The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-07
Outlines of Oklahoma

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The merchants Of Guthrie have met and
denounced the trading stamp scheme.
company now has charge of the
Shawnee News, r. j. Ciardy having sold
out
The Hennessey Clipper says that Stew
ems did right TO vote against the Doyle
bill.
The prisoners in the Pawnes jail have
declared in favor Of the open door
policy"
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal al
ways refers to Governor Barnes as
Barnes. etc"
The legislature has been entertained by
Oklahoma City. Now. let it locate CAPT
tai if it dare
At Oklahoma City the other night
man threw the city marshal down and
took his gun away from him.
crowd Of men recently "shot up"
Ralston. In corralling them a private
citizen received flesh wound.
The saloon keepers at Tecumseh lately
took the habit of opening their front doors
on Sunday, and there IS a kick.
George Baird. a school teacher near
Pawnee, died the other day, leaving a
The Alva Breeze says that if the pres
ent legislature refuses TO divide Woods
county, a county seat fight will eusue.
Frank Greer threw a harpoon into the
legislature the other day and again cali
ed upon said legislature 20 quit milling.
Judge BurwelI is transferring those
charged with Misunderstanding 10 the Uni
ted States court in the Indian territory.
Bill Walker has Withdrawn his reser-
walton from the world. Anyone stepping
within the borders Will be shot with hot
mud
The Alva Review claims that a vein
of coal has been struck in Woods county.
Woods is a little high in the air for
coal
The scheme to make all appointments
by Governor Barnes hitherto made, void,
il not confirmed by the council. is an
ex post facto dream.
II has been discovered that the Indians
were burned in the Indian Territory. not
in Oklahoma. which should be a matter
of congratulation 10 Oklahoma.
Dr. McElrath of Garfield. when asked
for his opinion on the veto. said: The
governor exercised his prerogative. That
is all I care to say just now" Wei!
A stranger, his team and family be-
came begged in the river near Taloga,
the other day, and the whole town turn
ed out to help him extricate himself.
c. H Embry, who has been nominated
to succeed the late Dr. Scott by the
Republicans Of Lincoln county, has been
county attorney for a number Of years.
The little daughter of DR.. f. ]. New
ell. Of POnca City, was severely burned
last week. Her dress caught fire from a
red hot stove and her dress was entirely
consumed.
Mrs. Mary Swikard sued J. P. Aedmore
of Hutchinson for breach OF promise.
AedmOre's attorneys hustled around and
discovered that Mrs. Swikard. in getting
a divorce in 1883. did not get it without
legal flaws that she did not accordingly
get a divorce at all and the whole
breach OF promise case went TO ruin then
and there.
This is the section in the new Cherokee
treaty which is inimical to statehood:
Section 81. The Cherokee nation shall
not be included in any state or organized
territory without their consent. and then
said territory shall include only the lands
of the five civilized tribes and such other
smaller tribes as are contiguous thereto"
Manchester Journal: People living on
little worn out rented farms in many OF
the older states might do well 10 tear
themselves away from their wives folks
and come to Oklahoma and build homes.
This country is developing faster today
than any other country under the sun.
and at the same time no other country
offers better inducements TO the homeless
homeseeker. Our lands are fertile and
productive and nearly all the staple crops
of the east and north art grown here IN
abundance
Enid Wave: Sheriff Porter and depu-
ties were up in North Enid township this
morning TO arrest a man named Downs
who is wanted in Kansas. and while look
ing around for him We're held UP by the
anti-horse thief association. who want
ed to know their business. Upon stating
VINO they were the leaders of the associ-
alton disclosed the fact that they had
arrested five fellows talying 10 the de-
scription of the five Wichita Jail break
ers. named Tackett. Robinson, Rhodes
Ally and Murphy. The sheriff having the
description Of the men wanted in his
pocket, soon discovered that the Ave men
held were not those wanted