The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-05
Outlines of Oklahoma

W. E. Fryberger of FL Reno. one OF the
leading merchants there. viii retire.
1t develops that Artie Daniels was for
woman suffrage and is mourning over its
defeat.
Captain Lowry and Lieutenant Work
man of Saltwater have formed a law part
nership.
The past March in Oklahoma was only
two degrees below the average March in
Oklahoma.
There were no casualties in the Okla
homa spring elections. In the good old
days it was sometimes dangerous.
Clyde Mattox should have kept out of
saloons. He has knocked the pardon hab-
it in the west higher than Gilroy's kite.
The Oklahoma man who doesn't go
ahead and plant trees without waiting for
Arbor day procIamations is the exeep-
ton.
Dr.. Southland expected TO be appointed
chief clerk by Judge Hainer and was par
alyzed when the judged named another
man.
Governor Barnes has proclaimed Wealth
erford city Of the first-class. The city
VIII have an election May 2. The popu-
lation is 2636
Young Mr.. Stevens Of Hennessey is
something of a Cincinatus. During the
sessions Of the legislature ne drove to and
from Guthrie.
The other day the Thermometer at Hen
nessey went down to 20 degrees below
freezing and a the same time the april
cots were in bloom.
Bill Tilghman captured William Cum
oerledge in Iowa and has brought him
back to Oklahoma, where he is wanted
| for completely in postoffice robberies.
Mrs. Mckinley won the postoffice at
| kingfisher over the organization which
| was for John Rogers and over her son,
| Mckinley, who was also after the place.
The Ponca City Courier has led off on
the fight on Chairman William Crimes.
The people who are ribbing the Republi-
cans of the territory to chew each other
to pieces, desire to see the racket go on.
The grand jury had Overholser, Seymour
Price and Dunn up before them the other
day, but excused them so they could get
| back TO Oklahoma City and help the city
| campaign along.
Jay E. Pickard has been appointed clerk
| OF Judge Hainer's court to succeed Will
liam F. Harm, resigned. Pick ard is sec
rotary Of the Logan county Republican
central committee The place pays $1,000
a year.
Dennis Flynn is hot at Callahan's asser-
ton that he helped prevent the opening
Of the Kiowa country. Flynn roasts CAL
lahan to finish and says: you can't
| expect anything but a grunt from a
swine"
Harm, lately clerk OF Judge Hainer's
court, resigned by request, a special ex-
| aminer having pronounced his books IN
satisfactory. 1t is said that Harm was not
at fault, but his deputies were, and OF
course man has to stand responsible for
his deputies.
Bill Mills of Pryor Creek was recently
informed that he was dying of consump-
ton, and a once confessed to his ply
stefan that he has killed his first wife.
Now Mills is getting we'll and a deputy
marshal is waiting to take him off the
physicians hands.
Enid Wave: At o'clock this morning
at the Rex hotel Robert NJ. Blair de-
parted this life in the fifty-ninth year OF
his age. He first took the grippe, which
run into the hiccups. and before death re-
lieved him the suffering was awful TO
bear. The deceased was born in Scotland
in 1910, and came to America when quite
young and followed the life Of a tailor
for a living. In 1862 he enlisted in the
United States navy, serving as boat
swain's mate on board the u. S. S. Po-
tOosac. He was engaged in and about
Cape Fear river and for his bravery in
said actions he received a medal Of honor
from President Lincoln. In June, 1865, he
was discharged from the service at Phil
adelphia. In the early opening days he
was appointed United States commission
er Of this county by Judge Burford. For
a short time he published a paper in Au-
gusta, Woods county, and kept the Victor
hotel of this city for over a year. The
deceased leaves a wife and four children
three girls and one boy. The funeral Will
occur April 4, at 10 a. m, under the aus
pices of the loacl post, G. A R.