The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-29
Outlines OF Oklahoma

The heavy rains have got in on and
damaged the poorly stacked hay.
Bob NeI in his speeches, 1t IS said.
never mentions the Sioux Falls plat
form.
j. b culison of Enid claims to wear
the biggest Mckinley button IN Okla
bona.
There is a wave of new babies on in
Oklahoma again. They are mostly boys,
which means mere war
Now Enid hobs up an5~ claims that
Titus, the Pesin hero. is an Enid boy,
having gone TO school there.
Judge McAtee has returned. but he
hasn't told soul yet why ne called on
President Mckinley at Canton
The late heavy rains. some think. viii
injure the cotton crop. Others believe 4
will only delay the opening OF the bolls.
John T. Stewart and Benjamin Ho-
warth have sold the bank at Garbe-
TO Messrs. HeIton. CARRIER. Plank and
Watkins.
administration by the Garhsld county fu-
sionists is still raising Cain among the
fusion voters there.
The other day some one in talking TO
Tom Ferguson substituted a Bryan but
ton for the Mckinley button Tom was
wearing, and two hours later, when Tom
discovered IT, he was so hot that he
singed his own hair.
Louis Paul, of Shawnee, has an old
watch given him by his first sweetheart.
forty-seven years ago. II was recently
stolen. He offered s25 for its return, with
a promise not 10 prosecute the thief.
and the watch has been returned.
The men heading the Independent eel
ored mans movement at Kingisher are
doing a very foolish thing. But the col
ored men generally viii not suffer from
it. only the disgruntled men who viii
later want political recognition, and who
never can secure II from Democracy.
Imagine this conversation twenty-five
years hence: Father: Yes, Billy that
was before you was Born. We got our
homesteads free, and they called it free
homes. Why, the boy that passed II was
hardly any older than you are now
they called him Dennis Flynn, and the
people loved him, tie you. Tsey elect
cd him with whcop. too Son: Did
you vote for him, PAP" Father: well,
no: 1 didn't OF course, I didn't have a
vote then for president but was
against our taking the Philippines.
where your cousins Annie and Willie.
now live, and so I voted against Flynn. -
Son: Wasn't you kind of ashamed Nof
yourself Pa7" Father: "WeN. yes; but
was opposed to the Philippines, and I
wanted TO record my sentiment. just as
I will record my sentiment agin the
United States establishing free schools
in our new possession, South America
What on earth do we want with South
America, anyway? That's what I want
to know. Furrah for Neffl Flynn only
did his duty. We don't owe him moth ng.
Hurrah fer NefT and ole Democracy"
Tecumseh Republican: Mr.. Flynn also
said that from a 20 years acquaintance
with Hon. Bob Neff, he thought he was
a jolly good fellow. Flynn didn't know
to what party he belonged now, but he
did know that he was a delegate to a.
Republican county convention in Kansas
several years ago. before which Neff
was a candidate for probate judge, and
he-Flynn-voted for his nomination The
speaker remarked that Neff's politics at
present reminded him Of the colored fell
low who approached the clerk with the
request that he be given a license to
marry Eliza Jane. The clerk forgot the
name when he went to write the license
but being aware Of the fact that the
negro had been keeping company with
Mary Ann, ne naturally supposed her -
be the intended bride and. therefore, In
serted her name in the license. When
the negro found the mistake he was
mad. and wanted the change Of names
made. The clerk informed him that II
would cost 81 more to make the change,
when the colored fellow said: well.
letter go that way. boss: there amt 81
difference between the gals"