The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-22
Local Melanse.

The carnival crew is working


Stroud is going to have cotton seed
oil mill.
The Rush received three cars Of
goods today.
Capitalists are buying tax titles
since the loom is oD
Charlie Jones, chief Of the wichita
police, died yesterday
Renfro gave Dennis a box of cigars
after the Jefferson speech.
The. Victor, Colorado, fire caught
several former Guthrieites.
Al Busenbark will occupy the room
lately vacated ty j. A. Forde.
The Guthrie watermelon club feast.
ed this afternoon at Paul Newman's
Judge Foster will build handsome
residence next 10 Mayor Berkey's
place.
The Arkansas City and Purcell rail
road shops will be moved to Guthrie
this fall
The Pawnee bank has been reorgan-
lied as a national bank with capital
Of $50, 600.
Judge Foster purchased lot in
block so corner Broad and Oklahoma
yesterday for $1,000
Willard Stapleton, boss of the rail-
road grading outfit came in from Bar
uesville, at noon.
Abe Levy received his goods today
that were traded sight unseen and all
I laNEuftg Vvara
Ell Reno and Oklahoma City met on
the diamond yesterday. Score to 7
in favor Of Oklahoma City.
The people of Guthrie should wake
up on the King6sher railroad matter.
something is going to drop soon
Frank Dolcater is swelled up today
because he is the dad OF a pound
girl Or. Cottersl says she is pretty.
Some youngsters on Cleveland ave-
nue. set the grass on fire this morning
which called out the fire department.
II you think business in Guthrie is
dull ask Jeweler Douglas about It.
His cash sales yesterday amounted to
over $500.
Judge Tarsney is here from Missouri
on some legal matters. 1t is natural
to see his familiar face around the
Okla hotel lobby.
Frank Cummins sold lot 10 in block
60 TO Geo Hopkins this morning for
$3.50. l.. Il. Wheeler, mayor of Spring
field, ILL.,, was the owner.
Perkins and McCarver had long
debate on the Philippine question yes
IL Inc fa - 1. !
won his point by vote OF 100 to 10.
c. Nj. Rabe, bookkeeper for AT.
Harris. OF the Kinghsher Elevator
company, secured bond OF 81 900 this
morning from the Fidelity and Deposit
company.
A little girl ran home crying yes
terday afternoon, and her mamma
became alarmed. She finally told her
mamma that they were cutting up a
dog a. the school house.
The familiar face Of Sam Combs was
seen on the streets yesterday. Sam
was one OF the best boomers of Guth-
RE IL early days, At present he is
prosperous farmer of Lin coin county.
j. W. Simmons, state deputy for
eastern New York, for the M. w of A.
is in the city. lie has organized
lodge at Oklahoma City and Edmond.
lie is temporary organizer for Okla
homa.
The prizes for the territorial band
contest during carnival week will be
as follows: First prize, 500; second,
$40; third, $50; fourth, S25. All bands
OF the territory are invited to enter
for the prizes.
A farmer was in the city last even
ing greatly excited over his lost dog.
lie offered any price for it's return and
the police worked all night and found
1t early this morning. 1t had been
carved up by the normal students.
Dan Mundy, the instigator of local
and national schemes has returned to |
Guthrie from Joplin. Mo. He has
realized thousands of dollars from his |
early day schemes, and has the money |
invested in all parts of the country.
Oklahoma editors, under the wing |
Of Burt" Campbell, of the Henns ssey |
Kicker, Will go on an excursion TO st. |
Louis about October 7. They will rem
devious at Wichita. Campbell promises |
every body lively time.
d. w. Miller. who lives near Crescent
City. and father of the popular Geo.
Lowell Miller, was in the city yester-
day with large assortment of luscious
grapes Of the Agawam variety lie
has wagon loads and is making them
up into wine
VIM. Spencer, who iss grasswldower
for a few weeks enjoys the salty waters
OF the Cimarron every evening and
believes he is spending the summer at
some important watering resort. He
arked this moIning that he saw d
number OF society swells in bathing
recently that he believes have lived
like camels.
Although the ranks Of the old sol.
diers are growing thinner year by
year, the reunion here this week
evidences the fact that a great many
Of the dear old fellows have as sue.
cessfully fought the battle of life TO
ripe old age as they did in active en-,
gagements in ls61-65, who will doubt
ess be spared to agoin meet together
and enjoy similar OCCASIONS Stroud
Messenger.
Representative Duffy, from Cleve,
and county, was in the city today
looking over the Democratic congress
sional field. Many Republicans over
The territory have informed him that {
they were tired Of supporting a class
of Republican leaders that do nothing