The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-08
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Talogs is figuring on building a branch
read 10 connect with the Orient.
The. legislature viii have the south
western normal school matter 70 snaw
over sgain-
Chickasha didn't let the rain knock out
| Ter street fair She extended il halt over
into this week
The Republican managers are stu pa
/ tiently waiting for the other side 70 ask
for a joint debsts.
Il is said that in case single statehood
could ever be accomplished. Siuskogee
VIII 80 after the State university.
To listen 70 the Cross managers talk.
you would think they were figuring en-
carrying only Greer and PottawatoEie-
The Usage Indians are having a meeting
ing congress 20 give their lands in sever
atty.
Payne county. which was the original
home OF Populisrn IN Oklahoma. IS liable
ID have surprise for the Democrats this
year.
II is said that Greer county people. &C
cording 10 their population. vote less than
The people OF any other county IN the
territory.
Frank Stearns. postmaster al Shawnee.
has been nominated by the Republicans
for the legislature. and is making warm
fight for the place.
one Of the reasons Oklahoma will not
turn down statehood this time is because
she realizes that II 1t is turned down now
il means long wait.
The Lenora Leader says that in eight
years. since its settlement. the crops in
Dewey county have fallen below the av-
erage but once. That was last year.
This week Bird Mcclure is in the new
country. Ii is hard 10 see how any man
in that section OF Oklahoma can vote
against Mcguire and against immediate
statehood.
A man who has travelled over the coun-
try in the last thirty days says that Okla
homa has the liveliest campaign in the
country. He says that the quietude polit-
icany increases as you 20 east
In western oklahoma a number of the
legislative candidates IN travelling over
their big districts are accompanied By
their wives. who work hard in the earn
Faign for the success of the family.
All western Oklahoma is going TO give
Bird Mcguire big majorities. Day and
Dewey county are falling in line with
Blaine county, which has always come up
handsomely with Republican majorttes.
The ground could not be in better shape
for the wheat which is in. and the farm
ers who have it in are looking a whole lot
superior to the farmers who delayed. and
ere being held back from their fields by
the continued rains.
The general land office has ruled in
REIMBURSEMENT contest case that the
mere fact that one, at the time OF making
entry. intends at some future time 70
sell the land at a profit. constitutes no
ground for a contest
Weatherford Chronicle George Bar
thOlOmew and Doc Fuller made a short
trip 10 the Wichita mountains this week.
and found there had been three good
strikes made in the Sandy creek district.
Parties IN charge of the property report
che strike OF $3.50 and two OF $3.50 per
ton This will create some excitement I'm
this locality. as several Of our citizens
have property in this district.
Cherokee Orient: About daylight on
yesterday morning Adam Erion was
upon opening it. JACK Henness came IN
wet and nearly chilled 70 death He was
riding along the road just after dark
when his horse threw him. The next thing
he remembered he was lying in the road.
and being nearly chilled 70 death in the
rain. he tried to find house but owing
to the darkness and his dazcd condition
h. was not able to do 50. II last seeinE
a dark object near him, he went 10 Ii
and found it was straw stack lie crawl
e. into IL as best he could snd lay there
shivering until daylight. When lighl
enough 10 see. ne started 10 Afr. Erion
house, which was near by.