The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-01
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.
Aud Itosak shots at Passing Incidents IN
Two Domains

Aud Kosnk shots a. Passing Incidents In
Two domains.
The Choctaw, oklahoma a. Gulf rail-
way got their 6rst train OF the week
through from the eastern district last
night thc track having been un-
! der water near Wewola since the
heavy rains Of a week ago
Delegate Flynn called on Secretary
/ Lamont today To- secure pardon FOR
Duff Green, who is being held at Fort
| Rene as a dcserter. Young Green is
/ the son Of "Caunonball" Green. once a
memocr Of the Kansas legislature
from Kiowa county, but now treasurer
OF Grant county O T. The son en-
! listed when lG years old, had served
! four years. then deserted. On being
Appended, he receivedkthe usual SEN
! tence, and is now serving his time.
! Secretary Lamont suggested that
young Green is now Of age, and having
attempted TO run away from the army,
/ it might be well allow him to remain
| for decipiinc.
While we were hauling our goods TO
/ Watonga, the wagon tipped over, in
/ the west part Of Guthrie, and we sus-
/ tained compound fracture NJ the
/ left claviclc. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. VIII
cox finding out that We were waiting
/ for doctor, took ms in and kindly
cared for us. Mr.. Wilcox is general
manager for the electric light plant OF
/ that city and although total stranger
/ to him we could not have found better
care anywhere; they seemed to he
studying all the while for something
/ that would add TO our comfort After
/ twelve days we were able TO come on
| 20 Watonga, but our left hand is OF
| but little use while the right is occu-
| pied with using a crutch, so we co not
move about much; yet we hope TO be
all right in few weeks and then ve
try to make up for lost time C II.
| Doud In Watuuga Condor
Ferry Enterprise: Hon John Il
Clark aud Col. f. NJ. Stallarl came
over from saltwater yesterday and
left this morning for Arkansas City
TO attend the meeting of the directors
Of tho Il O C. railroad. In IA cunvcr
satiou with Mr.. Clark he said they
were ready 20 begin work on tho ROAD
as soon a the starting point in Kansas
had been agreed upon, as the towns o
Caney and Cofeyville were both pull
ing hard for the road.
1t may seem incredible 10 some bu
IL is fact nevertheless, that the sea
son for potato planting is now on. A
number Of farmers in this locality
have successfully experimental will
winter planting and report its results
as astounding Leon Yates, living ont
mile west Of town, has planted abou
Is bushels, and saws he is sure OF
crop with an ordinary fair season. -
Marshall Eecord
Hon j. u. Beadles was here thi
morning from his farm southwest o
Perry, TO Democrat reporter, h,
said his kaiiir corn crop would amour
to six thousand bushels besides a largt
amount to feed his cattle. Terry
De mOcrat.
Topeka Capital: The Peoria Rail
way company, OF Galend, has beer
chartered for the purpose Of construct
ing a standard guage railroad from I
point near Galena to point near Che
topa The distance is about forty-fv,
miles through Cherokee county, Kan
sas. Jasper county. Missouri, and tn
Peoria reservation In the Indian Ter
ritory. The charter expressly state
that the purpose Of the company !
"to mortage and operate said road.
} rhe company owns property to tn
amount of $4,000, and the capita
stock is 81 600, 600 The directors ar
as follows; II Cooley, OF Galena
j. =. McNaughten, of Max, |. Il an
} w. T. Turkinton, OF Cherokee.