The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-01
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The weather is about right for Sol. Ten
pie TO appear n Grant county again
Nj and Mrs. John ----4tee OF Enid. have
+ located II Kansas City and viii make Il
| their home
/ Governor Ferguson is IN St Louis 10 see
about the location OF the Oklahoma build
ing at the exposition
TIE new settlers in Oklahoma are look
! ing 10 see if that Indian summer viii be
pulled Of as advertised.
! A couple OF Mormon missionaries are
touring Woods county. but up 70 date
haven made a single convert
Judge Pancoast recently sentenced a
negro who had killed another. to ninety
nine years in the penitentiary-
Roar from the Enid Wave: Trouble
the other way now. Il is TOO wet 10 plow-
Week before last it was too dry.
Mr. Cromwell. the Enid man who is
making speeches for Mcclure. seems 10
| be worrying the opposition good deal
W Lee Karr. Of Alva. has returned.
after three years service in the Philip
pines. which he describes as that far
away. sickly country"
The first Kiowa county fair VIII be held
at Hobart. beginning october 10 Hobart
is far enough south 10 select this date
Without fear OF getting snow on the
exhibits.
At a fruit-growers' convention in Okla
homa the other dag one man read an ad-
dress entitled: The Fruit Tree Agent"
He recommended a common shotgun.
but If that was not available. approved OF
club.
Bill Cross is trihe crude in his work
A Cleo. according TO the Chieftain. be-
fore he began his speech he asked if there
we're any "niggers' IN the place. Being
told there were not. he said: We'll. III
rip into EN-"
The Ava Pioneer says: THE Demo
crat or Populist who shows no interest in
the fusion ticket IS indirectly assisting
the opposition" And a plenty in Woods
county are showing no interest. as the
Pioneer viii learn election day.
In the legislative convention OF the fu-
sionists in Woods county the committee
on resolutions recited long list Of rea-
sons why Democrats and Populists should
vote together. and then added: We
therefore lay aside minor differences for
the time being and invite the co-opera-
ton of all citizens who seek the best
interests OF all the people as against
the place and spoils hunters" By minor
differences the Democrats must moan the
next Democratic nominee for president. as
% 1--we NH. anu SuCA Etllc lLlilSS AlAc
that.
The fusionists in a legislative conven-
ton in Woods county adopted this plank;
Resolved. That when statehood shall be
secured. we favor a provision in the con-
stitution applying the principles OF the
initiative and referendum TO the question
o. county division. location OF county
seats. the disposal of reserved lands and
al other questions of Importance. We
favor abridging the authority Of courts
and legislators TO the one question only.
that OF determining the will Of the people
legally expressed at the ballot box. a sPe-
cal election divorced from the personal
aspirations OF candidates and politicians
South McAlester Capital. Hulputta
Niece, chief of the Seminole Nation. ac-
companied by James II. Johnson and W
L Joseph. arrived from Wewoka Friday
morning over the Choctaw. and registered
at the Commercial Governor Niece is q
full-blood Seminole and cannot under
stand one word of the English language.
In appearance he is only an average In
dian. poorly dressed and lacking in dig
nifty. Mr.. Joseph is a member OF the
Seminole national council. and is consid-
eIed one of the brightest full-bloods in
the Seminole Nation. They are here 10
attend the meeting called by Chief Por-
ter TO confer on separate statehood. In
dian like they would not be interviewed.
and positively refused TO state the opinion
Of their chief on the statehood issue.