The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-17
Outlines of Oklahoma

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Tom Ryan Of Kansas and once minister
to Mexico, would like TO succeed Bliss
The first thing an Oklahoma man does
when he is elected sheriff is to buy new
| buggy.
| The Alva Review says that the posi-
| ton of custodian OF Fort Supply is worth
| Only 81 90 a year.
The Christmas advertising in the Okla
hcma weekly papers is heavier this year
than it has ever been before
On the railroad building question the
Guthrie Capital tells its town that this
is no time for procrastination."
W. y. Stahl. who has been in business
at Perry for number of years. has taken
charge of the Merchants hotel there.
Oklahoma and southern Kansas are
soon to be in close touch through te.e-
phone system. And that Is mighty good
thing.
Captain McGinnIs and Star wetmore.
Rough Riders. who took part in Roose-
velt's campaign in New York, are back in
Oklahoma.
Major Hudson. who is talking OF build
ing a railroad from Guthrie to Shawnee
is an old friend Of the Greers- be lives
in Chicago.
W. r. Asher has sued Joe Post OF King
fisher for $45 for collecting exhibits for the
Omaha exposition What is the matter
with Asher?
While Mrs johnson OF Pond Creek may
have been charming, she had killing
effect on her husbands, according 10 the
prosecution.
A Guthrie store is holding an election
TO decide by vote who is the prettiest
girl in Guthrie. Lonise Bierer now leads
with II votes.
The Citizens Bank OF Ponca City has
hung two fine steel engravings on its
walls. 1t might frame lot Of Cancelled
mortgages TO delight the eye.
The Choctaw last year made a net carr
ing OF % per cent On the stock market
an effort is being made 10 attract larger
attention to the road and its value.
George II. Dodson, territorial librarian
is out in search for law books which are
missing from the shelves and which ought
to be there in such cases made and pro-
yided.
Mr.. Ratteree a witness in the Suits
man case at Oklahoma City. was asked
by Horace Speed where he got that name.
He answered: Il got 1t from my fore
parents, guess
Clyde Jones at Perry was convicted of
horse theft by the jury which recommend
ed clemency because II was his first Of
Tense. His pal, James Allen, turned
states evidence and went free.
Ratteree. a bar tender who testified in
the Stutsman case at Oklahoma City. said
that when anybody came to the door at
n,ght in the dark he opened the door on
an equal footing. Asked what that
meant. he said that he went 10 the door
unarmed.
The report is out that Bob Lowery cap
tain of the Oklahoma volunteers, has been
court martisled and given a long sentence
for fighting in Georgia. The Perry Enter
prise says that the records show no court
martial, without which he could not be
sentenced. The Enterprise intimates that
Bob will be after the author of the story
with libel suit.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: The
taxes of this county fall due tomorrow,
but on account OF the refusal of County
Clerk Caffrey to extend on the rolls the
q per cent raise made by the territorial
board of equalization and the absence of
the rolls from the treasurer's office no
taxes can be paid County Treasurer Al
exander has posted this laconic notice in
a conspicuous place in his office: Taxes
for 1898 are due December Is Can't tell
you what your taxes are. Rolls are not
in this office yet. Don't know when rolls
will be finished. No penalty till January
16. County Clerk still in Jail Don't
know what your taxes are nor what will
become of the clerk Mr.. Caffrey was
seen in the Jail today by reporter for
this paper and he had not yet heard
from his attorney IN Washington He has
been in jail about twelve days. and has no
idea how much longer he will be lodger
and boarder of the county.