The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-05
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA

Harrison has dropped the curtain on the
last scene in the new counties division
act by withdrawing the bill.
The house has laid Nesbitt's liquor bill
on the table for an indefinite period,
which might as Wen be infinite.
The sanitarium investigation wasn't
worth the time spent in it IL was q
let by-gones be by-gones" affair
The great fight for statehood seems to
be drawing 10 aclose ana as night draws
on. no very bright lights are seen TO aD-
pear
The Augusta farmer must have his Ill
of silver by this time and yet a little
(x-ray) light on the subject would not
be aEliss.
Prof A. r. Hickman. OF the Alva nor
NAL is talked of for the presidency Of the
Edmond normal Councillor Hickom is
his brother.
Campbell is a southerner and if he
wasn't SO good natured and level headed
the governor might look for challenge
in the next mail.
The legislature should be congratulated
for its self esteIn and god intentions but
surely it doesn't believe it can prevent
the Rock Island-Frisco merger
The State Democrat of Lawton claims
TO be --e only Democratic paper that be
gan business with LaWton that survives
is it SO raw for the Democrats there?
That murderd mystery is interesting.
The circumstances were transferred from
one station TO another 50 rapidly that II
will be hard 10 make them prove any one
guilty.
The citizens of Lawton nominated Re
publicans on half their ticket and Demo
Gratis on the ether half. Where do the
Populists, Prohibs and Socialist citizens
come in, pray?
There does not sem TO be need so
much for change of number as the "a
ito in American births. One boy 10 two
girls as in that Carmen triplet case, is
a little on the woman suffragist order.
Auditor Baxter has answered Campbell
as TO the question of his paying the
Southwestern normal jenkins committee.
He paid the committee on the authority
OF the chief executive and the attorney
general.
Campbell shouldn't get mad because
the governor said the oil companies were
lobbying to have the inspector done away
with. Governor Ferguson knows what he
is talking about. lie has a relative in the
business.
Thirteen years ago Monday the act Of
congress was approved that opened 10 set
tlement old Oklahoma. The Lawton Dem
ocrat was one OF the few TO recall the
day.
c. f. Wells of Crescent City is the
possessor of letter from Cole Younger,
which was written in 1880. 1t contains
nothing murderous but speaks Of the
beautiful Fourth" He was in saltwater
prison at the time.
Enid Wave: The dirtiest specimen of
btrr nit LODI
leaning up against a corner block swear
ing at the town for being so dirty. His
hair was long and tangled. His beard
showed about three weeks growth and
he had never seen a bath tub nor taken a
bath since the high water Of 1863. But
such fault finding with dirty town we
have rot heard in long time. He evil
IDENTIFY had never heard agout those living
in glass houses with moss on their backs.
Lawton Democrat on visit OF leglsla-
ture: An amusing incident occurred
while the enjoyment was at its height.
The engineer of the special train com
menced to blow the whistle very long and
loud, and one gentleman present, VINO
like a great many people, are always
afraid of getting left, arose and said,
Gentlemen. our train is going to start
A small stampede was checked by the
PROMPT action of G. G.. Jones who was IN
charge of the excursion. Mr. Jones sald.
Gentlemen, the remarks Of my friend
TO the right remind me Of the story OF
the fellow who was going TO be hanged.
He looked out of the window Of the Jail
and saw vast crowds of people hurryinG
to the place of execution. Turning 10
the sheriff he said: What makes those
fools in such a hurry? There won't be
anything done till l get there. MI
Jones concluded: The train won't start
until / get there"