The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-05
CITY IN BRIEF.


The north bound train yesterday
afternoon did not reach Guthria
until 1.45.
Evangelist Edith Hll-Booker win
preach Monday an d Tuesday nights at
the First Baptist church.
The many friends Of Frank oNeil
will be pleased to learn that he has
been appointed station agent at Pur-
cell
There will be sale Of money by
the Building & Loan association, also
regular monthly meeting next Mon.
day night.
The roam horse attached TO Hopkins
delivery wagon became lonesome yes
terday evening and started home with.
out waiting for a driver. No damage.
Lost--Dec. 3. at opera house gold
watch and chain with two Elk charms.
$40 reward for return Of same. No
questions asked Harry Daire, Cspi.
tol Hotel
A man living near Luells, while alb
sent from home Friday night attend
ing a meeting Of the Anti Horse Thief
association, had two good sets Of har.
ness stolen
will sell either Of three bottom
farms, five and one-half miles from
Chandler, for stock Of new goods
valued at SO 600 Address VIM. M
Benedict, Chandler, o. T.
d II. Upchurch, Of Arapahoe, has
not had everything his own wsy No
sooner was he appointed postmaster
than prairie fire came along and
burned down all bis barns.
NJ. c. Beard, aged as, with grown
children, drove up to the school house
in Altus, Greer county, the other day
and took Augusta Simpson, aged II, TO
Vernon, Texas, where he married her,
The Guild will meet at the rectory
on Monday afternoon at o'clock
sharp Il full attendance is desired, as
there is business OF great importance
TO be transacted Mrs. NJ Barnes,
president.
While playing with a 32-calibre re.
volver the son OF Mr.. Villas, living on
farm north of Perry, shot himself
through the left breast. The boy i
only eight years of age and IL is feared
he will die.
Mlt Thomas, living east OF Alva
WAS found lying in lane, nearly
dead. He had been suffering from q
severe headache which resulted in de.
lirium, and he fell exhausted after
wandering all night.
Martin Drew and Ernest Lawrence
who live two miles south OF Oklahoma
| City, became involved in trouble over
cattle tresspassing aud Drew stabbed
Lawrence in the neck, from the effects
of which Lawrence Is dying.
Notary commissions have been is
sued TO the following persons: W. s
| Cline, Newkirk Miss Cora MaeKennan
Black well; w. A. Satter, Hardesty
Beaver county; Henry T. Sumner,
Perry; Il l.. Blevins, Newark, ano
Chas. w. BREWER, Of this city.
Col. Robert McReynolds has pre-
pared lecture, entitled ION the
Brink OF He'll" which he will deliver
at the West Guthrie M. u church on
Wedne sday night aud at the First NJ
II. church on Friday night. Every.
body is cordially invited to attend
Considerable anxiety has followed
| eho Nthit VI W N -'-iESa - Hibcu oLuteh
commissioner OF Indian affairs W the
different agencies in Oklahoma The
accounts OF all the traders were care
fully inspected and comparisons mad,
10 learn whether the traders had ex
ceeded the schedule OF profits allowed
by congress-. The schedule allow
from 25 TO 35 per cent. profit, but 1
has been generally ignored during tht
asst ten years. The traders were sur
prised when they learned that they
were TO be examined according to III,
schedule, aud regard it as asubterfug,
TO transfer their licenses TO Republi
cans.
Judge Beekman went to Newkirl
last night to defend a man who II
charged with stealing $3.50 from a Mrs
Harris Mrs. Harris is widow, anS
she claims that shs gave this man
whose name is unknown to us, $3.50 I,
keep for her, and she says the man 4
still keeping IL. The man claims tha
Mrs Harris never gave him any money
We understand this Mrs Harris is tn,
same woman who talked Of having
| prominent business man OF Ponca Git
arrested on the harge Of seduction o
something along that line. The bust
ness man squared matters some way
and that suit WAS dropped and this on
begun.-Arkansas City Traveller.