The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-06
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.



Two Domains.
Waukomis Wizard: Two bents and
sixty feet Of dump on the Rock Is
land railroad were washed out Satur-
day last, by the sudden rise of the
South Canadian at Union City. The
bridge will he passable for trains the
latter part of tn, week.
III Reno Democrat: Dick Bland. the
apostle Of Missouri has promised to
deliver two speeches in III Reno dur
ing the press association meeting. Ar
rangements have been made by which
rates will be obtained On all rail
roads. Judge Rock, the organizer Of
silver leagues in the territory Informs
us that this meeting will be the polit-
ical one Of the season.
Tryon Mercury; On Thursday, the
25th, the town of Stroud, about SIX
miles north Of the agency, was thro va
open to settlement. The event called
together great number Of people
from various points in Oklahoma
Press Record: Capt J. V. Admire, of
the Free Press, is without doubt the
most charmingly inconsistent free sill
yer Republican in Oklahoma. First
he is, then he isn't, and then he's mid
way between.
Perry Enterprise: W. s. Harris, of
White Rock, this county, was caller
at our headquarters yesterday, and re-
ports corn in White Rock township
looking fine. He says the people ~
that neighborhood will have a good
yield IL no mishaps.
Tryon Mercury Mr. Kerr, the
Guthrie huckster, was outside of our
! place on Tuesday during the thunder
storm, and when big flash of light
ming came he was knocked down in
the wagon. We were at supper and
felt quite a perceptible shock. Phil
! Kendall also felt quite a shock. No
| one was hurt seriously.
Press Records The Press Record is
solicitous concerning the health of
! Andrew jefferson Seay. 1t has been
two weeks, three days and four hours
since his last interview was published.
Perkins Democrat: Ralph Smith,
who resides two miles northwest of
h, -e met with a painful accident last
! Tuesday while moving grass. lie was
oiling his mower and standing in
| front of the machine when the team
became frightened and ran away, rum
ming a sickle guard into his leg and
bruising him up considerably.
Three Fingered Jack, who was
! killed at Perry soon after the opening,
is now in jail in Chautauqua county.
Arkansas City Traveller: Guthrie
man has agreed to run race on BIZ
cycle, two best in three, against the
noted trotter, Joe Orr, for $500 side
The race is TO take place on the state
fair grounds track.
Enid Wave: The editor of the Hen
nessey Clipper has moved into the
Congregational church parsonage and
| remarks that he cannot see any rea-
son why the usual donations should
cease to come TO the house.
Saltwater Sentinel: Postmaster Mil
Ter Of Cimarron City, was held up by
road agents while serving them a
lunch in his store, and relieved Of SlA
and the price of the lunch secured.
Miller tried the force of argument on
his men but it stood no show with the
six shooters,
What's this? The Perkins Journal
hippantly says "If Bob Lowry can
create as much merriment at the com
ing press meet as he did at Perry in
February, he ought To be there. He
owned the Santa Fe for while, and
bv going to FL Reno he could own the
Santa Fe and Choctaw both"
The OSlahoman has this to say con
cerning the Clay Peters case; "Clay
Peters has applied to Governor Rem
frow for reprieve pending the de-
cision OF the president on his applica
tion for pardon. He asks it under
the section OF the organic act quoted
yesterday, empowering the governor 10
grant reprieves in such cases. The
governor asked the opinion of Chief
Justice Dale as To how the section
should be construed, and at first the
judge was inclined to believe 1t gave
the governor full power in all cases.
After examination, however, Mr.. Dale
gave an opinion that the section was
only applicable To capital otfenses aud
in which the penalty OF death is ad-
Judged The matter has been sub
mitted to the attorney general OF the
United States.