The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-19
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Dan Peery. of Il Reno. is critically III
with typhoid fere.
Canadian countys new court house viii
cost, when completed. S5a.0a-
Secretary Hitchcock. II is said. has
granted Secretary Jenkins hearing.
A newspaper report says that J. Y. Cal
lanan viii quit Kingfisher for III Reno.
The last echo OF the Nuskogse state
hood convention has died out 1t didn't
live over eight hours
a reformer at Yewed is making fight
on the terrible sin there prevalent Of
pitching nickels at a line.
The Democrat says that the town COW
has already become an institution al
Lawton. She should be banished.
The Ell Reno American accuses the bur
glar who robbed the house OF Jesse
James son OF unprofessional conduct
one Of the escaped convicts from Fort
Leavenworth has been as FAR south as
Lawton. He must be making for the
equator.
J. Z. Shanafelt. of Perry, who Is
rustler. a good citizen and a true blue
Republican, is after the postohice ap-
pointment at Perry.
The Aline ChrOnoscope has caught on
TO this much of the administrative poll
icy: Teddy is appointing whomeyer he
darn pleases 10 federal offices.
Dennis Flynn says thar an act OF con-
gress viii be necessary for Lawton and
the other Kiowa land cities 10 get the
money derived from the sale OF lots.
It was the department OF justice which
recommended Horace Speed 10 the de-
partment Of the interior The department
Of justice must like Horaee's work.
The El Reno American isn't particularly
affectionate towards Governor Jenkins
territory are not saying much on the
governOrship matter
II the Judge Merrick charges are sue
cessfuL. how the affidavits viii pour into
Washington in future fights. President
Roosevelt does not know yet the affidavit
capacity Of Oklahoma
Two women are in ian at Fl Reno
charged with selling horses that did not
belong to them. They are the first 10
grace that dungeon since the departure
Of the famous Tom King.
Ed Deciding, a baker. coming from
Webb City, Missouri. took q drink OF
whisky in Lawton saloon and was
dead few minutes later They must
be selling terrible stuff in Lawton.
Item IN the Chandler Tribdne: Mr.
and Mrs. J. ". Duckmore's wooden we'd
ding was pompOusly and woodenly cele-
brated ct the happy couples dug-out last
Monday. The many valuable presents
consisted of anything from an ox-yoke TO
wooden shoes"
Reese Insle. cattleman Of Yewed, re-
Gently announced that he had some
calves which ''growed" so fast that their
horns busted. The neighbors gave him
the hOrse-laugh. or calf-laugh and asked
him why their hides didn't burst too.
He explained that the hides stretched.
Atchison CKan.) Globe: Mrs John J.
ingalls, learned of the death of Joseph
DOnahue, in Oklahoma. with the deepest
regret. Her acquaintance with him dated
back to the days before the railroads in
the west, when, in company with her
step-mother and sister. she made a trip
across the plains. John Dougherty, new
Union depot master, vas driver, and
Joseph Donahue went along TO help him
take care Of the horses and overland
hack. Joe Donahue was then a hand
some, curly-haired young man. He was
bright, quick-witted and a general IA
vorite. Afterwards when Democratic
member Of the Kansas legislature. he
couldn't do enough for John J. ingalls,.