The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-18
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Governor-to-be- Jenkins lived in Iowa
two years. moving 70 that state in 1857.
jenkins, the new governor. was born
in a Quaker settlement a. Alliance, Ohio.
Most Of the boys now 90 not hesitate
70 say that they knew II would be Jen-
kins all along.
Some dag the good. Old. slow govern
ment Viii clean out the credit system
among the Indians
The prophets say thar William Grimes
Of klngnsher, VIII be appointed secre-
tary Of the territory
There are whole lot Of people who
never believe that Governor jenkins win
be disturbed with statehood.
Reverend William Aiuraock. % the
Methodist church south OF Pawhuska.
has retired from the ministry.
The Barnes committee arrived IN
Washington Tuesday aad yesterday had
q conference with the president.
The Pond Creek Vidette was early in
the field with the remark that the ap-
pointment Of Jenkins pleased L.
Speaking OF Governor Barnes. & man
said the other day. Barnes Is g strong
man; what / mean by that IS that when
The KAY county fellows are stepping
pretty high this week This is the first
governor Kay county has pulled out Of
tie jar.
Secretary Jenkins had a talk with
President Mckinley Tuesday and learned
that the president favers statehood IN the
next few years.
At the last moment the Republican. cen
tral committee of Kay county got out
a petition praying for the appointment
Of jenkins. But it never reached the
president
The company which was to put a
street car system in Oklahoma City for
feited its franchise by expiration Of time
given and another crowd Of promoters e
on the scene.
Somebody used to tell the story that
four years ago President Mckinley told
secretary he would talk 70 him about
the governorship.
you hit Barnes with a club. you could
hear something crack; the club didn't
bounce or or plunge in IL met something
strong and the first thing you knew
Barnes was up and coming"
1t is claimed that an amalgamation of
hte Dutch blood Of Holland and the In
dian blood produces very great beauty OF
face, more beauty, IN fact. than can be
produced by Indian intermarriage with
any other race.
The first political mistake Governor
kjnghsher statehood convention and
side-traciSed everything for an fndorse-
ment OF his administration. He overdld
The Endorsement business at the start.
Some day there win be q great man
become Indian commissioner. and he viii
strike upon the idea that the reformation
OF the Indian races lies ia a system
which works for the betterment Of the
In0ian women and the amslioration OF
the race through their influence: he viii
begin work along this line and he viii
20 down IN history as q wonderful man.
Blackwell News. Sheriff c. c. Shaw
yer, OF Sumner county, was In the city
yesterday with two runaway boys, whom
he had captured about nine miles north
on the Santa Fe railroad track. The
boys names are Sears and Keller, and
they disappeared from their wellington
homes the first OF the week. One OF them
IS very young, possibly u years Of age:
the other is about 10. MT. ShaWver
rode the Santa Re from Wellington yes
terday, and ia this way recognized the
boys when he met them walking home
wardly. He stopped the train and cap
tured the erring youths, returning them
safely last evening 10 their anxious par
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