The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-04
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma City is already advocating a
carnival for next year.
a ''policeman's club is held 10 be a
dangerous weapon in Oklahoma
The cotton season IS causing a big de-
mand for call money in Oklahoma
Mrs, overnor jenkins gave her nth pub
lie reception Wednesday afternoon.
The Oklahoma photographers viii meet
a. Oklahoma City again next year.
Senator Tillman or South Carolina VIII
lecture at Guthrie the 18th Of this month
Civil Service Examiner ]. J. Kemp OF
Washington IS holding competitive exam
nations in Guthrie
This afternoon at : O'Clock the sixty day
limit 10 fine on vacant lands in the new
country viii have expired
\ Wellington boy named Vols married
a handsome Usage Indian bri5e a few
days GsO-and 1870 acres Of land.
School land leases are worth as much as
$3-o0o in Oklahoma. Oklahoma school
land is better than government bonds.
Judge Burford has smiled on the editor
Of the Lawton Republican-E. w. Kimber
and made him q United States commits
sion.
The new town of Asher is being written
up extensively in Oklahoma Il doesn't
seem TO be afraid 10 invest in printers
ink
Millinery displays take up more than US
ual space in the Oklahoma papers chis
month. Oklahoma is in high feather this
year.
Monday was the banner day in the his
tory Of the school land department. Twen-
ty thousand dollars in cash was paid IL
for leases.
Oklahoma City has issued a rose tinted
invitation 10 the Wabash bridge and iron
comparv TO establish warehouses and
yards there.
The comptroller o. the currency has ap-
proved the application for the 0rganiz9
ton Of a national bank at Waldta With
$500 capital
The anti-cigarette law in Oklahoma
isn't running 70 suit the editor OF the
Times-Jcurnal He says he sees ten
year old boys smoking them every day.
In broad daylight Tuesday three men
held u stranger 40 I'm 81 saloon al Tecum-
sch The details are like the condition
of the strangers pOcketbo0k-meager
Judge Burweu has refused a writ Of
habeas corpus 10 Fred Bower who is
wanted in Illinois for abandoning his
wife. Oklahoma doesn't want men who
abandon their wives.
Another oil well has been struck at
Red Fork and the citizens are wild vlih
excitement again. Red Fork ought 10
quit getting excited and get some caI 5tal
TO develop those wells
Alva is already feeling the good effects
OF the arrival of the Choctaw road a. that
town. It's business has increased MOTTO
ably and the town is assuming a metro
poltan air. Alva has a future.
Andrew Carnegie has written 10 Robert
Ramsey of Guthrie asking for information
about the city and desiring 10 know
whether it would cooperate with him in
the establishment OF a public library.
1T is becoming generally understood in
Oklahoma that President Roosevelt is
very friendly to Judge MeAtee 1t is
known that President Roosevelt and
Judge McAtee are personally acquainted,
and that they have many mutual friends.
Attorney General J. {. Strarg has is
sued public notice warning The people 0f
Oklahoma against the Mercantile Insur-
ahce company OF Chicago, which he alleg-
es has not compiled with the laws Of the
territory.
Flynn's message from Washington" is
what the boys in Oklahoma are waiting
for. They can feel assured that the
white house latch string is always ont
for Dennis and that his western accent
sounds musical TO the ear Of the president
A Pond Creek minister was captured
bs 4llAs4Al~ WITH JIG u a. Two years VI
age and lived the life Of a savage for
several years. He is now telling some in
terestipg experiences with the noble red
man in his wild native state. Notwith-
standing he is said to be an ideal minis
ter.
1t was an Oklahoma man. James Kirk
wood. who caught the negro who Yscd a
razor at the Wichita street fair vcster-
day He lives at Usage City and is the
president Of the Oklahoma anti-horsc
4hief association The criminal VIII feel
had when he hears that Mr.. <irkwood
had no shells :E his revolver.
Geary Bulletin. Three new engines for
the Choctaw Northern railroad arrived
here last week They are fine ones. the
eight drive wheel low down kind built
especially for heavy freight work. The
/ and spots viii be used exclusively for
passenger service. This greatly adds 10
the equipment Of the road They have
done more work with two engines since
the opening Of the road than was ever ac-
complished by any other road in the
country