The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-21
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The newspapers OF Oklahoma are now
talking Senator Dennis Flynn strong.
The single statehood advocates are feel
Ing pretty blue Prospects aren't OF the
kind that suit them.
SO far the winter has been little duh.
hut that may Re because Sol. Temple isn't
on the scene any more.
The Shawnee Herald thinks that state
hood for Oklahoma alone is { terrible
crime against the future
Oklahoma really seems 70 have passed
cut OF the affidavit stage ar last The
event should be ratified.
Before this time next month. that Is,
before Christmas. Oklahoma viii know
al. about statehood.
The fire marshal Of Guthrie would Ike
tc see gasoline barred out because OF its
danger 10 fremen. But gasoline has come
TO stay.
The Oklahoma Democrat has run on -
a brand new argument for city owner
ship. 1t says: City ownership means
free water for street sprinkiins
Harry Doe appeared in police court in
Perry the other day. II is feared gener-
ally that his brother John IS fatally III or
something, for the FIRST tine in history.
Oklahoma is entitled 10 five hundred
INtSS-Alc III l44E (AdG C--4IEE oLGAcl-bNQ CUT
vention, 10 be held December ;. But ok
lahoma wont have 500 there by q long
shot.
AT Shawnee a wood thief was arrested
and put on the rock pile, from which he
at once escaped. II he had been put on
wood-piie he would have probably
taken it along.
There is a fight on the interurban rail-
road franchise at Guthrie. because OF a
belief in some quarters that il viii tie the
city up from making other arrangements
for a street car system.
The FL Reno Democrat says: Wash
irgton lost more battles than he won.
Yet he won liberty for Americans There
IL still hope for the Oklahoma Democracy
under proper leadership. We have lost
our Moses"
J. Y. Callahan has the comforting
position in Oklahoma who ever got
enough votes TO get into o1ice. The list
OF Democrats who have tried il and
failed is getting pretty long.
The baby which was abandoned in the
cemetery AT Shawnee was so blue with
cold that at first the man who found
It thought il was negro child. It had
been dropped into the place where found
50 hard that the back Of its head was
bruised.
Quite an excitement prevails in Lawton
over the reported find of a vein OF copper
IN the mine of the Lawton Mining Mill
ing and Refining company. at Cartervilie,
IN the Wichita mountains. Ii is reported
that the ore is worth thousands of dollars
u the ton.
Enid Eagle: Just before the election
the Eagle made the assertion that the
people in the extreme eastern and south
ern portion OF the territory were lining
up. irrespective of party lines, for Bill
Cross, on account of his statehood theo-
ries. which, if realized, would forever
prevent the West Side from getting any
thing. 1t asked the Democrats here 10
rally TO Bird Mcclure in sef-protection,
but most Of the Democrats Of Enid emit
ted distinct horse-lsush and said (
was simply an ye-of-the-election canard.
The returns show that Il was a fact.
IT PottaWatomie. Cleveland. Oklahoma
and Greer counties, Cross ran many hun
dred votes ahead OF the county candi-
dates. II is true that a number OF Demo
Gratis here saw the truth Of the Eagles
statement and showed their good judg-
rent by voting for Mcguire. The point
we desire TO make is that this paper.
even in the heat OF a campaign. viii not
knowingly make use OF fal-e argument.
I, doesn't pay IN the long run.