The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-01
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

| An Oklahoma paper says that Flynn
VIII take OF his coat for MCGUIRE and
hand him over his shoes
In making his campaign, Bird Mcclure
will fight for the whole ticket from the
top 10 al the county nominees
J. E. Ritchey. OF Weatherford. causht
e ffty-pound catfish out OF the Washita
the other night and the stream fell two
inches.
Nathaniel Mckay. OF washington, D.
c.. who owns lot Of land in Guthrie. has
married young woman, . years old.
Mckay is Il.
The way the corn IS growing in Okla
hcma the farmer. TO cultivate il. needs
enc OF Santos Dumoat's air-ships and a
gas-well drill.
Bird Mcclure has prosecuted mere
horse-thieves in Oklahoma than al the
other prosecutors in the history OF the
territory combined
Bill Cross IS not only the Kansas City
candidate, but Il the Popuiists could be
won By that method. he would stand on
the Kansas City platform
OkIahona's big. white farm houses AID
her big. red barns viii become famous.
Eird Mcguire thinks. And they VIII also
become bigger as the years roll by.
Woods county has become one Of the
great Republican strongholds Of the ter
ritory. Its majority for Mcclure viii
paralyze the opposition this year.
Bird MCGUIRE believes in making a Re
publican campaign in Oklahoma. And
the Populists. who have no ticket Of their
own VIII elect to vote FOR the Republican
ticket.
The Republicans Of Oklahoma win not
only make a rafting campaign for free
text books, but they VIII elect the legis-
lature and pass the bill, while the Demo
Gratis are still claiming that they have al
ways been for free text books, but forgot
to put It in their platform.
Dennis Flynn wanted TO have Charley
Renfro appointed postmaster at Guthrie
But the Indian delegation made united
demand for the rs-appointment OF Mccoy.
and President Roosevelt sent for Flynn
and asked him 10 recommend him. Flynn
didn't want 10 DO it, but the president in
sisted and finally agreed TO appoint Nc
Coy.
The managers of the campaign should
by all means arrange for a joint debate
on statehood between Bird Mcclure and
Bill Cross 1t would be interesting 10 sec
Cross move his feet and bear down on
the chair when MCGUIRE asked him why.
IL statehood for Oklahoma isn't the right
thing, all the Democrats in congress voted
for il.
The Arkansas case was not the only
one where Bill Cross proved the friend OF
the COW. Once. in the Chickasaw nation.
Bill saw an old COW standing out IN the
summer sun without friend. and being
bitten on the left ear BY a fly. Bill Dor
rOwed q wet towel. soaked it. crept up on
the fly and smote it, killing il instantly
The OklahOman who wants to see phi
lanthropist in congress will not forget ,
Bill.
Blackwell News: The campaign this fan
Will fully settle the question whether Ok
lahoma territory is Republican or anti
Republican. William Cross and Bird Nc
CURE are both competent men, despite all /
that the partisan press may say 10 the /
contrary. Either one IS capable OF repre- I
senting this territory in congress in an Z
able, statesman-like manner. We believe /
that each viii receive his full party sup
port.
Carwile Journal: The cold wave last 4
Friday. it seems. was more severe than F.
most OF us realized. II IS reported that /
Henry Summers was compelled to wear /
AZ overcoat and mittens In the harvest /
leld. and even then did not escape IN I
Hcathed from the vigor OF the weather. /
Is his face. being exposed TO the chill /
atmosphere. was so badly frost-bitten IL /
'till pains him severely. Henry did not 4
NY the overcOat he wore especially for /
his occasion. but used the one left over 4
rom last winter. We don't know where /
le got the mittens.