The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-16
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.



Two Domains.
Peter lIoeing, a young man twenty
six years old who lived with his moth
err on California avenue, in Oklahoma
City. was drowned yesternoon while
bathing in the river above the viii
Hanson bridge.
Shawnee News; Bishop Meerschaert
and tather Degrasse, of Sacred
Heart mission, were here Tuesday and
selected seven lots at the corner of 9th
and Louisa streets, on which Cath
Ollie church will soon be erected.
Oklahoman: August Van Golfer,
the insane man who broke the win
dow in the First National bank a
few weeks ago and sent to the asy.
lum was released few days ago as
cured. Yesterday he was arrested.
and is crazier than ever. lie will
have his trial today, and probably be
sent to the sylum.
A Cheyenne subchief who has been
IN from his allotment for some days,
stated that there was. living ON an al
lotment west of Fort Reno, the Indian
who killed Gen. Custer. He is small
in stature, literally covered with scars
he received In the famous battle, and
h1tBo NOA1 IuACLs ntNti ROink OAb
among the whites.
Oklahoman: Hon. d. A. Harvey and
Miss Jeanette left yesterday on visit
to Wyandotte, her new town situated
the northeast part OF the In
dian territory. The lease on the land
comprising the townsite has been APP
proved by the secretary of the inte
rior and there is now nothing stand
Inc al. "A
prosperous growth of the town. Capt.
Higgie, Mr.. Harvey, W. IL. Darrough
and other Oklahoma City men are in
terested in it.
Times. j ournal: The Wyandotte
town company has succeeded in having
it's lease approved by the secretary.
That is what they have been waiting
for, and they will now begin building
in earnest. Judge Harvey goes over
this week to look after a building he
and Captain Higgie will erect There
will be second Kansas City some
where in that region, and the Wyan-
dotte people think they have located
il.
Henry 4. Bowie, former Texan.
won fine piece of property before the
land office at Perry yesterday. The
| property involved is in the residence
portion of the city and is worth Si0u.
600 A trial was held before the land
office six months ago in which were
Bowie and six other contestants,
the townsite settlers being a party;
| Bowie won then. He made Il eompro-
mise with all the parties and made ap-
plication ten days ago TO prove up, bat
a protest was filed, anl Bowie has won
over this protest and the case now
goes to the interior department
The recent discovery Of large de-
post of natural soap near Woodward
Is attracting considerable attention.
! The substance when taken from the
/ ground has the appearance of soft clay
but soon hardens. having all the quail
ities of soap and a securing substance
also, AMI is ready for use in it's raw
state. A company Of local capitalists
will put in machine to press Il into
cakes and put it on the market, max
ing good thing for themselves and
advertising Oklahorna's wonderful re
sources.
The extreme high water In the rivers
of the territory during the past month
was the cause of remarkable pro.
ceeding in the annals Of the army.
| mdJpi bONkNt bht PuN NihdSAttf Wnp WdN
making tour of the territory 10 pay
the troops stationed at several forts
and elsewhere, found it impossible To
cross the Washita river To pay troop
of cavalry that had been stationed in
that section for some time watching
the Indians. After considerable man
euveripg line was thrown acrSss the
stream, stretched high from two trees
and the pay rolls were put into mail
sack and drawn across to the pay mas.
] ter. He examined the rolls and ap
1 proved them, put the amount of money
necessary To pay the men in the sack
and IL was drawn across and paid out
20 the men by the commanding officer.
John Atwater, a negro living on the
North Canadian, has an improvement
on the old fashioned method Of fish
ing that would undoubtedly become
very popular did the opportunity offer
Every night he sets line at the bank
near the house, a string running from
the line into the house is attached 10 q
bell, so that when fish gets on the
hook and pulls the bell il rings. Al
most nightly he is awakened by Wig
Orous ringing of the bell and goes out
and pulls in good sized catfish. lie
keeps his family supplied with all the
fish they want, besides being able "a
sell considerable 10 the neighbors. II
seems like carrying invention too far
when the captured fish is compelled 10
ring up his captor.