The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

In Kay county ths ether day the
| Dewey saloon was closed by the sher-
if. The name lacked potency.
Christmas In Oklahoma was briKht
sunshiny day The majority OF Christ
masses IN Oklahoma are that
when Annie Bawsrs was sentenced 70
four years IN the psntisnfiary at FL Reno
last Saturday she burst into tears.
Being a delegate 20 a national conyen-
ton never helped man get federal ap-
pointment in Oklahoma, II Is claimed
About ten counties were represented at
the Socialist meeting In Oklahoma City
this week. which IL a pretty good show
ing. =
A lot of blanket Indians visited Okla
homa City Christmas. They are now a
rarity there and attracted great deal
of attention.
The Socialists Will put candidate for
delegate in the field iE oklahoma IN 1850
They are going 70 cut more figure than
the politicians think.
The Socialists who have just held
meeting at Oklahoma City. think that
most Of the Middis-of-t he-road Populists
will come into their party.
The Missouri teachers have asked con-
gress to give the Indian Territory free
schools. There is no question at all but
that congress will do this.
The Newkirk Democrat says that Woods
county IS the only county in the terri
tory that has as great a number OF white
school children as Kay county.
Jim Mcconnell of Kingfsher has been
made clerk. under civil service rules, in
the Kingfisher land office, and al his
friends, who are legion, are glad
Colonel st. Clair of Kingisher has been
elected president of the Agricultural So
ciety of Oklahoma. Colonel is all right
and will give the society new life.
The pupils of Oklahoma do not know
why the teachers are meeting in Oklaho-
ma City, but they rather suspect il IS
to figure out some new method OF tor
ture.
There IS nothing in the story that the
Rock Island-Santa Fe road between
Kingfsher and Guthrie has been aban-
doned. II Is as sure TO be built as the
sun is to rise.
The ticket in Oklahoma may be long
one in the fall of 1860. The Democrats
may have candidate for delegate; the
Populists; the Socialists: the Republicans
and the Nfiddle-of-the-road Populists.
The teachers have come down on Okla
homa City in a multitude. They are hav-
ing good time and learning a few things
themselves although they do not have 10
stand examinations after it is all over.
Professor Rice who said at the teachers
meeting in Oklahoma City: ut is no
longer a question of what we are to do
with the women, but what are the women
going to do with us?" evidently sees the
distant cyclone coming.
The Oklahoman says that the Rock
Island has no use for Oklahoma City and
declares that the story OF the abandon
ment of the Kingfsher-GuthTie ROAD is
a scheme to try to rock Oklahoma City
to sleep" that is, to keep her from build
ing a road to Kingfisher.
Guthrie CAPITAL: r. E. Blesh, bugier
of company L. Twentieth Kansas,
brother Of Dr.. Blesh had an inch and a
quarter brass covered bullet taken from
his leg back from his knee joint yester-
day by DIR. Ralph Smith and DIR. Blesh.
During q skirmish with the Filipinos last
February he received the bullet from one
of the Fflipinos and was laid up in the
hoszital for some time.
Guthrie Capital: Assistant United
States District Attorney Keys is up from
Oklahoma City and will remain a week
in preparation of some briefs. In re-
Spouse to the question. how he felt over
the appointment of Mr.. Speed and re-
moval from office at an early day, he
said, 1.-The boys are all my friends and 1
have no sore spots. AS soon as / heard
of the appointment of Mr. Speed ! would
have resiPned in favor Of Mr.. Scothorn.
Il the question of assistants had Gre
ated any disturbance, as the matter IS
settled I cheerfully give up my office"