The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-29
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY

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The Christian Scientists OF Kansas
City have church which cost them
$50, 600.
Oklahoma City had many fights on
Christmas day. A double force Of
police had ali they could do
The Lincoln county schools are all
closed on account OF the smallpox
scare and the children are being vacci.
mated,
One corn crib in Perkins contains
\ over 5000 bushels OF corn, 10 be fed to
the 500 head OF cattle now in Chan
try's pasture,
/ The total school tax levied in Paw
nee county for the current year is
Si3 ,479.04. This is exclusive of any
territorial tax.
Little Hudson, son Of Nick Hudson.
leading cattleman OF Woodward, was
thrown from pony on the 27th and
instantly killed.
The London Gaiety Girls went to
pieces at Perry, They will return to
Guthrie during the Legislature and
play an engagement at the Reaves
Bros
John Brady es principal and Charles
j. HiXon as accessory To the deed have
been held by the coroner's jury, charg
ed with the murder of A. G. Fulton, at
Enid.
Judge Burwell has been selected to
deliver an address at the annual bar
meeting in this city next month. 4 he
subject assigned the Judge is The
Bench"
The body of John White was recent
ly found in an old well near Altus, and
John Newman, who "bached" with
him, is IN ssing and is suspected OF the
murder.
A negro boy about fifteen years old
was found dead la cotton house al
shawner. He is Supposed TO have
net death from cotton falling upon him
where he lay.
collision on the ChoctLw occurred
At Harrah station, between No. IL
and No. s, but fortunately no one was
hurt. The engines Of both trains were
badly smashed
j. II Van AuSen, Virginia peanut
raiser, who is largely engaged in rails
ing the goober, says that Oklahoma
has the hnest soil on earth for the sue
cessful growing OF peanuts.
Shawnee water works contract has
been let, the successful bidder being
a. Ruemelli, the owner of the ice
plant in that city, but the price at
which IL was let is not given.
Lruplg
Noble county jail for some time charg- |
cd with burglary, has been transferred |
20 Logan county jail TO answer to the |
charge Of rape in this country.
Ed Eshelman, Of Pawnee, has been |
arrested charged with the seduction Of !
Miss Ruth Williams, an Indian girl. |
At the preliminary examination he /
was held in 5000 bond TO await the ae-
tion OF the grand jury.
The Watonga Republican takes a
great deal OF pleasure in roasting VIM |
j Bryan. The editor oi the Repobli. |
can is about a. we'll qualified to crlti-
else Mr.. Bryan as a buzzard Is TO des.
cant upon the melody OF nightingale
Ell Reno Star
The LFADER has repeatedly called |
attention 20 the meeting at Kingfisher
January 81 4 and 5th OF the Territorial
Agricultural, Horticultural and Irriga-
ton convention. but IL will do no harm
to do so again and urge a full attend
ance from this county.
5. Guerrier, as agent for the Choe-
taw Indians, has fled suit against
the Kansas City, Pittsburg a Gulf
railway company and the Arkansas
construction company and the Central
coal a cokecompany, for SlOO, 600 for
royalties for permits, appropriation
Of their lands, and taking ties and
timber
The Teoumseh Weekly Leader an
nounces that IL has renouueed partisan
politics and hereafter II will be con,
Quoted as an independent reform
Journal II says that il objects To be-
.ng hampered by the party harness Z
and prefers the free lance where II
san cut and slash without let or him /
trance from party bosses and party I
discipline. II doesn't say all his, but
mats whHt IL means.
A new order has been issued by the
santa Fe officials. IL requires all Ior-
ers on passenger trains. in calling out
he nance o. the stations, to add
Dou't forget your baggage IL may
eem az first thought 10 be a trivia
hing for the company TO remind pas. ,
engera that they have packages 10 ,
ook after but IL is not such a small
natter rs unin ormed persons might
uppose. Thousands Of articles are ,
eft in trains, aud the company is put /
o great deal Of trouble and expense !
o leturn them. B7sides, the forget ,
illness Of the patrons OF the road
auses great inconyeLi ace 10 them
elges.