The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
OUTLINES Q. OKLAHOMA.

Judge D. r. Singleton. a prominent
Texas. from Ennis. has located at shaw
nee.
Earl Davis. a painter at Anadarko. yes
terday killed q bear in the Wichita noun
taius.
The latest in Garfield county IS a dis
eovery Of aluminium along with the cop
per deposits
jim Andrews. who shot Fails at lamont.
is now in the Pond Greek jail. He refuses
To tai kto reporters
1t is said that II Tom Ferguson had de-
clined the governorship, Harry Gilstrap
would have been appointed.
The Ponca City Courier is out IN a new
dress. in new style. size and makeup.
And it is very. very handsome indeed.
Lawton is arranging for a cemetery.
The government has forbidden the burial
OF civilians in the Fort SIN military Gem
etery.
There IS some sort OF row about gam
bling in saloons at Lawton- The anthori-
ties there might better hold the gambling
feature down.
Father De Patrere Of the Catholic
church has moved from Hennessey TO
Enid. The parish at Eni dis building him
a fine residence.
When Judge McAtee ordered Sol. Tenn
pie taken TO the Enid jail Sheriff Butts of
Grant county objected. Butts wanted just
one more whack at the job.
The sheriff OF Garfield county Is offer
ing reward for the capture Of tramp
who broke into a hardware store at
Drummond and stole 9 razor. For shame.
The Well at Blackwell wiz be down
about 7e0 feet today, and the men who are
drilIin gexpect TO strike gas before night.
1t VIII be great Christmas present for
the town.
Isenberg Of Enid has Joined Your Uncle
Jake Admire on his fight against elccting
state officers and congressman at the
same time that the vote is taken on the
constitution.
Bob Nef. on the question OF forbiddlng
the corset. says: "Of corset il must 80, -
the long-armed fellows are TO have The
running of it. But stay. There Is no use
in a waist OF words. or in being straight
laced about the matter
Every time. these days. an Oklahoma
community sees extraordinary horse sense
in one Of its citizens It should mark him
foT a member of the constitutional con-
vention. Oklahomas first constitution
should be an index of her character as u
viii in future years be a symbol she viii
progress by.
Now the old organic act IS mOnaeying
around again. The city council az Okla
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to construct a street railway. Another
company which has no franchise is going
ahead 10 take possession Of the streets
and put in a line. The second company
holds that no franchise is necessary un-
der the organic act. Possibly that OF
ganic act would hold that a councilman
has no right on earth.
A writer on the Enid Eagle. who was
made tc run to fire the other day. Just
because the man ut the station wanted 10
crafty his curiosity as 20 the tore of the
new whistle. offers Up this protest. Yes
terday just at "A time when the Sunday
schools were Diminishing the fire whistle
at the water works pealed forth. It is
generally known that new whistle has
been ordered. and understood that it wac
10 be blown only in case Of fire. There
was general turnout. and the hose cart
was at the water works. ready 10 make n
coupling. Several people got their Sunday
clothes soiled. The fire committee had
not been notified, and there was no police
man at the hose house to notify the boys
that the engineer was trying the new
whistle Like the boy who cried wolf
when there was no wolf. the whistle viii
blow some time and the citizens refuse 10
respond. We are informed that the prop
er persons viii inform the engineer that
the fire whistle must be used only ia ease
of fire