The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
Outlines of Oklahoma,

Ed. Johnston Of Cushing was wounded
in the right side in the charge at La
Quasina.
Fred Beal tells how It feels 20 be shot
just Ike some one cutting you with =
buggywhip,
! Fred. Beal doesn't think his wound
amounts 10 much But he ought 10 have
| q pension. just the same.
John Quincy Adams recently showed Up
| in Gushing in company with two cyprians.
How these great families do detsriorate-
Il will go hard with the man who sho,
] County Attorney Shive az Arapa zoe.
| Shive was good and fearless county OIL
! GER
/ Oklahomans make the best soldiers in
| the world. Think OF Cell Nevcomb Of
| Waukonis with a bah through his knee.
/ whistling.
! The town of Gushing. which was named
/ after the torpedo boat. celebrated the
| Fourth with more enthusiasm than any
! other city in the west.
! Charley Hunter OF Enid is making a
/ good soldier great deal better soldier
/ than he was politicians. Now. who would
| have thought that?
After Callahan gets his free silver cadet
iA4tD ~ ct OA44Ls t4lS HuE VIII A6NC ~
surrender his convictions. Political views
are not permitted at West Point.
In Roger Mills county there are two
Independent candidates for sheriff and one
Democratic candidate. The Democratic
candidate IS not troubled with insomnia
Il is particularly appropriate that the
Rough Riders, the sons of Texans and
Kansans. should fight the lrst battle in
a war that has Joined the North and the
South together.
At it's Fourth celebration Cheyenne gave
a lot of Indians beef under a contract
that the Indians were to amuse the crowd.
After they had eaten the beef the Indians
felt so tired that they refused TO dance.
Cell Newcomb. Rough Rider from Wau-
komis. Is soldier Of whom all Oklahoma
is proud. Think OF his nerve. Badly
wounded he was placed on a mule and
rode to the hospital whistling.
In Roger Mills county in western Okla
homa. peopled almost exclusively by Tex
ans, the few Union veterans present join
ed with the ex-confederates and paraded
with the Stars and Stripes waving proud
ly IN front.
Bob Lowery gave banquet Monday to
his boys who are going to war. Bob Low
cry is one of the best fellows who ever
lived. Every man under him will be his
brother. If We were going 20 war, we
would want to go under Bob Lowery.
Shawnee Bell: A Kickapoo Indian yes
terday morning while playing white man
came near going TO the happy hunting
grounds. He tried to catch a ride on
the bumpers Of the east-bound local but
missed his footing and fell. the wheels
of the car clipped his boot heels OF and
brlItSad haafS The Indian W.
almost out of his wits
Young Gushing of Hennessey say he
thought he would be scared when he got
into battle, but he found the Spaniards
didn't give him time. That troop of boys
Oklahoma sent down to Cuba are the
incest group of fellows in the army
There IS no rot about them. They tell
things just as they occur, without kick
ing. And how they love to fight Span
isrds.
Choctaw News: Fayette Palmer. living
east Of this city, took a dose of concen-
trated I've through mistake Tuesday. His
daughter had made lemonade in a Jar, and
he came in from the field, where he had
been hard at work. saw a jar sitting on
the table, which he supposed was the
lemonade, picked it up and drank a swal-
low OF 1t before finding the difference. The
i.
mer got hold of a jar containing concen-
trated I've. DR.. Hues was a once sent
for, and at last reports Mr.. Palmer was
getting along nicely.
Guthrie Leader: A stained and yellow
package from Sibony, Cuba, arrived in the !
city this morning by express. from Cap
tain Robert Huston, and was addressed 10
Al orris, living seven miles northwest |
OF town. Since Mr.. Norris son, Edward |
Is with the army in Cuba, it was first
thought that the young man had been
gilled, and that the package contained !
his personal effects. This idea was dis /
PEELED later by the receipt Of a letter
from Ed Norris, dated Siboney. july .. !
The letter said: Enclosed find $50. nv
army pay. Buy calves with il for me /
send in package several Cuban souve- !
Mrs, given me by a New York journalist |
who is wounded. 1t seems that after the 1
journalist was hurt, Ed. Norris. who Is
a second lieutenant in the hospital corps,
found pocket-book containing 500 be-
ong1ng 10 the newspaper man. He re-
urned the money and earned the ever
asting gratitude Of the newspaper man
md several trinkets besides. Among the |
contents of the package is the journal
SITS gun. Spanish money, three pieces Of
'ilverware, gauntlets and a Cuban ma
,hete. Norris left Guthrie with the
Rough Riders.