The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-27
Outlines Of Oklahoma.


A farm three miles west OF Oklahoma
City sold the other day for S2,Soo
The peach which is said 10 DO best IN
Oklahoma IS the one known SIS Heath
cling
The center OF Oklahoma. as now form
ed. is about thirty miles west OF Hen
Messy.
In the Indian Territory people go up 70
St Louis; in Oklahoma they so over 70
St Louis. and in Kansas they so down
10 ST Louis
Not very far from Perkins the other
day seven people went on a deer hunt
AT one time they saw sixteen deer but
not one was killed
Memorial services In memory Of Fran
ces Willard we're held IN the Christian
church az FL Reno Thursday evening. all
the ministers OF the city participating.
Nc OF D. Is said to have tackled a pie
plate to the top OF hitching-post and il
using IL as a target. IL Is the nearest
thing to a Spaniard he could md IN y
county.
( The Tecumseh Republican can not see
what right Governor Barnes had 10 Ofrer
a reward for the apprehension 81 the In
ian-buVners. as the crime was commit
ted outside OF Oklahoma
Il was reported on the streets 81 Okla
homa City the other day that another ship
/ had lust blown up IN the Havana harhor-
Some mighty funny rumors get abroad in
/ Oklahoma in times Of excitement
Some men got together in Newkirk the
other day and roasted Dennis Flynn for
/ hghting free homes Flynn can stand IL.
/ But they roasted Tom Reed II the reso-
/ buttons get 10 Tom Reed. free homes Is
goner.
/ At Purcell about half the shows that
come along cut half OF their entertain
ment out and the people are In rebellion.
/ They might get a new manager for their
/ opera house. That is the way other towns
manage IL.
! II free homes is burst; the homestesders
/ in Kay county who met In. mass conven-
/ ton and charged Barnes. Flynn and ev-
I erybody else Republican with trying 10
defeat free homes. will know that
they helped bury 1t forever.
! According to a local writer Ben Hurs
| Chariot Race isn't in IL with the wild
shoot for connections made by the local
! express wagons between the Choctaw and
Santa Fe depots every day at Oklahoma
City.
/ In the Saltwater Jail the prisoners are
playing jaw-bone poker: that is. they have
no money and just go IN debt when they
/ lose. One man is winner OF S55 and is
/ happy although he knows he will never
/ get IL.
There Is a conservative element IN al
/ Oklahoma towns which Is valuable. With
/ a good many Kansas towns having trou-
/ BILE with their water systems. II seems
( sensible In Shawnee 10 vote down bonds
! TO build one.
/ The saloon-keepers at Enid could not
secure the thirty petitioners. so they went
/ before Judge keaton and tried 10 force
/ the commissioners 20 grant them licenses.
/ Judge Keaton refused 10 force the COM
missioners 20 do any such thing.
! Henry Teeter OF Saltwater was visit
/ ing. Re started home. On the train he
broke out with measles. lie got OF at
! Orlando and drove home. a good many
miles During part OF the Journey his fe-
/ YER went up to los. II he doesn't die he
can thank his stars.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: The sweet
est singer of Oklahoma. n is reported. is
Miss Iona Johnson. OF the territorial uni
yersity. The University Glee club ac-
companied by Miss johnson. are shortly
10 make O tour OF the territory. Oklahoma
City extends an invitation 10 the young
songstress and the Flee club, although
the city is not on the clubs itinerary.
Saltwater Gazette: The county supcrin-
tendent Of Pawuee county Is now making
an effort 20 get the various school dis
tricts in his county 20 cooperate with
him in trying 10 knock out the school
house insurance law passed by tho last
legislature. His plan Is 70 refuse 10 turn
over the amount Of money 10 the terri
torial treasurer provided for In that law.
and fight the matter through the courts
IN determine The validity 81 fine Ia