The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-09
Outlines Of Oklahoma

! Some OF the corn in the vicinity OF Ok
lahoma City has been drowned out.
Since its heavy rain last Friday Okla
homa City has had great trouble with its
drainage.
The cyclones in Oklahoma this year are
Aubbins; they came mighty near being
winter-killed.
At Mulhan the Citizens ticket ran
against the Peoples ticket, and the Ciu-
zens' ticket won.
]. P. Miller of Ponca City has on leased
| land in the Usage country 400 acres in
wheat and 200 in corn.
Judge Irwin will decide the contest over
the county treasurer's Office in King
| fisher county this week.
All over Oklahoma strawberries are
plentiful, and both the price and bottom
OF the box are slipping down.
The citizens Of Arapahoe have held a
meeting to extend material aid 10 induce
a railroad to turn in that direction
| 1t is said that Bill Walker is 10 be
removed as Geronimo's guardian and Tom
Reid Of FL Reno appointed in his place.
The boys in the Oklahoman Office az
Oklahoma City are working their heads
| off and the Improvement in the paper
shows it.
A. Kopfhammer. a prominent citizen of
| Edmond while crossing a swollen stream
Saturday evening, was drowned. He
missed the ford.
There is stiH an occasional case Of spinal
| meningitis in the territory. Bertha
Hughes ten years old, Of Oklahoma City
is the latest victim.
The Frisco railroad has bought the Sa-
pulpa extension, paying 81, $4,000 for il
The internal revenue stamps on the in
| strument amounted 10 Sl962
A petition is being circulated In Payne
county for the pardon of Milton Row.
Row was sent to the penitenuary for
stealing $40 from his grandmother.
The contractors and the city of Still
| water could not agree on a system OF cleo
tire lights and under the direction of Amos
Ewing the town will continue 20 operate
| with kerosene.
Jim Goode was acquitted Of the murder
| of William Moore at Pawnee last week
Moore had often threatened Goodies life
and one day went to Goodies house in a
threatening attitude and Goode killed
him.
May g. 1888 Black Bear creek, in Paw
nee county. jumped out Of its banks and
scattered the settlers to higher ground.
The other day, May 3, 1929. it again arose
suddenly and ran the settlers back from
its bottoms.
People will not believe it until II is done.
but the chances for the passage of free
homes bill are very bright. The congress
is very close. A great many republicans
favor the bill for itself and the Populists
and Democrats will favor it so as 70 in
crease the sum total of the Republican
congress appropriations.
| Jesse Speer Of Payne county says that
Oklahoma wheat will not average over 40
per cent of a crop. He says the newspa-
| ma 10 r,1ic folyA ~, &.
much. This man will be mighty silent
when that wheat harvest is harvested. II
doesn't pay to be a kicker, and particular
ly a kicker against the Oklahoma wheat
prospect.
Pawnee Times: Some time ago DR..
Leabo loaned a plow to some parties who
are farming with NJ. Lozier, and when
he went after IL, 1t seems. they stood
him off, and he had to replevin the plow,
putting up for the costs. Doc got the
pillow, which was worth about three dol
lars, while the costs amounted to eight
dollars. Doc will be more careful with
whom he has such neighborly transact
tons hereafter.
FL Reno Globe: G. F. Swift, the noted
millionaire beef and pork packer, of Chi
cago, went south on the Rock Island las;
Friday evening, and returned Tuesday. AS
the Globe predicted, last week, there was
Dig cattle deal on foot and it has been
consummated. Mr.. Swift bought of II.
T. Williams Of Austin, Tex, the Look
ing Glass range and cattle. and the Mule
Shoe and Chandler creek pastures and
herds, of other parties, the three pastures
comprising 10000 acres of leased Indian
lands In the Kiowa and Comanche reser-
vations and the cattle gregating y 600
head. for a consideration in the neghbor-
hood Of $500 600 This is about the largest
deal of the kind made in the territory this
season.