The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-23
Outlines OF Oklahoma

Somebody has got out a portrait of
Bob Nen which makes him look like
Tom Thumb.
The round-lap cotton bale people are
at It again in some of the Oklahoma
newspapers.
c. H. Flynn of Danforth. Illinois. is
thinking OF starting paper az. Ok a
homa City.
For the last week the Thermometer
at Hardesty has ranged from los 10 III
in the shade.
A fence inspector IS abroad in tbs land
away out west ordering fences on gov
eminent land down
/ On September IL Tom Ferguson viii go
/ TO Beaver county with Dennis Flynn
ard open the campaign there
] Oklahoma City has concluded that the
Santa Fe trains come into the town a
too rapid a rate and will cali the COM
pany down.
The corner stone of the Baptist college
at Blackwell viii be laid October -, and
Baptists from al over the two territories
viii attend.
The Oklahoma City police court Mon
day socked a fine Of 81 on man for
using profanity in the presence of la
dies. II should have been so.
The plans for the new city building at
Oklahoma City have been adopted
those Of Architect David Douglass, who
estimates that the building viii cost
s2so0
Hardesty Herald: Look out for prai-
RE fires Any of the little, old. scabby,
dry weather clouds floating over are la
BILE TO let out a flash of lightning that
Will start a fire.
W. T. Caldwell. who drove through
from Pueblo, tells the Ponca City Cou-
rier that the section around Ponca City
is suffering less from drouth than any
other portion he struck.
Amos Ewing says that the Post bank
at Kingisher has been practically de-
funct since the hard times of 1885. He
thinks the depositors will get 70 cents
on the dollar.
The Blackwell Sun says that the farm
ers are complaining that the wheat buy
ers of Blackwell, Tonkawa and Nardin
are in wheat trust and are not giving
the farmers a fair price for their wheat.
Bob Nef believes his most effective
campaign viii be against the railroads.
In congress Bob, without a vote. new and
inexperienced, would have a warm time
doing anything hurtful to the railroads.
1t is said that Uncle Joe Cannon of
Illinois may make an address at Okla
homa City Labor day. If he does the
crowd will hear a commentator of Den
mis- Flynn that will make their ears
ring.
J. B. Jones of Chicago has received
a twenty-year franchise to furnish gas
TO Oklahoma City, the maximum price
for fuel and lighting gas to be H.25 per
thousand, and when the consumer USES
over 5000 feet per month, 81 per thou
sand feet.
The Middle-of-the-road Populsts of
Oklahoma will probably put John Al en-
of Norman up as their nominee for con-
gress in Oklahoma. The AIiddle-of-the-
road Populists are entitled to place on
the official ballot, as they cast over I
per cent of the votes two years ago.
Okeene Eagle: Crit Alexander, a coll
ored man from east Of Lacey. was IN
town Tuesday selling fruit from his fine
orchard. He has one peach tree that
yielded ~ bushels of peaches that
brought him Sl.25 per bushel The
peach is a great, big beauty, and is as
good as it looks.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Chas.
Smith, living in the south part OF the
city, decided after he had a proper
drunk aboard yesterday that his wife
needed licking, and proceeded to give
it to her To his disciplinary measure
she OBJECTED ana ne was arrested and
placed before Judge Ozmun this morn
ing and was fined s11 for the exercise
NJ. c. Hurt also, got loaded and proc ed
ed to his home in the south part of the
city and after arriving there proceeded
TO drive his wife and family out Of the
house and into the barn, where they
closed the door and kept him away from
them until the neighbors had time to
call the police. He was fined this morn
ing and paid for the trouble that he
caused