The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
OUTLINES o. okLAHoMA.

! The friends OF E E Brown think that
he win remain as coal oil inspector.
| The Guthrie Leader viii help Ferguson
greatly if It keeps up its line OF ridicEle.
| 1t viii De a wonder If there is not a
complete change in insane asylum mat
tiers.
The Republican club az Hobart at the
last moment met and Endorsed Governor
Jenkins.
+ Ferguson has good deal OF the Roose-
welt in him. He is just as impulsive as
the president.
Joe McNeaL It Is reported. is a candi-
date for territorial treasurer under Gov
ernor Ferguson
Roosevelt forfeited the friendship OF
Leslie Niblack forever when he appoint
ed Tom Ferguson.
Dennis Flynn got bill for statehood
in the first day of the session. He be-
heves he viii be able TO pass it.
The historical society should dig up
that well Tom Ferguson constructed over
in the southeast and preserve it
Governor Ferguson viii return to Okla
hOfna early next week. The foreman viii
get out the Watonga Republican
The Enid Wave is another Democratic
paper that cant bear Tom Ferguson 1t
says he isn't ut to be sexton % a negro
cemetery.
New Mexico and Arizona are also
knocking for statehood this session. but
their muscles are weak and they need a
door bell.
BY the way those public monies in the
new country when they are doled out by
congress viii have to be handled very.
very carefully.
John r. Lane. editor OF the Mountain
View Progress, a vigorous writer and of
prominence IN the affairs OF southwest
Oklahoma. died last week.
Fred Wenner will quit being private
secretary Inc situation has been too
strenuous for him As private secretary
he has been a crackerjsck.
A report has it that seventeen miles
southwest OF Pond Creek a seven foot
vein OF sheet copper has been discovered
at depth of thirty-five feet.
Judge Merrick. who filed the charges.
went down TO Washington to take a hand
in recommending new governor, but he
arrived a few hours too late.
The single stateho Cd advocates are now
asking contributions Of 80 cents and up
ward from anybody who warts 10 pay for
the lobby in Washington this winter.
Bob Ne1 is having an artiss:c fit over
the appointment Of Tom Ferguson, be-
NcLAoSs AiC says, 6uSOA HltAS his lCEtn
with a fork and favors mixed schools.
Hundreds of citizens of Oklahoma have
sympathy for Governor Jenkins. The
dismissal was abrupt. but the summary
exclusion from his office was shocking.
Representative Knox Of Massachu-
sets is chairman of the committee on ter
ritories before which IS the statehood bill
which contains Oklahoma's knocks on the
door of the capitol.
There is Just one way for a public Of
fetal when a schemer approaches him
with dirty job 1t viii not do TO protest:
or merely 70 refuse; or TO laugh it off.
The thing for the public official TO do is
to arise to his feet and plug his caller in
the eye; call the police, cause a row and
wide publication of the incident.
Stroud Messenger: Last Saturday az
ternOon While Mr.. and Mrs. John Newman
We're in town their two little girls saw
a huge panther pass through the yard.
one of the girls was in the house and
the other one outside, but the fierce
looking man-eater made no attempt to
attack her. Mr.. Newman measured its
track where it had walked, which was
six and a half inches from the two outer
claws. Del Rosengrant said he saw the
animal in Hoffmans pasture last July
and Mrs ROsegTant has heard the scream
of a panther near her home several
nights. II is to be hoped that the farm
ers win organize and capture the fierce
human terror-tigeT.