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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

NJ. J.. West we have just recsig
ed samples from Bucyrus Ohio. made
from our brick shale which we sent
here everal weeks ago The shale r.
equal 20 those contracted for BY the
city authorities IN the construction of
ha brick paving in the city OF course
eu- firm is sorry thar the home plant
oanno. be recognized with the brick
oayiag for the city and hope this is
he last contracs that iq TO be let %
outside paries'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

Miami is enjoying a healthy boom
from land seekers and the Indian in
hori,od lands are selling AT good
price.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

Quite a number Of Hobart citizens
win go to Guthrie to be present at
the opening of the legislature. .-Ho-
bart News Republican.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

E. L. Mckee Of Cleveland, has sail
ed 70. Europe with Buffalo Bill's
Wild West show.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

The gambling joints OF Hugo we're
raided last week and the paraphernal-
la burned in the stree1.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

A.dmore claims a population Of g.
500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16


raided last week and the paraphernal-
ia burned in the street
The people OF the western part Of
the territory are anxious for railroads
and President Frantz Of the E. S. D.
and p is daily receiving letters from
almosg evrry city in that section, urg-
ing him to build the line, and offoriag
al sorts OF inducements.
The l. o. o. ~ home for widows
and orphans erected by the grand
lodge Of that order at Checotah has
been turn over to the trustees
Hobart has an oil mill Touring
mill, two elevators, cotton gin.
broom factory and three railroads.
Hobart's electric lighs system viii
be in operation in about two weeks
Thousands of fruit trees have been
delivered IN the Greek nation during
the past month 1. is estimated that
over 100000 trees Of different varie-
ties will be planted this fall in the
above nation and about The same
number in he ca rol.ee nation
Miami is enjoying a healthy boom
from land seekers and the Indian in.
horitod lands arc selling at good
price
Tho last Unit States census gave
the Chickafaw nation a population OF
over 1i7 900. Since then a number
Of towns have sprung up, win popu-
lation9 which will aggregate over TO-
600 Old towns have Increased their
population over so per cent
A.dmore claims a population Of g.
500.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

The l. o. o. p. home for widows
and orphans erected by the grand
lodge of that order at Checotah has
been turn over to the trus'ee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16
BrN1lIians Benefited

Braz
suffer
benefited
By r. b. WOODWARD,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

W. S. Calvert,
County Superintendent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

Hobart has an oil mill, Touring
mill, two elevators. cotton gin, a
broom factory and three railroads
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

The machinery for the canning fac
tory at Shawnee has been ordered,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

Hobart's electric llghs system Will
be in operation in about two weeks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-16

The Elks Christmas trea. commit
tee is already arranging for a big
time ar the city hall Christmas day,
when the poor chiltyen will be made
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
CHANNEL SHIFTS.
Nebraska City Left Three Miles
from the Missouri.

Nebraska City Neb., Dec. 9.-The
situation here caused by the town being
cut off from a water supply owing to
the Missouri river changing its channel
is becoming serious The electric light
plant has been forced to close down and
every manufacturing establishment in
the city will have to close unless relief
is secured The packing houses are not
affected, having water systems of their
own. A large force of men is at work
running pipes to the new channel.
Friday this city was on the banks OF
the Missouri river, with the main cham
mel of the stream flowing close to the
town. Today the Missouri river is flow
ing three miles to the eastward of the
flowed now IS a huge fiat of several
thousand acres extent. The city is with
out fire protection or water for family
use the intake pipes of the water sys
tenn being in the center of the newly
made ground
The change took place in II hours
Friday night. Only for the heavy rock
embankuaents Of the Burlington railroad
bridge across the Missouri that struc-
ture would span dry land now. The
current of the river changed immedi-
ately below the bridge. and returns to
the old channel five miles below here.
A heavy amount of drift ice is coming
down the river. and a dam was formed
early Friday night. The Platte and
Missouri rivers both bring down tre-
mendous amounts of sandy deposits, and
these settling above the dam. changed
the current, which cut into the bank On
the Iowa side very fast, and deposited
the earth on the sand bar on the Me-
braslka side of the river.
Several fine farms ON the Iowa side of
the river were swallowed up. The own
ers of the land washed away will claim
that deposited in Nebraska, the United
States laws holding that the bed of the
river when the states were surveyed re-
mains the boundary between Iowa and
Nebraska. A number of these changes
in the river have occurred, but the
great speed with which the river worked
in this case has never been euualee
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
Ex-dividend.
New Yors Stack

Wall Street, New York, Dec. 9-STOCKS
The few stocks dealt In at the opening
showed Insignificant gains Sugar led the
lst with a gain OF y point. Ouly the
prominent stocks were quoted at all and
the ticker came almost to a standstill af-
ter the opening transactions.
Prices were almost motionless during the
second hour and attention was focused
upon the money market Developments The
Denver and Rio Grande stocks followed the
Colorado and Southern stocks with adj
vances of 1$s points for the common and
Us points for the preferred. International
Pump preferred dropped points one
sale. American Grass Twine rose l and
Chicago Terminal preferred lost l point.
Bof ds were dun and irregular at noon
The small ladvances made at the start
were soon wiped out and a few important
stocks sold slightly below yesterdays S
close. Great Northern preferred lost a
point. Renewed buying orders were placed
in Sugar, which rose 21s points, to i222z.
The Colorado and Southern stocks were in
unusual demand at improvements of ! to
"a points and Anaconda gained ~ points.
Active railroad stocks did not sympath hize
with the rise in Sugar and there was a
decided pressure against Manhattan, which
helped to keep the market down. The
trading was very dull.
The drift of the market was hard TO de-
termine. trading being SO dull that many
speculative favorites were idle. The Den
yer ana Rio Grande stocks fell off on re-
alizing.
There was rally of pa points in Great
Northern preferred and fall of 2l@ points
in Rutland preferred, followed by 2 rally
of points. Nothing else occurred in the
course of the hour worth noting
The almost total inanimation of the MAR
lxet allowed a saggtng tendency which car
ried prices generally a fraction below last
night. Louisville lost 1s4 points and Cleve-
land c. c. and St. Louis and Long Island
about a point Sugar reacted 12s points
and American Grass Twine 9 points Al
ton preferred rose point The close was
dull and easy.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
WEBSTER IN RICHMOND.m =
Much Brandy to Begin With, but Fine
Speech Notwithstanding.

1 was lad in my ninth year. 1
heard the speech, and we'll remember
the personal appearance of Mr.. Web
ster-how he looked, how he was dress
ed, and gentleman holding an UNI
brella over his grandly majestic head,
then the great and orderly crowd. Read
lily l recall, even now how my father. a
"Whig of Wings who, being a tall,
stout man. held me on his shoulders
above the surging, enthusiastic Whig
crowd. 1 felt my young Wing heart
proudly thrill under the sonorous elo-
uuence of the great orator No reeol-
lection of the past half century has
abided with me more faithfully than
this event of October, 1850.
Some years ago I told the late Alex
ander H. Stuart. of Augusta, about
hearing that speech. and my remen-
brance of Mr.. Webster's looks under the
October sun" Mr.. Stuart then related
to me an interesting incident in the
same connection He said he was on
the committee that entertained Mr.
Webster at the old Powhattan hotel
and accompanied him in a carriage to
the capitol. 1t occurred to the gentle
men in the carriage with the great man
that the copious hbations of brandy he
had so recently indulged in might pos
sibly cause him to fail in the speech
expected of him Mr.. Webster no
ticed their uneasiness, and readily sur
missing the cause of their apprehensions,
nified manner. and in his measured,
deep, sonorous voice, said: Gentlemen.
L hope you win not feel the least fear
that I will fail to duly measure I'D to
the present occasion. I assure you my
mental equipoise is not at all disturbed.
Good brandy, like the pure water of
your grand old commonwealth, will not
in any degree badly affect me; only
stand me souarely on my feet. l will
prove equal to the OCCASION
NJ Stuart said ft-iS assurance from
such high authority, greatly assured
the committee, and banished all fear
from those who were ignorant of Mr..
Webster's wonderful carrying capacity
for good brandy" and pure water. The
speech was all right, and eloquently de
livered under the glorious October SUM-
in 1860. A. Richardson, in Richmond
Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
IN HEART OF ATLANTA
Fire Destroys Property Valued
at $5OO,OOO.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. "a fire early to-
day destroyed nearly a block of build
ings in the heart of the city. The loss
at present is estimated at $500000. The
fire broke out in the furniture store of
the Shook & Austin company on White
hall street. A strong northwest wind
sent showers of sparks in every direc-
tiOn- The fire soon spread to the Nor
cross building at Marietta and Peachtree
streets and thence to the large drug
house of the Jacobs company on Mari
eta street, the liquor store of the p. M.
Rose company and the Williams hotel.
There was no loss of life so far as
known, although Captain Joyner,. chief
of fire department, expressed some ap-
prehension for the safety of all the
guests at the Williams hotel. There
was considerable excitement among the
guests of the Kimball house, half a
block away, as the sparks and flames
were blowing in that direction, but the
windows were closed and the guests suf-
fered little inconvenience beyond the
smoke in the building The windows OF
the ten story Peters building, completed
less than six months ago, were cracked
by the heat and other damage done the
structure.
The Norcross building was filed with
the offices of professional men and the
entire sixth floor was used as a res
taurant. 1t is rumored that several
people were sleeping in the NorerosS
building who have not been seen since
the. fire broke out, but this is not con-
firmed.
It was definitely learned later that
there had been no loss of life TIE
Shook & Austin company sustained the
largest individual loss. their stock of
furniture having been extensive
Among the other losers are:
Jacobs Pharmacy company. Guarantee
Clothing company, Viaduct lunch rooms,
Hammack Drug company, Alonzo Noin-
turn, barber, Hub Haberdashery com
pany. Daniel Bros. and Hughes & Nc
Clelland, haberdashers.
The building occupied by the Shook
& Austin company was originally the
National hotel. and during early recon-
struction days was famous as the head
quarters cf southern politicians.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Remains Firm With but
Little Selling.
Big Operator GObbIes Up Million
Bushels of Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Large Receipts of Cattle and
Market Is Dull.
Hogs Also Are Numerous and
Prices Are Weak.
We STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-WHEAT-Firm cables
impaired strength to wheat al the opening,
May being unchanged to sake higher. at
75Ad76c to 761se With a fair scattered de-
mand. but limited offerings, the early firm
ness was well maintained the price ad-
vancing to 76l4c. There was only a moder-
ate amount Of trading and selling pres
SURE was manifested. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported receipts OF 55z cars, which,
with local receipts of 81 cars (nOne of con-
tract grade). made total for the three
points of 613 cars, against 1.103 cars last
week, and Os4 cars year ago.
On big export demand May CLOSED strong
and 141lsc higher, at TIC.
CORN-COrn was active and firm with
q fair demand for December from shorts.
The feature. however. was the buying Of
a million and half bushels of May by a
prominent operator who was recently long
on wheat. and who is still supposed to
hold a considerable line of May wheat
There was some selling by locals on tEe
good weather, but the offerings were read
ily absorbed and May advanced to 40
z41se. after opening unchanged, at 4St4c.
Local receipts were 1856 cars, with only Z
cars of contract grade.
The bullfsh feeling In corn continued and
the close was strong, with May up 7sc at
44ssc.
OATsIThere was very little doing in
though May trifte easier liqulda-
ton. being unchanged to a shade lower, at
e27sGl33c to 33c. The market was a feat
ureless one and prices fuetuated within a
narrow range. Local receipts were 100
cars.
PROVISIONS Although the nok market
was weak liberal receipts. there was
only little selling pressure in provisions
at the start. and opening figures We're
about steady. with January pork PFC low
er, at Sl6.3215 January lard unchanged TO
PIC lower. at $9.75d9.77Is, while ribs were
q shade higher. at SS371s A fair demand
from brokers lent support to the market
and a firmer feeling developed.
On active covering by shorts the entire
provision list closed strong and higher,
January pork being up 60c, at s16.e5, after
selling up to $500; January lard was l71zc
higher, at 1915, with ribs 171zQ20c up, at
$S.55.
WHEAT-Cash No. 2 red. 7ec: No 3
red, 70d73c No. 2 hard winter. 74c; No 3
hard winter, 6Sn72c; No. / northern spring.
761kc; No. northern spring, 73d75c; No. 3
spring 70d12c.
CORNING. 2 55d555kc: No. 3. 541a@55ikc
OATS-No. 2. 3lM3l1kc; No. 8, SOIsd31c.
FLAX-Cash: NV, $122; S.-W., s1.15;
Dec. S1.16; May, N.21.
RYE-Dec.. 49Ac May. '511zc.
BARLEY-Cash: 26d60c.
TIMOTHY-Jan., A20.
CLOVER-Dec., $10.75.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
Lumber Associationa Meet.

senting the several associations of the
numbering interests of the country met
today at the Southern hotel and organ
ized a national association. The objects
of the new association are TO handle
such vital questions as the car supply
ard equipment. insurance extension of
credits, uniformity in grades. gauges.
etc. The associations represented by
prominent lumber manufacturers are
the Mississippi Valley Lumber Mems as
sociatiou, the Georgia Sawmill associa-
ton, the Northwestern Hemlock Manu-
IA cturers association, the Hardwood
Manufacturers association, the Cult
Coast Lumber association. the North
Carolina Pine associat ton, the Southern
Lumber Manufacturers association and
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacture
ers associa ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
MORE THAN ONE PERSON
Engaged in Writing Objectionable
Letters in Chicago.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Postofice In
spector Stuart at Chicago has reported
to Postmaster General Payne that all
the obscene letters and postal cards
which have been sent through the mails
at Chicago in large numbers were not
written by the same person and that
every effort is being made to ferret out
the guilty parties. Postmaster General
Payne today made the following state
ment regarding the investiga ton:
The report of Inspector Stuart shows
that he has been unremitting in such
efforts to locate the guilty parties, that
he has employed handwriting experts
and others, who have compared the
handwriting in the letters and postal
cards with handwriting of the parties
suspected; that such experts have Civ
en- opinions to the effect that they were
not written BY one and the same par
ties.
The department up to this time, how
ever, has failed to obtain evidence which
would justify the arrest of any person.
Mr.. Stuart is continuing his efforts and
it is to be hoped that he will be sue
cessful in ascertaining the guilty par
tieS.'
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09

pins. sl.75I2: so; Jeneton s1-50q2.Go: York
PEA RSECalifornia Winter Neliis. s2.73
per box. % -
4Oc per bu.; Minnesota BurbaIaks. 55dG0c:
Minnesota Rural. $4,000; Colorado White.
SWEET POTATOES per ru
VEGETABLES.
cABBAGE-Wisconsin HoIland. s1.oO per
: SoNIoNs- Spanish onions, $50 per crate;
Kansas grown, 60c per bu-; Wisconsin red
Wax Beans 12sas0c per 10 bu box.
YsTERS-Ncw York coun5. ACC per
can; extra select. a5c per can: standard
25c per can. bulk, standard, per gallon.
s1.4o; bulk, extra select; $l-65 per gallon.
doz.; California Jumbo. 7Oc per Dozen
CRANBERRLES-Beil and Cherry, $500
$3.50 per bbl. Cape Cod, $500 per bbl. !;
late Howe $1o.0od 100 per Dbl
HICKORY NUTS-$200 per bu.
PECANS-Uapoljsned, 61zc lb; polished,
% 7Df5ATEs-Fair. 51z@sc h.; Fard. sasAc
= Sc5ocoANUTs-$4-oO per sack; 55c per
Dozen
s. = = ! lBuTTER. Il EGGS. POULTRY.
EGGS-Candled, loss off, zoe; case count.
1Sc.
BUTTER Country, 15c.
POULTRY-Hers TIC H.; ROSTERS, l5c
each: ducks. &c lb.: geese. sc lb.: turkeys.
PRAIRIE HAY-By car..-........S Sc. O0dI7. 90
PRAIRIE HAY-BE ton (haledJ-...... IS. %
PRAIRIE HAY noosel -..-..---.-- $5-50ui. 20
ALFALFA HAY-Baled, per ton......$ .$l2 90
STRAW per ton Observation-Disclosures. So 90
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
NORTH TOPEKA.


ball Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas Ave.j
Pictures framed at James.
w. S. George of Meriden was N town
today.
Subscriptions taken for all magazines
at James.
W. S. Bergundtha1 is i'll at his home
on Jackson street
Miss Grace McKemey, ore of the
Meriden teachers. was the guest Sun
day of Mrs. James Sheldon.
Xmas presents for everybody. Don't
wait until the last day to make youl
selections. William M. Costley.
Mrs. S. H. Haynes, of 1892 Monroe
street, left yesterday for Washington.
Ind. where she will remain short time
H. F. Morris, of Chicago, who has
been made general auditor of the Rock
Island system. formerly lived in North
Tonelza-
What would make a nicer Xmas
present than a few pieces of Limoges
china? Have you seen it2 William M.
Costley-
The Santa Fe will place their new sign
on the south wall of the Holman build
ing. This sign will be eight feet Ions
and twelve feet deep.
Lloyd and Mildred Carey, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carey. are suffer-
ing from mild attacks of scarlet lever
at the family home on Monroe street
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet Thursday y
afternoon at half past two at the home
of Mrs. R. r. Jones. 412 East Gordon
street.
Mrs. w. E. Taggart and little son re-
turned to their home in Meriden yester-
day after a. weeks visit to Mrs. Tag
gart's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. s.
Myers.
Mr.. L. Adkins and family have arriv-
ed here from Knox county, H., and
have gone to housekeeping at 1904 To-
peka avenue They made the trip over
land and were six weeks on the road.
Special discount given on all OUT
ladies' and childrens capes and jackets.
as we have the largest and most COM
plete line of holiday goods ever shown
in the city. and we must have room for
them. NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
Rev. Mr.. Miller of the Presbyterian
college at Emporia, was the guest last
night of his mother and sister, Mrs. Mil
Ter and Mrs. Pradley Norris of 923 Van
Buren, street. and of his brother. S. G
Miller. Rev. Mr.. Miller left today for
the east.
Helena. Chapter. o. E. s., elected the
following officers at their meeting last
evening: Mrs. Harry Wilkerson, worthy
matron: John Ripple, worthy patron;
Mrs. Myrtle Suit. secretary; Mrs. Rena
Dibble, treasurer: Mrs. Mcclure. con-
ductoress; Mrs. Henry Daub, assistant
conductoress.
The members of the w.4R. c. gave Mrs
Dan Fraser surprise party Yesterday
at Ter home on Evelyn street. The guest
came and spent the day. bringing with
them many good things to eat, and at
noon an elaborate dinner was servec.
Fcrty-four guests were present. The
hostess was presented with a tea SET
by the members.
At the Baptist church last evening the
officers for the SUNDAY school for the
coming year were elected as follows.
superintendent c. C. Nicholson: assist
ant superintendent. w E. Bacon FIRST
assistant primary. Miss Ollie McNodn; /;
second assistant. Mrs. John Lazsp. seq
retarv Miss Nellie Grant; treasurer
Harold Forbes: librarian. Charlie Wise.
Through the kindness of his neighbors
and friends Adam Schmidt, of Little
Russia who lost his house by fire about
six weeks ago, is again the possessor of
2 home lis Russian friends made Un q
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09
CHEAP HOTEL FOR GIRLS.
Started in Paris by Philanthropic
Women of Rank.

Paris. Dec 9.-Sixty-f1ve young work
ing girls are established in the cheap
but hygienic lodging house opened by
a society of philanthropists headed by
the Baroness of Bully
The house offers a dormitory aife TO
its occupants, or, should they wish 10
pay little more, a private room. The
rates for TIE former. with board are
room in the dOrnitory is separated from
the adjoining one by q partial partition
and contains an IRON bed. wooden
washstand, a wardrobe and chair
Particular care has been given TO the
ventilation and cleanliness of the house.
There is a common drawing room. where
the girls can talk until 10 o'clock at
night.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-09

ners. $1.25G2 40; bulls. s2o0d f50. calves
s.. .50d7.o0: Texas fed steers. 50. 25d5. 40.
HOGs-Receipts today, Ae,00o neads esti-
mated Wednesday, Is, 900 heads lefrss over
from Monday. ZOO head. Market 56tioc
lower. Mixed and butchers g. S56E6. %;
good to choice heavy, S6.2enf.40. rough
heavy, .$5.ssd6 10: light. $5.s54605, bulk of
sales, $6.00n6.I5s
3EEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
wethers, S.. 75ei4. IS: fair to choice mixed.
S25cd3. Is; western sheep S225a4.z Is: native
lambs. So 50n5.5O: western lambs. So. 75G5.50-
Official receipts and shipments Monday.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
receipts ..-...- .zS,S4l 4So4O y 4oJ
Shipments 4,35S I.3az 4,ZUS