The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-01
UN HER MUSCLE.
AN ANGRY WOMAN MADE TROU-
BILE FOR CONTESTANT.
Bank Swindle Expose I-TroubIe OF VIM
sha"cToss-Dots and Dashes From
EaInty Perry.

! "A womah by the name of Mrs Kate
| llarizell caused quite a commoti1n in
Perry the other night by her ugly de-
meanor. Not content with firing a
contestant off her lot. she threw down
a tent, broke lot of dishes and came
near soaring two men to death She
answered before Justice Clayton.
The Democrat Of Perry says: Town
site Trustee Fits was missing the
other evening and his many friends
became alarmed aud delegated Chief
Clerk Hanlev of the land office to make
a search for him He was finally dis
covered and his many friends are now
relieved OF thoir great anxiety as to
his whereabouts.
The promiscuous shooting that has
been going on the past few nights
has caused the officers of the law to
change their policy somewhat with
reference TO this class of offenders.
and hereafter all those carrying con
oealed weapons will be prosecuted Wig
orously and will get the limit of the
law.
Riling Bros, who have had a world
Of trouble over building their livery
stable on South Seventh street, have
finally settled matters and up goes the
barn,
Probate Judge Edwards and Justice
Clayton are so over rowded with bus
mess that they hardly fad time for
eating. The vigorous prosecution of
lot jumpers has brought order out of
chaos and the improvement over the
condition of things at Guthrie during
the original opening is marked
West Perry will receive appica-
tions Monday for certificates on lots
at the city clerks office at the city
hall.
William Shawcross leased the front
OF his lot on the northwest corner Of
the public park and the lessee com.
menced the erection of building yes
terday morning. The contestants
commenced an injunction suit at once
and the papers were served on Mr..
Shawcross. 1t appeared that he
failed to appear before the judge and
he was taken before Jadge Green Of
Guthrie for contempt Of court. The
contestant erected building on the
rear end yesterday morning.
An attempt was recently made to
defraud banks of Kansas City, St Joe
and New York by parties who claim
to have started bank at Perry, known
as the Southwestern National bank
4 printed letterhead of the alleged
bank gives the capital as SlOO, 900 and
the officers rs follows; W. A. Hanna,
president; James NJ Johnson, vice
president; W. c. Johnson, cashier
These lctterheads were used in en-
deavoring To open accounts with vari
Gus banks in the southwest. In lei
ter dated September Is, the alleged
bank wrote to the Chase National .
bank Of New York that it had for
warded $50, 900 in gold and currency
for their credit. No cash, however,
was received, and when the so-called .
Southwestern National bank Of Perry .
began drawing drafts on the New .
No.k bank aad negotiating the same
in Kansas City, dispatches were
promptly sent which prevented the
banks In the southwest from cashing
checks or opening accounts with the
swindling concern. The comptroller
of the currency says that no such bank
had been organized and no application
was ever filed for tne organization of
such a bank as the Southwestern Ma
tional bank of Perry Oklahoma.