The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-20
OUTLINES OF okLAHonA.

One man claims that 81 per cent OF the
land in the Strip was soonered- Wen.
hardly.
The Perry Republican is out in an edi-
torial urging the reappointment OF Gov
ernor Barnes.
The Rock Island boomers refuse to say
where the big town OF Beaver county
viii be located.
It is a dangerous thing to interfere
with burglars, unless you have al abso-
lutte Orop on them.
In about two weeks from now Secretary
jenkins win turn on steam and enter
the governorship race
The drawing OF lots plan IN the Kicwa
country would be a severe jolt TO the
legal business in that country.
Governor Barnes thinks that the gov
ernor matter viii be settled before Presi-
dent Mckinley goes TO the Pacific coast
It does seem that Zach 8Iulhan should
put on a suit of armor, come out into
the open and explain about those bands.
The Oklahoma City Times Journal now
says that Governor Barnes is all right.
but it doesn't say il IS for him for gov
ernor again
The secretary Of the interior IS going
to find it pretty hard work to do away
with the run without substituting the
drawing Of lots.
The Choctaw railroad has assured the
people OF Watonga that it is not behind
the new town which has been started
north OF that city.
Governor Barnes has applied for a two
weeks leave OF absence, 70 so to Wash
ington, which means the opening OF the
gubernatorial contest.
me old manner OF opening was wrong
It detrauded the actual settler and help
ed the speculator. The government can
not afford to repeat the wrong.
J. ". Strou7. who lives near Billings.
last fan bought sixteen head OF yeariing
mules, kept them through the winter and
sold them the other day with net
profit Of $500.
The cold wave has knocked the cyclone
season out If, after the heavy south
winds Of the past ten days there had
been a two days calm, things might
have become twisted up some
If the people Of Washington had known
that there was as much feeling between
those Oklahoma bands as there was in
auguratiOn day, there would have been
a general stampede for protecting walls
1t was recently claimed that the Is
miles Of straight track the Rock Island
is building south Of Liberal is the long
est straight run IN the world But a
AN-AsNS INtAAOA NtAAACS ABA Wl4Q anu 5zF1
that there IS a piece Of straight track in
South America for 400 miles, and if the
other fellows don't shut UP, he win make
it a thousand.
There were IN the old openings three
kinds Of settlers. The sooner. the man
on the fast horse, and the man with
covered wagon, family and a team of
nags. The man with the nags envied the
man with the fast horse, and the man
with the fast horse did think he was a
good many until he arrived at his claim
and found sooner already in posses
sion.
Oklahoma City oklahoman: F. NJ.
Richards the lively insurance man OF
Yukon, O. T., was in the city yesterday.
He says that while his town has a popu-
lation Of 1000, it is not incorporste ted. and
has no police protection, but has a volun-
teer organization equally effective. Il IS
called the Dew Bucket Gang" and con-
ssts of about twenty young men, each
carrying a bucket full OF water. II a
tramp becomes obnoxious or a farmer
fills up on red-eye and attempts to run
the town, the gang is summoned, and
after being doused with twenty buckets
Of water, the offender usually becomes
very meek, promises to be good and usu-
ally leaves town in short order. 1.-The
hydraulic cure for drunkenness" says
Mr.. Richards rs vastly superior to the
K Xeelev method %