The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-20
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.



Two Domains.
Hon. w II. Anderson has arrived i'm
Enid and entered upon his duties as
register of the land Office. MIR. An
defs n is "a bright, learned man, II
good lawyer, and is we'll versed in land
Office business. The Wave says he sis
sure to give satisfaction.
Samuel Weston, an alton ney of Pond
Creek sued that city aud got judg-
menJ for 5000 in probate court last
week. The amount was due him for
legal serv. rs rendered in securing the
dis olution of an injunction to stop
the counting of the returns of the
ficst election in that city, which of
course was before it was AN organiza-
tion. The city has appealed TO dis
trict court, and a number of like ci aims
hinge on this decision.
Man born or woman is without
spondulics and his name is pants In
the morning he feeleth his oats and
paweth in the valley, and at night he
hath no buttons where his suspenders
should fasten lie holdeth his head
high and his wife spends his money
aud the children mock him when he
gets his hair cut Sdrely there shall
be no desolation and homelessness by
his fireSide where he biteth his finger
nails aud bewails his wife's cooking
A big buck Indian paradcd the
streets of Arkansas City the other day
with not even a fig leaf To cover his
nakedness. Women and children
stampeded from the streets and pull
ed down the blinds The buck was
taken in. His only excuse was. "big
much heat in white mans town"
Judge Bryant. of the Paris Texas
court, on account of the crowded con
dition of the penitentiary at Columbus
Ohio, was compelled last week to set
aside the sentences of prisoners who
were sentenced by him a short time
ago, and resentence them to serve
the same time at Fort Leavenworth.
Jack Evans and Bill Burgess, noto
rious horse thieves. were arrested neaI
| Checotah recently. The deputy who
arrested them thinks Evans is the
man who killed Lee, Cherokee In
dian, some time ago, for which crime
Seigel Rogers, young white man, Is
now in prison.
Albert Scrool committed suicide a
Alva yesterday Very few of the de
tails are known, except that his bod J
was found hanging in his meat market
in the afternoon. He was a butcher
by trade and left a wife and two chill
dren, \ boy and girl aged respect
lively 10 and years.
Hon. and Mrs A c. Scott, of okla
homa City, leave in few days fo
Middle Park, Colorado, for "A months
outing. They will be joined by Mr.
and Mrs c. f. Scott and Miss Eli,
Scott, of lola Kansas and two pro
fessors of the Kansas DIVERSITY. Hon
c. Il Scott is editor of the lola Regis
ter, state senator, and member o
board of regents of the state univer
sity of Kansas.
Oklahoman: The grand lodge, A. q
u. w was in session all day Wednes
day and did not finally adjourn unit
l o'clock yesterday morning. The mos
of the session was taken up discussing
whether Mrs. Nellie Grant should b
paid the amount of II. X. Fishers ben
eticiary certificate. IL was the opln
OF large majority OF the member
that she was not legally entitled 10 il
but they argued that failure TO pa.
might cause so much adverse criticism
that the order would be injured an,
its good work handicapped. 1t wa
finally resolved to reject the claim
but make Mrs. Grant an offer Of $1,000
taking her receipt in full of all d,
| mands