The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-18
Outlines of Oklahoma,

Most of the Oklahoma Rough Riders
will get pensions.
r B. Miller, one of the Rough Riders.
| calls himself a Rough Walker
The cotton in Logan county and vicin-
| ity while small in acreage is very fine
in quality.
In many parts of the United States the
| whole of Roosevelt's 500 men are known
as the Oklahoma" Rough Riders.
Mrs. John Howerton is under arrest at
| Watonga for stealing two horses belong
| ing to Robert McClung. a farmer near
| Okeene.
1t is now announced that Edgar jones
Of Guthrie will not be married until next
Christmas. Bill Bolton of Woodward will
| beat him yet.
Ex-United States Marshal Nix is in the
grocery business at Joplin, Missouri, and
is doing finely.
In the fall there is a regular immigration
to all Oklahoma towns on the part of
farmers children to get better school IA
cilities.
A private at Fort Reno who has been
in the guard house many times says no
man can be good soldier until he has
been in the guard house.
Even the Republicans in their campaign
this year VIII have 10 confess to the Pop
ulists that Keaton would make a. better
delegate than Callahan did.
Whoever is nominated by the Republi-
cans at Ell Reno, he must not only be out
of the control of the factions, but he
must be above the factions.
Mr. Arch Russell of Langston went to
Guthrie for a marriage license. When
he got home with the license his ''fi-
ancay" refused 10 have him. Lost $50.
1t is funny how what little and irrele-
want things help along in politics. The
action of the Rough Riders at Santiago
will help make Oklahoma state speedily.
Judge Keaton is having perplexing
time. When he struck Perry the other
day he found a big factional row on
among the fusionists and he got out of
town as soon as he could.
The Chandler News is out in an edito-
rial advocating the candidacy of c. G..
Jones of Oklahoma City. Lincoln county
has big delegation and this Is an import
ant announcement in the delegate race.
Some of the soldiers outside Santiago
paid 30 cents for a two-cent postage
stamp. This was unnecessary, as they
could have simply written, Soldiers
letter" and the postage could have been
paid at this end
Tom Doyle is stirring up politics in
Noble county for all that's out. He can't
help it. a territory that produces Gala
hans, Flynns, Keatons and McMasters
offers boundless opportunities for any
Irishman to have fun.
One Rough Rider, writing home, says
1t was a court-martial offense for a
"buck-soldier" TO enter the limits of the
town of Santiago. The town was so
dirty that the authorities didn't want the
soldiers to go near it.
Blackwell Times-Record: The heaviest
rain fell Saturday night and Sunday that
we have had since the opening. 1t is esti-
mated that as much as eight inches fell.
The Chikaskia river kept on rising until
Monday night, when it reached a point
eighteen inches higher than 1t has been
since the pale face has resided along its
banks.
Ell Reno Supper Bell: Last nights
Choctaw train brought in Henry Foster
and Frank Morgan Of the First cavalry.
Three months ago they left Fort Reno,
where they had been for four years.
strong and vigorous. They returned
wounded and debiltated. They were hurt
in front of Santiago They are heroes and
the band would have met them If it had
been known they were coming.