The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-09
OUTLINES OF oklAnoMA.

There are getting 10 be in Oklahoma
more banks than there are newspapers
|. The big rain delayed traffic on the Law
ton branch of the Rock Island fer three
hours.
BIZ Cross may be travelling man. bat
he isn't covering the territory that Dick
Morgan is just al pressn.
The Chickasha Express. in giving two
travelling evangeilsts puff. says that
their work is 'lon-psrtisan-"
From Wednesday evening OF last week
until Tuesday evening OF this Oklahoma
City got a rainfall of 5.i3 inches
Al manner Of charters are beins issued
ia Oklahoma. The latest was TO the Per
cheron Horse company Of Nsrdin.
There is a good place on that perpetual
snap. the Dawes commission Tams
B-xby. its chairman, has resigned.
Leslie Niblack: school commenceneut
essayists VIII please take notice that the
Philippine question IS already overworked.
McRea. Of Arkansas. was the first man
10 step IL and Try 10 prevent statehood
for Oklahoma by including Indian terri
tory.
The Rock Island railroad opposed the
appointment OF Frank Gillette Tor judge.
because he had been antagonistic 10 the
interests Of that road.
During the heavy rain at Oklahoma
City the ChOctaW placed a locomotive on
one piece Of track 10 keep the water from
washing hole through the road-bed-
Near the town of Winneview. in Blaine
county. IS a little rayine which is usu-
ally dry After the last rain il filled up
and looked like the Mississippi river.
The strawberry crop near Guthrie. ac-
cording to the Leader, viii be fully IS
per cent less than last years The dry
freeze in December paralyzed the plants.
The town OF Fairview has new scheme
for attracting trade. The merchants have
play on the main street Of tho town ey-
cry Saturday afternoon.
At a billiard hall opening ct Guthrie
the women We're invited on the ground
that they might see where 50 many OF
the fathers. husbands and sons spend
much Of their leisure time.
The Oklahoma City Times-JournaI an
nounces that the railways are getting
good to Oklahoma CITY and adds.
Railways usually help those towns which
are big enough 70 help themselves
The other day when II was reported
that a food was coming down the Wash
tia the city officials al .AradsrkO grabbed
the pest house from the banks of the
\ requiition from Iowa has been hon
ored by Governor Ferguson for James
Rabbit, under arrest at Oklahoma City.
He is charged with making away with
500 belonging to a labor union in Iowa
Cordell News: On last Sunday morning
a few miles south of Cordell. two railroad
hands found. lying on the open prairie.
a web formed baby boy. without shred
OF clothes or wraps about il. IL was cry
ing and kicking one foot into the air.
One of the men STAYED while the other
went TO the residence of John Bonham
and told what they had found Mr. Bon
ham and wife took a wrap and went to
the infant and carried it TO their home.
1t was thought that its life could be
saved but before another day had passed
Il died. On Monday, Justice Megert had
q jury summoned and an inquest was
held over the infant body before burial.
The decision was that death was the re-
suit of inhuman treatment at the hands
o. persons unknown. In the examination
j.. developed that there were serious
bruises on the babes body. and that the
big toe of one foot was badly mashed.
L was evident that the child had been
born only few hours. and it was not
premature birth. 1t is said the track of
carriage wheels was visible at the spot.
as though the carriage had been driven
up and turned around