The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-06

3'AN PiNN'o VI nDh iduu as nlEn a
thirty bushels an acre will be hush
ed. while on soil cultivated prsviou
seasons the production will go far be
yond that figure
"Old Fish, a Seminole living south
east Of Prague, was a soldier in th
war Of 1912 in the Seminole war an,
in the rebellion He is los years Old
said to be the oldest man west OF tn,
Mississippi, and draws a pension O
only s12 a month for past services.
Soaking rains in the western par
of the territory the early part of the
week served as the means of bringing
the wheat already sown. along. in fine
shape Many Of the fields were show
ing a little green before the rain and
to those it was especially a blessing
At q school house in Roger Mills
county recently preacher arrived late
to conduct nevening preaching ser.
vice. After he had got well under
way the lights went out but he talk.
ed on for an hour and a half. The au.
dience stayed with him in the dark.
ness all that time. too.
Chandler papers are strongly in
favor of the territorial conyicts being
used on the improvements in that
county. Lincoln county has a partic-
ularly excellent soil and the chief
problem with the farmers there an.
pears to be to get their highways in
shape for hauling their products to
market
In Grant county potatoes have
reached 81 20 a bushel and before the
winter is over they will probably
touch 81. Farmers in that county are
preparing to put out a bigger acreage
than ever next year, fertilization Of
the soil and other matters preparatory
to early spring planting having been
commenced
Lewis, the man who last summer
was shot and wounded by one OF the
southwestern Oklahoma deputies
while resisting Arrest and was later
taken to Joplin, Mo. is said to have
escaped from jail at the latter place
The story is that friends in Joplin
gave him acid with which he made an
opening in the iron floor Of the cell.
John Jackson ciyil war veteran.
lied in obscurity and friendless at an
enid hotel the other day After he
lad passed on the old soldiers heard a
If st. understood that he was to be s
,uried in the potter's field, raised
und TO secure a decent burial got out ]
heir own order and the militia and
ave the veteran an honorable burial.
Poh-Poh Stanley was the only ozau- ,
zee, so far as is known. TO have trans {
ated a part Of the Bible into his ma t
i've tongue EIe worked over ten Z
hapters OF the New Testament. Poh- +
OH according 10 Matt Duhr, writer
n Indian lore, preached strongest and p
oudest when partially enthused by
He usually closed his c
arangues by hurrahing for Jesus. l!
Rev T d.. Penn, a Baptist preach
who has labored in the vicinity of =
heyenne for a number of years, has q
asigned his pastorate there. Rev
enn is one of the pioneer ministers
that denomination in Oklahoma and r
as endured many hardships. as he
'aveled on foot and horseback going
'om place to place instructing in re
gious doctrine. b,
Inspector oschenreiter. OF the de nj
artment of Justice. says his report on o,
fairs in Indian territory may be Civ. s,
n TO the newspapers about October =
5th !,
a spanish war veteran al Cushing ,e
led TO blum a man about half his size
challenging linn 10 go outside the IN
'y limits and fight The small man ~
fused 10 be bluffed and the "veter- y
n" decided not to fight
Onicial information continues to
ak from the interior department to
-wyers who use the information for
Professional gain. Rejected Cherokee
tizens have received letters from %,
iashingtOn "snitches" almost as soon