The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-29
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The work CT laying steel for the street
railway at Oklahoma City has com
menced-
Dennis Flynn has 10 use for carpet
| Dagger lie is strictly for Oklahoma for
OkIahOmans-
man arrived in Oklahoma City the
other day 10 locate, from North Caro-
lima, which state he said was too wet for
him.
Governor Barnes knew before he deliv
cred his speech that il would raise a
storm. What did he want the storm
for?
It is too bad that Uncle Joe Cannon
viii tight statehood He was big help
OF free homes. and he ought 10 keep M
his record.
Speaker Henderson viii have 10 quit
fooling this week. He has put the state
hood folk or TO the limit and they are
getting warm.
Now Newkirk has gas. and in a dry
well. But the flow is not very strong
The big reservoir VIII be struck some
day in Kay county.
This is fine" remarked one Okla
homan to another. What do you meant
demanded the other. The weather.
No of course not-the dust"
There is suspicion out that Joe Nc
gan that he is a cousin 70 J. Pierpont,
to hurt him with the Populist vote
The puns on Bill Cross name are
something awful. but up TO date nobody
has remarked that the Populists got into
the Democratic band wagon at the cross
roads.
Out in Beaver county the other day a
newcomer was asked II he was the
head of a family. I amt sure" he re-
piled. but have got a wife and nine
children.
One Oklahoma editor roars because the
beef trust put up the price Of meat just
at hte moment when the British govern
ment had shipped all the mules out Of the
country.
The Republican papers Of the territory
seem TO be agreed that Bill Cross will
make quite a race. They are not making
the mistake of Understanding the
strength Of the opposition.
The season, briefly described by the
GUymOn Herald: This is the time OF
year for fishin'. 1t is also the time of
GEAR to hike for cave when d big.
black cloud is approaching.
Friday afternoon ". c. Tetrick, OF
Blackwell. drove through the dust storm
to Blackwell, from Newkirk, and under
the use of Sapolio it is thought he viii be
recognizable IN lew days
The Republicans of Washita county in
cluded this in their resolutions: Owing
to the increasing number Of Republicans
constantly filing our county, IL shall be
our viii and intention 10 put out a full
and competent ticket, for every county
Office. in the field, and it will be our
purpose to get the affairs Of this county
IT. such shape that the poor taxpayer
may know where his money goes
This is the way the Perslmmon Enter
prise feels about il; AN office in this
county is remunerative and no man can
sit supinely by and with a passive con
temptuous indifference reach out and
grasp the plum without an effort. The
day Of autocratic and absolute dictator
ship is only a pleasant memory 10 be
fOndIy cherished by arfstocratic ncneti-
ties who have long since been consigned
&c a political grave. Avaricious greed.
misery stinginess and q morbid insatia-
bic longing for the spois OF victory are
not sufficient virtues to insure nomi-
nation and election. The time has come
when the people require the candidates 10
possess st least a few OF the good quail
ties that characteriZes the plain, upright,
everyday citizen. The press yields
powerful influence and not only demands
recognition but Will be recognized, and
the man who treats 1t with disdain will
have reason 20 exclaim:
OF all sad words of tongue or pen.
The saddest are these, 1t might have
beer,