The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-10
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ize them. no law to seyern them; yet
they established themselves and. be
gan governing the people with high
hand Mayors, city councils, police
judges and recorders undertook. not
only TO keep the peace but 70 deter
mine the rights Of property A regis
ser Of deeds Office was established
and that officer reaped harvest OF
fees for registering claims and trans
fers OF claims to town lots They is
sued certificates OF ownership not
not worth the paper on which they
were write but the individual claim
at submitted to every demand made
in the interest of or in the name of
law and order Time would fail me
20 attempt to tell you all Of the
frauds imposed upon the people and
ali OF the humorous as well as the
sometimes sad Incidents that occur
red at the birth and In the infancy
OF this beautiful city. see some of
the original and early settlers here
today, and they all look peaceful and
contented--you have heard Of the
man who travelled through Ireland
ard remarked that the people look
cd contented an dhappy to which an
irish lad replied We'll sir IL that's
she case you must have been there
when the fighting was going on.
These early settlers these origin
als-Ro sooners you know-just old
timers, could each tell an interesting
story Of the risee and progress OF
Guthrie.
But there came time when these
moot city governments had to give
way 20 a government OF law and or
der They had served their time and
perhaps they were necessary but we
all treated the day with delight when
we installed our first mayor and city
counciL Municipal government was
lawfully established and from that
slime on and indeed from the fret the
motto of our people has been "on-
ward and upward
The east is no more proud of her
great captains of industry-her Nor
gans. her Roclsefellers. Vanderbilts,
Cassa,ts, Edisons, Boles, Durings and
cramps-aIl great factors in the de-
velopment OF the marvellous com
mercial growth OF America than are
ahe people OF Guthrie proud OF her
own energetic, Industrious restless,
thriving citizens who are ever push
ing Guthrie TO the front and who
have done SO much to build here the
beautiful city which IS at once the
pride and pleasure OF all OF us. Some
lay aud on some occasion when we
nave more time at our disposal than
we have today we will gather their
names upon a scroll of honor, deck
their brows with garlands Of laurels
and write them upon history's page
nnder the title Of forget.me-not"
See the evidences Of their industry
and thrift all around us. These great
buildings Of brick and stone-marts
for q thriving and busy trade--bpalSs
and Wholesale houses that compare
iavorably with like institutions in ev-
cry city southwest OF St Louis and
Kansas City-beautiful and commo-
diovs school houses. homes for our
splendid schools which from the first
year have furnished our children
with every faculty for an education I
enjoyed by any people on earth-op-
era hsdses. hotels, electric lights, |
water works-with sewerage sys-
tenn aragnged and contracted for, the I
moneg in the banks TO paw for Il, |
All these things that go to make
city heaithful and pleasant to live In |
- and now after ~ years OF hard
work and noble achievement, we now
and here lay the foundations and |