The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-22
OVER THE TERRITORY.

The Tulsa New Era issued handsome
illustrated souvenir last week.
A military company, called the pat
Hennessey Rifles, has been organized at
Hennessey.
Cushing Herald: Bob Andrews, Of
saltwater, former deputy sheriff OF
Payne county, passed through the city
Monday after horse thieves. The horses
we're stolen at saltwater Sunday night,
presumably by the two prisoners who
broke jail last week.
El Reno Star: IL was terrible! The
tepmest beat the sea into a horrible fury
the waves were mountain high aud they
swept over the frail craft ceaselessly.
My flesh crawls, he cried. MY com
plexiOn runs shrieked She for II is tho
lot OF woman TO suffer most.
Pswnee Dispatch: Mike Foley, Of
Ralston, went TO Guthrie YESTERDAY at
Uncle Sans command to appear and tell
TO the grand jury what he knows. One
OF the Gray Horse merchants, we are in
formed, was also suboW naed to attend
the present session OF tie United States
grand jury at the capital
Mrs. Alderman, Of Pawnee, IS brave
little woman. Her husband, the pastor
OF the Methodist church. has been quite
seriously III for some time, and last Sun
day morning and evening, Mrs A took
the task upon herselk TO deliver the SER
mons. She handled her subjects In an
intelligent and satisfactory manner.
saltwater State; S. M. Porter. attor.
ney for the COtTeyvllle road, Is in New
York. Under date OF March 9, he writes
to interested parties here that his mission
Is to tloat bonds TO build the road He
says that he has secured enough en-
couragement to say that he Is sure the
money will be raised soon and that work
on the road will begin in sixty days Ii
is some difficulty TO raise 100000, but
the gentleman expresses himself so post
lively that "A ray OF hope seems to burn
in the hearts OF the promoters OF the en- .
terprise who have worked so long TO
bring this line to saltwater.
ST. Paul special: A special train OF st.
Paul Newspaper men. Masons. Ellxs, etc ,
tend the funeral OF the we'll known poet,
novelist and dramatist, Franklin Warner
Lee, fC rmerly OF y is city, and at the
time Of his death edit or Of the Rush City
Post. Mr.. Lee was most widely known
as the author OF the rec "Ths Star.
Gazer," which Joe Ott play, for two
seasons, and also from the fact that be
rewrote the extravaganza, IAN Baba, ''
for Manager David Henderson, OF Chi
cago The funeral services were con 81
ducted Jointly by the Masons and the st.
Paul Press Club, the officiating clergy
man being Rev Mr.. Streeter, Episcopal.
OF White Bear Lake Flags we're at half
mast at Rush City and the funeral was
one OF the largest and most remarkable
Of the kind ever seen I'm Minnesota out
side tha larger cities. The interment was
at Rushseba cemetery.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman: Yester.
day suit Of considerable Importance Ia
the city was filed In the district court by
Lewis & Snyder attorneys for w. g.
Mitchell. The judgment asked in this
suit amounts TO a fair sum, but should II
be successful and others of its kind fol.
low, 10 would be a body blow to the clty's
present able financial condition. The
petition shows that the plaintiff hold.
ninety-nine city warrants issued from
January to April, 1894. These warrants
aggregate 81 ,945, with interest to date ol
S4s5.49. The warrants were inclnded ID
the bond issue OF June "a, 1896, OF S3l 600
But these bonds have not been sold and
the plaintiff believes that a judgment
against the city is better and will develoI
into cash quicker than the bonds. The
petition caused considerable comment as
| II fills $50 pages OF type written matter
and Is probably the most volumlnous af
fair OF its kind ever filed I'm this court
There are ninety causes OF actor
and ninety y-seven Judgments asked
Each warrant is made separate caus,
action and for each separate judgmen
is asked. Following the prayer OF tn,
petition are copies OF each warrant
| marked as exhibits.