The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-25
TERRITORIAL
NEW ITEMS
DEATHS OF IMPORTANT
PERSONS - LIGHTNING
PLAYS QUEER FRANKS
MAN SWALLOWS TACK

Interesting Bits From Here
and There.
Ardmore, May 25-The Ardmore Fair
and P,ak association was organized here
with a capital stock of $1,000. which win
De Increased later
Ardniore. MAY 25.-wnuam o.vIs me
postmaster It snvder vh3 led VIE
liam Dunno in that town recently was
released by me corrt today The sncot
ing was .-.. to be iustihable.
Lawton. May 25-The Rev. Hugh Nior-
Yison. pastor Of the Christian church
here, has accepted can to a church al
Wellington. New Zealand, a city Of aJout
60. 900 inhabitants. DE viii ieave IN
about two months
Lawton, May 25.--Arhm Griffith. 25
years old. who was employed az the
Presbyterian mission at Fort snl, was
drowned this morning IN Hfies hole.
near Rocky Ford. where Charles Bush
lost his life a year ago.
Shawnee, May 25.-D. W. coate. who
has been ticket AGENT at the Roeg Island
passenger depot for the hast two years
sent in his resignation last Saturday to
be effective as soon as another man can
be sent 20 take charge Of the office.
st1wnee, May 25.-with reception
10 nihop Brooks Of Oklahoma nrJ B!sh-
op I'rown OF Arkansas ,he annual con
vention Of the Episcoual sherches Of ok
lahoma closed last night Tho convention
lasted three dass and was ettende1 by
2co delegates
Muskoaee, May -5.-It was announced
today that the cotton compress in this
city. which stood idle last season. viii
be opened at the beginning Of the season
this IAN. The compress has been leased
by the Gulf Compress company, which
owns forty-seven compresses in the
south.
Alfred West. Grand uinter. put n
handful CT taclzs ia his moath and when
Re had occasion tc use them. he found
that une Of them WIS gone. lie is more
interested IN the lost tack than IN the
ninety-nipe DE kept safe.-Curtis Cour-
ier.
Manchester, May 25.-w X holland
died rather suddenly at GOO o'clock p.
IN. on Friday. May T.. al the home Of
his nephew. W. o. Hess. six miles west
Of Manchester. Although he had been
N poor health for some time with asshma
and light touch OF dropsy the hnme-
dia'e csuse Of his death was apoplexy.
Lawton, May 25.-A young man by the
nRme of Griffith. who was employed at
the Mission northwest of Fort Sill. was
drowned this morning In Hailes hole near
Rocky Ford where Charlie Rush lost his
life a year ago He was in swimming
with a party OF young men and is pre-
suried to have taken the cramps The
water in the hole is from l5 TO 25 feet
deep. The coroner and undertaken left
for the scene at noon.
Enid, May 25.-The Garfield county
Poultry ana Pet Stock association viii
hold It's second annual exhibtion in this
city from January 9th TO 18Th, inclusive
1906 The association has engaged the
services OF +. W Hitchcock, the noted
poultry expert who has made asa ex-
hausrve ftudy OF poultry. TO Judge the
exhibits. and as he has always given the
best OF satisfaction &c is believed he
win be drawing card here.
Shawnee, May 25-AIrs C S. Burnett
wife OF C. S Burnett. proprietor OF the
Burnett Transfer company on south
Broadway, died az her home ON south
Beard street. sunday evening az twenty
minutes past seven o'clock after "a Ions
Illness. Mrs Burnett was 81 years and
eight months ole She was the mother
OF an interesting family, consisting OF
seven children live Of whom survive her.
three boys and two girls, The majority
of these i've in the city
NNAAN ftAFNiNaANNf aNlNN iif NHtt''N
taw- Chlchasaw Frecdmens Grievance
association bias organized to got the
names of reedmens children born since
the adoption OF the last Choctaw- Chick
usaw treaty placed on tine rolls. with AN
The rights OF the older children. J +.
Norris South McAlester IS presidnet;
william Justice South McAlestcr, secre-
tary ana Robert Fortune Wnburton.
treasurer. Parents of such children have
been assessed s. head for eNpeuscs
e. Reno, May 25.-Twelve miles west
Of Elk city coal has been discovered at
depth of 80 feet .. p. Bonebrake came
from ELK city yesterday ana saw speci-
mems of the coal while there. and n-
forms us that "a company hsss been form-
"a ANA that active work win be begun
in ihe way % sinking "a shaft Eik city
IS due west Of El Reno on the Chociaw
railroad
South MeAlester. May civilian
Hawit railroad 'elesurh operator
was DIS own lawyer in q trial 600 tue
Federal c5uu here today. n which DE-
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