The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-13
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


In the Fl Reno land Office Mr.. No. s.1as
filed on his claim the other day.
IN the general wetting. Greer county
also came in for a good down-pour.
And how things, from one end OF the
territory to the other, VIII now green
~.
Monday night the depot az Geary. the
Cboctaw's, was struck by lightning and
/ burned.
The e Reno American gives It as its
opinion that wheat wiz now so Ike a
rat up rafter
There was death from what was first
( pronounced measles. but later smallpox,
a Alva last week
For a week now . man wiz be able 70
piow without having 70 wash his face a.
meals with a spade.
The city elections IN Oklahoma this
( year are 10 be held on April !. And soma
enc is sure TO be fooled.
The rain came just in time to make
digging for Aroor day. which IS tomor-
row. easy for people who wear French
kids.
The single statehood lobby has returned
f,om Washington. They assert that there
is no hope for any sort OF statehood this
spring.
The politicians at Blackwell are the
first in the field with two municipal
tickets one Republican, the other Citi-
zons.
The Democratic papers are saying suca
nice things Of Roy Hoffman since he with
drew that he may be persuaded TO get
/ back in again.
The Aline Chronoscope tells OF man
who had a sick colt and medicines fail
Z ing, cut the colts stomach open and
found in it three pints of fine sand
There is q roar on the part Of parents
a. III Reno because, they charge. teachers
make children go outdoors az recess in
terinissions. whether II IS cold or rainv
or summery
Blackwell never fails to hit gas. and
this time she has q flow that is 81 big
she is afraid to touch match 10 IT,.
Blackwell is to be congratulated for her
perseverance.
It rained so hard at Fl Reno that some
one started the rumor that Bridgeport
had been washed away by a veter-spout.
The rain IS always little heavier over
iE the next townships.
Il was probably made OF dust re-
marked an O0iahoman the other day as
he plunged into the house and shut the
door in the face of the raging wind. -but
1 can't see any sense in Nature trying 10
rub it in on me-.
Pond Creek vidette: The new city
han building at Ponca City VII be dedi-
Gated on Saturday. March D Governor
Ferguson VIII deliver an address and an
attractive program has been arranged.
All are invited TO be present. and q
grand celebration is promised.
In Issuing q call to the central com
mittee of the Populist party in Canadian
county, z. T. Marsh. the committee sec
rotary, INDUCES in this poetical language
we purpose running a campaign that
Will be an irIdescenr beaut. and ever
Populist is requested TO see that his
township IS represented ar this meeting.
Pond Creek Vidette: IN talking the
matter over with several band men in
town the Vidette man finds that only
one instrument bass horn, is needed
TO complete the band. All other needed
instruments and people 10 play EN- are
10 be had. Now is the right time to or
ganize the band ana II no one can be
found who possesses a bass horn this
paper viii donate s. towards purchasing
a musical instrument Of that kind Two
or three people who can play a brass
horn do not feel like buying one Why
not purchase one and donate It to the
Pond Creek band2
Alva Courier: John Ernst. OF Alva, the
barber on the south side, has in his pos
st ssion few curi0sities In the shape OF
heirlooms that have descended from faith
g 10 son fer several genera tons and
until their history has almost been lost
IN the rapid passing Of the years one
o. these is a violin made in 15i0 by
Breaker. or at least it has Brokers
name engraved upon it. Ii is highly
finished and a beautiful piece of mechan-
ism. altogether different from the mod
ern style of violin. being embellished
with rich carvings and designs. II has
been handed down from father 20 son
since ii first passed from the hands 81
the maker. and has always been ia the
family. Mr.. Ernst knows little about the
maker or its first history, but the le-
gcnds inscribed on its parts. together with
the name Of the maker and its date arc
sufficient testimony of It's age: besides.
H. knows il has been IN the family for
generations. \ few years ago ne was
offered $500 for 1t, and refused 20 sell it at
any price.