The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-04-07
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA


The new Orient depot at Cherokee is
about completed It's a dandy.
What's become of the Fort Supply asy-
lum matter? 1t should be pushed.
Has anybody seen the octopus lately.
Any information should be given ex-Sen-
ator Prodball.
Railroads and irrigation are the cry at
Mountain Park Surveyors are every
where around il.
So. the Doodle investigation ended just
where every one predicted. it's a case
of looking for trouble.
Comanche county has just one draw
back" and it is literally that A cyclone
struck her the other day.
Thomas is sensible. 1t Will move over
to the Orient, since the Orient wouldn't
come TO il. as report has IT,
Joe Wisby is a scrapper As long as
he lives, Pond Creek VIII have TO fight
to keep the county-seat of Grant county.
Bill Cross is talking about running
against Mcclure next time. He'd better
run himself around the block and then
retire.
An Oklahoma advertisement says: IF
your stomach is empty, 60 TO Stanings."
And this might be added: NO donkeys
allowed
The Tribune claims that Temple has
doubled her population in the last three
months. Then a. Is that there is some
thing doing
Bird Mcclure is going to be an awful
hard worker He talks seldom and ap-
pears in the newspapers but once in
great while
The hottest fight in the municipal cleo
ton at Pond Creek is for a place on the
school board. It's a question Of mixed or
separate schools.
That man at Harrison who shot at his
friend five times. hitting him only twice.
should not be allowed 20 carry gun. He
may hurt himself.
The Lawton Enterprise says: Despite
the rain. the Democrats came out" It's
a misuse of despite" That tribe always
dote on wet things.
There are just thirteen buildings in the
course of construction or contemplated at
Harrison. fourteenth should be started
at once, and no chances taken.
Some one shot into home at Lawton
and the resident found the bullet behind
the dresser the next morning. The
owner can have the same on applica-
ton
Hickam is reported TO have said that
he will write an article on the legislature
for every issue of his paper. He Will
change his mind if he has not already
done so.
There must have been some shells pop
ping when that chicken-shed at Cleveland.
with incubators containing six hundred
eggs. burned. That's beating the old hen
by all odds.
Okarche Times: Saturday night poor
unfortunate man was found lying on the
walk north OF the Corner drug store,
about O'clock apparently lifeless. Medi-
cal aid was summoned and it was found
that he was a victim TO epilepsy. He
was reused to consciousness and told his
reScuers that he was a homeless wan
derer. without money or friends. hungry
and sick. He gave his name as George
Atkinson, and said he was from Missouri.
He had walked up from FL Reno. Deputy
Sheriff Mayfield took charge of him and
gave him some supper and lodging and
sent him on his way.
The Bee declares that a herd law for
hens is badly needed in Arapaho.
Thomas Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs. Black
Owl, Cheyenne Indians. have a pair of
twin boys in their tepee, northeast of
Thomas. The young braves arrived at II
o clock Tuesday night. and their uncle
Howling Crane, officiat ated. In telling the
Tribune about the glorious event, Howl
ing Crane said: Me Medicine man-make
good" The babies are TO be named soon
and the christening will be an occasion
that will scare the hoot-owls from the
Canadian river. Mrs. Owl is a sister to
Howling Crane, and the twins conse-
quently are of royal blood and noble.
Black Owl and Howling Crane were in
Thomas yesterday buying ''wo-haw' and
coffee for the feast that will follow. They
also purchased a pair of tin horses and
few yellow polka-dots for the young
Indians.