The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-19
Outlines of Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Historical society meets
at Norman June 5. for the election OF
officers.
The Saltwater teachers institute has Ia
ken a vote and decided THAI Kipling IS
its favorite author
A correspondent efrom a country neigh.
borhood) in the Cloud Chief Herald signs
himself ''One-E Eyed John"
L. L Mccormick is organizing a lodge
OF the Modern Tonties at Ponca City.
The membership Will be large
Mr.. ]. A. Miuton of Norman and Major
J. P. woolsey of Ponca have gone into
the insurance business at Perry.
The Hutchinson Southern has suspended
operations on its extension 10 Ponca City
| temporarily, because of the heavy rains
Oklahoma men, like ali westerners. are
unanimous in one thing-spelling cart
ridge cartridge, and calling it cat
fridge
1t has been discovered that Governor
Barnes did not take the interest on the
school land money. Where, oh, where
is Biddison?
Out in Washita county the other day
hail-storm did not do much damage be-
cause the cloud was so near the ground
that the hail-stones fell softly.
The Guthrie Leader is prepared to prove
with affidavits that its interview with
Judge Scott was sterling, all wool and
yard wide, and the vitrif1ed truth
Frank McMaster's article on the cy-
clones of Oklahoma and his refutation
of the idea that Oklahoma Is more cy-
cloniac than other places is timely.
The best game OF ball played in the
territory this season was that the other
day between Perry and Saltwater. 1t
lasted ten innings and Saltwater won by
9 to S.
George NJ. Kinseley Of Chandler. an
American volunteer at Manila, plugged
a Filipino, went over 10 him, took cart
ridge out of his gun and is keeping It as
a souvenir.
John RattaIaw. the travelling chef Of
the Fred Harvey eating house system,
was recently married to a very beautiful
German girl named Emma Tilley, living
near Saltwater.
Ten county assessor of Logan county
has brought in the tax rolls and the
assessed valuation on the county is too
low and the county commissioners refuse
90 accept the report.
Personal in the Mangum Monitor:
James Tucker, who was not expected
to live over his attack OF fever, is out
again. As the doctors gave him up, he
should give the credit to the Lord"
Flynn is attacked more or less by the
politicians, but when the people get a
chance they always indorse him with a
whoop. And that is all Flynn wants in
this world. With his constituency he IS
the most popular man in the world.
This is the finest piece Of horsemanship
ever recorded: The horse of Captain
Henry Anderson of the Usage Indian po-
lice, threw him. His foot stuck in the
Stirrup, and the horse ran on, dragging
Anderson, who humping over the rocks,
pulled his revolver and dropped the horse
dead at the second shot.
Guthrie Leader: A driveling idiot went
out from his lair the other day and final
ly reached the Leader office where he
discovered a victim. why" said the
idiot sis a man who has seen Niagara
Falls and a man who has not seen Nj
agara Fails like a ham sandwich" Give
II up said the victim, suspiciousIy
Its easy" said the idiot. -'Give it up
repeated the victim sternly. Why" re-
piled the idiot, "one has seen the mist
and the other has missed the scene. Ha!
ha! Catch it?'' "Of course | do YOU
fool" answered the victim, but what's
the sandwich to do with it?'' That's
where you bite" said the idiot, as he
made dive for the door.