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The record-union., 1896-10-31

NINTH PRECINCT-Bounded north by
the city limits, east by the center OF
Tenth Street, south by the center of x
Street west by the center of Ninth Street
Nichols, Charles Barnes. Judges. w. r
Spillman, Thomas c. Jones. Tally Clerks
p. Shiels, George T. Boyd. Ballot Clerks
John Bellmer. John Zittinger.
The record-union., 1896-10-31

FIFTEENTH PRECINCT Franklin)-
| Comprises that portion of Franklin town
ship embra ced in township q, range east
| Polling place Beckley Store. inspectors
Henry Erhardt, f. NJ. Lyttle. JUDGES.
| Frank Kunsting, Joe Hanion; balio'
Clerks, William Schulze, John h Holman
| Clerks L. r. Beckley. Eugene Frye.
The record-union., 1896-10-31

| SEVENTH PRECINCT-Bou north
| by the city limits, east by the center of
| Eighth street, south by the center of K
street. Polling place, Waterhouse & Les
| ters Seventh street, ] and j. Inspectors,
D. Falconer, w. j. Hassett. Judges D.
| E. NJ. Simpson, Alex. Becker Ballot
| Clerks. B. L. Ulary, Nicholas Becker
The record-union., 1896-10-31

EIGHTH PRECINCT-Bounded north
by the city limits, east by the center OF
Ninth street, south by the center of K
Polling place, No. 80 Ninth street, Meis.
ter's Carriage Factory. Inspectors Dan
Alexander, A. Meister. Judges H. N
Rauman. H. Melvin. Tally Clerks Thomas
X. Barkworth, w. A. Wall. Ballot Clerks
Charles Miller, d. Gillis.
The record-union., 1896-10-31

TENTH PRECINCT (Butler' 's)-Com-
prising that portion of Natoma Township
lying south of sections 3, 4, 5 and 6, town
ship 8, range s. Polling place, Halfway
House. Inspectors. j. e. Butler. Charles
CapleS. Judges, A. Z. Barton, w. ID.
Johnston. Ballot Clerks, l.. Oakley, f. G..
Scott. Clerks, E. A. Woodward, Ed F.
Dalton,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

Without in the least relaxing the pres
sure of his arms the orang began to
squirm and struggle in an effort to reac
Queltin's throat with his teeth. Discoy-
ering that he had taken his hold too low
even to reach the side of the burglars
in Queltin shoulder and sank his strong
teeth through the clothing and into the
flesh. Queltin groaned. Then fierce
struggle began.
Miss Heckney, the woman who lived
alone in the suite above, was reused from
her light slumber by deep groan, sue
ceeded by an irregular humping She Law
still little while, then she sprang out of
bed, alarmed by heavy fall. She realized
vaguely that something unusual was afoot
in the house, and an intense fear assailed
her. She tried bravely to reassure herself
with calm reasoning. Doubtless a
drunken man was being brought
home The occasional groans might be
natural with a drunken man, but if there
was a struggle which meant murder it
could not be so greatly prolonged without
cries. DESPITE all this reasoning her heart
beat with sitting force and rapidity. FL
nally, being unable longer to control her
fears, she staggered from her bedchambe
into the front room, intending to open her
window and cry an alarm. This window
was a counterpart OF the one below. On
raising the shade she was appalled, by
spectacle across the street. There. on a
blank white wall. illuminated from the
apartments of the lodger beneath her. Mr..
Martin, she saw moving shadows that held
her hand from the window-latch and
chained all her faculties of volltion Never
theIess, she retained a clear recollection of
all that she saw, as will be seen from the
following intelligent testimony which she
gave before Coroner's jury two days
afteIward:
''The shadows as / saw them through
the glass were so strange and frightful
that did not have the strength to open
the window and call for help. At first
they were very large, but as the objects
casting them neared the window they
dwindled in size, but to the last were gi-
gantic and terrible.
"When first saw them / supposed them
to have been cast by two men struggling
desperately in close embrace. They were
so cl seiy mingled and writhed so rapidly
that for time / could not distinguish
them, but at intervals there would be
pause. Presently discovered that one of
the shadows was that of man of ordinary
proportions, and that the other was ex-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

must lean backward, in order to avoid
being shot from the saddle by the concus-
sion of the hind feet in landing. The reins
should be held tightly and firmly, the
snatf1e snug, the curb more loosely, else
the horse, fearing to thrust forward his
head, may come down with a bounce upon
all four feet at once, proceeding most
disconcerting to the rider and about as
easy to sit as a "buck- jump"
A good leaper brings his forefeet first to
the ground, the hind ones following in
an instant, ready, if he has been kept we'll
in hand, to go on his even way rejoicing.
But if there has been any saving at the
curb, any undue restraint or rigidity on
the part of the rider, so that he has not
had his head. to feel sure that no sharp,
cutting curb is going to bruise his mouth
If he obeys the natural instinct to stretch
his neck and preserve his balance, or to
thrust forward his head IN recovering his
stride, he may bring his hind feet down
first, in which case have known a rider
to be rendered unconscious by the concus-
sion.
Now, keeping these points in mind, a
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

him, but it is hope tempered by anxiety.
The rider, too, is leaning backward, on the
rise, until the center of gravity of her
body seems to fall perilousiy without the
base, while she is evidently determined
that the horse shall not have mis- head if
she can help it. Else why that desperate
clutch, with outstretched arms at curb
and snatf1e? If her mount so far over.
comes his fear of the pressing curb as to
thrust out his nose and let her down easily,
the reins will either be jerked from her
hands Or she will be dragged forward upon
his neck. In any event, the outlook for
the landing looks dubious for both horse
and rider.
TO take that leap comfortably the lady
should be sitting so nearly perpendicular
with the ground that she would appear to
be leaning forward, and line dropped
from her shoulder would fall down across
the blade of her horses. Instead of her
arms being stretched out before her, the
elbows should be fiexed, with hands, hold
ing the reins well gathered, close to her
body. The left foot should be drawn very
slightly back, thrust well home in the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

~ ESPITE the popularity of the
a bicycle and the predictions we
heard SO frequently only short
II time ago there seems to be
general reaction this spring
both East and West in favor of the horse.
Those enthusiastic wheel-lovers who were
so ready TO predict that the noble animal
had had his day and would soon become
an ornament or curiosity seem to be a
little premature. The horse will never go
out of service as the friend and compan-
ion of mans tolls and pleasures until we
come ourselves to be mere machines and
utilitarians. And in particular will the
bicycle never supersede him. A mere
thing of rubber, wire and wind can never
take the place of the living, breathing, re-
sponslve creature with conscious intelli-
gence, who enters into work or sport with
Us and has perfectly recognizable partic-
ipation in all external things that concern
his rider. [ have heard wheelmen talk of
their machines as though they were alive;
but 1 always have feeling that in their
hearts they know better. And I never
heard group of them together when the
talk was not of wheels and bars and
wrenches and tires, prices, repairs and
records. When will you hear equestrians
wasting time over such chatter? When
they talk horse, as we all of us love to do,
they have something alive to speak ola
responsive, flesh and blood creature who
keeps his own bearings oiled. and as for
tires, why if you gain his love he is tire.
less in your service.
Yes, despite predictions, the star of the
horse is again in the ascendant. The an.
imais are bringing better prices. The BIZ
cycle craze has had the good effect of caus-
ing breeders to raise fewer scrubs, and
there is just now quite a perceptible de-
mand for good saddle-horses.
The current issue of one popular mag
azine has an article anent women on
horseback, with illustrations that would
serve admirably as examples of how not
to ride.
The horse in motioni has always been
more or less of a poser for our artists.
John Sturgis, in his well-known painting,
Not This Time," shows a horsewoman on
hydrocephalic steed, that has Just. ap-
parently. refused a ditch, probably aware
OF his physical infirmities, while in the
background careers another rider-a man
whose horse, could he ever have got
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

stirrup with the left knee pressed closely
against the third holn, and the curb-rein
should be a trifle relaxed.
But, if our artists have yet something to
learn about leaping, so, too, have riders.
1t is an art in which our women are all
too inexpert, although there is nothing
that adds more to the pleasure of gallop
across country than the ability TO out
your horse at fence or bar instead of rid
ing miles out of your way in search of
gate, which, unless your mount is unusu-
ally well trained, you must dismount and
open. Horses and riders both need train
ing for this exercise, for while some horses
jump naturally and with pleasure,
others understand the leap only
after careful teaching. It is, however,
an accom- plishment they can easily
be taught, for most horses are will ng and
anxious to do what their riders desire. In
that they differ greatly, from the wheel,
which, it seems to me, is generally pos
sessed of a demon of perversity and takes
malicious delight in landing its rider
where he does not desire to go. At all
events in the days of their more general
use we heard less of accidents through
vicious horses than we now here of casu-
alties from unmanageable wheels.
The wheelman must keep to the beaten
road or push his machine laboriously up
grades or through sand, must lift it over
fences and across streams-in word, he is
the servant of his steed, which does for
him only within very limited range.
And yet when see half dozen middle
aged men, gray-haired, bald-headed,
inclined to take on weight and additional
girth, speeding along the highway on this
'silent shining safety" 1 am glad for this
renewal of their youth and the taste the
wheel affords them of out of door life and
pleasure. They have at last found the
next best thing to horse.
may, will never be beautiful. 1t will
never be alive. IL will never be pictur-
esque feature in the landscape. One never
sees it in the landscape except leaning
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
AS NO HORSE EVER GALLopED.
From painting By John Sturges.l

pretty fair idea of what to avoid may be
gained from study of the accompanying
reprint of popular painting entitled
Going Well, " which, thongh spirited
and taking picture, is capital illustration
of how not to ride.
The artist has, to begin with, chosen an
unfortunate instant in the action. The
thrust of the hind legs in the running
cred so Immediately, that at the moment
the forefeet are in the poise here pictured
the stiles are already fiexed toward the
tanks. As it is, the beholder of this pic
ture becomes prey, and the anxious
wonder whether the horse will bring his
hind legs with him when he lands on the
other side. One has a sense of hoping he
will prove adequate to the task laid upon
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

into such position as the artist pictures,
could never bv any possibility recover
himself. The artists model for this draw
ing is not difficult to imagine. The por-
trait is exactly that of the time-honored
wooden hobby-horse on rockers. In or
der to gather himself for his next stride, a
horse in such an unfortunate position
would have to have fifth leg in the mid
die of his body. In the style of hobby
horse that moves on spring such a leg is
always supplied.
But it is in the portrayal of the horse
and rider in the act of leaping that our
picture makers are oftenest betrayed into
absurdities.
As an explanation of what is amiss in
one picture here reproduced brief glance
at what is involved in leap may be in
order.
The problem presented is to get rapidly
moving animal over a barrier with as little
danger to his rider and himself as posi-
BILE. woman in the side-saddle has a
much firmer seat for leaping than man
has but in the event of her horse getting
fall her perils are multiplied threefod
over those OF the rider on the cross-saddle.
Coming at his fence at moderate gallop-
for horse should never be allowed to
rush at any obstacle as it is the custom of
some riders to put their mounts at a bar
the animal begins his leap with quick
spring of the hind legs, which carries him
to the rise. If the rider is leaning back
ward or sitting too far back in the saddle
at this juncture she receives an impulse
from the powerful quarters that would be
pretty apt to unseat her.
AS matter of fact, however, thessrioing
Of the horse brings the body of good
rider quite involuntarily into an upright
position, and the balance and seat are
maintained, as in ordinary riding, by the
same instructive clinging of thigh and
knee. The hands should be kept as close
as possible to the body, in order that they
horse thrusts forward his head in coming
Down A this ct Of tlaa laaia tho dc.r
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
against the rail at 1.-The halfway house.
and it will never take fence.
MISS RUSSELL.
How to Get Famous in Conrress.

Oratory is the shortest road to Congress
and if man wants to stay in Congress
after he gets there he had better be an
orator than reformer. In fact the days
OF. the reformer are waning. The business
OF reform has been so overdone and the
article has so often proved spurious that
Congressman who indulges in it as stock
in trade is looked upon with suspicion.
If Congressman is not an orator the
second best card for him to play is to get
the reputation of being a business man.
Des Moines Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Tie Enioins Upon the citizens Of Guthrie q
observe Decoration pay

Tie Enioins Upon the citizens Of Guthrie to
observe Decoration nay.
The 30th day Of May has been set
apart for the purpose Of resting from
our usual avocation OF life, that we
may devote a few hours in remem-
berance TO those brave heroes who SO
nobly and fearlessly offered their
lives as sacrifice for the principles
that they believed to be right and
just. And while we are left To enjoy
the blessings that are gained to us
through their great sacrifices, IL is be-
itting that we devote few hours In
decorating the graves OF those who
arc sleeping beneath the silent, and in
other ways keep memory alive 10 the
noble cause those dead heroes have
won.
Therefore, I, A o Farquharson,
mayor Of the city Of Guthrie, do here
by request that the people of this city
TO close their places Of business be-
tween the hours Of and o'clock p m.
May 3Oth, ls)6, and proceed TO the
cemetery for purpose of decorating
the graves Of our loved ones; and 20
the several places OF worship.
Done at my Office in the city OF
Guthrie, this 9sth day OF May, 1896.
A. 0. FARQrHARsoN,
Mayor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

VIM. Spurlock and wife, Frank Lucas
and wife, A. =. Saunders and wife, r.
" Smith.anG wife, Luther West and
wife, w. s. Spencer and wife, A W..
Mccain and.wife were invited to the
beautiful home of Ed Bali and wife,
west Of the city, last evening. Ham
mocks, swings, .croquet, etc, afforded
part OF the pleasures, and Gne picnic
supper of fruits, fried chicken, lemon.
ade, ice cream did the rest
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30
RaIlrond Assessments IIIegnI.

The case OF the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railway company against
the board Of territorial railway asses
sors was tried in the district court
yesterday and today and resulted in a
decision Of the court holding the ac-
tion Of the territorial board Of railway
assessors in assessing the property OF
railroads in this territory as illegal.
The court held that the territorial
board of railway assessors could not
arbitrarily fix any value on the prop
erty they saw fit, but must assess the
property according TO the evidence
before them, and found that the board
had assessed the property OF the rail
roads OF the territory beyond its true
value, being about double the assess
ment on the same property for the
year 1895, and at the rate OF about
s12, 600 per mile.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Guthrie vs.. Edmond, at Edmond
May 30 1896
Guthrie VS.. Perry, al Guthrie, May
81, 1896.
For this occasion the Santa Fe route
will sell excursion tickets from all
stations, Perry TO and including okla
homa City at the rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip, tickets
on sale 60 Edmond May 30, with return
limit of May 81. Tickets on sale to
Guthrie. May 3l,with a return limit of
June l.
A freight train leaves Edmond at
g:2O m Guthrie. 1920 p m; Mulhall,
ll;20; Orlando, ll:4O p m. arrives
at Perry, l2;10 N.
win carry passengers from Edmond
TO Guthrie May 80. Guthrie 10 Perry
May 81. l.. r DELANEY,
Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Send your address to Ii r. Bucklen
a. Co.. Chicago, and get a free sample
box OF DR. Kings New Pills A free
trial will convince you OF their merits.
These pills are ea5y in action, and are
particularly effective i'm the cure of
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Malaria and liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed To be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to
10 be purely vegetable. They do not
weaken by their action, but by giving
tone TO stomach and bowels, greatly
invigorate the system. Regular size
25c per box. Sold by Seatonian Drug
Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

The Leader is requested 10y Mrs Por-
ter 20 announce that the proposition
10 provide her a benefit from a game
Of base ball 10 be played next Sunday
was entirely without her knowledge
and while she appreciates the benevo-
lent feelings Of those who suggested il
she must positively decline 10 accept
any assistance provided that way.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

On and after June 1st The Rush will
DO a cash business only. We shall
pay cash for everything WE buy and
shall positively expect cash for all
we sell Keep an eye open for our
next poster but don't read IL you
want TO buy dry goods, carpets or
shoes-es pecally shoes-of any one
else. Goods delivered anywhere
within two miles of store free. We
close now at 3O-except Saturday.
THE RUsH, j. c. Dana, Mgr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Special classes will be org anized
June sth for the accommodation Of
students from the city schools. We
have made very reasonable rate and
all those who may desire TO attend
morning sessions during vacation
should call and get terms for such
branches as they desire to pursue.
CAPITAL CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE,
115-l1. Second street
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

1t IS fortunate for a man when
he FIRST discovers the value Of
Ayers oSarsaparilla as a blood-puri-
fer With this medicine, he knows he
has found a remedy upon which he
may rely, aud that his lifelong NAL
ady is at last conquered Has cured
others; will cure you.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

One minute is the standard time, and
One Minute Cough Cure is the standard
preparation for every form of cough
or cold. II is the only harmless rem
edy that produces immediate results.
Il B Lille & Co, CO Harrison and lst;
c r Renfro, 204 Okla ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

A grand rally and mass meeting Of
Endeayorers OF the city will be held al
the Congregational church Sunday
evening from $3.50 TO 1880. The Baptist
and Methodist young peoples societies
have been invited to participate This
will be the last union meeting before
the convention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30
First published in the Daily Leader May
l. 1896
Notice for Publication.

Land Onice a Guthrie, o. r., April 20,
1896.
Notice is hereby given that he follow
ing named settler Las filed notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim. and tina said proof viii tie
made before the Register aud Receiver at
Guthrie, O t., on June 9, 1895, viz:
Lee DOstal for lots ], ? and S hf n c Or
sec A, twp Is, eve
He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon and
Gu ltiVatiOn of said land, viz:
Hugh II McCrary. William n Mitchell,
Joseph Gross, George Peaker, all Of
Guthrie o T..
$50 A n j Crook, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Today being a legal holiday, the
Fostofiee win be open for the delivery
OF mail from o TO $3.50 a m. and to
p. m. j "a LARWEII, 4. NJ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Have You seen the 90 Commbias?
The pleasure you feel in riding a
wheel that you know is the best that
can be made is worth more than the
price you pay extra for your purchase.
Il. b. Lille & Co. have secured the
agency for the Columbia Bike and
have them on exhibition at their store.
II you want TO see the best wheel that
can 10 made, call around.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Those who have used DR. Kings New
Discovery know its value and those
who have not, now have the opportu-
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and address to II. Il. Bucklin e. Co. ,
Chicago and get a sample box of DIR
Kings New Life pills free as well as
a copy of Guide 10 Health and House
hold Instructor, free. All Of which
is guarantee to do you good and
cost.you nothing, At Seatonian Drug
Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Col Fields the popular Grand Army
orator and aide-de-camp OF the stan Of
Gen. l. n. Wolf, ommander-in-chief
Of the Grand Army, was in Guthrie on
the 9Sth inst. He will assist i'm the
decoration services at Crescent today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Have you heard the new song, 'Iu
the Shadow OF the Pines?" 1t is i'm
mencc! Legg Bros of Kansas City,
Mo, have it, and they are making a
cut price OF 25 cents a copy. Take our
advice and send for one.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Eczema is a frightful ahliction, but
like all other skin diseases, il can be
permanently cured by applications Of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. it never
fails TO cure piles. II B Lille & Co,
cor Harrison & LIST ST; c r Renfro, 2Ot
Okla ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Judge Goodrieh's horse ran away
yesterday morning on Oklahoma ave
nue.. Joe Norris horse was frightened
by the commotion and both animals
tore down the avenue at u lively rate.
Luckily but little damage was done
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

The members of the Free Re-
publican club meet at Second and
Perkins streets every Tuesday night
at 1880 &C. II. Tandy, President; A. j.
Marshall Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

A pleasant surprise was given Joe
Upton at his home by about thirty Of
his friends. Games and music were
the festivities. Ice cream and cake
were served. All enjoyed themselves
hugely.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Outsiders having advertising TO do
Perry or Guthrie please write Smith
the bill distributor box 26O Guthrie
Okla. lGtf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

Lost-In the Central school bu lding
a small gold loclIet. Finder please re-
turn to Ruth Kerr, 3l0 East Cleveland.
3Of0
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30

The chance of your life time is to
secure one of those S5 aliases of the
world Lille & Co. give one with s25
worth Of purchases