The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-27
Outlines Of Oklahoma,

The freeze last week hurt only the fields
where the wheat had jOinted and there
were mighty few fields that had
y Ponca we'll driIler says that on sou
rain viii so down three feet; on pioueheN
ground. as Tar as he has ever drilled
Mr. p. Cohen Of Oklahoma City tried
to run a pawnshop without Payins II
cense 10 the city. but the officials black
balIed him.
When Callahan returns from Washing
ton he viii probably realize that there
is a superheated occasion in the old town
At evenings twilight hour.
J. w Preston OF Kingisher is trying
to find the most preferable fruits for OK
lahona. and asks everybody 10 send hiTn
q tw!g Of apricot or peach blossoms.
Il don't want 10 read all the war news
beforehand" says member Of the Okla
homa militia When war is declared
tell me. want 10 feel the shock ali ~
once
When an Oklahoma paper is not for a
man for the council and doesn't want 10
say So. It says: He Is "a good man for
the place. He viii DC elected. II nomi-
mated"
From the south Texas cattle are coming
into Oklahoma for grazing purposes and
from the east Illinois and Indiana farm
ers are coming into Oklahoma Tor sax
ing purposes
oklahoma papers are great travellers
During the past week letters In oklahoma
papers have been published from Okla
homa men IN the West Indies. IN Hon
duras. and in Klondike.
In his free homes speech in congress
Callahan opened up by reading the -.
| Louis free homes plank as "a sort 81 threat
10 the house. which from ;hs fact that
the house was Republican. did no good
When the Oklahoma farmers have mon
ey. there is not a more wholc-hearted set
on earth. AT Tonkawa T. J. Van
Noris lost his possessions by IRE
and the farmers Chipped in and made him
up q purse OF $&oo
The editor Of the Mcdford Patriot says
that in the coming county seat contest
between Medford and Pond Crock there
Is no need Of il-feeling being engendered.
oh. no. ln-fecling never engeudcrs IL a
county seat fight Not an engender.
At Ponca City the other day an Amer
! lean Indian actually walked UP where a
blind man was playing hand organ and
put "A dime IN the tin-cup The Indian
probably expected 10 see the tin-Cup re-
volvo and dole cut a couple 81 cigars
Between blackwell and Kildare recently
big thunder storm took place. one far
mer thought his barn had been struck and
went out. finding his mare all right. Five
minutes after she lay down and died. She
had not been struck. She was probably
frightened 10 death.
Roy Hoffman has formally announced
his aspiration 10 be the fusion nominee
for congress in Oklahoma. Roy Hoffman
would Doc something Ike IL. Oklahoma
ought 10 get rid of Callahan. BE IS a
good man IN his place but he does not
ntly represent rising young coustitu-
ency. like Oklahoma
Some funny things happen in Oklaho-
ma politics. The three editors who were
| for Barnes for governor were Jake Adj
mire, Lincoln Mckinley and G. A. Stau-
/ ber. Admire got his office without the
help Of Governor Barnes. Mckinley Is
still out OF a job and another man has
just been appointed postmaster IN Stau-
bcrs town. Governor Barnes has been
euchred out Of giving them places.
Enid Eagle: The Eagle force was Wis
tied last week by a travelling tour. i"
who, the other morning came into our
office. salutcd us as Colonel" and said:
Il walked in" We happened 90 need tia
assistance of another printer on account
OF an unusual large run OF Job work. so
put him to work and. We are sorry for
it. At the time when his services were
especially needed. he showed up drunk
Alva Courier. II you have q homestead.
keep il. The time Is near az hand when
real estate will be valuable and reco.icct
that the public domain 81 almost occupied.
and that the new fields for future set
Element are few and scarce and may
never be realized. II you have 70 home
ln Oklahoma. Keep -. Niuoty-uiuc chan
ces 20 "a hundred Il Is a better home in a
better land than you could GHd else
where.