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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
THE FIRE LADDlES.
HOSE REEL TO BE PLACED IN
WEST GUTHRIE.
New Uniforms for the Firemen-Team Of
Horses secured-A Patent Hose
Reel-Improvements In the
Depsrtmcnt--Tbe New
Paid Men.

The local fire department will soon
be source Of great pride to the peo-
pie Of Guthrie. At the fire house on
First street, material changes and i'm
provements are being made in the de.
partment in order to more success
fully handle oonflagrat ons. One OF
the hose reels in the house has been
sent to West Guthrie to be used in case
of small fires while the services OF Il e
other reel will not be required.
This is owing TO a patent bed which
has just been plac d under the trucks
which virtually makes reel and n
hook and ladder wagon one. This bed
will carry 900 feet Of hose. A team
of horses is now on duty all the time at
the engine house. The fremen have
built a room on the rear OF the main
house in which they have placed beds
They are now perfectly at home.
This week the new uniforms, con-
sisting of suits, rubber coats, boots,
caps, etc, will arrive from the factory
in Columbus, Ohio, and the fire laddies
will show off hereafter in great shape
The paid men are George w. Tay or
chief; w. II. Eads, captain; Howard
Otter, lieutenant; w. c Grueber
driver, Charles ID. Leonard hoseman
The men are all brave and energetic
and with good water pressure al.
ways at hand will do good service for
busy Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

The countries and nations of the
world with few exec ltiops. begin
the year with January /, bat that this
system is arbitrary ami based upJn
nothing in particular does not oven
need to be proven Tho ancient
Egyptians, Chaldeans. Pcr-ians. Syr-
ians, PhUnicians and Carthaginians
each began their year with the an.
tumnal equinox. or about September
-. Among the Greeks the beginning
Of the year was at the time of the
winter solstiec dowa TO 431 B. e. q,
when the Mention Cycle was latro-
duced, after which the new year bo.
gan on June 80. In England from the
time of the fourteenth century until
i759 the legal and ecc,e5iastica, year
began on March 25.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
THE MARKETS


Dressed tcci and shipping steers SO 0)0l IS.
cows and hc.fers tIdja2j0 calves S69
1t0 stocGcrS and feeders - 50355l,
Prices were quoted as follows No hard
wheat, 5lA Gi2c No .. hard wheat. 5)if 15lc:
40 4. hard whelt 20 isc reiectel hlrl whc t
i8ei7c' No red whea, 5isG5ic No 3 red
wheat 5iG52c No red wheat 453l9c
CORS Mixed was sale lower ana sold
rather slowly Bat white corn was I'm
demand at very firm pr ces There Wa,
very little white corn on sale Receipt, of
corn today II cIrs year a-o. %
cars No mixed corn sold at t3ls03.c No
3 mixed, 3i03i5o. No mixed zoe. no Grade
> 2Jc No 2 white 3Ic No white.
5H4c No white 2lc shippers paid "a,
VI s,issipp rivet for No corn and 37c
river for No white corn No mixed vas
quoted nominaliy at 33 Memphis and No ,
WL.Le 81. Mnmuu., -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
AWAY/ WITH THE TAG.
1t Ia an Inalt to shirt and Nuisance
Ia Its Wearcr.

IL IL an inSlt To shirt and "a Nuisance
To Its Wearcr.
As warn weather continues, swelter-
ing manBnd with one indignant voice
deman1 the abolition OF the senseless
little tag which makers attach to the
bottoU nf the modern shirt front At
bestthis peshy tag is a useless fixture
apPtwo often it is an unsightly nui-
since. When it is concealed by the
,%aistband of the wearer's trousers il
frequently causes a lumpy wrinkle,
and when it rises above that line it
has an Encanny way OF thrusting
itself into view between the button
holes of ones vest.
On the SHIFT Of man who goes
vestlesS in hot weather the Nttc tag
is a iluttering badge OF vulgarity, an
audacious insult TO good taste and a
sUarchy afrront to social order and
progress. The tag is the one useless,
witless and eNaSperating part which
evolution has not yet eliminated from
the nineteenth century shirt 1t is
survival Of the uniitteSt "A relic Of the
dark ages when stranger desirous of
cashing a check at the bank pointed
to the initials on the tag of his shirt
front as IA means of identifying him.
self; whereof fore the o!ftn ,iva and os-
tentatious tag must go. Suffering man
has pulled the tag and evolution will
do the rest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
AN EPIlEMIO OF ACCIDENTS.

Tar Eear,iss2 will go down is his
tory a. eoTering fg epidemic of aeci-
dent Storm wreck, toad plague and
disasters multGsla have laft their des-
olate track on esSry baud, Wfklng
sport of human endeaves end playipg
hagoc with human life
Wiasin the last few days gts..
storms have swept the Southern
coasts, YeEhing out 10 sea the houses
and putting Pat the lives of the in
J habitants like rush lights. Yellow
fever Ia Its most indignant aspect has
appeared in many PLACES In foreign
countries war clouds impend, while
the specters of famine aud pestilenee
east their shadows over many lands
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

THE Sscovery of New York from. the
b nSGey papLe has been rapid and is
nearly complete. Two-thirds of the
clearing house certificate, outstanding
September have besP withdrawn and
Cancelled. The total amount issued
-wes $50, coo 600. This was . debt due
in nancy, and in six weeks ssa.eo0, 900
has bes] paid. Boston had sll, 900. 90
of clearing 7house certificates, of which
all hut $1,000, ,0V9 have been paid.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

THE Iron and Coa3 Trade Review
quotes American plg irqy shipped TO
England from Ann!stqn. Alabama,
aud sold under the prices % ne En-
glish product; it also quotes ths re.
markab.s fact that Bcssemer iron Oi
American . la2ufacture is now being
sozfered in Engls nd at English prices.
1t viii keep our projected iron and
steel magHfactrrers SPdging to invent
excuses for keeping u2 The tariff on
their goods, when they IRE already
- -sripping three thouGape Iniles, iavad-
ms, British home markets Rpd npder-
sellias free trade England.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
KANSAS ODD FELLOWS.
They Formally Accept thu Glft Of the
DE Hoissiere IIme.

FQFEKA, Kas., Oct I-The grand
lodge OF odd Fellows Aosed its an
nual session here, After an ex-
citing debate over te he Hoissiere
Orphans home propotiop, which was
finally carried by vie Of 239 TO 40
\ per capita tax of cents to pay the
expenses Of the schol for the ensuing
year aud a per capi. tax of 81 to pay
off the debt on he,roperty were as
seSSed
The grand masr was authorized
to appeal 10 tho,rotherhood for CON
tributions OF yeed wheat TO relieve
brethren in Sc western part Of the
state, and tistees of lodges were au-
thorized teend such funds as are
available their members for this
purpose, ot To exceed 81, 500. 1t is
estimatet that 5000 bushels are
needed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
The FIRST REAL RrAu.
In the Callow Days OF Youth lie Meets
the Maiden's Melting Eyc.

In the Callow Days OF Youth lie Meets
the Maldon's Meitin. Bye.
The first beau appears along about
when we are Il or lG. There have
been, of course, many little boy adj
mirers, but according to u writer the
genuine gallant does not matcrialize
until we put on long dresses ana com
mence making ourselves up for young
ladies', comprehensive phrase that all
girls will understand
He is usually the brother of some
special chum Of ours. ana in this way
we are enabled to see him more often
than If we had no reason for going
to his house
lie Is exceedingly bashful before
people, but can talk a blue streak
when we are alone lie squanders
his allowances on ice cream, soda and
caramels, and on rare occasions in
vites us to a church sociable or CON
cert
He is always. one of the group of
youths who wait outside the church on
Sunday school door, and he Is the one
always to escort u TO our homes on
such occasions.
We are teased numerically about
hrm and really enjoy 1t, though pro-
tending to be fearfully indignant and
provoked about Il.
This sort of thing goes on rv al.
something happens, as somn things
have way(o doing, and either he
goes away tqcollege or we leave for
boarding seh9oi, or perhaps quarrel
on change of Eesidence occurs.
At any rate years perhaps win roll
away before Ne see a bearded man
who can bef the slightest resem,
blance to a Ruuy ros--cheaIsol h,v
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

1t is year OF odd names for men of
sudden fame. Here is a list that sug-
gcsts itself at a seconds thought:
Iimri Dwiggins, blnller: Dlhcmey
Dodds, warrior; Ilolle Smith. journal.
ist and s,atcsm1n; Sylvester Pcnnoyer,
who told the president "to mind his
own business Stanhope Sans, poet
and statesman; Colonel Pol Dismuie,
statesman. Colonel Dinll Bolts, Office
seeker Ana the year is not over.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
COLUM BUS DAY.
THAT Is to lie the Last Day of the Fair
Congress OF Indians.


Congress OF Indians
CHICAGO Oct. l6. The board of di.
rectors of tbs woFld's fair have de-
cided to make ;he last day Columbus
day and TO have festivities eonmen-
surate with the name chosen for the
finale. President Cleveland has been
again urged by resolution to give the
occasion national significance by at
tending, ifpossible, with the mcmbers
of the ca binet and many think he will
yield to the solicitation.
Chief Simon PolSagon of the Potta-
watomie tribe of Indians who once
owned the site Of Chicago, has written
Q letter to Mayor Harrison asking for
81, 600 with which to pay the expenses
OF 0 congress of Indians The chief
alludes 10 the blood of Pocahontas
that flows through the mayors veins
and suggests that the municipality
pay something for the land the people
who occupied it originally got for
nothing.
Two companies have been organized
here, one by the local capitalists and
the other by Engineer Carroll l.,
Kicker of New York, TO remove the
great worlds fair buildings at thi
close of the exposition. The New
York company proposes to try to re-
move the Manufactures building Is
nearly intact as , ossible and use it IS
an exposition hall The Chicago crl-
pany has offered to remove the great
buildings for $4,000 and retagthe
material The Manufactures Guild
ing which cost Sl.G9G 4al is plccd at
$50, 900.
The Chicago company has eceived
contracts for the removable OF ne Cali
fornia, Pennsylvania, Rhod Island
and Minnesota buildings andis fgur-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
= - rhat nre..c. In ,enwech.

The ocean contains several fish
which clothe or adorn themselves. the
most conspicuous of them being the
antennarius a small fish frequenting
the Saragossa sea, which literally
clothes itself with seaweed. fastening
the pieces together with sticky, gelat-
nous strings, and then holding the
garment on with its fore fms.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

WEnB CITY, Mo, Oct lG.-The price
OF ore in general has not been so good
as last week on account of the anxi-
ETY. Of operators to sell and 50 many
small mines starting up. Operators in
part of this district are working to-
gether trying TO get the royalty cut
down
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
IIcight of Mon.

According to Topinard the average
height Of Laplanders is COZ inches; Of
Bushmcn. g.: of Chinese 81; Of French
men, Cj; OF Russians, G5 4; of Ger
mans Coz; OF Danes, Gj2; of Irish
men. g.; Of Engiishmen Scotchmau
and Swedes g. 4; OF American Indians,
GS %, Of Patagonians, 7O.3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

'rHERE is great gathering OF the
,faitt.fIl at Washington these days
, One by one they trip off in the night
on some mysterious mission, leaving
no sign of their whereabouts II we
mistake not something will drop very
soon and whatever it is Horace Speed
will be under it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

English educators have done a good
thing for the cause in that country by
sending five women TO the United
States for the purpose OF eXa mining
the American system OF pub ic cjuca-
ton in order to ascertain IL there b.
any Of its features that can be advan-
tageously adopted in England or can
be Incorporated in new srhool bin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

Louisville, Ky, Oct lG.-The Ken.
tueky and Indiana bridge property,
bonded for s., 900, 900 aud owned en-.
tirely by Louisville parties, passed in.
TO the hands Of receiver to-day De.
fault of interest in first aud second
mortgages bonds amounting II $1,000
made this step NECESSARY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

.JoAv l.. SULLIVAN has suddenly dis
covered "a hat he could do with Cor
bett If be only had another opportu-
nifty. ThRclssrg once described man
as having "stair-csea" wat, since he al
ways thought of the right thing to say
after he was going home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
Trim ROBBERS FOILED.
A TeIe.aph Operator Prevents a Hold,
, Not Far From Chicago.

Not Far From Chicago.
CHAGo, oct ld-An attempt by
fourtrain robbers To hold up the
fas express out OF Chicago on
IL Chicago, Milwaukee a ST. Paul
rsd was frustrated al o'clock this
ornlng by Jesse Merrill, the tele-
saph operator al Oak GlenG. Tn G
Jetlons of the four men and the fact
<hat they had lantern aroused his
suspicious and he wired TO his superb
ors in Chicago The latter quickly
took out a ear load of armed police.
but the cautious movement OF the
train seems to have warned the rob.
oers and they fled, leaving their Ian
tern.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

Miss DAISY has been heard from
eligible spinsters in the strip and ad-
scrtises them as each having 100 acres
Of fine bottom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

JoBS SHERMAN is now telling th,
admins stSation that he foresaw a..
along we were going to have trouble.
John Sherman, as a financial prophet,
is about equal to the boy whose father
could always tell the day before Il
grained and he the day after.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

RosERr LOUIS STEVENSON has writ
ten a story of so, 600 words and sold it
to IIarpers for Sc 900. lie is a pains
taking, hard-working tale teller and
one of the most charming serial
writers this age has produced.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

%ik ~ T.. THREsHER has founded a
Democratie newspaper in Norman
which he has STYLED the Norman
Needle. Mort Bixler, who has always
claimed to operate the only safe and
reliable Democratic newspaper in that
vicinity, can't see the point
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

THERE is n small-sized suspicion that
the iron hand of j. Pierpont Morgan
is felt behind the velvet glove OF GER
tain senatorial courtesy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

railroad wreck, of loss by land and
sea, along with a saturnalia OF vice
and crime. and the many triumphs of
the year will be dimmed by the weight
Of its disasters.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

a Santa Fe brakeman who is inclin-
ed to be of a religious turB, is said to
have recently offered up the following
prayer: "Oh Lord, now that | have
tagged Thee, lift my feet from off
the .Qlgh road OF life and plant them
tirmiy on the deck of the train Of sal
vation? Let me use the safety lamp
known as prudence, snaSSe all the cou-
plings in the train with the strong
link of Thy love and let my hand
lamp be tho Bible; And, Heavenly
Father keep all switches closed that
lead of on sidings, especially those
with a blind end. o Lord; IL It be Thy
pleas, Re have every eemapAore bloch
along the liae show the white ligf
of hope SO that ! can nhkethe ruuf
life without stopping. And I'D
give us the Ten commandments
schedule and when | have fnaeo
the ran and have on schedule lihe'
pulled into the great dark STAN OF
tkc T. piverse say with smile Wen
doge thou good and faithful irvanI
come I'D sigh the Pey rol ana re
ceive your Z e earned chsck eter-
nal happiness.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

The Leader Bindery is one OF
the best institutions of the
kind in the West and is daily
turning out large quantities Of
work. Send in your orders for
binding and blank books and
they will be promptly at
tended to.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

Every spring the emperor of China
goes TO the emperor's field" plows a
portion of il, sows it with several
kinds of seeds and superintends the
ceremony while the princes and nine
courtiers perform the same act in
honor of the god Of agriculture. The
empress at the same time gives her
ladies a lesson in silk culture.
The Arapahoe Bee insists that G.
comfy has 500. OO0 acres of fine land
as ever crow flew over. These lands
occupy the most desirable part OF the
temperate zone, thus rendering IL the
most desirable locality ON the CONT
neAt for the home OF man. And vet
one-third Of which still remains va
cant for the homeless Here is a
pointer for the disappointed strippers
For goll shave, hair cut or sham
poo, go 10 Towers Bros, artistic bar
oerN' 49, South Second street, oppo-
s te postoiiice. Good work guaranteed
with population of over 200 600
P'op and progress away ahead OF
my of the younger states. the Perry
Democrat asks is there any good RED
son why Oklahoma should not be ad.
mjtted To statehood? None that de-
poppnt is aware of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

which is in course OF preparation for
introduction to parliament This is a
compliment TO the American school
system and TO woman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

The LEADES Is recognized as the
best advertising a4Sdium in the city
and territory. IL reaches 81 sections.
Into every covaty every tSwp and
village, and almost every PoStott ce in
Oklahoma go copies of the Daily sgd
Weekly LEADER 1t has n consider
able list OF subscribers in the adjoining
and EasterR States In news, enter
prise and circIiSk0p it is second to
none, and has built .tEeq into what 1t
SAID on the outset it Proposed to be
come THE LEADING HENsFftFR IN
OKLAHOMA. Our merchants. lFc0g-
nizing this fact, have loaded it to the
gEnwales with advertising. and their
returtls have been and are correspond.
ingly large.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

once named Perry Esther. A delega-
tion Of men called to see her and then
bought baby buggy and a complete
outfit and ordered it sent to the little
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

RrssET shoes have no doubt been n
great aid 10 the czar of all Russians in
his justification of the world
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

PERRY Ok, Oct l6 The first cir
born in this nity arrived Thurs lay TO
Mr., aud Mr.. Joseph Reno and was al
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

The man who said talk was cheup
never footed any bills for senatorial
Qnb
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

DEVELOPMENTS in the last few days
have set the tongues of the quidmuncs
clacking.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

Ponca City is the first ofe ne "
towns TO develop a mineraregend
They claim TO have found slee loot
vein of coal near there,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
RAILoRAD TINE TABLE.
NORTH BOUND.

NORTH BOUND.
No. 400. Chichago Express. $40 a. m.
No. 4Os. Nj. River Express. 1920 p. m.
No. 422, Way Freight. y. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 4O3. Texas Express. .l1:1O p. M
No. 407, oklahoma Express. l:O3 p. IN.
No. 423, Way ight.......... 900 a. m
Passengers should procure tickets be-
fore getting on the train
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-17

Ed Ringelsea has the tift aSsort-
ment of fruits in Gutbrie, AZ usrrl-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-09-15
AFTER ARIZONA QUAIL,
California Hunters Begin Their
Annual Raid.
An Obstructlng Law Which VIII
Head OFF the Enterprise
This Year.

II is time now for the gamekeeper Of
Arizona, whoever he may be, to get a
move on himself.
California hunters have already be-
gun their annual raid on Salt River
valley quail to the end that the mar
kets Of San Francisco and other Cali
fornia towns may be supplied. Two OF
these hunters are now operating in the
vicinity OF ella Bend with as much
freedom and abandon as il the Seven
tenth legislature had not taken meas
ures to head off this particular enter
prise. They we're informed that they
could not take the quail out OF the ter.
ritory, but they said they would make
noble effort.
The law, section 2 of act ~, APP
plcable to this matter, is as follows:
Usny agent or servant of any railroad COM
pSny, express com pany or other common ear
heror private individual, have or receive for
inauguration or carriage or for any other pur-
pose any Of the game animals, birds or fishes
mentioned 10 this act, when the killing and the
taking OF the same IL prohibited, or for trans
p0vahOn or carriage outside the limits of this
territory, al any time, they shall be guilty OF a
misdemsanor.
Here is an opportunity Tor the con-
stSbulsry OF ella Bend precinct 10 earn
Official lees.