The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

W LINES Or OhIAHOMA-
The municipal fight at FL Reno still
RACES. It's the warmest doings since the
opening.
This spring Lawton is to have a $4,000
-four mill. What boomer" that is for
any town
Lawton has added q fifth ward definite
ly TO the city. II consists OF five acres
OF the Beal addition
Perry is right up-to-date. In order TO
see a good opera company. the people
guaranteed so much.
The citizens meeting at Perry was an
nounced from the pulpits OF the churches
No politicians came
John Jensen OF ana6ian county prouli-
neEce is dead. He was born in Germany.
He came to Oklahoma at the opening.
The Shawnee News now carries this
ambitious motto in its head piece. The
prospective capital of the single state. 3"
Citizens tickets are mighty dangerous
in politics. They're likely TO explode at
any time and no telling who VIII get hurt
The Cleo Cheiftain prints a picture OF
one of the residences OF the town in its
last Issue. II is a house that would be
a credit TO any city.
The drillers have gotten all the water
out OF the gas well at Blackwell. but af-
ter such a job they need something more
bracing than water.
The people of Luther are struggling
with a saloon and the ground is so wet
that one of the contestants looks as
though he would fall.
1t is believed that Shawnee reports
more railroad wrecks than any other
town in the territory. Is ii because she
has more roads doing lively business?
Judge Beauchamp has decided that ter
ritorial statutes cannot change the fed
eral law locating county seats in the
strip and Pond Creek is winner in Grant
county.
The FL Reno Democrat complains of the
colored soldiers from the fort coming TO
town and starting row every so often
The police are said to be kept busy just
looking after them
Two Cushing girls to create a sensation
treated themselves TO some chloroform-
The doctor was called. He took in the
situation, suggested an application OF red
hot poker and it worked like a charm
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal de-
clares that the MCGUIRE Cross contest
hinges on the ballots marked twice for
Cross. Bob Neff says there's no doubt
but that they are legal but Bob forgets
he's not judge just now.
Oklahoma City Times-Journal: Joe Ber-
~ when he ran away from Oklahoma
City, went by the way OF Falls City. Ne
braska, no doubt to draw upon his daugh-
ter again. The daughter in Falls City is
a most estimable lady respected by every
one, and honored by all who know her.
When her degenerate father got himself
into This last perjury trouble he appealed
TO her for help. and daughter ike. she
responded to his cry of distress. IL was
the fifth time she extended him aid. She
paid the expenses of the attorneys who
came here TO defend him He wrote a
letter filled with falsehoou deceiving the
daughter and lawyers. The lawyers kept
UP a bold front and did what they could
for him. but when the case went to the
jury somebody asked one of them what
he thought the jury would do. i do
not know. but l know the old rascal
ought to be hung
Cushing Herald: We are pleased TO
note that the Catholic church is being
crowned with large belfry TO accommo-
date a bell recently purchased, also that
the Baptist church bell has already ar
rived That is one thing in which our
churches have been very lax. The soft
appealing notes of invitation have never
been sounded from the belfrys of our
churches. The nearest approach TO it is
the harsh changing of the school bell at
such times as church servicse are held at
the school house. There are children
in this neighborhood ten years old. who
have never heard a church bell ring un-
less they heard ii away from home. Then
who can wonder that our young folks are
Indifferent TO attending the church ser
vices? Think back, We Older ones. Are
not some of your earliest and fOndest
recollections associated with the old
church house? And how closely allied to
these old memories Aes the sweet sound
ing church bell which oft sent your child
ish feet hurrying to Sunday school or to
church service. The church bell undOubt-
edly has it's influence for good and our
churches should each have bell by all