The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-09-22
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
The Happenings Of nay Faithfully
Chroniclcd.

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W. $ Pontius has returned to Kan
sas City.
The millet crop is said to be abun.
dant this year.
A few concerts by the local baud
would not be amiss.
II. w Bradley of Ardmore had bus
mess in the city yesterday.
The Guthrie b. ,S l.. association will
sell money Saturday night
Judge Dawson Of Kingisher came
down from Perry yesterday.
DR. Charles Smith is home sick.
Perry was too much for him.
J. L. Broclswell of saltwater is do.
ing business in the metropolis
Hon. l. =. Ross and Colonel IIaw-
ley we're in the city yesterday.
Hard shell prohibitionists are leav-
ing Perry The reason is obvious.
Fred Hurst and Colonel Tucker les We
today for Chicago on their bicycles
Mcssrs. c. y. Adams aad Charlie 5
Coombs returned yesterday from tIa
strip.
Mrs. Benjamin and daughter of
Salina, Kan. are visiting friends in
the city.
5. II. McCoriey of WASHINGTON, Iud.,
is looking for Investments in Guthrie
real estate.
William Hemingway and Charlie
Stephenson were up from Oklahoma
City yesterday.
The LEADER book bindery arrived
last evening The machinery is being
placed in position.
j. NJ. Brooks went to ! erry last
evening to superintend the hailding of
his dry goods store.
The Avery planter comp my filed
articles Of incorporation at the sec
retary's Office yesterday.
r +. Cole of Augusta, Me. is in the
city. lie has decided TO locate and
embark in the plumbing business.
Judge Lawrence issued II marriage
license yesterday t. William NJ. Stoner
and Miss Charity }. Chitwo cd, both of
Downs.
Deputy NJ rshal John Hixon came in
from Perry ast night. lie avs yes
tcrday wa The worst day cxperic ed
in the ney town
J. =. Scruggs. sheriff ot r county
makes the anr ouncement tnat
commissions of all deputy if in
p county are revoked.
I. J. Salisbury, special agent If
the general land Office, left yesterday
for Boise City, Idaho, in compliance
with orders from headquarters.
The prisoner, Thatcher, taken by
Sheriff Johnson of Eoge~ Mills county,
to El Reno, has been turned over TO
the Texas authorities on reQuisition
from Governor IIogg.
Colonel Frost, land commissioner Of
the Santa Fe, rolled into the city yes
terday morning on a spec lal ear. He
was accompanied by Nlessrs. Saunders,
Asp, Ralston and others.
win Sheets, railroad fireman, who
was killed by the militia at Roanoke,
w. Va during an attack of a mob on
Jail. is brother of ID. = Sheets, Il
! brakeman on this division of the Santa
Fe railroad
Cal Orner. II. NJ Dickerson and Ed
Riler of Perry spent yesterday in the
| city. They are enumerat ors of the
/ new town and came here to intervie W
and petition the governor in regard to
calling special election to make
Perry city of the first class.
Mr.. Hunter Williams of Stanbury
! Mo, has taken the position of solic'
itor with THE LEADER. Mr.. Williams
is pleasing, genial gentleman and IA
vors shown him by merchants in tho
way of orders for printing will bt
greatly appreciate by this paper
Colonel Noah Bowman of Garnett
Kan, was elected mayor of Santi
Fe, which is the new name of the
county seat of the north county OF
the Santa Fe. A large number o
Garnett men ran for that town anC
secured lots 1t will make town o
1000 inhabitants.
A couple of fair damsels furnishes
amusement for crowd of 'lotters' n
Perry yesterday, by hair pulling
contest One of the girls wore sorre
hair but she hasn't any now. The al
tercation was not over lot, but cuI
of water. Both of the girls rode t'
Perry astride of COW ponies.
Judge Timothy McGrath of Spring
fed, III. and Co onel Amos Il. Fits
of Georgia. were pleasant visitors t.
ThE LEADER salcttm. The3e gentle
men with +. L. Bailey of Wichita
. comprise the Perry tow Asite board
, All are shrewd business uen an
splendid gentlemen. Colonel Fits
| an old newspaper man and is as full q
good nature as Perry is of dust