The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-25

JAY Cltrh. All fofuer residents OF THIS
city TAG letter states that the ;w0 ftu-
lilies live together ana that they sought
out Mr. and Mrs Fowler 8nd entertained
them most delightfully."-. Guthrie was
sWamped" with editors and the people
opened their homes tc them The letter
have a big business Rhpe and are put
ting up two elevators now on the Santa
Fe near Guthrie.
G. v. Fowler IN Frankfort undD
Times. The Guthrie meeting was the
largcs. congress OF editors ever assem-
bledin national convention, and rie
meeting was one Of the most interesting.
Eve ~ state in the Union was represent
ed by one or more delegates. Guthrie
did herself proud in entertaining the
visitors After the hotels were filed
private homes were opened and every
on Of the editors was royalty entertained
Winchester QndD Journal II took
about 30 hours from the time left
home TO arrive In this city ! had not
been Ia the city over an nour and wuile
looking over the office Of the Royal
Hotel ! was suddenly tapped on the
shoulder and ON looking around / was
amnzed TO see clyde Martin son Of
Jahnny 3. Martin Of this city. who bad
come here ior his health and from his
looks think this climate Is agreeing
with him. lie said he had been located
IN This city ever since he had ioft home
last winter and that he was getting
along nicely.
IL must be remembered that this elty
is hut sweet sixteen" ON the 22nd Of
April, 1859. the famous run was made
ana at night fan 5000 persons had
been ianded 10y many different ways on
this town site The city IS toautifullv
located on low hills. and surrounding
scenery Is picturesque. On the last
evening at $3.50 the Scottish Rite Mosuns
gave the National Editorial association
a reception at their new temple and it
was an entertainment that would have
done credit to the great cities Of our
country The new masonic temple here
is said 10 lee the finest building IN the
world devoted exclusively TO Masonry.
Think of that i'm q territory only sixteen
Years old and in "a city oil 2S.01O people.
This temple is indeed beautiful cdi-
flee. nobly planned and constructed
spacious and most admirably adapted TO
the needs for which IL was devised, eich
IN It's Furnishings and splendid IN it's
article perfection The Masons eNhipi-
ted some Of their beautiful and impress
sive scenery ina repertoire OF scenes.
strikirgly beautiful and impressed the
audience with which the serious and the
great work II the MasopC order
The last act was the crowning cli-
max OF She evening rogram. The male
quartet rendeTe the star spaneled
amer dressed In new uniforms Miss
Pearl Rhodes Of the city Dire ssed ia
utmg costume prOtrayed the GODDESS Of
Liberty adding beauty TO the scene.
After the program an Informal rccep-
ton was held In the spacious halls and
fol an hour or so the guests mini.led
with hosts and passed the remainder OF
the evening in very njoyahl manner.
Ihe aHair was one OF the most elaborate
and successful social funCtions ever given
in tho history OF the territory and an
Impression was made on the visitors
that will not soon bc forgotten
IN iact all the secret societies have
up-to-date lodge rooms While ] did
not have the pleasure Of visiting the
Others EXCEPT tNc 'slks WnO we're keep
ing open mouse during our stay and
the way they entertained their visitors
wlli long be remembered, for they never
DO things by halves. The visitors at this
lodge were looked after by Major Henry
Peatecost. formerly "a New Castle, boy
and he was GLAD TO see anyone from
Inoiara.
one thing that strikes visitor at
Guthrie is the fact that, II is 80 th,r--
oughly city Of homes
Logansport Ond) Phoras: one Of the
events witnessed In our Itinerary through
The territory was a wild west show on
the open prairie, near Bliss. TIE en'er-
tainmeht az this place was furnished by
a company known az the Miller Bros
who either own or have ieaser 81 600
acres Of land. The entortam.mant was
given on SUNDAY u which lew made
protest, but there were 81. o9c people 10
witness the program, which consisted
OF much such a show as Buffalo i3nl
gives The editors were fed on buffalo
meat from the carcass OF an animal mat
had been killed the day before The
strange thing about the event was that
verything was conducted ga an orderly
way, There was no manifestation OF
runianlsn and not drunk man was
seen. TIE ranch Is w the Ponca reservl
tion where the government prnhilhts me
sale Of liudoT. TWO herds o. buffalo were
chased about the enclose. n.ctappi by
cowboys for a short time but no crut4cy
was shown them
have met "A good many Indiana peo-
pie out here They still love old lndiqna
and are glad TO meet Indiana people We
are under personu obligations TO Mr.
and Mrs. j. NJ Brooks, for Kindness
shown us while soiourninE IN Guthrie.
Oakland City Und.3 Journal: We
left Guthrie with regret We are
especially indebted to Mr. r. B. Lille
ana Miss Thompson.
Winchester Gnd) journal.
The Leader Is the oRe Of the three lead
ing papers OF Oklahoma. Credit
is due +. II. Greer OF the Capital and
Frank Psouty In connection with the ~
=. a. Mr. Greer has been IN Guthrie
since The Openiun and the Copltal plaut