The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-22
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Richard Stevens. express agent for the
Wells Fargo at Blackwell. has mysteri-
oCsiy disappeared. mere is said to be no
shortage OF accounts.
The nomination OF Editor Z. E. Brown.
O. the Times-Journal, to be postmaster at
Oklahoma City. has been unanimously re-
ported for confirmation
Waiter Kennedy. who had his right ear
and part OF his skull shot away at
Cache. is still alive. He was shot in self
defense by Glenn Steel
Freeman T. Miller. OF saltwater. who
was in the council two wears ago. has
been made committee clerk to RepTesen-
: tative Mathews, OF Payne county.
Henry Starr. who was pardoned from
the Ohio penitenJiary by President Roose-
Welt. has returned 10 ViniTa- He viii get
an allotment In the Cherokee nation
Senator Quay keeps hamrnering away
for vote on the Omnibus bill Sup
pCrters OF the measure in Washington are
becoming very confident that the bill will
pass
John a. Trotter. the father q the
Republican party in Greer county. is a
member OF the Granite lobby which IS
working for the Southwestern Normal
school
Omer X Benedict. OF the Hobart News
Republican, is opposed TO the division OF
kiowa county. In his paper he has warned
the members Of the legislature 10 steer
clear OF kiowa county.
Col. Albert Dean. OF the bureau of ami
nal industry. addressed the legislature
yesterday On quarantine matters. Colo
mel Dean came 10 Oklahoma at the re-
quest of Governor Ferguson.
The board of regents for the Oklahoma
university Will ask the legislature to ap-
propriate about s.5.00j % be expended for
equipment, replacing losses caused by the
destruction by fire of Science hall
Nose Anderson has dropped out of poll
tics for a few days. and is looking after
his school land leases in Comanche
county. Nose claims to he resident Of
Comanche county. but lives at Enid.
There has been a rumor out for several
weeks that Territorial Oil Inspector John
III. Dillon would resign. Dillon is
banker at Geary, and the law requires
that all officials shall reside AT the capt.
tai
Representative Herb Williams. of Paw
nee. is opposed 10 oil inspection. and has
introduced bill repeating the inspection
law and abolishing the Office of inspector.
This is doing away with some mighty
good patronage.
III w tOQti-
". there are two sets OF directors in
school district. The courts Will be called
upon TO settle the dispute. for office
holding is a wonderful thing 10 the av-
erage Oklahoman.
According to iSenberg of the Enid
Wave. there is no longer any doubt but
what the remains of the man ID. r.
George are those Of J. Wilkes Booth.
lsenberg has been studying history dur
ing the past few days.
Bob Neff. in Blackwell News: There are
seven chief janitors in the lower house
of the legislature. For the benefit of the
uEsophisticated. We have ran down the
duties OF these officials, and discovered
that il is the duty of the chief janitor
to see that the drst assistant chief janitor
sees that the second assistant chief JAM
tor observes that the third assistant chief
janitor notes that the fourth assistant
chief janitor insists that the sixth assist
ant chief janitOr has the seventh assist
ant chief janitor do all the work. IL is
only through thorough system Of organ
ization like the above that great legisla-
tive bodies can accomplish anything.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird 8. Mcguire have re-
turned from Washington. They will re-
main in Guthrie for few weeks before
going to Pawnee.