The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-01-22
CITY IN BRIEF.
psrsonal Polnts and Matters Trsnspirlna
In and About the CITY
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partnership.
Postmaster Cochran was down from
Orlando yesterday.
Mrs DR.. Southland, OF Perry was in /
the city yesterday
James vandeventer, Of Orlando, was |
in the city yesterday.
r. w. Ramsay aud wife left yester-
day for visit TO Chicago
Hon. Henry E Asp has returned |
from legal visit in the east.
Miss sherburne, charming young
lady Of FL Reno, is in the city.
Comrade shawcross, OF shawnee
Perry and Chandler is in he city.
The principal topic on the streets
pertains to Legislative clerkships'
Mrs Anna Douglass, OF Seward, and
Hugh Burn, Of Ponca City are at the
Royal
silas McEntire took Crazy Scottie
Douglas to the Norman asylum last
night.
District Clerk J. Il. Havighorst was
down from Perry yesterday. Havy is
always right.
Rev. Buckner is attending meeting
of the Methodist board Of extension at
Oklahoma City.
District Clerk L. L Pitts left yester-
day for Jasper county, Mo TO visit
parents and friends.
Col. Dilday, the genial travelling rep
resentative Of the Wichita Eagle. was
in the city yesterday.
James Martin was released from the
United States Jail yesterday having
given sufficient bond.
Bill Gardhard, Of St Louis; w, J.
Yount, Of Chicago, and Fred Baldwin,
of Wichita, are at the Oklahoma.
Photographer swecriugen is prepar-
ing to take some immense group
photos of the members OF the Fourth
Assembly.
Oscar NJ. Woodson, Of Tohee; j. A.
Stanhope, of Oklahoma City, and j. A.
Metcalf, OF Saltwater, are registered
At the Capitol.
A. L Washburn, notorious whisky
peddler from the Usage country, was
lodged in the federal jail yesterday by
Deputy Robacker.
Mrs. NJ. j. Hall, Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, arrived last evening to spend a
few weeks with her son and daughter
in.law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. b, T. Hall.
The Kempton Comedy company
opens a weeks engagement, Monday
night, at the opera house. This com.
pAny has been scoring hits all along
the road.
Warren Gill. who was commander OF
the Alamo during its hottest siege, is
in the city. Warren is here lobbying
against the bill TO abolish the Office OF
coal oil inspector
b. ] Bleghen. in advance Of Kemp.
toms Komedy Kompany, is in the city,
billing the town for the appearance Of
that company, which opens weeks
stand Monday night
Jim Cneatum, day manager Of
Harvey's local eating house, is putting
an some good Hicks for his company
Jim can make a cup Of coffee taste as
good as kiss In the dark OF the noon.
Night Watchman Bishop says he has
more company on the streets after
m. since the legislature convened II
seems there are whole lots of people
in town who are unable 10 sleep.
Every newspaper man in the terri
tory should have "a picture OF the Ok
lahoma Press association, taken re-
Gently by Photographer SwearEeu. Jt
win be u great souvenir In yeara 10
come.
Yesterday 900 people, men and
women, engaged In wolf-driye in the
Otoe Indian reservation. Several
dozen wolves and 500 rabbits were the
result Of the drive. One hundred grey.
hounds were in the chase.
II is time Dick Reaves took tumble
TO himself He has been worked for
sucker for several months. Person
ally, Dick is nice fellow, but he
should saw of being made monkey
OF in politics and attend TO his saloon
Samuel Tomison, a farmer living in
the northern part OF Woods county,
was fatally injured. Some one way
laid him and struck him on the head
with piece Of iron just as he was
coming out Of the barn door, fractur-
ing his skull.
Dick Plunketts Official head has
been cut off by sheriff Akin at Perry.
II seems that Dick retained a prisoner
after he had been called for, In order
70 get board money. This did not
meet with the approval OF sheriff
Aiken and Dick was deposed.
John Douglass, otherwise known as
"Scottie," has developed a brilliant
case of tremens. He is intensely bug
house and was taken TO the Norman
sauitarium last mght Douglass fell
heir TO fortune OF $4,000 recently
by the death OF relative ia Scotland
The Sons Of Herman are making ex
tensiye preparations for the masquC
ball and carnival TO be given next
month. Prizes will be given on cos
tunes Exactly 400 invitations hav,
been issued aud no one will be admit
ted 10 the hall unless provided with I
ticket.
Ben Cravens, the outlaw who wa
captured IN Kay county, and tried n
Chaatauqua county, on the charge o
house breaking and highway robbery
has been sentenced to twenty years II
the pen aud has been taken TO Lansing
u is safe TO say he has not "Bel
Craven" any more Chautauqua count.
justice.