The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-17
OVER THE TERRITORY.
Let us have war.
, resident Hanna
Let the guns roar
At Cuba S door;
Let us have gore
Let uS Havana.

At Cuba s door;
Let us have gore
Let us Havana.
An effort is being mails TO have Frank
James, the noted ex bandit and outlaw I'm
Shawnee during the encampment. Hell
VIII head the cowboy contingent In the
parade.
Charles Raper, who lives near the Creek
country line, Is quite "A nimrod. Since
Christmas he and his dogs have caught
twelve foxes, four wildcats and four
wolves, besides numerous raccoons and
other animals.
Payne County Popuist: Gus Patt,
the ailable aud efficient manager Of the
Guthrie Leader, paid our city a visit
Wednesday and Thursday in the interest
OF his paper Gus is a capital fellow and
and he and Editor Nlblack are making a
splendid paper of The Leader.
CMckasLa Gazette: The biggest suit
eve filed in the court at Chickasha was
brought last elk. The plaintiff is Mrs.
G. l.. Campbell, guardian OF Mrs. A. y.
Johhson, against II, B. Johnson. G, B.
Canpbeli and Il Il. Johnson. There Is
invllved In the suit about Sl30,000,
Hngfsher Times: Mr. w, S. Pratt
att@lded the territorial central committee
meding OF Oklahoma free silver Republl-
cans at oklahoma City Tuesday. w. A.
Mccartney was made committeeman for
KiRhsher county. Another meeting viii
be-hc!d for consultation with Democratic
an popullst committees relative TO mat
ted Of common interest.
Il Reno Bell: r. r. Hlckox captured
a tray eagle yesterday and has him
"qbped" on the HickoX homestead. He
hd named the bird Hey, kube! and will
| 9sent the feathered fighter TO the first
| cd pany that leaves Oklahoma TO take
| ptt IN the expected war with Spain.
| TX eagles name, In circus parlance,
| CTS for the hardest sort Of lighting.
! qonth McAlester Capital: An Indian,
/ G pert, eX-treasurer OF the Chickasaw
I u ttuon;vas the first, and so far, Is tho
/ on lly man 10 Oenlist-rOihfi2ypwed parpcsa
/ Of. licking Spain" IL Is said Mid. Soi
be r. was drinking at the time, but tina
Gu Is no figure, for everybody knows tha
CIR ant was often accused OF being drunk
| an, p he was good soldier and fighter
| PEI pple Will have 10 overlook these sligh
| eIiations from the path of fectitud
VIII len patriotism sWels the Indian breast
" licked Willie Bolton, Of Wood ward
haV Ing written all he could think of o
thd COW question, asks for little inform
atidDn; with all due respect. the New
rlsd3s 10 inquire what in hi the pope a
| a pIersonage, has 10 do with 'mediating
thel difficulties between America an
Spa In, any more than Rev. Dwight l.
Moody, Bob lngersol or Sam Jones?
preachers have as much voice as tn
elec ted representatives OF free people
the News has a few sky pilots lookinl
for ~ job who could do this work for tn
government."
Before the Crack Indians left Alabami
for the Indian Territory, many years ago
a band OF the tribe wandered away ant
failed 70 come north with their kindred
Since then they have travelled from placl
10 place, often half starved. They liVl
now in Polk county, Texas, where thl
band has dwindled 90 fOrty-two persons
They hoard recently that the Indian
who canie north had grown wealthy RnC
had a government OF their own. JOhI
Blunt and Billy Jackson were selected a.
delegates to visit the Creek Indians I'm tn,
Indian Territory. They arrived recently
aud are consulting with lsparecher.
Is probable that the "lOst tribe will
reioin their relatives
Edmond Republican: The following Il
a new ruling made by Judge j. III Boles
receiver OF the Perry land office. Thi,
ruling will be OF much interest TO soldiers
The ruling was made I'm the Action case
Action resided on his claim two year,
from time OF settlements and then aban,
dOned It for one year Judge BOles ruled
I'm the case that as Action is entitled
under the law TO a deduction OF his tim,
I OF service as soldier I'm the war, and ht
having served three years and lived on
his claim two years, he had complied
Will the homestead law and is entitled tC
the all credit OF fye years, and on this
grotnd the judge dismissed the case.
PGwnee Dispatch: The Pawnee West
Side Park association was organized last
Iueday and the following officers elect
ed; President, DR.. G.. III. Phillips; vice.
PRECEDENT, w, HOrton secretary, Geo
5 iOulsbY; treasurer, G. r. NanderYOort;
, executive committee, A. J Biddison;
chirmau, X c. Spinning, John Peters,
q w. RambO aud .. ID shepard. The
4 olect Of the association is to establis
! All maintain race course, and base ball
| ah picnic grounds. The and selected Is
{. .stoTt0n OF an Indian allotment adjOin-
Ing town on the west, which can at little
Il expense be converted into very attrac-
. 'tdve and comisrtable PARK. large AN
1 ! pitheatre, w understand, VIII be built
{ Jus AT the edge of the timber overlooking
. the oaure rae course and grounds.
Norrsp Voee: Several OF the militia
I boys have wltten Governor Barnes for
; | an honorablel discharge, The a. poll tax,
I'M view of asar with CUBA, Is not quite
so large an lem as u used 10 seem, and
b some OF thepOys would gladly pay Il TO
secure their t'charge. Governor Barnes
however. ks this not a prOpitiOus
time TO disctFge his soldiers. aud great
beads OF pespiratiOn can be seen stand
ing on the nble broWs OF the brave mill
tia boys oiNOrman every time fresh
= dispatch fun Washington or Guthrie Is
) received 'WO old soldiers, slightly In
y toXlcated. risling on the streets last
], Monday, dive the militia boys 10 tie
!, caves. and very time one OF them sees
? Captain M<uire coming down the street
< with an oillal envelope iDfhis hand, thoy
3 make for ~ timber - Kick themselves
| for joining tnn "a