The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-10
OVER THE TERRITORY.

The Kay County News has a long arti-
Gle on The Ram In War. but fails To
state whether it is OF The SouthdOwn or
COtswo!d breed.
A New York capitalist by the name OF
Hutchinson has threatened Ponc4 City
with boom. He proposes to build and
operate planning mill that will give reg
ular employment TO 100 men.
An Usage woman tho other day picked
open a dynamite cap, lust to see what
was inside Of H.. She Is now searching
the cLOne OF solvent ether for the prop
critics oi "damphoolishness.
G f. Mercer, Of Wa,oDga, Ok, is erect
ing 40 saw gin In the new town OF
Geary, on the ChCctaw extension. 1t
will be fitted up with ali modern improve
ments and ready for this years crop.
Vilott News: The Hutchinson and
Southern this week have crew Of men
distributing material preparatory TO
erecting depots at ell the stations on
their line Of road. While the road Is not
the richest road in the world, IL is more
than In one way proving to be friendly TO
the farmer-it sticks close to the quarter
section line,
Tulsa New Era: The old men and
warriors of the Creek nation meet In the
capitol building of the Creeks at Okmu-
ing Is TO hold council Of war when they
Will determine what will be the attitude
OF the Creek nation In the ceming war be-
I > cen the United States and Spain; that
| Is. whether they will remain neutral or
| will become allies II the United States IN
the great war which is undoubtedly ap-
| preaching.
Pomeroy (Ohlo), Leader: r. b. Jaw
| head left Monday for Cincinnati TO meet
| his mother who IS on her way to this
| county from Guthrie, Ok, to visit Mrs
! Lawhead has been absent for nearly a
quarter Of a century. 10 the SOS and cos
! her husband was we'll known educator
| ci this county, located at Syracuse aud
! Chester. Later he removed to Kansas,
became state superintendent Of public in
! structon aud later went TO Oklahoma,
whore he died.
The Klpghsher Free Press says: 1T
| Is great satisfaction TO note the fact OF
the recent appointment Of Sam Overstreet
TO the Office OF United States attorney
| Mr.. Overs troet Is an honest man, good
lawyer and steadfast, loyal Republican.
II AL OF the appointments were half as
good as this one there could be no very
coed objection II they did e. to Guthrie.
The other portions OF the territory would
then be satisfied to do the voting"
Cushing Herald: When the Oklahoma
university for colored fellow citizens be-
gins graduating its students we hope the
number OF preachers turned out will not
exceed say Is per cent Of the whole. We
would also suggest that chair In the
tonsorial art be established. And while
we know all the advantages OF higher
edp 5atlon, IL would be we'll at as early a
day as possible to establish depart
n ent for instruction In the art OF pick
IN cotton and bucking wood.
Frank Worcester, ex-sherif of Grant
county, IS free. lie holds rece pit from
County Treasurer N V. Van Petten un-
der date OF Wednesday, April 6. 1898, for
81, ,OlS SO In full settlement OF the claim
against him by Grant county. The com
missiopers have been In session this week
and this Is the cOnsumatlOn OF negotla-
tions that have been pending for some
time The cases against him will be dis
missed as per stipulation made by the at
toneys. Sam Weston for the county and
j, NJ. Mackey for Worcester.
Med ord Star: Shrader, the "dlvlne"
healer, visited our city Wednesday He
didn't come ia over the wagon roads MOI
afoot, but rode In on Rock Island chair
car. lie wOie long, black silk gown
his head and face were fun OF hair; his
shoes were full Of feet, and his nerve wa.
steady His cures were miraculous In.
deed. He cured three square meals anC
several dollars, aud went south Ia tn,
evening OF the first day. He appeared
very smooth IN manner aud pleasing, too
But the only difference we could find be
tween him and the ordinary fakir wa
that he worked on the peoples sympath