and
bridges and schools in Canadian county.
while there is not a single road or bridge
on the whole reservation that has been
built with public money, and there Is not
a free school for white children in the
Kiowa and Comanche country. Under the
decision of the United Supreme court
these people are contributing thousands
of dollars annually TO the various county
and territorial funds and we think that
the coming legislature should make some
provision for the education of white chill
cren who live in that country.