The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-16
OVER THE TERRITORY.


Mrs Bertha Stutsman, wife OF N.
Stutsman. who was convicted OF the
murder OF Aaron Haning at keokuk
Falls. and sentenced 90 life term In the
penitentarY, has filed sat IN Tecumseh
Tor divorce from the convict.
District Clerk Harm has appointed VIII
II, clark as his deputy. Mr.. Clark Will
make the rounds OF all the courts with
Mr.. Harm, and will then take charge OF
the Pawhuska Office. Mr. Clark IS a
painstaking CLERK Mr. Harm could not
have found better deputy.
VIM hurry, section hand who has
Fe, died in oklahoma City yesterday. He
was sent there to be operated on by the
railroad physicians, Dfs Ryan aud
walker, for strangulated hernia. He
was, however, too iar gone TO get any
relief.
Father Meter, priest OF st Patrick's
Catholic church at Norman. Will leave
about April IS on visit to his old home
in France to see his aged parents. He
expects TO be absent five or six months.
During his absence Father PlacIdes, now
stationed at Shawnee, will have charge
OF this parish.
The infantry battalion at Fort Reno is
being drilled twice a week with the Cat
ling and HOtchkiss guns Colonel Pier
son. commanding the Tenth infantry, is
keeping the Yankee" soldiers busy
drilling and getting themselves In shape,
so that II war ever is declared they VIII
after the order for the Tenth infantry to
move reaches Fort Reno, the whole m
mand will be ready to take the train.
The contest for the saltwater postoffice
Will probably come TO an end this week,
as is is Understood that the board Of
postotiice referees will reach a final con-
clusion. The race IS between Charles
Neerman, editor Of the Gazette, and Cap
tain j. 5. Hunt. A delegation Of Still
water politicians have been here several
days ondeBYOring TO show that Captain
Hunt Is not a genuine Republican, the
accusation being that he was In too ire
Quent consultation with the free silver
party in the last campaign,
Medford Patriot: Ore will move to
the new town OF Numa, between Med
/ ford and Deer Creek, and NilOtt will go
TO Narden. the new town between Deer
Creek and Blackwell. OF course the
names OF the offices will In time be
changed to spond with the stations.
| 1t is stated that Osborne will not move
to the new town on the II. & 5 but Will
ask for a star route mail, which viii
| probably be supplied from Deer Creek,
unless entirely abandoned. The changes
| Will HUl UiOUuull ut Alihut ntlUit tut
| first OF next month.
Enid Wave: The Shawnee Blade says
the merchants OF that town want the
papers to ad yertise the G A. r. encamp-
| ment free. IL says the following on the
subject which can be applied to celebra-
! .ions in all towns: Now this will draw
large crowd to Shawnee, and large
sum OF money will be spent among ouI
merchants and eating houses, while the
/ smN A..
reneht from the gathering. Now every
merchant ought 10 give the newspaper:
OF this city liberal patronage and helI
them to pay expenses while they are do
ing this work free gratis
Judge Burwell had practically th,
unanimous Endorsement of the Third
judicial district In Oklahoma, as no other
applicant had pressed his claim for
months. In addition to his home indorse
ment Judge Burwell was hacked by Sena-
Tor Elkins, Judge Col, Governor Atkin-
son, OF West Virginia; Senators Quay
AID Penrose, OF Pennsylvania; Senator
Mason and Congressman Hitch, OF Ill
nCls; Congressmen Babcock and CassOn
OF Wisconsin,; besides many other con-
gressmen. He also had the Endorsement
OF the party organizations Cf severa
states. The nomination was decid cd
upon three weeks ago, but owing to tho
eli-absorbing Cuban question. action was
| deferred.
The commercial club Of Shawnee has
determined upon a move towards secur
ing the county seat at Shawnee. A tal
list Is now being made for the purpose oi
determining who are the legal signers oi
petitions to the board OF county commis-
sioners praying the submission Of tht
cOunty seat question at the next genera
election. The general feeling In shaw
nee Is that such move will be success
full for shawnee, while the opposite feel
ing predominates at Tecumseh. To say
the least ofit however, the people OF The
county seat are very nervous. The bit
terness to be engendered as the result oi
a county seat fight Is already shO Wing
itself, and some of the more Conservative
OF the metropolis say that the move is Ill
advised as within a few years q sponta
neous demand viii change the seat OF thu
cOunty's government.