The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-01
Outlines of Oklahoma

A lot of the busted Gillett's cattle is
scattered over Oklahoma.
The Arapahoe Clarion says OF the Arap-
ahoe Bee that it has ''waxed and fatten-
ed of public patronage"
Tom Reid, the legislator at FL Reno.
who wants 10 be speaker has some knives
at home that are aimed for his ribs.
Oklahoma is the only thing south Of
Mason and Dixon's line which is Repub-
ican. Maybe congress doesn't know about
that.
The whole of Oklahoma and a large
part OF Southern Kansas is living on GUAM.
The slaughter this year exceeds anything
in the past.
At one nursery at Pawnee there are
two million strawberry plants. Arkansas
and Texas Will soon have 10 divide up that
early spring monopoly.
The Oklahoma legislature cal prepare
for terrible struggle piecounterwa-ds.
Oklahoma viii catch it.
The report crept out over the wires the
other night that the Printers Union trou-
bic at Guthrie had been settled. The local
papers do not confirm the report.
Just before the snow storm three young
men rode down TO Cloud Chief from Kan
sss on their bicycles. They are n1w con-
sidering ways and means 10 get back
Although the outside world does not
know il, there is mora politics inside the
little group of men at an Indian agency
than there ever was in a Bourbon dy
nasty.
A man who has studied the personnel
of the next legislature says that il is
made up of independent men and can not
be run by any one. II viii do 10 pray
that this shall be so.
The other day the wind was blowing
from the south at FL Reno. from the
north al Wichita and was standing dead
still and wasn't wind at all at Caldwell.
F'Iynn's rustling abilities are known all
over the United States. The Washington
Post mentions them and the GlObe-Dem-
ocrat calls him that interchangeable hus-
tier
The Guthrie Free Press denies that IL is
r1oribund Its publishers may not be able
to see il that way, but the paper as a
publication had more news in IL before 1t
enlarged.
Judge Hainer is making a speciality of
severity on whisky introducers. The in
PRODUCER will continue to go TO the peni-
tertiary while the Indian will continue 10
drink his fre-water.
Henry Asp, of Guthrie. head OF the
Santa Fe in Oklahoma, has never been
free enough with trip passes 10 please the
masses, and the next legislature may dis
franchise HIM.
1t is a good thing the Republicans Of the
territory did not generally ratify Flynn's
election. While fought on partisan
grounds Flynns vote was not a partisan
vote and the triumph, only in measure
a partisan triumph.
A man in the Arapahoe Clarion talks
about removing the chairman and secre-
tary of the Republican county central
committee by legal process. There is
fractional quarrel out there which is de-
cidedly foolish as time will prove TO all
Who are engaged in nursing it into life.
The other day a city belle of African hue
serene, went into a Hennessey store and
asked to see some flesh-colored hose. The
accommodating clerk showed her some
warranted fast black" but the dusky
damsel became very indignant, and sailed
out with the remark: 81 want you to IN
derstand, sir, Ise insulA,"
The supreme court of the territory will
meet in special session Dec. 3. County
Clerk Caffrey of Oklahoma county. and
County Clerk Coulson of Woods county.
will be ordered to appear before the court
and show cause why they should not DE
punished for contempt of court for refus-
ing to obey the mandate OF the court re-
quiring them to extend the tax raise.