The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-24
Outlines of Oklahoma.

At Oklahoma City Charles Frost sells
coal. ana he doesn't think that his broth
er Jack has been doing his duty this via
ter. At all
Al least eight saloons In Oklahoma have
been hurElarized IN the last two weeks
There seems 10 be an epidemic OF tha'
sort OF thing.
IL IS asserted against one town IN Ok
lahoma that there Is absolutely such
scarcity OF water that the saloons have
had 10 20 our OF business.
The e Reno News thinks that TIE ae-
ton In bringing in a verdict 20 hang lay-
Tor Kirk was "a refreshing incident IN
Oklahoma court history"
II the city council OF r. Reno viii sss
that all the streets are properly named
and numbered The government viii es-
tablish the free delivery system there at
ter January !.
Cool bravery % Percy Glaze as evil
deneed by = local item in the Waukomis
Hornet; Percy Glaze was over from
Enid Tuesday ard shook hands with the
Hornet while here"
The indefatigability % those farmers IN
Woods county who are building that rail-
road bridge is one OF the best Illustrations
Of the spirit of progress and Oklahoma
grit ever given 70 The public.
Jasper Jingle, = CHEEKY country eorre-
spondent in the Okarcae Times says:
''NNhoop EN- up. boys. for free homes.
Follow your Uncle Jake's advice ard
flood all your congressional frienGs vita
letters"
According 10 the Fl Reno News Il Il
claimed that at one time all that stood
between the detection and conviction Of
the assassin OF Mr. Bird OF that city was
a question of a division OF the reward
The officers ouarreled about q.
A saloou-keeper al Mountain View
started 20 move his saloon building frOga
one lot TO another A man living on the
lot next TO the new site Kicked. sWors
out an Injunction and the saloon IS set
ting in the middle OF the street waiting
the decision Of the court
A Guthrie man recently concluded while
at Mangum 10 attend the performance 4
a theatrical company, then In the city.
They charged him 81 admission at the
door and he is still taking a tonic 10
restore his shattered nerves For
proved 10 be ten-cent show.
+. II. Entrlken cg the Bank OF Jeffer-
son has a horse that Will eat snxthinS
from barbed-wire 10 macaroni. The 9TH
or day Mr.. Entriken left a dozen linen
collars IN the mauger fer moment and
this old steed gnbbled EN- down and look
ed Iongingly out OF his eyes az EntII-
kens shirt bosom, when that gentleman
returned.
J. p. DelunEer OF Mountain View re-
Gently had stolen from him a buggy lie
went after IL. tracking Il In and cat
am0ng the wilds OF the Greek country.
He soon spent more money ON his ui2
than the buggy is worth. but he was az
ter it and couldn't stop Tor little thing
Ike that He finally recovered the We
hicIe and returned home with g ui-
umphantiy
John Salisbury, chairman OF the Re
publican central committee OF Pawnes
county. has hled a protest against the
county commissioners appointment % I.
M. Grant 10 succeed Sheriff Rutter. re-
moved Mr. Salisbury says that Grant
Is not a Republican. and that the stat
utes provide that when an officer Is re-
moved a man OF the same political faith
shall be appointed
Mr. Frisby and his wife who live on
n farm in Canadian county last week
gave party. Mr.. Frisby Is an old soldier
and thinks he can cook. and Insisted on
preparing all the refreshments. Mr.
Frlsby and the guests sat iu the fro-t
room and enjoyed themselves laughing
over Frisby out in the kitchen getting
the food ready. But he got the spread
ott finally and the guests said Is Was
good.
Perry Republican: one night last week
p II. Jones VI the Blue Bell saloon saw
a man loading up a wheeinarrow from
his coal box in the rear Of bis saloon.
when the man started away Jones start
ed n overhaul him. The fellow started
10 run and Jones loped after him. A.
Jones weighs about 3oo pounds. the fei-
low had a good thing ard proceeded 70
push lt along. + n. made an exec lent
sprint for about 90 yards and Their CALI
Cd the race of being out o. breath. ais1
out a barrow load ~ coal Jones should
get an autOmo-Cyclc.