The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-08
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Geary has also bobbed up as gateway
10 the Wichita mountain country"
Frank Greer thinks that Cervera's de-
feat vindicaies the board OF strategy.
A correspondent in the Arapghoe Bee re-
Dukes the farmers for cutting wheat on
Sunday.
]. s. Davis. lighting parson" in Lin
coin county. has enlisted in Harry Barnes
company.
The Enid Democrats may send an in
structed delegation to Oklahoma City for
Judge Curran for congress
Claude Daniels of Enid tried TO do a
mans work in the harvest field on his ia
Tiers farm and he is now in bed with
fever.
The Democrats of Greer county will
nominate complete ticket. The Repubn-
cans down there Will help the Democrats
eject it.
Biedler goes out as postmaster at Ok
lahoma City. Sam Murphy is now boss of
the stamp window and money order de-
partment.
On the Fourth. at Guthrie. two crowds
perched themselves on top business blocks
and fought the battle of Santiago over
again 9Th Roman candles.
kingfisher has new postmaster and his
name is the same as that of the President
of the United States. He pulled the string
which Lincoln Mckinley couldn't work.
The fusionitss IN the Democratic party
at Guthrie won the primaries. Callahan
will be nominated unless there is some
thing in the air that no one is expecting.
The Wichita Mountain Boomer" pub
lished at Chickasha. has found a man who
says Phil Sheridan. when stationed at ct.
Sill. found nugget gold in the hills round
about.
Marsh Lambert, of Newkirk, in addition
to being postmaster. will run the Eagle
hotel. This means the travelling men can
get their letters Sunday afternoon when
the postofficehas been closed
The Arapahoe Bee says Of a local Popu-
list: If he would only shave off his hair
and start those wheels in motion, and
stand on his head he could beat the time
of the fast mail train from Kansas City.
1t is understood that the Democratic del
egation from Kay county is instructed TO
vote for the nominat ton of ]. p. Callahan.
Clyde Mattox is not a Rough Rider"
but is foreman of cattle ranch in the
Usage nation.
Captain Hassler of Enid (nay his tribe
increase) has gone over to the Keep
'em" crowd. Isenberg says that it would
take a million dollars a day TO keep the
Hottentots of the Philippines in line with
the constitution.
Oklahoma City Times-JournaI: The
Rough Riders were not led into needless
danger. There was dangerous work to be
homework that needed fearless men-and
the Rough Riders were selected for that
perilous work because they were believed
TO be the best fitted for it.
Isenberg says there will not be any war
with Germany, and even If there were the
United States would win, hands down.
Now let the government take that detec-
tive of Isenberg's track. Just because
mans name ends with berg" is no rea-
son why he should be bounded at this
time.
Ponca City Courier: Pat Somers was
riding in Bolton township, Cowley county,
a few years ago when his horse stumbled
and fell, throwing Pat clear over his head.
When he got up his horse was nowhere to
be seen. He hunted around in the dark
but couldn't find it, but finally came to an
open we'll and concluded that the horse
was down there. In the morning he came
back with pulleys and ropes and hoisted
the animal out unhurt.
An Indian writing to the Tulsa Republi-
can and bewailing the lot Of the Indian,
says: Il thought the white man was the
representative of civilization and he wor-
SHIPPED God of wisdom. / cannot see any
civilization in distorting bodies for life
just to be fashionable. / thought riches
meant luxury and ease; but if there is any
luxury or easiness to be had through the
riches of being owner Of three ingrowing
tonenafls, 500 corns and 500 pounds of corn
salve, and employing two surgeons and
three physicians to look after the welfare
Of two miserable little feet. 1 would like TO
know it.