The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-05
CEfY IN BRIEF


Now the weeds.
Buffalo Bill appears at Wichita, Sep
.ember 10.
D. B. Smoot has purchased George
Dodson's farm, nine miles east OF the
city.
King6sher man is talking OF build
ing hotel TO contain rs rooms in this
city
Mayor Berkey is reading book on
how the water works and the frost
bites,
The masons are arranging TO erect a
monumet over the grave Of Russell
Briggs.
David SPOTS, the Garnett kid, agrees
tostop Prof. SNOWFALL in eleven rounds
for S25
John Pugh wants to know what
makes .he weather vane and the
roads cross"
George johnson says the Central
Baptist church will have a graud con
cert tonight.
Secretary Jenkins, today, issued q
notary commission TO n. l.. Rochelle
OF Woodward county.
The grass mower purchased by the
council has been doing service in Wes'
Guthrie for two weeks.
The district conference OF the c. NJ
Z. church was In session today will
thirty delegates present.
Bishop Beebe, Of North Carolina
will attend the colored Episcopal con
ference which meets tomorrow.
The Patriotic party last night wa,
given by all citizens Of the city undei
the auspices Of the Trinity club.
Secretary John Sampsell, Of the Dem
ocratic central committee has resumed
his old position in the Guthrie Cssl
Store.
Miss Nellie Renfrow, who has beer
the guest OF Miss Irene Tu ner, re
| turned on the noon train for okla
homa City.
In police court yesterday DaviC
Mitchell took an appeal from judy
Mock's decision and gave bond In th'
sum OF 500.
A stranger stood In front Of Har
rison avenue saloon three hours thi
morning lie was from Missouri an,
WAS waiting TO be shown.
Conductor Wilcox slapped man
face last evening at Newkirk. Tn,
fellow got gay and refused 10 pay hi
fare, Passengers say Wilcox did ex
actly right.
The city council will expend $500 Il
building a lake in Highland park
The work will be finished by Septem
Der IS. The money will be taken frou
the fire fund
Chas Harrison, Of Dallas, travelling
for the Myers Drug Co., was assaulted
on the street at Oklahoma City anC
almost cut to pieces by a gambler
named Jim Hales.
Mr.. and Mrs Stumpff can be fuunt
at the Welcome, which has been re
opened by the Stumpff Mercantile Co
A full iiue Of general merchandise a
he lowest prices, II
The Santa Fe telegraph gang com
nenced this morning putting up tw,
extra wires between here and Purcell
They will commence putting in tn,
block system in about a weok.
On complaint OF City Scavenge
Russ one man was arrested this morn
ing for depositing garbage in the cit,
limits, contrary TO the ordinance.
Private Secretary Wenner receive,
a letter from Governor Barnes whS
says, while the Oklahoma agriculture
exhibit at the exposition is not as rich
as some, yet IL is far handsomer anC
attracts great attention.
Mr.. Geo f. Billingsley, president OF
he Capital National Bank, has par
hased the Spengel property on cas-
Noble avenue. The place will be re
modelled and improved, when IL will
De occupied by Mr.. Billinglsey ant
family.
Cond ctor w. e. Tyler and Brake.
men Monahan and Cover returned las
aight after an absence Of twenty da VI
IN the north end. Trains are run
now from Emporia into Nebraska ano
when one Of our crews are ordered
there they never know when they will
get back.-Arkansas City Traveller.
Remember the main thing is to Al
your pocket book then call at b. b. G
Laverty's real estate exchange and h,
will show you some bargains in farmi
that will cause you to invest Als6
three lots, five room house and gooC
barn on Cleveland avenue at bar
gain. Call or addrass room 8, Igor
block,
The leading men of the Santa II,
railway company have started a saw
ings bank AZ Topeka for the saving,
Of their employees. A. A. GODDARD, can
didate for attorney general, is presi
dent; Edward Wilder, treasurer OF tn,
Santa Fe company, is vice president
and c. j. Devlin, superintendent of tn,
compRny's coal interests, is a leAdinI
stock holder and director.