The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-07
Outlines of Oklahoma.

Both Frank ard Jesse James. Jr., win
have part in the Guthrie street fair.
At Ponca City rock is being quarried
for railroad bridges at Florence and Az
gusta, Kansas.
The apple Of Newkirk's eye is Lcnnie
Sears, the fine mare who won S1.0o IN one
race in Wichita.
Jerre Johnson OF Kildare to his boom
ers announces that the governorship Is
not in his reach.
Jerre johnson takes the unpatriotie
stand that drunken American Is no
better than drunken Englishmaa.
o. F. Feger, rustling young bust
ness man of Enid, and Miss Myrtle Note
ware were married at Enid Tuesday eve
ming.
W. H. Thompson of Ponca City has re-
ceived from his friend, Bob Smithey. n
Porto Rico. fine cane made of native
woods.
The contest for queen In Guthrie was
the biggest IN the country, by ali odds
thousand votes decides the usual queen
contest.
The Newkirk R. n. ]. says: There
are more farms selling at good price In
this section than in any other locality IN
the territory
Mrs. Hatch, the mother OF Clyde Mat
tox, has. during his trial this week. show
ed the same old, faithful love for her
Maynard boy.
Bob Neff recently made an anti-expan-
sion speech at Edmond, and his congress
sional boom hasn't been able to speak
above whisper since.
T. ]. Palmer Of Medford thinks a cam
paign between Mckinley and Dewey
would be repetition of the campaign be-
tween Greeley and Grant.
The early mornings are mighty chill
IN Oklahoma at this season of the year
and fire feels good. Overcoat thoughts
Will be along before November.
One thing is certain, when Denis Flynn
makes those speeches in Ohio he will
wind up with a peroration for free homes
that viii curl the Buckeyes hair.
Mr.. E. R. Peery, cashier in the Com
mercial bank at Ponca City, and Miss
Margaret Viering, bookkeeper In the
bank, were married at Ponca City
Wednesday evening.
In Grant county Charles Magown was
blowing one afternoon last week. He
noticed people driving up to his house
and he wondered what it was all about
Suddenly he remembered It was his we'd
ding anniversary. He shot in the back
way, put on his Sunday clothes and while
his Wife was out in the Iields hunting
him to surprise him, he walked into the
parlor and shook hands all round.
Perry Enterprises: Three strangers
were met by the home-going farmers LAST
evening few miles north of town. They
were travelling in a wagon and heartily
greeted the passers-by with a request 70
examine small curiously constructed
box which they had just picked up on
the road. The box, on examination, con-
tained small piece of tobacco, and ca
being opened IN apparently the same
manner each time the tobacco would al
ternately disappear in the now-you-see-it-
and-now-you-don't order. OF course, this
lead to speculation and the usual offer 10
wager on the part of the strangers. but
after numerous exchanges and sollcita-
tons so far as heard from no farmer was
met that was taken In on the game
Squire MaUpin rode by and was intro
duced to the mystic box and upon his
attempt to arrest the parties was met
with resistance. He came TO town this
morning and had a warrant issued Tor
the swindlers, which was placed in Sher-
if Fosters hands, who left at once 10
overtake them.
Eastman. who IS to be re-
ceiver Of the Enid land office, has had
a stormy political time of 1t the last two
years. He lives at Emporia, Kansas. Az
ter McKinley's election Eastman put in
an application for a consulship and was
about to get It when the Spanish war
came on and knocked him out Last win
ter he insisted that Governor Stanley
had promised to make him railroad COM
missioner. Governor Stanley denied this
The two had violent quarrel IN Wichita.
Then Eastman got everybody to indorse
him for census supervisor for the Fourth
district in Kansas. Among these in
dorsers was Congressman Miller. After
ward the crowd with the exception Of
Miller, withdrew their Endorsements. MI
Ter went TO Washington and stated the
matter to President Mckinley, and in
sisted on the president appointing East
man. Mckinley promised to do that.
When Senator Baker of Kansas heard this
he roared, and Eastman's appointment
was held up. But the issue was drawn
between Baker and the president Then
Cy. Leland tried his fine Italian hand.
He induced Eastman to withdraw and
promised him the receivership Of the Enid
land office.