The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-15
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The Ponca City Courier IS the most
jealous expansion paper in the territory.
Anti-expansionists in Oklahoma within
five wears viii be as scarce as bearded
Indians.
/ In al about 100 quarters have been
proved up In Kay county. Proving up IS
general over the territory
Jerre johnson OF Newlxirk says that
President Mckinley IS not liked nearly 50
well in the east as be Is in the west
A good many editors OF okishoula neg
iect TO carry their names at the heads %
their editorial columns as they should.
Ponca City viii organize an historical
society. Ponea City IS making history
TOW and she wants 10 preserve It while
fresh.
Colonel Lincoln true" refo-msr who
Is travelling on bis own hook. Is making
the round OF the school houses in Woods
county.
a sectional map OF Kinghsher county
Is being prepared II contains the name
Of every farm owner IN the county ana
his farm.
William Brunstetter OF Missouri re-
Gently drove from that state TO Woods
county 70 visit several Of his children
who 1--we there.
Mayor De Roberts of Ponca City has
called a special election for November i.
70 vote $500 bonds for water-works.
How Ponea City climbs.
Next week Chief Justice Burtord win
try the court at Usage nation. This Is
Judge Hainer's place. but Judge Bursofd
wants 10 sample the lob.
Father Seveus Will lecture In IN. Cath
olic church al Ava this evening with
this for his subject: The dark secrets
OF the confession revealed to all"
A casual reader Of the papers would
come TO the conclusion that there had
been a cotton gin fire in every town in
Oklahoma in the last two weeks.
Cy. Leland Is credited with having 50
much power In the territory e Is wen
der he doesn't beard Frank Greer again
and go down and look Oklahoma over.
The Alva Review points out TIA, whis
fusion causes a twinge Of the conscience
one helping from the pie counter usually
takes down the swelling and Allays tho
pain.
II Is announced that Senator J. W.
Lynch, who has hesn living IN Texas.
will relocate IN Kay county and take an
active part in politics as a straight cut
non-fusion Democrat.
Colonel A. J. Blackwell Is IN court for
his light brigade charge up the streets OF
Blackwell not long ago. His case was on
the Newkirk docket last week and was
continued for the term.
The fear of taxation held BY the peopIs
Of Indian Territory brings to mind that
taxation IS one OF the chief elements az
civilization, and not the hard. wicked
thing most OF Us think T.
The editor OF the Kiagnsher Resornsr
supineiy worships Dewey ard gets hystsr-
icd over the yacht race. but when II
comes 70 worshipping the frowsy headed
football player he draws the line.
A Tecumseh mans wife wouldn't let
him have typewriter and he had 70 40
all his correspondence with pen and ink.
The other day hts wife came into the
office and picked Up a blotter and read
this on it: emo gnilrsd nwo yM". IN hts
handwriting.
The trial OF Clyde Nattox will be a. the
option OF the supreme court which will
fix a date and name the Judge who viii
preside When Mattox's attorneys before
Judge Hainer asked Yer a new judge be-
cause Haine~ was prcjudiced, Hainer
granted the motion Immediately II =
mighty hard not 90 be prejudiced against
clyde Mattox.
Sheriff Pierce % Kay county. who has
lots OF trouble, Is row protesting against
Judge Hainer. Pierce refused 20 O. X
bill for the services OF a court bailfT
appointed by Judge Hainer and there
upon Judge Hsiner refused 20 allow
Pierce two guards TO help him take some
prisoners 10 the penitentiary Pierce had
to have the guards. but he paid them our
Of his own pocket.