The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-07
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Woodward county is talking OF a popu-
lstion of 1900 by the last of 1862
There is lot of cotton in the fields in
Oklahoma yet, sand piclzers are in de-
mand.
The Saltwater Advance is one paper in
Oklahoma which runs a Christian science
column
The claim is made that Colonel Prsuty
was hypnotized by Bryans eIoquence in
his Kingisher address
During the month Of December before
Christmas day. 32S homestead filings were
made at the Woodward land office
Many an Oklahoma man down in
Washington is staying awake nights Won
dering what viii happen TO statehood
next
The Ralston Free Press figures that Ok
lahoma is only checker in the statehood
game. and fears that she is liable to De
jumped almost any minute
The case against George Multer for
shooting his wife" says an Oklahoma
paper. has been dismissed They have
Kissed and made up. Such is life
Some OF thc loan companies are adver-
Using that other loan companies are rails
ing the rate of interest on farm loans.
From the number of accidents at play
reported it would seem that the school
boards OF Oklahoma would rule out
barbed-wire fences around school grounds
Ominous and heartfelt, utterance Of the
Pond Greek Vidette: The territorial leg
islature will convene at Guthrie on Janu-
.iry Is. and may God have mercy on their
souls
Dollie Earle, an actress, committed SUI
icide in Philadelphia Saturday evening.
1t was said at first that she was from
Oklahoma. She was from Rochester, New
York.
The Democratic papers talk a heap
about the Republicans throwing off their
masks since election. The charge would
be interesting il the Republicans ever
wore masks. either before or after cleo
tons.
That Chicago cir! who stole horse so
she could put the sensations of a horse
thief in novel she is writing. didn't get
the full effect. She should have stolen
A. II. T. A. could have given her q
chase.
Judging from the reports IN local news
papers. it will be along sometime in Feb
ruary before all the postmasters and
tteir clerks revive from the prostration
brought on by the recent Christmas rush.
Comanche News: ]. NJ. Bennett and son
Jim. who live just west OF town in Okla
koma, returned yesterday from Ardmore.
where they went to attend court. Mr..
Bennett had brought an action against
the Sells Bros. Circus company for dam
ages. The petition for plaintiff alleged
that some years ago the defendant COM
pany enticed his minor son. Jim. away
frcm home and when six hundred miles
away, discharged him without paying
him any salary or providing him with
transportation TO his home. The case
was compromised out OF court by defend
ants paying all costs accrued and giving
plaintiff $500.
Billings News: A big Christmas sur
prise was sprung upon Mrs. r. j. Van
Voris. near Owens. on Christmas. All her
brothers and sisters from Kapsas and
Oklahoma mad decided to give her a sur
prise, which they carried out most effect
ually. They arrived in the neishborhood
the day before and, taking the friends
and neighbors of Mrs. Van Voris into
their confidence. huge dinner was pre-
pared and on Christmas the whole COM
pany of about fifty in all raided the Van
VOris ranch. carrying with them huge
stacks of eatables Mrs. Van simply threw
up her hands and surrendered. Harness.
the photographer. was sent for and a
group scene taken.