The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-22
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

| the harvest is over and the farmers of
Oklahoma are blowing the soil fo- the
wheat crop of 1901.
Everybody in and outside Of Oklahoma
seems 20 be in favor of statehood. Then.
why is not Oklahoma already state in
the union of free and independent states :?
Evidently the editor Of the Enid Eagle
has become tired of hearing the ring Of
the telephone and he exclaims: The
telephone system in Enid at this time
is one of the most provoking necessary
evils that We ever butted Up against"
Sheriff Oats. of Woods county, is will
ling To risk the statement that the eli
mate of western Oklahoma is excellent
ne has gained twenty-five pounds in
weight since he was court crier for
Judge McAtee.
The Hastings News advises people of
that town to paint their houses 1t
might have added that the painting pro-
cess will have TO be repeated about every
ninety days by some of the perfect paint
sold these days to keep the house look
. ing respectable.
Pottawatomie county has a school popu-
lation of HIS. the largest Of any county
in the territory. and it's share OF the
common school fund at the last semi-an-
nuel distribution was se37. Is.
The Shawnee Daily Quill says that Ok
iai4piA4a C4tS II having ifolDit 10 support
its baseball team. Wichita, too recently
had some trouble with an Oklahoma bah
team. II walioped the earth with the
Peerless Princess picked nine.
Big-hearted men are sometimes en-
gagged 10 build railroads. The graders on
the Fort Smith and Western railroad
found the skeleton OF a man IN an ash pile
four miles east OF Watsonvilie, and they
gave the remains a decent burial under
the grade OF that road.
Nearly all Of the Oklahoma papers are
putting in good work for their respective
towns. The average town boomer out
side Of a printing Office generally starts
out with a subscription paper and asks
the merchants to whack up.
Here is the way the county superintenc-
ent Of Woods county announces the tenth
annual session Of the Normal institute
IN that county: Woods county Is great
in area. the greatest in wealth and Fopu-
lation. unecualled In fertility Of soil. IN
surpassed in the Intelligence. push and
staying qualities OF rs citizens pays out
more money for the support Of her
schools. has the largest number Of or
gained school districts. and has more
school teachers than any other county iu
Oklahoma. and she cannot AFFORD 20 take
second place in her Normal institute
work"
Hobart IS going 20 have . street fair
August ID 20 sth. The amount q adver-
Using and the premiums offered for dec
Grated floats. carriages and horses irol-
Gates that it Il going 10 be q hUmuer
Just 70 show people that i Is there
company has been organized 10 .nine zoid
and copper n the Wichita mountains
The members Of the company i've IN OK
lahomA City
The Enid Echo. We doa't care whether
II Is e Republican or z non-part ss1n con
venfsou- during TIE last campaign Ne
supported Mcguire on the Republican
plan % statehno5 ard we see ~ reason
o. excuse for changing fross ROW. = TIE
Republican party remains stsacfast - fhe
best interest - Oklahoma 4 VIII grow ir
the esteem and confidence q fhe peo-
pie o. this f@rrltory- II it heEitafes. gacat-
ates 81 shifts position i would - Tn
worthy the corndeace o. respect q snF
one There = nothing % fear n gath
ering CT oklahoma people 70 o-srpss ire
statehood question. u parfT leaders ~
not act. the tirne = az hand Tor ths 30
pie % take a hand On thelT own behalf
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h>r soz. vh3 has ceeE coafned - fns
kAEszz state pzalfentlaT3F e2Ta-sx TIE -ast
fhr-e years for horse stezA1g- Larg Eas
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cozst = Jans. 30. for sfH-ysars term
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