The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-30
OUTLINES OF okIaaomA.

The president OF the Katy road is com
ing 10 Oklahoma City. He Will arrive
early in May.
Cleveland is figuring on big reservoir.
it's not irrigation this time. however. It's
for fire protection
Pawnse has the smallpox 1t is a light
form. though. and Sc no serious marks on
recovery are looked for.
Two saloons were robbed on the same
night at Oklahoma City. The burglars
capacities are TO be admired
Shawnee has a boom celebration about
every month Tuesday il celebrated the
! arrival of the Oklahoma Eastern rail-
road.
The appointment Of J. c. Clarke. OF
Oklahoma City, 10 be game warden was
a good one. Clarke viii always be in the
field CT duty.
Peace at last, The FL Reno Democrat
and American are getting together once
again ana the old Commercial club is
now the sufferer.
Everything viii so of smooth Row and
1 Oklahoma Will De brilliantly represented
in all the leading dailies. Jim Duffy has
gone TO St Louis.
1t looked for while as though Ok
lanoma eonviets would be out of job.
but the Good Roads association prom
ises 10 use some.
It is surprising that there has been an
other range war IN Beaver county. We
thought more of Tom Braidwood's execu-
tive ability than that.
Four wagon outfits will start from Pond
Greek within the next month for Colorado
Springs. The schOoners use TO be always
coming the other way.
The wheat crop this year will be super
fiUous if the present conditions continue.
Oklahoma and Kansas can live on canned
fruits for several years.
The Blackwell News declares that it
was no wonder that the man who. while
milking the cow by machine, was kick
ed, saw stars. he was in the milky
way.
Secretary Hitchcock will be glad to get
with friends in Oklahoma after he has
been in the Indian territory for couple
of days. They don't like him around
Muskogee.
Bird Mcclure will address the Indian
territory Bankers association at South
McAiester May Is. Mcclure is nearly
as well versed in banking as he is in
Cross skinning.
Eight members of the Oklahoma City
-Times-Journal force have been married
within the last eighteen months. They
evidently catch it, from the probate
judges office.
If Dennis Flynn ever thought Of NOV
ing 10 Oklahoma City. he didn't think
long along that line. The whole Demo
ratio press commenced counting him out
OF politics the day the announcement
was made.
Col. Hawkins went up against Dr. Tur-
ner at Lawton the other day and was
Knocked out. 1t is understood that this
is the first time that he has gotten back
to earth since the legislature. Sudden re-
turns are always disastrous.
Ell Reno American: Today is payday
for the Indians at Darlington. Major
Stouch commenced TO pay the Indians
their lease and interest money yesterday.
Thousands Of dollars will be spent in IL
Reno, KnGtisher. Geary. Watonga and
Arapahoe. The Cheyennes and Arapahocs
are not like they used 10 be-they know
the value of the almighty dollar. IN the
old days they spent their money in
gambling, ard when they could find red
liquor they bought il in large quantities
and never let up until every dollar was
gone. They never saved a dollar and
never rested until they were busted.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: An inter
esting case occupied the probate judge 5
attention yesterday afternoon. Some
time Friday. on complaint Of a German
named John Baurar. Sheriff Bartell ar
rested three men on lrst street for work
ing sure thing game on him. The
German claims that the three friends per
suaded him to play his hand at their
game of lawn roulette" He finally con
scented to try his luck, but very unfort
uately lost in each attempt 10 win. The /
German, after losing 80 cents. became in !
dignant and alarmed at the rapid and
fruitless disappearance Of his money, and 1
asked for its return. which was of course /
refused. He at once reported 10 Deputy /
Sheri: Bartell. who arrested the trio. The i
trial will be continued today.