The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-24
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Eight firms are buying wheat at Gar
| Der. and that market there is booming.
The Perry Enterprise says that on the
Benton farm north of that city there IS
an excellent coal prospect.
The other day, just after noon. a rain
| bow was seen from Perry in the northern
sky.
When Washington Irving travelled IN
Oklahoma the Pawnees were the most
war-like tribe.
Mr.. Cunningham's railroad was recently
granted right Of way through Kingisher
by the city council.
Mr.. Cunningham Of Kingfsher says that
that grade from Klowa down to Augusta
does not belong to him.
There is q fine tract of territory be-
tween Pond Greek and Ava that some
railroad onght to gobble.
The editor of the Carwiie Journal says
that the coats OF the cattle and also his
indicate an open winter
There has been another killing near
Oklahoma City. The wave If crime IN
the territory is running high just now.
There was a scheme on foot at Alva
to build postoffice on the public square,
but Judge McAtee held that 1t could not
be done.
The Sac and Fox Indians of Iowa are
threatening to go on the war-path. Think
Of the Oklahoma Sacs and Foxes threat
ening that.
The thing for Oklahoma to be thankful
for is that this last rain was booked for
a snow-storm, but the blizzard failed to
make connections.
The CARRIER Trumpet is a very neat
readable paper and has in a few issues
gained a degree Of excellence many papers
take year or two 10 attain.
Some day there is going to be a paying
railroad line north and south through
Payne, Lincoln and Pottawatomie coun-
ties the length of the territory.
The committee to arrange entertainment
for the Rough Riders reunion at Okla
homa City next June will meet for organ
ization in that city next Saturday
Halloween some boys at Hennessey
wrote a lot of stun on merchants WIN
dows with mixture of molases and shoa
backing, and that merchant is rubbins
yet.
The first receiver Of the Farmers
Hardware and Implement company Of
Weatherford has withdrawn and w. W.
Storm Of Oklahoma City has been ap-
pointed in his place.
Harry Gilstrap. who has been corre-
spending with the department on the
matter, has settled the fact that settlers
on the Sac and Fox lands who entered
their land prior to June 26. 1894, have ten
years from the date Of their entries IN
which to make final proof.
The Alva Courier last week got out
handsome boom edition and headed all
the write-ups with this:
A trend of immigration has been heading
for the Strip,
Leavin' over-crowded quarters far and
near.
Vicissitudes to overcome and fortunes to
acquire,
And homes ito build upon the great
frontier.
Frank McMaster in his magazine IS
publishing Washington Irving's travels IN
Oklahoma In Pawnee county one day.
the Indian guide made a sort of bowl
out of a buffalo hide, put Irving in 1t and
towed him across the Arkansas Irving
said 1t made him feel like the wise men
of Gotham, who went to sea in bowl
To show how little the west has changed,
it is interesting to note that when Irv-
ing was in mid-stream the Indian guide
insisted on Irving taking out his fOwling
piece and firing it In the air.
Hennessey Clipper: Aguinaldo reminds
US of the chicken thief caught in the act
one night by an irate farmer with a gun.
THE fellow started down the lane in the
moonlight and was making pretty fair
time until he scared UP jack RABBIT
some dozens Of yards ahead of him, and
that little bobber started to run ahead
of him, having no other means to escaoe.
The thief ran until he caught up with
his four-legged mascot, then giving MIN
a kick, cried: Get out of the way, you
blankety- blank-blank clod-hopper and let
somebody run that can"