The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-09

The frisco railroad desires to change
| the name of Goltry. formerly Karoma to
/ Floyd. This arrangements viii make it
interesting for the postal clerks
/ Carrier VIII hold an election for and
against a $4,000 waterworks proposition
on April T. The plan is to construct a
reservoir on Skeleton creek.
The Republican county convention of
Greer county will be held April , at Man
gum. Greer is entitled to fourteen dele
gates.
Ledger's postofice is to be installed in
new two-story brick and stone structure
The building will be completed by May 10.
Kit Conner holds the record for early
planting Of oats in>the vicinity of Goltry.
Many farmers are not through blowing.
-Four weeks after mad dog had passed
through Cushing. Joe Yount's bird dog
showed signs of hydrOphobia and was
killed. \ quarantine is about TO be de-
clared against the ones yet living.
a subscriber to the Cushing Herald is
endeavoring to use the recent revival
meetings to bring about peace between
the old and the new town.
Cushing boys have the train-hopping
fever. Consequently the number of shift
less parents has increased astoundingly.
Z. G. Boatman died at Alva Sunday. lie
arrived in Woods county twentyfour
years aga
Put up your chickens and save trou-
BILE" advises the Alva Pioneer. The Pio-
neer hight have added. and your chick
ems"
Bert Harrison. the drsyman Of Enid
offers s. as prize for the best yard dec
orations Of flowers by child under II
years Of age.
A 5-year-old boy was knocked down by
a motor-cyclist at Enid Sunday. the fall
breaking his leg. The boys leg IS worth
the neck OF the cyClist.
The territorial editor Of the World and
the Way is holding meetings ~ the Pouca
City Baptist church. When the REVEALS
have swung Oklahoma to one extreme.
Will it swing to the opposite?
The Norman Transcript predicts that
three Of the delegates 10 the Republican
national convention from Oklahoma will
be Frank Frantz, j \. Tetrick and Omer
Benedict
Eleven Socialists names are signed 20
a card OF thanks in the e. Reno Demo-
crat thanking Dick Morgan fsr his lib
crafty in allowing them the use ~ bis
room. Wouldn't It Be the proper thing
now for Mr.. Morgan TO return thanks for
such aqpreciations
The electric lights were discontinued
last night at Perry and viii rot be on
again before Saturday night Leap year
at Perry is progressing nicely
Cleo Chieftsiu: TIE high wind wedues-
DAY right made them al hunt theis caves
in this town. except Miss Mamie Nc
Mullen. Who was calm enough q stay
n the house and Wit ? letter 20 her
the storm was raging the hercesL
u Reno Democrat: L was reported or
the streets this morning that our rot-to5-
y-o1ing friend. NJ Shirley Chapman had
taken unto himself q wife After being
in the sEestboK for over az hour. shirley
said there was 20: q vor1 OF truth ;n
;he story-
Yale feels that 3, = destined 20 be =
freight basirg une TIE Santa Re ard
Katy are competing
Bad boys and target guns hsve succee5-
81 20 the mad dog reign q terror a.
Blackwell
Guthrie CAPITAL. TIE warn weather =
---sht-sss fruit buds 10 point where thev
are likely 70 Re caught - & cold snap
few more DAYS Ike the past week ~
see peach trees Il bsscl-