The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-28
Outlines of Oklahoma.

IT is said that Frank Greer is nego-
tiating for the Muskogee Phoenix.
Lincoln county last year built fourteen
new school houses at a cost Of S3,sSS.
Free homes meetings will be held in
almost all the counties next Saturday.
A dispatch from Washington says that
there is no hope for statehood for Okla
noma this session.
A man OF Enid told a Waukomis man
that Enid had one case of small pox and
one case OF celluloid.
Governor Barnes says that the subject
of his removal was not mentioned while
he was in Washington.
The Enid and Tonkawa road running 70
Billings has been transferred 10 the Rock
Island, consideration $4,000
Postofice Inspector Beebe was out in
AlYa last week hearing both sides OF the
postofice location controversy.
Judge Burford refused 10 sustain the
motion TO quash the Indictment against
Territorial Treasurer Thompson.
A man writes to know why If the dis
ease in Oklahoma is chicken pox, there
is such a necessity for vaccination.
The Oklahoma Press association has
endorsed free homes and the members
have pledged themselves TO ag1tate the
matter as much as possible.
Hoyt and Main of Chandler shipped
steer to ST. Louis the other day which
weighed 1,420 pounds and sold Tor 6s2
cents, bringing in the sum Of $3.50.
1t is thought that Little Bessie Nash
of Chandler, whose feet are deformed
and who has been sent 10 St. Louis for
an operation 10 correct them, WlH De
gone about six weeks.
~ ETfAhrth in
February and the Populists and Demo-
Gratis are hoping that it win re-awaken
the Republican row and IN order 10 help
the hope are predicting that it Will
Some of the commercial clubs in Okla
homa play too much whist and the local
newspapers, every time another town re-
solves to build railroad or secure
factory, fire a load into the commercial
clubs which ought TO wake them up.
Dennis Flynn had transportation for
Porto Rico for a Christmas trip and 1t IS
a good thing he resolved not 10 90. The
storms on the Atlantic are severe, and
there might have been a shipwrecked
delegate.
The Indian Territory papers expect
Harry Gilstrap to protect the Indian Ter
ritory's interest when Oklahoma takes on
statehood. Harry, if he accepts the con-
tract, has large, luscious job on MS
hands.
Near Arlington In Lincoln county the
other day Jude Hardesty, calling himself
an officer, arrested one Randall Greene
and marched Green around all day.
Afterward Green discovered that Hard
esty was not an officer and has had
him arrested.
At Waukomis a merchant gives the fol-
IL ct advertisement. "A China
man would go to Hong Kong to buy his
goods, but, not being a Chinaman nor
being able to speak the Chinese language
myself, I bought my goods in New York
and Chicago" Some sort Of an exam
pie ought to go with this.
Guthrie Capital: The sanitary board
met yesterday and adjudged W. c. Sha-
rum insane. and ne was taken to the
asylum last night by Deputy Sheriff 7.
H Tarrants The board consists OF DR..
McKeeby, Adelbert Hughes and Probate
Judge Foster. Some of Mr.. Sharum's
friends called in DR.. Cotteral and DR..
Barker last evening and they made an
examination and pronounced him sane.
At the train last night, Mr.. Sharum told
the following story: Ma and my sister
Mrs. Sarber caught me playing cards In
Ritterbusch Bros. saloon Monday after
noon and they were so mad they tore
I'D the cards and gave the Ritterbusch
bows a good, sound talk. I left the
saloon and went 70 the store and then
home. Ma and sister are bound to put
me in q, place where 1 cannot play cards
but the doctors at the asylum will soon
discover I am all right and they will send
me home I hope ma and sister will get
over their mad spell before the New
Year"