The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


James Anent. CT Ava. has gone east on
visit. he viii remain several months.
Some of the real estate men in the new
southwest country OF Oklahoma regu-
larry advertise Texas lands
Bill Cross is nursing the idea closely
that if he is TO win il viii be wholly BY
the vote OF the southern counties.
The resignation OF Mayor Ramsey, OF
PawEee. has been accepted and w L
Davis chosen by the council 10 succeed
him.
AZ a depth of 1os feet a man at Jennings
ran into little puff OF gas He Is now
digging deeper for the main reservoir
The real way to compliment an Okla
hoaa town IS 10 step into il on an ordi-
nary Saturday and ask: Where's the
circus?"
Aline puts up the boast that It is in the
center OF the broom corn paradise Of Ok
lahoma. and IS calling for more broom
factories
one Oklahoma paper. in writing up the
party nominee. says OF him: Any Eaan
who looks into that honest face would
rot hesitate 10 confide in him
Editor Ed Marchant. OF western Okla
homa. has come out strong for Alfonso,
King OF Spain. he says that Alfonso is
q bright boy who is ruling over a mighty
poor country
The Aline Chronoscope says that the
people who have been saving a few ears
% corn in order TO remember what
corn really looked like. are now throw
ing them away.
In western Oklahoma some Of the
threshing machines have already been
housed for the winter. The wheat this
year in some spots was not what Il
should have been.
The Wilduan miners says that they
have a ciew that a gigantic New York
syndicate has agents in that section en-
couraging homesteaders to take mining
lands and thus defeat the miners
As a rule. the town that works so hard
to get new enterprises and citizens that
it forgets TO organize q cornet band, wins.
A terrific amount of energy is expended
ir Oklahoma or cornet bands and base
ball clubs.
At Pawnee William Coker is suing for
divorce. He alleges that his wife de-
serted him in 1853. and he does not know
where she is. but adds that he would
gladly welcome her should she desire to
return as his wife.
The GeaTy Bulletin says that the In
dams charged half dollar admission to
the dance they recently held near there,
was 4 lot OF Indians jumping up and
down. yelling Xxi Yii'
The Pawnee city council has tied a knot
IN the profits of travelling circuses. The
council has passed an ordinance providing
that the circus shall pay license
amounting to as many dollars as II
charges cents for admission.
4. T. Turner, of Pawnee county. had
been losing eggs mysteriousiy, and he had
reason to suspect snakes. So he dropped
& dooT-knob into nest and waited The
dcor-knob promptly disappeared. \ few
days later he found -.i-.-sneke dead a
few feet away from the nest. In the mid
die of the five-foot reptile was the door
knob. with part of it protruding.
1t didn't digest.
Pawnee Tines Democrat: The city
council has offered a regard of so for the
arrest of the perpetrstor OF one Of the
meanest and most dangerous tricks dur
ing the history of the town. It was dis
covered last Friday that some one had
removed and stolen the taps from the
two wheels on the right side OF the fire
wagon. Had the fact that the taps were
missing not been found out. serious ac-
cident would doubtless have occurred
when the first fire alarm should be turn
ed in. and the department be greatly de-
layed in reaching the scene OF a blaze.
IT Is not known whether the purpose OF
the contemplate scoundrel who removed
the tapS-was to iniure some firemen by
in this way causing the wagon 10 over
turn, or to prevent the department from
extinguishing some fire. Whatever his
object. the city authorities would like TO
get hold OF him. and, as stated above.
are willing to pay $50 for the privilege.