The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Some of the CITIZENS Of Fl Reno arc
talking municipal ownership Of water
works.
Judge J. r. Scott is after the Republican
nomination for county attorney in Noble
county.
The hot and dry weather" continues
70 be good for the cotton. which can
stand lot Of it.
Harper Cunningham and Judge strans
are aspirants al Guthrie FOR seat in the
territorial council
The University at Fayetteville. Ark.
viii be thrown OPEN 10 the young dix
OF indian territory tuition free
The Fort Smith and Guthrie road. which
is building 10 Guthrie from the east. is
supposed to be riseo property.
Charles ". Raymond. OF the Sapulpa
Republican. has been made deputy clerk
OF the United States court az Sapulpa-
". B. Huey. a travelling man from st.
Joe. who married a Mangum girl last
May is under arrest AZ Mangum.
charged with bigamy.
IN criticism Of the recent rendition
). .'Uncie Tom s Cabin in that city, the
Medford Mail complains that the part or
Marks was underdone.
W F. McGrath. OF e. Reno. writes from
Colorado that fruit is very cheap out
there. as they charge only 10 cents a
pound for apples. This is $ a bushel.
If you want to learn the date OF public
sales, picnics and other gatherings" says
the FL Reno Bell, ask the candidates.
They've got EN- down on their little
book"
The Grant County Republican platform
contains this plank: I'VE indorse the
wise and statesman-like policy of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his administration and
especially OF Philippine affairs and his
fight against the trusts
Phoebe Prettyhair. one of the oldest
members of the Ponca tribe, died near
Ponca City the other day. She was
good woman. 1t is claimed that she
adopted and raised a white child. After
ward the parents claimed the child who
refused to leave the Indian mother.
The Oklahoma papers very wisely ad-
here 10 the custom or charging for polit-
ical announcement notices The custom
is practically extinct in Kansas and has
been ever since the advent OF Popuiism.
II being the Pop idea that nobody should
be a seeker after office. and hence should
not make an announcement.
Every man who stands on car plat
form and hangs onto the rail- IS sure
at Pond Greek, Curtis Marshall, of Hydro,
was standing on the car steps Of NOV
ing train, when his grip on the iron hand
rail slipped and he was thrown TO the
ground and badly hurt.
=. T. Perkins. an attorney Of Lawton.
has, says the Oklahoma City Times-JOur-
nal. identified Barry, as a man he knew
in Georgia several years ago Perkins
says this: Berry was once church
member and leading worker IN that state.
but his religion soon left him. About
twelve years ago 1 was a resident Of
GAINESVILLE. Ga. and it was at that time
that Barry lived near Cleveland. in White
county. In those days in that neighbor-
hood there were hardly any towns. The
people would form alliances and establish
a store and a church at various places in
the county. Down IN White county a few
OF us people residing at GAINESVILLE. would
josh the people down there about never
having a railway accident or 9th
er happenings. The fact of the
matter was that there We're no rail-
roads in White county, and seldom any
thing happened in 1891 several people
established church. couple OF houses
and a store at Messy Greek. an old
Methodist camping ground in White
county. No sooner had the store been
started when one night It was broken into
and robbed. Nearly everything was ia
ken. The authorities went to work on
the case and succeeded in arrestfng
Barry. There was no jail at the place
where Barry was arrested. and the pTis-
oner was brought TO GAINESVILLE. my town.
where he was locked up in a strong Jail
At the trial the evidence was 50 dead
against the man that conviction was
easy. The jury sentenced him to three
years in the penitenuary. Down in Geor-
gia the convicts are leased and are made
TO work on public roads. farm or do
most anything required Of them. Barry
v as leased by 2 man who is worth about
5000. 900, and It was from this man he es-
capped. When man leases a Georgia
convict he is required TO give bond for
500. Then in case the convict escapes
the lessee is required to pay the amount
Of the bond which ] suppose that man
who leased Barry did. Barry has a
brother-;n-law in Georgia al present who
has considerable means
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