The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-22
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

VI SAldifOfIid.
That man who sells dirty water for
ink worked lot of people at Kingtisher.
recently.
Quanah Parker once had a sister, who
is now dead, with the pretty name Of
Prairie Flower"
lot of Indians from Carlisle school
called on the president the other day and
sang him a song.
The Indians claim that the constftu-
ton of the United States does not ex-
tend TO the Indian nations.
In portions of the Indian territory
white men married to Indian squaws are
known as galvanized Indians
Justice of the Peace Chapman OF Wan
komis has married in that capacity So
couples. During the last winter he av-
eraged one couple a week.
There are some men in Oklahoma who
are devilish just because they can be.
One of them cut the telephone line be-
tween Waukomis and Hennessey the 9TH
er day.
The Comanche Indians once believed
that their boundary on the west was
marked by q heaven-sent meteor. The
meteor is now in the Smithsonian Insu-
tute, Washington.
The thing that the white men in the
Indian territory hate above everything
else is the tribal tax which is imposed
on them. 1t is said that a telephone line
is taxed as merchant"
The telephone line out in Payne county,
is not very high and 1t happens that
some of the women are very tan, and it
also trauspires that the telephone wire is
sometimes used as a clothesline.
Smith, the vinita man who would not
- Jr[ hor Nd
was fired out of the territory, who came
back and was fired out again, finally got
back and is now living in the territory
unmolested.
At a school teachers meeting in Okla
homa the other day it was decided that
in teaching a stupid boy it must be con-
cealed from the boy that he is stupid.
Perhaps the teachers, if they tried,
couldn't prove it to him that ne was.
Every time one Indian territory editor
sees an Oklahoma delinquent tax list he
gets scared and doesn't want statehood
with Oklahoma. William Walker of the
Purcell Register is kept busy explaining
10 him that the delinquent tax list in one
county doesn't affect the rate In an ad-
joining county.
An Oklahoma man had new bird dog.
The first time the gun went off the dog
ran like scared wolf. The Disguised
owner went after him and finally, after
crossing three townships, came across
farmer who said that he had a strange
dog locked up in his barn. But" said
the farmer, how do 1 know it's your
dog? You'll have to identify him. What
name does he answer TO p We'll" said
the owner, wiping the sweat off his
brow, his name is Bob, but 1 think
he'll answer to the name of Aguinaldo."
The Oklahoma City Times-Journals says:
1.-The assertion that the courts will give
Queenan his liberty on a writ Of habeas
corpus, is fatty contradicted by the SUI
preme court of Oklahoma. Several years
ago the supreme court of Oklahoma de-
clared that in cases wherein the courts
had jurisdiction the writ of habeas corpus
could not be involved, but that the case
must take its course on appeal. That
rule has been followed ever since But
suppose that Queenan should apply for
a discharge under a writ Of habeas cor
pus. and his prayer should be granted.
Most assuredly Queenan IS only dis
chardged from the penalties of the courts
verdict, and must yet stand trial for the
murder of his wife. The courts order in
such case would be a declaration that
the prisoner had never been put upon
trial and had not been convicted there
fore had never been put in jeopardy"
One of the best things that happens in
Oklahoma is the pound party; there IS
one thing better-the account the minis
ter who has been pounded writes about
it and has printed in the local paper.
The minister and his good wife do appre-
ciate the remembrance and the sincerity
of their acknowledgment shines out in
every line. Take this from an Oklahoma
minister: ''Mr. Editor; On last Friday
night, while wife and 1 were visiting
the sick, don't you think our house was
raided. They even unlocked our doors
and when we came home the house was
all lighted up and jam-full Of people,
and the only apology they made was 10
give US a good pounding. We were COM
pletely surprised and a little bit rat
tied, but we got over IT alright and now
it is not so hard to get up a square
meal, because we nave such a variety
from which TO select. We have a fond
remembrance Of that night and the IA
miliar faces have not faded away from
our vision. We actually love all of them
J. W. Garner"