The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-03
Outlines OF Oklahoma

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| There isn't going to be enough land
| in the Kiowa country TO go round
Payne county is getting more good
| weekly papers than any other county IN
| the territory.
On Saturday last at oklahoma ely thu
sun did business for the first time in
twelve days
Just at present Leslie Niblack and
Frank AdcMaster are having q bolo con-
test, and it IS awful.
| The Perry Republican carries a clever
| head over its personal column: Our
Folks and Other Folks"
Everybody in Oklahoma will be glad to
| learn that Professor Halleck kept on
top during the Galveston food.
II the AnIi-Saloon League is taking a
hand in the legislative fights the news
papers are mighty quiet about it.
1t really seems that there is an organ
izat.on of old soldiers in thu east TO
make the run for Kiowa lands.
The do say that Roger Mills county,
away out in western Oklahoma, Settled
wholly by Texans, is going Republican
this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Powell have ar
rived at Glencoe to make their home for
the present with a relative, Mr.. Curry.
The Powells lost everything al Calves
ton.
B. F. Rails is one Oklahoma pol. tician
who is not WORRYING. All the political
parties nominated him for justice OF the
peace in Kremhn township, Garfield
county.
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal asks
if Flynn in passing the free homes bill
only earned his 5000 salary. how muca
more than he was worth Callahan drew
for salary?
Frank AIcMaster and A A. Byers. anti
fusion Democrats of Oklahoma county,
have challenged any fusionist TO debate
on the subject: What has fusion done
to benefit Oklahoma
Pied Simmon, the rascal who rode up
to Ephraim Cox's, in Payne county. and
forced Miss Cox 10 cook him his dinner,
has been found guilty and was scooped
into the penitentiary for two years.
The straight-out Democrats in Okla
homa county are making a hot fight.
When you get as far south as Oklahoma
City the Democrats have no use for the
Populists, and don't mind saying so.
There is said TO be a Republican in
Pottawaromie county who will vo;e
against Flynn. He didn't believe in free
homes, and proved up on his place. Then
when Flynn passed the free homes bill
the man kicked.
The Saltwater Democrat, in its court
notes. says: THE narrowing tales of
cruelty told on the witness stand by
would-be divorces would move a heart
of stone. 1t beats the world what ro-
mances some women can invent when
sworn to tell the truth
A furniture man saw the editor of the
Glencoe Mirror standing and sticking
n
emily heard something fall on the front
sidewalk. He went out and found a nice,
new printers stool. He grabbed II. There
are furniture men and furniture men,
but Glencoe has the right kind.
Geary Bulletin: The Indians had their
usual beef issue last Saturday followed
by a dance. A visit by a young Indian
from the northern Arapahoes was the
occasion of their giving away ponies,
blankets, clothing and money. The beat
ing of the drum continued long after
the prescribed hour. Educated boys and
young men, as well as the old-time IN
dians, took part in the dance with paint
and feathers.
Here is an actual instance: A Popu-
list homesteader in Kay county was in
a tight place the first week in Septem-
Der and borrowed from his neghbor, a
Republican, a wagon. At the end of the
week the Populist brought the wagon
back and said TO the Republican: II am
so thankful to you for the wagon" do
you mean it?" asked the Republican.
"Cf course, I do. What makes you
doubt it?" oh" answered the Repub-
lican. sit was only wagon and for
a week. Dennis Flynn gave you $40 for
all time to come, and you are not thank
full to him. You are not going to vote
for him, even" The Populist went away
thinking