The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-26
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

It Is said that the Santa Fe VIII beat
the Frisco into Blackwell.
It is said that old man. Jester win talk
about everything and everybody but the
murder Of Gates.
The plum crop in Beaver county for the
failure this year.
The Cushing Herald has come out
against the Letters and the Curzons Of
India and Chicago.
Sheriff Pierce of Kay county has gone
to California to get the man who Is sup
posed to be Clyde Mattox-
The Hardesty Herald says that the
greatest yield Of forage crops ever known
in Beaver county IL in sight.
The Rock Island extends into Beaver
county. although few people know II, and
has $2.1S Of property there.
Greer county IS suffering from a plague
of red ants. People are setting their
table legs in plates Of molasses.
The Arapahoe Bee remembers that Il
ingalls, should get to congress from Kan
sas he would favor free homes.
Strangely enough, there has not been
in the territory a single kick on the APP
pointment Of Outcalt as supervisor.
Spinal meningitis is still present in some
parts of Oklahoma Clyde Downing Of
Custer county died from It last week.
The new vault In the court house at
Arapahoe will be fire-prooE. Arapahoe
once lost the county records In q IRE.
George A. Webb, an Oklahoma Rough
Rider with Buffalo Bill, had his leg bro
ken in the sham battle which the show
gives.
1t Is now three weeks since anything
was said about II. and as times are dull
the ribbers should announce again that
Governor Barnes is to be investigated.
The corn Is so thick In one field In
Custer county. according 70 the Arapahoe
Bee, that the farmer will simply build q
roof over the field and Grip II that way.
The special edition OF the Ponca City
Courier is out. II Is as neat as maya
zine, as ably edited as q book and the
best advertisement the thriving city ever
had.
A good many Oklahoma young men are
going away from home for brides The
latest Is Joe Kirkpatrick Of Oklahoma
City. who has wed Miss Wayne Ware Of
David City, Nebraska
Freeman E. Miller OF saltwater has
son and he has the same Unsuitable Ape
tite for matches common 20 all boys He
sacrificed bis fathers barn the other day
in order 20 see q match blaze.
Matt Bland, a wyandotte Indian, was
killed by a stroke OF lightning In the ter
ritory the other day, as was the horse
he was riding. Horse and rider were found
the next day. the dead man Etil in the
saddle
When q town has no railroad the cry
Il: "A railroad viii settle all Difficult
ties" After the town gets one railroad
the howl IS: Let US get several roads
and have competition" After several
railroads have been secured the moan
goes W: IF It wasn't for the traffic as
ISOLATION"
Enid Wave: The United States eomm,s-
siOners OF the Paris exposition are 5ut in
a proclamation asking for . collection q
large corn stalks 70 be taken 10 ihs
worlds fair next spring. The Wave here
By offers a premium OF one dollar for the
largest. longest and best developed com
stalk containing al least one ear Of wei
developed corn. This offe- viii be good
until August sth-
Enid wave: AZ a last tribute q re-
soect and confidence the Hon J. 7. Gala
han shipped the Wave thiFty-tSo w.
tunes Of public documents. being tas -e-
ports OF the various departments nf Ire
government We have beer trFfHz &
show our appreciation q the WsFe'z
friends BY Offering them 2 coy ~ tais
mighty sinterestin' reaaIn' natter ssd
some OF them SIN feel hurt over euT
kindness In order 20 discover EEe'hsi
Grover Cleveland was rot = Rsruhj
can president re win read them al nsz'
winter.