The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-04
Outlines of Oklahoma


Horace Speed has moved into possession
of the United States attorneys office.
Dick Plunkstt is said to be IN Guthrie
enliSting a regiment 70 fight for the
Beers. The regiment VIII be armed With
blarrey.
IL Is no longer a secret thar Amos Esw-
ing VIII contest Kingffsh=r CO tnty with
Harry Thompson and Bill Grimes for de-
egate to the national convent ioa
Dennis Flynn has made favorable
start with his free homes Dnl- the COM
mittee on ptIblic iansls hlvins nnansnoos-
~ reported in favor OF It's passage
Being assured OF the Auts-Saloon con-
vention which meets on the Sth Instant
Oklahoma City Is now agitating the e.
adjustment Of a big distiliery plant.
The numerous individuals who are being
groomsd for Governor Barnes place have
gone out Of training and choice assort-
ment OF secondhand lightning rods are
fer sale,
D. C. Lewis. the Oklahoma -isy lawyer.
has coined a new word, "buIlsriEed" sy-
nonymous with being whipped 'driv-
en- back Kicked or any old word that
viii express discontinue.
According to Bank Commissioners John
NJ Pugh the recent outbreak against Gov
ernor Barnes is responsible for the de-
[
TO IS cents,
The Anti-Saloon crusade has reached
the acute stage in Guthrie. A church
member was dropped from the rolls be-
cause ne refused TO withdraw from sa-
loon-keeper's bond.
Oklahoma papers are urging their read
ers TO send letters to congress asking FREQ
homes. II ought to be done and the mails
ought 10 be kept hot with the petitions
for the nextthirty DAYS.
Two horses. formerly the property q
noted outlaws, are owned IN Guthrie.
Chief Deputy Marshall Bin Fossets Is he
| owner of Dick West and Mrs. Lou
| Beadles drives ''Biil Doolin."
Enid Democrat: There is no politics in
the free homes business &c We look at il
right. However. the party which fails
! 70 redeem its pledge WIN not be eRtItled
to the gratitude of the people, nor Ge-
| serve their support.
Kingfsher Free Press: Our faith - tho
| passage OF the free homes bill IS great
enough TO remove two mountains, e We
/ had any mountains To move. So, We re-
peat the advice heretofore given 10 hulDe-
steaders: BE patient. donts put .p0it L
gage on your claim yet awhile. Save that
s'7a It viii be handy TO have "a TIE
home.
= nome sbedQSE BILLINGS y q iElElr
worked up over a deposit OF coal under
his crop Of winter wheat and has put
men TO work sinking a shaft. We have
nice deep hole in the ground near Ton
kawa, put there under similar circum-
stances ana at considerable cost. which
can be had at a baTgain.-Tonkawa
News.
Engineer John Beatty. with his assist
ants. started out Tuesday morning and
are running a line southwest. ever one
Of the proposed routes Tor ;he Frisco ex-
tension. IN CONVERSATION with II. L.
Peckham we learned that the company
has not as yet decided officially upon say
route but & IS pretty well understood un-
officially that the road win sc from here
to Enid, unless more advantageous
route presents itself. wa understand that
decisive steps will be taken soon after
February ist. and that when the route
is decided upon work win be commenced
in earnest. T. 3. Chambers % the sun
viii be the right man on the extension
and commenced his duties Tuesday morn
ing OF this week. accompanying Engineer
Beatty on the surveying trip.-Biackwell
! Times Record.