The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-03
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma has had seven fat years
Is there lean one coming soon?
The Weatherford Democrat announces
William r. Hearsr's coming in red ink
The enrolment in the Southwestern
Normal has reached 49, The building Is
still unfinished
Hearst's boom in Oklahoma has been
punctured already. Bill Cross has an
nounced that he is for him.
Elk City parties are talking OF organic
ing a fair association. Berlin's successful
one has started the agitation.
Beaver county dwarf broom corn
brought SIS ton at Woodward the other
day. a ]. Cardiff was the seller.
Rev. D. T. Penn, OF the Elk City Bap-
fist church, has resigned No reason
for his action is given by the papers
Work on Guymons new Methodist
church is at a standsfiIi. The last load
of lumber was unloaded last February.
One and two-room houses are renting
from IS 10 s12 month at Guymon. What's
the matter with Beaver county towns?
The farmers about Tonkawa will now
SOW wheat. They have been waiting for
the rain that came the first of the week.
Judging from the notices in the news
papers over the territory. the black5irds
Patti.
Brass band enthusiasts at Elk City are
agitating the organization OF band. The
Record has contributed an editorial to
the cause.
Beaver City is without saloons for the
first time since it was established. a
threat of busting the corporation has
been made.
The street commissioners dog was killed
at Blackwell this week. Since the mad
dog scare a canine has to look pretty
straight in that town.
a hit or miss" supper was given one
night this week at Blackwell. Every meal
in Wichita at restaurants and hotels this
week has been this kind.
The Guymon Herald objects to carpet
baggers. 1t declares that the Republican
county organization is not being treated
fairly by the territorial organization.
Several Mexicans from the west end
of Beaver county were on the petit and
grand juries. Many were disqualified by
their being unable to speak or understand
English.
Guymon Herald: During court week
people heard hammering and humping
in one of the rooms on the south side
of the court house, and many thought
that gasoline engine had been installed
in the building. The sheriff and county
treasurer made an investigation and dis
covered that the noise originated in the
county attorneys office, and that that in
dividual had just unlocked a new type
writer and was running the scales on
the finger board to see how the machine
worked. The typewriter is a double
strength machine-mad to order-and the
manufacturers omitted the ball bearings,
which accounts for the unusual noise.
Alva Review: Dunk Doles. the good
natured deputy sheriff. usually so Sc
rene. has been mad all week. Sitting
quietly in the sheriff's office, bordering
over the blisses OF bachelor life. the
telephone suddenly rings and Dunk think
ing of course that some one is about TO
be killed on the street. or that horse has
been stolen down the line, and the thief is
headed this way, rushes to the phone and
is greeted with rs that you, deary?"
Dunk staggers and gets faint and then
starts to swear, but remembers that a
lady is at the other end of the phone
and holds in the swear" and answers.
Yes, this is me; what do you want?"
The answer comes. Il wanted to be sure
it was you. because the phone lines are
crossed you good-for-nothing thing you,
why didn't you order those groceries p
Then Dunk realizes that he is not the
only me" in town and that some other
fellows wife has been scoring him by
mistake.