The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-05
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TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.


0HlIu N0ANu ANONYMOUSLY III AuNbA VI
free schools on Jan. 20. Fifty-eight
votes we're polled.
Salisaw and westvile each laid the
cornerstone of new southern Methodist
churches last week.
Vinita children bear this printed lge-
end pinned on their arms: Don't
touch IT; I'm vaceinattd."
will L. Wilson has sold the Dough-
erty Leader to Messrs. G. l. and c. +.
Williams who will continue the publi-
cation.
A choral union has been organized
among the singers of Norman, and
they will attack the work of the
great masters.
The Rock Island railroad through
its attorney, has served notice on the
builders Of the Denver, Kingfsher &
Gulf railroad to keep off its right Of
way and not interfere with any OF its
property In the construction of its line
through Kingfsher,
Pouca City Courier "Boyville" item:
The smith boys have quit the circus
business and have taken up the kite
business The other day they put up
monster kite nearly ten feet hign,
five feet across and bearing City feet
of tail II sailed like a bird at the
first attempt, which speaks well for
their mechanical skill.
Yukon Sun: Ed Brooke, who lives
FIVE miles southeast of here. shot an
eagle on his farm last Thursday. He
shot the bird six times before IL fell.
Mr. RrnnEa hrnnnhf a norrln n Nrs
kon and IL is on exhibition at the Nor
rison saloon. The editor measured IL
last Saturday and we can testify that
il is just eighty inches from tip to tip.
Delegate Flynn has introduced
bill to give the city OF ri Reno eighty
acres of land for cemetery purposes
AT the soIicitation OF MIR. Flynn, the
postotfice department will send spec
ial agent To Oklahoma to investigate
the need of free delivery service at
the towns Of El Reno, Perry, King
fisher and Enid ID Delegate Flynn has
also introduced bill to pension Wiley
B. Slayton.
The Times s-J ournal of Oklahoma
| City gives the town this start for the
/ spring rush: "Oklahoma City's GER.
| tainties for the next three months in
the way of enterprises not yet started
are q new railway, big ice plant and
cold storage house, a wholesale gro
cery, twelve new business blocks and
200 residences. The enterprises that
are in town but not definitely fixed
are big distillery. 5000 bushels of
corn daily capacity, packin plant, a
cotton factory, an oil rehnerI SOAP
/ factory and a fifth railway
Ponca City Courier: 1t is persistent
| ly rumored that the Santa Fe expects
to extend the hutchinson Southern
from this city on east into the Usage
reservation, thence south TO connect
/ with another line now being construct
/ ed toward the north. This line has
already reached saltwater, in it's
northern course, and the grade is be-
made north of that town. Another
rumor is TO the effect that line is TO
be built by ne same corporation
southeast from Perkins to the coal
fields Of the Indian territory. The
fact that a large corps of surveyors
are at work in the Usage reservation
ond are moving this way, would indi~
cate that the rumors are not without
some four datiop
D, s. Mitchell, of this place, taught
photography toOliver Wendell Holmes
and is very proud of the distraction.
said he: "In the early COS / was en-
ployed in the gallery of }. w. Block, OF
the old firm of Whipple & Block, il
Boston. Holmes was then professor
in the Harvard medical college. He
came to the gallery for instruction in
photography and Mr.. Block turned
him over TO me. For half day, twice
a week for two years taught Holmes
how 20 make pictures He was great
lv interested in the work and studied
II for pleasure and use In his profes-
sion. He was one Of the most com
panionRble men ever knew and be.
came quite proficient as an amateur
photographer"
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