The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Ghosts. win that Enid corpse never
down,
DR.. l. is the name of a physician ar
Cleo. And its great L of name
Oklahoma has two great rivals for the
honor OF cotton king: Texas and Indian
territory
Well. there is one thing. If George isn't
Booth. he has as bad a reputation as J.
Wilkes.
The ven of that Shawnee mystery is as
transparent as chiffon. All motives for
murder are lacking.
An Oklahoma City man is dealing ex-
tensively in pickles He should see
jenkins, Merrick, et al.
McGuire's private secretary will be a
second delegate in his knowledge of the
territory. And he has no incurable pref
udices.
1t takes an artist TO get up as good a
story as that last George Booth affair
The new mar on the Eagle is making
good start.
The first regular train on the D. E and
c. ran from Enid TO Guthrie Monday. The
newspaper men commenced practicing on
it Immediately.
The latest institution 10 be launched
in Oklahoma is TO De a Salvation army
ladies bath and shampoo parlors at
Shawnee Kansas is willing TO help in
the cause and viii furnish the water.
The sweet girl graduate who has really
accomplished something and properly de-
veloped her thinking organs will now
get into the kitchen. put on her apron.
roll up her sleeves and embrace the dish
rag.
The Shawnee Democrat prides itself on
being a paper that can enter the citizen :
home xrfif he 81
dren. Well. newspaper that can't claim
this distinction should be prosecuted as a
public nuisance.
\ cold cold chill runs down ones spine
when he reads of that romantic wedding
at Oklahoma City on the water and
thinks of what might have happened had
some one from behind have given the
boat little shove forward.
Spencer News: DR. Thurman believes in
looking on the bright side of things
While his hundred acres of bottom land
along the river above town is under
water, he is consoling himself with the
fact that the value of the land will be
enhanced ten dollars per acre by the rich
sediment deposited by the water He
was up there the other day while the river
was at its highest stage. and says that
where his orchard is he could see. now
and then. the top of a lonely apple tree
waving above the water to tell him they
were still there.
Shawnee Democrat: No pleasant dreams
disturbed the rest of Mr.. Jim Smith,
man from Missouri. who, with friend,
whose name cannot be learned, and who
had registered at Hotel de Box Car last
night. He dreamed that a big policeman
was standing over him. a ray Of light
from a bulls-eye lantern seemed TO search
HIM through and through, and a locust
club was all too prominent. He opened
his eyes and found his dream come true.
for he was looking directly into the eyes
of Night Chief Kelly. Come with me.
said Kelly, and 1 will take you where
your slumbers will not be disturbed with
anything more than the insects found in
largest numbers in the old city hall.
Sadly they arose, and more sadly they
proceeded to follow him to the bastile,
where, as promised, they were kindly
cared for until this morning.
Enid Wave: Our Uncle Jacob Admire,
of the Kinghsher Free Press, delivered an
address before the members of the Press
association which recently met at Lawton
on the subject of THE Editor in Poll
tics" which is one of the very best point
ers as to the life and adventures of
newspaper man we have ever read. 1t
should be preserved among the archives
of the Historical association, by all
means. Mr. Admire told some awful
broad and comprehensive truths in that
address and to a newspaper man Of long
experience it was intensely interesting.
He hit the boys hard on their weak points
and advised a course in the publishing Of
newspaper which suits the views Of
nine-tenths of the experienced newspaper
men OF the territory. The address was
published in the Sunday. May 30, issue of
the Wichita Eagle. 1t would do every
body good to read it. more especially
those who cultivate hatred toward news