The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-24
Outlines OF Oklahoma


Callahan wants joint debate with
Flynn. Callahan has probably forgotten
afulhalL
Charles Beal. the best guitar player
on the face OF the earth, is travelling In
Oklahoma.
Dennis Flynn thinks that the census
reports VIII show that Oklahoma has
over 10000 population.
II the killings do not decrease in num-
bers pretty soon, the Glencoe Mirror
thinks, there viii be a lynching.
The wholesale men all say that the re-
ports OF Oklahoma's prosperity have led
to the territory being 'drummed 10
death"
Jessie Finley of Oklahoma City IS in
jail charged with stealing jewelry from
woman she met while coming from
Shawnee on the train.
The Rock Island has reached Granite
and that enterprising little city viii now
demonstrate 10 the world that it never
did have a marble hear1
Mr.. and Mrs W. r. George of Still
water, who are in Paris, write that hey
went TO see Bernhard and while every
thing was in French, lit was good, any
way"
John" said Bill, as two men slipped
into the Wichita mountains. you
wouldn't think it. but this is what the
newspapers Will describe as miners
fock;ng to the Wichita mountains"
It is said that the eastern newspaper
men who are touring Oklahoma in q
Pullman car charge a town $500 for a
| write-up. The poor fellows are mis-
taken. 1t is wheat Oklahoma raises, not
gold.
The Perry Republican says that recent
ly some one asked a colored citizen of
Guthrie how much population the city
I had: Well" said the negro. If you
count the white folks there is about
5000"
D. c. Lewis of Oklahoma City wants
to take a company to China, armed with
scythes. He has an idea that Cinnamon
would run themselves blind at the sight
of thousand men, all armed with
scythes.
Among the Indian tribes who get annu-
tiles the price of ponies always goes up
Immediately after a payment. 1t is
claimed that an Indian will not sell any
thing he has reasonably, while he has
money.
The Rough Riders reunion at Okla
homa City resulted in new style hat
among the young women of Oklahoma
light sombrero-like affair which makes
| a pretty face prettier and a homely face
homelier.
The department may rule and Wash
ington command, but the truth remains
that nothing turns the knife in a Re
publican land officials heart so much as
giving a final proof notice TO an anti
Republican paper
| The Republican editors say that If the
| Democrats had passed the free homes
! bill and there was national Democratic
! administration they would not expect
and would not ask for the publication OF
| final proof notices.
The Mountain View Progress says that
the Democrats Of Washita county do not
owe the Populists much and adds, sadly:
! Three Populists in this county are run
ming for office on a mugwump ticket,
with a gold standard Democrat and rev.
enue Republicans"
Saltwater Gazette: General Superin-
tendent Nudge of the Santa Fe route
said at Pawnee last week that a passen-
! ger train would be put on our branch
road as soon as the road-bed from Glen
coe to Pawnee is in shape for trains
to be run with any speed over it. This
work on this piece of road will take
about two weeks and after that time
We will not be so slow as we have been