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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE.
Prof Murdsugh Expresses His Will
ngness to Run for Congress.

Prof f. d. Murdaugh formerly pres
ident of the Edmond normal school
and at present principal of the Wood
ward high school, is in the city on
private business. OF late Prof Muir
daugh has been frequently mentioned
as a probable candidate ror the Demo-
cratic nomination for delegate in con-
gress. Regarding these reports Prof
Murdaugh said:
1T is a matter that has come en-
tirely unsolicited by me, and to be
truthful about it, one about had not
even thought stin if the Democrats
nominate me to make the race for
them | believe ! can show pretty
good article in race I have receiv-
cd a number of letters from friends
in all portions of the territory and If
the matters continue to look az en-
couraging | will allow the presentation
of my name at the Enid convention on
April %. | am a Democrat am not a
politician and do not know whether
or not / would make statesman"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

Prof Edmond cambridge Murdaugh
of Woodward, has tossed his ready
cap into the Democratic congressional
arena and promises TO be heard at
the Fl Reno convention. This is a
new departure for Mr.. Murdaugh, yet
he is not without political acumen,
One thing is certain. Should Muir
iangh capture the nomination, he
would make stem-winding race and
in Washington would reflect honor and
credit on Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

This interminable Alya normal
school broil is not doing much toward
developing discipline at the school,
The fight on President Ament has been
in progress more than a year If the
charges against Ament are true he
should be removed But it seems
strange that no effort has been made
by the governor to ascertain the truth
or falslty Of the allegations II be
gins to look as though President
Ament is more sinned against than
SHINING.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
FUNERAL OF ED pENrEcosr.
Last Rites Attended by Large Con-
course of Friends.

The funeral of the late Ed Pente-
cost was held at 2:3O o'clock today
from the family residence on East
Cleveland avenue. A large concourse
of friends was present and the service
avs conducted by the Rev. ]. T. Ogle,
pastor OF the First Christian church.
Several beautiful and appropriate
selections were sung by a selected
choir and many beautiful floral offer
ings were sent by sympathizing
friends.
c. r. Lowden, Miss Dena Howden
and John c. Reed of indianapolis,
Ind, cousins of the deceased, arrived
last night to attend the funeral. Mrs.
S. A. Strong of Lansing, Kas., and
Mrs. Ed Holmes of Kansas City,
mother and sister OF Mrs. Ed Pente-
cost are heere.
Nj. entecost was native of In
diana but had resided in the west for
many years. Before coming to Okla
homa he lived in Kansas and he had
been a resident of this territory al
most continuously since the opening
He was a kind husband and father and
was generous to fault. Besides rela
tives he leaves many friends who
mourn his demise.
A widow and the following children
survive him, Harry Ina, Lethia Her
bert and Edward.
The interment was made at Summit
/ View cemetery.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
wRIrINe u pgopLg,s aALlAps


WRITING The PEOPLES BALLADS
The death of Thomas Dunn English,
the author OF "Ben Bolt, recalls the
fact that the composer OF the music,
Nelson Kueass, who died many years
ago, is buried al Chnlothe Mo. says
the Globe Democrat The poem, with
its tender sentiment ana outline OF
character, was The groundwork OF the
famous song, and the creative genius
OF English is undisputed The fact
remains, however, that the poem was
but a beautiful waif. drifting here and
there in print. when Kneass, a profes.
sional musician, found it and, without
knowing the author, set il to music
hneags as more talent than thrift
and after many vicissitudes and tray
ols. d.ed comparatively youpe in a
little Missouri city The divided an
thorship OF the words an dmusic re
suited ia controversies that were a
frequent annoyance 60 English. with
vigorous pen he gave the public the
facts and they win stand as accepted
history
But il ls unlikely that the poem
would ever have become world.famous
without tho music, which is so sweetly
infused with the feeling and imagery
OF the poet In Du Maurier's treat
ment OF the song &c is the music thai
hypnotizes, and yet il is true that IN,
melody is but a reflex Of the words
This form OF authorship Is nothing
new This basis Of the "Marseillaise'
Is an old German religious compost
tion and the melody of the "stal
Spangled Banner was openly Dor
rowed The air OF America is thai
of the English and German nationa
anthems, and its origin is lost in his
tory. Kneass was a contemporary o.
Stephen c. Foster and produced man,
negro melodies. but Foster was then
and is now. in class of his own II
writing what may be typieally called
American ballads Kneass was o.
Brush birth. but took kindly L
American ways His memory de
serves word IN connection with
"Ben Bolt"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

Muskogee Phoenix; The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad has three
separate corps OF surveyors chasing
around over Pawnee county, trying 10
find place to get through from the
north 10 Oklahoma City and Guthrie.
One corps is now between Lawson and
Blackburn. and the Jennings people
began TO sit up and take notice last
week when Guy Van Eman and E. C.
Newell we're sent as committee to
Chicago to see the Officers OF the road
and try to induce them TO make Jen-
nings a point on their line.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

pic Wl0 Anlnk II - a.
useless 10 hope tor health as to cry for the
moon They have tried many medicines
and many doctors, but all in vair.
great many hopeless men and women
have been cured by the use Of DR.. Pierce s
Golden Medical Discovery people with
obstinate coughs, bleeding lungs, night.
sweats and other symptoms Of disease
which IL neglected or unskillfully treated
find a fatal termination In consumption.
Golden Medical Discovery has a won
derful healing power. II increases the
nutrition Of the body, and so gives strength
TO throw off disease II cieanses the blood
nom poisonous impurities and lenriches Il
with the red corpuscles of health. II is
not a stimulant, but strength giving rnedl.
cine. II contains no alcohol neither opium
cocaine. nor any other narcotic.
Sometimes the extra profit paid BY
inferior medicines tempts the dealer to
offer a substitute as Just as good as Dis
covery." II you are convinced that "Dis-
covery" will eure you accept nothing else
VI was in poor health when / commenced
taking DR.. pierce's medicine, p writes Mr. Elmer
Lawler, Of Voiga jefferson Co., Indiana. II
had stomach, kidney, heart, and lung trouble.
Was not able TO do any work. had severe
cough and hemorrhnge Of the lungs, but after
using your medicine n while i commenced to
gain in strenk n aud flesh, and stopped cough
ing right way Took about six bottles Of the
Golden Medical Disco rery then, and last
spring had GnFpe, and IT settled on my lungs,
leaving me with a severe cough. I had the
doctor, but he Didn't seem to help me any; 50
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
Marrled

Two OF the well known colored citl-
zens Of Guthrie We're married in st.
Louis, NO. on Thursday of last week,
Kissie w Garrett Of 4angston. and
Miss Mae Russ Of Guthrie. The .wed-
ding was a quiet one but none the less
of interest 70 many OF our colored citi-
zens. They viii in the near future re-
turn 10 Guthrie to make their future
home
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
SAYS LAUNDRY IS NEEDED.
Guthrie Citizen Thinks Good Estah-
lishment Would Pay.

Among the immediate industries
Guthrie needs az present is good
steam laundry said citizen today.
Il mean laundry where the work is
turned out or time. as ordered. where
an pieces are returned and where
shirts and collars are not ruined; a
laundry that Is reasonable IN lis
prices. Such an institution is an alb
solute necessity in Guthrie aud win
pay big dividends"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
Kansas City Grain.

Wheat, May CTS; July 67 No. 2
hard. GS@6sls No. 3, 67qe71k; No.
? red. 76@77; No. 3, 1906; No. ?
spring, 6S
Corn May 59 Sept. 579s; No. ?
mixed, 6ol5 No 2 white So; No 3,
63i%
Oats, No. white, 45l4 a46.
Rye. No. 2. 5855
Hay timothy, ls.OO0lS5O; prairie,
l2.0O@12.5O
Butter, creamery 26; fancy 90
Eggs, 13.
Receipts OF wheat 20 cars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
sEcRErARYs oEElcE

A territorial charter was issued TO
day to The Granite and Lake Greek
oil company Of Granite; capital stock
100000 The incorporators are. j
w Ryder, G. W. Briggs. J. G. Willis
j. F. Mcmillan. Jasper liissmore. j
l.. Bradie and Edward Burke all OF
Granite
Notary commissions were issued to
W. H. Bateman, Wellston.
Thcs. d. Williamson, Brown.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
sesIness Mans lunch.

The ladies' OF the First NJ e church
win serve "A Business mans lunch to-
morrow at the old Phillips house from
II to 2 2c'clock, Price 20 cents. They
VIII serve baked beans, pickles, bread
and butter and coffee A bazaar will
also be held Of ladies and childrens
wearing apparel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
TopAYs MARKETS
tBy Associated Press.l
Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas City Live stock.
Cattle. 1000; steady; native steers,
5.25@6.65; COWS and hefers. 3.5O@
$40; stockers and feeders, S.5O@5.lO;
buiis, 3.50Q65O; calves, 45O@6.75.
Hogs, 5000; barely steady; heavy,
6.sOG6.90; packers, 6.65@6s5; medi-
um, 6.7506.s5; light, 5.35@5.90; york
ers. 5.7OQ5.gO: pigs. 5.2OG6.l5.
Sheep, 1000; steady; mutrons. 5.25
@67O; lambs 6.4OQ675
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
A BREATHING SPELL.

If the consumptive could
only keep from getting worse
it would be some encourage
ment.
SCOTS Emulsion at least
gives tired nature a breathing
spell The nourishment ard
strength obtained from Scott 5
Emulsion are a great relief TO
the exhausted system.
This treatment alone often
enables the consumptive to
gather force enough to throw
off the disease altogether
SCOTS Emulsion brings
strength to the lungs and flesh
TO the body
send for Free ample
SCOTT a BOVINE. Chsmis,a, 80 Pearl S,. y Y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

The ladies of the First NJ E church
viii serve a business mans lunch Sat
urday April 8, at the old Phillips
house on the corner Of Oklahoma and
Vine, from II to 2. The ladies viii
also have on sale various articles OF
wearing apparel suitable for the sea
son Everybody welcome
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
cREss BUYS a PLANT.
Purchases the Printing Outfit Of the
FL Reno American.

FL Reno Bell After two days in
vestigation and bartering Frank Greer.
Of the State Capital, buys the entire
plant Of the American Publishing com
pany, and will move it to Guthrie at
once. The consideration paid is not
given out but the impression prevails
that the sum Of $4,000 was paid
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

sweeter than the breath Of morn IS
the breath Of the girl who takes Rocky
Mountain Tea. A perfect system rem
ovater. safe, soothing and iayigorating.
ASK your Druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

Free chair cars via the Choctaw
Route to the United Confederate Vet
Grams Reunion at Dallas, Texas, Aprh
22d to 25th.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
FRIDAY. APRIL 4. 1902
The Katy.s bonna won.t traek.

The Capital City is moving onward
despite the work OF railroad knockers
The NJ, X. & T. railroad will build to
Guthrie. There Is little question about
that Meanwhile the prices on prop
erty go upward and the wise man saws
wood and says nothing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

Eczema, scald head, itchines Of
the skin Of any sort, instantly re.
heved, permanently cured Doan's
Ointment At any drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
"A Modern Store.

Our patrons tell us it's
a pleasure to buy Wall
Paper and Paint here.
Our store room is big,
comfortable and we'll
lighted, and, although
we have car loads of
goods in stock, you
have plenty of room to
move about and take
your ease in shopping.
We don't know of any
wall paper and paint
store that has better fa-
cilities for S how win &
goods than this one has
You know what you are
getting when you buy
here. Every sale we
make is backed up by
our guarantee of salts
faction and the best
and most perfect goods
you can buy for the
money
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
lEaoERETTss.
Local Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.

The Chandler Publicist is now pub
lished as a daily
A meeting Of the directors Of the
, NJ, X. e o. railroad viii be held to
morrow at the office Of United States
Attorney Horace Speed.
The safe and all Office furniture and
fixtures of the Perry land Office were
moved to this city today and will be
arranged at Cne local land .Tice.
Work was commenced yesterday on
grading for the foundation of the new
Christian church building at The cor
ner of Noble and Ash street.
The insurance adjusters are in the
city working on the State Capital loss.
which will probably be settled to-
night
Bishop +. X. Brooke will officiate
at St. Philips church (EpiscopaD on
Sunday evening next, at s O'Clock. He
will administer baptism and confirm
alton. On Monday morning at 8
o'clock he will administer the holy
communion. The bishop is one OF
the best pupit orators in the terri
tory, and those who attend his serv-
ices win be amply repaid for the
same.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

DO not forget business mans lunch
from II 10 tomorrow at the old
Phillips house.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

] commenced your med
icine again and took
three or four bottles Of
the Discovery aud two
viais Of Dr. Pierce's Pei.
lets. and that straight
ened me up. ] feel like
a different person. 7
gladly recommend your
medicine to all suffer
ers, for ! knots il cured
me.p
DR.. Piefce's Pleas
ant Pellets cure CON
stipation by curing its
cause.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Travellers, Asss.E
Portland, ore, June 3. 2. 1902.
SUPREME LODGE, A. o. v. W


Portland, Ore, June 3, 2. 1902.
SUPREME LODGE, A. o. V. W..
Portland, Ore, June 1920, 1902.
For the above occasion we viii sell
tickets to Portland. ore, and return
at rate of $4,000 for the round trip
via direct routes Tickets viii be on
sale May 27th TO June sth. inclusive,
and win carry final return limit Of so
days from date OF sale Going pass
age to begin on date Of sale and TO De
continuous up TO the first Colorado
common point. west thereof and east
Of Oregon stop-oyers may be made al
any point within going transit limit
which is 55 days Return trip TO be-
gin on date of execution and stop
overs viii be allowed within final limit
at and west OF Colorado common
points. Baggage may be checked to
any point enroute either going or re
turning at which stop overs are de.
sired
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
A. }. corkins, Agent.
Guthrie Public Library.

stapleton block. east room. upstairs.
The library is open on all secular
days, except Mondays and legal holi'
days. from 10 a. m. TO ESQ p. m. Open
on Sunday from 1880 p. m. to $50
p. NJ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04
''CPgIRg Tor
me Moon y

Has become a pro.
verbal phrase to ex-
press the futility Of
mere desire. There
are a great many peo-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-04

The Chandler Publicist is now pub
lished as a daily
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

the forest of pines and cedars was established, the basin or valley became a lake. This valley has an area ap- proximately of 100 by so miles and is surrounded by extinct volcanos These volcanoes emptied themselves into the lake and the trees became soaked with silicious water. Silicia took the place of every fiber and atom of wood. The colors of red, brown, purple and yellow came from the iron and manganese in solution in the water. All this took place before the existence of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. When nature formed that big ditch, the lake was drained and the water in it's rush to the northwest leveled the stone trees, breaking them off as smoothly as if they had been sawed. This sustains the theory that the trees were petri- fled where they grew.
 The fact that nearly all of the fallen trunks lie in one direction and to the northwest sustains the theory that the lake emptied to the northwest and into the Grand Canyon.
 Every year reports of finds of new trees come to Arizona and New Mexico towns, being brought by cowboys, prospectors. surveyors, explorers who
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

across the deserts of sand to the trees of agate and the articles made from the polished, attractive stone were eag- erly traded for by other tribes of the southwest.
 The action of heat and cold has broken most of the fossils into sec tions from two to twenty feet long, and some of them must have been i'm mense trees. Measuring the exposed parts of several, they must have been from 150 to 200 feet in length and from two to four and one-half feet in diameter.
 Agate bridge is the most notable feature of this land of wonders. The portion of the forest where the finest specimens are found is in Apache county, from seventeen to twenty miles from Holbrook. The bridge" is tree trunk transformed into the finest agate which spans a chasm sixty feet wide. This precious gem is no feet long and five feet and three inches in diameter at the base, tapering to three feet at the apex, and it contains enough ma terial to give labor to all of the lapi daries in the world for the next gener- ation. This log is one of thousands, many of them broken into huge frag
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

looked upon the pertriied forests. That was in 1851, and two years later he told of his discovery in a New York newspaper. In July, 1852, Jules Mar ceau, another United States civil en- gineer, made a collection of specimens and extensive mention is made of it in the government reports. The tourist and vandal did not get at it until near 1880, when the Santa Fe railroad was built.
 The stone was polished and manu- factured at Sioux Falls, s. D., until recent government order stopped the removal of the stone from the forest The cost of cutting and polishing the petrifaction approaches that of treat ing diamonds, as it is calculated to be seven-tenths the hardness of a dia- mond.
 The aboriginal Indians of Arizona and New Mexico found the petrified forest mine of wealth to them, ages before the white man saw America. Jewelry charms, idols, arrow points, pestles and various weapons made of the beautiful chips from the stone trees may still be found, centuries old, among the tribes as far north as Wy oming and as far south as Zacatecas, Mexico. The Navajos and Zunis of New Mexico used to make annual trips
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

ments. It is impossible to conceive of the marvellous beauty of this region, for the ground is covered with anne thysts, red and yellow jasper, topaz, onyx, carnelian and gigantic specimens of agate of every variety-gems as big as flour barrels and steam boilers.
 Sections of some of the trees in the petrified forest several feet in diameter and large enough for the tops of ta- bles, have been cut and polished. Not even the imperial works at Elactorin- kalkaJ sto jasper, massive malachite bourg, in Russia, with their wealth of kalkansto jasper, massive malchite and other superb ornaments in stone, can rival the beauty of the agatized forest of Arizona.
 From Holbrook station over 300 tons of agate and jasper from the petrified forests were shipped to stone polishers during the year 1896, and the amount has increased during some years since. A hotel in Denver had a counter made of polished slabs from two of the finest stone trees in the forest, Some com mercial vandals have, with dynamite, blown to pieces magnificent specimens of trees to get a pocketful of chips and crystals from the heart of the tree.
 A scientific theory concerning the petrifaction is to the effect that after
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

ing are several ancient Moki pueblos perched on their tablelands or mesas of stone.
 Scientists state that the Arizona forest belongs far back in the Meso- zoic time, probably to the Triassic formation, while the smaller forests found elsewhere are of the tertiary age. The difference in their antiquity is therefore probably millions of years. The forest proper covers some two square miles, but petrified trees are to be seen in an area of fifty square miles. It is remarkable sight. Charles Dud- ley Warner says that it is spot where the most blase globe trotter stands in mute wonder
 With the exception of single cot tonwood trunk, the trees are of an ex- tinct coniferous species. They lie prone upon the ground. The sections or ends of the logs show brilliant rel and vel lows and dull blues. The bark is not brilliant, but dull, and wonderfully well preserved. Some trees show even the knots to perfection. Some of the petrified logs are four feet in diameter and from ten to twelve feet long. They have no branches, but the hundreds of small pieces, varying from a couple Of inches to one foot in diameter are probably the remains of branches.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

go across the deserts, out among the remote mountains. The most impor- tant discovery of petrified trees in years was that made by James M- Pull yer, territorial geologist, and his party, two years ago. MT. Pulver reported that there was a group of fine logs in the foothills about twelve miles east of Winslow, and probably forty-five miles from agate bridge. He was hunt ing lost horses when he came upon sandstone cliffs notable because of their unusual perpendicularity These cliffs have worn away, leaving exposed huge trees, which may be observed for a distance of mile or more from the valley, standing out in bold relief, like pillars of an ancient temple. A closer view shows these trees to be from four to six feet in diameter and often twenty or thirty feet high, with their great roots running off into solid rock. A great niche in the face of the rock shows the place from which one of these trunks has fallen. Some of the ones appear just ready to fall, while others project just a little beyond the face, indicating that the mountain is filled with these trees.
 Several miles westward along the slope of the mountains, a small but petrified forest was found.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-06-07

Here and there are heaps of chips from the petrifed trees, and their beauty of coloring is bewildering. There are literally thousands of bushels of chips that are red moss agate and may be beauti- fully polished. There are many times more chips of amethysts, grap topaz and vari-hued agates, showing the grain of the trees as they grew millions of years ago. One may ob- tain cross sections of logs, showing in completest detail the annual ring marks and separation of the bark from the trees The stone is of the hardest and takes and keeps an incomparable polish.
 Thousands of pounds of pieces from these trees, turned to agate, have been sent all over America and Europe to be polished and sold for ornaments. Indeed, so rapid has grown the work of despoiling the forest, that in many places scores of trees have been en- tirely removed.
 The Zuni Indians told the United States surveyors about the spot where their polished agates came from and Colonel John w. Stedman was prob ably the first white man who ever