The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08

western Progress at City Of Woods.
Washita county. New town; new
paper; both bright.
The Wellington Journal reports the
organization Of yellow garter socie-
ty among the young girls OF that town
We are from Missouri
The commissioners of Garfield coun.
ty have employed an expert account
ant to investigate tho books Of the
different county officers,
II you notice girl lmping along
the street you may lay IL down as a
maxim that she has been trimming
her corns.-Scandia Journal.
jeff d, Mynatt levied on 200 head of
the Gillett cattle the.29th OF April for
1899, and collected $500, which will
help some Woodward News.
In oklahoma in the last seven years
there has been one death from cyclone
for every 5000 people Manage to be
one of the 10000 by building a cyclone
cave.
There is a petit jury OF farmers at
Tecumseh which has the unusual dis.
tinction of having as yet returned no
verdict that has not met with general
approval.
A railroad survey a. Tecumseh pas
ses through and mutiiates the finest
natural park in Oklahoma and the
people are not so sure they want the
old railroad.
bert Anderson has returned to the
home Of his parents at Norman, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. 3 Anderson lie enlisted
May 21, 1898, and in the Fifth cavalry
went through the Porto Rican cam
paign.
Thirty one people were killed by
the cyclone az Norman, sixteen at
Chandler and fourteen bv other cy-
clones in oklahoma, sixty in all
Wichita Eagle. Wrong Eight at
Chandler.
Dennis Flynn will have something
to say about that national park in the
Wichita mountains. If he is a man of
his word no such crime will ever be
permitted. He stands pledged to open
that country to homestead settlement.
Southwestern Progress
Prosperity talk from Pawnee Times,
Democrat. DR.. l.. b. Morrow came on
the stage Tuesday night from Green
castle, Ind. This makes the second
time he has returned after quitting us
for good. He says he would rather
live 'at Pawnee than any place on
earth
Irl Hicks, weather prophets "Do
not be surprised il cold weather
comes Immediately on the heels OF
electrical storms. during the last half
OF May. We believe that the temper
ature will fall low enough for snow
squalls in the north with heavy frosts
at night, after the cloud areas have
passed away May ends much warm.
er and threatening.
Queer item from Tonkawa News:
Elsie, who is somewhat of wag her
self, concluded that she would exer-
else the right Of franchise on Monday
last, but City Marshal Pickens ruled
that as Elsie was not resident of the
town She could not be allowed to vote
and escorted her out of the polling
place. Mr.. Pickens has a very fetch
ing way with the Indian mAidens.
j. p. Miller returned last night from
his lease on the Usage. He and his
sons have about 1000 acres leased, and
IL is as fine land as can be found any
where. They have out 400 acres Of
wheat and 200 acres Of corn. The
balance of the lease is pasture, well
watered and shaded. They are pas.
turing several hundred head of cattle
for parties on this side OF the river
Ponca Courier.
The Linnier boys are making good
money in the stock business. Two
years ago they sold 1000 head at $50
per head, and only owed $500, and
last year they sold 500 head of 2-year'
olds TO Ed Johnson at S2s per head.
The 1000 they sold on Monday they
bought cheap, as calves, and don't
owe a dollar of the S43, 900 they raked
in. They still have about 1000 head
on their ranch, thirteen miles west of
Norman, besides 500 head of fat hogs
that Charley Gordon offered $40 for
at the ranch on Tuesday