The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-09
SUINFLOWER
EDITORS AT
GRANITE, O. T.
Pencil Pushers Have a Royal
Time in Oklahoma
THEY EAT WITH KANSANS
And the Suofower Badge
Brought Forth the Best
HAVING A GOOD TIME
Some Saw indian Tepees for
First Time.
THEY EAT WITH KANSANS
HAVING A GOOD TIME

Granite. o. l.. May s.-The Garden OF
the Gods was never fairer than yesterday,
and intense loyalty to the sunhower state
did not deter such an admission from .-e
Seventh District Editorial association.
Passing through the fair country. the eye
feasted on miles and miles Of fields Of
wheat-the cereal which makes Oklahoma
famous
From Wichita to Granite-from s:85 a.
M TO 5 p. m, is a long journey. but to
the editors and wives on their excursion,
It was a decidedly pleasant one. Nothing
IN the trip, nothing in the country. moth
ing in the weather. was there 10 make it
unpleasant. 1t was the first day out ana
one gIoriously spent.
At every station and town the editors
met a hearty welcome. When the etnure
Of the stop was such as to permit. the
editors got of on the platform and let it
be known to those assembled that kan
sans passed that way.
The EDITORS left Wichita at 6:35 yester-
day morning. Their car was attached to
the regular south Rock Island train. 1t
was profusely decorated with small amer
lean flags and Gerald Volks cheerful
presence The car was nearly filed. Those
who were in the party from " Nic--Ia We're
Gerald ToIk and --rs Volk, Wichita Reg,
Ister; J. X Cochran and Mrs Cochran,
Pratt Republican; A. c. Whiteman and
3Irs. Whiteman, Ia Crosse Republican.
Mack Gretchen and Mrs. Gretchen, Sedg-
wick Paragraph; Z. C. Timmons and
Mrs. Timmons. Valley Center index; -.
G. Richcy and Mrs. Richey, Wichita
Iimes, Mrs. Mary Lawson and James IT,
Lawson. Hutchinson Bee; Miss 81. T. Do
ran. ATacksvlle Argus; j. III. Snyder. 1fc-
Pherson Freeman. Il. A. Cordrey, Hutch
luson News. i. s. Starr and G. ii. Starr,
Scott News-l= ~. John Reed, 0Iulyane
Record; Il. E DuvaH, Inm7n Review; E.
@. Payne Hutchinson Man; George W.
Wiley Meade Globe. J. @. Nicholson.
Newton Republican; Roland P. Mur6oek,
Tr. and E. II. Faxon. wichita Eaele.
at Caidwoll-R. e. simons. Caldwen
Eews Joined the train. while O. Z.
OBIencss. ClaiAn Clarion. and J. H. Clark
af the GREAT Bend Register were picked
40 II Bind AT III Reno j. i. Junkin and
AIRS. Junkn were added 10 lhe party.
At Meoford r IT,, q. >. Palmer Of the
Patriot. an old time newspaper man and
one of Dennis Flynn's warmeet support
rs. came aboard ana greeted the Kansas
EDITORS.
" hen ti Reno was reached the Kansas
City Commercial club. on its annual tour.
b q special train met the Seventh Lls-
tr.r. aewsnarer men and there was warm
welcome for few moments on each sioe.
-nczashs. IN the Chickasaw nation,
was reached at 1880 Here the hungry
Kansans disembarked for refreshmeut.
ignoring an eating house which had failed
20 succuulb TO Gerald Volk's persuasive
powers. so FAR as a rate was concerned.
the party went UP town and had good
meal in q restaurant. The keepers Of the
place were Kansaus, and when tney saw
the sunfower cmblems of the visitors
they threw Up their hands. chcered and
then-g0t out the best they had I'M the
house. after dinner the mayor and other
diglitaries took the kansans for q brier
ride and pointed out the sights OF town
and country
Chicllasha has from 5.0oo to 5000 souls.
1t is not an old town. and has added two
foll to its population IN "a very few
months. The fact that the Chickssaw
country. with the Choctaw. VIII probably
oe tho next opened has led many hundred
10 swell the town and make t formula
bic when the country shan open. There
are fine brick blocks and many evidences
of prosperity. The surrounding country
seems 10 be excellent
Leaving Chickasha at 2.45. the Kan
sans were attached TO tie cross-country
branch OF tie Rock Island and went