The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-31

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Woods county editors viii hold their
August meeting at Jet Hot weather
and the Omaha meeting prevented
number from attending the recent ses-
sisn at Cherokee.
In some OF the southwestern coun.
ties It lis believed that the crop of mill
let will be considerably shortened. No
doubt there will be sufficient hay and
other classes Of rough feed to re-
pair the loss Of miilet
There is a tendency in Arapahoe 10
discredit the testimony Of the Moore
women who said that Jack Meeks
drugged and killed Leonard Lamb at
washita a few weeks ago. Meeks is
still in jail at that place
Chandler has voted in favor of IS
suing water works; bonds and $4,000
for street improvements. An engi-
neer who superintended the erection
Of the sapulpa, l. T, plant has been
there looking over the ground
One wise proposition which a num-
Der II Oklahoma editors are agitating
is that Of ponds being built on the
farms Of the territory. 1t is subject
which every farmer could prohtably
afford to take up and act upon,
Perry is moving itself to the need
Of making the carnival, September l6,
the event of it's life, Perry at the op-
ening of the strip. of which the carni-
val is to be the anniversary celebra-
ton. was headquarters for all the
homeseekers.
Frank WilSoff Of saltwater. who was
appointed recently to help raise a
fund for the Oklahoma exhibit car
has come through with a scheme for
getting the money, that of the endless
chain system of asking for dona-
ton Of 10 cents
All the Oklahoma newspaper writer's
who went to Omaha last week on the
editorial excursion express their glad
ness at getting home to the territory
after their iaunt up the Missouri river
They say there is no beating Okla
homa crops this year
FL Reno belittles the story started
few days ago to the effect that Fort
Reno would be abandoned The peo-
pie at the former place appear to be-
IIIeve the wish fathered the thought
with some folks living down in the
direction OF Fort Sill.
one effect OF the big wheat crop in
the territory this season has been that
of causing farmers to plan for a big
acreage this fall A number OF good
pastures which may not make good
wheat fields have been plowed up
since the crop was harvested.
Sacs and Foxes have been holding
their regular green corn stomp" in
Lincoln county The menu consists
mostly Of boiled corn. beans and dogs
Among those deserving mention who
are attending are: Billy Grey-Eyes,
Black Dog, Little Wolf, Katt-oh-nee
and few others.
one day last week an eastern tour
ist took q "trip across Custer county
and saw what he supposed was his
first twister" Facts however. show
ed it to be only funnel shaped cloud
of coal smoke floating OF from the
stack OF a tnreshing machine engine
half obscured II a big wheat field.
In Custer county Mad Wolf, a form
er Arapahoe warrior, lost hs pony,
and for several weeks the sad heart
ed redakln hunted the country trying
Ito locate the missing animal to which
he was 90 much devoted. Finally one
day. white woman, who had heard
of his loss. came riding the horse up
to his tepee and restored it TO the
owner
A wheelman's tool bag isn't com
plets without bottle OF Dr. Thomas
Eclectrlc Oil Heals cuts, bruises.
stings. sprains. Monarch over pain.