The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-22
Outlines of Oklahoma

Enid is the latest town TO make pun
for an uptown telegraph office
Ponca City men are talking about orga-
nizing an Oklahoma insurance company
The Hutchinson Southern piie-driver is
now at work on bridge Just east OF
Medford.
The grocery store of ]. II. Maxey &
Co. Mulhall, has been closed by an at
tachment.
It is nonsense TO call Mattox ''the boy
murderer" Mattox must be over thirty
years of age.
4 district school house four miles south
of Yukon was telescoped by a wind storm
the other night.
Fred. Dietz of Manchester is planting
1850 black-locust trees. which are the OeS'
for shade, in his opinion
1t is asserted by the Medford Patriot
that just now three boys are oeins Oo'"
in Oklahoma TO one girl.
Civil engineers are now engaged in plat
ting the towns Of Stroud ana Weils1on'
on the Sapulpa extension
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal says
that apprehension over the wheat crop IN
that part of the territory has disappear
ed.
A lot of people in Oklahoma are insist
ing on other people writing 10 their old
congressman for free homes and at the
same time are forgetting TO do so them
selves.
A hackman at Oklahoma City fired of
his revolver and was arrested. de gave
bond. which ne has since jumped lie
must have thought he was going 10 be
hanged.
The Manchester Journal says that Il
the voters of Oklahoma could get whack
at Tom Reed it would give them as much
satisfaction as free homes and statehood
combined.
The Ell Reno Star says the best race
that has taken place in Oklahoma in
long while is the fight between the Choc-
taw and the Rock Island to see which
will get its line surveyed to Arapahoe
first.
Enid Wave: "The five national banks
of Oklahoma carry the wealth 10 the az
eregated amount of 81. 25s 5S3.41. The tor-
fv-seven cents is the deposit of the Hon
Arthur Percy Daniels in the Guthrie Ma
tional."
n 7 Palmer, of Medford, says of the
Einefisber Republican convention: 1t
was plainly evident that the territorla
administration was sustained in the con-
vention whenever any question arose 'C
test the matter"
Palmer, of the Patriot of Medtord' Is
citing sassy. That postoffice seems tt
! agree with his courage. He says; Mr
| Crimes should learn soon that the old ter
ritorial committee is not the RepuoilcaI
| party of Oklahoma"
Perry Enterprise: Cotton continues tc
| come to Perry. Every day sees farmers
| on the streets with wagons loaded dowl
with the fieecy product. They are seek
ing the best market, hence come to Perry
| Much of 1t is hauled from about CleVe
| land. Perkins, Jennings and Cushing. D
| to S. miles. Buyers have been here al
| season representing some of the largest
| cotton exporters in the south.
Secretary Bliss is said to have recently
remarked before a map in private con
| yersation on the five civilized tribes; OF
! can see there the future of the Indla1
| tribes. Note how it is surrounded by th'
great states of Missouri Kansas anC
| Texas and progressive Oklahoma. Out
side civilization presses at every point
! Who can retard the natural laws OF hu
man progress, the survival OF the httest
! IT is amazing to me that encroaching CIV
| ilization has not Overthrown these prlml
| tive courts and customs long ago. There
| is no stemming the tide now.