The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-26
Outlines OF Oklahoma.

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Dr. Hay of Cushing rubs quinine on his
bald head to keep flies OF.
| Tom Grant of Newkirk Is training Len
| ME Sears, the fast Oklahoma marc.
! The body of c. E. Walker. who was
| drowned near Ponca City, has been re-
covered.
The fire marshal Of Oklahoma City
wants his salary increased from so 10
So a month
Bryan passed through Oklahoma the
| other day, but the crowd didn't turn out
10 meet him at the depot.
H. c. r. BrobdoH and s. J. Soldanl
| made hot speeches before the TRANSMITS
| sissippi congress at Houston
The Oklahoma and Kansas Long Dis
granted a franchise by Oklahoma City
W. p Dilworth of Oklahoma City was
struck by spool Of barbed-wire fall
ing from shelf. the other day, and laid
out.
The Democrats of Pawnee county have
united on c. ]. Wrightsman as their can
didate to the national convention at Kan
sas City.
Twenty-Five Choctaw Indians. the first
of 1860 Mississippi Choctaws who will
move to the Indian territory 70 live, have
arrived at Ardmore.
Bob Neff is SO sure of the fusion nomi-
nation for congress that he has put in
an order for two dozen shirts with frilled
fronts. for the campaign.
The Socialists win open the campaign
in Oklahoma this year Only one thing
can prevent the Socialists from getting
a good-sized vote-fusion.
F. ". Stoneking of Ponca City, who
wants the Free Silver nomination for
probate Judge of Kay county. says he is
for Bryan and Dewey, and against Bob
Neff.
The chances are that Clemens. the So
cialist, will be so pleased with his ecep-
ton in Oklahoma that he will locate.
That has happened TO more than one
man.
Some fire escape manufactures has his
eye or Oklahoma City. An ordinance
has been introduced providing that all
buildings OF two stories or over must
be equipped with fire escapes.
Old Man Gibson doesn't want to be
tried on the insanity charge. He says:
Anything but that" 1t might be argued
that man who was sane would, after
shooting two officers, want TO be tried
for lunacy.
This is the latest in Oklahoma: A man
approaches a friend and says: Il see
Mrs. Butter "a prominent millinery has
been arrested" Great Scottr' says his
friend, What for?" For sticking
hat-pin into a sailor
A barber named McMayan, of New
kirk, who shot at a man for saying
something derogatory TO the character Of
Mrs. McMayan, was not indicted by the
grand jury; in fact, the grand jury COM
cd I'm, JaT &, 1.rffa
name.
Old Man Gibson is the queerest char
acter ever ploughed up in Oklahoma. 1t
is said that he used to attend church in
his neighborhood with rifle, and, TAX
ing a back seat, lay his rife across his
knees and listen intentiy. Every time
the preacher said something he didn't
like Gibson would raise his rifle to his
shoulder and level it at the preacher.
That must have been fun for the
preacher.
Guthrie Capital: Postmaster w. NJ.
Mccoy received notification yesterday
from General Superintendent Gaines, Of
the railway mail service, to begin the
mail service between Guthrie and all
towns on the Eastern Oklahoma rail-
road, on next Monday, April rs. Thereaf-
ter all these towns will be served
through Gutnrle- Inc star route service
will be abandoned entirely and all the
business viii be transacted through the
Guthrie office. For the first thirty days
the service will be only temporary. but
will be established permanently as soon
as an agreement can be reached between
the Santa Fe Railroad company and the
postohice department. During the tenn
porary period the mail will be carried
as is the custom. in sealed bags, but by
the railway employees instead OF special
messengers as these will not be appoint
ed until the regular service is establish
ed. During this period. also. Postmaster
Mccoy must employ the carrier between
the local office and the Santa Fe sta
ton