The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-13
OVER THE TERRITORY.

Woodward Bulletin: Last Sunday a
prairie fire burned the stable and harness
OF Mr.. Jones. 1t also burned the stable
and dog for Mr. Dawson. The fires
caused much damage along the sou h side
OF the river burning stables, fences aud
other property.
Perry Sentinel: George II. Ellis has
been appointed 10 a position In the post
Office. The force will soon be very ell
Client, and Postmaster Crawford Is to be
congratulated on bringing TO his aid such
valuable assistants as T.. Il. Oden, who Is
the old standby, George Ellis and James
Erwin, Gil good men.
Shawnee Chief: There Will be more
cussedness and atTocious depredations
committed IN the indian territory, should
war with Spain occur, than ever before in
the history OF this country The with
drawal OF troops from this section will
encourage the outlaws that infest that re-
gion and the people will be exposed TO ali
sorts OF Indian depredatlons.
A young man was found dead twelve
miles west OF Okmulgee last Wednesday
Letters were found on his person that
would indicate that the name OF the un-
fortunate man was Harry r. Davis. He
Is supposed to have been killed last Mon
day by two fellows who were seen in his
company. lie had bullet hole from a
44-callbre revolver Just over the heart
lie was shot on the main road and drag
gee some two hundred yards to "a ravine
Tulsa New Era: The old men and war,
| riors Of the Creek nation meet In the cap
| itol building of the Creeks at Okmuge,
| Monday. The purpose OF the meeting Il
| to hold council OF war, when they will
determine what will be the attitude o.
| the Greek nation In the coming war be
tween the United States and Spain; tha
is, whether they will remain neutral Of
will become allies OF the United States II
the great war which is undoubtedly ap
preaching.
Stroud Star: CoOnskln, the Sac Indlal
who never appears on dress parade with
out being attired from head to knee
with coon skins, promenaded our attrAc
tive city last Saturday. He is the chile
mogul OF the seventy strong secret orda
OF the Sac and Fox nation, aud II woulS
doubtless thoroughly disgrace him 10 thu
eyes OF his seventy underlngs TO appeA
in public with out his official, expressly,
coon skin uniform end Tegalia OF tb,
secret sacred dog soup circle.
Frank Worcester, ex-sherin Of Gran
county, is free. He holds a receipt from
County Treasurer N. V. Van Petteu un
der date OF Wednesday, April 8, 1898, fo
tl,Ol5 so In full settlement OF the CLAIM
against him by Grant county. The com
missloners have been In session this weel
and this Is the consumation OF negotia
tions that have been pending for somt
time. The cases against him will be dis
missed as per stipulation made by the at
tOrneys. Sam Watson for the county an,
j. M. Mackey for Worcester.
Jefferson Rustiur; The Rock Islanl
has cOmDletad ARRANGEMENTS WherabV I
will, at an early date, move It's depot
freight buildings and switches from Tn
old townsite OF Pond Creek. north OF th
Salt Fork, 10 this place, a distance o
about mile. and will locate them on tn
east side Of the track, north OF Mai
street, near the Grant County mill. Whe
the cOmpAny's buildings and water tan
are removed there remains no yestige O
the once iourishing little town OF Pom
Creek, dubbed SANDY" aud which To th
passerby forms marked contrast wit
the present tOwpsite Of Jefferson.