The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-31
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Bill Walker Is to give I'D the Indian
agency to Lieutenant Randietr tornor-
row.
Up to date Clyde Mattox has not ap-
peared on the horizon bearing a white
flag.
Miss Arnold of Guthrie. who was shot
by Constable Prudens. has almost re-
covered.
The main building of the new Cotton
on company's plant at Chandler viii De
Il by .190 feet.
For the last month the prisoners in the
Chandler Jail have made a weekly al
tempt 10 escape.
The final drawing for Senator Ravens
| bull calf which has been set up as a
| prize. will occur in Enid June 3.
The Taloga Advocate claims the honor
OF being the first TO make the suggestion
/ that D county be called Dewey.
In a family named Long. west of Chan
| der, three of the men, the father and
| two sons, have died of smallpox.
When a dark cloud appears in the south
west at Chandler people give cellar par
| ties" That is what they call them.
S. F. Ingham of Pawnee county was
! this week informed Of the death Of his
son, Thomas Ingham, a regular in Luz
zon.
President Scott of the Agricultural col
! lege studied in Leipsic, Germany. He
| was a schoolmate Of Fred Funston's IL
/ Kansas.
Editor Hill of the Pawnee Times re-
/ fuses to pun his local baseball team for
| winning a game of baseball because the
game was played on Sunday.
The frogs in the duck pond in the pub
! lie square at Pawnee are credited with
being able 10 drown out the Anvil chorus
| performed by the local brass band.
| Kingisher has the best aim in the terri
tory. Grimes is 10 be supervisor Of cen
sus and Colonel c. T. Prouty has been
appointed territorial grain inspector.
A new minister, just arrived in Washita
county, advises the public as follows:
Now, let US rally our forces and make
strong pull for God and the church. ,
Miss Dora Benham, owning claim near
POnca City, IS in luck. An immense bed
of cement has been found on he'd place
capitalists have leased the farm and con-
tracted 10 pay her heavy royalties.
Judge Scott never denied his interview
against Flynn in a card signed by himself
as he promised. Scott said IL and he
should have unsheathed his courage and
stood by the poor. friendless newspaper
man.
Park Jones of Oklahoma City was up
before the probate judge the other day
charged with seduction. He stopped the
case to say he would marry the COM
plainant and they were married then and
there.
The directors of the Wichita and Dem
nison railroad held a meeting at Chan
dler last week. Chairman of the Direc-
tors w. A. Knipe reports that SILVIA
ter. Perkins and Tyron have already
raised their part of the expense.
In conformity to the law passed by the
last legislature the new grain inspector,
Colonel Prouty will have a chief deputy
with a salary of $500 year and three as
sistants at $500 year each. the salaries
to be paid from the thefees collected.
The law goes into effect tomorrow.
Cloud Chief Sentinel Herald: Lots Of
Christmas presents are now going through
the mails This seems unusual. but the
goods in question are those stolen by the
Robertons last winter and have since
been identified by the owners and are now
being distributed. The distribution of the
articles is an immense job, and requires
lots of correspondence. As far as it IS
possible to identify the gods recovered,
they will be sent by regitered mail 10
their rightful owners. OF course, there
were lots of articles stolen which were
not recovered, and all the losers cannot
expect to recover their goods