The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-29
OUTLINES or OKLAHOMA.


An Oklahoma City man is trying to
chew forty-flre pounds of tobacco so that
ne can use the tags IN securing a 81 prize
From present indications Congressman
MCGUIRE can devote his entire time to
statehood. for irrigation in Oklahoma
looks like a hack number.
Oklahoma City's storm sewer Will he in
operation for the spring rains OF l9o4 An
other downpour or two will cause a com
plete reconstruction of the sewer.
That last railroad bonus has been an
awful struggle for Guthrie citizens How
ever, five railroads in one year is not a
bad record for any Oklahoma town
And il Is also said that Leslie Nibiack
wants that constitutional convention held
But then il is generally known that Nib
lack has had aspirations for some time
Flynn has shipped his automobile TO
Oklahoma The ex-delesate may have a
new experience when his machine strikes
one of those red bouIders around Guthrie
Day county claims to be out Of the arid
belt and its residents are in favor of irri-
cation for Beaver and Woodward coun-
ties. And yet Day joins Woodward
county.
Fort Supply has not secured that rail-
road Yet and in the meantime the Santa
rum company is still receiving benefits
from taking care OF the territorial in
sane at Norman.
Bert Howard has given up the pub
LEGATION of the Daily Republican az Law
ton Possibly he desires to devote more
time to Tom Fry's criminal libel suit,
which he instituted.
John Embry of Lincoln county may be
formidable candidate for Horace Speeds
position Speeds time expires in jan
uary Of next year and Embrys friends
are already working.
Bill Little Of Perry took several days off
to see those real sugar naples in the
Wichita mountains. When IL comes TO
forestry matters in Oklahoma, Little is
considered ar authority
Right now is a good opportunity for
writers TO tell of the time the Arkansas
river was navigable. The old Arkansas is
on a rampage and looks as though it
would float a battleship.
Those 500 delegates will make Shawnee
lively place on June "a. 1t has probably
never occurred to the single SHAREHOLDERS
that there may not be 500 persons in at
tendance at the convention.
Dennis Flynn says that he is paying
very little attention TO politics now. Flynn
is. looking after business interests and
may take a turn at politics after ne gets
permanently located in Oklahoma.
Attorney General Roberts was once
director in the National Home Building
Association. Now Roberts is devoting a
portion of his time in looking after the
Oklahoma contract holders interests.
Edgar Jones is contemplating locating at
Arapaho to practice law. Jones thinks he
can make Custer county Democratic. He
will learn. in time, that Custer county is
decidedly different from Logan county
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steadily improving in the federal jail at
Guthrie. Montgomerys next move Will be
TO fascinate his guards as successfully as
he captured several of his numerous
wives.
Governor Ferguson is still probing into
the affairs of the territorial school land
office. When 1t comes to investigating
the governor is eligible for position on
the inspectors staff of the interior de-
partment.
1t is reported in Guthrie that Bill
Grimes has struck II rich in the mineral
district of the Quapaw country. with MS
alfalfa farms and mining interests Crimes
may conclude that politics is a losing
game, financially.
There are five members of the SUI
preme bench who have not announced
their candidacy for the federal judgeship
These men are expected 10 follow the ex-
ample Of Burford and Beauchamp WITHIN
the next few days.
That Secretary Hitchcock is for separate
statehood for Oklahoma there is no doubt,
but the Oklahoman is still very much
from Missouri. ~ is possible that Hitch
cock made a mistake when he didn't see
Roy Stafford on his Oklahoma visit
Things would be all right if that cy-
clone cave hadn't filled up with water
said q Kingfisher man the other night as
he watched the moving clouds. II PROB
ably have 10 buy a bathing suit IN order
IN use that cave if the 'twister" weather
continues"
Democratic newspapers have been COM
plaining because Republican papers IN
the territory are paying very htte at
tention to the proposed constitutional con-
vention Possibly the Republican news
papers have fair conception OF what
will become Of the convention matter.