The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-11
CITY In BRIEF.

Three carloads Of hogs we're shipped
to Kansas City yesterday.
DR.. Hughes left on last nights trsin
for Edmond TO spend Sunday.
One hundred bales OF cotton were
marketed in the city yesterday.
Ten weddings are reported TO have
taken place in Lincoln county last
week.
Fred Rheian, OF Wstonga, had his
arm mashed off in a cotton gin last
week.
Street fakirs are througing the city.
The police should not overlook the
occupation tax.
A. o. Nichols has purchased a 81, 600
residence in Joplin, and is now as snug
as bug in rug.
Hardin Glenn, "genmAn Of color, "
was yesterday convicted at Perry Of
selling liquor TO Indians.
Attorney K. B. Gentry and Mrs.
Addie Connor, both OF Ponca City, are
to be married next week.
The Corinne company is on its way
back to New York. The company did
not appear here last night
Guthrie is pleased to welcome Dr.
Avary and wife to the social and pro.
fessional circles of the city.
Joe Severns came in on last nights
train from Perry where he has been
attending court as a witness.
ohas Beck, ticket agent OF the Santa
Fe at Wichita, has been appointed
chief clerk OF the local station.
J. R. Miller will sell, at / o'clock to-
day, fine bay driving team, buggy
and harness at the auction corner
In another column will be seen the
card OF Dr. Avary, who will be found
over the Bank OF Indian Territory.
Nose Weinberger yesterday pur-
chased the two lots on Oklahoma and
First streets belonging to q. S. Gun.
ningham for So. 900 cash.
e O. Crews, OF Bloomer, Garfield
county, was made happy yesterday by
the appointment OF postmaster at that
place, vice j. w. Clark resigned.
The case OF the United States VS..
William j. Taylor for perjury is on
trial in the Perry district court. II is
the outgrowth OF a land contest.
Delegate Callahan has introduced a
bill in congress TO remove tho charge
Of desertion which stands OF record
against John Friedlin, of this terri
tory.
Three brothers and nephew OF
Milkman Johnson returned to their
homes yesterday afternoon after a ten
days visit at the home of Mr.. John.
son near the city.
Chancellor Snow, OF the Kansas uni
.yersitY. WI -del.-e- q lecture on the
subject OF Evolution" at the Presby-
terian church in El Reno on Saturday
evening, December 49,
d. G. Kent has brought $40, 600
damage suit against his partners in
the ID. G. Kent Dry Goods company Of
Oklahoma City, for conspiring TO de-
fraud him by making an assignment Of
the stock when the company was
doing prosperous business.
While two farmers named Timklns
aud Kneeham were hunting twelve
hhAAOo thob VI Asnius hnttuhlu hCCl-
dentRllY discharged his gun and the
charge tore away most OF Timkins's s
chin. Both men were walking with
their guns cooked. Timkins survives.
Enid Coming Events: One OF the
features of local traffic on the Rock
Island was a train OF cars OF broom
corn shipped out last Friday. Each
car had a banner on the side with the
words, Broom Corn from Enid, Ok. +"
printed in large letters. The consign-
ment went to Indiana.
The premium list for the annual
poultry association meeting is in the
hands Of the secretary, Merchant Is
have contributed literally TO the sue.
cess OF this enterprise and the meeting
will be the most successful one ever
held, Anyone can get copy OF the
program by addressing l.. Il. Laferty,
Guthrie.
DR.. O'Kron w. Rolf, former whole.
sale druggist OF Newton, Kan, and a
member of the Chicago Medical uni.
versity alumni, has cast his lot with
Guthrie aud purchased an interest In
the SeAtonian Drug company. Dr.
Rolf was one OF Kansas most pro-
gressive citizens, and in his addition to
our population Guthrie gains prize.
A large audience was entertained
last evening az the First M. E church
by Col. Robert MeReynolds, who de-
livered his lecture "On the Brink Of
He'll F" All through his discourse runs
a vein OF logical reasoning as against
the infidel teachings OF Paine aud In
gersoll. He shows conclusively that
intidelity 10 not only an injury to man
kind, but a menace toward civil gov
ernment, and that in Its practice man
has nothing for a moral guide, and
that he becomes like ship at sea
without a rudder, ana is apt to wreck
on the reefs Of dissipation. The lee
ture is argumentatiye and reasoning,
ana at times the speakers eloquence
reaches the heights Of the sublime,
again in tender pathos he brings tears
to the eyes OF the audience, who listen
with rapt attention from beginning to
end. The Leader extends TO the col
ouel its best we'll wishes Ia bis en-.
deavor 10 elevate humanity in the
cause OF Christ and temperance