The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-01
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The average man in Oklahoma has
grown too busy of late TO look AT quartz
from the Wichita mountains
The cotton crop is early and picking viii
soon begin From all sections the reports
read: Cotton doing we'll
Oklahoma City is talking Of loaning SIS.
90 TO tn epru;noteTs of twins farctOrg
and giving them a Eve acre site
In most divorce cases as repealed by the
publication notices IN Oklahoma papers.
the men are suing for divorce
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal says
that Or January / 1904. Oklahoma City
VIII have a population Of $1,000
For the last week pretty nearly 81 1.-The
Democrats have let Nose Anderson alone.
and Nose feels that he may stay.
There is only one thing on earth harder
70 understand than Chinese diplomacy,
and that is Indian territory politics
Andy Thompson and Henry Smith who
were on trial at Ansdrko charged with
numbering George Curtis were acquitted
In explaining the local clubs defeat in
a baseball game. the FL Reno Bel says
that the team was not outplayed, sim
ply outIucked."
Judge Roberts has ruled that in Okla
homa a man must have practiced law for
three years before he is qualified 10 be
come probate judge.
Somebody at Oklahoma City is going 10
get wages for loafng. The city council
has passed an ordinance creating the OF
fee OF sidewalk inspector.
The Democratic leaders in the territory
are not pleased with Cross II the Enid
convention could be held over again. Cross
would not be given the nomination.
Win Little stroHed into the rooms OF
trio lrr
day and when the commission began 20
hide their maps. BIZ said that he had
simply come TO pay his respects.
The politicians say that occasionally a
man can be found in Oklahoma who
doesn't want statehood for ten or fifteen
years II he can help it. It Is a safe prop
osition 10 bet on that those men are
for Cross all right.
In speaking OF the departure Of James
Ament the Alva Pioneer says: Prof.
James z. Ament. who was the prime fac
tor in founding and building up 10 its
present greatness the Northwestern Terri
toriel Normal school in this city, has been
elected president of the Oregon State Nor
nal school On Thursday OF last week h.
received a telegram asking him IL nc
would accept the place and stating that
letter explaining the pertinent matters
was on the way here. Mr.. Ament has
since received the letter ana answered
that he would accept the place. We, with
hundreds OF others. who have always
been staunch friends OF Mr.. Ament regret
that he and his excellent wife have decid-
ed TO leave Alva and Oklahoma. He Is
one Of the most thorough and successful
educators we have ever known. And that
he is an exceptionally able organizer has
long since been acknowledged by college
men, teachers and professional men all
over the central and western states, or
course including Oklahoma. He came 10
Alva under peculiarly discouraging cir
cumstances. the territorial legislature had
enacted law providing for a Normal
school at Alva; there was no building,
the people of Ava rented the big congTe-
gational church building and offered il
free to the governor and the board of ed
ucation to hold school in until a building
could be erected The board accepted the
proposition and offered the presidency
to An Oklahoma man. and ne refused it
because he thought 1t would be an eXper-
could not afford TO fail" Mr. Amert
was present. impressed the board with
recommendation from numerous leading
educators Of Illinois, and he was employ
ed. He came here. and the school started
successfully and increased wonderfully
In fact. It was such a success In a few
months. that. after reading over the sta
tistics of school revenue. population, etc
and listening 10 Mr.. Anent and the Alva
Commercial club, the board and governor
let the contract for the present magnif-
cent building and its furnishings.