The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
Outlines of Oklahoma


The Republican caucus has swiped The
location crowd and the investigation will
proceed.
The Oklahoma members of the Rough
Riders Will form a post at Guthrie Feb
ruary %
1t is reported that some distance west Of
Chiekasha the Rock Island will fork out
north and south.
The chances are there will be a major
ity and minority report of the invesd-
CATION committee
The papers of Biddison's district are
publishing in full his scsthing speech
against the boilers.
There is more artistic horse-stealing GO
ing or in the strip at present than there
has been for years.
DR.. Buxton. after looking through the
Usage tribe. finds one case OF smallpox
there, in the La Force family.
When the new waterworks are complet-
ed at Enid the town expects a reduction
Of insurance rates of one-half-
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal says
that Guthrie is behind the whole scheme
to locate territorial institutions
]. D. MacGuire is still going ahead al
Norman. He has just put the finishing
touches on a new $1,000 block.
AS the time rolls on it is going to be
proved that one of the big men OF the
territory is Stevens of Hennessey.
The next legislature of Oklahoma to De
held in a year according to the Ravens
bill, as amended, Will elect two United
States senators.
Senator Ravens Of Enid is making
great record in the council. His state
hood bill will make him go roaring down
the corridors of time.
The Enid Wave says there Is bill in
the legislature to prevent horse doctors
from pulling infants teeth without the
consent of Governor Barnes.
Miss Mamie Rice, the winner OF the in
tercollegiate oratory prize, has been nigh
to death with a case of measles COM
plcated with constitutional disirders.
The strong thing about Bill Grimes is
that when he sees something he doesn't
approve he doesn't ask somebody else
to kill it. He goes and does It him
self.
Tom Cook. of Cloud Chief. thinks that
as the Republican party was big enough
to overcome all factions in other parties
combined, it will survive the factions in
its own party.
Mrs. Blackwell has had 100 proposals
of marriage since il was reported that
Blackwell died. The old man can now
see what will happen when he really does
go over the dam.
John Golobie, in the Guthrie Capital:
Republican members OF the legislature
should remember that two fellows can
always beat third Tipping coppers. come
heads. come tails. if the two have
private understanding.
Probate Judge Jones the other day at
Oklahoma City, just before marrying
German couple, to make sure, asked the
groom if he and the bride were any re-
lation. "Nein. Das is watts the matter.
We wants TO be alretty.'
B. D. Walkers home in Washita coun-
~ burned last Monday. while the family
was at dinner in their adjoining dug-out.
This brings up a funny thing, that, in
many instances, Oklahomans will quit
frame house and get into dug-out for
real comfort and warmth.
Atchison Champion: Walter Victor, an
Omaha carrier, was a visitor at the Atchi-
son postoffiee today. He is on his way
to Weatherford, o. T., with a car load
of calves for a new stock ranch which
he is starting there. and seeing ~. S"
over the great postoffce building, concIud-
ed to pay the force visit. Mr.. Victor
has been a carrier at Omaha for the past
eleven years, and is trying to work him
self into something less monotonous and
more remunerative. If he can't make
it in the stock business in Oklahoma, 1t
can't be made anywhere.