The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-16
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

J The Rock Island is always doing some
thing. The latest is the building of fine
passenger depot at Hobart.
Now, what is up? Nose Anderson is
whispering something into the ears OF
Democratic members at Guthrie.
Game Warden Gould is nearly always
doing something. He has made another
tig catch of contraband quail at Wau-
komis.
The school children in Oklahoma num-
Der more than the army in five European
Kingdoms The number now exceeds
11s0oo.
Cold dolla-s-souvenirs of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition-are selling for s.
each at Guthrie. They are not going like
hot cakes
Burglars caught Field Co, of Chick
asha. Monday night. for 500 worth of
goods Every piece OF silk in the house
was taken
So far the Oklahoma legislature has
teen a very tame affair. The correspond
ents can hardly find enough in it 10
write about.
1t is claimed that MIS-. James Jacobs,
% Shawnee, is the oldest woman in Okla
koma- 1t is doubtful. as she is only -
years of age.
A Mr.. Skaggs has purchased q piece Of
property on the river front at Shawnee,
and ruIror has IL that it is designed for a
packing plant.
G. b. Smith has sued the Barber
Asphalt company in Oklahoma City. for
see. for injuries ana Disagreement grow
ing out of an explosion.
The supreme court has ruled that treas
urers-elect in Oklahoma can't take their
offices till the first Monday in October
This is the same as the Jaw in Kansas
The Federated Ladies clubs of Chick
asha entertained w. J. Bryan for an hour
and then did the handsome thing for him
presented him with a year book of the
club.
The city councilmen of Weatherford
presented Mayor Walker Moore with a
fine rocking chair at the last meeting.
The object of the present was not
stated
It is said at Chickasha that confidence
game was worke>. there on j. l.. Lair, OF
Blackwell TO the tune of $1,000. y
smoothe one sold him an option on the
town of Friedrich.
The Camchester Journal is kicking be-
cause ii was NOT made the legal paper
of Grant county, an honor given to the
News. for the reason. principally, that it
is published at the county seat.
Bunco men are still following W. J.
Bryan. One of them was caught at
Chickasha while the Nebraska commoner
was there and turned over TO the tender
and affectionate care OF Chris. Madsen.
The doctors of Wilburton have formed i
trust for the maintenance of a standard
Of prices for surgical and medical service.
Christian Science will walk into Wilbur
ton some day and make that trust look
sick.
Dyke Ballinger will be the minority
leader in the lower house of the Okla
homa legislature. Dyke received his po-
l:tical education in Beaver county, and If
he thinks he is right the Democrats can't
bluff him.
Governor Ferguson estimates that if
the assessment of property III Oklahoma
was made on a cash basis it would fall
not very far short of 5000 O0O,000. The peo
pie of Oklahoma have been doing things
during the past thirteen years.
One little match struck near the gaso-
ton of the store of c.. w. jenkins, at
clerk was drawing some gasoline for
customer after dark. Gasoline should
never be sold after dark.
A telephone line has now reached In
dependence. Custer county. and while il
is comparatively as important. the people
are not making one-tenth the fuss over II
that the Hawaiians did upon the arrival
of the Pacific cable there. The line Will
be pushed on to Clip and Osceola as rap
idly as possible.