The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-16

high celebration at the Episcopal
church on Christmas day and special
music is being prepared for that oc-
casion.
Efforts are being made to secure a
commutatiOn OF the sentence of John
Milligan from hanging to life impris-
onment Petitions are being circula-
ted TO the governor.
The school board has eXonorated
Prof. Austin, charged with inmring
Beula Neal Mr. Austin says the pupil
was not hurt in the least and that the
attack on him is spite work
Attention Sir knights and Daugh-
ters of the International L. YOU are
commanded to meet Monday, Dee. t.,
at the Tabernacle hall at p. m. BY
order of &. n. Perkins, G. d. NJ
Lost-A pocket memorandum book
containing railroad passes and private
papers belonging to Roy Hoffman
Finder will please forward to The
Leader Office and receive adequate re
ward. to
Rev. Boggess will preach today at II
a. IN. at the Christian Chuich, and will
attend the church dedication of the
Christian church at oklahoma City in
the afternoon. There will be no
preaching at night.
Al Groomes, a prominent farmer
living near Lacey, while hunting yester
day was accidentally killed by the dis
charge of his shotgun while crawling
under a fence. In some manner the
bo,.-a1 ,,f hfg u,,Y vy,g Iiu,hnrr,l Al,
load entering his right lung and tear
ing a large hole clear through him
\ sawInill hand named Reed, work
ing in a mill on Wild Horse creek,
stumbled on board and fell upon the
saw while il was going at full speed
His right foot was cut off and hurled
across the building and the saw pene-
trated his side, making an awful cash
and cutting three ribs. He is still
alive
An oklahoma City crank is circula-
ting a setition asking Governor Rem
frow To commute the death sentence of
the negro Milligan, who murdered the
Clark family, to life imprisonment 1t
is plenty safe as a play TO bet that the
governor will throw the petition into
the waste basket II ever wretch
deserved hanging, Milligan does
The Leader is in receipt Of COM
munication from T.. NJ. Henderson
which cannot be printed this morning
owing TO lack of space Mr.. Hender-
son churns the school board in viCor-
Gus manner and AYERS that Prof Nal
lory and the school board jugglcd he
investigation of the whipping OF Eeula
Neal by Prof. Austin.
The Guthrie Musical Union has laid
PinGfore on the table for the present
and will render it later in the season.
The executive committee has sent for
some fine chCruses and the union for
the present will take up chorus work
There are now thirty-four members.
Next meeting Tuesday night in the
NJ. T.. church, South.
Doc Sheppard has stretched the rub
Der i'm his neck Taylor and Bentley
put such an artistic touch TO their
'scrapping' scene in the minstrels the
other night that Sheppard, thinking
the Ihcspiaus were really in earnest
attempted 10 rush TO the stage and
separate the combataAts. He was
saved by the presence Of mind of his
wife
j. A. Myers was yesterday found F.
guilty Of perjury in the Oklahoma City F.
district court after a trial, lasting F.
three days. The alleged Grim was /.
committed in a contest case he ad in I
stiluted ngainst George W Mas lie for /
a claim adjoining this city wort S15,-
900. Witnesses in the case were .
brought from Washington state, Buff .
falo, y. Y, and Galveston.
Fire Chief Taylor can congratulate .
himself on the excellent stage pres
ence Of his two fire horses. Their .
make-up is docile, and they do not
mouth their lines and rant as some
players do The minstrel show given
on Friday night was creditable aud the
specialties by Iounco Bros, LauX.
Carver, Kelser Taylor, Young and
Montgomery ire dog were clever
The per formance should be repeated ? j