The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-10
Outlines Of Oklahoma

| Inc territorial convention or dremen be-
gins today at Guthrie
/ The territory of Oklahoma grows the
longest staple cotton IN the world.
Governor Barnes has bought real es-
tate in Oklahoma City and the town feels
better toward him.
| W. H. Gilmore OF Delhi, Greer county
recently killed himself by pulling a gun
out OF his wagon, muzzle-end first.
B. c. Combus. a colored politician at
Perry, has been arrested for trying 10
make an appointment with a white wo-
man.
| The statement OF ". e Curtis that
there are 10 paupers or poor houses in
Oklahoma is travelling over the whole
world.
| The Missouri papers, TO prevent immi-
grafton TO Oklahoma. never fail to ring
in something about cyclones when Okla
homa is mentioned.
| Sheriff Newbloek Of Norman has chain
ed up some of the Santa Fe's cars be-
cause the Santa Fe has not paid its taxes
which are in dispute.
The Oklahoma papers have published
no letters from the Rough Riders since
| they Joined Buffalo Bits show. There is
a difference between war and play-war.
Harm, who was discharged as Hainer's
clerk, is at Washington trying 10 get
Judge Hainer fired. And they say he IS
making Il strong pull in that direction.
Governor Barnes says that once when
he returned home he found that Burton
of Oklahoma City was fighting him He
he al once wiped his name OF.
AT Coal-gate in the Indian territory, the
business men have made a strange move
by agreeing TO all move 70 a new location
and all get on a single block, so that the
business portion Of the town VIII not look
scattered.
c. z. Mcconnell a real estate man al
Guthrie, possibly insane believed he
should fast and starved himself TO death.
Judge McAtee discharged a grand jury
at Alva which refused 10 indiet the gam
biers, and made new one.
The old report is shopping around again
to the effect that Bill Walker is 10 be re-
moved. Some day II viii wander near the
horizon and slip off the world.
The Enid baseball club viii play the
Wellington club next Friday.
II is said that Mrs Thomas Ferguson
Of Watonga is so grief-stricken over the
death Of her little girl, that under the
advice Of physician, Mr.. Ferguson, the
editor has taken her to travel, hoping
Thomas, the Pond Creek editor, dis
guised his hand-write, and sent Kansas
City palmist a query as TO what he should
do. The palnist wrote him back that he
would become a famous actress and that
his back-hair would look best in Psyche
knot
During a quarrel between two lawyers
at Shawnee the other day one said: THE
man who invented the Colts IS made al.
men equal; go fix yourself" The other
man said: wait ten minutes and I'll
he back here He then departed. But
he did not come back.
Enid Wave: In Saturdays issue the
Wave chronicled the marriage OF James
z. Hough and Miss Lottie Hall, both of
this city. The paper reached its sub
scribers between FIVE and six O'Clock. As
Miss Hall was scarcely fifteen years old,
the report of the wedding surprised the
friends OF the young bride and they car
ried the paper to the home of her parents
on North Lake avenue. Mrs. Hall knew
nothing about her daughters marriage.
and very naturally became excited. She
rushed down town and was soon informed
that the bride and groom had gone to the
depot to take the north-bOund train on
a short wedding toot to Kremlin, where
the groom had relatives. Mrs. Hall was
that her daughter had been mar
ried in regular form, under the authorf-
ty OF a license, but she was determined
to take her home. The young people
coyed with ma until the train arrived. /
then they attempted TO give her the slip I
and board the train, but she entered the |
train also without cent. a drummer re- |
alizing the fun on hand, paid her fare to /
kremlin. At Kren1lin the whole town /
was alarmed by the clamoring of the /
mother for her daughter. and, naturally. /
the peoples sympathy went 70 her. After /
some persuasion young Hough agreed that /
MS wife could 60 back home with her /
mother until Monday. when he could con- /
vince her that the marriage of her daugh- /
ter had been regular and honorable. The /
parties met in the county attorneys office !
his morning. The girl finally went back /
home with her mother, but the young /
groom feels hopeful in the direction of fu-
ure happiness with his bride.