The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-16
/, Outlines OF Oklahoma

There are In Oklahoma 2o2. 25s males
and only 1881 females
Stroud paid ont $40 GO for cotton in six
| consecutive days, recently
Speaking OF actors, Bob Nen hasn't yet
had S. R. o. house In Oklahoma
Deloss, the man who shot Deputy Mer-
shall Taylor, will find things hard for him
henceforth.
Mrs William Tilghman, wife of the
wellknown marshal, died last week, Of
consuu9tion-
A dozen merchants of Ardmore have
been closed up because they will not pay
the tribal tax
a candidate at Arapahoe says that it Is
now only three weeks 10 the election
and he has 1850 babies yet TO kiss.
The Smiths az Guthrie stu have their
troubles. Mrs. Smith has DISAPPEARED
and Air. Smith is TRYING 10 find her.
John r. Tate says that seven thou
sand people attended Dennis FIynn's
meeting at Blackwell last Thursday.
In a football game the other day the
University Of Norman walked all over
the boys from the Ch1hocco Indian school
The Lincoln county man who made a
funeral procession pay toll for crossing
his farm has been sent 10 the insane
asylum.
The Socialist candidate for congress.
Mr. Tucker, says that there is no doubt
of it-that the Socialist party in Okla
homa is growing.
Horace Speed spoke at Kingfisher last
Sunday. Speed has one Of the best euio-
gies on Flynn in the campaign, and DIT
always brings cheers.
In the Creek country the other day
thirteen Creeks all claimed the same al
lotment, and it took posse of marshals
TO straighten them out
The refusal of the Board Of Regents 10
accept the new library building at st Il
water college is the first thing of its
kind on record in Oklahoma.
Every time you see load Of lumber
in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country
going farmward you can know that an
other sod house or dug-out is doomed.
The very fellows who are roasting the
Comanche country, saying it is no good,
will be among the first to break for
claims which they have already picked
out.
The Cheyenne Sunbeam says that
Flynn's meeting at Cheyenne was very
crowded and the audience enthusiastic
to a degree. And yet the Neffites claim
there is apathy in the campaign.
Perry Enterprise: Another fight last
night as a result of Bob Neff's visit 10
this county. Our people are grateful that
he didn't visit this locality earlier in the
campaign.
She Guthrie Capital asks for the re-
calling Of the election which was TO be
held to vote sewerage and other bonds
1t says 1t is a bad time to hold 1t right
now, while people are engaged in an
engrossing political campaign.
Eennessey Clipper: Postoffice Inspector
Leland, son OF Cy Leland OF Topeka.
Kan, was IN the city yesterday, check
ing up the Hennessey office, and, as
usual, found 1t in ship-shape. Postmas-
ter Felt always keeps his lamps trimmed
and burning, waiting till the bridegroom
cometh
Pawnee Democrat: A case bordering
on the pathetic is reported at Perry.
A Pole came to the land Office to prove
UP and brought along nearly $500, the
savings Of the past five years. to pay the
government price. He could understand
little English, had never heard that the
free homes bill had become a law, was
afraid of the lawyers and wanted to do
business direct with the land Office Off
Gals. He insisted on paying and
thought, when the money was refused.
some one was trying TO beat him out of
his claim. When he finally understood
the situation. he sat down and burst
into tears. He will vote for Dennis
Flynn