The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-25
o,IrLlNEs OF OKLAHOMA.

The statement is made that in I'VE
years Indian territory VIII produce more
coal than any state west Of the Missss-
sippi river.
BY the way. there is al last a Great
Father in the White House at Washing
ton who has pretty fair estimate OF me
American Indian
1t IS announced in Kansas that a Kan
sas MIN has purchased the Ponea Sity
Courier. The Courier has not yet aUthen-
ticated The report
Many Of the Oklahoma postmasters dis
REGARDED the law prohibiting the oecnra-
ton Of postofices the day Of President
McKinleS's funeral
IN Oklahoma lectures for men only
BOYS not admitted" are tolerated The
rest OF the country has cut them out
and Oklahoma should
An Oklahoma paper remarks sorrowful-
" that its village blacksmith has YAM
oosed and the creditors are thinking OF
attaching the spreading chestnut tree
This is the time OF year. even If Okla
horna s southern. when the lazy member
of the family on coming down stairs Is
glad TO see the kitchen stove instead OF
the gasoline burner. going.
Mabel Lilly, little girl, has been
brought TO Pond Greek from near Wal5ita.
The Vidette says the child is covered
Win Dl uses anu - a FAN-dt1-N SA-AAN- At-c
Vidette says IL is q case OF step-mOther.
Some of the families who are still max
ing for the new country are very poor.
family which reached Pond Greek was
destitute Marshal Bunsan hustled
around raised money and sent the pill
grims on their progress
Mr.. Crist of the firm Of Mckinley &
Crist, Of Pond Greek, was kicked the
other day by a horse. the hoof striking
4 1t
out completely, and for a time il was
feared the injury would prove serious.
If the truth were known, some Of the
far eastern tenderfeet who drew claims
in Kiowa land and are settling on the
farms, are building cabins with loop
holes in them for tear of an unexpected
and murderous attack from the Indians.
A correspondent IN the Geary Bulletin
tells of woman who hung her wedding
ring on the front porch and went To feed
the chickens. When she returned she
found that some one had stolen the ring.
! The moral to this affecting tale IS to
chain your wedding ring to the front
porch when You must leave IL.
An ill-advised capacity for quarrel is
seemingly bringing the Northwestern
Normal at Alva into discussion again.
| Western Kansas never got any public in
stitution Western Oklahoma has Sc
and should thrive. and it should not be
made the subject Of interminable dis
pute.
Here is a horrible case reported by the
Augusta News: Miss Laura Patrick.
| living southwest Of town, while PLAYING
at school last Monday fell into a patch
OF sand-burs getting some IN her mouth
which she swallowed leaving her throat
full of stickers. In a short time her
throat commenced swelling and was soon
swelled shut. Her parents brought her
TO town 70 Drs. Grove & Grove. who
worked with her for three hours, and II
looked like a hopeless case, but finally
she was relieved and was taken home.
and is now getting along all right"
Ponca City Courier: The Courier had
the news of the sudden death Of Tom
Tall Chief q few days ago. but could
give no particulars at that time. Tt
since develops that Tom was back in the
interior of the Usage country with some
friends and got deeply mixed up with a
/ heavy sample OF Kansas booze. IN fact
doing some exhibition riding for his own
amusement and the entertainment of his
friends and when ne started his horse
for a big running jump Of n stone fence
the horse stopped at the wall and pitched
Chief Tom over the fence and on his
head killing him instantly. Tom was
regarded as one of the leading and pro-
gressive farmers among the Osages. and
his death was universally regretted By
all who knew him, red or white.