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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
LANp oFFlcE DECISIONS.

The following decisions have been
made public by the local land office:
In the case of A. s. Perryman vs..
w e Cunningham, the commissioner
Of the general land office has affirmed
the rejection of the contest affidavit
and has closed the case. He holds that
as the patent has been recorded the
land office has no jurisdiction to en-
tertain the contest. The land involved
is near Ponca City and has been in
contest since SEPTEMBER 16, 1894
The commissioner, In the case Of
silas Barton against Jackson Wheel
er's heirs, involving tract Of land
near Chandler in which Barton al
legged abandonment on the part OF the
heirs, cancelled Wheeler's entry and
allows BARTON to make entry upon the
land.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
JAIL BREAKER TURNED LOOSE.

Completed Sentence of Twenty-Five
Months for Double Crime.
Lee Stanield. who has been serving
twenty-five months in the federal and
county jails, was released Saturday
and allowed to return to his home at
Pawnee. Stanfeld was arrested in the
spring OF 1901 and sentenced to term
in the federal jail on the charge OF
horse stealing On July ), 1901. Stan
field was the leader OF the thirteen
prisoners who escaped from the Jail
and were afterwards captured After
serving his time for horse stealing he
was arrested on the charge OF jail
breaking and only completed his sent
ence Saturday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
TO INCREASE JURORS FEES.
Three Measures to Be Introduced by
Or. WlnkIer.

Senator Felix L. Winkler viii intro
duce several bills in the legislature
One viii be measure to prevent tax
deeds to real estate trom issuing with
out the owner having a personal no
tice of 80 days when he is a resident
and a 80 days notice by publication
when he is a nonresident. AS the law
now is, no notice is required and DR.,
Winkler considers this an injustice
Another bill that viii be introduced
by DR.. Winl1ier win be one to increase
Jurors fees from 81 to 81 per day
He viii also introduce a measure to
amend the farmers mutual insurance
laws so that less than a thousand
farmers can form an organization. The
law now requires 1000 members to
start such organizations which makes
them practically impossible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20


Cures Blood Poison--Treatmen Free
Blood poison is the worst disease
on earth, yet the easiest to cure when
b. B. B. botanic Blood Balm) is
used. Many have pimples, spots on
the skin, ulcers, mucous patches. fall
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rheumatism, catarrh, eating, bleeding
fostering sores, scrofula, scabs and
scales, cancer and don't know II 10
blood poison. Get Botanic Blood
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guaranteed to cure the worst cases.
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scribe trouble and free medical Ad-
vice given until cured. B. B. B. will
cure. Thoroughly tested for 80
years. Cures where all else fails.
B. B. B. makes the blood pure and
heals every sore, and stops all aches
and pains. b. d. B. aids digestion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
AFRAID OF GUTHRIE.
Henry Williams Writes Singular Letter
to County Treasurer.

County Treasurer Adler is In r.s-
ceipt Of the following letter:
Garden. Okla, Jan. rs. 1908.
Mr. Felix Adler. Treasurer Logan Co.
Sir: P!oase send me the amount of
my tax am an old man and I am
afraid 10 come to Guthrie to pay nay
tax. There Is so many men being
knocked ia the head near there. | live
on the sw u. Of SEE. 80, Iowa twp. Is,
r. 1. e.
Henry w. Williams.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
BANKER GOES AGAINST
BOLD BUNCO GAME
Paid $4,000 in Cash
for a Paper
TOwnSite

Chlckashs, I. T., Jan 2O.--A smooth
confidence game was worked in this
city last Thursday, says the Express.
whereby J. l.. Lair. a former cattle
man Of Kansas, now a wealthy bank.
er Of Blackwell, o. r.. became half
owner of the townsite of Fredericks.
a whistling station on the Frisco road.
thirty-five miles north of Vernon. Tex.
among the sand and hills Of the Pan
handle desert; while the operator and
confederates, who represented them
selves to be Frisco land agents, be-
came the possessors Of $4,000 Of
LARS good, cold cash
The deal was about as smooth q
piece Of bunco as is ever worked on an
over-corident and enthusiastic man.
and the operators had evidently been
at it for several weeks. The conf
dence man, who is supposed to have
an office in Oklahoma City, made Lair
a proposition to sell him one-half of
the lots in the townsite of Fredericks.
painting in glowing colors the future
of the town and what the railroad pro-
posed to make of it. After getting the
old man sufficiently enthusiastic and
worked up, he gave Lair an option on
the deal for $4,000, then appointed a
meeting for Chickasha a few days
later to close up the transaction. Aft
er the chief operator left, his confed-
crates began to get in their work.
They came to him sIngly and in
droves. Offering him fabulous prices
for his bargain At almost every sta
tion on his road down here they met
him, told him what a good thing he
had and attempted to buy him OF"
II is Daid by those who talked to him
and are in a position to know that the
old man was simply carried away by
the gllstening prospects held out to
him by the bunco steere9s, and had
no idea he was being syindled
When Lair arrived in Chickasha
friends went to him and endeavored
to dissuade him from buying without
first thoroughly investigating, but they
might as well have talked to luna
tic. He stated to them that he would
not take $4,000 for mis- bargain, and
outlined with great detail how he
would make his money back from the
sale of lots.
The deal was completed Thursday,
the papers being signed and sealed
here and the draft transferred in the
presence of witnesses. The old man
still thinks he has made fortune by
this one deal, and has no idea he has
been gold bricked out of $4,000
The townsite of Fredericls, one
half of which he bought, is town on
paper in the Comanche country, thirty
five miles north of Vernon, Tex, and
as yet has not even a depot. It is To-
Gated in about the center of the Pan
handle desert and could by no possi-
bility become even a village. no mat
ter what the railroad did for It. It is
said that a green sonin-law of the old
man. who has aspirations to become
real estate dealer. unconsciously
aided the confidence operators in
their work The bunco steerers dis
appeared Immediately after the trans
action and have not been seen since.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
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Bears the The KIND YOU Have AWaE BOughI
'''11'''' .r &3HNIzx

El Reno has succeeded in getting a
change in the plans of the Canadian
county court house, but the chief de
fect--a single entrance-has not been
remedied.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

the supplemental treaty have been I'M
able to find more than 300, 900 acres OF
mineral lands already developed. It
was generally believed that the max
imum amount could easily be found
Asher has chance to get canning
factory with capacity Of 10000 3
pound cans of tomatoes a day, without
donating cent for bonus, site or
any other purpose.
Horace H. Hagan, a well known at
torney of Guthrie, Okla, was in ST.
Louis yesterday on business and reg
istered at the Planters'.-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
Roadmaster Harry Allen, Of the
Santa Fe was in the city over night
from Guthrie.-Arkansas City Travel
er.
Mrs. Frank Landes, of Guthrie, is in
the city visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Rain.-Arkansas City Traveller.
The gin at Graham has turned out
$50 bales this season.
There were lao prisoners in the
federal pail at South McAlester Tues.
day.
The site for the new compress at
Muskogee was selected Wednesday.
The machinery is now enroute
The Womens clubs of Chickasha
will establish a public reading room
and library and also rest rooms for
the farmers wives.
At a special session of the city
council of Asher measures were TAX
en- to establish and maintain a city
park. also to obtain figures for the
electric lighting of the city. and the
proper house numbering of the streets
Mountain Park is slipping down to
Snyder gradually, at the rate of three
to four houses day, the hand writing
is on the wall and the business men
and merchants are coming to the Fris
co division point as rapidly as possi
BILE
Enid will buy the electric light
plant and franchise in that city for
$4,000
Cordell is wanting a new railroad.
El Reno according to the new di
rectory OF that town. has a population
Of 7,4SO
Nearly every town in Oklahoma ol
any consequence hss-reported a Goa
famine except Enid.
Another new church is being bull
at Hobart
Horace Speed and T. J. Lowe are
here from Guthrie They are anxious
that El Reno's line of new railway
shall connect at Guthrie. FL Reno'i
line will be the main Katy line--E
Reno Bell
Wolves are alarming the farmeri
rear Mangum.
The chief OF police Of Oklahoma
City and three officers have beer
made defendants in $4,000 damag,
suit.
Ends new bank will open for bus
meas January 20.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
OKLAHOMA RAILROAD.
Gets Right u Way Through Fort Sill
Reservation.
lBy Assoclated Presa.l

Washington, D. c., Jan 2O.-In the
house today a biz was passed to grant
a right Of way through the Fort Sill
military reservation TO the Oklahoma
and Western railroad.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

Local Happenings Of CITY and Terri.
tory Briefly Told
Kildare had $1,000 FIRE Tuesday
There are over COO members in ,he
Pawnee tribe Of Indians.
25,6O6 southern cattle were admit
ted into me territory during the re-
cent open seasons.
The Pawnee Indians we're paid ss9.-
594 "a by the government last year.
They have 11s children in their
schools.
Shawnee and El Reno are scramb-
ling for more factories
Lawton has organized an ice com
pany, and the erection Of a seventy
five ton plant is to begin at once.
An effort is being made to build a
good bridge across the Bayou south
of sterrett.
Muskogee is TO have two new laun-
dries. One will be built and equipped
by $4,000 stock company
Oklahoma has 2,O55,OOO acres of
school land, every acre Of which IS
leased. The revenue derived from the
land during 1902 amounted to about
100000
The population of Bristow is made
up of more Missourians than from
those of any other state
The grand jury at Ardmore returned
115 indictments last week.
ChIckasha schools will close the
last of this month to avoid running
the district in debt.
The January term Of court now in
session at Muslogee started in with
1875 cases on the docket.
The first patent to mineral lands in
Comanche county was recently issued
and covers a cement deposit near
Rush Springs.
Johnson is to have a newspaper.
Three applications for electric light
franchises are pending before the city
council at HaHeyville.
There is talk of a smelter being put
in at Lawton. Gold bearing rock. as
saying twenty-five dollars to the ton,
is found in considerable quantities in
Comanche county.
The Ardmore Commercial club will
hire a teacher for the band at sal
airy of sec per month.
The Chickasaw land office will be
in the national capital at Tishomingo
A vault has been 'added for the
Dawes commission.
The fees of the register of deeds of
Grant county for the past four years
have amounted to sS659 65 year.
The statement has been made at
South McAlester that the government
agents sent from Washington TO seq
gregate the balf million acres Of min
eral lands in the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations, under the provisions of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

Miss Amy Brooks of Guthrie, is Wis
iting Miss katherine Harrell-Times-
Journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
FORAKER srILL TALKING.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O.-ln the
senate yesterday at 2 o'clock Foraker
resumed his remarks in favor Of the
omnibus statehood bill
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
Sour
StOm aCh
No appetite, loss Of strength,

No appetite. loss Of strength,
nervousness, headache. constipation,
bad breath. general debility. sour ris-
ings, and catarrh OF the stomach are
all due TO indigestion. Kodol cures
indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices Of digestion
as they sxist in healthy stomach.
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure does not only cure in
digestion and dyspepsia, but this famous
remedy cures all stomach troubles by
cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes
lining the stomach.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
ParnelI IS % have a newspapeg.

Parnell is to have a newspaper.
Waukomis is having revival meet.
ings.
Chicken thieves are numerous at
Ell Reno.
Bristow expects to have popula-
tion of 1000 people at the close of this
year.
The iremen Of Lawton held their
first annual ball Thursday evening.
Shawnee is to have a Sl5O,O0O cotton
mill. 1t will employ 300 people.
The Elks of El Reno entertained
about 400 Of their friends at a dance
given last Thursday evening.
+ El Renos new school house will
cost $4,000
In Ave years Shawnee has grown to
a city of $4,000.
While raising ice at Oklahoma City
a pulley broke and a 300 pound chunk
fell upon a negros head. The ice
was broken into smithereens.
Every quarter section in Garae'
county has been filed OH, and almost
every one has been turned into a val
liable farm, but there yet remain near
ly 100000 acres of land open TO
homesteaders in Blaine county.
A business mems club has been or
ganized at Mangunl to further tha'
towns interests.
Local news in the Edmond Enter
prise: Yesterday while Hope Link
was working in his tin shop he fell
in some way and cut his upper lip op-
en- just under the nose.
The mad bulldog which bit persons
living east of Edmond several weeks
ago, left trail Of rabies behind II
Horses, cows and dogs bitten by II
are dying of hydrophobia.
Canadian county mas 81 school sec
lions, occupied by 2O6 lessees. This
gives 16O acres TO each. There are In
the territory 2.z17 sections, which
are leased to 1871 occupants The
average rental per quarter in that
county is $50 r.
II is said that not a drunk appear
ed upon the streets of Shawnee when
the chief OF police association met
there one day last week
Wynnewood hiss just completed a
census of ttat town and claims a pop
ulation of 25O6. The council has been
petiticned TO have the town made a
city
Mrs Beadles Of Guthrie. and Miss
Greenleaf ofJacksonville. Illinois. are
the guests of Miss Veta Mcclure -
Times-Journal.
The following statement, as to the
recent losses by the fire at the Nor.
man university, has been given out
by the officers Of the institution;
Building. $4,000; library 1900 bound
volumes, 5000 pamphlets. $4,000; new
frame building and contents $4,000;
furniture. general. $4,000; civil engi-
neering. s12O; biological, $3.50; geo
logical, $500; medical. 5000; music
sSl5; physics. s2lO; office fixtures,
1866; chemical apparatus. $4,000;
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chemicals, $1,000; drugs. 5000 total,
$s4,410 The insurance adjuster has
been at work all week.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

There are over coo members in .he
Pawnee tribe of Indians
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

25,606 southern cattle were admit
ted into me territory during the re.
cent open seasons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20
LsADERsrrEa

Local Happenings Of CITY and Terri
tory Briefly Told.
Kildare had a 1900 fire Tuesday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

The Pawnee Indians we're paid s99.
594 "a by the government last year
They have 113 children in theil
schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

An effort is being made to build 4
good bridge across the Bayou south
of Sterrett.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

Shawnee and El Reno are scramb
ling for more factories.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-20

Muskogee is TO have two new laun
dries One will be built and equipped
by a $4,000 stock company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
LOCAL MENTION.

A number of Topeka people win go to
Kansas City this evening to attend the
Melba concert in Convention hall.
There will be a called meeting of the
ladies' society of the First Methodist
church at the church all day Friday
Postmaster John Guthrie today an
nounced the appointment of Lincoln H.
Bowman to be rural mail carrier on
route No. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Slaughter wish
to extend their thanks to their many
friends who assisted them in their sad
hour of bereavement
Charles Rlack, who was a patrolman
under Stahl. was today named for a
place on the force by Mayor Bergund-
thai. He will 20 to work tonight.
AT 514 Monroe street today it was dis
covered that a lot of slack eeal in the
cellar had taken fire from spontaneous
combustion. The fire department was
called, and the blaze was extinguished
without any damage to the house.
City Engineer McCabe today purchas-
ed a new transit for the use of the enSi-
neering department in making a new
survey of North Topeka. The new In
strument is better than anything so fal
in the possession of the city. Tt is made
by Gurley of Troy, n. Y, and the cos
is $206.
The play which was to have been Civ
en- at Washburn college Friday even ne
by the students of Prof. TONNES elocu
! tionary classes has been postponed, ow-
ing to the death of Prof. Towne's father
The play Will be given some time within
the next fortnight. The object of th'
play is to raise money to banquet thu
football team at the close of the sea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. !

IF'rom the Atchison Globe.1
The bird cages seen in dry goods stores
are really bustles.
OF course you are willing to admit that
you pretty hard to suit.
Perry Hayes expects to be busy this
winter that he will not need a coat
We never think much of the adnira ton
of an agent who wants to sell US a book
After a man is too old to be slapped he
gets very careless about his language.
In Atchson just now we apply the word
'conserva tive when We really mean
"stingy-"
An Atchison mans clothing is so ragged
that Yesterdays wind nearly whipped him
to death.
When a man starts out to describe a
womanS dress he becomes humorous
when ne doesn't intend to.
Every man exaggerates the whitening
effects of his sarcasm as Dadly as TAR
ner does the effects of a hot wind.
The average mother takes as much pride
in her son remaining a bachelor Is she
took in his golden curls when he was a
baby.
You have noticed no doubt that your
rival is always a low. worthless sort %
person and absolutely devoid of princi-
pie or ability.
We have dozen important questions we
would like to submit TO competent au-
thority. The trouble is there Is so little
good advice.
Some steps should be taken to prevent
a certain man in town from starving %
death. He has six children, and by the
time he has carved and served all of them
his time is up, and he must rush off to
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
FOUR CLERKS FIRED.
They Conspired Against the st.
Louis Postmaster.

Washington. Nov 12.-Postmaster
General Payne today directed the dis
n1issal of Anna Dryer, Samuel Kober,
Joseph Kreyer and Birdie Knott,
clerks in the st. Louis postoffice, for
alleged conspiracy to secure the re-
moval of Postmaster Baumphoff, of
that city. These clerks were suspend
ed March and 10, and their perman-
ent separation from the services is now
ordered as the result of the investi-
cations of the charges made against
Baumphoff The civil service commits
sion a week ago requested Postmaster
BaumphoffS reasons for suSpending
the clerks, and on his report made a
decision sustaining the postmast@s
allegations of cons piracy against
him. Civil Service Commissioner
Cooley called on the postmaster gen
eral and submitted the commission'S
decision. It is as follows:
"On Friday, November 6, the com
mission requested Postmaster Baump-
hoff of st. Louis to state in writing his
reasons for the indefinite suspension of
Anna Dryer, a clerk in the st. Louis
postoff1ce. Mr.. Baumphoff replied stat
/ ing that he suspended her acting under
instructions from the postmaster gen
! eral- The postmaster general states
! that Miss Dryer was suspended because
she with others entered into a con-
| spiracy with certain political enemies
of Mr.. Baumphoff in the city of St
Louis to secure his removal from the
public service. At the request of the
president, Commissioner FouIke investi-
gated this matter and the testimony
taken by him established the fact Of the
| conspiracy and of the attempt of Miss
Dryer and other to secure false testi-
mony. Beyond the shadow of a doubt
Miss Dryers suspension was due to this
cause and no other. Any statements
from the postmaster and from any one
else other than that she was engaged
in the conspiracy referred to have moth.
ing to do with her suspension and thI
commission is of course without power
to settle any personal disputes betweel
Miss Dryer and any other person wheth
er in the public service or out of it,
The same reasons are given for TIT
other removals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
WILL MEET SATURDAY.
Congressional Delegation May
Then Select Judge.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Chief Justice
Johnston arrived last night. All the cam
didates are now here. He has seen sew
eral members of the delegation already
this morning. Justice Johnston is at the
Shoreham. Pollock is at the Cochrane.
Loomis is at the New Willard and
Smith at the Raleigh.
Loonis and Pollock have the strong
est showing of strength on the ground.
OF course the fight on Pollock has
caused all his supporters to rally to
his assistance. There is a good opin-
ion here in regard to Johnson. how
ever, and his chances and those of
Loomis are still believed to be the
best If the house adjourns over till
Monday today, as is probable. Senator
Burton will call the delegation to-
gether some time tomorrow; il it does
not, the delegation will not meet till
SATURDAYS.