The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-18
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Out In Beaver county nearly every man
who buys a new wagon gets one with
wide tires.
The New York Journal OF last Sunday
had two pages on the Jester case. profuse-
| ly illustrated.
a country correspondent in the Mangum
Star says: 'our kafir corn is fair to
middlin' in spots"
The Ponca City Courier has hit the bell
| again. 1t put its dough down that the
Columbia would win.
1t is claimed by the Hardesty Herald
that the Beaver county steer is getting a
distinct place in the market for superiori-
ty.
The speeches Of Dewey are so short that
Tom Woolsey of Mulhall wants a law
compelling orators TO graduate in the
nagy.
Evangelist Reynolds of Cushing preach
ed a sermon the other night with this for
subject: the Scarcest Thing in Okla
homa."
Secretary Jenkins is now figuring on
how he can name all the appointees, and
at the same time escape the title OF
boss"
A bull calf slipped into Colonel Haven's
sanctum at Enid last Sunday and ate up
an editorial on expansion and two on free
homes.
One Of the suburbs OF Oklahoma City
is kicking on Sam Murphy because he
does not deliver mail 70 the inhabitants
thereof.
A sister has come from California to get
up a petition in Texas praying that her
brother, Rev. Morrison, be not hanged on
October q.
The Guthrie Leader thinks there viii be
no excuse for the Oklahoma farmer this
year whs does not gather his crops before
winter sets in.
Sam Settles is now the colored champion
pugilist of Oklahoma He licked John
wilkins at Oklahoma City Saturday
night in thirteen rounds.
The Hardesty Herald speaks OF well
digger being able to put a hole down in
the ground as long as wagon track and
as straight as a gun barrel.
Somebody started the report on Editor
Quinn of the Hardesty Herald that ne
was an infdel This he denies. He says
he believes in a Supreme Being.
Some scoundrel set fire to John Taylor's
wheat stacks, six miles south of OSlaho-
ma City, last Friday night All the wheat
crop and a separator were burned.
Isaac Harper and wife are visiting Mrs.
I. F. Olinghouse, their daughter, at Null
hall They come from Kansas. Mr.. Har-
per was born in 1894. His first vote was
cast for James X Polk.
Prosperity is everywhere In Oklahoma.
The Mangum Star away out in Greer
county says: lowing TO the rush Of work
nj the shortage of assistance we are
one day late with this ISSUE"
Birth notice in the Carney Enterprise
1.-THE local editor is rejoicing this week.
A twelve pound girl arrived at his home
Wednesday evening. The Enterprise is
out on time, but a trif1e shy on news.
All WELL.
Near Mulhall Rev Gould was charged
before his church with striking one W. ].
Sylvester over the head with d hoe. The
church tried the case and brought In
verdict to the effect that while Rev. Gould
did hit the man with hoe he did it in
self-defense.
Pawhuska Journal: Joe Questionable,
a well-known full blood, living about eight
miles northeast of the agency, accidental
ly shot himself last Sunday and inflicted
a dangerous wound. He was out hunting
in the woods and set down on a rock,
with the gun beside him. The gun fell
and was discharged, tearing a hole as
large az a mans hand in his right breast.
just above the nipple and ranging up
ward. Joe was five miles from a house,
and walked that distance after being shot
DR.. Dunn was called and did what could
be done for the man. The wound is a
dangerous one, but not necessarily fatal