The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-09-14
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Local Happenings Of city and Terri
tory Briefly Told.

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A g-year-old boy at Pond Creek
wandered TO the barn while walking in
his sleep. and was Rocked in the face
by a horse His upper jaw was snat-
tered
William Dilbeck Of Milburn. /. r.. /
should be a popular man in any
neighborhOod. He is making 4O0 gai-
Ions of molasses this fail. and viii
sell 1t at 40 cents a gallon.
The Denver Enid & Gulf railroad
The Alfalfa route" between Guthrie
and Enid, is doing more business than
it had dreamed of Even the brake
man is smoking ten-centers.
A thrasher who went 10 sleep in a
granary al Red Fork was awakened
By something crawling across his
neck. After the burrah was at an end
he found that he had killed a six-foot
bull snake.
The use Of fireworks viii not be per-
mitted at Perry's carnival on Septem-
Der IA 20 IL. The man who made this
rule deserves the thanks of the people
as well as the fire insurance com
panies.
d. A. Dorsey of 4snid vas a member
OF the noted Andree- raiding party.
and has a medal on which is inscrib-
ed: The Congress to Private Dan
lei A. Dorsey, Co. II, Thirty-third
Regiment. Ohio Volunteers"
Judge Hosea Townsend should has
ten to render some kind of an opin-
ion on Indian Territory affairs TO
keep up with the procession. One
Judge .s said to have rolled out OF bed
at 3 o'clock a. m, to write an opinion.
Shelving on which was a heavy
weight of canned and bottled goods
collapsed in an Arapaho grocery store.
smashed the show cases below and
stampeded the clerks. Thomas LIN
kentelter was unlucky enough to get
his right hand caught and almost sew
cred at the wrist.
Frank Stewart, farmer near Arap-
aho, plowed up a copper campaign
| button bearing on oea sbis the image
Of Henry Clay and on the other the
words, "Clay and Freinghuysen. Pro-
lection and Union" Just how this old
button found It's way into Oklahoma
is unknown.
Ex-Governor Johnston would like to
be the last Governor of the Chicka-
saws. The Johnston family is a tribe
in itself. and wields a powerful in
iiuence in Chickasaw affairs. Palmer
s. Moseiey, however. seems to enjoy
the benefit of a federal influence that
is worth a great deal in tribal politics.
John Seger, superintendent Of the
| Indian school at Colony, Is making a
detailed report of the Cheyenne sun
dance at which a Cheyenne brave un-
/ derwent torture. and will Send his re-
port TO the Indian department. James
. Mooney of the Smithsonian institute
witnessed the dance, and is accused OF
having paid the Indian to lacerate
/ himself.
Lawton's city schools opened the
first Of the week with a total of 79i
pupils
Prague an East side village, has one
/ church. four saloons and a calaboose
Principally divorce cases took up the
time of the Lincoln county court this
week
Chief Moses Keol1uk of the Sacs and
Foxes Is reported as being in poor
health. He is S4 years old.
Prentiss Is the name Of a new post
Office in Western Oklahoma Il was
named after the general OF that name
At Oklahoma City, September l5-17
will be held the twelfth annual con.
rention OF the Oklahoma Christian
Missionary Association.
Material is being hauled thirty-fvi
miles for a new Chrisia church tC
be built at Quay, in the extreme east
ern part Of the territory.
j. H. Foquett win exhibit at til,
Roger Mills county fair the oldes
g. ~,
and the Oldest coin Of silver in the ter
ritory.
Mr. Elmesley. who recently arrive,
IN Lincoln county TO teach the Indian
along the North Canadian how q
farm, has crossed the Atlantic no les
than six times
John Walters, one of the nost ex
tensiye farmers of Garfield county
died the first of the week in Pueblo
Col He came to the strip at its open
ing. and has prospered since then
Mrs. George Showacre, of Easter
Oklahoma, who recently skipped on
With the hired man, taking George
life insurance policy and a team an
buggy, mas begged forgiveness an
wants to return.
Mexican Pete and Nose Manire wer
billed TO fight a fifteen-round glov
contest al Hobart. Monday evening
hut the battle lasted only Two rounds
Manire was hoored without apparen
effort on the part of Pete
Az Taloga the other day the rive
came up so suddenly that many peopl
expecting TO cross 10 TO the fair wer
disappointed, One couple drove 4
a buggy became begged" and had Q
leave the buggy and get out the bes
way possible.
Al the Perry carnival next week IA
parade VIII have as members the frs
born child after the opening Of IN
strip. a boy that saw light the yer
night after the run was made 1t ha
heon further arranged that the frs
child born in Perry will also be Their