The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-10-25
ABOUT THE TERRITORY.

Seventeen dogs were killed at Geary
in one day.
Chickssha has daily newspaper and
will soon be Incorporated.
1t is reported that Oklahoma is full
OF counterfeit 500 bills. Look at them
carefully.
The Jail at Cloud Chief is said to be
SC shackly that the prisoners leak out
through the cracks.
dumb girl living at Enid has re-
covered her speech by her sweetheart
hugging her real tight,
The Cherokee Indians are worth
about S216 each and will have 1855 acres
of land per capita when their allot-
ment is made.
The Oklahoman says that up to date
Judge Keaton has lost three votes
Dizzy Lewis, slippery Laverty and
Midnight Doom.
Captain McGinnis, late of the Rough
Riders at Tampa, has delivered sixteen
speeches in New York state, in behalf
of Col. Ted Roosevelt.
One of the finest effects of the Okla-
homa City street fair was that it kept
the newspaper fight down during it's
pendeney and progress.
c. G. Jones is authority for the state
ment that the Frisco will not stop at
Oklahoma City, but go on southwest,
crossing the Rock Island al Chic kgsha.
James Payne, of Cushing, bought a
hammerless gun to prevent accidents.
The other day the blamed thing went
off and knocked one OF his hands to
pieces.
The town ef Newkirk was thrown
into sta of excitement the other
day by a shooting. IL ge orally takes
something to throw Newkirk in that
kind of d state.
Wednesday Goth: VIII Ward was
arrested yesterday in town by Deputy
Buck Garrett on charge OF introduc-
ing and selling. Failing to make bond,
he was put in Jail.
young woman Of Euid swallowed
a penny one day last week and called
for a physician. The doctor not only
got the penny but made her cough up
two dollars besides,
Though the Daily Sayings has been
reduced in size from a column TO a
5 column folio, it is one of the newsiest
bess printed and ablest edited papers
in the Territory. 1t is a credit TO Wag-
goner.
The okeene Eagle is .our years old
and its editor, II. C. Chapman, is hap
py over the fact that be has a nice
home and owes less than one hundred
dollars, with enough due him to more
than pay that:
Ardmoreite, 10th: Capt G. Potter, a
Cook county pioneer, c,ed at his home
yesterday. Deceased had lived in Cook
county since $50 and was n years old
He was the father OF G. c. and o. L.
Potter, attorneys in GAINESVILLE and
Ardmore.
Perry Enterprise, Goth: The town Of
Newkirk was very much excited last
night by a shooting which occurred in
the Eagle hotel betwee a colored man
from Arkansas City and Frank Wood,
a colored cook at the Eagle. Cook wa.
shot in the neck, the ball ranging
down aud lodging in his shoulder
The wound is not dangerous. The man
who did the shooting escaped.
It appears that Major Woodson hA.
been much misrepresented ia the
statement that he has been starving
the Indian into submission TO send
their children TO government schools
Major Woodson has always been re
garded as most humane IA his man.
agement OF the indians under his
charge aud IL was difficult to recone IL
these reports with his well known
character for kindness snd gentleness
The colored people Of Oklahoms
county, led by William K. Fullbright
one OF the most intelligent colorec
men in the territory, have repudiated
the lily white republican nominesl
and have put out ticket Of their own
Prof. sulcer, j. p, Randolph aud othel
leading colored men met At the 70
bate court house Saturday night( and
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