The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

on the west side Through his energy
aud vigilance, and by his conservative
methods he has placed the First Ma
tiona Bank in the front rank of the
west side banks. and has given It
name among is correspondents in the
north and east, which has done much
to attract capital to the west side Mr..
Godfrey is billed for a short talk be-
fore the association, and there is lit
tie question but what the bankers will
be given a felicitious as well as a
beneficial treat
o. p NJ Butler. representing the
Citizens Bank of Lawton. accompan-
led by Mrs. Butler represents the
prosperous cor, monwealth of Conan
che county at the association. Mr. But
Ter was stake driver and is fully
conversant with the "ins and outs"
of Comanche county hnanciering
J u Wheeler, Of Oklahoma City. ar.
rived this evening. Jim SYheeler is
one of the pioneer bankers Of Okla
homa. and has done much toward max
ing the Oklahoma City clearing house
the splendid institution it is.
Frank Wikoff. vice president of the
Bankers association arrived on the
ground early, with bright smiles and
scintillating glances. Mr. Wikon's
pulchritrude compares favorably with
that of any banker in the west, outside
of Uncle Joe McNeal
Among the sterling young bankers OF
4 oklahoma is G. f. Burford. cashier of
the Citizens Bank of Mulhall, He is
noted for his courteous bearing. and Is
among the most popular members of
the association. He has made the Cit
liens Bank one of the substantial in
stitutions of Logan county.
Glare Brunt, cashier of the Union
National Bank of Chandler. is another
very active and energetic member. Mr
Brunt attends to the banking business
night anj day; he is only idle when he
is talking Pythlan doctrine.
The Bank of Croper is represented
by A. n. Leffingwell, a very courteous
gentleman ami successful banker
A. c. Jobe and wife are among the
Wichita bankers at the association.
}. g. Condif the well known King
fisher banker. is here accompanied by
Mrs. Condit
The enterpiising lit le city OF Nc
Loud is represented al the association
by the well known bankers Thomas
Hollis, c. H. Boyan Geo. T. McCand
less ana Mrs McCandless
a Jelly party of banking people art
here from tie thrifty little town oi
Friend, it is composed of w. NJ. Hum
and Agnes Hunt. F. Mann and Maud'
etann
John H. Decker. the we'll known
Pond Creek banker. and Geo. w Rob
ertson. Of Wichita, came in this after
noon and are mingling with the bank
ing fraternity
Among those who will occupy
choice seat the bankers banquet vii
be J. w Perry Of 81. Louis. one Of the
vice presidents Of the Guthrie Nationa
Bank
J. C. Tandy Of the Bank Of Temple &
here. The Bank Of Temple is but az
infant. bur under the able manage
ment Of Mr Tandy it is rapidly COMING
out of its swadiling clothes
j. L. Trower, Of the Bank of Doug
las. will doubtless be here every dal
of this meeting Of the association. MI
Trower is a conservative and method
ical banker and IS making the Bank o
Douglas an exceptionally good payinl
institution
w. j. Caughey Of Anadarko Nation
al Bank and John H. Porter. Of thl
Lawton National Bank are amonl
those In attendance at the association
Both Of these gentlemen are leye
headed business men and are doinl
much toward putting the new countr,
in the vanguard Of prosperity
Among the outside visitors who az
taking an interest in this meeting {
f, Oscar Davis. OF Arkansaw.
John Mccarthy and G. n. Reynolds
of Chicago. are paying their FIRST visi
to Oklahoma They are we'll know
Windy city bankers and like Carte