The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-25
OUTLINES or OKLAHOMA.


Oklahoma has learned one thing about
Senator Quay. He is a slayer frsu stav-
ervilIe.
1t viii be long time before Oklahoma
forgets Pennsylvania. who has been a
friend indeed.
The Usage reservation has a delegation
to Enid. II is uninstructed, but is SUM-
posed 10 be for MCGUIRE.
Some one has started the story that
Bill Cross once ran for congress down IN
Arkansas and was beaten.
This is the season in Oklshona when
the Seventh Day Adventists take great
JOY IN cutting wheat on sunday
Those in Oklahoma who own micro
scopes are now taking great interest n
the first Texas watermelons TO arrive.
Senator Quay believes il Is necessary
FOR Flynn to run again for congress in
Oklahoma in the interest OF statehood.
It is said that the free homes bill FOR
the new country has been favorably re
ported by the secretary OF the interior.
II Dennis Flynn kept a scrap-book. and
he doesn't. he would have a fine collection
Of compliments from the recent county
conventions in Oklahoma.
Some formerly Of Indiana man in Okla
hona should write 10 Beverage and find
out how he happened 20 get on the wrong
track in the statehood matter.
Colonel Blackwell's prophecy for the
Fourth OF July is all cooked and pr!med.
Colonel says there are only two people
on earth who know what il IS.
THE paper" remarks an Indian terri
tory editor. is not quite up 10 the stand
ard this week. The reason Is that our
human linotype got of on a tear"
Dennis Flynn is a wonder. At this ses-
sion. as usual. more private bills were
passed by congress for Oklahoma than for
any other state or territory In the Union.
The convention at Enid today Will be
the largest political assemblage in the
history Of the territory. and II viii crowd
some Of the old statehood conventions.
too.
A new town in the Indian territory is
named Spokogee. 1t is located right, has
hustlers behind it and promises 70 be-
come so famous that everybody can pro-
nounce it right.
The Republicans in session at Enid TO
day should not overlook a plank pledging
its candidate TO treat all cows kindly.
No candidate should be nominated who
can not prove that he likes COWS JUST
as much as Bill Cross does.
Some one calls Bill Crimes ''The Cy
Leland of Oklahoma" While Leland was
in Wichita. during the state convention.
an Oklahoma man asked Leland what he
thought of Grimes He is a giant"
politically" replied the Kansas man.
Politics is grinding out in Day county
all right. David Hogg, the county treas
urer, who apparently is an onice-holder
from away back, writes letter in which
he says, among other things. this: II un-
oerstand that stories have been circulated
among the people of Day county TO the
effect that the present county officials
have failed TO do their duty. and that a
part of them are inefficient officers. Now.
in justice 10 myself and those officers
that have been closely connected with me
l viii say that l have served
as county officer in every county that
l ever lived in. where white men were
allowed to hold office, and I never saw
men who tried harder to discharge their
duties without fear or favor than these
men have done, but designing office
seekers who seem TO think that the people
of Day county are ignorant, and seeking
to take advantage OF this. are now try
ing TO stir up the prejudice of the people
over an issue that was settled at the May
election in every stock district in the
county except one