The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-18
Outlines Of Oklahoma


All the politicians agree that the ma
jorities from the Strip the day after the
election VIII tell the tale
The funeral OF Deputy Marshal Tom
Taylor, who was killed at PSwnee, was
the largest ever held in Perry.
Now. what on earth did Mark Hanna
send for Governor Barnes to come 10
Chicago for? What IS in the wind?
Fifey-seven travelling men at Oklahoma
City have organized a Bryan and Ste
venson club and made Bill Cross pres
dent.
The grand jury ordered that lincoln
county build a new jail and the court
ordered that the demand be complied
with.
Ollie Lennox, fourteen years of age,
had MS foot crushed while climbing
through q Choctaw freight train at Okla
homa City.
AS soon as the Rock Island is sa. isGed
that the Choctaw is really going TO bui,d
west, the Rock Island VIII begin TO ex-
tend rapidly itself
The first Methodist Episcopal church of
Oklahoma City has raised enough money
10 pay off a debt which has been hang
ing over II for seven years.
A good many Of the Nen clubs
throughout the territory are resolving 10
meet on some other night because 'of
the inclemency Of the weather
Ask Nefrite how he figures that Neff
can be elected and he win start out with
the statement that Pottawatonie county
will give 1890 majority for Nef.
The attorney of the purchasers OF the
Oklahoma City water works bonds in
New York City has approved their le-
gaIity and the bonds viii be Autographed
and forwarded in a few days.
Callahan is not jumping onto Flynn
because he has been personally prosper
Gus. During McKinleys administration
Callahan has secured a mighty big ranch
out in Dewey county himself.
The merchants OF Ardmore all went
into an agreement to fight the tribal tax,
but when the Indian authorities swoopea
down on them all but one forked his
money over. The man who stood by the
guns was elected.
Agent Randlett says he will not at
tempt to prevent people driving across
the Kiowa and Couanche reservations,
but will instruct his Indian police TO pre-
vent prospectors from camping and hunt
ing on these lands.
There have been so many cases in Ok
lahoma City where young men would
declare that they were held up by foot
pads, that the policemen Of Oklahoma
City are protesting for fair play.
Neff's chief hope, It is said, is that
Bryan will be elected and as the de-
feated candidate for congress Bryan VIII
make him governor of Oklahoma. 1t IS
a slim hope. If Bryan is elected nom
but Democrats Of years standing need
apply for that governorship.
Jake BodowitZ, a merchant Of Ardmore,
was escorted TO the Chiekasaw line by
the Indian police and put over into Ok
lahoma. He was elected because ne
would not pay his tribal tax. That is
a sample of Indian government. 1t is
about the way Aguinaldo would run
things in Luzon, should Bryan be elected.
Okeene Eagle: There is a transform a
ton going on in the appearance Of near
~ every home in the valley. Old sod
dies, dugouts-shacks and tents are pass
ing into oblivion and neat houses, barns.
granaries and carriage sheds are spring
ing up like magic in their places. Ok
lahomans are the most industrious and
patriotic people to be found anywhere,
and it is well that they are, for no other
people could have taken wild, unbro-
ken land and made of it what they
have. Americans are the only people
that get their land for the living on and
improving it. and they are fully appre-
ciative of this fact, and are ready at
all times to show It by their daily life.