The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-20
Outlines of oklahoma

| The Sac and Fox bank at Cushing has
in individual deposits $1,000.
By Saturday night the Hutchinson
| Southern grade viii be within seven miles
| Of Ponca City.
| Dewy. washita and Grant county are
! going TO divert themselves this spring by
county seat contests.
According TO the Oklahoma City Times
Journal, there are 100 buildings in course
OF construction in that city.
Amos Ewing should stand up 70 the oil
companies. They can't do anything worse
than wipe him off the earth.
Monday evening the Rock Island portion
OF Oklahoma had fine rain. which pelted
away three hours, accompanied by scat
tering hail.
advertising for her son, Walter Ellis. six
| teen years Of age, who is lost somewhere
in Oklahoma
William Ross OF Enid, who was tried
last week charged with assisting COM
panion to vote twice at the recent cleo
ton, was acquitted.
The amateurs OF Guthrie put Chimes
Of Normandy on last night The stars
are Mrs Edgar Jones, Mrs II. T. Ar
derry and Miss Zoe Kimbsn.
Mr.. Granville Morris, formerly OF Perry
and now in the hardware business at
Chandler, was married last week at Ok
lahoma City 10 Mrs. Lillian Cave
The Republicans Of Ponca City have
nominated James B. Given for treasurer:
James H. Slane for city clerk: Charles
Bryant for police justice; William Gillen
for marshal
The editor who takes II easier than any
other In Oklahoma runs the Earlboro
Plain People. This last week his paper
contained one column of home print and
that was on liquid air.
Gray, a hog thief and lunatic in the
Oklahoma City jail, the other night placed
a dummy in his CELL which the jailor lock-
/ ed up and Gray effected his escape. The
jailor is terribly mortified.
Dan Peery and Hensley, at e. Reno,
who have fought so long and finally got
on one ticket and were elected, have even
gone so far in the olive branch business
that they have divided the city print
ing.
The following men were fined at Enid
recently, some for gambling, some for
selling liquor on Sunday: equity Kid;
Old Missouri Seven; Doggy Eleven; Old
Man Moses; Broomcorn John; Jim the
Farmer.
Mr.. Reeder Of Oklahoma City opened
fire on Mr.. F'oote, claiming that Foote
had caused Mrs. Reeder to get a d.
vorce. One of the bullets passed through
letter in Foote'S pocket, but he was
not hurt.
All the Sac and Fox Indians have been
vaccinated and the smallpox scourge is
passing away. Those cases which appear
now will be varioloid.
The Ponca City Courier delivers this lee
ture: Don't think you are the only
clothes-line in town. young lady, just be-
cause you have a few rags pinned on you
You may come to something that will
learn you to quit Gadding around the
streets, but you won't he half as pretty
when you get through"
Gushing Herald: Jake Wyman, one of
the Sac and Fox Indians under quaran-
tine at the village, approached one Of the
guards a few days ago and in a very woe
begOne and detected manner said Me
much alone-squaw, papooses, no longer
near me-they heap sick in big tent
mebby so dead. Give me cards. me play
heap and mebby so no think about EN-
The guard secured pack of cards for him
and the disconsolate Indian went off to
try and forget his troubles.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Potta-
watomie county is having hard time
with her criminals. The court docket is
crowded with felony cases. The court dis
posed Of nine felony cases fast week and
has just empaneled a jury in the Meeks
murder case, having had to issue two spe-
cial venires. The grand jury returned
two indictments for murder Saturday, and
at Earlboro Saturday two men quarreled
over lease and one cut the other with
knife so that 1t is thought he will die.
In the Meeks case. Hank Meeks and three
others are indicted for numbering a negro
at Tecumseh last year 1t was said that
the negro was the chief witness against
one of the men charged with another
crime, and that TO get rid of his evidence
the four waylaid him and beat him 10
death with clubs. Meeks is now on trial
with the other three to be tried here
after. County Attorney Pittman and Cut
lip are prosecuting. Blakeney and Mad
den defending. The case rivals the Suits
man case in number of witnesses and i'm
portance. Court will be in session a month