The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-13
Outlines of Oklahoma,

The Gushing Herald says: I'VE want
no war; we want a railroad"
| Out in Beaver county wolves are said
to be making food of young calves.
The Stroud telephone has reached Choc-
taw City and will soon be 10 Oklahoma
City.
The Perkins Journal says: Look out
for war;" Everybody is and is getting
weary.
The Enid militia company has received
is uniforms and guns All il wants now
is a declaration Of war.
Ned Sisson has been deputy marshal
now for six months. and hasn't been
killed once by an outlaw.
Temple Houston is not an aspirant for
a congressional nomination and neither is
Senator Marum- This is official
Since Christmas Charles Raper. who
lives near Gushing, has killed twelve
foxes, four wild cats and four wolves.
The cotton raisers of Lincoln county
have banded together and are making ef-
forts to secure pure seed from the south.
The ex-confederates of western Okla
homa have concluded to hold reunion
at Cheyenne the latter part of this month
They are talking of holding an cleo
ton at Oklahoma City to select the man
TO unanimously recommend for postmas-
ter.
Callahan has no vote in congress and
during the war scare all he can do is o
sit around and look on and groan with
the galleries.
One of the most noted claim contests
in Payne county has been decided. Mr..
Clark and Mr.. AckIey contested for
claim south of Perkins. Clark won it.
A western Kansas paper says: The
wind this spring seems to be worse than
ever" Editor Buckles of Enid yells:
Great Scott!' It does seem incredible.
Oklahoma should not kick on congress
delay in the Cuban matter. Delay is
sometimes a good thing. notably in res
pect to extending the time OF payment on
claims.
Frank Greer said that Brann lived in
violent speech and ne died violently, as
he deserved. This riled Frank McMas-
ter, who comes out and defends Brann al
length.
The Democrats have formally served no.
tice on the Populists that the fusion nom
inee for congress must be Democrat.
The Populists are giving the Democrats
the laugh a ia horse.
The first week of the existence of Deer
Creek, the new town between Blackwell
and Medford, there were shipped out sew
On car loads of wheat. three of corn, three
of hay, two of kaffir corn, and one Of
hogs.
The Perry Enterprise says: Eve are
approaching the time when the Republi-
can party will place a candidate in the
field for congress from Oklahoma. 1t
is of paramount Importance to get the
right man: one who has the full con-
fdence of the people and can unite the
entire strength of the party; who is well
known in territorial politics and thor
oughly conversant with our conditions
and needs; one who is clean politically,
able in personal attributes. strong in par
ty utilization and can become leader to
q certain and brilliant victory. We know
of no man in Oklahoma who can o fully
supply these essential requirements as
Col. Dick T. Morgan, of this city. Col.
Morgan has been identified. professional
ly and politically with Oklahoma since the
first opening and has always been an en-
thusiastic partisan and active and infiu-
entail in politics. His political. profess
sionaI and private record are without
blemsh; he is widely and favorably
known in the territory and numbers hosts
of friends in all pars OF Oklahoma"