The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-30
CITY IN BRIEF

Beach & Bowers mirstrels tonight
Tom Mosely is seriously ia at Perry
Chandler is 10 be made presidential
office in a couple OK months.
Times.J ournal: DR.. Buxton, OF
Guthrie, was IN the city this morning
District court will be in session to-
morrow and close the docket for the
term.
Plenty OF Weir City, McAllester apd
Canon City coal.-N. +. Cheadle
phone No G
The Ponca City postofIice matter ie
still undecided, according TO official
inside Information
new postofice has beer established
at Barnes, in Woods county, with q.
f. MoYer, postmaster.
Ell Reno Star Miss Myrtle May, OF
Guthrie, is the guest Of her brother,
j. h. May, Of this city.
Call on NJ Lanzl and have your shoes
repaired in an artistic manner; 12l
Oklahoma avenue. west
Company "a" will give smoker on
New Years eve to their friends in the
armory IN the county building.
II seems to be horse and horse as to
whether Bill Walker or Bill Bolton
gets his name in territorial papers the
oftenest.
After Januarr /, 1895, the Guthrie
Steam Launur7 will do strictly cash
business and all ork will be O. o. d.
w. II. Allyn, prop.
Or. VIM. Delay, formerly with the
Painless Dentists of Kansas City, will
take charge Of my Office during my
absence. DR.. Peoples, dentist
The members Of the Women's Ben
evolent association wish to extend
sincere thanks to all who helped them
with the Christmas tree at the opera
house
Jason Ewing, the 10 year-old son OF
| c. D. Ewing, Cleveland county
farmer. strangled to death yesterday
upon peanut which lodged in his
throat.
The Parsons Band Cutter and SELF
Feeder company has been lncorpor.
ated The headquarters are at New
ton, Kas., aud the oklahoma Office Is
at Medford.
Charles L. Benson, of Shawnee, was
appointed regent OF the University OF
Oklahoma yesterday afternoon by
Governor Barnes, vice w. r. Swartout,
Of Enid, removed.
The Star Lumber company, OF Gray.
Taunu huu hoau inanrVnra nH ~
der the territorial laws. The comr anv
will locate in El Reno and has named
+. l.. Adams as agent.
Lie Bolaud, the "bad" negro who
resisted arrest on Christmas and was
tapped on the nut by Assistant Chief
Bishop, is still in the city bastile be-
ing unable to pay his fine.
The ladies OF the First Baptist
church hold their monthly market to
morrow, Friday, at Goodies store.
Buy for your New Years dinner cakes,
pies, bread, meats, chickens, etc.
Rev. Matt Wing will lecture next
Sunday, January 2, in the district
court room, at 2:30 p. m. Subject,
Divine Purpose Revealed in Nature. A"
You are cordially invited TO attend.
Governor Barnes will deliver an ad-
dress before the Teachers association
at El Reno this evening The COVER
nor. Mrs Barnes and Miss Bessie leave
for that point on the noon train today
The football teams from the uni
versity and the Kingisher college will
meet on the gridlron in this city to-
morrow afternoon. Admission TO the
fair grounds, 25 cents. Game will be
called at $3.50.
Governor Barnes has declined par
don TO L. G. Eskew. He was convicted
OF manslaughter in Beaver county In
1896 and sentenced to four years. The
governor thought the sentence light
and he refused a pardon.
q +. Barrett, from Shawnee, stopped
off in the city yesterday on his return
from a professional trip to Kansas.
Mr. Barrett says that the shipment Of
cotton from Shawnee this season
would reach $4,000 bales.
The paid fire department received "A
present on Christmas which Is greatly
appreciated. Charley Laux was made
member, and at the frht fire
thoroughly demonotrated his ability
to clear debris out OF the way OF the
FIRE boys.
Assistant Chief Bishop had an ex.
citing chase after negro yesterday
afternoon. The fugitive's wind got
short and he erawled under Poland's
grocery, but was hauled out and
landed in the cooler on the charge Of
resisting an officer.
Two lsborng men were in the city
yesterday looking after an overcoat
which had been stolen at Purcell.
Assistant Chief Rishop located the
coat in the possession Of q new negro
and the coat was recovered and the
thief taken back to Purcell.
The great cake walk at Wichita
next Saturday evening has developed
into a grand affair All the society
ladies and gentlemen OF that city have
purchased tickets, notwithstPa aiding
the objections Of the eolores preachers
there. twenty-five couple OF the
Guthrie elite will be present.
Captain stubblefeld WAS over from
Chandler yesterday. lie says the
acreage planted in cotton the coming
season will be greatly reduced on ac-
count Of the prevailing low prices tins
season. Captain Stubbleheld is the
father OF Miss Olive Stubbleiield,
county superintendent OF Lincoln
county.
The horse attached to Governor
Barnes private carriage became un-
rulY last evening and before he could
be quieted succeeded ia considerably
damaging the vehicle. Miss Bessie