The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
Outlines of Oklahoma.

The convention Of the Epworth League
began at FL Reno yesterday
The newspaper campaign in Oklahoma
against gun-toting still goes on
1t is almost a cinch that oil and prob
ably gas will be found in the Usage
country.
AT Iowa City a petrifed branch Of
blackjack was found at depth o.
eighteen feet
Harry Thompson denies that he IS go
fnr 70 remove from Garfield county and
settle in Guthrie.
The two conventions idea apparently
has won out. and that settles that-and
without bloodshed.
A man in the Cloud Chief jail, charged
with horse stealing, became weary ana
broke out. last week
when Welcher, the slayer OF Colonel
Stone, was arrested in Mexico ne calm
ed he never heard of Oklahoma.
Census Supervisor Darraugh Of the IN
dian territory, will begin the appointment
of his Us enumerators this week
A l.. Nicholas has retired from the
custer County. Clarion, at Arapahoe, hay-
ing disposed of his interest TO J. r.
Vaileau.
E. q. Brown, the young Democrat who
created a stir in Kansas while oacA'
NAV locate in Oklahoma and reorsanlze
the Democracy there.
The Guthrie Leader promises TO get up
and hurrah for Flynn when the Tree
homes bill is passed. 1t may be passed
right in the middle Of the campaign
letter from every man In Oklahoma
to one of the members of the house com
mittee on rules, asking them 10 hustle
/ oil
amiss.
FLOYD White of Oklahoma City, now in
the Philippines. says that the United
states should send the boys some choc-
olate. He says that many Of them are
so tired Of coffee they have quit drink
ing it.
Mr.. Guy McCandless. aged 3, and Miss
Angelina Wilson, aged 10. both of Column
bia, started from homes last saturday
morning. at 8 a. m, drove to Guthrie
and were married. with their parents
consent.
The Usage agitation in Washington,
which was settled last week. has broken
out afresh this week. When a man en-
I ters the office of Indian agent he reads
j over the front door: Abandon peace
We who enter here"
/ Today there will be warm contest In
| city. Judge Dilley heads one faction,
| which wants Professor Nihart continued
| as superintendent Of public schools; j.
| B. Harrel leads an opposing faction
Part Of a song the Northwestern Nor
/ NAL pupils sang to Governor Barnes was
! this: IF foes shall make a mean on
| slaught to overthrow your power, may
| all their scheming come TO naught, with
| in the self-same hour" This must nave
| brought tears to the governors eyes.
| Shawnee Quill: Uncle Sam IS getting
| fastidiOus and is issuing postage stamps
! in cases of twelves, twenty-tours, etc
! Postmaster Stearns is working on a re-
! ceptical to carry a wet sponge ana al
| attachment to answer questions as &c
| train time and delayed letters, TO sc
with the new contriyance.
There is thunder lightning, heavy can
onading and birthstone in this Item, Ia
ken from a country correspondents col
umn in an Oklahoma paper: Say, d.
YOU know the man that asked for ar
| office and when he was defeated tried tc
! influence his opponents eleven-year-o!C
son to kill his father? Now, 1 ask you
What would such a candidate do witt
an office were he favored with one
Right win always prevail"
Ponca City Courier: Dentist Sparks
yesterday pulled a tooth, or rather 8
root Of a tooth for George Wagecl
which has a history. When WageGh
was soldering in the Philippines about
70 miles out OF Luzon, he was shot by 9
| Filipino, the bullet entering mis- shoulder
emerging again, and re-entering his jaw
I'D through his tongue and emerging
again at his cheek. In its course it tool
the entire top off one Of his teeth. Othel
dentists had examined the place and de
cided that the jawbone was broken, bu
DR.. Sparks decided differently, and yes
terday proved his decision by getting tn
root. Wageck calls it mis- Filipino tooth