The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-20
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

Outlines Of Oklahoma.
The Memphis Commercial says that
Tennessee viii help Oklahoma get state
| hood.
The wet spell is over and the people
who wanted sidewalks are now paying
for them.
The postmaster at one Oklahoma town
| is roaring on the smell Of onions and
asaf0etida-
Albert Marrow and a young man named
Taylor of Ardmore. have been killed IN
| the Philippines.
| The Newkirk Herald says that unless
| there is fusion. the Republicans Will win
next November.
If Governor Barnes is not removed Thy
/ the president the congressional invest ga
ton viii fall fiat.
The word from Washington is that the
| chances for statehood this session are be-
coming simmer and simmer.
In the last number of MeMaster's mag
azine Clyde Mattux had very good piece
of poetry about the place where he was
born.
Dennis Flynn has great stand in with
congress. In a debate Dennis always
has good deal Of applause and laughter
on his side.
In a good many Oklahoma and southern
Kansas towns just now the greeting Is:
Good morning. How are your Here!
Let that arm aloner'
In 1888 only Arkansas, California, IDAHO,
Iowa, Louisiana. Minnesota, Pennsylva-
MIA and North Carolina built more miles
of railroad than Oklahoma.
Dennis Flynn, In a personal letter TO
T. J. Palmer Of the Medford Patriot,
says: II think we are going to win out. Z"
He is speaking of free homes.
1t is reported that in the event Of
Governor Barnes removal Harry Thomp-
son on behalf OF the Rock Island, Will
push Martin c. CARRIER of CARRIER for
governor.
lie hunters are not always the farmers
enemies. The Ponca City Courier says
that the farmers are having very Ii tie
trouble with rabbits in their Orchards
this winter.
Next Wednesday a big circle hunt will
take place south Of Manchester. The
crowd will take in circle six miles in
diameter and expect to get some coyotes
and some wildcats.
r. A Mcclure, who built the opera
house at Guthrie, proposes to build an
Dther at Oklahoma City if the people
ment to the amount of S7,eG0.
When the Democratic central committee
gets together and fixes ,the place Of its
convention at some other point than Enid
where the Populists will hold theirs, the
Populist central committee win have
duck fit.
7. J. Palmer of the Medford Patti {
thinks that if the year 1909 must be abb
breviated 10" is more sensible tia
4" 90, as the two naughts signify no. h
ing. Even more than that They signify
nothing doubled up.
The peach buds in Oklahoma are be-
ing rapidly developed by the present
warm weather. and unless a halt is called
a late frost will nab them and there will
not be any peaches this annum d9minum
But that scare is annual.
A farmer came into Medford last Sat
urday and saw store with a blue flag
hanging from it. He turned his horses
and drove home, breathless. A special
messenger has been sent to him re-assur-
ing him that the blue flag was merely
a signal for the express wagon to stop.
Blackwell Spoon: There were stirring
times down the Chikaskia valley yes
tedray morning when l. NJ. Endicott,
Charley Kyger, Jessie Fields, Frazer
SmlJn ana three OIher young fellows
shouldered their axes and repaired to the
root of fve-foot cottonwood which
grew in Mr.. Endicotts cattle lot The
two hundred and eight steers which Mr..
Kyger is feeding in the enclosure stood
on the bank and bawled their approval
while for three hours the ak bit the
wood When at last the big tree fell
the hollow top split open and six big
coons hoped out and raised the excite
ment to the south Africa pitch immedi-
ately. The seven men and three dogs
had a little bit more than they could
get through with during the I,xt fifteen
minutes, for the coons took II the brush
and the river and in the midst Of it all
Mr. Kyger's mules ran away. However,
after tripping and floundering over the
limbs and logs and racing through he
cold water for a while longer the hunting
party succeeded in killing five of the six
animals. The mules were overtakeu
before doing any damage. The force
spent the rest of the forenoon IN skinning
their prey, and Mr.. Endicott extends a
general invitation TO all his Blackwell
friends who like the dish to come down
and fill UP on coon.