The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-06
COxMENr or THE PRESS.

' the badmap from Hellroaring
creek. '-Ponca Cou Ter.
If ok aioma ci.y succeeds n CAP
turing that distilltry it will make q
louC stride toward securirg the cap
itsl. The present territorial officers
Il be in favor OF moving there imme
diately --Arspahoe Bee.
The rain has again knocked all pre-
dictions about the wheat being dam
aged. into a cooked hat Never we're
there a more flattering prospect than
now. With another big crop this year
Kay countg will be the "plut" OF Ok.
lahoma. .-Newkirk Democrat.
The Demo. Pop press and kiekers in
the Republican ranks have been 81
fenced since Auditor Hopkins submit
ted the reco ds Of his Office to the leg
islative investigating committee and
asks thorough investigation, not a
half way affair. He never did deny
them the recorde Of his office: but was
opposed 20 taking them out OF the Of
fee M edford Patriot.
Last fall when Hon. Dennis p. Flynn
was here to attend the soldiers re
union, he took a chance on the hand.
some quilt put up to be given TO the
lucky number oy the ladies of the w.
r. g. From various causes the drawing
did not take place until last highland
then Dennis held the lucky number.
No O. won and Flynn held it. The
ladies III send the quilt to the ad-
dress OF our congressman. - Ponca City
Courier
Dennis had better luck with the
. ls.., hs.h a tnrfN To-
homes.
Bob Neff, the court house Othello,
is beginning to blossom out In spring
attire. Together with this gay bios
S ming comes aspirations TO bloom po-
litically The Populist gossipers are
whispering among themselves that
Bob would make great congressional
timber II bas gotten to be so now q
days that any old thing can be can.
didate Bob simply winks the other
eye, bun SITS Of few vest buttons
swelling up and reverses his shirt bos-
ON. -Newkirk Democrat
This is a free cor ntry, except taxes,
and il Bob wants to cavort as con.
rressional timber TO see how he likes
il, there is no reason under heaven
why he should not be allowed to do so
Charles Llewellyn, u recent arrival
from Emporia, Kan is in the hospital
suffering from a gui sh wound. He
ellis rather strange story. He says
that he was camped last Wednesday
night on Deer creek, ten miles west oi
| bridgeport A bout midnight two meI
attempted to steal his team. He re.
sisted them and during the struggle
one of the men shot him, the ball en-
tering his side and passing into the
abdominal cavity. Llewellyn fell and
when he recovered consciousness hi
assailants, his money, team wagoI
and effects had disappeared and have
not yet been found, The injured maj
wandered around until Monday nigh
| with nothing to eat, and fnalll
pulled up at the home Of Hugh Raw
ins, and yesterday he came to Il
Reno and was placed in the hospital
lie is badly hurt Ei Reno Bell.
The Medford, Okla, Patriot, a dyed
in the-wool Republican paper, evident
ly does not taFe kind y to the Bddi
son Investigating committee and il
work, judging from the 70 lowin;
| comment:
The re-arrest of Auditor Hopkins ai
ter his release by Judge Brrfcrd an,
his compliance with the demands o
the legislative committee shows plain
ly a disposition to persecute him.
is lainly evident that the Biddiso
gang DO not care SO much for investi
CATION as persecution. II is an out
rage upon the public as well as upol
Audi or Hopkins, and the people O
oklahoma should spot those instru
| a I.
rhey may be supported by their 10
calities b cause OF local spite, but tn,
territory at large who are not inter
estec in the quarrel will remem Der tn
paI ties to it il ever they get a chane
at them. This persecution does no
heal the wounded pride OF the commit
tee, though it may crafty their re
yenge
Newkirk Republican News-JournaI
We m, ST take issue with the Times
j, ur al Of oklahoma City on its crit
ism OF Judge Burfords decision i
tn Hopkins contempt case. II was
aiear cat, full and conclusive sum
ming up of the law OF the case. Tn
suprom court had at its last siitin
looked into the powers Of territoria
legis' atu es on an appeal, and the de
cisio" then made before this legisla
tive contempt case ane +, p Was alon
the exact lines foIio ed by Judg
Buriord IN his decision. The decision
also p ainly said IT was the duty o
the auditor to take his records befor
the committee the only point beinl
the kipd of pul Ament TO be in fiicte,
for failure so - do. We are glad t.
note that Superintendent Hopkin
took the broad hint ia Burford's de
cision, and II is smooth sailing.
The most excellent aud latest styl
OF Lowney's chocolate and bon bons q
the Nianpa RaLfry