The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-30
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA

Alva has the promise of a new water
works system in forty days
II is claimed that an organized gang
has been stealing tickets from the Choc-
taw railroad
The fruit growers Of Oklahoma want
insurance against damage 10 their or
chards from hail.
Tom Burt got drunk at Guthrie and took
dose OF Paris green Thomas has re-
covered and sworn of.
The Enid Wave wants H. E. Patterson,
of Wichita, 10 check up the books of the
city administration. Pat could Go il ali
right.
Two men were arrested in Shawnee for
drunkenness and lodged in the city jail.
They kicked out the rear end OF the jail
and skipped out
The Enid Wave objects 10 people calling
the d. E & C. X. r a Frisco line. for
the reason that the Frisco has nothing
whatever to do with it.
A jury at Oklahoma City has decided
that Thomas 4. Cook was not guilty OF
murder for the shooting of Joseph Ban
mister. on the 4th day of July.
\ reunion of former Kansans will be
held in Kingfsher some time in Octo-
ber and the Enid Wave is afraid that il
is some kind of a political scheme.
If the authorities in the city OF Perry
did take the money derived from the sale
OF waterworks bonds 10 buy the right Of
way for railroad. it simply showed that
Perry wanted railroads more than water.
Pawnee county has demonstrated that
it is a great fruit section. and hence
the city of Jennings has started a can
ming factory 10 take care OF the fruit as
well as the vegetables.
The Day County Progress says the
farmers of that county win in the future
SOW more wheat and oats and plant less
corn. il having been demonstrated that
the small grains pay best.
Three excellent horses-Trilby. Bell Sea
and Wilkhurst-have been shipped from
Alva TO enter the races in the Arkansas
Valley circuit. The two former are PAGERS
and the latter a trOtter.
a car load of grain. fruit and vegeta-
bles will leave Oklahoma City about Au-
gust 18th for exhibition at the fairs In
the eastern states. That is the kind of
advertising that will convince the people
east.
And now here comes Pawnee county
with a steer that weighs ESQ pounds.
and has never eaten anything but Okla
homa grass. Whenever any place or coun-
try does anything great il simply puts
Oklahoma TO the necessity OF beating il.
The Blackwell News complains that the
people of that town will not attend q
semi-secret mass meeting when business
of Importance TO the town demands their
attention. People who are honest can
rarely see the necessity of secrecy in their
city affairs.
The whole of the east side of the public
square at Hobart except the Farmers and
Merchants Bank building was destroyed
by fire last Monday morning. Just as
soon as the flames were extinguished
brick were being delivered 10 rebuild in
the burnt district.
a farm house near Shawnee was enter
ed by burglars during the absence of the
family last Sunday night and a valuable
gold watch was stolen. The farmers Of
Oklahoma ought TO be careful about leav-
ing gold watches and diamonds lying
around prOmiscuoUsly.
The United States prohibits the sale
of liquor To the Indians in the Indian
territory and now il Is claimed that sa-
looms are being established all along the
border in Oklahoma. The Indian can get
along very well without liquor. 1t is
just such things as that that increases
the enemies of the liquor traffic.