The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
Outlines of Oklahoma.

In Kingfsher the vote for city marshal
was a tie.
1t seems that Clyde Mattox is no more
dead than Colonel Blackwell.
Mattox has told friends that he would
never be forcefully arrested again
The Republicans Of Perry are stin on
deck and fought their ticket through
Over three hundred of the people at Ok
lahoma City who registered did not vote
Senator Biddison denies the story that
he is going TO locate at Oklahoma City.
The Republican candidate for city clerk
at Guthrie was a negro. and he was de-
feated.
Frank Greer won his fight at Guthrie.
Greer can make a hard fight when he is
stirred up.
1t is said that an FL Reno lover holds
his girls hand SO much that it is oecom-
ing calloused.
The territory demands an explanation
of why Jim Robb was defeated for mayor
at Kingfsher
Some Of the city results in Oklahoma
may be hint TO the Republicans OF the
territory to quit milling.
The homesteaders OF Oklahoma still
have a year and half to prove up, If an
other extension IS not granted.
Lee Van Wrinkle. the new mayor Of Ok
lahoma City, got a large vote from the
fraternal secret societies of the city.
There was money lost on the Oklahoma
City election. Most of the betting was on
Overholser's election and OyerhOlser was
beaten.
Lee Van Wrinkle beat Overholser for
mayor at Oklahoma City and by such a
small vote it Will take ten years TO eX-
plain II.
Shawnee came within es votes OF polling
its entire registration. Overstreet, the
Citizens candidate. who was horribly
abused, was elected.
Some one has persuaded the Guthrie
Leader that Fitzhugh Lee has been snub-
bed. But perhaps the Leader was only
informed for election purposes.
Clyde Mattox may have enjoyed the life
he has led, but no one can understand
why. 1t is told around the west generally
that Mattox can't help being queer, that
it was born in him.
r. F. Hensley, the editor. was elected
mayor at FL Reno and the people will now
have chance to see him make some OF
those great reforms he has been blaming
other men for not accomplishing.
Judge John Burton has filed formal
charges against Governor Barnes at
Washington. He appealed to the presi-
dent and the president has referred the
matter to the secretary Of the interior
Judge Burford says that the grand jury
can not investigate as to whether Cover
nor Barnes received interest on deposits
of public money. And that settles that.
But if Barnes is doing that he should
quit.
Saltwater Gazette: Found, on the
streets of Saltwater, last Saturday, a good
work bride Thought TO have been drop
ped by a team which ran away. The
owner can have same by calling at this
office and paying for adj
Sheriff Pierce Of Kay county is being
laughed at over his mysterious conduct
in regard to Clyde Mattox. Pierce let's
on like Mattox is dead. The papers say
that Mattox had two revolvers and bluffed
Pierce from taking him.
saltwater Gazette: David Tohee, chief
Of the Iowa Indian tribes. passed through
town last Saturday on his way home from
a visit among the Otoes. a few miles north
of here. While up there his wife was
taken sick and died on the nth inst. She
was buried in the Otoe cemetery and Da-
vid was sorrowfully making his way home
alone. In most cases Indians care very
little for their squaws, and experience 1t
tie or no grief when death overtakes them
but with Tohee it seemed different. He
was much more broken up over the loss
of his wife than a large majority Of
white men would have been under SINH
lar circumstances.