The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-08
.ourLlNEs OF OKLAHOMA.

| Judge Warren. Of FL Reno. who wants
! the Democratic nomination for congress,
i for immediate statehood.
BIZ Allison. OF Chandler. charges that
/ there is a big eight combine in the Re
/ publican politics OF Oklahoma
IF Arizona and New Mexico would so
away back and sit down. Oklahoma would
/ stand a better show for statehood
| United States Marshal Fosset is quoted
I as saying that either Ned Sissou or Cap
! tain c. 3. Hunt VIII be his chief deputy.
/ Lawton's advertising in regard 70 ne
groes and their right to residence there
4 IS being made senSat ional news in the
east.
+ Grosvenor Is after Judge McAtee's place
I for a friend Of his from Ohio. said TO
/ be Mr.. Sleeper, who is now in the terri
/ tory.
It IS a hard matter for that Ava Nor
NAL school matter TO gsf adjusted. Il
/ just naturally wabblss on the track every
few feet.
Perhaps Speaker Henderson has it in
for Oklahoma because so many Iowa peo-
/ PIE have left his state 10 locate IN the
territory.
I It il a safe bet that the negro settlers
wiz be allowed 70 remain in the new
country If il takes the whole army OF the
United States.
a schems has been fixed up. It IS said. 10
pull the ground ont from under BIZ
/ Cross a Enid so swiftly that he VII never
get into politics again.
There are evidently several trouble
makers IN connection with the Alva Nor
NAL matter who are weeping scaldins
I tears this week because Ament IS stu on
deck
Isenberg. Of the Enid Wave. asks people
( to put one long mark down opposite his
claim Of being a prophet, on account q
the conclusion OF the FL Reno Amer
lean.
Many Of President Aments friends be-
lieve that he win continue 10 be president
OF the Normal at Alva, ard the fight
against him viii blow over before sun
mer.
Mayor Prettyman. Of Blackwell, has
been told by gas expert that rotary
drill is not necessary for obtaining gas
In that city; that an ordinary drill VIII do
the work.
The Fl Reno Democrat says that the
East Side Democrats have a combine and
viii make the Democratic nominee for
congress pledge himself to be Tor single
statehood.
At Blackwell a recount OF the votes IN
one ward changed the result and man
who was figuring on having quiet, hap
py year of life hnds that he has been
elected BY two votes.
An old soldier at Parsons, Kansas. put
his name in twice at the p Reno draw
ing and drew two claims. re took one OF
them. but a man came along. contested,
and the old man is out farm.
The story is told al FL Reno that a law
firm al Harrison had annoyed several
farmers. The farmers banded together
according 10 the FL Reno story. visited
the town with tar and feathers. and, find
ing the lawyers gone. painted their office
a nice midnight black and dashed feathers
over It here and there.
Pawnee Democrat: The switch engine
climbed the rails and took a header into
a ditch while rounding a curve about
four miles east Of town Monday morning.
The engineer and fireman remained at
their posts and were unhurt. The absence
of pony trucks from the engine caused
the accident. This engine has bad repu-
tation as a man-killer and railroad men
consider it marvellous that no one was In
iured. It is said 10 have been in twenty
five wrecks during It's service and has
record OF twentyfour fatalities, besides
more or less injuring many other per-
sons Work on the railroad extension
was not long DELAYED by the wreck.