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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-05-25
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some for thirty years have sun red
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and pei manentiy rur d by using ID q
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w. B. johnson, Newark, o., says;
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only child from dying by Group" II
has saved thousands OF others suffer
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Not only piles Of the very worst kind
can be cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve, but eczema sealds, burns,
bruises, boils, ulcers and all other skin
troubles can be instantly relieved by
the same remedy. Eagle Drug Store,
@ r Renfro.
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DR. A. Nimmo, graduate in
medicine OF Queens university, King
ston, Canada, and memb Der OF the
Ontario College of Physicians and Sur
geons, has opened an Office In the
Brooks building Harrison avenue, in
room No. 2 The doctor has taken up
his quarters at the Hotel Royal 29ts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-05-25

Cool breezes are most appreciated dur
ing the summer, when the hot sun makes
its presence felt. Milwaukee is situated
right on breezy Michigans shores,
and the temperature there is us
ually just right. If you expect TO
attend the National Educational
meeting TO be held July CO, YOU will
Fl d the shortest and most comfortable
line to be the Santa Few. j. BLACK, G..
p. & T. A., Topeka, Eas.-A. j. Cor
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lust opened new store at AIS East
ok lnhoma avenue Everything IN /
is bargain. A new broom sweeps the
cleanest Between Oak and Ash sire I
j. II Neher, Proprietor 90 q
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First Published in the Guthrie Daily
Leader. April 10, 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. T., April IS,
1897.
Notice IS hereby given that the follow
lng-naned settler has fled notice Of his
intention 10 make final proof IN support
Of his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before the register and receiver at
Guthrie, o. T.. on May %, 1897, viz
James G.. Fish for the or Of sec IL, In
twp II, OF Fri w..
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence uDon and
cultivation OF said and, viz:
William j. Fouts, Dalton l.. Smith,
George w. DObsOn, all OF Langsion City.
o. T.; Taylor Hewitt, Of Lawson, o. Il.
4Og7 A N j CROOK. Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-05-25
First published ia the Guthrie Daily
Leader, May Q, 1897.
NOTICE.

Land ofiice at lGuthrie, D. T., May
s, 1897.
Complaint hayiLg been entered az this
Fenley for abandoning his homestead
entry No. 1868 dated January IL, 1893.
upon lot 4, " or, " or, sec 1, Up IA
range I 6, in Oklahoma county, Okla
hOma Territory. with view 10 the can
collation. OF said entry, the said parties
are hereby summoned 10 appear AZ n ?
18th day Of June. 1897. at 9 o'clock a.
N +. 70 respond aud furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
THos. s. CoRBETT, Re siyeF.
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New scaveugers ia the town. Work
done inthe best manner and prices ac-
cording TO the hard times. Satisfaction
guaranteed Orders left at III YOrks,
No. 2i4 Harrison avenue. Barns Ed
wards and Oliver Turner, Scagengers
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Something 20 Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system TO a
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and Kidneys. and aids these organs 10
Electric Bitters improves the appetite,
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried IL as the very
best blood purifier and nerve tonic
Try it Sold for soc or 81 90 per bottle
at c. r Renfro's drug store.
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Don't thin your blood with sassafras
or poison il with blue-mas but ala
Nature by using DeWitrs Little Early
Risers, the famous little pulls for con
stipation, biliousuess and stomach and
liver troubles They are purely vege-
table. Eagle Drug Store c r Rem
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Sick headache can be quickly and
C )mpletely overcome by using those
famous little pills known as "DeWitts'
Little Early Risers. Eagle Drug
Store G II Renfro
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The great lakes aud inland resorts OF
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan
afford means OF enjoyment despite the
heat OF summer. Cool breezes. generous
shade. II you want a vacation at reason
able cost and at a seasonable period, ap-
ply to accent Santa Fe Route, or to w. j.
Black, G.. r Il 7. A., Topeka, Kas., for
dafal
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Notice.

Citizens are hereby notified TO clean
up their oAck yard and alleys, and are
requested to place barrels ia their
y ards 10 receive all refuse matter. By
order OF health committee. Charles
{ Csger Health Officer. 1910
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The y. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior 10 Ell Others

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For Sale Cheap Having been
drowned out by the late flood,
l oifer one Of the best lois ON
North First street for sale
cheap. MRS. II. A. BOOTH.
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rst published In Daily Leader Apl
IS. 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie. o. T., April IA
1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
Ing named settler has filed notice Of his in
tentioh 70 make final proof In support Of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the register and receiver at Guth-
rie, o. T., on May "a, 1897. viz;
Zacharlah T. Kelly, who made home
stead entry No. ll1sl for the sw ar see
"a. twp IL, Of 2. W of l. Nj.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land. viz;
James II. Stumpf, Samuel McHendry,
Thomas l.. HutchersOn, Horace Cole. all
Of Guthrie, o. Il.
4O95 AN. J. CROOK. Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-05-25
It's " conf rtabIe Line.

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over Santa Fe Route
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Report of the Condition

OF the Capitol National bank at Guthrie,
n the Territory of Oklahoma, at the close Of
business May IA. 1897:
RECnTfRNIg
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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

II STEVENS, NJ. d.
once over Guthrie National bank,
Room g. ONCE recently moved from second
noor of Seatons Drug store.
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SOUTH. SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST.

Arrive Leave Arrive Arrive
lGuthrie. TT. WorthGalv 's'n
lO5li2:25 D. IN, lI2: :S5 D. nj 1886 p. M p.O5 am.
iOH Has D. m. i1iO} D. m. sos a. IN 9:35 p. III.
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Railroad Time Table.


Atohison. ropeEa a SANTA Fs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

upon the constitutionality OF the three-cent-
fare law, the question being whether Judge
Showalter will conform his decision to that
of the Supreme Court Of the State. This
law was approved March 6, 1897. No con-
tracts have been made and no rights have
accrued under it. No obligations have been
entered into upon the faith of previous jul
dicial constructions of the law, because the
decision of the Supreme Court was the first
time the law was construed. Whatever con-
tracts, express or implied the Citizens
Company may have with the city, or what
ever rights it may have acquired, rest upon
laws or ordinances passed long before the
three-cent-f law The recent decision OF
the Supreme Court holding the law con-
stitutional was the first construction OF the
law of any kind made by the highest court
of the State The law having been now for
the first time construed by the Supreme
Court, the question is whether the Federal
Court will conform its construction to the
other. 1t is not a question of maintain
ing the validity of contracts or obligations
entered into by virtue of previous construc-
tions of the law, because none had been
made. 1t is question of harmonfzing the
decision of a federal court, made before any
decision had been made by state court
on the subject, with the first decision of
the Supreme Court rendered.
Another reason why the present conten-
ton of the street-car company ought to
fail is that it is an attempt to shift the
ground of controversy. Judge Showalters
former decision was based exclusively on
the ground that the three-cent-fare law
was local and special legislation, and that
injunction was a proper remedy because en-
forcement of the law would impair prop
erty rights After finding that the law was
open to the objection of being local and
special legislation, he concluded:
My opinion is that where proceedings in
effect destructive of vested property rlght
are threatened by a defendant In ofncial
position under color of a void statute, the
preliminary injunction ought to issue.
The alleged impairment of contracts did
not enter into his decision at ALL Now he
is asked to shift the ground of his injunc-
ton and virtually make new decision to
the effect that the three-cent-fare law is
unconstitutional because it impairs the OBJ
legation of a contract. This point was Hdue
in the Navin case decided by the Supreme
Court, but it was not made in the case be-
fore Judge Showalter, and, so far as the
pending case is concerned, is not in the
record He is asked to affirm and main
tain a decision based on one ground upon
an entirely different ground.
The law is a very inexact science, and
in close cases about as much of it can be
found on one side as on the other. Which
ever way the present case is decided in the
lower court it will doubtless go to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. The
contention of the city is right, and the
Journal believes 1t will be so held by the
highest court in the land. If Judge Sho-
walter takes a broad view of the case he
can find law enough for dissolving his in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
"smash the Heavenly Trust"

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal;
Sour yeast never brings good dough. A
bilious liver only sends jaundiced bile
through the veins of a loving, nursing
mother; the wiles of politician never re-
suits in craftsmanship; the deserter from
the ranks never eliminates into a brave,
fearless general; a knot on a log never
grows unless there is the vivifying power
Of roots, sap and tree behind it; Methodist
is never slapped on the back, and some
one saws: Come, let us take up collec-
ton then he is a great man" The mon
archy of the Methodist Church has had
the blessing of God on it for over a hun
dred years and innumerable hosts have
gone to glory from it's protecting folds with
out the least loss of freedom, but with the
fullest liberty-that wonderful liberty that
bids us STAND fast therefore, in the lib
erty wherewith Christ hath made us free.
and be not entangled with the yoke OF
bondage" The Master said; Go We unto
all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature'-not to Judea, not to
America, but unto all the world, for
my gospel must be preached to every
creature" John Wesley said: The world
is nv parish" and the pennies OF the poor
went into the consecrated treasury, maxi
ing each penny missionary. Twelve men
followed Jesus at His bidding. One loved
have been the admiration of the world; the
other one has no followers ! am 1or equal
representation, both of ministers and laity
hut il must be brought about IN obedience
to the lawful authority of the entire
church A convention is means TO that
end. Better by far the brotherly kindness
of both ministers ana lalty mot taiyilell}
working to a common purpose. letting an
nnkindness all criticism be hidden under
the robe of Christian charity byyf>, w pAv
c,o,,+bror+ Ind June %
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

Mr.. E. v. Smalley reports to the New
York Post that there are thirty thousand
vacant flats in Chicago and that in nearly
ali the leading cities in the country with
the possible exception of st. Louis, there
has been overspecula ton in building, which
all of them are feeling. indianapolis does
not claim to be among the leading Cities
but it can claim that as many houses nave
been built in proportion to its population
as in any city, without any of the bad ef-
fects of transportation in building. Con-
sidering the large number of houses which
have been built the past few years the won
der is that so few, comparatively, are va
cant. 1t indicates that the census of Indian
apolis in 1900 will be surprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

the Citizens Street-railroad Company de-
clare that the company has s4,0OO.Ooo IN
vested in its plant, yet it is taxed for
$1,9oO0Oo. Why not double this assessment
and make it what the officers declare they
have put into the plant? The man who has
little household furniture or small
home is taxed for all and often more than
it will sell for. Why should not this rich
corporation, which pays not cent for its
franchise and does not even pave the por-
lions of the streets which it Injuries by oc-
cupation, be compelled to pay taxes on
the 100000 of property on which it insists
the people of indianapolis shall pay fares
ample to pay 5 per cent. interest? There is
much talk about equity for the owners OF
the property OF the Street-railroad Com
pany; let US have a little equity for the
other side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Tbe center of our Population.

W. ]. Jordan, in Ladies' Home JOURNAL.
The center of population is the center OF
gravity of the Inhabitants of the country.
If the United States were considered as a
plane, with all its people as OF equal
the noint where the whole plane might be
balanced and remain steady through equi-
librium. 1t expresses the net resultant OF
the movements of population from decade
to decade This point, according 10 the
census of 1890. is located at 80 degrees IL
minutes 8 seconds north latitude ana - de-
grees 80 minutes seconds west longitude,
about twenty miles east of Columbus, Ind.
1t moves westward about four miles a
wear and is now three-fourths of degree
south and more than seventeen degrees
east of the center OF area.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
DECEPTIVE STATEMENTS.

The various statements of the officials of
the Citizens Street-railroad Company re-
garding the receipts and expenditures pre-
sent inconsistencies which throw suspicion
upon all of them. Organized to plumber the
people of Indianapolis it is not strange that
it's financial statements should be manipu-
lated to promote that scheme. The follow
ing statement is taken from Poor's Manual
and was doubtless furnished by the
company: In 1894 the gross earnings
of the company were SS5O,111; net
earnings, $3S6,246; running expenses,
1853, SOS. AS a part of this last state
ment it is declared that the present COM
pany acquired possession of the charter and
franchises by purchasing $500 shares at $120
a share, or for $4,000, and that the old
company paid dividend of per cent" In
the same statement, when the company is
trying to boom its stock, it is further de-
clared that lin October, 1894, the courts de-
cided that this company's charter is per-
petual" This statement was made for in
vestors On Thursday another statement
was made to influence the court. 1t is as
follows:
Year. Earnings. Expenses. earnings
1886 ..........$9s2 ,6l4 $62237O $590, 244
1897 .......... 1928 634 629 297, 744
During the year 1894 in a statement de-
signed to give value TO bonds sold and part
of the proceeds pocketed by the coterie of
promoters which purchased the property of
the Alerton syndicate, and to the $5,OOO,OOO
of stock which does not represent a dollar
Of real money the running expenses were
put at $463S65 Yet in a fight to hold their
grasp upon the people of Indianapolis the
officials of the company declare that the
running expenses of the lines during the
year which ended April 80, 1897, were 1854, 500
That is, the running expenses, as made up
for the court in 1884, We're $170 764 in excess
of those made to boom its fraudulently
issued bonds and stock in 1885, Does any
man possessed of common sense imagine for
a moment that the Citizens Street-railroad
Company expended in 1897 for running ex-
penses $1.37 as often as it expended 81 in
1894? 1t is preposterous. One both of
these statements is deceptive Indeed the
managers of a company who caused to be
published in Poor's Manual the statement
that "the courts have decided that the
charter of this company is perpetual can
not be believed in regard to any statement
they may make The assumption that $4,-
100000 of bonds have been put into the plant
of the company as $4,000, 900 of actual money
is false. The present company has not put
$2,00O,00O into the property over the amount
of bonds for which it became responsible
when it made the purchase. More than a
million dollars of these bonds, which are so
sacred an obligation, were divided among
the promoters and are yet held by them or
the persons whom they deceived by adver-
Using that ''the courts had decided that the
company's charter is perpetual" There is
not an honest transaction about the whole
affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

the boundary line on the northern border
of Minnesota between the United States
and Canada. According to the maps, the
island on which the gold discovery has been
made is in British territory, butt according
to the treaty of Client it is part of Mime
sofa. The Canadian government has issued
patents to several mining claims on the ISL
and, and American prospectors are send
ing vigorous protests TO Washington. If
the mines prove valuable, see if England
does not quietly appropriate the Island.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
The Greatest Achievement.
New York Post

Following the precedent struck out by
"symposia" concerning the hundred best
books, favorite authors, men that have
influenced me-" etc, we are now likely 70
have collections Of opinions concerning the
most striking characteristic or achievement
during Queen Victoria's reign. begin
ming has already been made and Goodwin
Smith. Justin Mccarthy, Alfred Wallace
and Conan Doyle agree that the use Of
anaesthetcs should have the first place
among scientific achievements. A like place
is given among social advances by these
and other eminent men to legislation dis
tinguished by merciful intent, such as that
for the aid of the feeble and diseased. Per-
haps the tendency which has been most
marked from the point of view of morals
is the more complete recognition of human
brotherhood. manifested in innumerable
benevolent works, and in a more extended
anpHcations of this sentiment it is the
great progressive force of our modern civil
iZatiOn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

The Denver Republican (silver) gives a
glowing account of the mining activity and
the general prosperity in that State as
follows:
We congratulate the people of Colorado
upon their good fortune. There is not a
State in the Union which can compare
with this in respect to industrial activity
in proportion to population. Denver, 700,
is one of the most fortunate ana prosperous
towns in the United States. Business is
good here and will rapidly be better.
Whichever way we turn it is seen chat the
situation is exceptionally bright ana the
future full of encouragement.
The editor should send marked copy of
the above to Mr. Bryan whom he sup
ported for President to the end that ne
may cease crying calamity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
Unsuccessful Experiment.
philadelphia Telegraph.

Thirteen colored persons who formed part
of two hundred sent to Liberia by the In
1896 arrived in New York yesterday with
a story of starvation and fever and of the
e3.ants were given land, farming imple-
E graltsS and a Certain amount of provisions
but they found their land far from any
town, and seem TO nave peen unaple 10
raise anything. and they said the natives
Who wear no clothes could live on little
or nothing and did all the work for star
zion wages 1t seems impossible to make
q success of this scheme OF transporting
negroes from this country to Africa, and
a movement now on foot to trv the same
plan in another part of the Dark Continent
has hut little chance of success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

In the retirement of Col James r. ROSS
from the Indiana National Guard that or
ganization loses the services of one OF the
most accomplished officers in the volunteer
service in any State, and one who Tor a
generation has done as much II not more
than any other citizen to give soldlerly
character to the volunteer organizations OF
this part of the State. 1t is fortunate Tor
the Second Regiment that he will be sue
ceeded by a man who has been his pupil
Col. Harry B. Smith-who has worthlly
won promotion by long and meritorlous
cervjca in tho guard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26

A few millions of gold are going abroad at
the present time to pay for the merchandise
which has been crowded into the country
in anticipation of the higher tariff. Here
after those goods will be made at home or
pay a higher bounty for the use of the
American market.