The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-25
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The life insurance agents are already
working Anadarko. Hobart and Iawton.
Diphtheria has broken out at Ell Reno
and there is cali for strict ouaran-
tine.
Col. r. B. Forrest. Of Ell Reno. closed
the Democratic campaign at Anadarko
Wednesday night
The FL Reno American advises Okla
Romans 10 avoid the statehood conven-
ton at Muskogee.
a family CT chinchbugs. numbering Is.
has located in a field near Enid They
viii be ordered away.
E. f. Clampitt wants the city council
of Enid 10 grant him a Eve years fran
chise to sprinkle the streets.
Monday evening Percy Glaze, Of Enid.
ard Miss Sadie Alger were married, Judge
McAtee performing the ceremony.
The report that James r. Wood. No.
/. OF LawtOn. was dead was a mistake.
He is very ill., but the physicians think
ne viii get well.
Bishop Meerschaert. OF Oklahoma, has
a promise from King Leopold, Of Bel
GUM, that when he visits America next
spring ne viii come and see Oklahoma.
Monday evening Frank Lookabaugh. a
prominent farmer OF Blaine county. was
shot and killed by farm hand who was
disputing about wages. The killer fed
The white farmers OF the Indian ter
ritory are setting up a howl about the
bad roads. Get titles to the land; get
statehood, then build roads SO that you
can get 70 town some other way than
on horseback.
Joseph N Allen, e lawyer Of Muskogee.
says that il that town IS the hot-bed of
opposition to single statehood. the dele
gates need not fear being scorchsd. as
the local advocates of single statehood
are sufficiently numerous 10 cool on the
opposition before November II
Hobart Chief: The last number enti-
Ting the holder to a farm in Ei Reno
district was drawn by ]. II. Holbrook
who drew number $500. Mr.. Holbrook
didn't use his filing right. as he consid-
cred all the good claims taken. but pur-
chased some Hobart property and will
make this his home.
Oklahoma farmers who arc pinehed by
the high price OF timber should get onto
the idea now started in Kansas-barns
built Of straw. They are said TO be
great. A straw barn in southern Okla
homa ought to serve the purpose, II il
does in northern Kansas. which Occa-
sionally has a blizzard thrown at It.
Pond Creek Vidette When the sew
eral cases against Sol. Temple were cali
ed, County Attorney Million stated that
cases would have 10 be continued for the
term. Judge McAtee stated that it might
be good idea 10 continue the cases until
the defendant was willing to be tried.
Judge Corbin, a Blaine county colored
men, who went to FL Reno TO file on
| land, was held up by footpads and robbed
OF SIS. The police think the robbers
make regular practice of coming over
from Oklahoma City on the evening train,
holding some one up, and taking the
early morning train back to Oklahoma
City.
A Kansas City paper quotes the bal
oonist. Coleman, as saying that he drop
ped three hundred feet at FL Reno. The
FL Reno American corrects this, saying
that Coleman dropped only eS feet. Still
If the American reporter would try both,
he would find that there would be really
very little difference in connecting with
the earth at the bottom.
The Creek tribal revenue collector has
announced to TIE pubic that he intends
at once to begin the collection Of the
occupation taxes assessed by the tribe
upon nearly every kind of business. This
is what makes the white people Of the
nation sick, especially the lawyers who
have to pay a yearly fee Of SIS. Imagine
the roar when a lawyer is asked to pay a
fee.