The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-15
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES ;


There Is a rush for the new town
located on Stink creek, on the Santa
re road, between Blackwell and Ton
kawa.
Ned Cheadle was called to Chandler
thls noon to settle squabble in che
Fifteen minutes talk from
Ned viii put character and tone to
that council. He may 10 TO other
parts OF the territory on the same bus
iness.-Leader.
Yes he might come to Perry and trv
his hand at pouring oil on the troubles
that exist in our city council, II he
succeeds he will earn the grateful
thanks OF cony suffering public. -
Perry Enterprise-Times
Mary NJ. Casteel, of Newkirk. has
sued Tor divorce from her husband,
Fred Casteel, The husband was one
OF the oklahoma volunteers, and while
at Albany, Ga, il is reported. was
married to one o. the hospital nurses
He W as arrested, but was released be-
cause Of the expense OF prosecu ton.
He is said to be IN Idaho.
President Scott, of the A. and M.
college, has communications from sew
eral young women who would like to-
assist in household work during the
college year in consideration of room
and board. He will be pleased to re-
ceive the names of ladies desiring TO
make such arrangements Saltwater
Democrat
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company now has line in operation
between Purcell ana Perry connecting
with ell towns on the Santa Fe railway
between those points. Poles are un-
loading for the building of line from
| Ell Reno to Kingfsher In crossing the
South Canadian river at Purcell il was
found necessary to stretch span of
wire that measured 2,64O feet from
pole to pole.
Thousands OF bushels of wheat finds
it's way TO Pond Creek markets every
day, SO much Of it, in fact, that one
almost wonders where it all COM
from, says the Grant County Vidette.
Look in any direction during the
week and long strings Of wagons
loaded with wheat may be seen wend.
ing their way to this city, the COM
mercial center Of Grant County. II is
estimated that $50 wagon loads Of the
above cereal are hauled to this city
morning until late at night.
oklahoma City TImes-J ournal:
90 Silss Armstrong of Quapaw, /. T.,
is in the city. Mr.. Armstrong is an
Indian and is past grand master of
the Masonic order. He has past
grand masters medal which is very
/ handsome, 1t is OF fine gold set with
diamonds. 1t is the first medal Of the
] Lii a.
Armstrong is on his way home fr, m
attending the meeting OF the grand
! lodge at Wynnewood. Mr.. Armstrong
was formerly chief of the Wyandotte
Indians, and is now G2 years old a
hale and hearty old gentleman"
! Last Saturday brennan ~ Smith
! closed contract of sale of 900 head
of three and four year old steers to
! Hagan & Graham, of Guthrie, cons id
Grafton $40 900, to be delivered at Enid
on the first of September. Mr.. Smith
says that by this deal he and his part
ner realized Sl0,0 profit, Before our
Republican friends fraud this as a
prosperity item we will simply state
that il is a business item, with the
largest consideration in this part of
the vineyard -Hennessey Press DEM
ocrat-
Weatherfcrd Democrat Last Satur-
day, while viii Mathis, his wife and
two children were coming from their
home ia Dewey county To visit his
father, who lives on Deer creek, about
eight miles north of this city, bolt of
| lightning struck the wagon, instantly
! killing Mr.. Mathis, his eldest daughter
and one of the horses, at the same lime
setting fire to the wagon, Mrs. Mathis
soon recovered from the shock and
succeeded in pulling her dead girl from
| the burning wagon, but was unable to
exir,cate her husband She hurried TO
the nearest house, one mile distant,
| for help, but before help arrived the
hus sband was burned beyond reccgni-
tion.
The Santa Fe surveyors have cons
menced work ont of Guthrie on the
| lines which the Santa Fe propo to
build from Guthrie to Kingfsher ahd
from Guthrie south to McAlester I hs
surveyors are under the charge OF the
general office at Topeka. 1t was at
first intended TO put the work in the
hands OF resident Engineer Mccoy. OF
this city, but the repair work on the
Oklahoma division is SO extensive that
Mr. McCoy's entire time and all Of his
force is taken up with il. IL was de-
cided that it would be better to have
the work done under the supervision
OF the general office than TO burden
Mr. Mccoy with the extra work,
which win naturally all be very great,
-EX