The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-09
Outlines OF Oklahoma.


Mrs. Hisser of ingalls, has nine sons,
and each son owns 100 acres of land.
Temple Houston Of Woodward has one
of the finest collections Of Indian cuTios
in the world.
There is a probability that Dennis Flynn
viii refuse to head the Phi adelphia con-
vention delegation.
]. c. Pringey Of Lincoln county viii Try
for place on the Philadelphia delega-
ton next Thursday
Newkirk is swelling up with pride over
the fact that il win be the first city in
Oklahoma 20 do any paving.
Reverend Monroe of FL Reno and Reve-
rend Boon OF Oklahoma City, are. trav-
cling together in the Holyland
If the Republicans have the next lsgis-
lature of Oklahoma. Judge W. c. Ste
vens of Hennessey will be speaker of
the house.
The French government is hunting in
Oklahoma for man who has fallen he
to q bis estate. The mans name is not
given out.
The Barnes and anti-Barnes men had
some sort of scrap in the Logan county
primaries the other day, but no one paid
any attention TO it,
Lewis Hornbeck, who made the Minco
Minstrel one Of the best papers in the
Indian territory, is now making = map
of the Usage nation.
The Free Homes bill is now on the
senate calendar and pretty well up to-
wards the head of the list. II will come
10 vote this month.
A popularity OF Oklahoma's peach
crop this year, according TO Harry Gil
strap of Chandler. will be double and
t~iy,1a ~ haF
way.
The oratoricaI, intercollegiate contest
in Guthrie last week is said 10 have
been the most largely attended event in
the history OF Oklahoma, barring the
openings.
The old-time weather prophets IN Kan
sas and Oklahoma this year have cut
loose from all signs and just arbitrarily
predict that the present annum is going
to be drouthy from the word go.
An Oklahoma paper, IN speaking Of a
man who addresses an anti-saloon league
meeting, declares: Mr.. Blank proved to
his audience that he knew considerable
more about the saloon than people gave
him credit for"
Last week, in Blaine county. James
Gokett and Miss Mary Quisenberry
eloped on foot. The parents finally 10
Gated the couple at Okeene and found
them married and happy. They were
blessed and forgiven.
The Chandler News printed the news
of the passage of free homes in red ink.
The Enid Sun-Eagle made a good display
of the news. All the Republican papers
played the matter up joyously Some Of
the Democratic papers made a mistake
by showing their grouchiness.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: The pho
tographers of Oklahoma territory met
in the odd Fellows hall here today and
effected an organization The following
officers were elected President, Harry
r. Pottinger, Kingfsher; first vice-presi-
dent, +. L. Conner, Purcell; second vice.
president, J. W. Hall, Oklahoma City.
secretary, w. NJ. Oliver, Oklahoma City;
treasurer, w. F. Brooks, Norman. There
were about p photographers present. The
initiative for the organization was taken
by Mr.. Pottinger, the president, who
made arrangements for the meeting and
is. largely responsible for the success of
the organization. A constitution and by
laws viii be adopted later.
Blackwell Spoon: One Of our bright,
observing little school girls hands in the
following composition on the subject,
The Cow" which is quite original: "A
cow is an animal with four legs on the
under side; the tail is longer than the
two legs, but not used to stand on. The
cow kills flies with her tail. The COW
IS bigger than her calf, but not 50 big
as an elephant. She is made so small
that she can go into the barn when no
body IS looking. Some cows are black.
and some hook. Black cows e<wllite
milk; so do other cows. Aiiikmen Sc ]
milk to buy their wives new dresses,
which they put chalk and water in.
Cows chew cuds and each finds her own
chews. And that's all there is about
cows