The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-27
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

Judge strang viii qualify as attorney
general of Oklahoma next Thursday.
Chandler is in glee over the discovery
OF a bank Of clay near that city. from
which a good quality OF vitrified brick
can be made.
Oklahomans have commenced TO arrive
from Washington, and they bring the
sentiment that Dennis Flynn twill win out
for free homes.
Ell Reno has dropped few minor mat
ters and is going after another big rail-
road which they expect 10 get within
year. They think il viii be the Frisco.
Saltwater is holding out a plush-hned
invitation TO the Frisco, good only for
sixty days. After that Saltwater viii
go after some other road IL the Frisco
doesn't accept.
Governor Barnes has been advised by
Secretary Of State Hay that Watcher, the
murderer Of Colonel Stone. is under ar
rest in Mexico, and is being held for
extradition papers.
The Otoe Indians are camped in big
numbers a mile east of Ponca City and
are arranging a big dance in anucipa-
ton of the payment of $4,000 which they
are to receive in June.
Two weeks ago it was reported that
there was a haunted house in Chickasha.
The town had IS colored people then.
There is only one eoiored man in Chick
ASIA now and he is In jail.
Work on the Rock Island extension
from Kingfsher to Guthrie has led out
a line Of white tents and is creating so
much interest that people drive for miles
to see the work in progress.
Tom Ferguson rises with one possible
defect in Jake Admirers proposition to
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national committeeman. He says the
convention might elect some popular fel-
low because he was Jolly and who might
have no qualification for the place.
In joint district at Richland, Blaine
county, the situation in Kentucky is du-
plicated. They have two school boards
doing business for the same school and
some of the pupils have TO make three
school houses i'll the same day before
they find a place they will be allowed
to stay.
At Guthrie, recently, it is said an Off
Ger tried to get a prisoner who was
charged with stealing chickens 10 plead
guilty When the proposition was made
the prisoner said, without any apparent
effort, mo, sir; I'll be hanged If J. do
Then the officer went 10 work to ex-
plain the criminal laws of Oklahoma TO
the man.
The Republicans of Ponca City have
decided not to put up any ticket for the
spring election This is not because
there are not enough Republicans in
Ponca City to make it worth while, but
because everybody is too busy to give
any time to politics. Fred LobdeH says
there ought to be a ticket and that the
towns interests demand political atten-
ton, which is right from all sides.
Mountain View Progress: Say, young
man! Did you ever put your arm
around the mother that loved and cared
for you and tell her that you love her
and are grateful for the tears she has
shed and the prayers she has offered for
you? She may think il without you as
surfing her that it is so, but it will cost
you but little effort TO tell her and your
words might bring more JOY and sunshine
into her heart than you ever dreamed
they would do. Some young men twill
pay TWO dollars for livery team TO ride
three hours with a seventy-fve-cent girl
and tell her all the nice things they can
think of that are true, and more that are
not true, and don't spend five cents or
five minutes a year to show their dear
old mother that they care anything for
her.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: The
farmers of Oklahoma are the most provi-
dent of their class of any in the coun-
try and they have the money in their
wallets to prove the statement A few
days ago John GiIeland advertised a sale
at his farm east of the city of all his
farm utensils, ETC. The day came for the
sale and Mr.. Gilleland took with his to
the farm an attorney to make out the
notes and chattel mortgages for the pay
ments of the bids that were to be made
on a long credit and easy terms. The
sale commenced and before night the auc-
t1oneer had sold nearly $500 worth OF
implements, etc, and the cash received
was over 5000. There is not another
farming community in the world that can
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