The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-10
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.
And Kodak shots at Passing Incidents IN
Two Domains

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Two Domains.
Deputy Marshals will Nix and Dock
Reid had running fight with two
men near Perry Tuesday. They gave
the officers six mile chase before
being captured The men proved TO
be Ben Cravens and William Critten-
deu, the latter half breed Cherokee
Indian There is reward OF $500 for
his capture.
Oklahoman: The X. OF Z. lodge of
Guthrie keeps on growing. Two new
members were initiated on Tuesday
evening aud one took the third degree
Ex- Postmaster Merten is one Of the
new members.
IL is believed Charles L. Stowe will
succeed his brother as United States
marshal Of the southern district of the
Indian territory. Judge Kilgore is in
Washington working for him.
b. troop, third cavalry, Lieutenant
Hediken in charge, is near Council
Grove taking its practice in surveying
map drawing and other engineering
field work. They will survey q line
westward from the starting point and
will be in the field thirty or forty days
The boys are combining business and
pleasure and having a grand good
time. Two big loads of melons were
sent out to them last evening, to say
nothing of other supplies There
are about fifty in the troop.
Oklahoman: Wilkinson Il Tread
well received telegram from United
States Commissioner Pendleton yester-
day, stating that he had decided the
case OF the United States VS.. Higgins,
charged with perjury. in favor of Hig-
gins, and ordered him discharged from,
custody. He will write his opinion
later and forward IL to the department
with other papers in the case.
The following gem, which has been
going the rounds of the press without
credit, should Oe cut out by every man
and pasted in his hat as a reminder of
his duty, when he desires TO speak i'll
of any woman's character. Remem Der
this young man-be careful how you
| speak of a woman's character. Think
how many years she has been building
it, OF the tolls and privations endured.
Of the wounds received, and let no sus-
picion follow her actions. The purity
Is the salvation of the race, the hope
OF future greatness and the redemp-
tion of man. Wipe out her purity aud
man sinks beneath the wave of de.
spair, with not star to guide his
life into the channels of safety. Then
think before you speak. Remember
that any hog can root up the fairest
! flower that grows so the vilest man can
ruin the purest woman's character.
For some time towus'te contest
involving the town OF Dale, has been
/ Inn hafnra . ha ,t,aie 81 of In
dian affairs. Some time ago land for
the site was purchased from an In
dian, and later the townsite manip-
ulation OF McLoud induced the Indian
making the sale of the Dale site to of
fer to return the money he had re
ceived, and il was accepted Then il
happened that the site belonged to the
Indian, together with the buildings
and improvements The Indian com
missioner decided that the citizens
should not be robbed of their improve.
lnents, and that the money for the
site be offered To the Indian, and II he
did not accept IL, place the money | q
"A bank and the department would pro
ceed TO issue patents for the site, and
inform the Indian be could take the
money out OF the bank at any time he
desired.
William Mason, laborer in the
employ of the waterworks company
at Perry. was seriously injured yester
day by flying windlass. His skull
was LAID bare and he was picked NJ
insensible by his fellow employees
and taken To the eompany's surgeon,
where his scalp was stitched together
again.
terday from McLouth, Kansas, wher,
he arrested Frank IIazlett, one of the
two alleged cattle thieves who created
such sensation two weeks ago on
the Black Bear, at which time their
horses were captured, as reported
llazlett will have his preliminary be
fore Probate Judge Muselier Friday af
| ternoon.