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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

Personally conducted weekly excur-
sion cars leave Memphis every Tues
day for California via the Chocta~
Rock Island System and So Pac. ny
and for Portland, Oregon, every
Thursday via Choctaw Union Pac
Route
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
OUTDOOR spoRrs CALIFORNIA

May be INDUCED in the year round
golf, tennis, au;omobiling, sail
ing, kodaking. fishing.
No cold weather
Take the luxurious California
Limited, Chicago to Los Angeles
and San Francisco. You will en-.
Joy the dining car service.
Why freeze at home?
The California tour described in
our books
Address General Passenger OF
fee.
Atchlson Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway, Topeka.
SANTA FE
A. J. corkins
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

Turkeys are retailing at seventeen
and half cents a pound az Enid,
and local turkey eaters are thanking
their stars that Christmas doesm'r
come every dap
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

WHY NOT RENT A SAFETY Ds.
POST BOX m A MODERN STEEL
VAULT AND FEEL THAT YOUR
vALUABLEs ARE sEcURss FROM
81 TO So PER YEAR PAYS FOR ONE,
ACCORDING TO SIZE. SEE THE
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK ABOUT
IT.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

Save your money and get yourself
a new suit Don't take much. Webb
Tailoring Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

shawnee people claim that the oil
mill that place is worth nearly as
much as the Choctaw machine shops.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
Notice of Bank Meeting Of the
Capitol National Bank.

The regular meeting of the stock
holders of the above named bank viii
be held in the bank parlors on the
second Tuesday Of January. 1908, said
date being the 18th day, for the pur,
pose of electing a board of directors
G. A. Nelson, Cashier.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

Enrollmes.t should be made at
.once for our nisat school CAPITAL
ciisi Business College
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
or sale by J. n. Wallace

Lenox Soap never fails to give en-
tire saiasfaotioni Try Il once aud YOU
viii always use Il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
OKLAHOMA CITY.


(Metor.)
Leaves Oklahoma City .... $3.50 p.m-
Arrives Kansas City ... 1880 am.
Arrives St. Louis ...... 1880 am.
Arrives Memphis .,,.. -. 800 pm.
(st. Louis Express.)
Leaves st. Louis ...... 2:30 pm.
Arrives st. Louis ...... 7:15 am
(Meteor.)
Leaves Kansas City ... 7:15 pm
Arrives Oklahoma City .. 7:25 pm
Arkansas and Oklahoma Expressly
Leaves st. Louis ........10:OO pm
Arrives Oklahoma City 49,. s.45 pm.
Through cars and Pullman Palace
sieepers between Oklahoma City, Kan,
sas City, st. Louis and Memphis. Fo1
rates and other information call on
nearest Frisco System Agent or ad-
dress the undersigned.
3. =. Dunn
Division Passenger Agent,
Wichita. Kansas, n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
NEED NO
INTRODUCTION
Our Pianos Are Known to
Everyone
LEARN OUR LOW PRICES
We Have Three Hundred and
! Sixty-tve Special Sale Days
in the Year-Call and
See if it is Not 30

Our pianos are all Of standa
makes and our prices are as low as
any repu able dealer in the United
states. They do not need eny intro
ductory sale price to make them
move. We start he new year with a
fine lot Of high grade pianos and we
will sell them as low as any one dare
offer good goods.
This closing out sale business is an
old, threadbare gag only put out TO
catch the unwasy and uninitiated
No one sees or expects to see silver
or gold dollars. wheat corn. or pork
peddled around the street corners at
reduced prices or offered at special
sale. A piano at its real value IS just
as standard as gold or silver dollars,
therefore If the price of a piano IS not
misrepresented in it's value, there can
be no special reduction. Whila a
few people really know the value of a
piano some may be mislead and actu-
ally buy $125 piano at $3.50 by a
special sale quotation.
Our special sal Is are always 365
daIs in the year.
We do not need to have any such
things as special low or Introductory
prices, as our p ices are low, for
good pianos. as they can be sold. we
vans and do give the purchaser Of a
piano from us the advantage Of any
special sale price by giving him low
prices all the year around.
When you buy a paino of us YOU
can rest assured that you are getting
it at as low figure as any reputable
dealer can sell it, and thai it is no
Cheap John affair. We do not be-
lieve in trying to gull and mislead the
people with cheap goods at special
low prices. but our rates are low all
the time.
Call and see our pianos. and learn
how cheaply and on what easy terms
we will sell you high grade goods
This In our bargain year. All kinds
of musical merchandise can be had
al our store at all times and at low
prices.
Some Reasons Why You Should Trade
With Us.
We want your piano trade. We
can meet any competition on earth.
We do non employ any commission
men. We sell to you direct from the
largest piano factories in the world
goes from factory to customers; thus
permitting us to give better prices
than any other music houee In the
country. We can sell you pianos on
easy payments so that you can edu-
cate your elf and children and make
home pleasant and enjoyable. Don't
keep putting off buying a piano Give
us chance to figure with you. We
exchange old pianos on new ores
We can cell any make Oh piano on the
market.
e. II. Knauss,
The Pioneer Music Man of Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

q a SIT RIA.
ss.nths tIhs Kind NoB Rae llnaE Bought
''',s'''' Z Z1HzZzzzT
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08
PIPE ORGAN RECITAL.
Programme for Recital at Christian
Church TrursdJ'

Following is the programme for the
pipe organ recital at the Christian
church Thursday evening, Jan. Sth.
DR.. Minor c. Baldwin. organist:
Programme.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

The Pioneer Music Man of Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-08

Observation cafe cars. under the
management Of Fred Harvey. Equip
ment of the latest and best design.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
AN ATTEMPT AT sUI3IDE.
Leonard Lyon Has Close Call But He is
Saved.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, n. c., Oct Gf.+-Lcopard Lyon;
known among his friends as "Tige," at
tempeted to end his lie at the Hopkins
house, corner of Cleveland and Liberty
streets, early hast evening by drinking
laudanun. For several hours he was in
dangerous condition but late in the
night he was getting along very we'll and
was thought to DC out of danger.
Lyon was found in an unconscious con-
dition in his room at ten O'Clock by Mr..
Allen Thomas. Physicians, Dr.s Cheat
ham and Carr, were quickly summoned
and for more than an hour they worked
On him, finally bringing him ........ all
right.
The move that prompted Lyon TO drink
the drug with the intention of taking his
own life is not known to the public.
Leonard Lyon is son Of the late Capt.
T. B. Lyon and he has number of rel
atives in Durham. He Is about % years
of age.
Thomas Hicks, white, employed in the
Woodworking plant of Young & Stone,
yesterday afternoon lost all of the fin
gers on the right hand by getting the
hand caught in a buzz-planer The wound
was not only extremely painful but is Sc
ricus in that it has left him badly manned
for life
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22

How any man may quickly cure him
sef after years Of suffering from sexual
weakness, lost vitality, night losses,
varicocele, ETC., and enlarge small weak
organs to full size and vigor. Simply
send your name and address to Dr.
Knapp Medical Co., S27 Hull Bldg, De-
troit, Mich, and they will gladly
send the free receipt with full directions
so any man may easily cure himself at
home. This is certainly a most generous
offer, and the following extracts taken
from their daily mail, show what men
think of their generosity.
Dear Sir:-Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours of recent date. l have
given your treatment thorough test
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
DIR. sMITHwICK APPOINTED
Death of Major Barwick-- Marrow Escape of a
Lady

Especial to News and Observer
LAGRANGE, N. c., Oct. 21.-Dr. j. w. II.
Smithwick, of LAGRANGE, has been mott
fed by President Francis that he has been
appointed a member of the Committee of
Organization of the International Con-
gress on tuberculosis, to be held in st.
Louis, Mo, October 3rd, 4th and 9Th, 1904,
under the auspices of the Universal Expo
sition 1904
Major Barwick, of the Bucklesberry
section, died last night. He was about
twenty-five years of age, and had been
sick only few weeks. He had a light
case of malarial fever, but when able
to go about after his illness took a re.
lapse from over-eating.
A young lady. who was unaccustomed
to riding on the train. stepped from the
afternoon train as it was approaching
L9Grange at a speed of perhaps twenty
miles an hour She escaped uninjured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Finds no Whiskey Best.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and ObserVer)
Franklinton, n. c., Oct. 21.-Sig Sau-
tells big show was here yesterday. 1t is a
great show and clean. But what | wanted
to say as mayor Is that only one arrest
was made and that is the only man we
have seen under the influence of whiskey
We have dry town. There were thousands
Of people here yesterday. We think this
ought to make every town in North Caro-
lima that is to vote on the whiskey ques-
ton either go for prohibition or dispen-
sary We have thought dispensary the
best solution of the whiskey question, but
from today's experience we rather incline
to the opinion that no whiskey is better
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Health, Strength and Vigor for Mer..

and the benefit has been extraordinary.
1t has completely braced me mp. am
just as vigorous as when boy and you
cannot realize how happy / am"
Dear Sirs:-Your method worked
beautifully. Results were exactly what
I needed. Strength and vigor have COM
pletely returned and enlargement 10 en-
tirely satisfactory"
Dear Sirs:-Yours was received and \
had no trouble in making uae Of The re-
ceipt as directed, and can trdtnfully say
1t is boom to weak men. I am greatly
improved in size, strength and vigor."
All correspondence is strictly confidea-
tial, mailed in plain, sealed envelope.
The receipt is free for the asking and
they want every man to have it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
"a PACK OF LIS"
Chief Clerk Thus Characterize Report of Pill
fsring Monies on His Div of southern
(special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, N. c., Oct. 21.-Chief Clerk
Acee, of the Asheville division of the
Southern Railway in the absence of Sup
erintendent Ramsuer, who is in Washing
ton attending a meeting of division sup
erintendents, today denied the published
story that there had been pilfering of
monies in the Asheville division. He also
denied that heads are to be chopped off
as charged in the story, and wound ur
his interview by saying that the whole
story was pack of lies
The J. S. Coleman Lumber Company to-
day instituted five suits against the South
ern Railway Company for 5000 each. 1t
is alleged that the railway company con-
tracted to furnish cars foc plaintiff luln-
Der company, and that it failed to com
ply with the contract
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Death of Mr.. A L Hendrix.
(special to News and Observerl

TopecIaI 70 NEWS and UbseTVef.J
Elkin, N. c.. Oct. 21.-Elkin received a
heavy loss today in the death of Mr. a.
l.. Hendrix, who was one of Elkin's most
prominent business men. He was former
ly a member of the House of Representa-
tives and one of the best business men.
Mr.. Hendrix left a wife and ten children
to mourn his loss, but with them he left
the comforting words that he was ready
to go. Mr.. Alex. Chatham. Jr.. assistant
cashier of the Elkin National Bank, is
recovering from a severe attack of t.
phoid fever.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Mangled by the Train He dies.
Special to News and Observer }

Hamlet, n. c., Oct. 21.-A o, whose
name Is said to be John Miller, from
Gateston was found by the railroad track
in the yard here this morning about one
O'Clock IN a dying condition, his body
being badly mangled and lacerated. 1t is
supposed he was either drunk and on the
track asleep when an engine struck hin,
or was beating a ride and in trying to
get off was thrown under the trucks. Drs.
Kinsman and Folkes operated on him,
but the injuries were too great for the
man to survive; he died just as the oper-
alton concluded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Conference Y. NJ. C. A.
Especial to News and Observer


Chapel Hill, N. c., Oct. 21.-The con
ference of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation of eleven colleges, begins at
Chapel Hill on Friday evening.
On account of the trains being late,
caused by the Raleigh Fair, the delegates
are asked to reach Chapel Hill Friday
morning. The railroads have given spe-
cial rates for the conference.
The weather this week has been fice
for the football team to practice. Quite
large number of scrubs come out each
day. The scrub team is perhaps the
strongest this season that we have had
for years. The practice grows more stub
born each day. Some varsity men are
growing nervous about their places This
means harder work for Virginia on
Thanksgiving. Even Georgetown need
not expect cinch Saturday at Norfolk
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
rheumatism
II A "THE PAIN KING"

felt its cutting
suffering Others know that Rheumatism and that right
ly King of Pain
notsuerake Some suddenly seized with the excucia
Others feel only occasional slight ormons when
sudden change the weather chilly night
fierce attack lasting and leaving the
tent weakened crippled and deformed for all time
polluted condition the blood
variety Muscular Acua Acute Chronic nhamnatoy
the blood
endto applications theuse and
pasters domuch amntdoes reach
blood purifiers andong neutraz
the acids building the sluggish blood
safeand reliable all forms of Rheumatism. 1tmakes
f&f@ old acid blood ch the
Joints relieved, the shattered
snvigorated
this great vegetable remedy.
you have Rheumatism wteu and physicians will furnish with
charge information desired and will mail free book
Rheumatism THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., A7ZAMEA, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22

But many a woman who has gladly faced
poverty for the man she loved, may we'll
doubt her wisdom when pain becomes
the mate Of poverty. If she were rich,
she thinks, she could find way of cure.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
within the reach of every one. 1t lifts
the burden of pain which weighs down
those who suffer from womanly diseases.
1t establishes regularity, dries weaken
ing drains, heals inflammation and Ill
ceration and cures female weakness.
uvou have my heartfelt thanks for your kind
advice to me ;" writes Mrs. Geo. Fletcher, of Ioe
Victoria Avenue Gait Ontario. WAS troubled
with catarrh of uterus for over a year. The
doctors said would have to go through an OPP
Grafton but l commenced to use DIR. Pierce
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Dis.
covery' also his Lotion Tablets and 'Antiseptic
and Healing Suppositories.' Now am COM
pletelv cured, after using six bottles of Or.
Pierce's medicines. 1 am glad to say his medi,
cire has made me new woman"
Weak and sick women, especially those
suffering from diseases of long standing,
are invited to consult DR.. Pierce by let
ter, free. All correspondence is held
as strictly private and sacredly conf
dental. Address DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, NJ Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy
and pleasant TO take. A most effective
laxative.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Sydnor 9 Hundley
Leaders in High Grade
~Furniture....
Leaders in High-crade
And Upholstering

We call III r
No hnergo II cru
of and our ~ per
chan
IN
and special
ours careful
Sydnor 9 Hundley, Richmond Virginia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
Synod of the Potomac Convenes.
lspeeial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Salisbury. N. c., Oct. 21.-The Synod OF
the Potomac convened in the Reformed
Lutheran church, this city, tonight A
large number of botn lay and clerical
delegates are already in attendance and
many more are expected on the late
trains tonight from the North, while
others viii arrive early tomorrow The
territory of the Synod includes Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina and a portion of
Pennsylvania, from which States delegates
are present at this session. The music III
which the various choirs of the city are
participating, is in charge of Rev. Mr..
Pilgrim, who is well fitted for this work.
The various interests of the great church.
such as missions, education, etc, will &c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22

ceive the attention of the Synod, and upon
which subjects addresses Will be delivered
by prominent ministers from this anG
other States. The homes of the people of
Salisbury, who have a wide reputation for
hospitality, have been opened wide fol
the entertainment of the visitors
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-22
First Brick for New Union StAtion

Especial to News and Observer
Winston Salem, N. c., Oct 21-"Witt
this brick / begin the foundation for Win
ston-Salem's new union passenger station
and may it ever stand as a fit monument
to the Young Mems Business Association
OF Winston Salem and to Fogle Brothers. =
These were the fitting and graceful words
expressed by Mrs. George S. Norfeet, who
had the honor of placing the first brick
this morning on the new passenger station.
Use Blue Ribbon Vanilla extract. Pure,
strong, delicious.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
TRACY THE BANDIT.

Harry Tracy once said in letter
to friend Of his, a Mr.. Collins, OF
Jackson county, Oregon, "Well
Collins, we were playmates togeth-
er, you and l, and each had the
same opportunities to choose from.
You chose wisely, and lead an hon
est life. l chose unwisely, through
the hot blood of an unreasoning
youth, and I stand today with life
behind me, faltering at the gateway
of eternity; sad disheartened and
weary, broken in mind and spirit;
hunted like wild beast, with every
mans hand against me; hated and
feared; afraid to live, afraid to die;
despising the judgment men, and
quivering when think of Gods.
No method OF retreat-only to go
on until the bullet of the assassin,
or the rope Of the law sends me to
the seat of mercy, mercy of which l
have despaired. Am l not a lesson
to my brother men? No, I have no
brother men, but I am, or ought to
be, lesson to my kind"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
Danville Wins Again.

We must take off Our hats to the
Danviile boys. They have twice in
succession vanquished Our tennis
experts, and have q dear claim to
the 1908 championship of the two
towns. Jennings and Watson were
the down river towns bright parti-
cular stars and only one set out of
four did they drop. Their playing
was good at all times.
DR.. Peck was unable to play on
Monday, and Z. F. Carpenter was
substituted. The scores were as
follows: !: In the first contest be-
tween Jennings and Watson and
Dentler and Rishton, the former
named team won by the score of
6-I and o-7. Ent and Carpenter
defeated Clark and Ogglesby by the
score of 60 and 6-2 and were in
turn defeated by Jennings and
Watson by the score of 6-3 and 60.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
A TEACHERS COURSE.

The New Century Correspond
ence Schools of Wilkes Barre, Pa.
have established a new course of
which Ex-County Superintendent
Tohn K. Miller is the manager.
The purpose of the course is fully
stated in a neat circular just issued
on one of the pages which reads as
follows:
THE object of the Teachers
Course is to prepare teachers for the
examinations by County Superin-
tendents for Provisional, Profes-
sional, and Permanent Certificates.
The course has been prepared by q
committee of well-known educators,
and is for the benefit of those who
have not had the advantages of a
College or Normal School Training
The course is conducted by cores
ponAence, and the expense is SO
Slight that no one can afford to
throw this opportunity away.
Every known improvement in
modern methods of instruction is
presented to the student. Each
student is in class by himself and
receives personal instruction. You
can change your residence, choose
your own time and place of study,
and pay for your instruction i'll the
way best suited to your means"
The officers of these schools are
men who stand high in their call
ings, aud the Board Of Directors
include Ex-Atty. Gen. H. w.
Palmer, Judge A. M. Freas, Ex-
Senator w. J. Scott, and others
equally we'll known.
The circular goes on to say:
a. If you wish to teach, let us
help you prepare for the. examina-
ton. If you are already teaching,
do not be satisfied with a provision
al certificate, but try for a profess
sional, and if you have a profess
sional, a permanent should be your
ambition. Our Teachers Courses
are arranged and supervised by the
best talent at our command. All
who follow the work with all earn
est endeavor will receive our assist
ance in securing positions, either in
the profession of teaching or in the
regular lines of industry. Our aid
department is thoroughly organized
through lines of influence establish
ed by the high standing of our
Board of Directors and we'll select
ed Faculty"
Any information concerning the
Teachers Course can be obtained
by addressing John K. Miller,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-01
DEATH INSTEAD Or ALTAR.

With her wedding trosseau all i'll
readiness for her coming marriage,
says the Sunbury Item, and her
lover all attention and devoted
cavalier Miss Lydia F. Smith of
Nescopeck, aged 80, was stricken
with apolexy week ago and after
lowering between life and death
gave up the struggle and her soul
passed into eternity Friday night.
The deceased was very promi-
nent young woman and was to have
been married to A. +. Smiley OF
Hazletou, who is employed by the
Atlastic Refining Co. The wedding
was set for two weeks from Friday
and the unfortunate young lady
had her trousseau all prepared and
was looking forward to the happy
event with the pleasurable anxiety
of bride to be. Her lover was
devotion itself making many
journeys to the home of his be-
trothed. Five days ago Miss Smith
was taken i'll. Physicians sum-
moned diagnosed the case as apo
lexy and inflammation Of the brain
and in spite of all medical skill and
the loving tender care of her par
ents she succumbed to the ravages
Of the disease. The lover is pros
trated over the untimely end of his
fance and cannot be comforted.
This is a particularly sad death
as the couple had newly furnish
ed home and every prospect for
bright and happy future.