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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-09
CITY
journal of the observation-disclosures
Session. (Oficial1

journal of the observation-disclosures
session. tOmcial.)
Council Chamber, City of Cape Cir
ardeau, Monday Evening, October
18th, 1897.
Council met in regular session,
Mayor William H. Coeryer in the
chair.
Members present-Messrs. Dempsey,
Kimmel, Polack. Ruesskamp, INNER
stall.
Absent-Nlessrs. Blomeyer, Camp,
bell. Givens.
The reading of the journal was, on
motion of MIR. Kimmel, dispensed with
until next meeting.
The following reports from City
Officers were presented and read in the
order named.
COLLECTORS REPORT-COLLECTIONS
FOR SEPTEMBER.
From taxes, years
1880 ~ lCJO.-.--.. : 10 10
From taxes, years
1892 to 1885. col
lected by suit. IS 90
Interest on delinquent -- S50S sc
W w
Interest on taxes col
lect9d by suit. p -
- 81 IS
Advalorem dram
shop taXes........ -
LICENSES.
DramshOps 2...... 100 90
Barber Shops -. 100
Insurance Com-
panies ......... 30 60
Insurance Agents f.. 20 90
Public Board Il
House l........... 0G
Vehicles 2........... - 90
Shows 2............ % 90
Sewing Machince
Agent i.......... 10 ~
Merchants 4........ It, %
Public Hall ..... il %
Butchers 3......... 90 90
- 1896 90
DOG L,ccGse........ l GO
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-09

VI. +. Leming: for
lumber. Bio m
field road bridge.
DR.. !. D. Blomeyer:
orattendanceF erd
jain ~a,Hospit2I..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
OVER THE TERRITORY.I
Matters OF More or Less Interest Hap.
pening Roundabout

Acting under orders from the Indian
office, Agent Sharp caused 10 be sold
al public auction seventeen carbines
formerly used by the In liam police.
The highest bid was 81 80 for the pick
Of the entire lot.
The Creek council turned the chief
down. That is 10 say, they continued
the commission heretofore appointed
30 treat with the Dawes commission
under the same instructions as before,
and adjourned sine die.
kThree and half miles froFn Perry
on one OF the tributaries OF Cow creek
Is the Dalton cave. II is large enough
TO hold thousand men aud is said to
have been the retreat OF the Dalton
gang IN their Wild career.
A travelling man who has been 10
Canadian county says; II see farmers
shoveiiRg wheat through the bay win.
dows into their pArlors, many OF them
fndlng IL cheaper 10 give up the best
room in the house than TO build gran
aries.
A farmer came into a store on Main
street the other day, IN Oklahoma
City, 20 sell a load OF hne peaches. He
was offered 80 cents bushel A
travelling man who was standing by
remarked 10 the farmer. III you had
those peaches in New York, You could
get 81 so bushel for them "Na.as, -
answered the farmer, IAN n ] had a
pail OF water la HI ! reckon 1 could
Ret 10 cents glass for IL And the
drummer collapsed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
COTTON FAKIRS.
Short.weight Rsscals Doing Up the
Farmers

The papers OF Shawnee and Chand-
Ter are giving interviews with farmers
who have brought cotton to the Guth-
rie market. Guthrie is already getting
the worst Of II A shawnee paper
gives an interview with farmer who
sold his cotton in Guthrie.
The farmer says; ''Of course I'm a
hay.bound Rube and generally get the
worst Of 1t, but | want to register
kick. Guthrie Is a good town and the
majority Of her business men are all
right but they have robbing cotton
gang there that takes the
cake. The duck who tries TO
heS the mswell guy Of the stown
from fair association TO dog killer
is the fellow who is trying to do up
the farmers. The other day we piped
on his short.weight scheme and he
funked like mule A friend OF mine
hauled a load Of cotton to Guthrie
and weighed on the said ducks scales.
The weight wasn't at all satisfactory
and my friend hauled his load to the
public scales where he found he had
been piped off Sc pounds in weight.
Understand, I'm not kicking, but
Guthrie is hSrboring a con- Dination OF
cotton buyers whose purpose is "a
keep down prices. These buyers are
sent up by Texas commission firms
They buy at certain price and sell
to the shoT,-weight ducE, who weighs
the cotton himself"
The farmer is not mistaken. an in
vestigation will prove that Guthrie il
getting the worst of it through medi-
tated dishonesty on the part OF Ger
tain business men,
The Leader demands that the Guth
rle club take sction in this matter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
RENTERS BEAR THE BRuNT
Landlords Refuse to Give Literally
Toward Public Enterprises.
Hnthrle. septem ber lo.

Guthrie, Septem Der 10
EDfroR LEADER. Your editorial in
The Leader OF the 9th and the com.
municatious from "Merchant and
wv Nj. b." In your issue Of the 10th
NAV be all right and TO the point so
far as they 20, but they are cne-sided
and come short Of hitting the nail on
the head. so far as touching the real
70 mt at issue. In my eight years OF
experience in Guthrie nearly every
enterprise that has been fostered by
public subscriptions the business men
who pay rent for their places OF ousi-
ness have been called upon to bear the
greater-in fact, almost the entire
burden My experience IN raising
money for any public purpose has
been that four-hfths OF the men own
ing rental property refuse to give
dollar, giving as their excuse the eN-
cessive tax they have 10 pay-as
though the business man had none
and that the business men are the
ones to give as tney will reap all the
benefits ! will venture the assertion
that during the past eight years the
landlord has made, in clear money,
two dollars 10 the business mans one
on the amount of money invested and
! yet us poor devils must shoulder the
burc ons and build up the town by
liberal giving, for what? In order
that the landlord may have bis prop
ertv increased In value and raise his
re nts as soon as there is a prospect OF
! better business
For one, ] think IT is about time that
the property owners and landlords
! we're coming to the front and doing a
| little work in this line and loin their
| interests with that Of their tenants by
giving equally with the amount OF
money invested or the value OF their
property.
], We can never make a city by de-
pending upon one class to pay all the
public bills. Let every man do bis
part and the work will be easy, and
once get the ball rolling and with lit
tie assistance its own momentum will
keep it in motion.
II you wish TO prove what have
said examine the records OF the old
board OF trade, the Guthrie club, or II
you please, any Of the subscription
papers for any purpose and see how
many OF our heaviest property owners
you find that have contributed TO their
support.
| am not kicker but | want to SEE
fair play in this deal and IN we are tC
have this subject aired let's get to thI
bottom OF it. Next, F. B. LILLE.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
Aid the band
Guthrie, Septer

Guthrie, September 10.
EDITOR LEADER: So long as the ed
itor OF THE LEADER has seen fit to
call the citizens OF Guthrie to just ap-
probation OF who and what they are
and the absolute necessity OF shaking
off the lethargy that seems TO cease
every action suggested for the eity's
teneflt, desire to buy chips in the
game and suggest that we have an
elegant opportunity TO show Guthrie
off before thousands OF people In Kan
sas City this fall with our First Regi-
ment band and what would be a
cheaper and better idea than securing
fine banner 10 bring our name before
these people2 The band in itself is
the greatest exponent that Guthrie
has, aud fine banner conspicuously
displayed by this organization could
not help bring forth many rewards
that would be highly beneficial TO this
city. Who is the first patriotic citizen
to come 10 the front and help this
along? This is nothing TO the boys as
II would only increase there expenses
in having TO carry an extra man with
them for banner bearer l..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
WARM THING.
Stock Yard People Appreciate the
First Regiment Band,

Manager Frank Laux, OF the First
Regiment band, yesterday received
the following self-explanatory letter
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept 9, 1897.
Frank Laux, Guthrie, o. Il.
Dear Sir:-This will serve TO notify
you that we accept your proposition
for thirty men for our Stock Yard
Division Of the Parade OF Nations,
October 2. We shAl, require that
columbia" the "Gem OF the Ocean, +"
and Star Spangled Banner" be played
as ofteh as required on the parade
Please notify us Of your acceptance by
return mail. II you so prefer, send
blank contract which we will sign and
return. We will require your full
dress military uniform as we will head
the parade. Yours very truly,
G.. Nj. WALDEN,
Division Marshal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
To Set Aside Title.

Lille A. Hunt, through her attor-
neys, Green Il Strang, has filed pc
tition In the district court TO set aside
the title OF Chas. w. Garland TO the
southwest quarter Of section 2, town
ship IS, range 3 west G. B. Hunt, the
husband Of the petitioner, is now in
the asylum:uu Norman on account OF
losing his mind over the controversy
FOR this land Hunt shot Garland
about two years ago and Garland has
a suit pending against Logan county
for $40 600 for criminal negligence OF
the officers in allowing Hunt his lib
erty when insane, There has been un
told trouble over this farm and Il
seems IT Is not settled yet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
NEW RUB.
A. p A. Interesting Itself in okla
homa Politics.

CONSERVATION reigns in the camp Of
the Republican oiiiceseekers OF Okla
homa, especially those seeking posi-
tions O.; the Federal bench and those
of registers and receivers of the land
offices. The American Protective AS
ISOLATION order is strong 10 the terri
tory. Many Republican politicians and
candidates tor Federal judgeships and
land Office positions are members.
News has reached the territory that
Arch bishop Corrigan OF New York has
been importuned to see Secretary Nc
Kenna and keep these A, r. a. men
out OF any Office where the rights OF
Catholics as we'll as Protestants are
tried ItI said Archbishop Corrigan
has consulted with Mr.. McKenna.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Payne county will hold an agricul-
turAl fair at saltwater on October G.
and Prot Henry +. GlAzier, OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege Experiment Station, is president
OF the association.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

There is one thing that a woman
can do successfully that Il man can't.
She will take hat that you can't get
your fist INTO, set it on her head and
wear 1t all over town without losing It
on a windy day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

George Taylor, enthusiastic, all
consuming fire chief George OF days
agone, writes The Leader froC New
York that he is once more on the top
wave and is now warm thing--hav-
ing secured canal boat inspectorship ip
on the Hudson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Rev r. b. Wilson, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Taloga, dropped
dead from heart disease in his church
Wednesday night while singing the
closing hYmn ~ church.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

In the district court yesterday the
jury in the case Of Territory VS..
Eldridge Preston, charged with muir
der, returned verdict OF guilty, fix
ing the penalty at imprisonment for
life at hard labor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

A new laundry man with several
years experience has just taken charge
Of the work. Give us your laundry
and you'll never regret it.-Guthrie
Steam Laundry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

A summer picnic girl, who has made
study Of the chigger, says she never
is bothered with these pests. She
Keeps them Off OF her by rolling her
hose down to her shoe tops. The
chigger will not crawl on the bare
fleslL man would look nice at a
picnic with his sox down over his
shoe tops and his pants rolled up El-
most TO his knees
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Whene yer your laundry is not salts.
factory, IL you will return il before
wearing, we will re-lRuDdry free OF
charge. Guthrie Steam Laundry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Farmers selling cotton in Guthrie
are advised to keep their eyes open.
Watch the scales-make careful inyes-
legations before selling.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

j. NJ. Brooks, OF the Hotel Royal
has leased his Harrison avenue store
building to II. w. WiNon, Of Topeka,
Kan, who will run general mer-
chsndise store. MIR. Wixon left for
the east yesterday to buy an entirely
new stock
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Wichita Eagle; Henry Asp is com.
ing to the front in politics. Asp is a
good man and has fine assortmedt OF
political enemies. All good men have
tharn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

N. T. Bryan, sheriff OF d county,
was in the city yesterday on his re-
turn from Norman where he had been
with patients for the asylum,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

II H. Cohen, the fashionable tailor,
will show you the newest, neatest and
most complete line OF tailor made
goods ever shown in Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

VIII you give up all that health
means to you? II not, look out for
impure blood. Cure boils, pimples,
humors and all scrofulous tendencies
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Mrs. B. Il Crawford returned last
night from Denver, Colo, after a two
months visit with relatives.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Racing pony, Little Tom, will be
ra III ed off tonight at Charley Howe's
saloon, corner Oklahoma and Division
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

Clare Crane, formerly OF Guthrie,
died last week at Whiting, Ind.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

T. B Ferguson has returned to III
Reno after weeks stay here on mat
tors political.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and
do not purge, pain or gripe. All drug
gists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Two nicely furnished rooms for rent
Bathroom In connection. Call at 3l9 Easi
Cleveland avenue.--John Ruenting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Attorney General Cunningham re-
turned yesterday from the west side.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Mr.. A. g. Hilton, an old Lyon coun-
IS Democrat, who owns a farm near
Towns, here from Iowa on short
visit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

John Dillon ard T. b. Ferguson are
over from Watouga
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
Personal MENTION.

A. j. Thompson, Of o'Keeu, is in the
citv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Miss Joe wolcott, OF Chandler, is
visiting Mrs Dr. Barker.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Our motto is to try TO please every
one. Hence the great rush TO the
Guthrie Steam Laundry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

The wife OF Prof. Richardson died at
10 o'clock last night OF rheumatism Of
a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Wanted-An apprentice girl at the
Fair, ia Oklahoma ave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

w. n Longmire, OF Monroe, Mo is
the guest OF II. II Hagan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Heath Smith, son OF w 5 Smith. OF
this city, has been employed as a
teacher in the New York City schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

Real Estate Transfers.
Sardine Miller 10 Mary A. Miller, ne
or sec o ~. 3w II 500 10
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11

The lap robe found by ice Pentecost
was owned by Hirschi, the hardware
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
HOW's Your Stock Of
Groceries?

If it is running low, let us
replenish it, We have every
thing that a frst-class grocery
store should keep, and every
article in the place is pure and
fresh. We don't have TO tell
you that. "We are just out of
liz. we never let our stock get
as low as that.
Yours for fresh groceries,
The Welcome Grocery.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
Quotations OF Various Staples by Local
Dealers Yesterday.
sally Chicago and New York Grain ana
Cation MarHeg

Reported by J. l.. Williams, room "a, Graz
block, Guthrie, Oklahoma;
Up 10 close OF market september 10 lsp'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-11
Magnetic, MatCh|eSS, Marvellous

living the Big Store Your oppounys Amazing Bargains
display of sasonabe merchandise beyond expectation
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
THE HABIT OF SAVING.

From Leslies Weekly.
Now that the good times are marching
upon us, filling the farm and the factory,
and making the people cheerful and the
country glad, it might be well for all to
remember that the best way to profit by
the depression of the last four years is
to save something out of the new pros
perity for any other possible season of
idleness and distress. With the vast
abundance that this country has known,
the habit of economy has come slowly.
Many have seen the wisdom of it, and
they are our rich people and the owners
of our lands and industries and banks
and various profitable properties, But
the great majority of people have lived
up to their incomes, and when the wages
stopped,or the salary ceased, grim want
stalked in, And so good men and we'll
bred women had to go to charity to keep
from starvation: had to sacrifice their
pride and accept of the public bounty,
because in their days of prosperity they
had forgotten the future.
Saving comes easily when it is once be-
gun. Do not spend more than you earn.
When Peter Cooper earned a dollar he
lived on fifty cents of it, and the other
successful men will testify how hard the
struggle was to save the first money and
been formed. We are going to have four
of the greatest years the world has ever
known, but no one should let that pros
pect delude him into spending all he
gets. There is safety only in saving.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
BEST or INVESTMENTS.
From the Troy Times.

From the Troy Times.
Ever since the rise In American securi-
ties began a few months ago the English
financial journals have been doing their
best to bear the market and persuade Eng
lish investors to place their money else
where-arywhere, in fact, than In the
United States. The persistent attacks
which have been made en- American in
vestments seem ill-natured, but there Is
certainly sufficient excuse for them One
of the legacies left by the Bryan cam
paign of reputation Is to be found in the
suspicion with which all American securi-
ties are regarded In London. A few years
ago English money was sent across the
ocean by the million in order to secure
the profits whieh American investments
realized. With the coming Of the business
depression much of the capital invested
was withdrawn, but the withdrawal
would have been only temporary, had not
the silver shouters intervoned to bring
discredit upon the financial system of
the United States.
Under the circumstances II Is not par
ticuiarly surprising that the English pa
pers have been advising their readers not
to trust their money to American invest
ments, but ney ertheless the advice is
botn ill-timed and bad Notwithstanding
that London has been a steady seller of
American securities, prices have as a rue
steadily advanced. Occasional hurries due
to manipulation by spectators do not
count Even a superficial knowledge of
the causes contributing to this advance
shows conclustvely that IL has been based
upon tangible evidences of prosperity.
For example, the railroads of the country
did a business last month exceeding S5,-
600, 100000, as against $3.50, O,000 during
the same month in 1896 Is there any rea-
son for surprise, therefore, that railroad
stocks increased in value? Yet the Eng
lish seem to have an idea that the ad-
vance has been purely arbitrary and that
prices are sure to fall again. Perhaps IL
they had not within the last few years
been so badly victmized by the kaffir
bubble they would have a little more
faith in tho inducements which Ameri-
can enterprises hold forth to investors.
The advice which the English investors
have received and acted upon is certain
ly bad, looking at the matter from their
point of view, but from the American
standpoint it can hardly be regarded as
unfortunate. The English q oney that
was withdrawn from this country Will in
evitably return. 1t may be a matter Of
months or even wears before it comes
back, but the memory of the big dividends
and profitable interest cannot be oblit-
Grated, and eventually will lead the Eng
lish investors to once more seek American
investments. They will find then that
the stocks which they were so viking to
dispose of cannot be repurchased, except
at considerable advance, and the differ
ence in price will go into the pockets of
Americans
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
EVILS OF CHEAP CURRENCY.
From the Lancaster Era.

From the Lancaster Era.
No worse evil can possibly fall upon
the industry and commerce of a nation
than a badly-depreciated currency,
whether it be a fiat paper or one con-
sisting of a debased coin. The Republic
of San Domingo is in that fix at the
present moment. The San Domingo dol
lar is worth only thirty or thirty five
cents and has been almost displaced by
American and Mexican money of which
about $5,0O0,0OO are in circulation there.
BY decree of the president no more of
this foreign money will be admitted into
the country, while that which is already
there is forbidden to circulate. The cir
culation of the debased money of San
Domingo itself will now be enforced A
more certain or expeditions way of ruin
ing the trade of that Republic could not
well be devised.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
REAPING AS THEY HAVE sOwN.
From the Detroit Tribune.

L rom lne Detroit lIlDuile.
The storm of popular Indignation which
burst out in Greece upon the reception of
the terms of settlement dictated by the
powers, recalls the fact that 1t was in re-
sponse to popular c!amor that the ma
ton was plunged into the foolhardy war
at ALL The soberer heads from the king
down knew before the opening of hos
tilities as we'll as they know now what
the outcome of the war was to be. If the
mob which precipitated the attack upon
Turkey reasoned that help would be forth
coming from somewhere to hck the Turk
or at least the Turk would not be per-
mitted to do Greece any great harm, The
mob has had its way, and the mob Is reap
ing a bitter fruit as all mobs do. With
that infinite cheek which all mobs pos
sesS, "the people" are even now trying
to cast all the blame upon the government
just as they did when the war revcrses
began TO demonstrate that the Greeks
were going to get a severe trouncing in
any event and annihilation in case the
powers did not step between them and
the Turks. Mass meetings to be held all
over the provinces as well as in Athens
bid fair 10 drive the government into some
worse extreme than any that has yet been
fallen into. 1t is true that the terms OF
peace are not what any conquered people
would voluntarily choose, but IL we con-
code that the loser In such a desperate
genne as the Greeks tried to play ought