The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-22
Outlines of Oklahoma


The biggest fight on confirmation IN the
legislature viii come on Territorial Treas
urer Thompson
O. G. Palmer. chief clerk OF the eoun-
Gil, and a Rough Rider. Is the best look
ing man il the legislature
Thought by the Taloga Advocate: M
stands for mstrimony, invert i and Ne
have ". which stands for war
Major woodson OF Darlington. was
volunteer in the civil war with Esgan- He
does not approve of Eagan's attack. how
ever.
The statehood convention might men,
orialize congress 10 prod the Dawes CON-
mission a few times and make them
finish
Dinhthe-ia Is rampant in portions of
Woods county and some country district
schools have been closed IN e0nse-
cslence.
An-n'ght saloons are thing OF the past
a. Oklahoma City. the county attorney
having ordered. al OF them 10 close at
midnight
Grist Nil Jones or Oklahoma City. -
the man who has taken the dimensions
OF Amos Ewing's scalp and Is grinding
his mschete.
There Is a charge OF nepotism against
the Edmond Normal school abroad IN the
land. 1t Is preferred by non-partisan
taxpayers league.
Some OF the boys in the Oklahoma regi-
ment which is 20 Re mustered cut Feb
rusry l. VIII so over 20 Havana before
returning home.
The present legislature will make Stew
ems Of Hennessey one o. the biggest men
Of the territory He has brain tucked
away In his head.
Judge Burf0rd SAYS the supreme court
is overwhelmed with business. There can
be no relief as the organic act admits of
no court OF appeals
Part OF the Fort Supply reservation has
been set aside for the insane asylum BY
congress and now all the Oklahoma legis-
lature has 10 do IS 10 seg.
The real fun in the legislature is going
TO come when combinations come up and.
II they do when locations OF territorial
Institutions are attempted.
Joe Quein. reading clerk % the council.
has now got his voice softened down I'M
I'll il resembles q southern zephyr tick
ling a boil OF cotton on hot afternoon.
Merton and Grist NIL Jones are both Ia
the house and they were in the first leg
iSlature. They are eyesng each other and
viii have a fight before the session classes.
BY long odds the finest public building
in the territory for years viii he the
Normal School at Ava. Il was 10 COST
81 90. but Il Is SAID 1t will come near
clean $lo0. 600.
The Blddison investigation means a war
between Flynn and Barnes a continuation
OF il. and an attempt TO prevent Barnes
from succeeding himself 70 1901. II Ac-
Kinley is again president
The watonga Republican has sounded
a warning 20 the board Of county com
missioners that they are paving too much
for stationery and books. The complaint
is common over the territory.
The faction who think they can grind
Bill Grimes down. get the idea from he
fact that in the past he has been will
ing to compromise and fix things up. In
the present row they are liable % fnd
little compromise In him
The other day al Stroud a Kickapoa
squaw appeared wearing a mask. Pecps
thought she had tho smallpox and dodge
The authorities tried 20 catch her but
Couldnt sad .t b. sun question what
was the matter with her.
A Woodward housewife complained that
the potatoes were bigger on TOP 81 the
basket Ihau beneath. The grower eS-
planned % her that the potatoes we're
growing so fast that the last ones to 50
into the basket we're naturally the larg-
est
When Mckinley was appointed 10 the
Guthrie land office IL was announced that
he would take charge % Oklahoma politi-
cally Tie ncver intended 10 DO anything
Of the kind. which shows how news
aper imaE ma lion viii sometimes run on
With its owner.
II tho present legislature wants - stir
mp a hornets nest IL wants 10 pass 70
male suffrage law The people % the ter
rit0Ty do not want g and tho politicians
who can not resist winning smile viii
discover later that rs passage would DO
a political mistake.