The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-17
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The big contest now VIII be over the
secretaryship OF the territory.
Probably this tine 8Ir. jenkins real
izes that he has quiet job on his hands
Jim Houston viii be the frs tuan to get
an appointment under Governor Jenkins.
It viii be interesting now TO know what
jenkins opinion IS about immediate state
hood.
Dennis Flynn is ticoled TO death over
the appointment Of Secretary Jenkins to
be governor.
BIZ Knipe has quit craftsmanship and
is row running the Perkins Journal as
editor in chief.
When the railroad statistics come out
Oklahoma viii be found in new mileage
10 lead the union
The deputy assessors now have a fist
against the from tdoor and & hard look
Of incredulityl in his eyes.
The thing which really knocked out
Governor Barneswas the senatorial reso-
lutions calling for an investigation.
The people of Hardesty have decided 10
move their town 70 the south bank OF the
Beaver river on the Rock Island railroad.
The killing of Mr.. Pemberton by foot
pads at Weatherford has led 70 a demand
there that the buns and ioafers be clear
ed out.
A-I new AdW Ae@AAA1t - -cA- N~N-a -tN--- :
include grape-vines and that is where the
young Oklaheman viii get in his work,
varying the thing occasionally with an
umbrella handle.
1t is dollars 10 doughnuts that harmony
viii come a good deal harder than the
political workers think. You can lead
harmony 10 the trough, but you can [
make harmony drink
A Kansas man kicks on opening up the
Kiowa land by q drawing becaflse he be-
longs to a church and the drawing would
violate his religious principles. How does
he reconcile himself 20 a horse races
Agricultural item from the Okeene
Eagle: Vow herd your jack rabbits out
OF your wheat or they win be carried Up
with IL only TO be harvested in June.
Jack rabbit -four would not make good
coughnuts."
I tbs reported that at Liberal. Kansas,
last week a railroader who was six feet
nine inches tall ran after his hat which
the wind had blown of and just as he
stopped 10 pick 1t, he fell over dead from
heart disease.
The best winter for years Is closing in
Beaver county. 1t was an ideal cattle
country winter. Speaking OF il and its
close the Hardssty Herald says: up to
early Tuesday morning there had been
no precipitation OF conseoue either
rain, sleet or snow-in this section for a
period of six months. Il was a remark
ably dry winter, such weather during the
six months last pas tbein Of inestlmable
value TO live stock interests in the great
enthusiastically the kind OF weather
needed up TO first week Of April But
Tuesday morning the dry spell was brok-
en- by q giOriously good rain. that con-
tinued often and on till Thursday morn
ing. Every drop soaked into the ground
and the whole country is thoroughly
wet"
OF the removal Of the town Of Hardesty
to the railroad the Herald says! "In a
few weeks Hardesty Will be mostly NOV
ed away, ard viii be known no more
forever, perhaps, as town, except in
stories that begin with, "once upon a
time. For years when the s. half circle.
Pigpen z, LUX, the 7JHPL boys. and
others made this place a rendezvous on
various occasions il was warm num-
Der, and the great national game Of draw
poker was much INDUCED and the limit
was several degrees higher than q cat s
back OF late, matters have been prosaic
crap shooters have superseded the sports
of the old school, and instead of the su-
preme pleasure Of drawing to a four-bob
and making 1.-THE older sports have
10 assume undignified attitudes and voci-
ferate to the bones in frantic efforts TO
pass f0r . cents. These remarks are
reminiscent, but incidental. They only
picture one feature Of life Of the residents
Of a small. inland. Isolated village Of the
west with an environment Of strongly de-
veloped sporting proclivities-those not
participating forming an attentive aud
ience and informing every being on the
outside relative to the progress Of the
game"