The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-21
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


Carmen need fear no boom now. None
win ever hit it as hard as that storm
did.
Next Sunday is ChIldren's day in the
Congregational Sunday school at Pond
Greek
a Philadelphia paper house IS conten-
plating establishing a branch Office at
Shawnee.
4 half block of business property sold
at Shawnee last week for 5000. A syn
dictate bought IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Poor were granted dl-
vorce yesterday at Enid Here's a bo-
nanza for the punster.
Oklahoma county farmers report dis
couragingiy of the potato crop. Potta-
watomie promises fair yield
a postoTice clerk Of FL Reno, named
Bogardus. has sailed for Cuba Here's
betting that he'll be back on the next
boat.
Oklahoma Democrats can't see how
Grover Cleveland can get the presidential
nomination Yet he will. If signs mean
anything.
An Enid man who uses a safety razor
cut his finger the other day with H. That
man would be justified in using the cleo
trio treatment for the upper lip.
this morning. all dressed up in a fresh
spring suit. TO attend the Sunday school
convention. Sly was an excellent Sunday
school teacher before he became a Pop.
The calamity of western Kansas sent him
adrift into the horse-racing business.
The editor of the Ciloco Farmer com
pares men to ROSTERS. lie watched one
of the latter call some hens together 10
help catch a bug and then ate the said
bug himself So a wife helps man to
build up a fortune and a reputation and
then he goes around like a toad telling
what ~ have done.
The Shawnee News man in acknowledg-
ing that he likes TO be commended says
that it spurs him on TO renewed effort
TO work on behalf OF the town wherein
he lives and earns a living" He will no
doubt be flooded now with letters from
the rest OF the fraternity appealing TO
him to explain how he manages to be
able to make the last statement.
Perry Republican: From Log Cabin
to Congress-" is the history of many of
the great men of America. The Wichita
Eagles article on the subject relating
TO Hon. Dennis Flynn is to a certain ex-
tent a repetition OF the annals of promi-
nent characters of our union Somehow
II is an omen of good luck TO be born in
a log cabin. IN this age when a man
gains prominence the people begin TO
wonder If he was born in a house con-
structed of logs.
Argument for a bridge by the Taloga
Advocate: All day Friday (the people, a
small squad of fellows from Lenora sat
on the north bank of the river. The rea-
son they Cthe people, sat there was be
cause they couldn't get across. The rea-
son they (the people, couldn't cross was
because there was no bridge and the river
was up. The reason they (the people,
wanted 10 cross was TO show the commits
sioners that they 0he people, didn't want
a bridge.
A snake story from Pond Creek Vidette:
Joseph W. KONG was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff George Walker. west of Jefferson.
the other day. having four stolen horses
in his possession. Some time ago this
same knight OF the road stole a horse
from Wilson Baker, seven miles north
west of Jefferson, went on up into Kan
sas and traded horses with T.. b. New
bald, of Milan, Kan, then went back
and stole the horse from him and started
south. and was arrested as stated above.
The desperate was armed with snake
five feet six inches long, which he carried
in the bosom OF his shirt, and which
coiled itself ready for its deadly work
when the sheriff ordered him TO throw up
his hands The thief was identified by
MI Newbald. who came here today. The
thief was very bold in his operations,
stopping at several houses trying TO trade
horses. and showing the women his grue-
some weapon, the snake. Sheriff Brattain
now has the bold borrower OF horses
safely ensconced in his bastile. and a
travelling man got the snake and took il
away with him this morning. Konig, who
is about q years of age, Will have his
preliminary trial the 2lSt.