The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-03
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Picnic season postponed indefinitely.
All Oklahoma means TO do justice to
the Fourth ofsJuiy this year.
The Fort Sill Military reservation has
been closed to fishermen. The fish are
spawning.
Taloga and Lenora are scrapping over
bridge; the said bridge not being in ex-
istence as yet
Knee is the name of a doctor in Com
anche county He ought TO coin that name
in advertising.
Lawton wants a fifteen or twenty thous-
and dollar opera house. Her aim is high
enough, certainly.
The Arkansas river is trying to jump
its banks in Pawnee county. The situation
is very uncomfortable.
washita people are getting together
and building up the town. y new tele
phone system is about installed.
The land office building at Woodward
looks worse in half tone than a sod
house. And it is federal building. too.
The Hobart Chief is for the present
county administration strong Its princi-
pal stockholders are four county officials.
There was a stag party held at
Geary recently and the queer part about
it was that there were no ''dears" present,
either.
Ferguson can claim equal honors with
Flynn. The former was born in log
cabin that stood in the forest without any
clearing. even.
Hitchcock means we'll but If he really
wants these Doodle cases to amount to
anything he had better come to Oklahoma
himself
Here is the name Of Woodward baby:
Eva Chiquita Louisa Grace Marie The
resa Mcpherson Slime. Posterity's bur-
den is something distressing at times.
The farmers of Payne county Clipped
In and bought a carload of binding
Irvine. That saves money, but what is
going TO become of the retail dealer?
c. E. Birch the expert accountant. will
publish his report on the accounts Of
Lawton. 1t threatens 10 make Miles
wear thirty-cent look in comparison.
Bill Bolton got out a book paper edition
of the Woodward News. with Illustrations,
last week AS usual. the most prominent
thing in sight is Bill Tin half tone)
Lawton rivals New York in her munich
pal troubles. The city council is now
charged with breaking it's platform
pledges by raising its members salaries
instead of lowering them.
The question is raised in Oklahoma as
to who builds bridges. The answer is,
seer or the county commissioner. depend
ing on the size OF the bridge; that is, II
the law includes construction under con
troll
Crying need of Cherokee from Orient;
There is one thing that Cherokee needs
very badly. and that is a calaboose.
One could have been used to very good
advantage several times in the past two
weeks II is time a calaboose was built
and a halt called on a few 'rowdies
around town. The marshal viii do his
duty il furnished with proper place 10
dump them into, where he can lock them
up.
TaIoga Times: Governor S. r. Vansant,
of Minnesota, is suffering from the effects
of a fifty-six verse poem sent TO him
by Cornelius F. Davis, of Dewey county,
Oklahoma. The poem is Worlds Fair
ode. entitled, What They Have Done.
Mr. Davis desires TO have the poem used
throughout the state in Memorial Day
exercises. The poet. compares President
Francis, of the St Eouis exposition, and
Thomas Jefferson as follows: They each
were tall and wore red hair. blue eyes
and plenty of sense. It's plain that each
were chosen agents of progression and
providence" President Francis presi-
Dental boom is launched in this verse:
IN recognition of excellent work it would
be just like the fates
To select him as the coming man for pres
ident of the United States"