The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-30
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Orient graders are camped at Clinton.
in Custer county.
The threshing machine is fast giving
place to the cotton gin.
A well is to be put down at Stroud.
One hundred shareholders are back of it
The Hastings Oil and Gas company an
nounces its intention of commencing soon
TO prospect.
Saltwater has a carnival on it's hands
this week And everybody is for dry
town this week.
establishment the other day He's a good
business man. too.
The Jewish New Year was celebrated
in nearly every town in the territory.
II is a Propitious sign.
B. F. Northcott. of Canadian county. is
dead. He was an eS-county commissioner
and prominent citizen
The Indian territory is having a carni-
val. too: a carnival OF crime. according
TO the FL Reno Democrat
The Tonkswa preparatory school and
the Ponca high school played football last
week. The score was tie.
In several Oklahoma papers the Frisco
railroad notices are still signed by B. F.
Dunn. who resigned weeks ago.
Brown city editor of the FL Reno Dem
ocrat has accepted a position with the
Tmes-Journal of Oklahoma City.
Wapperrquah. father of the recently
born Indian twins in Lincoln county,
is dead. He died OF typhoid fever.
The Chandler News was twelve years
old last week. The country itself has not
improved more in the same length Of
time.
Clinton has Commercial club that was
formed last week. ]. T. Shive was elect
ed president and a Prof Snyder. secre-
tary.
Cushing doesn't like the Salvation
Army The independent feels it is a slur
on Cushing's ability to work out its own
salvation.
A band has been organized at Hast
ings. A small girl and piano in every
neighborhood will prove a pleasant d.
version during practice"
1t looks like the townsite Of Warwick,
that Monarch Investment company's af-
fair. was there to stay 1t has been an
chored by newspaper plant
Stillwater's city council has ordered the
Salvation Army TO hold its meetings on
a side street. The Kentucky "stillers'
A little broom weed plant with a small
yellow flower. which grows along a creek
near Stroud is said to be a sure cure
for consumption. 1t is taken in the form
of tea.
Chandler is in the dark after seven
o'clock now. The franchise granted the
party who is putting an electric light
system in has expired and the party is
waiting for a new one.
Hastings News Walter is on the
move. Originally the town started near
Cache creek, in the valley. When the
first heavy rains came. four feet OF water
stood in Main street, which caused the
town to be moved upon the hill to the
east. Here quite a nice business center
was established. when it came 10 light
that good titles could not be obtained
Newcomers who would not be content
with a promise of a clear title at some
future time, concluded TO locate further
east. where good titles could be obtained
The town now covers a distance of nearly
one-half mile. With all these difficulties
the town seems to be thriving.
Chandler News: Nearly everybody in
Oklahoma has been interested and many
have been surprised by the announce
ment made a few days ago that Dennis
Flynn had accepted the position OF So
licitor for the Frisco system for Okla
homa at salary equal to that received
while In congress. and that he will enter
upon his duties at once and will transfer
his place of residence from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma people will
feel sort Of proprietorship in Flynn and
are interested in whatever he does, as lis
attested BY the constant mention OF his
name even in the unfricndly papers which
like to assert that he is politically dead.
Whatever the political status of the
Little Giant" may be. he is very much
alive in business way. and everybody
will be more or less interested in watch
ing the results of his applica ton TO his
new duties of the same energy and
ability that made him so successful I'm
congress. great deal of speculation is
being INDUCED in as Il, whether Flynn
will take an active part in political mat
tiers and in the statehood fights but that
is hard TO tell now. II is certain. how
ever. that the new position is a very de-
sirable one from Mr.. Flynn's standpoint
and that he will make his influence felt
in the Development Of the territory's in
terests. His friends congratulate him.