The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-20
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

The Republican OF Tecumseh says tnas
property values there hive ooNo'eN
the aast month
AS a result OF an appeal for ala ior
the Cuoans TO Oklahoma, = was
ceived-
Tie coroner OF Logan county durins
1891 had ten cases. Shooting occurred az
four of these,
Mr.. Lee of Tecumseh has had his trl&a
postponed in Texas until February =
was first set for the nth
II oklahoma has another big wheat crop
il is going TO be hard work 20 md men
TO submit 10 the ignominy OF being elected
to the legislature
The hrst part OF last week the sun
smiled on the grass in Oklahoma Tor
couple o. days. and it az once became
green from envy OF the swelling buds.
II any Republican IN the territory thinks
that the Populists and Democrats are not
going TO fuse this fall. he should take
a Turkish bath and try to get the idea
out OF hts system.
Seymour Price OF oklahoma City did
not receive his commission for his place
In the Oklahoma City land office uaul
last month. II is dated January =. iSsS.
and runs four years from that date
Prairie schooners are werdinE into Ok
lahoma through the mud At the rate OF
about three miles a day. filled with pec-
pie who had heard that the only trouble
with Oklahoma was "a lack OF rain
The Guthrie Leader SAYS there are let
tiers in Oklahoma signed by Callahan ac-
cusing Flynn OF treachery for free homes
The people would like 10 see such a l1tter.
and If in existence it should be published.
Miss Nettie Koontz who killed herself
with a Winchester this week near Te-
cumseh. lived two hours and claimed Il
was accidental. but objected 10 having a
doctor around. She was disappointed IN
love.
M,Nfaster's Magazine for February con-
tains a handsome portrait OF Chief Jus
tice-elect BUrford Burford Is not only
statesman but he has that quality un-
common with statesmen.-he lookes Ike
a statesman
As soon as free homes Is passed and Is
a law. there will be something like two
thousand men in Oklahoma who will Jump
I'd and declare that Tom Reed didn't
dare to kill it" AS a matter OF fact. Reel
dares anything.
The Oklahoman of Oklahoma doesn't
think there viii be any convictions for In
dian-burniug. II may have inside infor-
nation but usually the government has
4 way of not forgetting things as county
attorneys sometimes do.
The Pawnee Dispatch. has been pur-
chased by the Democratic county officials
at Pawnee and viii be run by them. IL
will make them so much money that they
will soon all resign from their Offices TO
give their undivided attention 20 the pa
per-
In 1852 Sylvester Fitch Of Ponca city
camped on a creek in eastern Oklahoma.
4 storm came up. followed by an awful
roar. In few minutes wall Of water
swept down tho gully and Fitch named
the stream Hellroaring. which name II re-
tains
w w. Stark put out on his farm near
Tecumseh 1900 tobacco plants Half that
number lived and from quarter acre
OF ground Mr.. Stark got so pounds OF
pretty good tobacco which he has dis
posed of on an average OF % cents
pound.
After Rhine had been assassinated at
Wellston man named Craddock was
appointed postmaster. when Miss Rhine
wanted IT, This was a pleasant. noble
way 10 treat Rhine when he lost his life
through giving up information 10 the au-
thoritles against "a gang OF outlaws.
FL Reno Republican: A negro faith
healer from Perry was requested BY cit
izen near Union City 20 come down and
cure a sick child. When no arrived in
Union City the boy Eot after him With
rotten eggs. The first ancient egg that
struck him caused look OF mingled dis
gust and surprise the second made him
jump slOut fifteen feet. and the last that
was seen Of him he was burning the wind
in the direction Of Fl Reno at a 20 gait