The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-03
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

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There is a loud call for reform in tbs
style Of bridges Constructed IN Oklahoma
II is said that Dr.. McElrath has LANDED
one Of the clerkships Of the new court il
Oklahoma.
The postmasters OF Blackwell. Ponca
City and Tonkawa are Illustrating IL
large. new salaries
While Bin Cross is not 3 boomer. he
has, as travelling man. made" sew
eTaI towns IN Oklahoma in his time.
Bob Ner says that the old idea OF
supply and demand regulating prices
was exploded years and years ago"
The cutting OF wheat has begun in the
southern part OF Oklahoma. Il usually
| takes II only a week 10 cross the terri
tory.
Blackwell IS now breaking into public
! attention with the claim that the town
has the only cross-eyed dog in the
world.
a good many people in Oklahoma after
reaching midstream are discovering that
the recent high water has cut out old
fords.
Colonel A. J. Blackwell last Saturday
set out for New York City. The Colonel
does a prodigious amount Of bohbing
around.
The next meeting OF the Oklahoma ed
itors viii take place in Law1on. May Is.
1913. The recent meeting IL Mangum was
Tot largely attended.
The gentleman who IS no stranger 70
this community is now quite numerous
il the political announcement columns
OF Oklahoma newspapers
a Guthrie paper makes the claim Tor
Dick Morgan as candidate for con-
gress that he is accIimated. Things like
this make Bill Cross tired.
The rain. by holding of for a little
while, can make everlasting friends OF
the men who want to ger at the corn
and who want TO cut the wheat.
a woman at Pond Creek has sued her
husband FOR divorce, and one of her
charges is that he compelled her 10 run
a restaurant in order TO make a living
Frantz of Enid. who IS a tip-top base
ball pitcher, would be in the National
League. il is said, If it We're not for the
fact that he viii not play on Sunday or in
any game where a wager IS ND.
W. II. Lewis. OF Carmen. recently in
stalled a new organ. Everybody In the
household had worn their ankles out
pumping air into 1t, when a cyclone came
along and attempted TO help out. All
the family could find Of the organ after
the storm was the tremolo stop and
pedal.
Ed Merchant in the Aline Chrome
scope: why does not some enterpris-
ing writer make the thirteenth chapter
OF Revelations fit the beef trust? IL has
been made 70 fit everything else
Near Aline during the high water, some
campers appropriated the boards of
bridge which had been washed out and
made a fire OF them. 4 lively overseer
rode down on the campers and made
them pay for the boards.
Billings News: In the storm on
Wednesday of last week Pete Berry. a
brother of Mrs. Ward. who lives near old
Harperville east OF Billings, was killed
by lightning. Mr.. Berry lived on a farm
about ten miles northeast of Tonkawa.
and had just bought a couple Of cows,
which he was leading home, hitched be-
hind the wagon. 4 boy was in the wagon
with him, and was standing behind the
seat when he saw a cow struck by
lightning in a field which they were pass
ing. and stepped forward to the seat.
saying; There goes a COW, Pete. our
time will be next" Just at that In
slant as he finished speaking and laid
his hand upon the seat. there came a
binding flash, and when the boy recov-
cred from the shock he found Berry and
one of the horses killed. while the hand
he had laid upon the seat was practically
torn Off He managed 10 make his way
To q house. where the family gave him
shelter and cared for him. bat were
afraid TO touch the body of Berry. who
was left lying in the storm until the next
day