The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-23
Outlines OF Oklahoma.


Miss Nellie Renfrow. daughter Of ex-
Governor Renfrow. has sailed for aPEis
Dennis Flynn will probably be heard
from shortly on the gift home PROPOSE
ton
The editor of the Hardesty Herald is
blazing away at the county officer who
sued him for libel
A negro al Guthrie stole pair Of
shoes and had TO return them and pay
a fine OF SIS besides.
There was whole lot Of promiscuous
betting on free homes in Oklahoma The
wagers are just now coming out
Leslie Ni5lack notes with satisfaction
that no triumphal arches are being erect
ed against General Otis homecoming.
Pomp James. a famous cowboy who
was known in western Oklahoma extern
sively, died ct his home IN Texas last
week
Despairing cry in the Taloga Advo-
cate: Two days without mail from
Woodward But we are getting used 10
that
The great danger free homes had to
meet this last time. was the general dis
like of Pettigrew, who favored il, among
the senators.
While ne was president Grover Cleve-
lands opinion about free homes was new
er known, and there was always a fear
that ne might veto IL
In the past the politicians in Oklahoma
have had Flynn dead" as often as the
politicians in Kansas have had Cy Le-
land in the same fix,
W. B. Grassland. IS years old. Of
Guthrie, died Sunday. He was from
Alabama, and fought both in the Mexi-
can and the Civil war.
Mrs. Rachel Bishop of Ouita. King
fisher county, has been appointed one OF
the women managers of the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition, by Governor Barnes.
The Beaver Herald noted that free
homes had passed both house and senat Re
and headed the article in BIG type: Up
to Mckinley 1t wasn't up very long
The Curtis bill under which the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws are taking their
land in severalty provides that the In
dams may sell e-fourth Of their hold
ings within one year from the issuance
of patent. another fourth within three
years, and the balance. except 100 acres,
in FIVE years. The 160-acre homestead Is
inalienable for twenty years
The Washita county Democrats have
nominated John Miller for sheri;, J. NJ.
Armfield for treasurer, c. D. Coker for
clerk, ]. o. Norton for superintendent,
Charles Murrel for register of deeds, c.
II. Heffner for county assessor, T. A.
Edwards for county attorney, r. A. BIZ
| lups for judge, W. J. Lawson for
weigher and r. Earnhart for coroner.
The Federation Of Women's clubs al
Kingfisher adopted strong resolutions of
congratulations to Dennis T. Flynn for
the final triumph OF his free homes bill
and extended the thanks OF the eonven-
ton for his successful efforts in securing
free homes for the men, women and
children of Oklahoma. Mrs. Selwyn
Douglas made the motion and it was
adopted by a rising vote, amid much en-
thusiasm.
In Washita county there is a citizens
movement to nominate a county ticket
An opposition paper has been roasting
them and the citizens recently passed
this resolution; Whereas, the county
organ has seen TT to designate the eid-
zens of this county as the 'sleuth hounds
Of helP for the expression Of their right
TO criticize the official acts of It's Off
GERS; and whereas. said paper is in the
pay of the people Of the county, we
condemn the article as profane. vile and
slanderous.''