The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-06
OVER THE TERRITORY.

An epidemic OF mumps broke out in
Chandler last week and there are mum
Der of sufferers among the pupils OF the
public schools
Enid Wave: Our Uncle Jacob Admire
Is opposed to war too, He belongs 70 the
glorious laid away set who are coniinu-
ally eXclaimlng, me and Grant are not
In 10 any more.
A Blaine county schoOlmlstress took
her pupils to the cotton fields and they
picked enough cotton TO pay the freight
on the new school furniture, the school
treasury being empty.
Chandler Publicist. Phil Shler, the
Ferd Helm Brewing cOmpany's auditor,
came In Saturday, and after taking
look at Chandler drove over 20 Stroud.
MIR. Schier was we'll pleased with Chand
Ter and IS thoroughly convinced that she
has a great future. He said To repre-
sentative OF This paper that his company
will erect a large cold storage building
here very sOon-will possibly begin the
work within the next month. lie also
said he had been looking over the field
with view Of reporting to his company
as to the ad disability OF putting 10 an ice
plant,
AS was expected, the announcement Is
made that Byron Shear, OF oklahoma
City, will be district clerk under Judge
Burwell Notwithstanding the alleged
claim OF w. H. HarE that he would have
the place. Shear is young lawyer OF
fine attainments, Is popular socially, and
In amateur opera has made a decided lift
as Sir Joseph Porter Next to Sam
Overstreei's his appointment is probably
received with less Kicking than is usual
I'm such cases HIS Office assistant Will be
l. NJ L. oh 70 g. IN n I hs - d leo
central committee OF Oklahoma county,
and Miss Maggie Mckinley, who is said
TO be a relative of President Mckinley.
Oklahoma City Times-J journal: Owing
to the methods of Rosenbaum the Okla
homa militia is without war equipments.
The United States set aside specific
amount for equipments for the Oklahoma
militia. The quartermaster OF the terri
tory had the privilege OF selecting such
equipments as he deemed most necessary
uD to the value OF the appropriation.
Roseubaum was quartermaster. He or
dered 240 rifles, forty each for SIX COM
panles; uniforms for 240 guards and the
balance Of the appropriation was fritz
tert d away. He ordered military guant-
lets, oftic3ls' shot guns, helmets, fine
cloth for officers overcoats, fine govern
ment muskets and super-abundance OF
fine military hats, some OF which were
found out three miles from Guthrie at a
farmers house. In fact about half the
appropriation was thus FILTERED away,
while six companies are without arms or
uniforms.
Cushing Herald: No-wa-she Jack
pots, an old Indian who resides with his
four squaws on Snake creek on the Creek
nation, is one OF the greatest living cur.
iosities IN this country. He is said to be
100 years old, but Judging from the differ.
"a W ha 81 hop 4
within his lifetime he must be even older
The most remarkable features about
4 o-wa-she are that he has already lost
two sets of teeth and now has grown a
third set complete; his hair II Jet black
with no signs OF turning gray; his step Is
firm and his bearing erect; he has buried
twenty two wives and is now living with
four; he was originally a Delaware but
was captured by the Apaches when young
and held for a number OF years; he was
adopted bv he Muskogees when middle
aged man and has been regarded as the
oldest man in the tribe for the past thirty
years NO-wa-she Is treated with the
greatest reverence by the members OF the
trlba, who regard him as a superior being,
and the crafty old fellow doesn't hesitate
to take advantage OF their superstltions
by accepting all the favors they feel dis
posed 10 bestow upon him.
Arkansas City Traveller: This morn.
ing Mrs. Parmeia Gunther, aged SO
years, was found dead in bed at her home
In the Fourth ward by her son. Oscar.
Mrs. Gunther resided at 7l0 North First
street with her son, and last night a
woman by the name OF Florence Daven
port, OF Guthrie, stayed with her and
slept In the same bed. This morning at
1880 the boy, Oscar, about II years old.
went into the room TO call his mother and
\ und her dead. lie aroused the Daven-
port woman and then called DR.. Quinn.
The doctor went TO the house and found
that the body lay on its side and was still
warm; the head was still thrown back
aud the mouth open, but no signs OF
struggle were evident Thedoctor exam
med the BODY aud said she died from
heart trouble. Mrs. Gunther has ]
daughter at Newkirk and one at Perry
ana other relatives at various places. who
were notified. The daughters will be
here tonight. A that time IL will be
dec .ded 10 hold an inquest or not and
also about the funeral. Very little is
known about the woman, Florence Dav
enpOrt. but she claimed that she came
here To start boarding house When
questioned this morning she said she had
noticed nothing the matter with Mrs.
Guulher during the night, with the eX-
cepiiOn OF hard breathing She claims
she was acquainted with the daughters
oil the deceased, but not with Mrs.
Gunther until she came here. We are
Informed that Mrs Gunther has been
having gsome trouble with her hedft lately