The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-24
Outlines Of Oklahoma

Judge Burford. at any rate. is a light
ming writer.
The Enid Wave. among others. has
thrown a club at the Havsns statehood
bill
Charlie Hunter was elected captain Of
the new organization Of Rough Riders Of
Oklahoma.
The dues of the new Rough Riders post
are only 20 cents year. That was very
sensible beginning.
Frank Greer has taken up the location
OF territorial institutions and is working
for il heart and soul.
Judge Burford has cut his waltz out on
the floor and retired. and the invesliga-
ton should now proceed
In the new location deal Guthrie is 10
get the capitol, Enid the insane asylum.
and FL Reno the penitentiary.
BY a trick known TO himself Traveller
walked into the slot machines in Enid The
other night and emptied them.
A negro attorney called a white Wit
ness a liar in the police court OF Enid
the other day and a free-for-aH fight en-
sued.
The Rock Island will PROBABLY build on
TO Mangum. Oklahoma people viii then
halliday.
hypnotism prohibited in Oklahoma. Near
ly all the western states are passing bills
of this kind
Enid from Guthrie, expresses himself as
confident that the territorial institutions
viii be located.
~ I've al
is lobbying for the location OF the ter
ritoriai institutions. He might better have
stayed at home.
P. D. Foley, prominent citizen Of
Payne county, picked up his gun. stepped
out doors the other day, and hasn't been
seen since. He is a stone-masOn.
Biddison was the man who cracked the
harmony caucus on the head. Biddison
has built up a reputation as a fighter. He
should look later TO his discretion.
Sid Clarke has been in a good many leg
islatures in his time, but he has never
had SO much fun with the majority
against him as he has had this time.
Hopkins has been released. VIII the
committee go to his office to examine
vouchers. or drop the investiga ton? That
is the big question in Oklahoma now.
The legislature is junketing too much,
but it probably doesn't care If it IS
1t will now take a trip to WeaIaer-
ford.
Merten has introduced a bin in the leg
islature providing that only territorial
taxes be collected from reservations in
cluded in Oklahoma only for judicial pur-
poses.
Warren Curtiss, a prominent young man
Of Abilene, started in to make his way
in the world He went 10 work on the
Anadarko extension OF the Rock Island,
took pneumonia and died.
There is no harmony TO be gotten out
of the Republican factions in Oklahoma.
and there Will be none so long as part OF
its officers are elective and the rest fed
eral oppointees. For the same reason
there has never been harmony among the
Democrats.
F. H. Shelley OF Oklahoma has been
elected president Of the Modern Wood
men of Oklahoma, NJ. A Pryor of Okla
homa City. secretary, and Rev. T. II. Har-
per Of Newkirk treasurer. The Okla
homa Woodmen will ask the head camp
to include Oklahoma in the Jurisdiction
of the grand lodge.
A special to the Chicago Record from
Washington says: Secretary Hitchcock
look charge Oh the interior QcpdIL IIlEUI To-
day and Mr. Bliss introduced the heads
Of bureaus and chiefs of divisions with
complimentary Endorsements. The de-
parture of Mr. Bliss is a matter OF unu-
sual regret. The under officials OF the
department have become very much at
tached to him, for none of his predeces-
sors have been more cOnsiderate, generous
and appreciative, and none left a higher
degree of respect or a warmer regard than
he. He practically recognized the inte-
rior department on business principles
giving his entire confidence to his subOr-
dinates holding each man responsible for
the proper performance Of his duties. and
showing his appreciation in an unmistak-
able manner when they have been well
done. Mr.. Hitchcock, the new secretary,
looks more like a literary man than
merchant He has fine face, delicate
features. and a very pleasant manner. He
grgeeted his new subordinates cordially
and had a pleasant word for them ALL"