The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-08
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


The gamblers ar Perry have again been
invited to contribute 10 the school fund.
The docket at Shawnee this term ms
one hundred and sixty-fve criminal case
on it.
Several Oklahoma cities. notably Gutl
RE and Shawnee, are kicking for all-nign
/ lights
\ drive wen that roars is the --latest
from Payne county. They are becoming
plentiful.
Several revival meetings are in fun
! progress in Oklahoma towns. Winter
generally opens with them
Dennis Flynn had 2 conference with
the president Wednesday He is 10 be
in Guthrie early next week.
President Roosevelt. it is said viii not
make any recommendations as to state
hood in his coming message.
Parties at Enid propose 10 put $500 i'm
provements in a building and renC 1t 10
the government for a postoffice.
H. I. Frayne has sold the Medford
Daily Mail to u. w Jones Frayne con-
tinues the publication of the star.
Ardmore. which is at home IN that sort
OF thing, has had another IRE. The fires
in Ardmore's history would MI a volume.
FL Reno has more than her share Of
poor people this winter, owing 10 the
opening, and is preparing TO take care OF
them.
Another Oklahoma man has invented a
contemplating machine. A good many
have been invented IN the past, but none
up TO date has worked.
The city authorities Of Blackwell or
dered a man named Buch Stearns 10 leave
town. de refused 20 so, so they have
put him in jail, and say they viii keep
him there.
In Vernon township election day. IN
Kay county. general fight took place
over the High school proposition, and
several men stopped other mems fists
with their faces
on November Is, at Tecumseh. a meet
ing VIII be held TO secure money to be
used in obtaining freedom for the people
who were imprisoned charged with burn
ing the two Indians near Maude.
II Oklahoma and the Indian territory
should become one state, the question
OF the sale and manufacture of liquor
would play curious part. Oklahoma
has liquor license; it is prohibited in the
Indian territory.
Queenan, the man who killed his wife
and is under sentence Of death at Okla
homa City, has bad leg, which the doc
tors want TO operate upon. This would
necessitate his removal to the hospital.
and the law viii not allow the re-
moval.
1t viii be remembered that last week
the town Of LahOma refused 10 incorpo-
rate, an unheard OF thing IN Oklahoma.
The LahOma Sun explains the reason in
this article: The result Of Tuesdays
election on the question of Incorporation
was IT against and none for. It was a
remarkably decisive vote. Up to Monday
morning there was every reason 10 be
lieve the question would be decided for
Incorporation. but the voters began in
the proposed city limits did not suit
them Many declined TO vote, and those
who voted cast a negative vote, as If by
previous agreement. Indeed, Il was quite
evident Monday evening that the election
would be A merely formal matter The
Incorporation Of q f0-acre townsite. leav-
ing out the railroad and elevators on the
south and valuable property on the north
which is practically part of the town,
was considered contrary TO sound policy;
therefore. the popular idea was to vote
down the proposition and begin again.
The next petition viii ask for the incOrpo-
ration Of 50 acres at least and perhaps
the entire quarter section. II really does
not matter so much about the west So
as it can be added whenever plated. by q
resolution of the town board The east
so VIII include the acre property on the
north. the elevators on the south and
50 rods of railroad tracks. ana VIII make
the burden of city government much
lighter than the lines proposed in the
former rptfffOn