The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-19
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.
+ A. AXTELL,
ALEX JOHNSTON
NJ. B CHERRY,
Committee.

Aud Kodak shots AT Passing Incidents In
Two Domains.
Wichita Eagle: Notwithstanding a
man at Oklahoma City says the Meth
odists of oklahoma cannot unite
without the permission of the general
conference, the Methodists are going
to do it all right.
Oklahoma ought to quit raking up
the drunk" charge against officials.
II is too much like Prohibition Kan
sas Secretary Carlisle gees out on
toots in Washington, and it is never
mentioned
Perry Enterprise: Oklahoma terri
ritory is destined to be one of the
finest fruit countries in the union.
Trees grow rapidly, mature early and
prod uce az abundance of most elegant
FRUITS a number % our farmers are
beginning 10 realize on their efforts
and will begin this year 10 ship fruit 10
the outside markets. The following
clipping from the Leader men tions
one Of the largest fruit farms ia the
territory. 4. says: "The fruit farm
OF County Treasurer stiles is becoH-
ing famous The farm Is visited week
ly by scores of people who are lost in
admiration OF the bounteous crops
Besides other crops, the colonel has
9, 0Oc bearing fruit trees
Newkirk Democrat: The per capita
circulation of money in Kay county
cannot be regulated by the govern
menL our per capita is low now, bus
with sale Of our grain, hay and land,
will come au increase beyond even the
dreams OF the poDulisL Admit for the
oil "a q chat NJ ~
OF this county was 500 for / ;, 0OG peo-
pie Today our personal property
and town lots are worth 81, 900, 900 and
our farms SO. 100000, per capita
wealth of Sl33 All this increase
dumped into .he laps OF our people be
fore g bushel % grain or pound o9
meat has been placed or an outside
market.
Deputy C. X PratheF was over from
FL Reno, Tuesday, 60 confer with Mr.
stockton, superintendent Of the Wells,
Fnrgo Express Co. about the reward
offered for Tulsa Jack. who was killed
near Dover by MIR. Prather and five
companions. Rewards aggregating
81, 100 were offered for him dead or
alive, aud the Rock Island has paid
ils 81, 900 The other 81, 100 was offered
10y Ghe Santa Fe Wells, Fargo Co
state OF Kansas, and several other
parties Mr.. Prather thinks they will
get IL all The reward is to be divided
equally among the six deputies.
Pottawatomie couty is nearly over
run with horse thieves. They have
gotten to be so bad that yesterday
twenty law and order leagues consist
ing OF nearly 1000 good citizens were
formed, whose business IL will be to
assist the officers in exterminating the
thieves and thugs. Ten days ago 100
citizens signed a call for the people ia
every nook and corner of the county
to meet and form leagues to rid the
county. Pottawatomie county is sur
rounded by the Indian territory, and
the robbers have good hiding places
for the booty, and this country seems
TO be the rendezvous for the horse
thieves of Pottawatomie county.
Oklahoman: Oklahoma grand lodge
A. o T. W. met in this city yesterday
Twenty-three lodges were represented
and Notwithstanding they are in con
! iiict with the supreme lodge, the or
der is prosperous and growing rapidly.
IL has paid slO. 900 in death losses and
is out Of debt. The following are the
grand officers elected last night:
Grand master workman, W. A Rug
giles, Teeumseh; grand foreman, G. u.
tlaney, Edmond; grand overseer, T.. T.
Gibbons, Perry; grand recorder, $ l.
Johnson. Alva: grand receiver, j. T..
Safer, saltwater; grand medical exam
iner, c g. Elliott, Blaclwell: grand
Waterman, II X. Tingle, Guthrie;
grand guide, w. A. Blateney, Mulhall:
grand trustee, j. n. Eggleston, III
Reno.