The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-14
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New wool and silk shirt waists At
the Fair.
I There will be meeting of the Roy
al Tribe Of Joseph tonight.
New shirts and tailor made suits at
the Fair.
Bonnie Hastings aged 10, was cut
Chief.
Two dollar walking hats for only
SIPS this week at the fair.
Two erstwhile members of Reaves
vaudeville are now members of the
Rube band with the Ringling Show.
Do not fail to examine hats aud
prices at Mrs. Saunders before going
elsewhere to buy.
Mrs Saunders has an elegant line of
street hats Just received from the east.
Call and examine.
Arthur Fisher, one OF the publishers
OF the wellington, Kansas DAILY Jour
nal, is here today, renewing old time
acquaintance with Guthrie printers.
He used to work here in the early
days
Special sale Of street hats Rt Mrs
Saunders for one week, commencing
Monday, October lG.
Everyone is interested in the Trans
vaal war The Leader will furnish
the news of that struggle twenty
hours ahead Of any paper circulating
In this city. How can you afford TO
be without itP
While the circus was doing business
in Guthrie Thursday thieves broke
into the house OF John O'Mart who
lives three miles south OF the city
Every piece OF clothing in the house
and gun were taken.
There will be no excuse this year
for the farmer who does not gather
crop before winter comes. oklahoma
seldom has better weather for bring
ing in the grain than she has now, and
IL every bushel IL not saved the farmer
will have himself alone to blame.
Chas. Pond, the energetic laundry
man, is arranging for the erection Of
u two story brick building on the lot
formerly occupied by the electric light
company. Mr.. Pond says the build
ing will be especially adapted to his
business.
The evening papers will have a
snap in case OF big war in South
Africa, 1t is 3 p. m here when 1t is
midnight at Pretoria, This gives the
afternoon papers q chance to get in
ahead on every battle within twenty
miles Of a telegraph station.
The Guthrie Leader says that the
Hon. Artie Daniels is new clamoring
for an endless meal and Gov Barnes
for an endless pull. At this end Of
the rope. Dr'Armstrong and Sly Ober.
lander have their props set against
the jar that may shake the unions at
the tail end OF tho world-Enid Wave.
District court win set at Pawhuske,
commencing on October "a. Judge
John H, Burford, chief justice of the
supreme court, win preside this term,
having traded places for the time be-
ing with Judge Hainer. There will be
about ten days work for the court.
County Clerk Pittman has been busy
this week signing up bonds and cou-
pons TO the refunding bonds. $50. 900
worth Of S0-3o a. per cent bonds have
! been issued to refun nd the same amount
OF per cent bonds. Also S2s, 600 OF
$40 bonds have been refunded. This,
the commissioners claim, will save the
county from s., 800 to So, 600 annually.
Saltwater Populist.
j. r. Barrows of Oklahoma City, a
former sheriff of Oklahoma county,
who is well and favorably known, died
at Eureka Springs, Ark, last Sunday,
where he had gone about two weeks
since for the benefit OF his health, hav
ing been sick for about two years
with heart trouble, His remains were
brought back to Oklahoma City Tor
burial
While in his bank yesterday George
K. Billingsley, president OF the Capital
National, was taken very i'll and had
TO be taken home. During the after
noon he became unconscious aud re-
mained in that condition until late
last night. DIR. McKeeby. the attend
ing physician, says that Mr.. Billings.
| ley is very sick man and he can offer
no encouragement.
A few days ago, as r. Il. Wood, John
Boswell and Tom Platt were going
| from Shawnee 10 Tecumseh TO attend
court, L. M Franklin, u deputy sheriff
| from keokuk Falls, passed the three
men, then stopped ana waited for the
men 70 come up, drew a gun on them
aud demanded to know IL they had
gIns on them. When the deputy got
10 Teeumseh he was fined sea and dis.
missed from Office
George Roe. OF Csse township. was
adj Edged insane last Monday and como
mittad 10 the asylum az this place. He
is about 30 years of age and lived with
his widowed mother. He is rational
on all subjects except religion and pol
itics Last Saturday night he disturb
ed religious worship in his neighbor-
hood.-Eorman Democrat-Topic.
Ex-Governor Renfrow is manager
for the company operating the mines
at Oronogo, which we're dynamited
the other day by miners who were
an Vry at the Oronogo company. All
the mines in the Joplin district except
those al oronogo have closed down on
account OF the smelters refusing 20
keep up the price of ore.
! Sheriff Copeland returned from Choc
eaw City last night. having in custody
"Soapy" Smith and Tim Murphy, sus-
pected of blowing open the safe of
Stone 4 &c. at that place and securing
$3.50. The men we're tracked with
blood hounds None of the booty was
found on the men and the evidence
against them is shgnt.-Oklahoman.
The annual report of Governor
Barnes TO the secretary OF the interior
will be sent to Washington at once.
The report contains of 10000 words,