The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-30
Outlines of Oklahoma.


The Kay County State bank has So
155 "a in individual deposits.
The Bar association holds its annual
meeting in Guthrie this next week.
Oklahoma City has a large and active
lodge of the K. of p. for colored men.
The Republicans OF Kay county are al
ready organizing for the campaign next
year.
1t is reported that the British govern
ment is now gobbling up all the mules In
Kay county.
Eric Hedberg Of Kildare received as a
Christmas present from brother IN Cal
ifornia crate of oranges.
Occasionally hostilities break out in
Kay county unexpectedly. A Ponca City
man was recently egged at Kildare.
1t is claimed that Annie Bowers. who
killed Merit Hickey. is the only woman
Oklahoma ever sent TO the penitentiary-
Ira Terrill claimed that Governor
Barnes had promised him a pardon for
Christmas 1t seems TO have missed hre.
If the Rock Island really intends 10
build TO Oklahoma City as is claimed,
big railroad row will result in Oklahoma.
There are negroes in the Socialist party
in Oklahoma This will probably exclude
Norman and Blackwell from the move
ment.
The report that there is smallpox at
Newkirk is denied. The city has had a
few cases of the chickenpox, but 1t has
had its run.
The Indian territory Is now taking up
the howl against carpet-Daggers. But
the government will pay no attention 10
the Indian territory.
CLYDE Mattox is passing the time draw
4 aa1
better shape if he had started in life TO
draw everything but guns.
The minister in Woods county who at
tackled citizen and severely bit him was
known to have been of unsound mind and
! should have been in the asylum.
Buffalo Bill is roaring because the gov
eminent will refuse to lend him any more
Indians for his show. He might steal
the Indians, or make EN- to order.
Leslie Niblack: Having passed the
currency bill, the congressman are now
laying off a few days in order to pass
few dollar bills"
Kingfsher just now seems to be Sc
rene. Nearly everybody wants railroad
connection with the town. and all King
fisher has to do is to sit down and smile
and wait.
The other day a man in Sumner coun-
ty traded his farm for the farm of a
man in Kay county, and each man IS
now chuckling around over the way he
did 10 the other fellow.
It is said that the Eastern Oklahoma
road from Guthrie will reach Perkins
next Monday. Perkins. the Guthrie Lead
er says, is to give the road a s5.000 bonus
if it reaches the place on that day, or
before.
The Agricultural society Of Oklahoma
is in favor Of setting aside two million
acres of arid land in Beaver county TO
be used as fund for the purpose Of ir-
rigation. When other states have been
admitted swamp lands were usually set
aside for similar purposes.
Medford Patriot: A trip into the coun-
try surrounding Medford by one who has
not been out for year or two will pre-
sent most astounding changes even In
this short space Of time. The numerous
new dwelling houses, eerected on the
most convenient building spot, and TAX
ing the place of the soddy (Which was
built on the draw near to a pond of
water or to afford a good spot for
bank barn to shelter the stock changes
the appearance of the country wonder
fully. Fences and cross-fences, corrals
and stables, with great fields Of wheat
and corn-stalks, show how our farmers
have been putting in their time and
spending their money.