The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
OUTLINES oE okLAHoMA.

Oklahoma so far this spring has been
mighty fortunate as regards hail storms
Governor Barnes is probably not worry.
ing half as uluc habout his location as
some OF the newspapers
ONE Of these days a bug'u come along
and attack the newspaper correspondent
who send out bear wheat reports.
a whole lot. OF Oklahomans are wonder
ing II Mckinley would say the same about
statehood that he did in New Mexico.
The little square fences which used to
mark graves N the long stretches Of
prairie in Oklahoma are disappearing.
In the Oklahoma papers the fruit tree
solicitors are stin called "irrep-essible"
The only way to repress EN- is to take q
club.
While jenkins motto is NO HASTE he
win find bits OF track where II VIII pay
TO jerk the throttel out BY the roots and
go quick
A report from the census department Is
10 the effect that Oklahoma has shorter
names for its counties than any other
state IN the union
At Pawnee the other day Orln DeIos
was sent to prison for life for killing
Deputy Marshal Thomas J. Taylor IN
Pawnee. October 1S, last
Maybe in a few days another bug'u
come along and eat-up the bug that's eat
ing up the wheat bug The whole bug
world may simply telescope
A ma nat Pouca City is weeping on his
blue grass lawn, and saving water rentals
because the report that he owned 20 acres
OF land near Beaumont. is not true.
The Ponca City Courier says that the
black locust is now in bloom. Why not
make the black locust bloom the flower
OF Oklahoma and have something new.
viii rsln across a notice 10 the public
from some one warning against the ne
gotiation OF a note he has given on the
claim that It is Illegal
Item in the Hardesty Herold: "A lot
Of ragged clouds doated around yesterday
and the wind howled all afternoon. When
ever a dark cloud is seen approaching this
village the residents keep cicze to the cy-
clone holes.
A farmer walked int othe office OF the
Independence Courier the other day and
jack rabbit ears. The editor would rath-
er have received those ears than two
hours Of hot air eloqueHce- AS a rule
readers 90 not appreciate how little re-
membranes from subscribers buoy edi-
tors up.
Hardesty Herald: The Herald receives
frequent re quests from ranchmeu to en-
ploy hands. and they generally add that
they want good hands. Good hands such
as are desired by ranchmen these days
and times are not so easily found. Most
any OF the fellows seeking employment
know how to ride horse till it Is all out
Of breath, but when 1t comes 70 attending
a hay roundup and riding a pitchfoTk
gracefully all day long or hanking sOr-
ghum they are not in II. Most Of the
boys left dad and ma and drifted out onto
the old world 10 keep from dragging their
long legs after dads old mules and
plow. They want to be straight out cow
boys. but are about u or Is years too
late, Ike some of US who arrived in the
country that long ago. but go here too
late TO shoot a few Indians OF help kill
off the buffalo. Ranch hands are required
to do all kinds Of work
Shawnee Quill: A woman giving the
name of Annie Mckinney applied at the
Park hotel Friday night for lodging, and
said that she had been unsuccessful in Sc
curing same elsewhere, and she was ad-
mitted and assigned 70 a room. She
arose at a late hour yesterday morning
and quietly disappeared. Later some OF
the ladies Of the house missed some OF
their clothing and a warrant was sworn
out charging Gentle Annie with the theft
of same. The warrant was soon served,
the woman arrested and taken before
Esquire II. a. Basham, and upon being
asked the usual question proounded 70
those charged with an offense against the
peace and dignity OF Oklahoma, she re-
sponded guilty" A fine OF S25 and trim
mings vas marked up against her. but
on account Of her sex. the same was re-
mitted upon her promise to vamoose the
ranch inside Of six hours, and now il Is
10 DO hoped that she's gone