The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-09-16

named Perry Noble and oklahoma
Burglary and house robbing have
almost been epidemic in Shawnee with
in the last few days. There we're re-
ports on seven house hreakings IN one
night last wek
Salt Forks Methodist Episcopal
church was formally dedicated last
week. Some OF the houses OF worship
badly damaged by the recent lorna 70
there have been almost completely
restored.
sales OF tickets for the FL Reno con-
vention hall show returns Of S2.150.
with only a relatively small number Of
the people waited upon. The plan Isl
20 have il completed by June Of next
year
In Caddo county tile first bale Of cot
ton was marketed at Fort Cobb and
grown near Apache by w. A. Rumble.
Rudie received premium Of $50, which
d with the regular price OF the 430 pound
bale brought his sum up TO 800.
Two carloads OF lumber from wich-
ita, Kansas. billed to David George
constituted the FIRST freight delivered
In Aline by the Orient. There Is no
sidetrack at that place SO the stun
was unloaded from the main line of the
railroad.
Payne county commissioners have let
the contract for the erection OF a new
steel bridge across the Csmarron riv-
er south of Perkins. 1t Is TO be COM
pleted withihsi months, the Midland
Bridge Company Of Kansas City re-
ceiving the job
Two carloads OF watermelons were
shipped out OF Mustang last week a
local paper bemoans the fact that 50
much rain fell in the early summer. and
says that II that had not happened
Mustang would easily have sent out
two trainloads OF the fruit.
Through the burning OF Legers
school building last week, plans for the
opening OF the term there have been
badly interrupted The structure isl
supposed TO have been fired by persons
who objected TO the manner in which
the affairs were being ran.
Those oklahoma communities which
have been storm swept this year have
had frequent scares during the lat
ter part OF the summer. After peo
pie go through a real bad tornado
once the appearance Of a black cloud
usually makes them hunt the storm
cave
Capt w A. Knipe. of Perkins, has
lemon tree growing on his place which
this season has produced three lemons
of full size. The tree is rather knot
~ wood. irregular growth, about three
.eet high and has leaves Of oval shape
containing glands filed with volatile
oil.
Before another week most OF the
schools of Oklahoma VIII be under fun
way. There is a good class OF teachers
in the territory this year the normal
institutes during the summer having
been better attended and more Interest
shown than az any time since the coun-
try was opened.
An eighty-three- pound watermelon
was grown on the farm Of d. c. G.
Elliott near Temple, in the new coun-
try. II was cut with a crosscut saw,
Indian territory officials heretofore
hopeful lost their breath when they
read the name OF the latest IN rector
20 reach that country. His name Is
ochsenyeiter
The cherry orchard OF James Nc
Crackies of Lincoln county rs IN bloom
Tor the second time this year. This
orchard has bloomed twice a year for
the last three years
The editors of the Thomas Tribune
own an Indian buckskin dress on which
are 72s elk teeth rhe dress Is worth
about $500, enough TO raise suspi-
cion as ~ how the editors got hold Of H.
Nose Prosky OF Blaine county rode
az night into an abandoned well torNt-
hre feet deep nj Isabel. His horse did
not 20 to the bottom at once, but lay on
fhe verge few moments with Prcsky
pinned fast and in danger OF being
dragged down. Prosky finally got loose
and che nor8e fell TO its death.
An ola frOntiersman named Ryan,
who lives az Garrett Beaver county is
hunting Tor the lost treasure OF Tres
Piedros the story OF which Is well
known IN New Mexico. This treasure
a. supposed 10 have been buried by q
goanlsh expedition from santa Re
Ryan Is excavating IN the mesa be-
tween the Corranpa and the Cimmaron-
The Rev. d. T. Berryhill. cree',
Methodist minister. has = section %
land walh $1,000, AID win receive "a