The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25


The editor Of TIE Medeord Patriot says
he win take a couple Of thousand chick
ems on subscription.
W. J. sullivan OF Noble county last
night finished eu1ting so acres OF wheat
lie was at Il six days
The cotton crop IN oklahoma appears
10 be somewhat SICK this year, but Okla-
hama can't have everything.
Both Jerre Johnson and Frank Greer
say that Jake Admire Is wrong IN his
assertion that factions are inevitaels.
During the last week a great deal ot
old wheat has been put On the local mar
kets by the farmers who have been h0ie-
Ing Il.
The other day. 50 a Newkirk paper re-
ports, AR. Gordon. the mayor OK PoneA
probate Judge
Lee Herman this year brought the iirst
new wheat into Ponca CITY on Wednes-
day. II tested elk pounds and brought
50 cents bushel.
The Newkirk Democrat risks its rePu-
tation on the prediction that there VII
be no fusion on the Populist nominee Ter
congress next time.
The Enid Wave notes that the wheat
stalk Is not as fine as last years. o1s u
Is this years plump, rich berry which
kNtS uilucI Anc WIZ uTeA
The county seat contest in Grant county
Is so far forgotten that Fond Greek and
Medford had rival baseball teams up
against each other recently.
II Is about time for that farmer over
in Payne county who advised everybody
In plov thciT wheat under because q was
frozen 20 arise and apologize.
That Ponca City sensation over the
Lynch quarter section isaa sensation that
Sensates. But only one newspaper man
Is in 81. and he Is a So Louis man.
The oklahoman has this week demon
sirated that Il Is a good deal more pront-
able and a whole lot harder work -
save the wheat crop than the country.
AS the baseball d running this year
the Oklahoma teams have no trouble IN
beating the Kansas teams while the in-
dian teams wipe the Oklahoma boys on
the face Of the earth.
The hardest worked people In Okiaho-
ma for a week have been the farmers
wives. The harvest hands have been as
sauiJing the pantry as I; was never as
ssuited before In Oklahoma
In 1897 from the cupalo OF the court
house at Newklrk SEQ stacks OF wheat
could be counted. The man who counted
them has got his arithmetic Gut and viii
try Il over again pretty soon.
An Oklahoma editor serves notice on
farmers who have promised To pay up as
soon as their wheat is harvested that no
extension will be granted on the request
TO wait until II reaches 81 busheL
Josh Summers OF NeWkirk one day last
week was walking among some old lum-
Der when he ran q nail into his rignf
foot He put hts other foot down and In
pulling the nail out OF his right foot ran
another nail into his left foot
An Oklahoma editor philosophers that
the farmers luck consists In raising SL0O
bushels Of wheat and selling - all 20 one
man instead % selling Il 20 Lon men "a
a dollar a bushel and having each man
say: III hand that dollar TO you IN a
short time"
A Grant county farmer this week had
his binder suddenly stopped on him. he
got down and. looking inside. found that
three cog wheels were AL trying 10 80
into different directions. Il guess" said
the farmer. there's a kind % fractional
row In there
Newkirk Republican: Last year r n.
Athey. OF Bitter Greek. lost some vaiua-
Bile horses By some. mysterious disease.
He investigated the matter tan he cane
20 tho conclusion that the disease was
caused by "smuf' on the "Burean" grass
IN the pastures. This IL a grass that
heads out about 10 10 inches high
where buffalo grass grows IL has
small. wtry. smooth stem, with a spranE-
ling head and the seed ranged aiong one
side. Last week Mr.. Athey sent us
sample OF smutty head. showing plainly
as in blasted wheat or corn Farmers
should watch their pastures Cor this grassi
ont IN Grant county last scores q
horses were Killed BY the disease from this
grass.