The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-03
OUTLINES o. OKLAHOMA.

Tom Ferguson is now on the back OF
that broncho himself
That D P. Dyer gubeTnatorial boom
didn't last over six hours.
dent Roosevelt will be framed and hung
up in some Offices in Oklahoma
IL is said that Horace Speed and NJ.
a. Low recommended Tom Ferguson.
Zach Mulhan came so close to being
governor that it made MIN breathe hard
If President Roosevelt hears from Ok
lahoma again now he viii feel pretty
tired
You can count on Tom Ferguson being
for immediate statehood, right from the
start.
Tom Ferguson is red-headed. Okla
homa is a land OF red soil and red-head-
ed statesmen.
1t is understood that Tom Ferguson
viii resign the Craftsmanship OF the terri
toriaI committee
The first man who approaches Tom
Ferguson with a deal will get cracked
over the knuckies.
That memorandum written by Presi-
Governor Ferguson VIII probably make
an entirely new set OF appointments
The fun story OF the Sanitarium mat
ter has never been told. but il viii be
some day jenkins had no stock in il.
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the anarchists-and that is not TO extend
the protection Of the game law 70 them.
President Roosevelt signed Tom Fer
guson's commission at o'clock at night.
after he had returned from the football
game at Philadelphia.
When Tom Ferguson went to Washing
ton the people of Geary met him AT the
depot as he went through and gave him
three cheers and a tiger.
A Ponca City man lost 20 head Of cattle
last week from their having eaten
musk" on the corn in the fields into
which he had turned them.
Saturday evening the Ponca City Cou-
rier predicted enthusiastically that the
name of che next governor of Oklahoma
would be Zaccheus MulhaM.
This appointment will probably cut
short Tom Ferguson's interesting remi-
niscences in the Watonga Republican. He
viii be too busy 10 look backward.
While down in Washington this week
Tom Ferguson Will receive a number Of
instructions. One OF them will probably
be TO make new contract for the care OF
the insane.
If President Roosevelt could see Tom
Ferguson make speech when he Is in
dead earnest, on proposition, the Pres
ident would discover that he struck up
on a strenuous soul.
The new governor is a typical Oklaho-
man. He came to the country without
money. He has tasted all the bitter and
sweet OF making settlement He has
been close up against humanity. so close
Juat there Is no danger that he will ever
suffer from the big head.
How the average Oklshoman loves
10 travel This from the Pawnee Demo
crat: ]. ". Coffman, prosperous farm
er, whose home Is about three miles
southeast of this city. returned last week
from a three months overland trip to
his old home in Tippecanoe county, In
diana. Mrs. COffman accompanied him,
and they report a pleasant trip. hav-
ing had good roads and fair weather
during most OF the journey. The face of
the country has been very much changed
both in Illinois and Indiana since Mr.
COffmans last visit to that country, by
clearing away the forests and building
up manufacturing towns.
Tecumseh Republican: An incident in
the district court. Mr.. Grail appeared
in the court room last Saturday and
Judge Hainer. noticing that he had a gun
buckled to his waist, ordered the sheriff
attending to remove the gun and place
Grail under arrest. The sheriff obeyed
the order and Mr. Grail was Immediately
brought before his honor 10 answer 10
the charge OF carrying a concealed wea-
pom. About TINS time Mr.. Grail began an
attempt 10 explain that he was a con-
stable, and at that time had papers in
his possession 10 serve, when several at
torneys in the room vOuched for the
truthfulness OF the prisoners statement.
The court weakened, ordered the mans
gun returned and released him. For a
few moments the laugh was on Grail but
later 1t was on Judge Hainer.