The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-30
Outlines Of Oklahoma

1t IS about time Colonel Blackwell was
springing another coup d'etat on the obit-
uary writers.
Six round trips Of mail week are to
be made between Arapahoe and Weather
ford hereafter.
When the Indian gets just civilized
enough to bite at gold bricks. how he
viii be worked.
1t is said that a big committee OF Sc
lected business men will take the inyes-
tigating report to Washington
The Duncan Banner is the one paper
left which carries Bryan's name for presi-
dent at the head of its columns.
The builders OF the Sapulpa extension
had put its valuation at $500 mile. The
railroad assessors raised it TO $500
Hopkins has had TO whack up FIVE dol
lars fine for contempt. And that set
| ties that, probably. for about four days.
The grand jury at Guthrie will COM
mence its long. thankless task next Mon
day. Judge Burford has a job on his
hands.
writer says that high cheek bones are
indicative OF character. II this is true.
the Ponca Indians have character TO feed
10 the pigs.
Out in Beaver county when there is
nothing else doing some one sets in and
tries 10 have the county attorney removed
from office
Sam Murphy was disappointed in the
legislature. He says it made Governor
Barnes stronger in the territory. Those
statements don't tune up.
There are sorrows connected with rail-
road building. Near Ponca City the ex-
tension of hte Hutchinson Southern scoops
hole out of James Greetings orchard
The young editor OF the Hennessey Clip
per is of the very strong opinion that .
woman who commits murder is just as
bad as a man. and deserves like pun
ishment.
Charles Bassant of the State Bank Of
Norman will be subpoenaed to tell vheth-
er the bank paid interest on public mon
les deposited to Governor Renfrow. Banks
do it all over the United States.
Territorial Treasurer Thompson has re-
fused to pay warrants issued 10 the credit
of the Territorial university and the Ed
mond Normal, because no specific appro-
priation was made for the purpose.
Joe winton. according TO the Oklahoma
City Times-Journal. is distributing over
the territory a little book full of blank
pages, entitled: What the legislature
did" ice is tickling cyclone under the
chin.
Captain NJ. Heath OF Ponca City is the
grandson of Colonel Stephen Moore OF
revolutionary fame. His mother. Colo
mel Moore's daughter, died this week in
Vermont, New Hampshire, aged eighty
seven.
The editors of the Indian Territory and
North Texas are to hold a meeting at
Bowie, Texas, soon TO agitate the open
ing of the Fort Sill country. A. III. Daw-
son, editor of the Chickasha Express, re-
fuses TO take part, saying that he will
save his mileage.
Dick Quinn of the Hardesty Herald ac-
knowledges straight out that he is as
afraid as death of tornadoes, and insists
that there are others. 1t is fashionable
and good sense to be afraid OF tornadoes.
They treat you so much more respectful
~ when you are.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: A divorce
suit in the court at Tecumseh is quite
interesting, as the husband is seventy
years of age and the wife sixty-three.
The lady has had four husbands and has
a record of having eloped with the first
one in 1854. Age does not seem to cut
any figure with these people. The old
man is fighting the case. and says he
does so because another fellow is trying to
"cut him OUT 1t is loves young dream
in backward spring.