The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-14
OUTLINES OLE OKLAHOMA

The Cheyennes are the strongest tribe Of
Indians in Oklahoma, with l.9l5 members
The Tonkawas are the weakest. with g.
An alleged grain broker skipped from
Alva Monday. leaving nothing behind him
but a worthless check for 500 with Gene
Hardwick
The Shawnee News, in write-up Of a
fishing party, says they spent the day
drinking the beauties of nature" The
brand isn't given
Charlie Aaron. who began agricultural
life IN Woodward county on 4 diet OF
jack-rabbits and broom-corn. harvested
Zoo bushels Of wheat this year.
The Odd Fellows are more than 100 per
cent stronger in Oklahoma than any other
organization. They have 600 members
and $500 worth OF lodge property.
There is nothing modest about Frank
Prouty He has organized a railroad
company with a capital stock Of Sl0.0l0.eoo
That isn't bad for newspaper reporter
Isenberg. OF the Enid Wave. has solved
the mystery OF the unleeked-for fall Of the
temperature last Sunday. tie thinks
there was an earthquake at the North
Pole and that the cracking and rocking OF
the ice made 4 cold wave.
John A. Martin. a prosperous merchant
of Perry. IL dead from the bursting Of q
blood vessel at the base of the brain. He
was born in California in 1859. where his
father. afterwards a pioneer Of Usage
county, Kansas, lived at the time.
The Quaker church is slow but sure in
Oklahoma After IS years OF mission
work II has 10 members among the In
dams, and after twelve years II has
white membership of 1.s50 The Indians
do not appreciate the treasure Of tears
the Quakers have shed for them.
Leslie Niblack, OF the Guthrie Leader.
who said some bitter things concerning
Tom Ferguson when he was appointed
governor, has counterImarched and Is
now giving the governor credit for clean
administration. Niblack is getting ripe
enough to appreciate the wisdom Of fair
ness.
Henry Jacobs. of Oksrche. fell head
first into thirty-nine foot well last Fri
day, followed by pick-ax, pile Of lum-
Der and other things. When he changed
positions and got on his feet again he
found himself without a scratch. BY
means Of a rope and hosting utensils his
neighbOrs fished him out
Governor Fergusons report 10 the Hon
orabie. the Secretary OF the Interior, be-
gins with a beautiful threshing scene in
Oklahoma, but one Of the front mules
looks sad-sad. no doubt. because the word
threshing. right under his nose, is spelled
"thrashing." The territorial Live Stock
Sanitary Commission should extend the
quarantine against arkansas printers.
The mayor of Shawnee is out with a
statement that he has no desire OF making
Garden of Eden out OF that town. but
hopes TO make it reasonably healthy
place for law and order loving people 10
live In The people OF Shawnee are doing
lot of milling In the law and order line
which the outside world does not under
stand
As feature OF the anniversary celebra-
ton at Enid on September 10. Jake Rob-
berts suggests an elaborate gabfest. He
would have Bill Cross, BIRD Mcclure.
Dennis Flynn. Governor Ferguson. Gov
ernor Barnes, c. Porter Johnson. p. NJ.
Parmenter, Roy Hoffman. Judge Gore
Judge Lincoln and Judge CARRIER speak at
night in sort OF a grand go-as-you-
please clip, unrestrained by non-partisan-
ship.
As specimen of fambuoyancy the
Pop convention at Persimmon. viii stand
throughout the ages uncqualled. Gentle
men, he said. sweeping the atmosphere
to the left and right Of him. to preside
as chairman over d meeting OF two dis
tinct parties represents the highest and
grandest plain of human appreciation.
After this outburst the convention on
tered with great zest into a contest for
township trustee and three road over
secrs.