The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-15
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Some day Judge Merrick viii tell about
charges ne fled and how it happened.
It is estimated that the present popu-
lation OF Kiow4 land IS close TO $500.
OF the $500 who drew claims in the
Lawton and district. 1.0l5 did not select
The trouble over the reorganization Of
the Insane asylum seems 10 have grown
pretty serious.
1t seems TO be a sure thing that f there
is 10 be q new governor, he VIII be an
sDklahoma man.
The oklahoma farmers are as good az
making convicts make tracks as the far
mers of Kansas.
At depth OF SAT feet driilors 1T Red
Ford. Inciau territory, ran into a strong
flow Of gas and oil
All the prominent citizens or Kingfshe-
are helping in the effort TO set a parole
Tor Emmett Dalton.
1t IS the same old Ecvernorship fight
over again. Governor jenkins has gone
down TO Washington.
After a while it viii al last be con-
Guided among Oklahoma officials that
deals don't pay, as p rule
The principal expense Of governors Of
Oklahoma in the past has been railroad
fare 70 and from Washington.
A mail hack was held up and robbed
near NARROW this last week. The robbers
made away with the mail sack.
Charles F. Berrett Of Shaw has been
/ elected secretary of the Jefferson club.
to succeed J. II. Havighorst Of Guthrie
Governor Jenkins heads the list Of Ok
lahomans who are asking tho governor
of Kansas that Emmett Dalton DE pa
rolled
The place Of governor Of Oklahoma is
hoodoced. Steele. Seay. Renfrow and
Barnes found it unhappy and Jenkins has
not identified il as a bed Of roses vet.
While Cora King. fourteen years OF
age was driving near Ardmore. the wind
blew a cookie burr down her throat. She
died after ar operation 10 remove 1t was
/ performed.
Vinita Leader: 1.-THE greatest obstacles
in the way OF statehood are the federal
/ oficeholders who say they are in favor Of
single statehood. but talk enc way and
work another"
At MCGEE in the Indian territory. DR..
/ TyIee and Thomas AIoag. q drug clerk.
I guarded over a prescription. 1yree
shot Moag dangerously and MOag slight
" wounded Tyree-
4 dispatch from Washington says thst
the president has offered the gOveTnorship
TO Horace Speed. If this IS true. President
Roosevelt is the quickest acting president
/ Oklahoma has seen in a long time.
| If it is true that the president wiz insist
! on Horace Speed taking the gOvernorship
Horace will pause and think. The gov
errors salary is not 5000; the salary Of
/ the United States district attorney. the
| place Speed now holds pays $500 a year.
Jake Admire has found a Russian in
Kingfisher county who is an anarchist
| He lives on a free home, with a patent
signed by William Mckinley, and yet he
says he is glad that Mckinley was killed
and he hopes Mark Hanna viii be as
sassinated alse.
Governor jenkins organ makes this
plea: a feature of the situation IS the
seeming ingratltude of men who have
been beneficiaries of gubernatoTial favor.
His appointees are backward in coming
to his assistance in marked contrast TO
the vigorous defense made for Governor
Barnes by the latter's appointees."
Pond Creek Vidette: OF those who
attend the public schools Of towns and
/ cities only about one-eignth complete the
! High school course. Not more than half
of these graduate with credit. and not
/ one sixth of the graduates get higher
/ education than their high school affords
/ them Practically none CT the successful
! students can carry on the course 90 its
! cre3table finish without studying at home
/ at least an hour or two each day.