The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

All of the towns in Oklahoma stood hat
IN hand TO welcome General Miles. He
could have visited every town in the ter
ritory and found the latch string out
Since the arrest of ex-City Marshal
MeeAs of Okeene for the murder OF Lamb
. GLADYS Bones has confessed that Lamb
was murdered for his money and his
body placed on the railroad 10 be mu-
mated by passing train Moral II
you are going 10 commit murder don't
let woman have anything 10 do with IL
The young man at Enid can afford TO
walk out with his best girl these warm
evenings. Some OF the dealers advertise
ice cream for FIVE cents dish
W. r. Caldwell OF Guthrie is said 10
have told that Mrs. Mary E. Miller set
fire 10 his hotel on Capitol hill. Mrs
Miller Will attempt 10 show TO the court
that her reputation was damaged 20 the
extent OF s5.oo by that story.
The Daily Oklahoman says that about
the time the farmer becomes factor in
selling the bottom drops out of the wheat
market The farmer who threshss his
wheat from the shock must sell IL 10
spectators and they are not working
Tor their health. Those who stack their
wheat and let it go through the sweat
before threshing can sell 10 the mills and
get what IL is worth.
When the thermometer got above one
hundred in Guthrie this week Frank
Greer wiped the perspiration from his
face and wrote an editorial favoring joint
statehood with Alaska.
Chief Kesler of the Guthrie fire depart
ment demonstrated that he was a good
fireman and Oklahoma City raised his
salary and took him. II is pretty difficult
to estimate the value of good fire chief
Deputy A. n. Wilcox OF Durant con-
fiscated and spilled lot of beer shipped
into that town from Denison. Texas,
and thereupon the Shawnee Quill is re-
minded that that is cruelty to animals.
The newspaper men in Oklahoma in
terviewed General Miles on the PROPOSE
ton of war between Russia and Japan.
What the general didn't say on that
point would I'LL a large book.
Pond Creek had a fire last Wednesday
and now they are complimenting the fire
department for the promptness with
which the firemen put out the fire.
Sheriff Ozmun and his deputies have re-
turned to FL Reno. They had fine time
in the stony hills but the murderers of
Sheriff Cross dropped out Of sight in the
Chickasaw nation.
Blackwell has an organization which
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club holds its meetings on the sidewalks
in front OF the churches.
Speaking Of the ride of General Miles
from Fort Sill TO Fort Reno-ninety miles
in eight hours-the FL Reno Democrat
says: Despite the fact that detail was
out wataching for his arrival he gave
them all a surprise by getting within a
quarter OF mile of the Fort before being
discovered. The general had no sign of
rank about him, he was in his shirt
sleeves, had on a light blue shirt, blue
pants without stripes, no sign Of rank
whatever and upon his head an old light
colored summer helmet. He arrived at
Fort Reno at 2:1o and in fifteen minutes
was reviewing the troops.
Braman Star-Mr. Sturm, son Of Ex-
County Treasurer Sturm Of Sumner
county, while trying 10 cross the Chi
kaskia river at n ford two miles north Of
Drury in company with two young ladies'
was caught in the current. the buggy
upset and occupants thrown out The
horse was drowned. the young men swan
TO shore and the young ladies managed
to keep from drowning until they were
able TO get hold of some overhanging
limbs and pull themselves out. 1t was
q very narrow escape from drowning.
Dennis Flynn. James c. Ament and Bill
Grimes were all at Baxter Springs one
day last week. and still the north side
of the state of Kansas did not tip up.