The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-01

1t Is said there are not 100 acres Of
wheat In Kay county now standing un-
cut.
The city council at Oklahoma City is
excluding frame buildings from the IRE
limits.
1t would be Joke IL an Illinois or Wis
consin man should be appointed supervi-
sor now.
The Frisco and the Santa Fe are fus-
sing over the right OF way just outside
Of Blackwell.
demonstrated. Oklahoma Is not 3 good
place to hide in.
The traders at the Indian agencies
should duck. A cyclone Is coming. There
is no doubt Of It.
The census supervisor will be appointed
by July Is. Everybody is guessing at the
man and nobody knows.
The Guthrie Capital, IN speaking OF a
man who died, said he passed into the
arms Of the long hereafter"
There Is no question but that Bill
Grimes is stronger out Of the Office OF
supervisor than he would be In Il.
Howard Brothers. out in Beaver coun-
ty, have rugged out a buggy with sails
and the Shamrock isn't In It with that
vehicle.
threshed his wheat. II weighed 81 pounds
to the bushel and ran thirty bushels to
the acre.
A tarantula was captured on Capitol
Hill In Guthrie the other day. II took 10
It's thousand heels when discovered. but
was overtaken.
Lille Grey Eyes, OF the Sac and Foxes.
denies that she has married Jessie Car
ter, and moreover she doesn't intend to
until Jessie asks her.
The chances are that there Is still TO
be big row over the supervisorship. al
though for harmony's sake Bill Grimes
has declined to take the place.
The wheat crop is not quite as heavy
as It was In 1897. In 1897 the wheat weigh
ed as high as 81 pounds to the bushel.
This year II is running about 81.
Mayor Hensley. Leslie Niblack. Frank
Greer and Bill Bolton and L. Mckinley
are all bound for Portland. Oregon. % at
tend the national editorial association.
The only regrettable thing about the
refusal Of Bill Grimes to take the super
visorship Is that a lot Of fellows will
Stand around and say he couldn't get
II.
Clyde Mattox should take lesson from
old man TESTERS life and come in and
give himself up. He may escape detection
lot q rev years. Out uHdIly the law Will
get him.
Postmaster Glenn White of Tecumseh.
who has beer arrested charged with per-
jury, says he is being prosecuted. He and
the county commissioners, who rent the
postoffice building to the government, had
a row, the commissioners refusing TO fix
up the building. White notified the depart
ment and the department held up the
rent. The commissioners then went after
Whites scalp and had him ARRESTED for al
legged false testimony gives as a witness
in a trihing case.
The following details Of the killing OF
Saloonkeeper Geary. by Nightwat lehman
Cronk. are given: Geary had been drink
ing some and had been quarreling with
Hank Meeks. recently acquitted on
charge Of murder. and about o'clock
ne went back into his saloon and putting
his revolver in his pocket. started for
home. As he was crossing the street he
was met by Night Waterman Cronk. who
said, where are you going?" Geary re-
piled, "None Of your Cd d-n business"
Those who had heard the inquiry and the
reply could Just observe slight strug-
gle, and heard Geary say. Don't do
that" when two shots rang out upon
the night air. When people gathered
they found Geary<with two bullet holes
through his body and Cronk standing BY.
holding a smoking revolver. Geary r.
still alive, but unable to give an account
OF the tragedy. Cronk Is in jail and re-
fuses to talk