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ed Under these circumstances, they were nos
wholly unprepared for the recent outbreak.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
srlIlwEll aEAlnp II.

Austin. Tex, April Judge H c.
Hord, general attorney OF the Kansas
City. Mexico and Orient railroad In
Texas. said today that A. f. stilweii
and the other Orient interests are be-
hind the Colorado, Oklahoma and
Texas railroad, which has been organ
lied under the laws of Oklahoma to
build an slr line road between Deni-
son. Tex, and Pueblo, Colo This
proposed road is to be built at once.
Il will afford a short route between
Texas and Colorado and will reduce
the distance more than 100 miles. as
compared with the Colorado South
ern. It will cross the main line of the
orient at Lone Wolf. Okla
The particular object in building
this line in addition to furnishing an
outlet for the traffic of the northwest
to the gulf pc-ts of Texas is to develop
the extensive coal fields of Eastern
Colorado and Indian territory. which
are now lacking in railroad transporta
ton facilities. The authoritative an
nouncement is also made that the
branch Of the Orient from San Angelo.
Tex. to Laredo, on the RIO Grande
border, distance of about 500 miles.
is to be constructed as soon as the
survey that is now being made can be
completed and approved II is stated
in connection with the latter line thai
It is proposed to ultimately end to the
port of Tampico, Mexico.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
A BIG TELEPHONE DEAL.
Systems in the Territories and Texas
Merged.

Muskogee, |. T.. April IA deal
was closed here Tuesday that merges
all the telephone interests in Indian
territory, Oklahoma and Northern
Texas Control passes into the hands
Of the North American Telephone COM
pany, rival of the Bell and an indie
pendent line Mr.. Critics and Mr. Don
nelly Of Toledo. Mr. Minis of Oklahoma.
Mr. Barnes of Muskogee, Mr. Ellis Of
vinita, Mr.. Foley of Eufaula Mr.
HALEY of South McAlester, and Mr
McGee Of Durant met here Monday
and reached an agreement Tuesday
morning
Mr. Critics and Mr. Donnelly own the
long distance line from Denison 20
Joplin. Mr. Minis owns a controlling
interest in all telephone lines in Okla.
homa on the Santa Fe, st, Louis and
San Francisco and Rock Island includ-
ing Oklahoma City and Guthrie. as
well as the st. Louis aud San Fran
cisco lines in Indian territory. Mr.
Barnes owns a controlling interest IN
the telephones of North Texas Of
which the most valuable properties
are in Denison and Sherman. The
other persons present own the tele-
phone business on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas lines in Indian terri
tory.
This gives direct communication
from all lines included in the merger
to Galveston. St Louis and Kansas
City. The properties considered IN
the deal are estimated to be worth 5
million dollars Kansas City capital is
heavily interested. The plans Of the
North American company contemplate
connection with Kansas City lines at
Chetopa. Kan, and control of many
systems in Southern ansas and lines to
be built from ST. Louis to Joplin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
MEETING OF FIaEMEN.

Will Be Held at Ardmore Early in
May.
Ardmore, |. T, April 2-The Okla
homa and Indian Territory Fireman's
association will meet in convention
here on May for three days ses-
sion. The town is making elaborate
preparations to entertain the boys in
a manner commensurate with the high
regard in which the fire fighters should
be held by the people A. local min
strel show will be put on at the opera
house Friday night and the proceeds
given to the firemen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
Thls wIn Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, Cure Feverishness, Bad
Stomach, Teething Disorders, Break
up Colds, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms They
never fail. over 10000 testimonials
At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed
FREE. Address, Allen S. olmsted, lie
Roy, N. Y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

LOST--Last night at depot, one white
fan with gold chain attached; finder
please leave at Leader office AMI re-
ceive reward.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs R. NJ. Carr moved yes
terday into the residence on East Lo-
gan avenue. recently vacated by the
Rev Rankin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Denver Express" will appear at
the Brooks next Thursday night
Prices Csc, Csc and soc. Seats are
now on sale.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The movement Of cattle from Texas
to the pastures of the Usage country
has set in and the local yards will be
congested with stock trains for the
next few weeks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The ladies' Of the w. c T T. 0ill
meet Friday afternoon with Mrs Gus
Anderson, 7O3 East Noble
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Some sensational developments are
expected when the grand jury makes
II final report to the court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The express company has been
obliged to double its team force to
handle the increased business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday in the
church calendar
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

City Attorney Hepburne is on the
fence. Shove him off
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

sos East Oklahoma avenue, by
Kesler. SOP North Broad street
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02
LEAosRErrss.
Local Happenings Of City and Terri.
tory Briefly Told.

LOcal UaPpoWtU3e ~ CiJ STU 1FEt.
tory Briefly Told.
The express company has been
Obliged to double its team force to
handle the increased business
Some sensational developments are
expected when the grand jury makes
It final report to the court.
The movement Of cattle from Texas
to the pastures Of the Usage country
has set in and the local yards will be
congested with stock trains for the
next few weeks.
Now that the Santa Fe has provided
a handsome depot it is prayerfully
hoped that the waiting rooms will be
kept clean ana free from rlff-raff and
buns.
The real estate men are getting
ready their hustling clothes antici-
patory of the spring boor in real
estate.
1t will be a proud and happy day for
Robert Ramsay when the Carnegie
library is dedicated and thrown open
to the public
Whatever mentality the morning
paper may have possessed in the past
seems to have entered into the senile
stage
On two different days last week that
pure artesian water" had the color
similar to the rich. brown taste in the
mouth" the next morning after.
That pure artesian water that the
morning paper boasts of is doing more
to increase the population at Summit
View cemetery than any other cause.
If you want information as to that
pure artesian water" the morning pa
per boasts about ask the opinion of
your family doctor
The indictment of the mayor and
other city officials OF Seattle, on
charges of malfeasance has produced
an uneasy feeling in certain quarters
in Guthrie.
The grand jury is still doing busi-
ness with boodlers and derelict officl-
ais.
The first spadeful Of dirt thrown for
Guthries 100000 federal building
should be the occasion for a big civic
demonstration.
Farmers are too busy with their
spring planting to come to town.
The homeseekers excursions are due
! " tOiulutuCt duoul lHt uiluuie VI ueAl
month.
Not much money changed hands on
the Corbett-McGovern fight, the local
followers of the game being rather
SHY on the proposition.
Oscar Hamilton has taken the man
agement of the EllSs saloon
Territorial Treasurer Rambo's re
port for March shows the amount OF
cash on hand at the end of the month
to be $62S.s1335. The amount receiv-
ed from all sources during the month
was s7O,979.74 and the expenditures
were s97,9S9.5O.
Mrs. Chas. e. Billingsley will enter
tain the Friday Afternoon Euchre club
tomorrow afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Now that the Santa Fe has provided
handsome depot 1t is prayerfully
hoped that the waiting rooms will be
kept clean ana free from rif-raff and
buns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Not much money changed hands on
the Corbett-McGovern fight, the local
followers of the game being rather
shly on the proposition.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Mrs Chas f. Billingsley will enter
tain the Friday Afternoon Euchre club
tomorrow afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The grand jury is still doing busi-
ness with boodlers and derelict offici-
ais.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The indictment of the mayor and
other city officials OF Seattle, on
charges of malfeasance has produced
an uneasy feeling in certain quarters
in Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The first spadeful Of dirt thrown for
Guthrie's 100000 federal building
should be the occasion for a big civic
demonstration.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Farmers are too busy with their
spring planting to come to town.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Oscar Hamilton has taken the man.
agement of the Ellss saloon.
Territorial Treasurer Rambo's re-
port for March shows the amount of
cash on hand at the end of the month
to be $62S.s1S.S5. The amount receiv-
ed from all sources during the month
was $7O.979,74 and the expenditures
were s97 $3.50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The homeseekers excursions are due
to commence about the middle of next
month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

The real estate men are getting
ready their hustling clothes antici-
patory of the spring boor in real
estate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

On two different days last week that
pure artesian water" had the color
similar to the rich, brown taste in the
mouth" the next morning after.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

If you want information as to that
pure artesian water" the morning pa
per boasts about. ask the opinion of
your family doctor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-02

Whatever mentality the morning
paper may have possessed in the past
seems to have entered into the senile
stage.
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"Nixy?T she repeats bithely. How does
that happen, Charlie? Not even a dinner
bid and haven't eaten for three weeks?'
She tightens her belt gracefully and turns
into the arms of manager. He chucks
her III der the chin.
"Not eaten for three weeks? Wait until
get my mail and III stand a table d'hote.,"'
Thank you for the treat-me-so. Will
She stands at his elbow hanging on to
his coat sleeve as if she feared that, like
Eij ah, he would be lifted aloft without
a farewell speech. He tears open several
letters.
"Now. listen to this" he says to his COM
panion Wouldn't this jar your"
He reads an epistle from an applicant.
DEAR SIR: want a Job in your Show / have
freak pig, with only two legs am a bridge
carpenter but am looking for better lob
As Pig Let me hesr rcn os
There is a frou-frou OF skirts and Made
moiselle furters in. She is dressed all in
white like a debutante. Fuzzy wuzzy
on picture hat and wears a huge gold
heart studded with diamonds. You could
swear that all the hearts Mademoiselle
wears would have to be studded with dia-
monds.
There ees I'm lettre'" she asks insinuat-
lnRIy. NON' mere eee package
Non'" This last more insinuatlngly.
She locks her tapering fingers. fixes the
clerk with her black lustrous eyes and
leans upon her elbows. She punctuates
her remarks with shrugs of her shoulders
and lifted eyebrows.
II haf expec un pncquet for une month.
for two month. | have great need. l
must have eet. You will please look
She waves her hand about the room.
But"
"You will please look"
The clerk disappears into the region
where registered packages are kept. He
energies dusty and smiling.
Il don't know how it was overlooked"
The package is tied but the paper has
been torn off by successive incidents of
travel while it followed MadeInoselle
about the country. She clasps her hands
and rolls her eyes ecstatically. In the
o1uberance of her joy she unties it and
discloses pair of purple silk tights. She
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the untempered light Of the open. To him
there is always an audie nee, always an
opportunity to attract by grace Of gesture.
There is practical reason given for this
window height. however.
"You see, we couldn't make it too COM
Portable there" said the proprietor of the
establishment. III we did, some of them
would stay all day"
AS he speaks man comes in who had
apparently dressed in the shaft room Of
furnished room house. He has on
multiplicity Of checks. but they are all OF
different sizes and colors, trousers, waist =
coat and coat wing with each other In
attracting notice. He Is yawning sleepiy
and his eyes are heavy He is quite tall,
and stoops, with his hands behind his back,
his foot thrust forward and his hat on the
back Of his head as he deolaims his name
and station through the window
Don't you see" explains the proprietor,
that II his head could rest on that window
sill he would 90 right to sleep? We have
to guard against that with these people,
You see. when you 60 on one-night stands
you can go to sleep anywhere"
A woman Of uncer tain age comes in
stealthily. She is dressed weirdly and two
young and fashionable girls a short way
of argue about her.
"Of course it is home made said one
emphatically. Cant you tell by the
shoulder seams?"
The second one has more charity in her
tone.
You can't expect a woman who walks
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"The white man calls for a milk punch,
gets 1t, DIR nks it, and pays the regular mar
ket price for milk punches. That's the
finishing touch to the black litigants case.
Or, supposing the bartender, finding
that his black customer IS willing to pay
the dollar demanded for milk punch.
says;
I We got no milk
There are several bottles of milk on
ice in that case behind the bar replies the
black man, having the lay of the land all
fixed before setting about to max his case -
am speaking again of case that actually
happened,
storm this morning says tie bartender.
oh, it dd?' says the professional black
litigant, and walks out.
He Immediately sends his white con-
federate into the barroom The white
confederate gets milk punch manu-
featured out Of sweet milk from one of the
bottles that the black man has previously
pointed out to the sidesteppir z bartender :
and there's the case. Games like these
are worked time and again by the pro-
fessional black lit giants, and they get away
with them IN the courts more often than they
lose out.
The professional black litigant walks
into first class hotel in city where he
knows the civil rights clause is still living
affair, and begins to write his name on the
register.
Not room left in the house. amiaby
remarks the clerk knowing four-ffths Of
the rooms to be vacant.
THAT so? says the black, Are you
absolutely certain of that
"Certainest thing you ever heard says
the clerk.
"The black strolls out, and two minutes
later his white partner. an impressive
looking man, steps out of a car or
carriage in front of the hotel, walks in.
registers. is received effusivey by the
clerk, and gets room with q bath-and
there's another case for the professional
black litigant.
Travelling through State in which
he knows the law favors him, the pro-
fessional black litgant, while he is seated
in the smoking car just about the time the
berths are being prepared. hands his sleep
ing car coupon to the sleeping car con-
ductor.
sorry says the sleeping car conductor
il he is under instructions from his COM
pany TO act so, but this car has got fiat
wheel and is going to be taken on at the
next station'-this while the porter Ia going
right ahead with the work OF getting the
beds ready.
Nothing suits the professional black
Htigant better than this. His white oon-
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from ono and another. They have printed
lists Of steamship arrivals. and a stolid
mann er OF awaiting the expected.
A stunning-looking man comes in, we'll
groomed and well-dressed. Except for a
consciousness Of his surroundings, he has
nothing to designate his calling. He might
be successful broker or banker.
isn't that So-and SOP is asked OF the
proprietor, who mods. The name men
toned is that Of a man wel-known in
tragedy decade ago. He has not played
In New York lately.
He takes the proprietor aside, and scraps
Of their conversation are heard.
Il am just here over a train. nobody
knows. is the key note.
The proprietor returns and explains him,
after his departure.
Its alimony." he says. as II ahmony
we're a fashionable disease like appen-
dicitis. HE can't play in New York unless
he pays up. and it's cheaper to stay away
A little woman. frail, dried up. and with
countenance of a war veteran. paint and
powder Scared comes In deprecatingly.
She is dressed in faded theatrical inery;
which belongs to the barn storming period
of dramatic life and has survived as many
adventures as its wearer. The clerk an
ticpates her request.
Il am very sorry Mrs -
The name was once we'll known; 1t may
be seen to-day in the framed bills which
are kept as curosities in the PROTEST. onal
Womans League.
"Nothng?' She turns away with a
sigh
She is succeeded by another veteran OF
~ Thoir
they do not know each other as the world
demands acquaintance, but they have
that sudden, intimate knowledge Of the
spirit which needs but an eye glance along
the way
In the glance one reads that each recog-
nizee the others underlying sadness, that
they are out Of it. pushed to the wall by
younger people and by younger methods;
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on wire to make good dresses, can your
she asked.
This conversation is duplicated by a
second one, later on.
They say she was a milliner," whispers
one to another referring to a middle aged
woman who is attired in heavy tragedian
style. with dark dress and a heavy veil
and stands threateningly before the window
demanding rather than inquiring for mail.
THAT woman miliner? Never. can
believe a great deal about her before she
went on the stage and after too. but not
that. Why look at her hat?" she ends
triumphantly. THAT proves it
The presence Of the mail people has a
direct influence on the Office staff Of the
concern. The. office boy walks like Ham
let and each employee has acquired dra-
matte way of gliding, zig-zagging or hustl-
ing through the room
They are almost as theatrical in their
way as the patrons Of the post office. The
professional manner is contagious one.
1t is almost impossible to fight it's insidious
influence. Even the elevator boy has my
Lord-the carriage awaits air of running
the lift.
The English contingent is considerable
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holds them clasped against her while they
dangle to the ground.
-Ht last! At last!" She turns to the
clerk you will send telegram for me?
They have such trouble with my hand
writing at re Offices"
She glides across the room. seizes a yell
low slip and pencil; the clerk leans on
the sill and writes at her dictaton.
The tights have come. AIMEE.
Romance has it's little hour here too.
They, the leading lady and the heavy
and Juliet and even succeeded in interest,
ing their own company. All went we'll
until it was r,lmored that the l.. l.. and the
H. T. were contemplating matrlmony
then there was war.
ger, gloomily. who will come and see
a man and his wife make love? We are
not in the British Isles; the Kendall theory
is not for our American audiences. They
must be separated at once. Bettera leading
tragedian who has been baked than a
oommonplaceness Of marital sentiment
80 they were not married. Their paths
stepped in and frustrated feeble sentiment
tragedians life. and, 1t is to be hoped, other
traSedians In the leading ladys scherde Of
existence. The years passed.
They meet in the post office department
Of theatrical concern The meeting
is as dramatic Us one could wish. They
are used to an audience and on this par
ticular morning they play to the gallery in
the most approved style.
He holds her neatly gloved hand-she
is still sucoessful-a against his throbbing
heart cased in long frock coat and waist
coat that looks like a plaid toast, and muir
murs inaudible words She bends her
head, feels along the seams of her skirt
for a pocket and extracts frail handker-
chief with which she mops her pencilled
eyebrows.
They step little aside from the long line,
which watches them with the interested
air of those who have paid 81 at the box
office for orchestra chairs.
II thought you had forgotten me- she
murmurs Between her tears.
Forget" he sepulchrals in chest tones.
Forget"
Then follows a conversation in which
one hears now and then balcony. Romeo"
"after-theatre suppers," DC. The CONVEX
sation takes long time; it ends abruptly.
"You are married." she asks
"She looked like you, he explains weakly.
@Well, he didn't look like you, she answers
with just tinge of sarcasm.
you don't mean that you are married
too?"
She draws of her glove and shows him
the wedding ring He breathes little
sigh Of relief. After all, if misery loves
company, SO does unfaithfulness
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federate sleeps in the car that is to be taken
off because it has a fiat wheel, and upon
the presentation Of this evidence, in the
States where the conditions are favorable,
the black wins his suit against the sleeping
car company in nine cases out of ten.
-In no less city than Washington, the
professional black litigants are especially
numerous, and. not so long ago, one OF
them got a good round sum from WASH
ington theatre proprietor because he was
not permitted to take the orchestra seat
which his white confederate had purchased
for him
"The doorkeeper took the coupon up at
the door when the black man presen ted
it and said that there had been a mistake.
The black man declined to accept his money
back and he had witnesses in court to prove
that the seat he had paid for was sold late
to a white person, after he had been refused
adniss ION To the orchestra
so. here's n prosperous and profitable
occupation for well-eauipped persons
who aren't bothered by that announcement
proposition known as conscience-liti-
eating for revenue only. Those seeking to
enter the arena, however, had better
begin pretty soon, for it will prob
ably not be a matter of many years before
special laws are framed for the handling Of
professional litigantS