The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-28
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Now that horses have begun - increase
n price, lightning Is striking en-
Since meeting Guthrie. Oklahoma City
doesn't think much OF golf, anyway.
A man and his wife recently visited
Ponca City and in thirty minutes decided
10 locate there.
The committee which wiz locate the
Southwestern Normal VIII begin looking
about August l.
The sheriff OF Grant county has turned
over Mrs. Sol Temple 20 the authorities
OF Logan county
The first time Lone Wolf meets Dennis
Flynn he VIII probably yeI. Imperial
ist' az him. and ran
It Is now regarded as unlikely that any
Oklahoma man win set land Office
place in the new country
Frank Steele. an Usage. now home from
an eastern college. is one OF the fastest
mile runners IN the world
B. ". Luse's dogs. near Independence,
caught a jack-rabbit whise ears measured
from tip 10 zip thirteen inches
The crop prospects in Day county this
year are out OF sight Which makes the
cattle interests exceedingly weary.
II is reported that eight OF the consta-
bles IN the Usage nation VIII be let out
July /. with the idea OF permanently re-
ducing thar force.
When the average Oklahoma man isn't
feeling we'll and is restless, and has q
tired feeling after heavy meal, he goes
out and starts bank.
The Oklahoma town man who wants 70
feel good. hires a rig and drives out
among the wheat fields. Il ought to be-
come general custom
Now listen 10 the suffer of the Guth-
I AL
spinach so 1t hasn't a gritty taste, that
settles il; she IS a good cook"
When those two Oklahoma City editors
| reach heaven one viii begin 70 kick that
the gold be taken up and brick pavement
put in; and the other viii howl for
asphalt
An oklahoma boy, writing home from
Pekin. SAYS that a Chinese woman is so
bashful that she win duck her head and
run away every time an American soldier
/ appears.
The other day dog attacked an Indian
camp, engaging several Indian hounds IN
| a scrap. A little Indian girl took a rife
and plunked the dog, which was thought
10 be mad, IN the eye.
The new card system OF payment among
the Osages is said 10 work well. The IN
dian receives his money and walks
straight TO the pro-rate house. where he
1 knocks another chunk out Of his indebted
ness.
Independence Courier: Mrs. G. W.
Forean received on Wednesday. from her
son Cal" who is in the United States
army at Pekin. China pig tail" or a
head OF hair taken from one OF the exc
/ cuted Chinamen in Pekin. China. several
months ago. u measures 8 feet 6 inches
/ in length and is coal black. II once adorn-
/ ed the head OF one OF the prominent
/ leaders against the missionaries and for
/ eigners in China, and a death penalty
was the resalt of his acts The death
/ sentence is executed in China by sever
/ ing the head with an ak in the hands Of a
I government eKecutioner. Mr.. Foreman
1 witnessed a number Of these executions,
and the pig tail he got was cut from
| the severed head Of one OF the prisoners,
and given him by the execuioner II Is
a highly-prized trophy. and = great curl
/ osity among his friends here
/ That the Indian Is as willy as ever Is
shown BY the item the Pawhuska Journal
/ prints to this effect: A very cute little
| graft was worked on the traders Monday
| by some Indians that belong TO the Usage
J tribe. There is an order from the depart
ment that prohibits the traders from
selling extracts Of any kind 10 an Indian
/ in an amount Of over one bottle This
/ oder was promulgated TO keep the In
! dians from getting drunk on extract
/ Monday a couple Of Indians started an
! ice cream and lemonade stand out AT In
dian town. In order TO make the cream
/ they had to have several bottles OF ex
tract. They explained 10 the traders what
/ they wanted it for and no suspicion was
/ aroused Later on during the day some
/ ingenious youngster out there at camp
I was feeling a little bad and he 10 relieve
/ his feelings. decided 10 take on a little
! jag. He came 10 town and 70 each trader
Z he said. Il am running q stand in opposi-
/ ton to another Indian out at Indian
camp; ] want to close him out. In order
I 10 do 50 I am going 10 buy al the ex-
tract ia town and then he will be unable
I 10 make ice cream. He was not sue
/ cessful IN buying all Of the extract, as
/ there happened 10 be very large supply
az the stores but from what We car
learn he secured enough 70 answer his
! ufrrnose