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

Those single statehood conventions are
making mighty little noise
Bob Nef Is OF the opinion that there IS
too much toadyism in Oklahoma
The Blackwell gas well is waiting on
The arrival OF casing from St Louis
At Shawnee a little girl. in drawing
for dinner set. drew the lucky number
Perhaps that Nelson bill could be re-
vived in the senate by pumping a salt So
luton to its heart
\ boiler in the Shawnee steam laundry
went sAyward the other day and carried
most OF the building with il.
El Reno VIII be along early this year
with a bond election. II is for school
bonds and occurs January %
Temple Houston was for the defense in
the murder trial at Enid and he cleared
his man. 1t is way Temple has
TIE people who used % predict that
Hitchcock woulu resign from the cabinet
haven't had much 10 say recently
The treasurer Of Greer county insists
that the Rock Island pay its taxes for the
year all al one time, instead of half semi
annually.
The policemen 81 shawnee take turns
al serving al night. One man walks the
beat at night for a month and the next
The Guthrie World thinks that aes Of
the 1000 delegates expected &c, attend the
single statehood convention at Oklahoma
City next Tuesday will be from Oklahoma
City.
The quarantine business is very curious.
Cattle are excluded vigorously, but horses.
some of which are covered with ticks,
come and go across the line without cues
ton.
They tell the story down in the Indian
territory that JUICE Raymond. who Is AZ
Suskogee. was made . judge In the IN
dian territory to get him out OF Uncle
Joe Cannon's way In Illinois.
Speaking of Christmas, the Ponca city
Times says that those who gave more
than they received should be happy and
those who received more than they gave
should consider themselves lucky
Difficult situation at Blackwell as out
hired by the News: There are few
thing TO eat. They can't oe referred 10
the wood-pile for there are no wood
piles"
The Enid Wave, which feels itself au-
thorized TO speak of the marine statutes
OF the territory, declares that cur navy
should be enlarged because most OF our
vessels are kept busy taking soldiers 10
and from the Philippines.
Z The other day al Enid, Judge Beau
champ inaugurated a reform by limiting
the arguments of the attorneys 10 forty
minutes each. AS there were three at
/ torneys on a side, the jury had haro
work surviving even then.
The Ponca City Times tells Of an old
/ Irdian with an unpronounceable name IT
this way: He sent his wife out in the
timber. Monday. after wood He went
along to see that she done the )oo w
/ brown. This old stiff has two wives. The
I one he sent after wood Is the younger OF
two squaws he has long been Jealous
of her. Perhaps he thought too much OF
her ability to cut wood and other"ist
provide for him. AT last without any
cause whatever. he grabbed her and threw
her down and kicked her in the race
and on the head and body until she
was bruised to his fendish satisfaction
As she lay in an almost unconscious con
Gition he caught hold of one or her zee
and putting his feet on her other foot
I he tried to tear her apart. Not beins
I able TO accomplish this, ne picked up
cub ard tried 10 kill her. Worn out bl
his efforts and failing 10 accomplish NJ
rurpose he himself claims TO have merei.
pcstponed the killing until another day
She recovered sufficiently from her inju
ries 10 reach the home of Chas. Michele
where she told the above story. IN
matter was then brought before IN
proper authorities and unquestionably h
viii receive the benefit of the full eNten
Of the law for having attempted to com
nit such a foul cline.