The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-13
Outlines of Oklahoma

Pawnee has grown until the town feels
warranted in raising the license for sa-
looms 10 $3.50 a year
Pawnee is booming. The town pigeons
! are covered with red paint they rub OF
the tops of new buildings.
The Clipper says Hennessey win be a
city CT the first class within year, and
could be now by making an effort
VIM. Grimes has come out in favor OF
Admire's scheme to have the territorial
| convention elect the national committee
man.
As warning TO spring poetry fends,
| the editor OF the Taloga Advocate an
nounces that he is now eating spring
onions every day for dinner.
| The Capital at Guthrie. viii issue a
souvenir edition Of twenty thousand cop
! les on April 22nd. the eleventh anniver-
| sary of the laying out of the town
/ Shawnee Quill: Andrew Carnegie will
submit MS leg to the national Democratic
committee for a 100000 pull. providing
anti-expansion is made a leading issue.
The South McAlester News. a new pa
per coming OF a combination of the
South McAlester Review and Krebs Ea-
gle, is out and chuck full of good read
ing.
The sheriffs of Oklahoma held their an
nual association meeting at e Reno on
the day that Taylor Kirk was to be
hanged. Kirk refused to appear on the
program.
woman at Chandler, II Is said, wab-
bled her elbows so hard while crying
that she broke the mirror Of new dresser
that her husband had bought the day be-
fore az an expense of $50
Joel Spring Of GoodIand, Indian Terri
tory, a native Choctaw, says the Choctaw
courts are a farce and has taken the
oath Of allegiance to the United States
government TO get his property within
the jurisdiction of the federal courts.
Bill Grimes sees a rudy picture in the
promise of real peace In Oklahoma poll
tics, the passage of the free homes bill
within the next twenty days and the COM
pletion of the Rock Island from King
fisher to Guthrie by the first of May.
Perry Republican,: A writer on the
Boer question says that the women are
beautiful and cultured. This writer must
have gotten hold of some honk-atonk
whisky which makes a Hottentot look
like a fairy. Wen bet that the Beer
women are so ugly that they scare noun
tain lions.
A good many people are wondering
tust now how many things Billy Bolton
can handle successfully. There is appar-
emily no limit. In addition TO his nu-
merous other duties he has been ap-
pointed regent of the Agricultural coll
lege at Saltwater to succeed Regent
Ballard Of the Medford News.
Railroad building in Oklahoma is start
ing new industries, Matching new towns
that will grow and help to make the terE
ritory rich and beautiful and powerful.
helping TO melt the lines of factions into
industrial enthusiasm and political har-
mony. A good definition of inspiration
now would be glimpse of Oklahoma.
Cleveland Triangle: The joke seems to
be on Charlie Lamb and Frank Ran
dali. The other day, according to re-
ports, they resolved to beat the quaran-
tine, so went down below the Black Dog
ford across the Arkansas, where they
took off what clothing nature didn't pro
vide them with and waded across the
river. But that isn't all of the story.
1t seems that the quarantine guard across
the river happened to see the proceedings
and so he waited until they got across
and dressed. Then the cruel, heartless
fellow made them disrobe and go back
Daily Oklahoman: 1t IS believed by
those in a position to Judge, that more
miles of railroad will be built in Okla
homa in 1900 than has ever been built
in the territory in any one year. The |
Missouri Pacific is looking with longing /
eyes on Oklahoma's heavy wheat and |
cattle shipments, the Frisco is ALREADY /
preparing for an extension from Sapulpa /
and other extensions are contemplated; /
the Santa Fe is making many extensions /
and the Rock Island has several branch |
es projected. In addition to all these,
there are several new roads that are Sc
curing right of way through Oklahoma. /
Oklahoma City viii have the opportunity |
Of securing the best of these projected |
Ines and should not let the opportunity |
escape.