The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-10-17
ABOUT THE TERRITORY.

There are seventeen divorce cases
on the district court docket this term
at saltwater.
The New York lawyer whom the
members of the bar guyed al Enid has
left town. 1t hardly pays to drive
new corners from town, even for the
sake Of good practical joke.
Secretary Jenkins is having trouble
about getting suitable building for
| the legislature TO meet In next winter.
! II Guthrie cant furnish one the capi.
tai ought 70 be moved Chandler
! News
The oklahoma season for quail
shooting begins November ], and
closes February l. They can only be
killed now in self defense. Reports
from ell over the territory say that
the crop is plentiful.
Postofice Inspector Bebee has ar
rested Theodore Davis, the postmaster
at Rush Springs. Davis is charged
with tampering with registered letters
The losses reported aggregate 5000.
Nearly all Of the amount has been re-
covered
Norman Topic: The case Of s. A.
! Am brister VS. Il. L. Leach, growing out
OF the election OF school clerk In the
! east Norman district, was decided 10
! favor Of Mr. Ambrister in the district
court last Wednesday. Mr. Leach was
! the old clerk OF the district and Mr..
Ambrister was elected In his stead
! but Mr. Leach refused TO surrender
! the books. Suit was instituted which
resulted as stated.
Norman Transcript: Judge Hainer
decided last week that the pardons is
| sued TO II. NJ. x chardsou and L. NJ
Richardson, Jr., were good, and all
the or minel cases against them were
| dismissed. They were on trial for
misapp Of money while in the
banking business at Perry or for re-
ceiving deposits when they knew that
their bank was in failing condition,
nut were pardoned by Acting Govern.
or Lowe before their trial
Tecumseh Republican: When cap
ured Dora Cox was riding bareback
| barefonted, wore red mother hub.
bard dress and a mans jumper, and
had a cartridge belt buckled around
her She wears her hair short, and
unlike the traditional female outlaw,
she is neither pretty nor prepossessing
but Is Just as hardened and rough as II
would be possible for woman to be.
come, She Will be returned to King.
fisher, where she was awaiting sent
ence for horse stealing when she made
her escape.
The other day an officer from d
county came to Watonga en- route for
! III Reno. He had Ed Mahafle, the
murderer Of McDonal, in charge. In
stead OF taking his prisoner TO Jail for
safe keeping he took him to the sa-
looms aud allowed him the freedom OF
the city The affair reached Judge
] Tarsney who used expressions that
| may cause him to be turned out OF
sunday school when he goes back TO
! FL Reno, lie went to the d county Of
ficer and told him he would give him
| just five minutes to get that prisoner
in jail or he would have the sheriff OF
Blaine county put both the ID county
officer and the'prisoner in jail There
was hurrying TO and fro and in almost
less time than IL takes TO write IL, Ed
! Mahatiie was placed in the Blaine
county Jail Judge Tarsney will be-
youd question point out their line Of
duty TO certain d county officials be-
! fore the Mahaille trial is over lie has
started in to break up some criminal
! gangs in his western country and il
allowed TO remain on the bench loag
enough he wlll do II. Watonga Re
publican.