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

Colonel Blackwell Il going to make q
banker Of his eldest son.
Andrew Hanshaw was knocked down by
bolt Of lightning last week, but was not
hurt. .
The American Round Bale Cotton COM
rany Is buying up cotton gas in Okla
aoma.
An important divorce is on taps at
Arapahoe. II hasn't reached the name
stage yet.
The mosquitoes at Oklahoma City this
year are so large that they crack when
you crush 'em.
The Hennessey Clipper has reports Of
smut in the pastures. Some horses have
been killed by 1t already.
A peanut trust has been organized in
New Jersey and Payne county may have
to throw up intrenchments.
That crazy man at ChanGls- Who killed
Kimmel should be hustled on 70 the asy-
lum and he should be kept CLOSE the rest
Of his life.
Alfred Roach and Harry Roach. broth
ers. recently met each other by accident
in weatherford, after separation OF NJ
teen years.
The head printer on the Chandler News
Is a mechanical genius. He made rail-
road the other day out Of periods and two
column rules.
Frank Messalls friends at Enid claim
that when he struck Enid he had only
sl.7S. and by thrift and industry he has
most OF 1t yet
A steam boat IS being built at Enid ae-
cording to the Sun, which will be run on
Doggy Creek. 1t will be equipped with
the latest rubber tires.
The Enid Sun says that Oklahoma will
soon have some milllonaires II the lum-
bermen can succeed in maintaining the
present price Of lumber.
John Buckles Of Enid Is visiting IN
Ohio, keeping in touch with his old friends
who occasionally run down to Washing
ton to see the president.
Three attempts have been made TO burn
mans store at Clayton. The mans
name is Gov. Dial, and he now sits up
at night with the store and a shotgun.
Mrs. John Lacy OF Washita county. last
week gave birth To one boy on Saturday
and two girls on Sunday. Their weight
aggregated twenty-four and a half
pounds.
Ponca City has been given some reduc-
lions in freight rates by the Santa Fe
to be influenced by the smell OF smoke
from the approaching Hutchinson and
Southern.
Colonel Blackwell seriously believes that
a great temple will be built at his town
of David, near Chelsea, and that the day
will come when pilgrims will journey there
from all over the world.
v. o. Angle of Arapahoe lost his pony.
He mounted horse and sta tel out ID
hunt for the pony. The horse threw him.
He got another horse AMI il tell on him.
He finally went on font for the pony. and
when he found the pony It kicked MIN
Perry Enterprise: Hon. Dick T. Morgan
delivered the Fourth OF July Grafton at
Mulhall, the third time he has been the
orator of the day there. This year he
had invitations from five towns TO ad-
dress the people and accepted the lirst
one.
Joe Freres of Hennessey was one Of
a fishing party and was doing the cook.
ing. On one end of a long board balanced
on a cracker box, he set a skillet OF red
hot greese. One OF the boys sat down
on the opposite end of the board. cata-
putting the grease into Frere's face and
burning him terribly.
Guthrie Capital: The teachers OF the
Alva Normal school have all been ap-
pointed for next year. Professor Ament
has been re-appolnted president as he
should have been, as he is virtually the
originator OF the institution. One OF the
specially meritorious appointments is that
of Prof. o. G.. Palmer to the chair Of
history. Mr.. Palmer came TO Oklahoma
with the opening OF the Cherokee Strip
and has been Identified with educat Ional
work ever since. At the time of the
breaking out of the Cuban war he was
superintendent OF Pawnee county. AS
soon as the cshool term ended he enlisted
and went to the front with the Rough
Riders and took part in the battle at FL
Caney and Santiago. He came out with
credit He was chief clerk of the q ,iiu-
ell of the last legislature and performed
his duties TO the satisfaction Of every
one. All other things being equal. Il Is
justice that an Oklahoma man should
have been given the professorship of his
tory Of the Alva Normal