The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-03-24
OVER THE TERRITORY.

A new saloon will open in Ponca City
this week. The town already supports
eight.
The women OF the Browning club, at
Saltwater, prod uced comedy, and did
Ii well.
Even the wealthiest and most aristo-
cratic citizens OF Blackwell ride on a
III. o. G. train.
The merchants OF Ponca gave a grand
Merchants Karnival at the opera house
in that city Thursday night.
J.B. G4lven, OF Ponca City, Is at work
upon a map OF Kay county, which will
be the most complete IN existence when
finished.
The Medford Dramatic club presented
the Spy OF Gettysburg" at the Taber-
nacle In Blackwell to crowded house
few nights ago.
Frances Maligon, OF Oklahoma City,
was founo guilty Saturday OF assault and
battery on the person Of Mrs. johnson
The jury was out over al hour.
An Oklahoma sportsman claims that
/ the only way he has been able To Kill the
small ducks known as didappers was by
drowning them. He shoots them so full
OF lead that they sink.
Stroud Star: This Is a fast town. The
roosters crow about 10:30 and think IL Is
midnight. II there is newcomer In
Stroud that did not bring dog with him
we guess he got one after he got here.
&C. CGristmill'') Jones, OF oklahoms
City, has been vaceinated with Republl-
can congressional virus. HIS friends
claim that no has Oklahoma, Cleveland,
PottAwatomie and Lincoln counties sol
idly behind him.
Il M A. . L.
supervision Saturday of United States
Deputy Revenue Collector Charles How
ard. 1t will probably be ready TO make
whisky by April l. l.. M. Dolde, OF New
kirk, will be the government gauger In
charge.
The III Reno Globe publishes letter
| from Al Jennings, now aguest OF the gov
erument at Muskogee, where he Is held
for train robbing Jennings wants some
Of the glory for the success Of the transi
ent tax law. IL was largely through his
efforts that the law passed.
Kildare Journal: Down In Ponca re-
Gently they initiated a citizen at lodge
meeting and, while he was bllndfolded,
allowed him TO smell the red hot iron
with which he was TO be branded. Then
they slapped piece OF ice on his stomach
and he yelled like q Comancke Indian,
thinking he was branded, sure enough.
Charles Pedusky, rich railway con-
tractor, who has a contract on the Sa-
pulpa extension, got on "bender" and
his mind collapsed. He was adiudged
Insane. Pedusky, during his mental
hallucination, spent money freely. While
At MeAlester he spent several hundred
dollars on his men. lining them up for
march, clad In new uniforms, secured at
considerable outlay by him.
Oklahoma City Times journal; The
blasting over near SApulpa is now almost
continuous. 10 the retracing a cutoff OF
three miles was made. Notwithstanding
the shortening OF the line three miles, the
cost OF construction 10 almost the same as
the longer route. The cutoff neeessi-
tates an immense cut through rocky
ridge, and Il Ia over that cut that the
heavy work 10 now being done, IL being
necessary 10 push the work there with
unusual vlgor In order 70 complete 1t as
soon as the other wOrb Will be completed.
Chandler Pubg ~; Capt Devices and
j. =. Ross wAsljjver from Wellston YES
terday 20 see abtut the republication Of
the notice OF hnfl proof OF the Nellst0n
tOwnsite, They were very much cha
grlned over the tnct that ina. proof could