The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-10
OYER THE TERRITORY.

Il r. Holdren. who has claim on
the Hutcninion q Southern railway on
the county liue west Of blackwell, is
proving up, A town will prob1blY be
started on the land.
r p. deGrafTenried has brought suit
aRa Rainst the owners OF the Wagner
court house for something over $4,000
for the injuries he received by bis fall
from the second story of the court
building at Wagoner's first tsrm Of
court in November.
Judge Clay ytCn, OF the central Indian
territory district, sentenced seventeen
couvicts TO the United states all a.
Fort Smith, Ark one day last week
This is the first batch TO be taken to
Fort Smith under the recent instruc-
tions from the attorney general
Muskogee Phoenix A Texas news
paper lately stated that the Katy had
refused TO receive any more corpses for
shipment from Texas points, for fear,
under the new time card ia existence
down there, the shipment should not
get through ia time for the resurrec-
tion.
Tuesday afternoon the work OF grad
ing on the western extension of the
ChoctAw road was started by Many &
Ware. About 100 teams were put at
work from the end OF the track at Ft
Reno westward, and more will be put
on as fast as the cross sectsoning will
permit
w. NJ Bronson, treasurer OF the
school board, has made call for all
outstanding warrants drawn by the
board. There is now money on hand
TO pay all the floating Indebtedness
and from this time cash will be paid
for all accounts. THIS IS the first time
In the history OF the city the school
warrants have been worth 100 cents
on the dollA;.
John Russell OF Perry, heard q
strange noise on the roof OF his house
the other night, and on investigation
found two men mp there who seemed
to be trying to set the building on ERE.
He took shot at the gentlemen and
they got out OF the vicinity so quick
that one Of them lett large section oi
his pants sticking TO nail when he
vacated the roof.
Border Vidette. Nogales, Ariz The
well known Oklauoma Bill wv. j
Horsfall) cashier of the Guthrie Ma.
tional bank, after visiting his friend
Alfred Hampton, CT this city, for 9
week, has returned 10 Guthrie, where
in the early spring, he will be united
in wedlock TO a beautiful young lady
with blue hsie and dark eyes, one Of
the bellies Of Oklahoma.
Enid Wave: Robert Bryan, the lii
tie ls-mouth-old child of Mr.. and Mrs
j. E. Harmon, living near Elk, me
with fearful death Thursday after
moor. The parents were at work il
the field and were engaged in burning
brush and fallen tim Der. Unobserve,
the little fellow crawled around TO
burning log, fell into the FIRE and wa
literally roasted to death.
Ell Reno Globe: Ransom Payne wa
in the city yesterday from his ranch
west OF the post. He had just learne,
Of the decision of the supreme cour
in his case against the City OF Guthrie
The fact that the decision was a los
TO him of over half-million dollar
did not seem to disturb him in tn
least. He has just finished sowinl
oats and was more interested in hi
farming than in any supreme cour
decision.
An effort will be made next week L
pass the bill through the senate Civ
ing commutation In the lands bough
from the Kickspoo Indians In Okla
homa territory. As already telt
grsphed, the bill has passed the hous
and is now pending In the committe
, on Indian aft airs in the senate, await
ing favorable report. Senator Petit
grew will report it back TO the senat
the latter part of next week, and thef
is no apprehension that there will b
any fight n ade against 1t by any ser
ator.
Sealed bids for the leasing Of 0sag
, and Kaw Indian reservation lanus fc
, grazing purposes will be received b
the acting agent at PawhuskA until
o'clock p. IN, on the 10th dAV {
March. The pastures on both reservI
tions are TO te leased for q period {
three yearF, commencing April /
: minimum bid OF 10 cents per acre hI
, been placed upon the lands by the st
D retary of the interior The total acre
I age of the different pastures undG
: fence is estimated at 4l3,s ,s55 acres, d
vided into twenty four pastures, twel
tY in the Usage and four n the KA'
reservation.
Among the teachers who attende
( the Logan county teachers examinI
, tion Saturday were: w. T. Burke,
i l.. Jackson. w. A. l.. Hoff, Alma Ca
; son, Cora e. Brown, w. s. Calvert, y
W. Wallace, George Miller, Lawn
, Smith, NJ. A. McPeak, l.. w. William
Ira Kaylor. Stella Moore, E Nj. HosI
. | SAINT Dodd IL A Arends Bertha M,
1 Cameron, Nellie Wiley, Winnie Woo
. NJ Wllkie, Mary sloan, Edna Kelsl
TSo%nsop TSo,e SgeSF MsIeeT mnssTaAsI Sf.ye,, ~
|. Jennings, A. G. Dennis, f. w. Bake
Nellie Kysor, Emily Armstrong, Id
5 Alien, Bessie Rexroad, Berl Rexroa,
I The next meeting will bs held April
Tronbles OF the svkesss