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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER :, 1895
THEY ARE NOT CONTROLLED By PER
sONAL NOTIFIES

1OFAf shVAA ~
We do not believe, as some OF our
contemporaries assume to charge, that
the cou nty clerks who refused to ex-
tend the tax raise were controlled in
their action by personal motives. When
the tax raise was first made many OF
the best lawyers in the territory held
that the raise was in violation of the
sixth section OF the organic act, and
that the territorial act creating the
board OF equalization conferred no
power upon 1t to make a general raise
on the assessed valuation Of property
as returned by the assessors and equal.
lied by the several boards Of county
commissioners sitting in their re-
spective counties as boards Of equali-
zAtlon, and that the powers Of the ter
ritorial board were limited TO the
work of equalizing the assessments in
the several counties where it was ap-
parent that inequalities had crept into
the assessments.
This action Of the county clerks was
strengthened by the decision OF Dem
ocratic supreme court, which held that
the territorial board had exceeded its
powers in assuming to make a general
raise on the assessed valuations, and
subsequently to this decision, when
the new administration came into
power and the courts were reorRaH.
lied by the appointment OF new men
as judges, who reversed this decision
of Democratic court, and. by infer
ence at least, established the doctrine
that the terms "equalize" and raise
were Synonymous, and as used in oui
statutes meant the same thing, it wai
but natural that these clerks and the
county officers should entertain serious
doubts as to the course they ought tC
pursue, believing, as many OF then
did, that the tax raise, notwithstand'
ing this last decision, would ultimately
be declared void.
In this course the general expires
sion Of the people all over the terri
tory has been overwhelmingly will
county officers in resisting the tal
raise, and therefore it is unfair and al
injustice TO the county clerks Of Okla
homa and Woods counties to eharg
them with personal motives. Tn
sooner an appeal is perfected an,
granted to the supreme court Of tn
United States the sooner the questio
will be settled, and il the court of las
resort sustains the territorial suprem
court the people win bow in submit
sion without another word Of ohjeC
ton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

solved in the district cour, and thirty
davs granted in which TO appeal TO
the supreme court, and pending a
hearing Of that appeal your Uncle did
not feel free to add the SO per cent as
the board bad already decided that
they had no power under the law to
make q new estimate or new levy,
and in consequence there appeared
but one legal and equitable course TO
pursue which was TO extend the taxes
upou the valuation on which the, board
had p1ade the estimates and levies and
the result has been thst up to date
there have been ] ,207 tax receipts is
sued by the treasurer and over $4,000
OF the 1898 taxes paid, and had the 50
per cent gone on after the estimates
and levies had been made, an endless
amount Of litigation would have beer
the result and but little money receiv'
ed for taxes. Your Uncle again repeats
that he fails TO understBnd why he
should be punished for not doing what
the law prevented him from doing al
the only time when it could have beer
made available.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
TIE HOODS COUNTY rAxRArsn.

u
Mr. George II. Coulson, county clerk
OF Woods county, makes this interest
ing summary in the Alva Review, OF
the predicament in which he is now
placed by the tax raise, the county
equalization board, the order OF the
probate court OF Woods county, and
the orders Of the district and supreme
courts:
The facts are, as the records will
show, that the order of the equal isa-
tion board TO add on the 81 per cent
was dated at Guthrie, June %, 1895,
and received and filed in my office on
June 20, 1898, after all the townships
in the county had made their levies.
The next step was an injunction issued
from the probate court Of Woods
county, restraining your Uncle as well
IS county commissioners from adding
on the st per cent and TO have done 50
at that time would have been to defy
the law and been held in contempt of
court. The commissioners met and
made the estimate for the years eX-
pense upon the valuation OF the county
as il came from the county board OF
equalization, and on July IS; the day
designated by law TO make the leviCs.
again met aud being confronted by
the same Injunction which was still in
force and binding upon the acts of the
clerk as we'll as the commissioners,
and 70 have disobeyed il would have
been contempt,
On July 10 the injunction was dis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J.CHENEY IL Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last 10 years and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by the firm.
WEss Il TRAUX, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o.
WALpINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the bloe'
aud mucous surfaces Of the system
Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by al
druggists Testimonials free.
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rrr pREsIpKNr,s MEssAaE.

While the Presidents message is ST.
lent as TO the suggestions Of definite
line OF policy to be adopted by this
country toward the new territory
which we have taken from Spain, the
urgency with which he insists on the
increase Of the standing army, the
strengthening OF the navy and the
building of the Nicaragua canal, clearly
indicates that he is strongly in favor
Of expansion and the retention OF the
Philippine islands and all other pos
scssions we have taken from Spain.
The message on the whole is fair
state paper, but had the president
submitted the manuscript of 1T before
lie gave it TO the printer, to an expert
member Of the scissors club, the trim
ming it would have received would
not have detracted from the merits oi
the document.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
wEATHERFORD,

The Weaern Terminus Of The "ChOctdp," |
WW Haze a Railroad Nv October 80.
The western extension OF the Choc
taw railroad will be completed and
trains running to and froi1 Weather
ford not later than October 30.
Weatheriord is in the southeastern
part Of Gust county, Oklahoma terri
tory, distance 10y wagon road OF
about IS miles southwest Of Geary. III
will command the trade OF Custer,
washita, Roger Mills, Day and ID coun-
ties, nearly 100 miles square, besides a
portion OF Greer county and the kiowa,
Comanche, Caddo aud Wichita rescrva-
tions.
Weatherford is destined to make cne
of the most important towns in the
territory. 1t affords openings for men
| in all kinds of business. No such OPP
portunity anywhere in the Southwest.
! Weatherford has good well water and
running water fJr stock, and will be
great cattle shipping point.
The railroad company has plated
about coo acres for the town site, and
Weatherford, being the terminus Of
the road, will naturally be a railroad
town. Al who desire to know about
the town, or to get in on the ground
floor" either for business or speeula-
tion, should call upon or address Mr..
| Beekserick, town site manager, Wealth
erford, O. Il.
In going to Weatherford take the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad.
Daily trains run between Howe, on
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf rail-
road, and El Reno, aud between Okla
homa City and Geary, and after Octo-
ber 80 daily passenger train will be
run between Shawnee and Weather
rd. Connections with the Choctaw
railroad for Weatherford arc made
with the following lines OF railroad
With the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad at Howe, |. r.
With the st. Louis & San Francisco
railroad at Wister; T. II.
With the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railway at South McAlester, l. T.
With the Atchison, Topeka Santa
Fe railway at oklahoma City, o. It.
With the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway at El Reno.
j. w. MCLoUD,
General solicitor,
In charge of town site.
]. +. HOLDEN,
Traffic Manager,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
rlnnrlNn 1nr wnrr1.rn

Washington Dec. 5--Maior General
Wheeler was q center " attraction and
icongratulation when he appeared in the
house today to sumo his congresslon"
nj duties He arrived last night from
the camp In Alabama. whore his troops
are stationed Wheele rsaid he would
probably resign from the army, but
his plans were not yet definitely fixed
"1f there is SO De any more fighting
I want TO stay Boa the army said the
general but Do the nghting is over. !
want 20 return TO civil life
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
ELECTION hAWS.

There is general disposition per-
vading many Of the states and terri
tories for revision and more simple
form of the election laws, and the leg
islatures this winter will be occupied
with devising some means by which
the people are not confronted when
they go to the polls with new elec-
ton law which they never heard OF
before. The election laws should be
SO framed as to remain permanent
and simple enough to be easily under
stood by every man entitled to vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Agents wanted for the only official
" History Of Our War with Spain, It's
Causes, Incidents and Results" Civil,
military and naval. Steel plates, maps
and engravings. BY Hon. Henry b
Russell, Senator Proctor, Of Vermont
and Senator Thurston, OF Nebraska
The greatest seller ever known. One
thousand more agents wanted. We
pay freight and give credit. Write for
terms and territory to the sole pub
fishers,
A. d. WoRTHINGToS & Co.,
Hartford, Conn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Old Glory has been planted in many
lands and the sun never sets on her
dominions. We know Of something
else that is taking as firm hold and
has come to stay. 1t is the laboring
mans friend. and gives him muscle
aud strength to stand the days labor
and toll. Cheaper than the cheapest,
quality the best Of its grade. Old
Glory Flour.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

the result The large red splotches on my
chest began to grow paler and smaller. and
before long disappeared entirely. / regained
my lost weight. became stronger, and my ap-
petite greatly Improved. was soon entirely
II. L. MYERS, 100 Mulberry ST., Newark, n. j.
Don't destroy all possible chance OF a
cure by taking the doctors treatment
OF mercury and potash. These minerals
cause the hair TO fall out, and will
wreck the entire system.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II il
fails to cure. csc. The genuine las
l.. b. Q. on each tablet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

How do you spend those long even.
ings Did you ever think about TAX.
ing home a Farlor game or one OF
those cheap and good magazines TO be
had at Lilies drug store. One trial
will convince you that it pays.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
HAVANA HAPPENINGS.

Havena.. Dee. e--The remains Of
Generals santocilde and Venor Del
Rey and Of the hero of Cascoro' the
soldier Eloy Gonzales were shipped on
board the Spanish transport San Is-
nacio De Loyalo today. ON which vcs-
Sci about 1900 Spanish trcop- also em-
barkcd. The ship viii salt Tor spain
today
The UNION EsPANuG. tie organ Of
the Spanish residents In this island
demands that the censor prohIbi. tre
publication Of insults to Spain and in
solent remarks directed against the
United States.
The steamers Weua ana Fulda. char
tered TO embark troops Tor Spain. ar
rived here today
The Official Gazette tonight publish
es a decree signed by the governor gem
eral dissolvlng the colonial on Decem-
Der s. assuming personal contro. Of an
branches Of the civil service ana di-
recting the present secretaries t. pre-
pare. between December 10 ana De
cember 81 complete inventories Of the'r
departments, TO arrange ak the arcn
ives. TO classify all the documents ~
their respective offices ana Z" htuIe
pay rolls to December 81 IA order tha'
the employees may be immediateN
paid OFT
The archives bearing upon the 'o'a'
administration are to remain mere
The following towns IN lhe province
OF Havana nave been eVacuateu py the
Spanish troops and have peen o''u-
pied by cuban troops at the request oi
ana under the direction oil 'ne respect
I'VE mayors;
Jibacoa' santa Crus pel monte
Seipa be Aqua san A'l'oh'' l'e' i''7
banos' Guira he MeIena' san Ah'oil'a
DE Rio Blanco ana san Faoio b"ho
and Caisugas ON inc ls'aho ol rileS'
The following warning has been pa
carded az the corner ot the dliiereh'
streets recently cleaned
MAYOR OF HAVANA.
J. the MARQUIS Es'aban' mayor "I
Havana DO hereby make known ina
this street has been cleaned and dlsln
fected at the expense OF the UNITED
states ot America. All persons wh'
throw or deposit art or refuse ot am
Kind here VIII be prosecuted to ;he ful
extent "t the law
y dispatch ifom Fuerto Principe say
the cuban general Lopez kecio' WA
: enter that city at the head of his com
mand' who VIII then lay down thei
arms and be dismissed.
General hecia mas furnished to Br'S
adler General carpenter the America
commander at Puerto Principles lis
OF ms Dest soldiers with the view o
their being employed In police duty
The latest advices from Hoiquin sa
'here are over l'ooo cases oil smallpo
there ana at Glorara.
Inc municipality "I haeuay' prov
= li'oe Oh Ma'aiia@' mas chahged the nam
VI 'i'e i''"'H S''ee' 'ieIe iroin feIh"n
uo' tue o''''o'io l" rrahc'sco ofon'ez'
\ 'oi''i oi '''e 80" oi "eneIol MiNlm
4 tbomeI VINO was killed at funta Brave
y inc of the hoard ~ directors of IN
e
}, by several syndicates, to purchase a
rho orst ro,.toooo, !, ala ~. .ho ,oa
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

All of the above are fresh California
dried fruit Call and see Tor yourself
We have a nice line Of Lafayette Cracker
Co.. Fancy Crackers. Your choice, per 10.
l5c. Come and see the assortment
We are going To DO business on a strictly
cash basis and are prepared 10 save you
money on all groceries
Do not take our word, but cali aad be con
Ymced
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
nertI. az I.ieelrle Linhted.

On the California Limited, Santa Fe
Route; new system, electricity gen
Grated by ca aNles; 5 900 candle power
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Three Times a Neck.
The California Limited via Santa Fe
Route, finer and faster than ever.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07


spread all over my body.
These soon broke OutintO
sores, and IL Is easy To
imagine the suffering !
endured. Before ] be
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good
| had spent a hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. ! the "a
tried various patent
medicines. but they did
not reach the disease.
When I had finished my
first bottle OF 5. $. ). 1
was greatly improved
and was delighted with
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
No Cripe

When you take Hoods Pills. The big, old-tasn-
toned. sugar-coated pills, which tear you al 10
,,inces arc not In Il with Iood's. Easy % take
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, l. .. o. p,
meets every Thursday evening at 7;sO In the
Odd Fellows's hal IN the Wein6ereef paild-
Ing. Visitors welcome ALLIE HIGH, No
KATE NJ WEThf, Sec
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Guthrie Lodge No, 2, A. +. a A. NJ Reg
ular meeting third Tuesday evening IN each
month at o'clock. All brethren cordially
''''N HF. ARDERY, Sec.
A L cnRKlNS. w. NJ
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

IOR NJ meets every Tuesday might In
K Of p nall Visiting chiefs alwas Is welcome
NJ. b. CHERRY, Chiet OF Records
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

MONARCH
30 GROCERY o.
(Kimban's Old stand
{ Kimball's Old stand }

WE ARE LEADERS IN LOW PRICES.
SEE OUR QUOTATIONS ....
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EAST

For uny further information address
j. + HOLDEN, Tranic Mgr,
South McAlester. l.
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Via Wister-St. l.. a s. F. Ry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Traffic Manager.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07

Guthrie Camp No g. Woodmen OF the
World meets every Monday night In the X.
of r. hall Visiting Woodmen are welcom c
j. b, TOWERS, Clerk.
WIN. GREGORY, Con. Com.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-07
Railroad Time Tables.

Arrive. Leev9 Arrive Arrive
20 Guthrie Guthrie FtWorth Calves n
OF i;l5 pm 1918 pm 9:s5 pm 9.05 am
05 l,;l5 pm li;l5 pm 500 am 9.S5 pun
% S % am Local Freight
Al CoRKINs, Agent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-05

this way he hopes the seal will take
him for a heap of snow, an appearance
which his coat readily helps him to as
sumo.
During the maps he creeps forward
with greater or less rapidity, according
to his nearness to the seal and conse-
quent fear of being heard or seen.
When but 10 or IL yards away. and the
seal is i'm the depths of a good nap, the
bear PUSHES upon him. and, with a sin
gle blow of his powerful paw. knocks
the smaller brute senseless and so far
away from the hole that he cannot es-
cape by that way. even IL the blow is
not Immediately fatal.
In the winter time the ice Is cover
ed with snow. and this is followed out
by the seal into a snow house, covering
the hole in the ice and connecting at
the top OF the dome with an aperture
about the size of a shilling, called the
blow hole. for IL is through this that
the seal breathes when he Is in want
of fresh air.
Here the bear watches for many a
long hour. IL necessary, n when the
snorts of the seal aree heard, he crush
es i'm the fragile dome of the snow
house with his paw. impaling the seal
on his curved claws. and proceeds to
practically demonstrate how polar
bears can subsist in an arctic winter.
London Telegraph.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-05

Carelessness and Indifference to daily habits
and duties have made many women weak and
unhealthy. A large majority are languid,
peevish, sallow, no appetite, full Of aches, and
pains and generally out Of sorts. All Of these
ailments IL not attended to promptly, lead
to serious diseases.
These diseases occur because the blood has
become impure, for no woman is seriously
sick when the blood Is pure. No one Is bet.
ter able 10 speak Of this fact than Miss Hazel
Snider, q charming young woman of Airing
ton, Ind. To-day she has rosy cheeks, q
sparkle in her eyes, which, with her plump
form, all prove that she is in good health.
A year ago Miss Snider did not look this way.
She was very thin, her cheeks were pale;
her eyes sunken and dull. She was troubled
with nervousness and general debility. Il
had been sick some during my life, she SAYS;
"but not any more than the average girl, ana
was considered strong and healthy.
az had prepared to teach school, but be-
came 30 run down that ] did not feel like
teaching, and gave up my school before the
term opened. I disliked to do this, but my
mother and physician urged that this was
the proper thing to do, especially IL ] wanted
10 avert n spell of sickness. began To grow
pale. weak, lost several pounds Of flesh, was
stupid, and had no ambition. .
any appetite began failing. New and
dainty dishes were prepared for me, but these
did not tempt me. Many times ] was hungry.
and would try 10 eat because ] knew ] was
almost starving, but the food refused to remain
on my stomach.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-05
DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE.
Last Gun Of the Campaign viii He Fired
Monday.

Missoula. Nov. 4-on Monday even
ing the last gun OF the campaign viii
be fired In Missoula. Hon. c. ID. Nolan
Of Helena. attorney general Of the state.
Hon. Frank @. Higgins n Hon. Henry
c. Stif Will address the citizens of Mis-
soula on the questions Of the day.
Colonel Nolan is an eloquent talker and
will attract a large crowd. Captain
Higgins will also prove a drawing card.
as this Is to be his first speech In Mis-
soula since his return from the a
Hon. Henry c. Stin will be n of the
members of the legislature ut Its next
session and the people OF Missoula will
have a a N To hear him speak.
A band has been secured n a regu-
lar democratic jubilee will be held. The
meeting will be I'm Union opera house.
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The Cause Of Disease.
WHY A LARGE MAJORITY OF WOMEN ARE
UNHEALTHY.
Caelessness and Indifference to Daily Habits and Duties a
Undermining the Health Of Many Women How
this may be Overcome.
From the Graphic, RusnvsIie. md.

my blood was in q bad condition, having
become thin and watery. Amer several
months treatment from the family, phys1cian
We saw he could not do me any good.
We then tried some proprietary meoicines.
] think ] tried . dozen different kinds, recon-
mended for such troubles, but none did me
any good. | wns discouraged ana oid NOS
know what 10 do.
Zone day / read an item in q paper OF the
wonderful curative qualities OF DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, Shortly amer
that n neighbor came ia and told me about
her experience with these pills and how they
cured her.
81 finally tried the medicine, and when
nearly through with the second box noticed
a change for the better in my condition, and
after I had taken eight Loxes was cured,
and have had no occasion to take any kind OF
medicine since. feel that ! owe considerable
TO DIR. williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
probably my life, aud I advise any one suffer.
ING with troubles similar TO mine, to lake
these pills" Miss HAZE SEIDER-
Subscribed and sworn TO before me thia
third day of January, lS9s.
SMITH WILLIAMS, Notary Public.
For all forms Of wesknes q specific Is found
in these pills. The blood Is v~italized and be.
comes pregnant with the elements OF life.
The nervous system is reorganized, al ifregu.
l~arities are corrected. strength returns and dis
ease disappears. So remarkable have been
tie cures performed by these little pills tina
wherever you 60 you will find the most i'm.
portant article in every drug store TO be DE-
! Williams Pin Pills for Pale People.