The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-23
outIina. Of okIahoma


Judge irwin has caught 81 from Judge
Burford and Il after the "a Reno gam
blers.
Governor Barnes during the latest. al
lemand left II out OF the territory and he
Is glad OF 1t.
Judge McAtee seems TO be holding on
to that position fairly well for q man
the newspapers had bounced year ago.
The Soldiers Reunion association at
Jefferson has resolved to quit inviting
speakers who promise to attend and do
not.
There Is no limit to Secretary Jenkins
ambition for power, but he couldn't get
Bill Grimes to furnish him any axle
grease.
Harper Cunningham Is the frontisplece
this week In Russers Review, q maya
zine published by q colored gentleman
az Guthrie.
Henderson will be speaker Of the house
and the old soldiers of Oklahoma are go
ing to have a big influence In securing
free homes.
For the life Of them the friends of
Harry Thompson can not see why he
should deliberately walk up to cyclone
| and throw himself into It.
There is no Republican member Of con-
gress in the country who would have ia
ken what has been put upon Dennis
Flynn, without protesting.
Flynn at Jefferson said that It was al
ways possible to find Barnes. This IL
fact. The governor is one OF the
fghtingest men in the west. You never
find Barnes in ambush.
Secretary Jenkins, II the worst comes
a. 80 kAnan d
| nothing In the organic act providing that
secretary Of territory abide by the de-
cision Of a majority In conference.
The suit against the National Bank Of
Guthrie by the United States National
Bank at New York City. has been COM
promised. The Guthrie National Bank Is
the one In which Harper Cunningham act
ed as receiver.
Edgar Brain worked hard getting up
daily paper to boom the reunion at JEFF
| ferson. Then when he sent two boys
onto the grounds to sell the daily the
man at the gate stopped them and would
! not let them In. Talk about martyr
dom.
There are no county elections In Okla
homa this year, and the people down
there are missing a whole lot of fun by not
being able to stand around and listen TO
| the Republicans and the Populists trying
| to Guido each other in denunciation OF
trusts.
R. B. Gilmore. late OF Adillersburg, I'LL
nois, fell near Ponca City, the other day,
exhausted from heat. A stranger saw
him fall, thought he was intoxicated and,
dragging him to the shade Of tree, left
him. Afterward Gillmore's wife, at their
camp near by, found him. Gilmore died
B. r. Rosser. while sliding on hay
stack in Roger Mills county, ran the
| tines of pltchfork through his shoul-
der. This is the only accident OF this
kind in Oklahoma this year. Some time
! in the future the accident will pas out
of the catalogue entirely. Hitherto 1t
has occurred several times each year.
From the beginning. Dennis Flynn has
been faithful to the free homes idea. All
the older politicians told him at the start
/ that he was taking up an issue, which
would serve him no better than ordinary
political issues, and in addition was bound
to be dangerous II not fatal. Flynn went
ahead. His success in crowding free homes
along in Washington was a surprise TO
the older politicians, and it is to be said
to their discredit that a good many Of
/ them, piqued at his apparent success
attitude at the little 1rishman. And a
| whole lot of them are sneering yet.
! Enid Wave: George Saxton living
northeast OF North Enid. was taken by
surprise Thursday. Several strangers
from Illinois, in company with several
real estate agents of Perry, drove around
his place Thursday evening and coming
up to the house, inquired the price of the
farm. Mr.. Saxton Informed them that the
place was not for sale. They insisted
on his placing a price on the same. He
finally said: "I will take $4,000" After
a little quiet conversation they remarked:
I'VE. will take There Is a check for
g. 600 to bind the bargain until tomorrow.
when we will get together and make out
! the papers" Saxton was taken entirely
| by surprise. Said he: Gentlemen, l can
not take your check. really don't want
to sell. 1 will have to back out" They
returned in the morning, but Mr. Saxton
would not SELL He paid 3l,2oo for the
place three years ago, and has made
from 81 300 to $500 per year clear on
what it produced. This instance goes
to show how good farm land In Oklahoma
( is advancing in price.