The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-18
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The opponents of Barnes are still con-
WINGED that he win be asked to resign
New telephone lines are being strung
ali over Ponca City and the gossipss and
the birds are happy.
There is said to be no nope Of stay
for TAYLOR Kirk and that he Is sure 10
be hanged next month.
Just now Oklahoma is in the midst of
a wave OF reform and even the dancers
are getting their feet wet.
If Mr. Henry Peters of Oklahoma. wac
is wanted in Iowa as witness. doesn't
want TO go, he better hide out
The day Of the honkatonk in Oklahoma
is about over. The honkatonk was a
queer sort OF a scheme, any way.
Sid Clarke is attending the live stock
meeting at Fort Worth. He seems to
have given I'D his Washington trip.
George Horton of South Africa. now in
Ponca City, says that Cape Colony looks
as old and settled as Massachusetts.
A freight train had two accidents be-
tween Oklahoma City and MulhaH the
other day. It must have had its hoodoo
along
There are a lot of people IL Oklahoma
who wonder what is the nile7er with
Pettigrew. Pettigrew is needed IL getting
free homes.
Official notice in the Ponca City C6u-
rier: "City Clerk Charles Ogden mas just
sworn off smoking. so don't anybody Of
fer him cigar"
The Oklahoma City minister to the con-
trary, dancing is not so bad. except the
old-fashioned pioneer variety with pistol
pointed at your feet.
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to the effect that the visit of the Okla
homa Cityans TO the president worked
to Governor Barnes benefit.
Ardmore has Quarantined against sew
eral Oklahoma towns on the north and
against some Texas points on the south.
Ardmore is afraid of the smallpox.
Steel windmill towers are suppl1ntins
wooden ones on the ranches. One Of the
reasons is that campers used to help
themselves to strips of the wooden tower
for fire-wOod.
There has been a powerful lot OF guess
ing about the Barnes removal matter
Down in Washington they look under the
table for a newspaper man before the
cabinet meeting begins.
Joda Howard, the son of c. W. How
ard of Chandler, was last Thursday ex-
d
sci in his head burst. He fled Saturday
He was seventeen years Did.
Protest from the Hardesty Herald:
''The average Beaver county kid in con-
sumiug ten cents worth If tobacco and
a package Of cigarette papers Will burn
three boxes of matches, and never buy a
match"
Every man is a secret. rarely is a
man suspected of having thoughts Of su-
icide. but so many commit suicide unex-
pectedly, as did Mr.. Widomyer % Okla
homa City that one is induced to say
that nearly every one has in MIN a sui
cidal vein.
On Christmas day Mr.. Bray. taker
at the asylum, and Jessie Walls, prom
inent citizen of Norman, had a fight, ard
Bray was struck two or three times. Re
Gently Bray died and Walls insisted on
an autopsy The physician decided tnat
Bray died from the effects Of long
standing disease.
Shawnee Democrat: Last Saturday a
young lady walked into one of our bus
mess establishments with a couple of
chickens in her hand. The clerk met her
near the door with his usual pleasant
demeanor Before he had time to ascer-
tain the young lady's wants she placed
the chickens upon the counter in a seem
ingly blushing manner. and the young
man promptly remarked: 'Win they lay
there?'' The young lady replied: NO,
they are both ROSTERS" Just as soon
as the young lady departed, John went
behind the counter and secreted himself
to blush