The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-31
Outlines Of Oklahoma


The Fl Reno compress has shipped Il
Japan 20 bales, TO England ls0se.
Next week the Republicans come intc
control of every Office In Blaine coaaty.
Madeline Cottingham was voted ths
most popular girl in Guthrie un5er eight
years OF axe
Today a Big batch Of prisoners viii be
sentenced by the judge Of the district
court at Perry.
The legislature at Guthrie viii start
on with q banquet and ball the night be-
fore the first session.
No case OF smallpox has broken out a;
Chandler. as reported. The mzIady Is
restricted TO Stroud.
The murder of old man Nulk az Okla
homa City is e mysterious thing which
il VIII take long time 10 unravel.
Not a single drunk and disor6ely or
even e plain drunk was reported in the
police court n Perry Christmas day.
II is said that Governor Barnes viii re-
lease a whole lot OF gorgeous smiles II
Tom Reid Of e Reno gets 10 be speaker.
The editors OF Oklahoma meet at Guth-
RE January 9. just previous TO the Iegsls-
ture, and are expected 10 throw 3 club
al the lawmakers.
The next statehood convention VIII
probably indorse the scheme 10 make Ok
lshoma a state and add the Indian nations
to it from time to time.
Lon Morton. who was put in jail 81
Perry for refusing to pay SIS attorney fees
has been released by showing that ne
was not able TO pay. Isn't this imprison-
ment for debt?
Tom Ferguson, OF watonga: At Kansas
City Lieutenant Hobson kissed AZ women
without stopping TO take breath. They
stood in line ike Oklahoma boomers wait
ing TO file. BY garters Of Cleopatra! What
is the world coming to?
Professor Butcher OF Norman. al the
teachers convention, read paper on the
memory, but he discovered no easy road
for the children for remembering a thou
sand and one long definitions which they
forget with loud cry of joy the minute
they leave the school room.
Virgil Hobbs wants it fixed so that no
man shall get his homestead free unless
he has constructed a reservoir on IL
There is something in the construction OF
reservoirs which Oklahoma farmers
should not overlook. They should con-
struct them whether they get their home
steads free or not.
Alex Wauhoo, the Oldest member OF the
Kaw tribe of Indians died at The agency
last week. He was Supposed 20 be over
% years old, although there Is No way
Of making sure of his age. He was bu-
ried in the regular Indian style. On the
top of the hill overlooking the agency
those who nd the funeral IN charge dug
a grave and in it placed all his belong
iEgs, beads, blankets, etc, and then they
buried the Indian. After the grave had
been filed up over the body. his horse
was taken TO the grave and shot This
was done to enable the defunct Indian
10 reach the happy hunting grounds
which was placed on the grave. a new
tent was pitched and the interment Of the
Indian was complete.
Wellington Mail: Rob Mclean. who
spent Christmas in Alya. .. T.. has be-
come pretty much struck on the town.
He SAYS he hever saw so much business
done in any place that size. The town
has only about LOO inhabitants. but does
an enormous business. Share Bros. took
in 300 for good in one day during the
holiday sale. Twenty-Five good houses
have been put up within the past three
months. ]. D. Share, his father-Sp-laSs-
is just completing a handsome residence.
The new normal school, he says viii be
completed by the last Of January. While
there ne saw Tn Sing. the Chinaman who
used to live here He is doing a good
laundry business in Alva.