The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-18
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA


Mr.. Statehood. Just now. is pretty sick
in bed with a bad case Of Too Much De-
bate.
Two crested guam were shot in Lincoln
county recently. They are a New Mexi-
can bird.
It is now a race between Mulvane. Wei
lrgton and Blackwell for the gas tank
underneath
c. B. Ames. Cross attorney. is in Wash
ington and VIII at once take steps in the
contest case.
II has been discovered that President
Roosevelt will under no circumstances
veto any statehood bills
A New Mexico statehood delegation call
ed on President Roosevelt the other day
and got quite a chilly reception.
From the way he is acting, Beveridge
reedn't expect any votes from Oklahoma
IN the national convention OF 1908.
Edgar Jones. candidate for speaker,
says he will not promise chairmanships
CT committees in order TO get support.
1t is to be hoped. in a purely formal
way, that man Dillingham; viii get
through with that speech before spring.
Mr.. Moon. of Tennessee. is whscking
away again; this time TO give the Indian
territory a territorial form OF govern
nent.
That was a heavy piece Of work when
the Democratic committee of the terri
tory Te-affirmed the Enid platforms de-
claraton on statehood.
How often that Guthrie Oklahoma City
feeling hobs up. The Edgar Jones men
now claim that Oklahoma City is knock
ing on his speakership boom
The Frisco constructed a switch to q
triekyard in Lawton over public high
Way. The chief Of police has been or
dered by the council to remove il.
The fourteen Democratic members Of
the house. from western Oklahoma. could
name a speaker. If they would stick to-
gether. But they won't stick together.
The constitution says man has a
right TO speedy trial. And Judge Bur
ford's idea OF speed is something that
moves faster than snail with mOlasses
on its feet.
There ought TO be nothing done about a
Christmas dinner to change a senator
mind, and on January 5 the senate may
BE- expected to stin show majority for
the omnibus bill.
In an Oklahoma town, according 10 the
lCcal paper, there was the other day 9
fearful runaway. The maddened beast
gas only stopped when It tried TO run
ever a lawyers office and landed a
straddle of the roof.
The Kay County Free Rural Mail De
livery association is at work 1t has
sent big petition TO Washington and the
department has sent an inspector 10 the
county TO look the ground over.
The Lawton Enterprise sees light ahead.
4 says: 1t may soon be that only an
honest man can succeed. The reason OF
this is that competition among the
grafters has become too strong.
John Jensen, a farmer of Canadian
county, works In wooden shoes. One
n orning last week he went out on the
porch where he had left his shoes the
night before. and stepped into them Buc
h. couldn't walk. The shoes were frozen
to the porch. He tried TO take his feet
cut but his socks were frozen 20 the
sLoes 1t began to look difficult. But II
wasn't His feet weren't frozen 10 his
socks.
Lawton Enterprise: George II. Lang
dale, homesteader whose claim is two
miles east Of richards was yesterday
being protested by the Pawnee Mining
company for the mineral rights 70 his
claim This 10 the first case of this sort
which the land office Of Comanche county
has had to settle. The homesteader
sometime ago offered final proof and took
Z non mineral affidavit in modified form.
The Pawnee company has d gas well upon
the claim from which a strong flow of
gas is steadily issuing. Therefore the
&C mpany Is eager to receive a mineral
title to the land.