The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-26

TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.

NhN1 wy Athuh nj Ohl0AAUMAH AANlhH
IN the line Of marriage licenses.
Lon Crosby, sheriff OF Canadian
county, and Mrs. Susan Jackson were
married ia El Reno Monday night
Oklahoma City has finished up en-.
tertaiDing an immense delegation OF
business men from Little Rock, Ark.
Nearly all the towns in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory are having vac
cination forced on the public schools.
In the last number Of McMaster's
magazine Clyde Mattox had very
good piece Of poetry about the place
where he was born.
T. d. Murdock, OF Perry, recently
had his grocery robbed. The swag
consisted principally of cigars, plug
tobacco and embAlmed beef.
The EnterprisesT says Of Col. +.
N. Yates, United States commissioner
at Pawn usks: He is in love with his
job and has become a great admirer OF
the Usage country.
South Canadian is now simply Ca
madam, the first word having been
dropped by the postofiice department
at the request of the citizens Of the
town.
The Shawnee Democrat is agitating
the building of sidewalks while the
weather is so nice" claiming that it
will reconcile the ever foreboding
New Y ears resolution with ones con.
science. This is new.
j. L. Byrnes, of Perry, was recently
bound over to the grand jury of No
BILE county by Judge Jones for obtain
ing signature under false pr etenses.
His bond was fixed at $500.
The Shawnee Democrat offers the
fol owing bargain I'VE would like 10
exchange this fine summer weather
for about two weeks freeze. A hard
freeze is very necessary In order that
the country may rid itself Of insects
An exchange claims that mummi
fed woman is being exhibited in Ard
more this week. 1t is said the city
health officers tried TO make the ex.
hibitors show q certificate TO the effect
that she did not die Of smallpox.
Come in and get skinned II You are
game. Hon. G. N. Perkins. editor Of
the oklahoma Guide, agrees to skin
AL the game the Guthrites kill. Come
out and see the editor skin game.
The citizens of Hartshorne, I. r.,
want their town incorporated and
have fled their petition with Judge
Clayton showing the town to have
5000 population scattered over 10, 900
acres.
Fireman Johnsey, Of this city. was
hurt at Guthrie Monday. He was up
on the tank of his engine and in some
way lost his footing and fell off. He
was quite severely bruised and was
taken 20 the Santa Fe hospital at To-
peka for ment.-Traveler
At Arkansas City recently the op-
era house manager was asked bv the
agent of the 1892" company il he
wanted "men only" performance as
they were prepared to give ii any old
way. This led to an investigation and
he declared the show no good and
cancelled the date.
The erection Of the most magnificent
dwelling in the territory will com
mence in a few days in the grove ad-
joining the governors circle" May
wood. The structure will be of press
ed brick with magnetism stone trim
mings. s.-Gazette:
The Arkansas Valley Telephone Co.,
which has its headquarters in this city
has lately purchased the telephone
line from Chandler to Shawnee OF the
Choctaw railway. This company now
owns and operates more miles OF tele-
phone lines than any other In the ter
ritory, and are continually adding to
their lines Enterprise. Times.
Roy Stellar and Frank Bean, two
young men who look the veritable
tramp and wear long hair, have been
under arrest since last Friday charged
with stealing two ponies from a POu-
ca Indian on the reservation. They
were arrested by Sheriff Foster and
the trial set for today, but when the
matter came up they were turned ov~
er 20 the United States and will have
their hearing Friday before commits
sioner Jones. -Enterprise.Times
Hon. Secretary Jenkins is mentioned
In the following way in a recent Ok
lahoma City special: knowing ones
say that the secretary is convinced
that Gov. Barnes will resign at an
early date, and that Mr.. jenkins Is
organizing his friends for a strong
fight for the governorship. The opin
ion prevails in this city that in case Of
Barnes removal or resignation, an
OAio man, a personal friend OF the
president, will be appointed to sue
ceed him"