The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-08
Outlines Of Oklahoma

Mczzaster's Magazine this month Is en-
tirely devoted to the question OF state
hood
The Gushing Herald speaks Of the euth-
RE Leaders inspired sneers." This u
actIoEables
Sparks Norman, very bright thirteen
year-old boy OF n r Norman OF II Reno
died last week.
some of the mills in Oklahoma are ship
ping in wheat to grind, the local supply
having run low.
During the fight Of shrapnei and she'll
Secretary Jenkins seems to keep pretty
wen to his cycave.
The legislature WIN put through the bin
to cut down the contingent funds Of the
territorial officers.
At any rate when Oklahoma becomes
state It will not send millionaires to the
senate 1t hasn't any.
Martin ard Laird, who were arrested,
charged with Indian burning, have been
released on $500 bond.
Out in western Oklahoma the men have
already begun to shine their shoes for the
coming live stock soiree at Woodward /.
The people OF Anadarko, according 70
local correspondent. can hear the whis-
tie of the new railroad. but can not yet
see the smoke
Colonel Blackwell the last sad rites
having been performed. is rapidly getting
better, and may not die more than twice
again the present year.
J. G. winert Of Parvin, Kinghsher coun-
ty, was recently found wandering about
the streets Of Kingfisher mentally be-
wildercd He had been robbed of $50.
Governor Barnes demand a thorough IN
vestigation. The legislative committee
intends to give that. The committee ex-
poets TO reveal great number OF things
The weather has been terrible on the
| tramps, and in some instr ices they have
!, broken into school houses and built hres,
to pass the night In some degree OF COM
| fort.
| l. chitwood OF Minco is rejoicing in the
! birth of q girl. HIS first children were
twin boys, his next twin girls. He was
q mighty anxious man for the last few
| weeks.
| II two Republican senator's had been be-
| fore congress asking admission while that
peace treaty was pending they would
have been admitted. and Oklahoma would
| be a state today.
A. NJ. Osman, brakeman, fell from the
| top OF a freight car near Chickasha re-
Gently while the train was going twenty
| miles an hour. He was missed when
| the train reached the station. When found
| he was unconscious and his arm was bro
ken In two places.
/ Aulthauzer & Klatzen moved q store in
to Ell Reno and moved Il out between two
| assessments, thus escaping taxation. The
| county clerk went after them and taxed
them They are now trying TO get their
tax money back. They might better save
the expense of having.
Harry Smith of Woodward says: zones
| in a while things occur in this land which
i indicate the enthronement OF despotism.'
This looks scarey, but Harry turns
1 around In the next sentence and says the
freedom of the press win throw despotism
through the window and kick the bottom
out of the throne.
The KIT ranch. in the extreme north
west corner of the Panhandle of Texas
the largest ranch in the world. has an
area or five thousand square miles Its
herds of cattle aggregate 10000 head, be
sides 1900 horses, and the calf crop brand
ed in 1897 exceeded A,e00. Surprising e.
1t may seem. all the work on the ranch
is done by LIS men, one man to ever,
600 acres.
Hennessey Kicker: Buck Ford came ir
from his claim last week. Buck Is .
character you don't meet up with every
day. He was marshal OF Hennessey al
one time. and the way he went after
the ill-doers was a caution. At that time
it was a violation of the village laws &c
discharge firearms within the city limits
4 Jack McCutchen made patent rat trap
that made as much noise as cannon and
/ the boys used to keep Buck chasing al
over town to find hte fellows who had
nerve to break the laws Of Hennessey.
But the trap was too much for him.