The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-21
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Governor and Mrs Ferguson receive to-
light in honor of the members of the
legislature at Guthrie.
Ex-Chief Justice Frank Dale, of Guth-
RE, is said to Tow have one of the finest
homes in the territory.
The Orient steam pile-dr;ver is at work
near Byron The bridge work has been
holding the track-layers back.
The farmers of Jay county have sent
two representatives to Guthrie 10 work
against the present free range law.
Ten car loads of material have been
received at the Enid steel bridge plant.
Forty men have been placed ar work.
Mathews. of Payne. had the honor of in
PRODUCING House bill No. /. Monday. It
is in relation TO tie moving of quarantine
lines.
B. V. Cummins, OF Kiaghsher, has been
made townsite man for the Orient IN
Mexico. Cumnins speaks Spanish flu
emily.
I-eser will celebrate on the 24th., the
occasion being the completion Of the OK
lahoma City and Western railroad TO
that point
\ woman created sensation in Okla
IONA City by appearing in male attire.
She was fined SIG and VIII serve term IN
the city Jail.
II cost two Logan county boys $40 each
to disturb Christmas eve celebration at
a country church. The church officials
caused their arrest.
John White. colored. is in jail at
Guthrie. charged with robbing boy OF
a cents. Work on the rock-pile is rec
commended in Whites case
The board of regents for the Oklahoma
university have decided 10 use $500 in
60 ~. Ion Of
Science hall. Work is to begin soon-
Heck Thomas wants 10 be reelected
city marshal OF Lawton. and has an
Eounced his candidacy. Thomas is one
OF the best known officers in Oklahoma.
Governor Ferguson has declined to ap-
prove the contract for a five-miie boule-
ward from Lawton to Fort Sill. He does
rot believe that the boulevard is neces-
sary.
President Alexander. of the council. by
some fast movements. prevented the mi
nority from taking a hand in the naming
of the standing committees. Monday af
ternoon.
One newspaper in Lawton has fifteen
announcement notices for &c coming city
election. and this is only January. Poll
ties exist the entire year in Comanche
county.
Inc present legislature VIII be asked 10
enact law creating a parole system for
convicts. similar to the law in Kansas.
Governor Ferguson has long been in IA
vor of such a law.
The Woods county Press association
will miss from its membership Edgar
Marchant. who recently sold his Aline
Chronoscope. Marchant was one of the
leading members of the association
The appointment of postmaster at Ok
lahoma City is furnishing several col
umns of matter for the Oklahoman. y
number of prominent men have been
brought out as candidates for the office
by the Democratic paper
Mr.. Nesbitt. the member of the house
from Pottawatomie county. has intro
duced a bin prohibiting the sale of in
tCXicating liquor within twenty miles Of
incorporated towns. Nesnitt is the author
OF the Oklahoma cigarette law farce.
Okarche Times: While blasting rock for
Harrison township. on the farm of Henry
Folscher. julius Bruno was struck on the
lead and instantly killed. lie had loaded
the charge and was trying to light the
fuse when the accident happened. The
wind was blowing and tn be sure to get
the fuse lighted he raked up some dry
grass covering the end of the fuse with it.
The fuse evidently burned out faster than
he expected, pieces of rock striking him
on the head. The funeral services were
held at the Lutheran church.