The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-24
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Young married couples are pouring in
70 the new towns IN Kiowa land
The first lease Of school laads in the
Wichita country VIII take place October s.
Does any ore know how President
Roosevelt feels on the proposition OF free
homes?
From the amount of inquiry It is
plain that the school lands win be speed
iiy consumed
The Enid Eagle reports the frst frost
on the pumpkins last Friday night May
be il was dew.
A. r. Whitney has smashed out Of his
grapes, grown near Edmond, twenty-five
barrels OF wine. this year.
Weatherford viii at once mandamus
the board Of education against locating
the new Normal at Granite.
The beautiful milk white building stone
sand and magnasia). which is obtained
at Hobart, sells Tor 81 a load.
a. J. Giileland, OF Hobart. was out
| hunting and In drawing his revolver TO
pepper prairie dog, he shot himself in
the leg.
The merchants in one Oklahoma town
have agreed to close al 10 o'clock al night
and the rapers call it IAN early closing
movement
The Comanche Indians have become
sufficiently reconciled to Lawton 10 drop
into town and perform war dances for
a slight fee.
The members Of the Barnes Normal
locating board viii not so TO law 10 get
their expense account paid They say
the amount is too small.
Squire Peters. Of Watonga- who has
married about half the Indians IN Blaine
county. has become so anluent that he
| is taking a vacation in Illinois
A correspondent in the Arapahoe Bee
| says that while hundreds Of farmers are
using the disc for their wheat his OBJ
servation is that only the most thorough
cultivation pays.
Watcher. who shot Colonel Stone in
Kingfisher county. IS very III at Norman
I 1t is said that he IS falling physically
and mentally His case was continued
/ by the court the other day
/ Lew Hornbeck says that CANYONS and
sand ridges are About all that is left TO
/ file on in the Wichita country. That is
! q good country. remarks Hornbeck, but
+ it mas been overwhelmed this time"
/ Queenan's case has now gone over until
! October g. Al the hearing in Guthrie
| Saturday. Queenan appeared in court
/ The Capital says he still limps as a re-
suit of the jump from the second story
window after he had shot his wife
Undersherin Rhoades found. eighteen
/ miles from LdWlOu, tne plntE Jay an
| Indian grave which had on Il a sewing
machine, one organ, rocking chair and
/ several cups and dishes. The Indians i'm
/ agine that the dead man needed these
/ things in the Happy Hunting Grounds
1 Think of a Comanche walking into Para
/ disc with a sewing machine on his
| back
| Hennessey Clipper: Last week Albert
/ Makes and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ VIM Davis made trip 10 the lew coun-
! try to file on their claims. Friday morn
/ ing they were camped about two miles
west of SiciIles, when two highwaymen
rode up and demanded their valuahles
i The men did not have a great deal with
/ them, but the robbers got what they
/ had and called upon the ladies % the
/ company for a small amount which they
! had secreted away in the wagon The
thieves wore no masks. and after getting
what they could out OF the travellers
moved on This is the second tire Mr.
/ Markes has been held up in the past six
weeks. He says he is getting used 10 the
/ operation now and does not mind il much