The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-16
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The Shawnee Herald got the printing of
Pottawatomie county ar half the legal
rates.
The single statehood advocates VIII soon
realize that their trail is getting fainter
and fainter.
Those Indian territory coal mines need
an Inspector The accidents in them are
almost weekly.
Dennis Flynn has introduced bin per-
hitting the settlers Of Beaver county 10
acquire extra land for grazing purposes.
There is still a chance that heap of
trouble VIII be raised oy Washington over
accomplishments. but il viii be Of little
purpose If il is.
The Shawnee Herald makes the predic-
ton that Jerre Johnson viii be the first
congressman from the northern port o.
the state of Oklahoma
The Democrat saws that the city of
LavtOn is ablOrmaliy contracted. Law
ton is the first prairie city in the world
10 have this complaint
Governor jenkins has called on Gov
ernor Ferguson But Governor Barnes
has not. Governor Barnes didn't cal on
Governor Jenkins. either.
Perry and Pond Creek have already sent
statehood boosters to Washington. That
is business. A strong pull altogether
right now win throw the door OPEN
The Bell. of FL Reno compliments the
members OF a Romeo and Juliet company
with being ''wen-balanced. II must re-
fer particularly 10 Romeo on the lad
der.
Some of the Oklahoma cities are putting,
too much stress on the Importance of
land offices. A land Office isn't anything.
Wichita had hers taken away from her
years ago, and never missed it,
Sc Il -11,~
the advantage or immediate single state
hood. There is no more possibility of i'm
mediate single statehood than there IS OF
a mud-turtle making a mile In 2.0ll
The woman who made the accusation
against her neighbors out in Woodward
county, has row confessed, il is sail. that
her story was q pipe dream. The Ava
Pioneer says that the poor girl is 10 be
pitied.
The Oklahoma farmers are rot going to
set up the howl that the wheat crop is
lost until they thresh IL next fall and see
II 1t is. or course II Is all right The
yodel of despair from few is a yearly
occurrence.
Each community" according II Bob
Nef, who struck a philosophic ven the
ether day, lis a real, live, cruel, advaRc-
ing iconOclast excepting Arkansas and
Newkirk)" When Jcrre Johnson reads
ms ne Will stop the press ana ndng
something back with tobasco sauce in
t.
Tecumseh Republican; a peculiar case
was tried in the probate court the first
of this week Last August, +. Bar
thclme and A. Morrison, TWO residents Of
the south end of the county became en-
eaged in a quarrel which resulted IN a
fight. During the conflict Morrison claims
that BarthcIsne struck him over the
head several times with a board. causing
painful and damaging injuries, and he
seeks, through The court, TO obtain dam
ages from the defendant in the sum Of
$4,000. The trial of the case consumed
Monday and until Tuesday afternoon IN
Judge Pendletons court when il was
given to the jury for their decision. After
remaining out several hours the jury in
formed the court that il would be an
inpossibiity for them 10 agree on YER
dict. whereupon the court dismissed them.
This Will necessitate a new trial of the
case. 4 number of witnesses were in at
tendance, and the case is creating a good
Geal of comment by those who are best
acquainted with the circumstances.