The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-03
Outlines of Oklahoma.

New potatoes large enough TO eat are
appearing all over Oklahoma
The chances Of Callahan for renomin-
alton are strengthening every day.
Tom Ferguson Of watonga calls Spain
cruel. old. vicious and benighted-
The Arapahoe Indian bank took part
IN the services Memorial Day at FL Reno.
The printers' trouble at Guthrie IS the
first labor controversy IN the history OF
the territory.
The Cnoctaw has ordered FIVE new loco
motives to be used On their western ex-
tension.
to be rabidly eager to get that nomination
for. congress.
During al these rains the big South Ca
madam out near Taloga has remained as
dry as a bone.
The school rnarms over Oklahoma are
picking out wheat kings for husbands
with great energy.
L. Leedy OF Custer county was fined SIS
at WatoHga the other day for stealing q
pair OF buggy shafts.
Charles Thomson Of Kingfsher county
has been bitten by mad dog and is cow
in Chicago seeking relief
The Rock Island railroad is again guard
ing It's trains through the territory. 1t
mas PROBABLY Oeen warned.
II the hail will keep away and the rain
viii let up at harvest time, Oklahoma
will get a maximum crop OF wheat.
A man at Oklahoma City is under ar
rest for shooting with intent 20 kill. as
sault and battery and selling mortgaged
properly.
An Okeene mother thanks heaven that
town has no railroad, otherwise her boys
would hop on the cars and get their legs
cut of, sure.
The Popuhst papers IN the territory are
talking against fusion and in favor Of CO.
operation. This means that the Demo-
Gratis must become Populists.
The other night the Nicely brothers OF
Waukomis drove some cattle across the
quarantine line. They were at once ar
rested, fined 800 each, in default of which
they went to Jail.
Barnes and Flynn are at It again in
Washington. Barnes wants to make Ma
jor Woodson colonel Of Oklahoma's regi-
ment and Flynn wants private citizen
10 have the place.
Frank Snyder. now in Oklahoma City.
was on the Gussie expedition. He says
that when the expedition failed TO land
the Spaniards cussed the AmeGcans,
while the Americans threw kisses at the
Spaniards.
Ponca City Courier:-Sheriff Pierce took
Ed. Justus to Guthrie Saturday night 10
hold in Jail there. He feared lynch law
being attempted II the murderer was held
in Jail at Newkirk. The people here are
very angry and infammable over the
murder and ugly talk of lynching was
very common on the streets. The muir
der was so fragrant and unprovoked that
the longer people discussed the more in
censed they became. It was probably a
wise act in the transfer of the prisoner
20 a safer jail.
H ID. Mcknight of Greer county an
nounces his aspiration for the Repubn-
can nomination for congrAss as follows:
Soon after 1 was appointed register OF
the land office at this place certain friends
suggested that I become q candidate for
delegate to congress. Occasionally since
then have received letters from friends
encouraging me to make the race Lately
I have received so many letters that
believe l should make public my inten-
tons. I desire to thank the friends who
have so kindly remembered me in this
connection, and assure them that I very
much appreciate the kind expressions and
interest they have taken in my behalf.
l have considered tho matter very care
fully, and concluded 10 go before the Re-
publican convention. I desire to say that
am a candidate and ask the careful con-
sideration Of the Republicans throughout
the territory. My duties will prevent me
from visiting the people, but viii be glad
to correspond with my friends and all
others who may desire TO correspond with
me. This place is a little out OF the way
now, but the mails go and come regular
w.