The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-04
AROUND IN OKLAHOMA.


a recent list of pensions granted for
Oklahoma contains the following: Mi
nors, heirs OF Calvin Finch, Hardesty,
SIC" There are four Of the heirs and
each child is allowed 81 per month.
How tramps are treated in Beaver
county, as shown by the Hardesty Her
AID: -Four trarnps who camped several
days in 81 Raudebaugh-s claim snack.
near town, went away Monday and
shortly after their departure the shack
| caught IRE and was consumed. Al fol-
lowed the tramps and one Of them re-
turned TO work out the value of the prop
erty destroyed. The value Of the shack
was not more than $ or So
/ Perry Enterprise-Times: as. c. Moore.
VINO lives seven miles southeast Of the
! city. brought in with him today as q
part of his produce a half bushel OF Red
Spanish Irish potatoes of the size OF q
/ tea-cup and on Up. He planted them In
/ December and has way only known
TO himself BY which he keeps them from
freezing while maturing. His first crop
| consisted of eight bushels. and netted
him q handsome little sum. He VIII do
better next season, il he has good luck.
/ Ralston Free Press: a very sad acct
| dent happened TO Mr.. Smith last Tues
I day. While he and another man were
1 driving fence-posts south OF town. he had
/ the misfortune to have two Of the fingers
/ Of his left hand so badly smashed that
/ amputation was necessary. 1t appears
| that Mr.. Smith called to the man with
/ him to step driving on the post. but the
/ wind was blowing so hard that he failed
/ 10 hear him, and Mr.. Smith placed his
/ hand upon the top OF the post. His hand
/ partner made another stroke with his
maui and mashed Mr.. Smiths fingers
/ DR.. Barber dressed the hand and at last
reports ne was doing nicely"
Campaign argument in the Enid Wave.
Prof Frank H. Letson and Deacon John
Cook, the two candidates for city treas
urer, are both good-looling fellows and
good fellows, too. However. Letson can
beat Cook singing, and when it comes
to a star performance on the stage Cook
is not in it. Letson wiz catch Une en-
tire German vote and the Irish. too sim
pyl because he had his campaign cards
printed in German letters. LetsOn has a
broad acquaintance in the city and as
broad a friendship The 0oys will all
vote for Letson and two-thirds Of the
girls, too if they could. Mr.. LetsOn VIII
be elected by a handsome majority; then
he viii have TO get married and settle
down 20 a gooC, quiet living on his treas
urer's salary"
Shawnee Daily Democrat: "A couple
of Indian squaws an bedecked with the
usual paraphernalia. were listlessly walk
ing along Main street yesterday when
a lady, who was evidently a stranger ia
the city, met them anu producing a kodak
pointed IL at them preparatory to taking
their picture Noticing the threatening
attitude of the little black box, the two
squaws were suddenly transformed from
hstiess, lazy beings to thoroughly awake
and excited Indian women; their eyes
were ablaze with fear, mingled with SUI
~
ing. they gave a screech that would have
made an Apache warrior blush with
shame and broke into a mad race to get
away. The last we saw of them was
their shawls disappearing around the cor
uer of q brick building.
Fight at Billings, as reported by the
News: Two Of Billings business heavy
weights entertained the street crowd for
a few minutes one morning this week
and the preliminaries for a champion
ship pugilistio battle were quickly ar
ranged. Our sporting editor was not
present, but from a reliable source We
learn that their seconds became alarmed
and interfered before the fight began, and
the principals we're informed that It mad
been determined that the fight should be
pulled off in accordance with the Bill
lings duelistic code, which provided that
the principals should face each other at
twenty PAGES and the only weapons per
mitted should be a couple Of pairs of
jaws. We believe, however, that no sur
geou haYing been provided the whole
affair was finally abandoned and both
gentlemen have settled down to ordinary
usiness affairs again
Pawnee Times Democrat: 1.-THE city
council has had the public square plow-
ed and will plant trees Of various kinds
and SOW the ground with biue grass and
clover. A number of hydrants viii be
placed in various parts of the square IN
order to thoroughly water the trees and
grass during the summer. Mayor Ram
sey has taken a deep interest in the
Improvement Of this plat Of ground. The
suggestion has been made to him to per
nit any of the church societies. social
or any individuals select a /
plat Of the ground 100 feet square in
which to plant shrubbery ard flowers. I
those selecting the piats to see that they
are taken care OF. The city, of course, (
viii furnish water free or charge. Mayor
Ramsey has set next Tuesday as the day
for the selection Of these plats Of ground,
and it is hoped that every inch of the
square viii be taken Up. It viii make
the most beautiful park IN Oklahoma. {
and the cost viii be but g or 81 for the
year. 1t is good suggestion, and the
hopes 10 see It carried /
out"