The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-20
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Blackwell has selected the first week in
September for her carnival.
Six carpenters moved into Tslosa last
week But, of course. fl isn't a BOOM
The Shawnee News is making q war
against municipal uncleanlineSs; that is
real dirtiness.
Jet is rivaling Babylon in Injuries Now
it is announced that butcher shop has
opened up there.
Jefferson. Deer Greek. Jet. Alva. Inger-
soil and Carmen are talking OF a fair
association. Now. get together.
The Jet oil well is down 3e5 feet. and in
that depth four showings OF oil have been
struck. The drill is high and dry at
present.
The Happy Homes relates that Cher
okee is TO have a 2Oo-barrel mill. This
should command an extra, with a great
primmer denial from the Ingerson Re
view.
Mat Duhr relates that the Ozaukee
loudly deny that the first woman was
made out OF rib Of a man They be-
lieve that she was created out of the kid
neys OF COW elk
The white man of the territory is chal-
lenged. Pappoonanook. of the Sacs and
Foxes. is swift OF foot and wants to run
a two-mile race. Here's a chance for the
Norman or Alva boys.
The Pleasant Ridge correspondent OF
the Taloga Times says that there are no
more new cases of smallpox and that IL
is hoped that 1t will soon die out. 4"
That's not very encouraging for the very
sick ones
Everett Purcell is roaring on the
amount of hashed-up statehood matter
being printed these days. Indeed, the
subject has been talked over some.
Arapahoe expects to be a division point
on the Orient. Its expectations are
strengthened by surveyors.
Blackwell News: When il comes down
to scientific kicking DR.. Ikerd is kicker
from Kickersville. The other day two
dogs were fighting on the pavement in
front of AnderSon's drug store. Doc rush
ed out to part them he drew back his
strong right foot and aimed kick at the
top dog that had it landed. would have
kicked that dog so high he would have
seen the dog star wag its tail. But the
dog lodged the kick. and Docs foot went
up into vacant space with such velocity
that Doc followed IL. and, for an instant.
he cut circles in the atmosphere like a
fifteen-cent spin-wheel on a Fourth Of
July night. The damage 10 the sidewalk
where he lit, has been repaired. The
dogs escaped
Spencer News: B. q. Redmon tells a rat
story and that il is big one was evil
dcnced by Mr.. Redmon's opening remark
that no one would believe the story, but
that he could prove II, just the same. He
says that he caught ten rate in one day
in four throws of a steel trap. The first
enap of the trap caught three, two on
their heads and one around the body
The next snap of the trap caught three
more, two by the hips and one about the
body The next two snaps of the trap
stoOr six rats in two snaps of the trap;
and four rats in two more throws of the
trap. The trap was set under the floor OF
the house and baited with wet corn meal.
Nexti No more than one column OF
space viii be given to the fellows who
can beat Mr.. Redmon's rat story. The
man telling the biggest story and prov
periences) will have to be furnished a
banquet to the ST. Ananias club.
Stroud Messenger: Love powders are
considerably believed in and frequently
used by rubbing them on the face. by
some young and other SacS and Foxes.
Certain very small shells that are occa-
sionally found in Euchee and other
creeks. are dried and pulveriZed and the
human face resembling root OF the gor-
geous white morning glory. that blooms
so attractively in the bottom lands. is
also dried and powdered. and the fellow
that wants to attract a certain squaw.
simply rubs those magic powders on his
face just before he goes close to the
object of his ardent desire. All Indians
who tried that kind OF love-cOmpelling
scheme say that il never fails to work
like a charm. 1t is claimed that there
are several young and old witches and
wizards among the Sacs and Foxes; that
those amy Indians can change them
selves into bats. owls, bears or ants. and
that nothing but a silver bullet shot at
them or a silver dime thrown at their face
Will kill them. They say that their an
cestors learned rude witchcraft from a
Dutch wizard about 40 years ago. and
that they improved the art ever since.