The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-14

home. At the present time they are
interested in tn building Of western Ok
lahoma. and ar on the look out for the
best interests of the residents of this
part Of the territory.
Taloga is one Of the old towns of
this western country. 1t is the county
seat of Dewey county. For many years
IL was merely a village. but within the
past months, there has been a general
Improvement in every line. New resi-
dences have been erected, and new peo-
pie are coming to the city to locate A
new court house, costing over $1,000 is
being erected and viii be ready for court
when Judge P. L. Panccast comes here
in November. There has not been
term OF court here for over a year and
when court week comes, the city will be
filled to overiowing with persons inter
ested in the litigation now on the court
docket.
Taloga people have hopes of a railroad
Plans are being made to secure a branch
of the Orient. The survey is twenty
miles from the city and negotiations have
been opened for a road. II the Orient
will not consider a proposition. some
other plan viii be devised 10 secure rail-
way facilities. Taloga people are de-
termined to have a railroad. and will
spare no effort to secure one. All me7-
chandise is freighted into the city and
ii is not an unusual thing TO see long
trains of freight wagons. winding their
way over the many miles between Ia
loga and a railroad.
On the morning following the day, Mr..
Mcguire spoke here. He drove to Put
nam, stopping there while enroute to
Independence, in Custer county. Putnam
has a pOstofice and q store and black
smith shop. number of persons had
gathered to hear the Congressional can
didate and gave him a hearty welcome
The meeting was held in the store build
ing, people standing beside and sitting
on the counters. Mr. Mcclure spoke
for an hour and found an interested lot
OF people. There was desire to know
the status Of the statehood matter, and
the speaker devoted the greater portion
of the time to this issue. Two young
Ten drove across from Day county 10
meet Mr.. MCGUIRE and are going home
more enthusiastic than ever to work for
his election.
The meeting resulted in much good,
although the appointment was at
small place. Dinner was secured al
Putnam and shortly after twelve o'clock
the party resumed the drive TO Indepen-
dence
Dennis Flynn regularly made speeches
in Taloga when a candidate for dele
gate TO Congress. The first time he ever
spoke in Taloga. he used a farmer 5
wagon as q speakers stand. His audi
ence was small at that time for Dewey
county was sparsely settled. Every two
years his audiences increased in size.
There is not a more popular Oklahoman
among Dewey county people than Dennis
Flynn, and the old timers stfl talk Of
the first speech made by Flynn in Ia
loga.
Dewey county was named after Admiral
George Dewey. The vote was taken on
he name for the county at the time
Dewey was doing things TO the Span
iards. The county had been known as
ID" county. and ii was an easy thing TO
secure an expression from the people
favorable TO Dewey. After the selection
of the name a. W. Dunuagan wrote 10
the Admiral and received an interesting
letter in reply. with the signature of
the wei known man attached. Mr.. Dun
nagan is preserving the letter and it will
be an interesting momento IN time 10
come.
Dewey county is cut in two by the
South Canadian river. II is a wide and
ttesche-9us slreanI and more than ont
man has loft iis life In attempting 70
one OF the pressing needs OF the county
is q bridge across the river and the man
OF men who win secure that VIII for
ever have the praise OF the people Of
the county for their work.
Bird Mcclure VIII receive a majority
in Dewey county this fan The condi-
lions are for Republican success This
county can 5e considered a Republican
county. and while il is never q walk
away for any party, yet we VIII win
cut. The emigration during the past two
years has been about thirty-five per
cent Of the present population of th-
county We believe that the Republican
party has been benefited by this emf
srati0r owing 20 the fact that the ma
jority OF the people have come from the
north. 7 bellYe that We viii poll 2.01
votes their year. which Is in excess ot
the vote p0lle6 any other year. The
people Of ether parts OF the territory
VIII ind that there IS 4 decided seuts
ment here for statehood and IS not the
kind of statehood advocated by Bill Cross
ithcr. The people want settled c0n6i-
rions in this territory. and II securing
that desired state of affairs they aYe
not willing u give up anything a mas
nanimous congress has given rs Bird
Mcclure malre @ splendid impression
spon the people OF this county. HI
speech was right 70 the point. and III
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