The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-18
Outlines Of Oklahoma

! Freeman Miller IS building Up repu-
cation IS a fighter Of corporations.
( Frank worcester has resigned his DO
sitioH OF deputy clerk OF the district
Ct E.uid.
Beuany Is accused OF being very parti-
san il his rulings as presiding ofic
o. the council.
When the Osages vote we may expect
e hot political fight between Big Kettle
and Ir. IRON Pot.
Senator Miller has introduced a bill
making the minimum penalty for ki1naP-
ping ten years III the penitertiary.
The Oklahoma City times Journal
charges two policemen of that city with
going on debaueh and dema mas an in
vestICation.
Kansas, are now in Oklahoma and thelr
knees the last week appear 20 want an
application OF Texas climate.
At Durant, Indian Territory, two boys,
Ernest Dyer and Ray Farmer. qua='el.
ed over taa weight CT some cotton and
Farmer shot Dyer and killed him.
The interior deartment has let the con-
trace for the completion Of the survey OF
the Kiowa country 10 the Rock Island
railroad for $4,000. The work VIII be-
gin next week.
The Oklahoma legislature viii learn
some day that the people are not in IA
vo- OF investigations. The people do
not expect the past to be corrected. but
they would like to see the future taken
care of economically and on business
principles.
Matt Duhr OF Stroud has a scheme 70
absolutely do away with divorce. his
plan is for law permitting IVY mar
RED persons TO live three months on pro-
baton as man and vile, and II they con-
tinue beyond that time. then divorce
shall be absolutely refused.
Flynn has introduced in the house
bin providing two additional supreme
judges in Oklahoma Fairbanks has in
troduced the same bill IN the senate The
judges are 10 get $500 q year. and are
not TO pass or cases in the supreme
court over which they have presided in
district courts.
Governor Barnes is reported to have
said: " Isnau not Be a candidate for
appointment, because shall be re-
commissioned without announcing my
If as a candidate" President 1dcKin-
ley is recently reported to have said:
We can not afford 10 make mistake
in Oklahoma this time
Oliphaut of Noble county introduced a
resolution in the house congratu aung
Kansas on the election of J r. Burton.
Alexander moved that the resolution be
returned 20 the author which was done.
OHphant said: "The resolution is before
you. Defeat will incur the displeasure
Of Burton and you know what that
means 10 Oklahoma For Gods sake
don't throw It out"
Enid Wave: Pat Goulding lost a COW,
out at his farm, last week In a peculiar
satisfied with her daily bread and was
constantly seeking some new dish, in
fact, she seemed 10 think everything sit
ting around was for eating purposes.
Last week she busted up q new upper
set Of teeth Pat had made for her. try
ing 10 chew up a galvanized iron wash
tub Last Friday, in ruma gtng through
an old summer kitchen on the place she
found and swallowed an old umbrella,
and a cake OF yeast The yeast fer
menting IN the poor old souls stomach
raised the umbrella and she died in great
agony early Saturday morning.
Now here comes the Youths Compan-
ion for single statehood. Il says: Dur
ing the next session Of congress win
probably be asked to grant statehood to
Oklahoma and the indian Territory
There has been talk OF making them
into two states, but the present feeling
seems TO be that the two should be unit
ed in one strong state. which viii be
about as large a s Missouri viii have not
far from 10000 Inhabitants. and viii
contain wealth valued for taxation az
more than a hundred million dollars The
growth Of Oklahoma which was mainly
carved out Of the territory set aside for
the indians il 1894, has been phenomenal
even for the west. The movement TO
oDau tbe tarrifOrv's pubIfc lands to set
Element began about 1879. Then arose
the Oklahoma boomers ''-would-be-set-
tiers who. when arrested and expelled
only waited until the troops were out of
sight. and then calmly moved back into
the coveted country.