The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-17
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Enid is showing the Strip a lively and
happy time Of il this week.
Congress isn't golng to let the Indian
territory become a state until i has gone
through the form OF organized territory
hood.
The Guthrie Republicans have nomi-
mated ". Il Merton for the legislature.
His opponent on the Democratic side IS
Edgar Jones.
There is one interrogation at Weatherford
who went up against Bird Mcclure on
the statehood question. who couldn't be
hired 10 go UP against him again.
One Democratic paper in southern Okla
bona is telling its readers that vote for
Bill Cross is vote for cheap lumber II
is wonder the paper didn't say tim
Der.
In the Fl Reno Democrats new quar-
ters there are four doors for the editor :
kit If that becomes necessary. and
seven windows for the irate subscriber 5
exit il he insists on Il.
Pleasant Porter. Of the Creeks. wants
the Indian territory made state il 1896
He has called a meeting OF Indian COVER
nors at South McAlester, September >.
TO consider the question.
A Muskogee doctor took sixty grains
o. morphine and is still alive 1t is said
that a dose Of morphine, II il is a whop-
ring big one. is not fatal. But 1t would
be a delicate thing TO experiment on
The managers of Cross are devoting
their entire time TO the southwestern part
OF Oklahoma. They don't seem 10 know
that something in the way Of big votes is
going 10 be cast in the Strip this year
One month after the election OF Bird
Mcguire, all eyes will turn TO Washington
H.. . -.
senate and must be voted upon II
stands as unfinished business until dis
posed of.
The vote Oklahoma will send to Wash
ington the day after election will have
more effect in securing the passage Of a
statehood bill than all the memorials and
resolutions statehood conventions could
adopt in fifteen years.
In the Canadian Kfnghsher councillor
nominating convention OF the Republi-
cans there was a big fuss. which origi-
mated in the committee on credentials.
DR.. Winkler was nominated for the coun-
ell. A delegation from FL Reno called e
Guthrie Monday TO protest against the
fling of his nomination certificate.
Taloga Times: The families OF Frank
Osborne and Mr.. Holland. living near
Hurley, ate OF the same watermelon last
who partook were taken sick in a short
time afterward. DR.. Hughes was called
and pronounced the sickness due from
poison. No one knows how the poison
came in the melon.
The Ponca City Courier is kicking. be-
cause il says, lit looks like Mcclure is
not receiving the help from the terrific
rial committee and other sources that he
Is entitled to-" When the Courier sees the
votes counted it viii understand that 4
central committee in Oklahoma does its
most effective work by organizing quiet
~ The hip-hurrah business on the part
or 4 committee never did cut much ice in
Oklahoma.
A Ponca City young man was coming up
town the other night in the dark. a col
ored woman rushed up to him, threw her
arms around him and called him
Honey" He pushed her away and went
on his way. wondering what on earth
allied the woman. Then he felt for his
pocketbook and found it gone He notified
the police; they swOoped down on the To-
cality. caught the woman and made her
tell where the pocketbook was hidden.
Hobart News: From information we
have at hand we learn that the shooting
at Harrison yesterday occurred about as
follows: J. VI. Ware. harness and buggy
merchant Of Harrison. was accosted on
the street BIZ a man named Kelly. who Is
reputed to be a FOUNDER who asked
Ware TO pay him S.. Mr.. Ware told Kelly
he hadn't the money in his pocket. but
would see him later. At this Kelly said.
I don't think yOull pay II anyway. and
I'll take it out OF your hide" He struck
Mr.. Ware in the face. knocking him OF
the sidewalk At this somebody shot
Kelly in the hip. Mr.. Kelly IS doing
nicely. and we understand Mr.. Ware sent
a nurse to attend Kelly. Mr.. Ware was
arrested for shooting Kelly and the pre-
lirninary came up today before Judge Fin
ley and Ware was bound over 10 the
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