The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-16
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The last legislature did one thing-it
eliminated forever the Board OF EQualiza-
ton howl.
Billy Walker is still in charge of Ge-
ronimo. Randlett. the new agent, hasn't
arrived yet.
Colonel Blackwell Is back home. and so
busy that he can't take time TO lay of
and die few days.
Frank Greer occasionally comes out
from behind that libel suit and pastes
the trading stamp man over the right
eye.
There was a big row in the Ponca leas-
ing matter which the attorney general has
settled by declaring the contract, secured
by bribery, good.
Mr.. Mitscher of Oklahoma City says #
his appointment would be conducive TO
harmony he would accept the place Of su-
Pervisor of census.
Anna Traska, the Oklahoma City girl
who has been disappearing lately, has
married her brother-in-law. She ought
10 settle down now.
This is pretty fair sort OF philosophy,
and was expressed by Quanah Parker:
'>Old road all washed away. White mans
road only road left"
Elmer Brown visited Quanah Parker
the other day and Quanah showed him
everything belonging 10 the Commanche
tribe except their famous yell.
! The Guthrie Capital doesn't think inter
est in priZe-ight is a sign Of depravity,
and adds: IF this be depravity. then. the
great American people have it badly"
Mr.. Young Man, an Arapahoe. was mar
ried last week at Fl Reno and in a few
years a lot of little dirty-faced Indians
will be calling Mr.. Young Man the old
man.
To be strictly in It with D county,
| which changed TO Dewey. Day county
/ should come forward and ask the next
/ legislature 10 change its name TO JEFF
/ fries.
/ Cleveland county has refunded s45, 900
worth of her bonds. NJ. L. Turner was the
| purchaser of the refunding bonds, and
/ he paid the county $1,O00 premium for
! them.
The report of every county assessment
/ in Oklahoma shows an increased valua-
! ton There has not been a year in ten
! years III Oklahoma that has not shown
! growth.
! John Wimberly. who served in the first
! legislature OF Oklahoma at the age Of
/ twenty-one. came into Shawnee the other
! day and told the newspapers ne was cut
| OF politics.
! 1t is strange. If the charge IS true, that
| the people of the Indian territory are so
preJudiced against the people OF Oklaho-
ma that the Indian burners did not re-
/ ceive fair trials at Okmulgee.
! The best evidence that Oklahoma is
! growing is the increase in the postmas-
! ters' salaries. The postoffice department
doesn't write boom articles of this kind
unless there Is population behind it.
Jimmie Rennick. an old Oklahoma City
musician, left recently for Edmond. Be
! fore setting out his friends asked him
| TO play something, and he responded with
| Nearer, My God, to Thee" He died at
| Edmond this week with Inflammation OF
/ the bowels.
According to the newspapers, Governor
! Barnes is still being investigated in Wash
| ington. There is no evidence outside Of
/ this that he is being investigated. Some
! time ago Mr.. Burton OF Oklahoma City
! filed charges against him and the presi-
/ dent referred them to Secretary Hitch
| cock, and there the matter rests.
! Enid Wave: Postmaster Buckles of this
city received notice Saturday last from
| Washington that his salary for the COM
/ ing year, which begins uly KILL 1r(d
/ ing year, which begins July l, will be