The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-23
Outlines of Oklahoma

This year Kansas and Oklahoma have
had their cyclone regulations sheived.
The mosquitoes have arrived in Okla
homa. They are Of the Percheron vari-
ETY..
Oklahoma City wiz build a city buIld-
ing three stories high, renting the second
story.
That Russian drouth didn't hold on
quite long enough to make the harvest
hands work faster.
One thing can be said about ouanah
Parker-he doesn't take sides in the fac
tional row in Oklahoma
John Shartell has been engaged to tell
the people about the United States OF
America at Chandler on the Fourth or
July.
person over in the Usage country
signing Clyde Mattox's name writes to
Guthrie that he (Clyde) objects to being
called horse thief.
Jim Steen of Enid had the misfortune
to win so on wheat options the other
day, and before he gets through with It
1t will probably cost him so.
The best way out OF the difficulties of
the Republican party in Oklahoma Is 10
hold a convention and embalm and bury
with fitting obsequies few rantankerous
old feuds.
The Santa Fe in its fight with Oklahoma
City over q switch won. The city re-
strained the railroad from putting In a
switch and Judge Burweil dissolved the
injunction.
II Tom Ferguson's Mexican chicken race
on the Fourth proves a success he will
take Il over to Guthrie and give an ex-
hibition there and then try 20 sell the
copyright TO Cannon Ball Green.
The other day at Chandler the rumor
got abroad that desperadoes had killed
Bill Tighlman. A crowd was made up
to pursue the desperadoes and met Bill
coming into town from his farm
Jim Cook. once an outlaw, Is trying
to be made a deputy marshal. He says
and chase him are now outlaws, and he
would like to get out and go after them.
The life insurance agents have heard OF
the immense wheat crop and are calling
the farmers to the fence to tell them
what the best policy Is and that they
ought to love their wives and children
more.
Judge J. L. Brown of Oklahoma City
has been made an Lid by Miami UNI
versity Of Miami. Ohio. This institution
confers this title on all its graduates who
have been engaged in the practice Of the
law thirty years.
A new foreman arrived at the Enid
Eagle office the other day and demurred
at the sass given him by an old typo.
The old typo swlped him and 70 a few
minutes the Eagle force was telegraphing
George Siler to come to Enid quick.
Not long ago a lot OF emlgrants from
Syria settled in a neighborhood In Woods
county. They dwelt In brotherly love
for about two weeks and then divided
into factions. One fight has resulted and
the Syrians are getting onto the great
American court plaster habit.
An eight-year-old son of J. H Oyler.
living near Cherryvale. Blaine county,
mas just died from starvation. Last win
ter he had the measles and never recov-
cred from them. Through some turn of
the malady he had never been able TO eat
and became a skeleton and finally starv-
ed to death.
Oklahoma City TimeS-Journal: A pretty
good story comes from st. Louis con-
corning one Of the Oklahoma Elks now
visiting In st. Louis. The boys were all
out looking over the old town. and along
toward morning some member of the
company found a chameleon and quietly
dropped II onto the sleeve of one Of his
companions. Presently the companion
saw IT, looked slightly daZed and startled.
furtively eyed the animal again and then
turned to the man who had perpetrated
the joke and said: Say. what is that on
my sleeve?" why, I see nothing on
your sleeve What's the matter?" was
the reply. A look Of terror was gradually
overspreadng the face Of the victim. He
tried to look unconcerned for few mo-
mentsfi but the agony was too great 10
stand. stepped up to another group and
repeated his inquiry. The answer was ex-
actly the same as the former one. Again
he looked at the animal, long and steady.
well. it's just this way. boys" he finally
said, eff that thing Is q snake and Il is
there on my sleeve. It's all right. but II
that is no snake. and It amt there,
want IN on home"