The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-26
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

It is reported In Washington thar Dennis
Flynn viii come west N a few days.
There is a town out IN Beaver county
with the purling name Of Tucamcari.
Bob Men calls on the boys while men
uoning congressional possibilities, not 10
forget 10 WHISKY.
Congressman Flynn has given out an
other interview saying that he VIII not
be q candidate for denomination.
The southeastern part Of Beaver county
is just getting its drst touch OF Cuban
itch.
Oklahoma in case it gets statehood at
this session VIII have but two congress
men Dennis Flynn tried 70 ser three.
If any act for statehood passes III this
session ii VIII be the Flynn bin hich has
been reported by the Subcommittee Of
the house
The Usage Journal says that Roy Hon-
man can have the delegation from the
Usage reservation.
One candidate for sheriff in the new
country announces himself as "a simon
pure Democrat OF the old school
The GuyInan Herald says: Several lad
les in Beaver county could lead Miss Mul-
hsll q merry chase at ropiug cattle and
riding horses
why" argued one Clcahoman in run
ming down another mans town, the place
is so small THAI the trains that 60 through
don't even hesitate
Senator Haven. hack from Washington
says that New Mexico and Arizona and
their insistcnce are handicapping OElaho-
ma in its trial for statehood.
1t is said that when Wah- shon-gah was
taken to the White House he said 70
President Roosevelt: Heap big man not
very big man. how you be so blg?"
Recently out in Beaver county & man
was arrested for about the nth time and
the Guymon Herald SAYS. In our onin-
ion Lon IS arrested TOO often Tor his own
good"
When the first through passenger train
with Vesti6ules and sleepers piunges
across Beaver county on the way 90 FL
Paso from --caBo, the whole population
viii turn ont TO see IL The event is
scheduled for March s.
Tomorrow a n. Knox and Miss Ada
Brown VIII he married at Braman and
one of the features OF the occasion viii
be the circumstance that the bride s par
ents VIII also celebrate their silver we'd
ding simultaneously.
Some rowdy boys IN Blackwell have
been making life miserable for decent peo-
pie. The News says that another out
break viii result in the publication OF
their names hitherto suppressed out OF
regard for their parents.
Friday the committee on territories OF
the house will decide whether all three
statehood bills. Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico are TO be punched together
in an omnibus bill or offered as separate
measures.
The citizens OF Stroud are a pretty dis
gusted lot over the oil boring business.
They hired drillers 10 put down test well
and now il is discovered that the men
were not experts and so the Oh is not
gushing forth as yet. The stroud Mes
senger voices the people woes thus. The
fact that we made mistake in letting
the contract for the Stroud test wei 20
inexperienced workmen doesn't prove that
we haven't the greasy huid stored away
in our subterranean deposits. 1t seems
that the main trouble with the present
wei drillers was that after going G50 feet
in the bowels of the earth they found that
they had started the hole at the top Of
the ground too small. or course * would
have been much more fortunate for Us II
the outfit had discovered their mistake
before coming here, but We may console
ourselves with the fact that they VIII
start a larger hole when they begin drill
ling at Wagner, T. T, A good many Of
the stockholders don't feel entirely salts
fed with the hole punching experiment
and are anxious to procure the services
of experienced drillers and go down deep
enough TO find out just what We have be-
low Us