The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-19
CITY IN BRIEF
Elks meet tonight
Mikado May 2 and 3

| Will Wheeler Is arranging TO keep
his drug store open all night
Attorney James Cottingham is en-
route home from Washington.
For Kansas City, st. Louis and Wich-
ita papers call at Wallace q Muller's.
The prizes for the Oklahoma day
races already amount to more than
500.
Governor Barnes has presented his
daughter, Miss Bessie, handsome new
trap.
wsshout in Texas delayed the
north bound Santa Fe train three hours
yesterday.
Joe Deal, OF BurlingAme, Kan was
in the city Yesterday en- route to PARIS,
Texas, on business.
Did you know that you need good
type Ralph Seay is agent
for the "Rem-Sho."
Frank K Stewart, from Posey county,
Indiana, q relative OF p. r. Finch, OF
this city, is in Guthrie.
FoUSD-A good msckintosh. owner
call at Leader Office, prove property
and pay for this notice.
Special sale on stationery at Lilies
drug store balance OF this week. also
great cut in price OF books.
The board of equalization adjourned
yesterday to meet next Monday in the
city hall at 10 o. clock a. m.
Mrs. Dr. Long leaves today for
Rochester, n. Y, being called there
by the illness OF her mother.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Webb We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock.
W. L. Cromwell, OF Enid, was ap
pointed by Governor Barnes yesterday
member Of the Omaha exposition
commission.
1t has been suggested that the FIRE
department might utilize the coal oils
on sale in Guthrie for putting out fires
to advantage.
Those who have been soothing their
palates with the expectation of the
luscious peach this year will have TO
be satisfied with hope deferred.
Governor Barnes is very much inter
ested in OklRhomA's militia, and In the
event Of war wants 10 send nothing
less than regiment to the front.
After hearing the testimony OF the
board OF inquiry, President Mckinley
was satisfied with a Marshal Spanola,
The Eagle drug store, sole agents.
There doesn't seem to be much diff
erenee in the quantity of coal oil and
water one gets in a can in Guthrie
since Amos Ewing began his official
inspection.
Fred @. Myers, living near Okarche,
was fatally injured Saturday by fall
ing from load of fodder upon pitch
fork, running ole Of the tines entirely
through his body.
During the races on Oklahoma day
next Friday, Billy Storms will en-
deavor 10 lower his own worlds speed
record for a handsome medal, offered
by Wichita firm.
Fred Haskett was pardored by Gov
srnor Barnes yesterday on condition
that he pay S25 and costs assessed
against him in the district court at
Chandler for assault and battery.
Mr. +. T. Fonda and v ife (nee Jessie
Wood arrived in the city yesterday
and will sojourn d few days. Mr..
Fonda is a salesman for prominent
,hicsgo furniture house and Mrs.
Fonda is we'll and favorably known
among Guthrie people.
BALLARD's HoREHoUSD SYRUP Is not
a mixture of stomach destroying
drugs, but is scientifically prepared
remedy that cures coughs and colds,
and all throat and lung troubles. It's
action Is quick, prompt and positive.
IS a soc. r. b. Lille & Co.
Mr.. l. e. Pitts, ex-district clerk,
leaves today for Kansas City, whore he
will make his future home. Lou Is a
worthy young man and has made
splendid record as business man
His many friends in this eity wish him
unbouni led success in his new home.
Oklahoma City paper: week ago
Or. Witten wrote the United States
surgeon general Offering his services
TO serve in the hospital department In
case Of war with Spain Yesterday he
received q reply thanking him for his
offer and promising to avail Of IL in
case Of hostilities.
A little boy asked for bottle OF
'get up in the morning ss fast as you
can the druggist recognized house
hold name for "DeWitrs Little Early
Risers, and gave him bottle OF those
famous little pills for constipation,
sick headache, liver aud stomach trou-
bles. }. Wheeler & Son.
Colonel Huston, OF the First regi-
ment, o n. G. yesterday appointed
aud commissioned Mr.. h A. Platt,
business manager Of the Leader, ad iu-
tant-general Of the First regiment
Adjutant Platt at once assumed the
duties OF his Office With Huston and
Platt at It's head the First regiment is
In splendid hands,
The Oklahoma day races at the fair
grounds next Friday promise TO be a
great success. More than 500 in
prizes have been offered so far. Billy
Storms, who is engineering our enter
tainment for that day, has managed
some Of the most successful race meets
in the west he will certainly make
success OF our races next Friday.
Col. p, Pearson, commanding the
Tenth infantry at Fort Reno. and Miss
Msude E. Eskridge, daughter of Ma jor
| Eskridge, OF the Tenth infantry, were
married Saturday night In the post
chapel at Fort Reno. Cards are out
designating May 10 as the wedding
day, but the sudden departure % the
troops caused an earlier ceremony
The troops will leave Tuesday for
Chickamauga.
The Welcome grocery, managed by
by NJ W. Clark, was closed yesterday