The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-23
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

It seems to be settled that the Is
fund doesn't go into brick and NOR
tar.
H H Watkins, a prominent banker OF
Enid. 1t is said, VIII be made territorial
treasurer.
The politicians seem TO think that the
two boards WI result in no normal be
| ing located at all.
The cotton in Oklahoma would not be
hurt by moisture and the farmers neea
tor faA ploN.ns
whole lot OF people are drifting back
70 the old Oklahoma towns from the new
country "home-sick.7
A good many little bottles with crude
oil from the Wichita mountains are trav-
cling over the country.
The hay fever has got Ex-Governor
Barnes again, and he has gone TO Michi-
gan 10 Try 10 shake it.
Neither Kansas or Oklahoma this year
has had q cyclone. but the eastern papers
give them no credit Tor that.
It is really a misfortune. come 10 think
Of it, that the government didn't adopt
the drawing system years ago.
The Commercial club was organized
one day at Anadarko and the next day
started fun tilt after that Southwestern
/ Normal.
The Oklahoma City golfers have made
/ q proposition to the Guthrie golfers 10
pay the expenses Of a match if they can
be licked.
tt is pleasant 10 see the Oklahoma City
Times-Journal exercising AT last diplo-
matte relations with 81 territorial admin
istration.
Anadarl1o can thank its stars the wind
storm came now and not three or -FOUR
months later. A tent is mighty easily
regretted.
\ census OF Lawton is now being taken
preparatory 10 holding a city election. II
is thought chat the city has about 800
l Inhabitants.
The old miner who was sure there was
gold in the Wichita mountains isn't be-
ing driven out by the Indian police now.
Where is the gold?
All three of the new county seats viii
be cities of the hrst-class from the word
go. A city of the hrst-class in Oklahoma
must have 800 people.
As anadarko and the other new towns
are learning and as older towns know
there is nothing that win bring up
gusty wind storm quicker than a city
of tents.
The newspaper boys Of Guthrie bought
an Indian bead hat band the other day
and presented it to Miss Albina Ste
vens, the governor stenographer, who
is good to the newspapers.
Mir. and Mrs. B. s. 0lacGuire and Mr..
and Mrs. G. J. Wrightsman recently
took a trip from Galveston to Boston.
ana their ship struck a storm and shook
them up a whole lot better than those en-
velOpes we're at FL Reno.
In recent decision of a seduction case
Justice Burford quotes one OF the letters
Of the man to the woman, which con
cludes as follows: Bye. bye. darling
girl. As sure as the vine around the
stump. you are my sugar lump"
Pawnee Times Democrat: Residents Of
the country east of this city are begin
ming to complain of depredations made
by wolves and coyotes, and are anxious
for way to stop these unwelcome Wis
itations. /. " Bushorr, whose home
is two and one-half miles from town,
says he recently lost a great. many very
fine chickens through the appetite OF
these beasts. The birds We're thorough
bred and worth from 3 10 s. piece.
i am not the only one that has suf-
fered, either" he said, "a wolf or coyote
viii sneak up and not onyl take chick
ems, but kin young PIGS or calves as
well. IN Kansas and nearly all other
states there is a bounty offered for these
animals. There ought to be - bounty
here. 1t would be move that the coun-
try people would appreciate"