The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-08
CITY in BRIEF

Como works wonders in colors.
Rev. Il. +. Hin is over from Pawnee.
g. Nj. Knox is up from Oklahoma
City
Attorney Jim oottingham Is in shaw
nee on legal business.
The official directory Of Guthrie and
Logan county is completed.
Mrs. Newton is the local agent for
Como. She will call on you.
r.. E. Jones. Of Chicago, Is here TO
assist in the Christian church revival
l. O. Crawford has won his contest
on valuable claim twenty miles
southeast Of Guthrie.
Call on NJ. Lanzl and have your shoes
repaired In an artistic manner; l2l
Oklahoma avenue, west
The "Initial" social at the reetory
last evening was largely attended. 1t
WAS both unique and instructive.
The board of regents Of Langston
university have located a site and will
advertise for bids for excavations
Delegate Callahan introduced bill
in the house yesterday granting set
tiers on certain lands OF oklahoma
right ID commute their homestead
entries.
l.. K Delaney the ever congenial
and whole-souled agent Of the Santa
Fe, visited in the city yesterday and
attended Judge Cunningham's surprise
party last night
Major A. Il. Woodson came over from
Darlington agency yesterday on bust
ness and pleasure. lie attended the
complimentary party to General Cum
ningham last night
The barn, farm implements and 300
bushels Of wheat belonging to Dave
Wood worth, living twelve miles south
west OF the city, were destroyed by
Ere night before last.
Call at Mrs Newton's, 6l3 East
Springer, for outfit furnished free be-
fore Saturday night that II you are
rational you can make some money
with. Room for Eve people,
Mrs + II Greer left yesterday for
Kansas City to witness the presenta-
tion Of THE Contented Woman" at
the Grand. Her brother. II ID Byers,
essays the leading role in the drama,
Wanted Everyone who reads this
to send their address 10 Lock Box 4Os,
I've nothing to sell ! want workers.
No canvassing. Work at your own
home. Answer, and see what you get
by return mail.
The Rev. Chenoweth, OF the Nj. L
church south, will conduct the last of
the series OF the union services, which
will be held at the Presbyterian church
tonight. Everyone most cordially in
vited to come out and hear about
Home Missions,
A colony of Dutch immigrants has
settled In jefferson county, Tex The
mem bers are of the same class whose
ancestors settled Manhattan Island,
and by their thrift, industry and econ
omy rendered Greater New York pos
sible. Oklahoma has q warm welcome
always at hand for just such people.
Mike Spradly, a rounder of this
city. was arrested Yesterday by Assist
ant Marshal Bishop for attempting TO
extort S25 from an old man named S.
s PaYton, living twenty three milos
southwest OF Guthrie. Although
Spradly's graft was OF the most com
mon con. variety, he had Payton com
pletely "buffRloed" and would have
obtained the money but for the timely
interference of the officer Spradly
was bound over to appear before the
grand jury in the sum OF 5000, which
he failed to give.
Last night at the opera house Head
& Westland's players did themselves
credit in that great play OF "Felicla. u
Miss Choate played the part OF Felicia
In a creditable manner The work
OF Harry Choate was very good. The
same can be said Of all the rest OF the
cast. The stage settings were very
tine and the audience showed their ap.
nreciation throughout the evening and
gave the company a curtain call after
the third act This company certainly
deserves TO be greeted by a crowded
house this afternoon and tonight This
afternoon they present "Uncle Josh
Whiteomb" and tonight the "Twent ii,
sth Century Girl" closes their engage
ment IN Guthrie.