The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-17
Outlines of Oklahoma

The great country in the west is never
referred to as the A. & c. country any
more.
There will have to be statehood before
there can be any county seat changes in
the Strip.
Some man at Newkirk this last week
came mighty near burning up the whole
town by smoking cigarettes in bed.
For the time being Pond Greek. Med
ford. Jefferson, Manchester. Round Pond
and the others should hoist white flags.
Miss Bertha Whorton. daughter OF Lon
Whorton, the editor, and Mr.. ". E. Larsh
Will be married al Perry next Tuesday.
When the wheat in Kay county heard
that the wheat in Russia was a failure,
1t promptly grew up an inch higher IN
very pride.
The Ponca City Courier takes a fau-out
with young Jesse James because he
seeks ito vindicate his bandit father in
a cheap book"
Dennis Flynn is spending a few days
in the Usage country. Most Of the news
papers have had Flynn down II Wash
ington for week.
The salary OF the postmaster at Black
well has been increased $500 a year.
Mebbe-so, as Colonel John Tate says.
Blackwell isn't growing.
1t would be a clever idea If Oklahoma
would generally observe her war-christen-
ing by decorating on the anniversary Of
the battle of Ia Quasina.
The interstate commerce commission is
gnawing over the question Of low rates for
export corn which Frank Greer brought
up in the Mississippi congress.
Cannon BALI Green's travelling show
is so meritorious that the boys are think
Ing of asking the legislature 20 change
No ~ ~ Ill
The famous Blackwell bed-bug has
arrived at Washington. and has visited
both Secretary Hitchcock and Barnes. He
reports that there is bad blood between
them.
"A threatening aspect" is all the words
person has to read in a newspaper
these days TO know that the community
has been frightened 10 death for fear
cyclone would strike.
small boy at Enid, according to the
Wave yelled at young woman:
near and she thought he yelled il and
she hit him with her umbrella between
the stats.
palmist holding forth at Ponca City.
read a farmers hand the ohter day. The
farmer asked what that soft spot in the
center Of his hand shifted, and the palm
ist told him it signified that the corn
needed hoeing
G. NJ Babcock, who now works in a
harness shop in Ponca City, was with Ca
prom the day that gallant man fell at
Santiago. Capron had on Babcock's watch
and in falling broke it. Babcock says he
viii never have it repaired
There were three girl graduates and
only one boy from the public schools Of
Newkirk this year. Ralph Smock. the
| boy, had an Grafton, cOntendlng that
Grant was Americas greatest general.
The young women, Hattie Sheets, Grace
Burnett and Ina Ingham read essays
Newkirk Republican: Trade was dull
The heavy rains kept the country folks
at home. One of our merchants, tired
Of the dull monotony of groceries, tin
pans and crooks, wandered from his
store front, down the street to a neigh
boring saloon. He entered and sat down
TO the piano. Trade was dull here too.
and he found himself alone as he aim
lessly ran his fingers over the keyboard
of the instrument. A few massive chords
from the Pilgrims Chorus" the ethe-
real song of the Rhine daughters, a few
measures Of a nocturne, a fragment Of
the Sonata Pathetique, then Faust and
the Overture TO William Tell. Absorbed
in his musical reverie, he did not look
up until he suddenly awoke as from a
dream and noticed that crowd had col
lected about him. attracted from the
street by his wonderful playing. Quickly
he changed TO the Georgia Camp-meetjng.
causing the negro porter 10 hop around
in an imprumptu cake walk and then the
music abruptly ceased. The merchant
went back to his groceries, tin pans and
mOBotOnous crooks. Who was this mer-
chant?