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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07


Ordinarily when n debtor appeary
Before a longtime creditor in Ch;ca,
60 there is no questioning Of Tho
United States coin in which the lcht
is 70 be paid, but the wide possioli.
ties possessed by en- arbitrary ciedi.
tof in stipulating just what coins ald
In what amounts he viii receive p3y.
ment arc enough almost to dlscoursso
borrowing.
You can't force a mean creditor to
take more than 20 cents worth Of
nicbels or % cents worth Of copper
cents. If you could get as much as
s. worth Of old silver three.o ent
pieces of another generation sou
could unload s. worth on him JUST as
he would have to take s. worth Of the
silver nyc-oent pieces and s. worth
O. the obsolete 20-cent pieces. which
made so much trouble IN the late
'70's. But you can pay out so I'm sn.
yer dimes and silver quarters and 81.
yer half dollars; the trade dolIar-at
which there are a few still coming IN.
to the Treasury Of the United States
tcr redempuon-are worth nothing,
while the standard dollar is an unlinl-
fed legal tender, as is the old dollar
Of our dads" the first Of which was
coined in 1894 and the last In 1873.
Coins that virtually have disappear.
cd from circulation are gold 81 and 81
pieces, the trade dollar OF silver. tho
nickel threecent piece the copper
two-cent piece. the copper half cent
rnd silver three and fve-cent pleccA
= Chicago Tribune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
TWO NEGROES ARRESTED
Sam and Jenks McGilI
Caught at Watonga
by Officers.

Sheriff McAifhur of Blaine county.
and Sheriff Bart Murphy. OF Logan coun-
ty, arriveu In the city ycsteiday from
Watonga with two negroes jerks and
sam McGhl the former beine wanted
here on charge OF stealing doors from
Mr.. Coneilson ON the West side II
was thought one OF the negroes was
Lewis McGil who, about two years ago.
was accused of kidnapping Curtis Adams.
a negro boy while he was unde. "a chqtge
of stealing brass from the Santa Re
"a lroad company he howev,r. proved
an allbi and was lmmediUtely u ,cd
loose.
jerks McGnl was armignod this morn
ing before Justice OF the Peace Overbay
and Immediately took change of venue
to Justice Keyes court where he viii
be tried tomorrow morning at nine
O'Clock
These negroes went hy The names Of
johnson aud sammy smons when caught
an Watonga and were known as tough
fhaneterl There are also several
other brothers OF tho McGHls who. 90 is
claimed. have been connected with
crimes Of various kinds and are wanted
by me oiuccrs-
When sam McGm alias sammy ST.
mons was captured at Wstonga. Sheriff
Murphy thought srre ho bad ewis Me
GIN who IS charged with hdnappmg
There is a serious case against Lewis
McGnl ana the officers have been hon on
nis triL The kldnappIag was "a mys-
teIious one, inasmuch as the whore
aboufs OF thc negro hov who was Kid
mapped have never been ascertained
CUTS Adams the negro boy, was charg-
cd with stealing brass from the santa
Pc lie was arrested and confessed the
crime lie had sold the brass 90 Lewis
McGm ana # was claimed that McGih
was implicated n che Theft Tho night
before Curtis Adams trid was 20 take
place. Lewis McGn Curtis Adams and
Wesley McGin diaappearod Lewis NC
Gin aud the boy have never been found
Wesley McGm was acquitted Of Kid
mapping shortly after that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
coRszro FOR THIN elaLo.
They are Pretty In Themselves a>d
Work Remarkable Trsnsformaticn

They are Pretty In Themselves a-d
Work Remarkable Trsnsformaticn
Thore is advice galore for the thiu
Cri who wants to look plump, bat s5l
Tie beautifying specialists IN to
world combined can't cut OF her
starp angles SO well as one good cor.
setmaRer.
The up-to-dat corset for the too
slender maiden is a vision to degglt
tie eve It's dainty dumncss is enoarl
q make her fat sister envio1s. e4I
best Of all, it does it's business wen
Tae foundation Of the stays is bliis
y the sbeerese silk batiste ana rcau.
Inc whalebone. Across the bus. S.
series Of very tiny FUN ploaicd frua
edged, in some cases with real lace.
The same scheme is carried ON
over the hips. only hero TIE rns n,s
yeilcd rather loosely with PLAZA ba-
este, 800 that the skirts may Mt With
that exquisite smoothness necessary
even in this Gay Of very fun sElcus.
Tho effect OF this corset on th.n
hody is a glorious transforma sea.
She VINO has compared her figure To
well made hatrack ncee 90 so no
longer; for with this befrnled stay.
she can turn out wei rounded Hncs.
And all it costs is from IS up New
York Sun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.


Acting right Is breal and butter tol
woman
Ever notice hat coiorod pooplc al.
ways know each other,
Every man says Of his mother:
She's as good as any doctor
Why don't Sou get marrieis" Clin
Hetherington, bachelor. IVES asked lhe
other day II em afsqil Of chiiiv.
eri." he replied.
There will uoI be mors women in
town in the fall han there arc now,
more: The hoop-skirt, which makes
one woman look like two. viii be here
IA the fall.
4 farmers wife may have 70 work
hard. but did you ever see n farmerl
try to firt He usually brings some Of
the children TO town with him and
they keep him busy.
Ever think how little nm engage.
ment ring means7 An Atchison wo-
man has worn four and never been
married. while her sister has never
had any and has been married twice.
Two men were talking today. when
one Of them said Il put the mini.i
mum at one thousand dollars" Where
urCn the other man inquired; Mini.
mum. is that the big or little onel"
If an Atchison man had worked as
hard in learning how TO do something
90 earn a living as he has 10 schemcs
he would be The biggest success in
town instead Of tho biggest failure
Suggestion for titles for coon ongs
= Don't Know Positively, But / Have
Ny Doubts Il May Be WroDe, But
7 Don't Know It II I Ann" We've
I4ssed Your House Atchison Globe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
~
When He Met Her.

James r, Koene is a man Of few
words, but can be as courteous as a
cavalier or es acrldly sarcastic as The
late Mr. Whistler It is told that tho
fnnncier was cornered in his office
orr day by woman with social
economy hobby, who talked away
mach OF his valuable time, aggravat.
ing her offense by punctuatlng hor 10
marks with And know you're a very
husy man" During a half hour Mr.
kaene had not a single chance 10 Get
IN word. 10 yoluable was his visitor
But in telling Of surprise She had
experienced she said:
Why Mr. Keene. my heart was "a
my mouth / couldn't speak
'Marvelousl" exclaimed tho dig op-
orator, rising, Il regret # was not my
pleasure to have met you then"
He bowed her out *
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
The Woman neMItehInn.

"All ladies who come to church 10
III newfashioDed riding hoods ara
desired to be here before divine ser.
vice. lest they divert the attention ot
The congregation.
So read a notice issued by the Ken.
sington yestry hall when RED Rid
mg Hoods" were in vogue. II IS com.
forting 10 know that the Easfe. bon.
uet is not the only church disturbance.
Il ls said that the riding hood. used
by women during Queen Anns's ro.gn
10 protect pillon riders against rain.
furnished the name for the story ot
'titde Red Riding Hood" and that
these hoods made woman so attrac-
tive that the above notice was necess,
Ary TO preserve the dignity Of tho
male portion Of the congregation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
Assent MINDED GROOM
Betrayed eonnubial Secret 10 omni-
eessear Depot Joker.

Al the Union station there Is "a Joker
From time mmemoria that depot has
had tucked away somewhere joker.
This morning young man and young
ady were waiting for train They
were laokiug IN the telliale nervousness
OF the newly wed. aud no one among the
crowd IN the waiting room suspected that
they had just few hours before Gene
mitted matrimony Finally the young
man walked up 10 the Joker and asked.
"Mhat iime does our train leave hon-
eyg" The Joker was equal 10 fhe occa-
sion and he replied I'm gust ton pin-
ufes dearie. The confusion Of he
eouSie told everyone in sight OF their
secret They were spared from further
embarrassment. however lusty Yylps
from she llille black Naf dos di,eriine
the attention 81 the crowd. the hoWls
being ocsasioned by an energetic Kick
froin Traveller. tise coetrIts 81 Whose
lunch baskeI were being Investigated IS
rae hunsry puppy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
FIour Made whI.e b J -.

flsAi MlaAa WNisa iN "a ffeaIls
"If he wears a white cap mes a mll-
ler.".
There we're more than a hundr,d
wesrers OF white caps in the lobby of
the Coates house this morning where
delegates and visitors were arriving
for the annual meeting OF the Frateln~-
ity Of Operative Millers OF America.
The meeting was called 20 order this
afternoon by +. r. Ismert 81 Murphys-
boro. H.. thS president OF the organi-
lation The meeting will last until
Saturday noon, and during this time
the mlHers will see all they can Of Kan
sas City and It's nour nils. besides
watching the operation OF new inYen-
tions for bleaching and analyzing nour
and wheat and listening 70 addresses
made By members Of the organizauon.
The millers are much interested IN
. new process for bleaching and purity
ing dour which Mr. Mueller refers To-
BY passing a current OF gas over TO
brown colored -Four as 1t comes frum
the mill. q method OF bleaching II in-
stantly has been found. No chemist
o. physicist has yet analysed the gas.
il l. generated by bringing 9 aasa
Of electricity In contact with sir under
pressure. The fash o. electricity y
IN reality . miniature fash Of light
ming and tt e believed The same 'hinE
happens 10 uzs air IN smaller way
that takes lace when the AR 's pun
ned dur .aE thunder storm ~ '''
aAsh' Of lightning. This gas y p'e,
c. ,eaily odorlsss and tAsselesa - y :
PASSED over the nouF. The nous z
,Ie.ehed 10 . pure white. when "e'''
reaoire many days under tfe As,A
procoss one Of these maen'nsS -
beeo Installed 10 the oanqo" ''ee' ~.
n ne Coates house. Yhe kaasAR e''
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
EMMETT GREGG PROMOTED
Is Now Assistant Special
Agent of Santa Fe
System.


Emmett Grgg who only a few months
ago was local detective for the
SAINTS Fe. having received q promotion
70 divisia~ ---, gsent hes been
appointed assistant spec al ngent Ter
the entire Santa Fe system with
headquarters at Topeka Mr. Gregg
has been pushsd TO the top in his work
rapidly having won the piace be has
attained through hard and faithful
work The position he now holds is
oae OF the CHEST 20 be given in this
work on IN ralrolh Tbs promotion
Is quite a worthy one and dammt
sirates what ambition and constant
striving olll do for men
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

A doctor IN the coal mining districts
Of Upper sllesia thinks be has dlscoy.
cred 10 coal dust cure for eonsump-
ton. owing to rs drying and dlslnfeet
ing effects On the lung tubercles He
was led 10 investigation by the fact
consumptlye people coming from 9th.
ef regions 10 the neishborhood OF the
mines recover their health.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

A scientific authority says the p0Du.
Tar impression that the stings Of lhs
tarantula and the American eentlpeds
are poisonous are erroneous, bat The
wound lpairsec BY a tarantula is no
forse han a wasp's sting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Russia bought from the United
States in 1903 twenty million dollars
worth Of goods, which Is double tho
average OF previous years. aud sold
The United States nearly eleven NIL
lion dollan worth. which Is an in.
crease Of so per cent over previous
years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

j. L. Egglcston. } q. Harris and J..
A ePrcivaL Of champaign. in. are
guests at the Royal The visitors are
types Of the best young manhood Of H.
linois. possessed Of Keen eye to the
main chance and "a disposition TO put
tobacco in the OLD tobacco b7N.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

from the Logan county high school last
spring have already decided what in
stitutions Of learning they win attend
this fan. Most OF the students will at
tend the territorial institutions, although
several are planning to go 10 Baker uni
veisity, Kansas Among those planning
to so to the Saltwater college are Nal
lelieu and Havergal Wickham, Robcna
Allen, JOHN Rohrer, John Boles and
owen Acton William Keach and Roscoe
shearer win probably go to Baker uui-
versity.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Experiments show enat a person
sroaking IN the open air can be heard
sbont as wen at a distance Of 100 fe !,
"a front as he can at 75 feet q 80
side or 30 feet In the rear
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

AiAll3 AlnfHNi7 NttiNN "t A-iNNtti' pain
Rain and Sun,
Yesterday il was raining
n The skies seemed dark and low
And the east wind al-complainiug
But then did not know
Today the soft rains patter.
The dear winds sing and blow;
No storm can ever matter,
For now. dear heart, ] know
CHARLES Buxtoo Going. in August
smart Set
Elmer Featherngill Of Marshall, vas
here sunday visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert sohlberg are the
proud parents Of baby boy. born sat
urday.
Misses Price. Lowell and Kate sny-
de, lett today Tor several weeks OUT
ina az Pueblo, Colo.
Mrs. W J. Leatherman ana son Leon
ard. ieft this morning for slboney, o r..
Tor a ten days visit
Miss Eula Hayes Is here from Nevada,
No.. visiting her cousins the Misses
.Leetha ana Ethel Kerr
Miss LILLIAN Pratt, who was in the
ci,y saturday and sunday ne guest Of
Aiss Winnie Matchett went 20 Black
Neb this morning
Chaupcey Known Is in me cts from
Toteika visiting Al and mas John
co,iefal IIe has been studying law IA
Rashhum college
ar ana mn W 81 cotterl win hold
lamily reunion tomorrow IA helr farm
northwest of ne ciiy AN 81 tho e.lll-
lren viii bs present.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

The annoal catch Of nsh 10 American
waters .s isae.oooooo pounds. which
represents . money yalse Of ,i1.ls0s
Coo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
TuesdaY.

Ladies Aid society Of the Fhst Meth
odist church meets at four o'clock in
church parlors.
Shakespeare club meets at Carnegie H.
braiy.
Teachers study on lawn at First
Methodist church
Junior Epworih league, First Metho-
dist church. meets at 2.SO o'clock, with
Mrs. Sohonheur
Ladies' Aid society First Christian
church gives trolley party in evening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Miss Maude severly is expected to re-
turn Monday from Excelsior Springs Mo.
where she has BEEN visiting friends and
relatives for several weeks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07


We1t Guthrie for horse, buggy and
plano Can 72i West Warner.
(Flrst Published Ia Ially Leader August
2. l90sl
Notice Of Application ior Liquor License.
Territory OF oklahoma Logan County ss'
Notice Is hereby given that q. e.. stc-
phens has this day fled ln the ofice Of
the County Clerk. n and for said coun-
IS OF Logan. his petition. asking ,hat
"a license b. granted hln 90 scl at re-
tain malt spiriiuous and vnops liQfors
on LOT 10. block l5, Crescent. Do said
County and Territory
if no protest b. nied on on before
August y. iso5 hs petition win be-
sfanted ana nepnHs issued
Witness my hand ana lhs seal oi said
county hereto amazed lhis lih day
~ Aueust 1905
(sEAI9 a. e. TRAPP
County Clerk
8s l. NcknoNA ,qag
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Mrs. A. NJ Bennett and daughter. Miss
Blanche, viii return IN a few days from
"A summer vacation trip spent al Em-
poria and other places In Kansas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

AT the First Methodist church sunday
morning, Miss Maude Goodrich sang
very sweetly al the Sunday school.
pretty arrangement Of "Of Such is the
Kingdom Of Heaven"
Mrs. T. b. Ferguson and son Trad
have returned from waneeta, Kansas
whore they attended the marriage
Thursday. of Mrs Ferguson's sister
Miss Verna shartel to Mr., n. J Allen
The Ladies Aid society OF the First
Methodist church will hold special
meeting tomorrow afternoon lp the ,ar-
lors Of the church The presldea, de-
siros that an the members be present.
Prof and Mrs. Fredcrol, Mills Ross
and little daughter Marion are expected
10 return soon from their summer vs,ca-
tion trip, which was spent on the north
ern lakes They are now at Spirit lake.
Wis
Reverend j. W. NfcAtce. wife and son
John Geary VIII go 90 Blackwell In a
few weeks Rev, McAtee win instruct in
English at the Blackwell Baptist coli
lege during the coming school year The
term opening Monday september 5th.
The ladies' Aid society of the First
Christian church viii give a trolley party
Tuesday evening 10 the members and
frieds OF the church Two cars have
been chartered ard win be al the conner
Of Noble avenue and Oak street no hair
past seven O'Clock 20 take the party over
the city.
Il will be quite a disappointment 10
the friends Of Prof J. Gerald Mraz 20
learn that the date Tor his appearing at
Miss Hagars recital is indefinite. The
violin upon which Prof Mraz plays is "a
very old ana valuable one, aud recently
came unrlued The work OF repairing
the instrument IA very delicate as great
care must be used In the mending 50 as
not TO iniure the tone Of the instrument
Professor Mraz carefully boxed the sio-
lin and sent Il to Chicago. where ex-
peris are putting It together
a.. s.-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
Wednesday.

WVuWtaUdJs
lclks dance al Electric park.
Womans Foreign Missionary society
meets with Mrs. J. W. Brown, sO2 North
First street
Miss oine sherer enterains Queen Es-
thor circle
Mrs w ID. Herod entertains Karten-
.spiel club at her home, 507 East Spring
er avenue. In the afternoon
Ladies Aid society First Christian
Fumow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
PERSONAL
Mention.

j. T. Finch is here from Oklahoma
City
IT, j. Gross. OF cash,on ia here on
business
L. Il Martin is in The civ from
Chandler
Dr. A. s. Bronson. Of Paris. Texas
Is i'm the city
Tor few days
r. a. Kanam is hon. fr,u t5,,..,,
Miss Winnie oldsor, d.. h.,o ,..,,, Asa,
d.,l,a visitine ro,,tt,ls
I,pes l,bs,ty o,s AZ c.,.A.
bcre from parry spnd,y
an, IN mo r,,1,.i .t,, ''' ''
~
,, ,
,.' ''' '''''''"'''i '',s ''N,o g por
i'''''Uo" ''o VIC oi ohlanool'
0''S' "''' VISITORS =" 'ne Guy sunday
's'''' i'o'' "'''nEo in th' >Hy sun
''S
Mrs Hunter and three daushters. Ber-
ina, oeorgo and Mabel were hero from
Al G. HiNon agent for tho 81 Louis.
El Reno and Western at El Reno, spent
sunday n Guthrie
~ ~ D' """s ''n u'Ss 'ooN''s
'''''
United states Marshal W. - Fossett
- ILL.,, ". 80 'P !"
c,,.,
,,,,, '",
-, "''' s'"'
lel'''o'l"l guests an the hoyal hotel
looay were r. H. Pa'tea' Edmond w
~ fono'N' iioidenN'liei X. IS Wot'en'
On'oA'sh'
Editor Casey Of the Perry Republican,
was iu the city yesterday afternoon lie
says that the Perry fans are pulling for
ne Senators IN the baseball rennant
hight.
Mrs Nathan Rozcy was here from
Train FOR Perkins TO be with her brother
Ernest Boone, who is quite III with ty-
phoid Fever.
homa ciy y. o Dexter okeemah' v.
p. Rugh Oklahoma Cityi Funn Math-
ews' Mangum
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

During the last der .de American 81,
oarLa p ChIna have -. -.-.-..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

AZ Carnegie library today the Follow
ing visitors were registered
Miss Alyce Casey. Lincoln. Neb
Mrs George Reed. Ulysses. Neb
Whit Broden, Slayden Texas
w J. Han, Lockridge. Okla
Mary r. Sheed, Fort Worth
W. r. Williamson, Emporia Kas.
y. B. Payne. Douglas. Okla
e. J. Thomas, Marshall
W J. Holt Shawnee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

AT the First Methodist church Sunday
morning, Miss Maude Goodrich sang
very sweetly az the Sunday school,
pretty arrangement Of "Of Such is the
Kingdom of Heaven"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
SOCIAL cALENpAn.
Monday

Cambridge club annex meets at Car
negie library Mrs. J. j. Abel win con-
duct reading OF "Pippa Passes"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

The memorial services hcld sunda, af-
teuodn at the First CnnstIan church
by the w C. u IT, m memory of the
iate state preikient Mrs, Dorothy j.
Cieyeaud were wen attended. dcslic
the uunN orahlc weather conditions The
church auditorium was nicely decorated
with flowers green foliage aud hass
A handsome picture OF Mrs Cleveland
presented to the union at the El Reno
convention was displayed amia The flo
RAJ tributes. IN addition to the regular
program. Rev. W. A, HUMPHREY gave "a
thoroughly enjoyable ,alk having known
Mrs. Cleveland personally for number
of years. Rev S. *. Ventress sang "a
pleasing arrangement Of "Leud Kniy
Light" Hiss Della runSm playing the
pipe organ accompaniment The m isic
by The church choir was especially enjoy
able
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Mrs. r. J. Best gave a very dclght-
dnner party Thursday afternoon az six
O'Clock at her pleasant home The guests
We're. MI and Mrs. Edgar Powers. Mrs.
}. J. Raymaker Miss Stella Raymaker
Miss Bessie Van Duyn Of Indiana, and
MI Charley Vanduyn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

several Of the student. that graduated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Mr. G. L. Rice spent sunday visiting
his brother at Meridian
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07
Friday

Happy Hoppers dance at Electric park.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Mrs. T. b. Ferguson and son Trad
have returned from Waneeta, Kansas
where they attended the marriage
Thursday, of Mrs. Fergusons sister
Miss Nerna shartel TO Mr., y. J Allen
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Chauncey Known in me cts from
|Toteka visiting All aad ms John
co,icial lle has been studying LAW "a
Reshhau collese
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Miss Lillian Pratt, who was in the
BITS saturday and sunday ne eues, OF
Aiss Winnie Matchett went 20 Black
well this morning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Miss Eula Hayes Is here from Nevada,
No.. visiting her cousins the Misses
Leetha ana Ethel Kerr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-07

Sheriff T. y Martin of Lincoln coun-
iy passcd through Guthrie sunday en
route 90 Hutchmsol Kansas, to arrest
"a man who is wanted at Chandler for
disposmg of mougag,d property shcr
in Martin a % hard worker Lincoln
county should feci proud Of him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-24

1t really begins to look as though
Act so were destined to prove fatal
to the County Act. Act SO is the en-
abling act, intended to provide funds
for carrying the provisions of the
County Act into effect, and there is
a defect in the very first section Is
it-a most serious defect. the section
reads:
Section /. Fifty per centum of the
total amount of poll and school taxes
and taxes on property and incomes,
collected in each county, shall be
paid by the Treasurer of the Terri
tory to the Treasurer of such county"
Now, the schools are a thing with
which the counties have nothing
whatever to do. Consequently, the
school tax fund is thing with which
the counties have nothing whatever
to do. The school tax, differing in
that from the road and poll tax, is
a special tax collected for special
purpose. 1t is collected under the pro-
visions of Section 1900 of the Revised
Laws, which section is among the old
Hawaiian laws reenacted by the pro-
visions of the Organic Act. The Sec
ton reads:
School Tax. An annual tax of two