The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-26
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

It is a curious fact that no tTanps
have registered at the e Reno booths.
Down in Washington, where be is az
present. Dick Plunkett IS described as
an Indian fighter"
Up 10 date no man has appeared x-ith
sufficient prominence 10 get into the
booth ahead Of The line
That Canadian exhibit az Z! Reno
hasn't induced more than four thousand
people 10 so 10 Canada as yet
The Oklahoma City. COUNSEL rejected all
paving bids. has advertised Tor new ones
and VIII open them august g.
Take il all around. il IS about the big
gest thing that ever happened 10 the
Rock Island railroad company.
Governor Richards says that purchasers
Of town lots in the new towns can ply IL
cash, drafts CT certified checks.
Judge Burford played IN hard luck Il
took him two hours 70 register. He VIII
never draw farm IN the world.
The men who are TO settle at Lawton
City and run things there have not YET
appeared on the scene. They are not res
istering.
Oklahoma county has increased the
county tax levy from s5s mills 10 j.
mills. and Oklahoma City from III mills
10 1879 mills
chockfu OF wheat. and the grain is now
being unloaded directly from the wagons
into the cars.
One man at e Reno. who ought 10
know better. makes the appalling state
ment that out or the Is 900 who draw only
5000 viii take claims.
Colonel D P. Dyer, who IS to be one Of
the commissioners in charge Of the draw
ing, was originally from Louisiana. Mis-
souri,. He has served in congress.
a great many people are thinking Of
the predicament Dennis Flynn would be
in # he should be drawn No. II is no
secret that Dennis doesn't expect to Dc
so drawn
AS far north as Enid there is an over
flow Of Fl Reno visitors. People with
long heads from illinois, Indiana and
Iowa have left Fl Reno for neighboring
places TO wait for the drawing.
II the average freight train conductor
on the Rock Island these days should
get an order from the general superin-
tendent TO put his train out in a corn
field and take the wheels of the cars TIL
further notice. he wouldn't be surprised
The suit for a receiver Of the Lee hotel
at Oklahoma City, has been dismissed
the present manager TO remain. The nrst
thing he should DO should be TO get
order.
The other day Governor Richards was
asked if President Mckinley should APP
pear If he would have 10 fall in line. he
replied: The president would fall in line
himself, but I kind OF think the boys
would vote him Up 10 the head Of the
class"
One OF the most famous land contests
IN Oklahoma-the McClung- Harris fight
over a farm seven miles from Ponca City.
has been settled after years Of appeal.
reversal, new hearings and so forth Hsr-
ris gets the claim and NcClung compen-
sation for his improvements.
A writer named s. 3. Darlington writes
this for an eastern publication: A few
years ago, when the new lands IA Indian
Territory were opened, the small towns
which sprang up were filed with a very
mixed population. the theaters and trav-
cling theatrical companies we're on par
with the towns they visited. One night
the writer was II Oklahoma City and
stepped into 4 thsster where 'Triiby' was
being played The house was packed
from top to bottom with tough charao-
ters and their acting was, IL anything.
tougher. so that even the audience be
came restless. The play finally reached I
the point where Little Billee is supposed 1
10 clasp TriIby passionately in his arms. /
instead Of which he held her at arms 4
ength, with as much ardor as he would 4
nave shown TO bale Of hay, and ex- /
claimed: on, Triby, nothing can come (
between us'-Whereat a siX-foOt COW /
Juncher IN the gallery leaned over the 4
-aiiing and shouted IN tones OF supreme !
iisgust, .Aw, git outi Yer could trow a
,ow between YER