The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-05
OVER THE TERRITORY.

A man who knows everybody in Ard
more, saws there are eleven one armed
men In that city.
The encampment OF the @. A. r. Of the
Indian Territory will be held at South
McAlester May 8.
Judge Keaton Will not allow the fire
bell at Oklahoma City to be rung while
court is In session.
An Indian child, 3.yea1s-old. named
Mary jackson, living on Brush Creek I'm
the Choctaw nation, was last Monday
attacked. killed aud eaten by Wild hogs.
Surveyors commenced work on the new
town OF Geary on Tuesday OF this week.
The town is located nineteen miles south
east OF Watonga, on the farm Of 5. Il.
Hun.
The Pat Ilennessey Rifles is the name
OF the latest military organization In Ok
| lahoma It's object Is the anDihilatiOn,
determination, elimination aud dlsinte-
grafton Of the Spanish army.
A colored preacher was delivering a
sermon on a street corner In Ardmore the
other day, and when ne had about fin
ished someone hurled an egg at him. In
his closing prayer he asked for the viii
lain to be struck dead.
Lewis Wright, a negro. was found on
Bird Creek, near his farm near Catoosa
|. T., last week, with bullet hole
through his head. lie was recently
| charged with taking a check from the
woman OF the same name. There is no
clue TO the murderer.
Oklahoma City Champion: j. S
Soule, editor Of the Home, Field and
Forum, will arrive from Guthrie today
to make Oklahoma City his future
home. His family will follow him In a
few weeks. The Champion gladly well
comes Mr.. Soule and family TO our city
and county and bespeaks success for him
In his new field.
The rainfall thus far in 1898 has been
unusually heavy in Oklahoma At the
experiment station II has been s.9l inches
up to March Is. or this 3.53 fell in Jan
uary. In February aud 2 80 to date in
March. Rain iell February at every
station reporting to the office at Okla
homa City, the heaviest fall being $40
inches at El Reno.
An exchange says Perry young lady
who Is soon TO be married, had her for
tune told by gypsy woman a few weeks
ago and she said to her friends that she
wouldn't tell what hefuture,hAd ia store
for her for $4,000; but day or two later
she let the cat out OF the gunny-bag by
blushingly asking girl chum: "Do you
| think twins are NICE?
Alva Pioneer: Since the 22d II has
been cold and dry. The wheat is dam
aged but little. Fruit is not all killed
Enough live buds are left TO make all
the crop the younger trees will stand.
The normal college will be under way
some time in April. The contractors
bond is here, to satisfy the people that
the contractor is all o. X. The war
spirit is rampant here as well as in other
sections, and many old 1s6l5 men are
anxious TO try conclusions with Spain
and are getting weary with the delay.
KingHsher Times: At the special cleo
tion held In this city Tuesday, the propo-
sition was submitted TO the people OF
Issuing bonds Of the district for $40. 600 20
build ten-room school building. The
proposition was a very popular one. for
the reason that there Is not a decent
school building Of any sort IN the town,
brought out. The proposition carried by
a majOrity OF l46. the bonds are TO be
to the amount OF $4,000, and OF the de-
nomination OF $500 each. and are TO draw
6 per cent interest, payable annually, and
are not TO be sold for less than 95 cents
on the dollar. The bonds are 10 run for
ten years.
At the last conference Of the Methodist
| Episcopal church held a. lei Reno, In
October ult., a regular committee con-
sisting OF Rev. Hin, OF Ponca City. and
Rev, Rankin, OF Edmond. were appointed
with instructions TO visit the Normal
school and make report OF the condition
Of the institution, as IL might appear TO
| them. That committee made It's formal
visit on last FRIDAY, April /, and beg
leave TO submit the following informal
report: 1--WE find that this school has
an unusually large attendance Of pupils
gathered q o. n nearly every county Ia Ok
lehOma. These students have caught the
spirit OF the able and earnest teachers
who compose the faculty, and In cOnse.
quence are full OF the fire OF enthusiasm
and eaTnestness. The school Is under
the management Of an able and emit
nently efficient executive. and an earnest
corps OF assistants In their various de
partments A healthful tone OF morals
also exists, besides m any Of the pupils
are earnest and consistent professors OF
religion. Nearly ali the students are
regular attendants upon divine service,
and an organization OF the y M G A. Is
successfully maintained. We therefore
cordially commend this institution not
only 10 the public In general, but partic-
ularly TO the numerous families OF Meth
Odists throughout the territory who have
children 10 be educated, believing they
will find Il to their interest 70 send them
10 this school. T. b RANKIN,
Junior Member Conference COMMITTEES Of
NJ. L. Church.