The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-29
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another bank has been started at Gearx.
The principal director is l. J. Downey-
Coda Morris is to be thanked for turn
ing Up and preventing a story that might
have been as long-drawn out as the Hiil-
mon case.
At the Indian dance at Elk City. white
men were allowed TO dance with sqnaws
BY paying 70 cents. The privilege brought
in quite handsome sum
Erin Springs. one Of the historic towns
il the Indian territory, little heard OF
recently. VIII soon have a railroad Nine
Rock Island gangs are working that
way.
John stiles. Of Oklahoma county. win
sell Sl.0el worth Of broom corn from =
acres OF land. This isn't bad. although Il
is not the best record made IN Oklahoma
this year
over 10 Christians and church members
held a sunrise prayer meeting on top OF
Mt Sheridan. in the Wichita mountains.
last Sunday morning 1t was an i'm
pressive sight
In Comanche county. Monday night,
Jud Welch and Ed 4dcDonald gave variety
to a country dance by hgnting duel with
Knives. McDonald's wounds viii proha-
bly, prove fatal
The southern element in Oklahoma City
are anxious 10 see how that Kansas
governor viii open a campaign. They
will be disappointed. lie viii not open Il
with corkscrew-
In Oklahoma. as in Kansas. queer
things happen. An editor Is breaking his
neck TO put Sl59.0Q9 into an electric light
plant at Guthrie. The strange thing about
it is that ne has the money.
Miss LeIer Drew. Of Berlin. saw some
thing under mules hind foot. and stoop-
ed down 10 pick il up. She has partially
regained consciousness and the pilysi-
clans are hopeful el her recovery
The best sign that the enemy is licked
in Oklahoma j. the fact that the Repub-
hand in. the politics of Kansas They
haven't in Cross enough TO keep them
busy.
Simpson. the .-erry bucket shop oper-
ator, forged himself into a lot OF free
riding He rode on a bogus pass TO Chi
cago and now will ride from New Jersey
back 10 Noble county, the guest Of
Sheriff Foster.
Frank Dale. through the leader. has ap-
prised the people OF Guthrie that it is alb
soIutely necessary TO raise 5000 more for
the Denver. Enid ana Gulf before Ed
mund Frantz places his John Hancock
on the contract.
Leslie Niblack viii be the Democratic
candidate for the council against his old
thirty-third degree friend, Harper s. Cum
ningham. II viii require a man Of more
experience and seriousness than Niblack
TO handle the situation for Guthrie in the
next council.
Ament has resigned as president Of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal. TO which
position he was elected some time ago. He
announces that the position was resigned
for business reasons known only TO him.
relf. and that his home will be in Alva
indefinitely.
Judge Billups. that prince of dressers
out in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe coun-
Try. is not carrying out the pledge he
made al Enid to the effect that he in
tended u set the praiTfes OF the southwest
a-fire Tor Bill Cross. Judge Biliups is
weed Of hasty growth-a kind of a hot
air plant.
The best evidence that BIZ Cross
Guthrie friends DO not believe he can be
elected is the fact that they are booming
Editor Niblack for the council. Nibiack
was slated for Bill Cross private secre-
tary before the nomination of MCGUIRE
changed the aspect Of things
This is a queer item from the great ed
ucational center Of western oklahoma
Alva: Blaine Bacon is going back TO
Chrisman, Illinois, TO attend school
The Alva man who would send his son to
Illinois. and especially to Chrisman, for
an education has something wrong with
him.
II A Todd. the man who used TO run
stages from Kansas 10 Fort Reno, and
who lived in Canadian county before the
opening is a candidate for territorial
councilman from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
district He is running against an orator
that race.