The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-10
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


The Wave expects Enid 70 have 1o.ooc
people before next Hallowe' en-.
The city council o. Blackwell has dis
allowed some OF the bills put il BY the
well-drillers-
The federal officers say they win pre-
vent Choctaws from starting towns %
their own sliotments-
! The impression is growing that Roy
/ Hoffman viii bulge n on the scene al
/ Enid as a dark horse.
Bob Forrest strobe a few strodes around
/ Enid the other day and his friends az
nounce that he has Garneld county
Fob Neh has discovered again fha,
Dennis Flynn is up a stump. Bob'has
/ discovered this a good many times.
I That report from Layton demonstrated
I that the Oklahoma militia can sex cut.
when needed, in two shakes Of ram 5
tai.
Two counties have instructed in the
Democratic race for congress, Noble
county for Doyle and Oklahoma county
for Cross.
Colonel White. who started the FL Reno
American. and Reverend sam Snan could
hold an interesting convention and relate
things that they learned
Frank RIcAiaster Is getting his gait
down in the new country. He is
out IN a redhot interview feeding the
other fellow tobssco sauee.
Many Of the country schools of okla
hcna are now closing. and the boys are
pulling their shoes and stockings and
wading il the plcughed fields
II Bill Cross should be nominated for
congress by the Democrats and c. G.
jones by the Republicans, how would
Trey run in oklahoma county?
Willis II. Cofeld. the new Alva register
was one of the delegation which called
or Governor Ferguson the other day
asking him 10 retain President Ament
Congressman Lan6is. VINO has visited
the territories and knows what they look
like, says he IS for statehood for Okla
homa, but not for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Some OF his adversaries ct Blackwell
have started the report that Colonel
Blackwell IS going insane he isn't, He
IS one of the shrewdest men the Indian
territory has produced
II a Kingfsher county man Is not made
McAtee's successor, it viii be taken TO
uean all over Oklahoma that Kingfisher's
copyright on the pie counter has gone up
against the statute Of limitations.
Rope must be scarce in the new eoun-
try, from the number Of estray notices in
the newspapers. Another curious thing
about new country is the number OF
bird dogs which get lost In the shuttle and
are wildly and widely advertised for.
The men who are seeking the Demo
cratic nomination for congress in Okla
homa should prepare at once a speech
showing what excuse they can have for
fsvOring the division OF Oklahoma's
school funds with the Indian territory.
Guthrie Capital: 4 bold. black burglar
entered the rocming house OF Al Buseu-
bark, on East Harrison yesterday morn
ing about 3 o'clock. receiving for his
pains one dollar and ten cents in change
and thorough fright. The thief had
made a successful touch on the clothing,
gold watch and pOcketbook belonging TO
Frank Moore, a boarder. The clothes and
watch ne lay on the porch while he re-
turned to the house TO continue his depre-
dations Entering the room OF Viola
Barnhin, the thies picked up a pocket
book containing $3.50. but the noise he
made aroused the young woman. who
started TO scream The thief 1smmed a
over her mouth. but the
' Dung woman. now thoroughly aroused,
again made good use OF her lungs. and
this time succeeded in convincing the
other members Of the i,use that she
was afflicted with sorneth r. more tan
gible than a nightmare. The sound OF ap-
footsteps frightened the negro.
and breaking away from the young wo-
man, who had grabbed him by the wrist
he made hssty exit, IN his haste neg
Letting to take the clothing and watch
which he had lain on the porch.