The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-21
Outlines Of Oklahoma.

The report is out that Indian Agent
/ Pollock has resigned and expects 10 re-
| tire May L
John Florer of Grey Horse. a trader.
| has had a store in the Usage nation
thirty years.
The origin of the fire at Ponca City is
not yet discovered. but ii is believed IL
was incendiary.
They claim at Guthrie that the wiad
doesn't blow as much there as II does
at Oklahoma City.
1t is said that I. y. TerriIl. in the
| Kansas penitentiary. is in a padded cell.
having gone insane.
Last month Dick Plunkett of Oklahoma
sent President Mckinley a Shamrock
and received a fine letter in reply.
The new Masonic temple at Guthrie
is now under roof and in architectural
beauty is equal 10 every anticipation.
The Osages are believed 70 be the most
moral of all Indians. There has been
but one Legitimate birth in the nation
in twenty years.
The Pabst Brewing company has given
Ponca City two hose carts for its fire
department and the council has pur-
chased 1900 feet of hose.
John Golobie, who got his start as po-
lice court reporter on the Guthrie Capt
tai, a sort Of register Of misdeeds. is now
running for register of deeds.
The public viii wait for something else
from Miss Roe, the poetess whom Presi-
dent Scott has discovered, with interest.
Her poem, published in Sundays Eagle,
showed genius.
It is claimed for the Indians that those
who are educated are the best penmen
in the world. They excel at bookkeeping
in, DLrTo +ou-pS
ployed as such.
Magic Bundles. They are very old and
are surrounded by great mystery. 1t IS
said that the Smithsonian Institution re-
Gently tried TO secure one. but failed.
Recently a prominent married citizen
of Saltwater and a young woman disap-
peared at the same time. There was
scandal. OF course. In a few days the
young women returned. The man is still
absent.
Under the organic law it Is not permit
ted in Oklahoma for a young man 10
have a sweetheart in his home town.
Most of the Sunday travel in Oklahoma
consists Of young men going to the next
town to court their best girls.
The Hennessey Clipper has a new name
for them. II calls them 'twister holes"
Leslie Niback: sly Oberlander was
recently kicked by his mule. Hereafter
when Sly has anything to say to his
mule he will say 1t TO his face"
Norman Transcript: lady of Norman,
who has been sick with the so-called
smallpox, recovered from the disease, but
during convalescence has been greatly
afflicted with boils-tWenty- large
boils appearing on different parts of her
body. From one boil on her back nearly
three pints of pus has been taken, and
the others have been nearly as bad Boils
are said to be worth s. each to the per-
son who has them, but she would be
willing to sell at a great discount. How
ever, she is now recovering from the
boils, and will probably have excellent
health hereafter.
Mr.. Mosier of Pawnee tells this story:
An Usage Indian named Laboring Miles
once called on trader and the trader
said to him: Sick. Laboring?" Sick,
heap SICK" assented the Indian. Pretty
sick, eh?'' Pretty near die" said the
Indian, and after a pause: Looked up
in the sky. Saw big light, like electric
light; saw Jesus and Jesus mother
pretty woman, heap pretty woman" The
Indian then said his father appeared in
the clouds and beckoned him to come
You ought to have gone" said the
trader. THE next time you may not get
to go to heaven" The Indian shook his
head. Don't you want to go to heaven"
asked the trader. Not now" said La
boring Miles. Il want to kill one dash,
dash, dash Indian know before I 60"