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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

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Principal Place NJ Buslucss. salt Lake CIV
state 90 Utah.

Notice There are delinquent upon tho f1l.
lowing dpsrrlhUd stnrk. on account NJ HsstIs.a
ment levied nu the g'th dny " May, 1909 thu
SEVERAL amounts sut unp0sltu the untuua 90
tho respective shareholders ~ follow.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

James NJ. Barr has been elected vice
president ~ hto Santa Re ANA H. now
In charge Of the operating department
OF the road.
Twenty-onr ears loaded down with
old folks uud their attendants pulled
out " the Westerns depot ut $40 this
morning for Geneva.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

Are your advanced classes provided
with Dr. Talmage's new church text
book, The Articles OF Falth7 II not.
call nt the News" office and obtain the
special terms offered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

No library is complete without n copy
Of the Articles Of Faith. the new work
by Or James n. TaimhEe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

Mr h. y. Christensen viii play the
"Favonto Fantasia" ut slltalr sunday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-07

In speaking N the Filipino natives.
he showed great admiration for
th1m uH "a race.
1T Is remarkable" continued Mr..
Mus7or, 'hDw general b. their talent
uH ponmen. Many OF them write so
perfectly that one can hardly dlstln.
Eulnh 10 from copper plate printing.
Another general talent they have lH re-
mnrkuhle aptitude for music. only a
day or two after our arrival. the native
band were HHrpuadlnF us with Amerl-
can tunes played by ear.
Most of the clerks and hoUkkrcpers
ln the city of Manila urr Finplnns.
selected because OF the satisfaction
they give"
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

IL IL is true as stated at the mer-
chants meeting last night, that the
Santa Fe railroad charges l2 cents per
bushel on wheat from Mulhall TO FL
Reno, and l38 cents from Guthrie 20
Ell Reno, there is something rotten in
Denmark. and Guthrie business men
cannot too early investig ate the un-
just discrimination. The statement
made before the meeting by under
taker + B Reder that he could ship
furni ure from Kansas City 20 OklahO-
ma City and then ship it back TO this
city cheaper than he could ship it
directly from Kansas City here thus
saving II cents, was an eye opener to
those who heard the statement.
According TO Mr.. Reder the freight
rate on this material from Kansas City
to Oklahoma City, 81 miles south OF
Guthrie is 50 cents, while it is 95 cents
from Kansas City TO Guthrie. dis
tance Of 81 miles less than to Oklaho-
ma City
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14
Personal MENTION.

The Slayton Lyceum Bureau OF Chi.
cago, through their representative,
Byron II Coon. is making arrange
ments TO give six lectures in Guthrie
this winiSr
Walter j Olds. OF the Chandler
New is in Guthrie, the guest OF his
brother, Harvey olds, city editor OF
the Daily Capital,
Mr. and Mrs. d. II. Goode are enter.
tanning Nc. and Mrs. ELY, of Cloud
county, kas
Deputy Marshal Hale is back from
Chandler.
Territorial Superintendent Hopkins
left East night FOR the west side on
school matters.
J. L, Piekard, clerk of Judge Hain-
or's court, returned to Perry yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs, Il. G. Mil.kan and daughte.
are back from Perry.
Cashier NJ. O. Billings, of the United
States marshaps office, is back from
Oklahoma City.
Mrs. II. Doolittle and son, Dudley.
of Cottonwood Fails, are the guests Of
Mrs DoOlittle's parents, Col. and Mrs
I. 5. Jones' OF North Vine.
Miss Jessie Blddle, Of Chicago, is the
guest Of Mrs N. o. Billings, OF POS
East Noble avenue.
Judge Strang returned today from
Kansas, where he has been looking
after lawsuit for Mrs. Belle Glaize.
Mrs. l.. N Beadles Rud children.
Walter and jaime tie, left this morning
Tor jacksonville, where they will spend
the remainder Of the summer with
Mrs. Beadle's parents.
Editor Detwller, OF the Coming
Events at Enid, is in the city
Mrs Belle Glaize IS back from Kan
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14
The Farm Journal is the boiled down.

The Farm Journal is the boiled down.
hit-the nail-on the head paper. put to
al the wide awake farmer and villsger.
We give the Farm journal for the bal
adee OF 1889 and all OF 1900, 1901, 1902
and 1908, nearlv five years, as a prize
10 every one of our subscribers who
viii pay year ahead Cor the OKLA
homa Weekly Leader.
II interested in horses, COWS or
sheep. take the Farm Journal We
will give this paper for the balance Of
1899 and all Of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903,
nearly i've years, 70 all subscribers,
new or old, who pay for the Oklahoma
Weekly Leader year ahead. This
offer is Tor short time only.
The Farm journal isschoiSe full os
gumption and has the largest circula-
tion OF any farm paper in the world
IL is good every here We offer il FOR
a short time as a prize 10 advanee-pay-
ing subscribers 20 the OKLAHOMA
LEADER and the Farm Journal for the
balance Of 1889 and all OF 1900, 1901,
1909 and 1908 nearly five years, all
for the nrice Of our paper alone.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

To the Young Men and Women OF
Oklahoma:

To the Young Men and Women Of
Oklahoma
Are you ambitious TO secure coll
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Our general course ia science and
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This Is the general course, but we
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These several lines are taught by
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new library building and chemistry
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umes.
The agricultural experiment station
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Two years preparatory course for
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

County Commissioner Cooper said at
the meeting Of the merchants last
night that the county had no power
or money 20 build bridges, but that
they (the commissioners intended to
uild them where IL is nee 3 ary
That is all right, but what is the use
OF bui ding bridges II the roads lead
ing TO and from them are kept in such
a condition that the farmers cannot
haul their produce over them2 These
county commissioners are supposed To
ook out, as part OF their duties, 70
the interests OF the people, and when
the road overseers neglect to do their
duty they undoubtedly have the right
as well as power, TO inquire into that
neglect Let these county commits
-ioners set apart day at the earle. I
possible date and look over these
roads. That's what they ought TO do
and then tase steps TO have the over
seers do their duty, IL they are not do
ing IT,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Take the most popular route to St.
Louis and all points east, Kansas City
and all points north and west.
Sunta fe trains make close connecs
tions at Oklahoma City and Wichita
for all points on the Frisco line.
st Louis and Kansas City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma City at 9;l5
every morning; leaves st. Louis at $40
every evening and arrives at Oklahoma
City at li20 the following evening.
Through reclining chair cars with
out change Pullman palace sleepers
from Monet 10 ST. Louis and Kansas
City. You can secure berths before
leaving Oklahoma,
Further information will be cheer
fully given by tie nearest agent or
h. II. DuSN, 4. Il, and T. a.,
Oklahoma City
BYRON SNYDER, G.. A.,
ST. Louis Mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Bring your job printing to the Lead
er Office Letter heads turned out On
two hours notice.
Judge Foster today bound Pearl
Hawkins over to the grand jury In the
sum oil $500 for embezziing SO. so from
King Jones. Pchrlie will languish in
jail as the 300 bones are just 400 too
many for her to raise.
Sweet, refreshing sleep rs gwen by
Hoods Sarsaparila. which strengthens the
aeryes, tones the stomach and overcomes
all dyspepdc symptoms. You should try IL
Hood Pills are prompt and enieient easy
10 take, easy To operate. % cents.
L. /. Belsnd, 81 the Arkans as Lum-
ber company, who lives on east Harri-
son, presented the Leader office some
fine peaches raised in his yard. The
fruit is known as Bslaud's FavOrite
and is a Aery fine and iucious peach.
They averaged twelve ounces c ch.
Is your liver tiredq Does II fail to
do its duty? II So don't neglect It's
ca 70 help. A few doses of HERB
lNE may save you spell of sickness
HERBlNE is the only perfect liver
medicine. II cures chills and fever.
Price 30 ceuts. Sold by H. Il Lille &
Co. and Wheeler & Son.
Brumage and Clark at Island Park
will make you laugh.
Five dollars for the round trip, ok
! homa City to Eureka Springs, Wis
Frisco Line, August g. 1893. Specla
train
Take the special train at a. m
Thursday, August B. 1899. for Eurekl
Springs; So for round trip.
Read the Leaders great Farm Jour
ual's prize offer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

st. Louis and San Francisco r. r.
The direct through car route TO points
in southwest Missouri, southern Kan
sas, Arkansas, Indian Territory and
Texas.
and the east Kansas City and the
northwest. Double daily vestibuled
trains. Free reclining chair ears; OBJ
servation and drawing room sleepers;
Harvey dining halls. Ask the nearest
ticket agent OF the Frisco line for full
particulars, or whte, 3. + DUNN,
L. r. q i, A., Oklahoma City, O. T..
BRYAN SNYDER, q Y. A., ST Louis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Suits were filled with the district
clerk today as follows:
JAS. A Forde VS.. r. H. Houghton,
suit for damages in the sum OF Sl,537.
40, claimed by he plaintiff as re nit
ing from the defendant refusing to fll
his 'ntraet in the purchase OF Forde IS
stock OF merchandise. Cotteral 8.
Horner are attorneys for plaintiff,
John Strootman VS.. NJ A Clrrk and
M. w Clark, suit on account for s144
Dale Il Bierer, attorneys Cor plaintiff
d. j. Morris and j. d. Williams,
partners a Morris g. Williams, VS.. J.,
A. Forde, suit on account for S243.65.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

DO you keep chickens2 Then you
ought TO have the Farm journal We
give it In clubbing with the Oklahoma
Weekly Leader, both for the price Of
our paper only. Pay up yer ahead
and the Farm Journal will come for
the balance Of 1899 and all Of 1900.
1901, 1902 ani 1908, nearly Eve years,
and get 10 you Il you are on this cont
merit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14
sa.amcr Tourist Rates to Colorado.

Summer tourist tickets TO Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo will be
placed on sale June lst aud will be
sold daily up 20 September 18th,
good To return no to October 3lst, 1899.
For further Information, call on or
write; a. J. Corkins, agent Santa Fe
route, Guthrie, O. +.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Bright's Kidney Pills will make you
eat well. work well and think well.
The brain controls the body. II your
BRAIN Is not bright you cannot compete
in life with your fellow men. Brigbt's
Kidney Pills make bright people. Get
the genuine % cents, For sale by j
n. Wallace
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speclal 1onr.sl Rale. 70 caloraao

From June 25 To July IL, 1899. we
viii sell round trip tickets TO Colorado
points as follows: Denver. S23.lO; Col
orado Springs, Ss2 2.55; Pueblo COOS;
Glenwood Springs, S32 O5. Tickets
good TO return mp TO October a., 1899
A j. Corkins, Agent Santa Fe Route
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14
BETTER ROADS


Country Roads to Guthrie.
At the iousiug meeting held last
night at the Guthrie club rooms by
the merchants. ways and means were
discussed fJr the betterment OF all
wagon roads leading TO Guthrie, the
capital OF Oklahoma and center OF
commerce The following committee
was appo nted by Chairman Levy and
instructed To use their best energies
toward securing the best means that
would remedy me eviL GeOik. f.
b.llingsley, A. p Sau.5ers, W. H.
Coyle. w. S. Spencer, G. r Reniro
The Santa Fe railroad was touched uT
for discrimination in freight rate.
against Guthrie. A street fair for this
fall was.a popular subject.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

dov, Barnes arrived home last night
In excellent health aud spirits When
Informed about the investigation that
Is &c take place concerning him aud
bis official character he said that he
was willing TO be Investigated at once
or at any time the powers that be saw
ht. The governor Is not the least bit
nneasy about his official position and
courts investigation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Is the Santa Fe. The average
temperature during the journey
Is less than that for the same
period at your home Then the
cars are So comfor ab e. fatigue
is scarcely noticeable. Pullman
palac, and tourist sleepers and
free chair cas- on all California
trains A j. CoRKINs, AZ ent.
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ATTENTION /!

Don't trust Your Photos to Agents-D
Direct Win the Artists
We will make TO any one sending us
photo a life-size Gillette, crayon OF
pastel portrait free OF charge TO intro
duee our superior work Exact like
ness, highly artistic anisA and prompt
re urn Of small photo guaranteed
Send MS your photo at once.
ARTISTS UNION.
293 Main 81. Dallas, Tex as
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See the leaders great offer Okla
oma Leader one year aud the Farm
ournRl. Of Philadelphia, five years,
or only so cents In advance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

From June 95th 10 July nth, inelu-
siye. we viii sell round trip tickets TO
salt Lake City and ogden at the rate
OF $50 go, good 70 return 80 days from
date OF sale Transit limit 20 days In
each direction. Stopovers allowed
west OF Colorado common points.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14
Agent Santa ne Route

Buy aCoupon book and'save 10
per cent on yotr I.aundryi So 90
book - so; SO. 90 book - 70
PONDS STEAM LAUNDRY
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Farm Journal
A
GREAI
OFFER
From Now to
December, 1908.
Nearly 5 Years.

BY special arrangement made
with the publisher of the Farm
Journal we are enabled to offer
that paper to every subscriber
who pays for the OKLAHOMA
LEADER (weekh) one year
ahead. for1only 50c-both pa
pers for the price of ours only !;
our paper one year and the
Farm Journal from now to De
cember, 1908, Learly 5 years.
THE FARM JOURNAL
Is an old established paper, en-
joying great popularity, one of
fhe best and most useful farm
papers published.
This offer should be accepted
without delay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

Don't forget that Ritzhaupt's
Merchants lunch. from 1880 to
2 O'Clock daily, are popular dur
ing the heatea term. Ths large
power fans Keep the cafe cool and
pleasant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

you VII pay some travelling optician
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-14

The trouble be ween u c. Cantrel
and G. A. Rat dali. OF Oklahoma City
has been settled and taken ont of the
courts by each party signing an agree.
ment not t. moie3t the other, and the
ty breathes eusier.
The Press., 1899-06-22

A little group of professional men
were talking of dentists the other day
when the stout man of the party related
humorous incident that occurred
some time ago. 1t happened in den
fist s office in Kansas City.
A typical COW puncher came in and
wanted tooth treated. He was a big
fellow with an immense soft hat. and
when he deposited himself in the oper.
ating chair every thing creaked.
"Mind you don't hurt me" he said
fist got to work.
After boring into the tooth a moment
he paused.
"Now," he said, "don't stir. If you
do, this tool may slip and your nerve
will get nasty JAR
All went well for few moments an6
tie big fellow threw his head back.
There was yell, scramble. fall
ing chair. and then brawny fist few
out, and a dazed and bleeding dentist
picked himself from the floor on the
opposite side of the room.
"You blamed idiot" he mumble6
with his hand on his jaw. 81 told yor
not to novel"
"Thet don't make mite O differ
ence!' roa, ed the. COW puncher. "Nt
man kin hurt me like tibet an liver'
And, Selling his big hat, he plunged
heavily down the stairs, anathematiz
| ing the whole dentist fraternity at ev
cry step. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Press., 1899-06-22

eff you ever have to use pistol, I"
said man Of experience. "the chances
are you II find yourself in endless trou-
lie with the courts. When I was living
out in Texas l adopted a scheme that
worked like a charm. went armed,
like everybody else. but l always kept
one blank cartridge under the hammer
of my revolver, for use as a bluff.
Zone day professional bully made
dead set at me. and when l saw that
a fracas was unavoidable whipped out
the gun and blazod away square in his
face. The suddenness of the thing
scared him nearly to death. and he tore
down the raill DAD track and fell into a
cattle gnard, thinking he was killed.
Anc Their time a fellow threatened tc
carve me Oh sight. I met him coming
into store and instantly opened fire.
He skipped out nimbly and couldn't be
found for three days. Those blank car
tridges saved my bacon and my reputa-
| ton, and, best of all, saved me the un-
| told tribulation of defending msyelf in
| murder trial. After that I was re-
garded as the earnest citizen in town,
and the bad men gave Inc wide berth.
| OF course always had five good bullets
| in reserve in case the bluff failed to
| work, but, L m thankful to say, l never
| had to use 'em. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Press., 1899-06-22
TIE VOLUNTEER.
90
A Skei cl1 Of The
49,. Cuban War.

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With the intensity of tropical day
the sun seemed to expend its titire
force of furnace heat upon the unshel-
tered spot in front of Santiago, Where
lay a grievously wounded American
soldier boy. The wide, tortured eyes of
the youth stared fearfully UPWARD to
the glazing zenith, past the foul birds
watching his suferings with caltulat-
ing vision and waiting for their hum IN
feast which seemed sure to come. He
thought with sickening brain Of his
northern home-the green hills the
running streams, the dear mother.
Tears welled up into his aching orbs,
and the hot drops crept down his cheeks.
He did not try to wipe them away. He
could not. A Maaser bullet had struck
him in the thigh, another in the right
arm and another in the left. He was
helpless But what matterl The dead
could not see, and the mother would
probably never know how he had nobly
| fought even to the gates of death. AT
his feet lay the dead body of Cuban,
black and burly, slain by the bullet of
Spanish sharpshooter. For these Gu
bans hewas dying. for them he had
come to help free the island from the
| tyranny of Spanish rule.
Then he recalled the events of tina,
day at San Juan hill The American
troops had been on their feet since day
break. There was scanty breakfast.
and as the men ate it there were indi-
cations Of the coming clash of arms.
The files on the march to the firing line
were closed up Every sense was alive.
The bugle sounded. and then came the
order to advance. The tempest of mus
kerry and shrapnel through which they
moved forward drove like storm OF
steel into the faces of the men. hut
nothing could resist the imperious ad
vance, and the first line of the enemy
was swept away.
The battle grew. Here and there {
soldier went down, but the column
stood firm. The officers marched close
by the men. Sometimes through thu
smoke they caught a glimpse of thu
colonel leading on in front.
The din increased. The earth seemed
| Tool1nS UuueFIOOL. OueIlS UuISl VIII
horrid shrek and flung out quicl
death. Still the men pushed on. Al
officer picked up the gun of man WHIT
had fallen and spoke CHEEKY word.
The Spanish artillery and the far
reaching Mausers swept within Il CIR
tain limit every inch Of 'rcrrd TN
with firm and rapid step lat uni. inch
ing column moved forward.
Louder grew the tumult, and thicker
came the angry n essengers. A SHARP
cry of pain. and one of the men is help
ed to the rear. The bullets came hottel
and faster from the Spanish in thu
trenches and from the blockhouses
More comrades stretched ont quietly
with the death mark on their faces
There was no time for words only ;
mad swelling CT the heart and throb
bling of the brain. A deadly thirst TO
blood dried MP all other feeling as an
other man was lifted back.
Suddenly cool voice they had heart
before rang out an order: "Come on
boysl Charged" And the thin line rushed
through the smoke and advanced up tn,
hill. With a cheer they answered tn,
fiery blast that swept into their face
with sudden fury. The air seemed in
stinct with leadeu life and vollev afte,
The Press., 1899-06-22

Mr.. Charles Gibson of Eufaula, l. T.,
says that Tombigbee river is often
written about and is in history, and not
one in a thousand knows why it is called
Tombigbee. Years ago there was such
thing as white man coming among
the North American Indians. 1t was
the case with the naming of this river.
There was lone white man among the
Choctaw Indians. He was friendly
white man, not a boomer nor a land
grabber, nor was he hobo.
He was a workingman and farmed a
little. built houses or huts for the ma
tives, and here comes in the history of
not only the naming of the river, but
when the North American Indians be-
gan to bury their dead this white man
could make ccffin and persuaded the
wild men to bury their dead under the
sod. This good man lived on the banks
of the river The Choctaws did not
know his name. but called him the
coffin maker. which in Choctaw is
etombe igbee. From this the white man
has changed the above Choctaw words to
Tombigbee river. - Minneapolis Trib-