The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-14
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Governor Barnes liked 10 keep them
sweating. And he did.
In the last two days Barnes has had
more power than any other man ever
had in Oklahoma.
Bishop Aeerschaert, at Ponca City to-
day viii administer confirmation 10 a
number Of children OF the parish.
The claim is made in the Newkirk Re
publican that Kay county viii develop
the best water power in the territory
A kansas ". c. I. L. lecturer is now
talking in Oklahoma. How can she per-
suade herself to miss the excitement at
home?
There IS new paper IN the town Of
Yewed, called the Hustler. The name
Yewed ought TO be changed It is i'm
possible
The approach of an Oklahoma grand
jury on a gambling house is something
after the fashion OF Mrs. Nation on a
Kansas joint.
Governor Barnes Is preparing to leave
for Washington, and as soon as he ar
rives there the guns viii begin to bark
and the war win be on.
And. by the way, the Oklahoma City
papers which have abused Barnes for
years. have been pretty fair with him for
the last three or four days.
Judge Museller. Of Perry, has accepted
the place OF allottins agent in the
Wichita country, and he viii whoop
things along in great shape.
The learned politicians are rolling their
eyes and wondering what connection the
coming governor fight has had with the
public building bills progress.
Governor Barnes told an Oklahoma
City OkIahoman reporter Monday that he
would do with the public building bill
just what he thought the majority Of the
people would approve.
IN the past three days Oklahoma City
was profoundly impressed with the
thought that it had perhaps been best for
Oklahoma City TO have been occasionally
a friend to Governor Barnes.
The Republicans of Ponca City have
nominated james Hutchinson for mayor.
c. H Ogden for city clerk; J. c. AfcClel-
land for police Judge; John Shepherd for
city marshal; c. D. Brown Tor street
commissioner; J. 3. Given for city treas
urer; J. G. Knight for city attorney. and
DR.. W. A. 7. Robertson for treasurer Of
the school board.
The Lovelady story of Tecumseh is up
again. 1t is in brief that Boggs, who
was found guilty of making away with
some registered packages and sentenced
to the penitentiary, is innocent; that a
clerk in the Tecumseh postofrice named
y
istered packages from the Shawnee office
and finding that they We're not accom-
panied by the proper memorandum,
wrapped them up in a piece of legal cap
paper, wrote on this, Take your
money and next time don't be so care
less" rode over to Shawnee and stuck
the bundle in an old mail box in the
Shawnee postoffice where Boggs was
postmaster. The next day the postOffice
al md he &C
were overlooked and were found later
in an old waste-baszet. It is said that
Lovelady has confessed this. The story
came out long ago, and is now repeated.
Hardesty Herald: This issue of the
Herald is No. /. Of the eleventh year,
and it is the Oldest newspaper in west
ern Oklahoma. The Herald is a contin-
uatiOn of the hardesty Times started
and published seventeen weeks by Lam
bert W ilstesdt The eultor of this paper
worked for Mr.. Wilsteadt during the sew
enteen weeks. Wilsteadt went broke. so
we took the old Times outfit on account
of wages, purchased the old Liberal
Leader press and some new type and
started the publication Of the Herald
and made a success Of the undertaking
Not many men would predict success in
the Heralds location. The Herald and
it's editor enjoy the friendship Of a wide
circle Of friends, which counts 8 great
deal; then again. the Herald realizes that
this is only and always stock country
and bites and barks along that line. II
we get in a railroad town we guarantee
our readers much better paper, and
then as now we will not lie about Beaver
county which would be the case should
we call it anything except a range stock
country. There is just one change appar-
ent. The larger ranches may soon be
divided into smaller hOl~.ngs, but the
new settler If he aims to succeed. must
not let foolis44 notions and false prophets
divert his attention from stock raising;
If the new settler does not make stock
raising his chief occupation, his efforts
VIII be futile and his GAUGE Will be lost"