The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-04
OUTLINES OF oKLAHomA.

Industry is such a characteristic OF Ok
lahoma that even the boil worms are a
work.
A fine rain without any signs Of an eIec-
! trical disturbance visited Norman Mon.
day.
That man Miller. who swindled a wash
erwoman at Mangum. never. evidently,
read Gene Wares poem.
Judge Gillett says that Caddo county IS
going big for Mcclure Judge Gllett :
opinions are always coed
Governor Stanley well SAYS that Okla
| homa is continuation OF Kansas BIZ
Cross hopes it is q continuation OF Kansas
City.
! The Democrats and Populists in okla
/ homa county have severed diplomatic re-
iations and the Pops viii run ticket OF
! their own.
| John L Austin couldn't get along with
ont the sunshine CT Tom McMeechan.
| and has re- formed a partnership with
him at oklahoma City.
While Judge Beaucamp has the rheulna-
t.sm and is on clutches. he left no evil
dence behind him in Roger Mills county
that the law was in any way crippled.
Henry Ingalls,. a farmer living near
Gushing. while entertaining visiting
friends. complained % q headache. went
upstairs. secured d gun and shot himself
The affair is a great mystery al Cush-
ing.
Oklahoman; Vim. Hightower, manager
OF the Biological exhibition and Indian
show at the coming Oklahoma City fair.
went 10 Lawton yesterday to get the Ia
nous Chief Geronimo and band OF
Apache Indians as an addition 10 that
feature OF the fair.
South OF Cushing. John James. a boy.
was killed by carelessly handling lumber
about a saw-nill. "A stick of wood struck
MN on the stomach and rendered him
unconscious. \ doctor examined him and
could not find any serious wound. He
died shortly afterwards
The fake started four years ago TO
the effect that the people of EIennessey
bombarded the clouds With a cannon TO
get rain, is still travelling. 1t has reached
London. and the editor Of the Strand
Magazine has written 10 the mayor Of
Hennessey FOR information as 70 the sue
cess Of the enterprise.
Dee Haley. OF 1exas. came TO Hobart
few days ago anu established his tenn
porary headquarters in saloon. lie
proceeded to illustrate his dexterity with
a revolver by twirling Il on his finger. and
big crowd OF admirers gathered around
him. The gun gent of and hit a Lchigh
man In the elbow. The wounded man has
lost his arm.
Leslie Gray. the 14-year-old son OF Mike
Gray. farmer living about five miles
northeast OF Shawnee. was struck by
lightning and instantly killed Sunday
evening during the severe storm. The boy
went out TO see about some OF the stock.
He was in the act of shutting the gate
when bolt Of lightning struck a tree
near the fence. which Is made OF wire
The lightning hit the wire and Travelled
along until it reached the gate. where the I
boy was standing. Ii tore all the wire /
from the fence and gate near where he (
was standing and killed. him instantly
Mustang Mail: The train crew on one /
o. the construction trains experienced Il /
thrilling ride one day last week. The +
train which was healsy loaded. had just i
commenced the descen- toward the river .
on the steep grade just back of Frank I
Mohs. For some reason the air brake
refused TO wor.- and the helpless train /
sped down the crooked three-mile incline.
propelled by its own weight. at a hair
raising speed A small cement car which
was standing loaded on the bridge was
dashed into fine pieces. The locomotive
pulling the train was the same one the
ell through the bridge
J. F. Armstrong, Republican candidate
Tor sheriff of Custer county issues.
through the Weatherford Chronicle the
manly def: Il have been re-
iably Informed that certain parties are
circulating report in this county that
nm a cattle thief. This report IS untrue
md without foundation as far as / am
concerned, and anybody who knows me
viii verify this. l do not think that this
'umor was started TO do me an injury.
md hardly think It VIII be believed. but
o any person VINO may ne inclined 10 be-
ieve such report / hereby offer a reward
Il S1.000 if he will furnish testimony 70
'rove that I was ever guilty Of stealing
.attle or anything else"