The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-17

saicm fOre) Gazcltc Nineteen days
nihe roud and never spent but one
nignt In A4tatt ls the experience OF
Albert Toziff, who has iust returned
ffo.n the annual lheetilE of the National
Iui.orlil uss slciation. uniOh was held ln
repprts an excellent and most success
tnl meedne which was concluded Win
Delighted aga educational Junkeung
tilp through Okhihomi. indian . territory
ickIs. New Mexico, and thc meeting
vii. oe held next year during june Ht
indianapolis Ind. There were three
contcsutnts Tor The coatcfftion. and.
.ilinots.2 "a was unders.0vd the 81.
lOlls meeting in 1904 thul l4sbury punk.
n :. was 20 SECURE the 1906 convention.
Concy Island also made strong bid
for it with the result that compromise
was made upon Indianapolis.
LAS ar educational trip. said Mr.
Tower "the Oklahoma convention corid
scarcely be beaten There is g seat
deal ui push ald enterprise IN that new
territory, ana being such q young couu-
try. 10 my mind 81 would be- AN ideal
place ioi young man tO So 20 seek his
fol .inc ia hu.. ing up AN industry Tor
himself The erand exhibition Of cow
Bay Skin ii rldinE. r0uauing-uP and iop-
ing Wild cattle, Ia whch cowgirl made
The record of foping and tieing q steer
la "a seconds. the buffalo barbecue and
inGhn exhibition given upon the prair-
II. was the best and most entertaining
nOnter exhibition that has over been htld
in tho country outside Of "A circus. A
large arlnitheatcr Covering an area OF
-four miles square, Win lmprC Used
seats upen three siues. WAS capable ~
seating $4,000 people but there were a
great many more than that number
which witnessed the exhibia ~ standing
ND. This event termina icd the bar
bt cue OF two bulfal0cs which was e
great Success. and the prepared meats
were served 20 the gathered ihousaads.
Astoria fOrc.) Daily Budget: with the
prescncc or The members OF the National
Editorialassociation In the city and the
numerous passengers from the st Paul
which arrived Ia from san francisco to-
day. the souvenir stores dld good busl-
ness and likewise advertised .storA4 TO
a considerable extent
Ottumwa dowa) Courier. Guthrie
welcomed the editors with an OPEN
hearted hospitality such as Is seldom met
with and never forgotten 10 rake care
Of a party Of nearly 500 people for two
days and nights Is big task for a city
Of less than 10000 innattants ana Il Is
needless 20 say that the best homes Of
the city were opehed 70 the members Of
IN party
Less than sixteen years ago. there
was rot house standing where todlty
is built Guthrie The population Of
the city az tho last territorial census
taken In the spring OF 1904. was q l2y.
i Is disiinctivelv a city Of beautiful
homes, Il - city Of culture and re-
hncment IL has six rarge school
buildings, |. has county high school
building costing S50U0u and q large
Cnth'dtc convent II has q 100000 Car
negie hbrary and 1t has magnificent
MasoAic Temple erected and equipped
by the scottish Rite Conslstory of ok
Alnoma and indian Territory al a tost
Of Ses.ooe This Is one Of The finest
Masonic structures IN the United states.
Guthrie has u new city hall, receidlN
completed an q cost OF g35 900 The
Federal government is now erecting q
100000 building for use as postonice
and United states court Guthrie has
an excellent street car iinc and the cdi-
lors when there were assured that with
IN thirty days, work will bgiu on an in-
ftr- urban electric line to run from Guth-
iie. south TO Oklahoma City. Seventeen
church buildings are TO h. seen IN the
city 1fGuthrle some OF them handsome
brick and stone structures that would
DO credit 10 "a city OF 100. 900 Guthrie
has nine railways With th.rty-two iEe-
senEer trains IN and OUT of the city zach
1daN. In fact Guthrie Is surprise 90
everybody who stops 90 consider that the
city Is but sixteen years Of age and that
Sefcnteen years ago therS was not a rer-
son living where the town nov is cr any
PORTION of The country adjacent thereto.
All tho business district ard a part OF
the residence streets are paved with Nit-
rihed brick and the entire city Is COW
cred with Il, perfect sanitary sew e-lcf
system. u has an electric plant. $3.50
600 was plant that furnishes dollar gas
4 90 the citire citN; TWO telephone aNs.
,emS with nearly 1000 telephones in ace
/ i've use. While Guthrie has nniy beer
designated as the Temporary capital o
4 the territory, vet the opinion prevail,
ihnt d Hill be made the permanent capi.
iid an honor which the prOsrcssiVenes.
and public spirit Of its people render
emineaily deserving.
We guet Arthur Kroescr formerly oi
I Otumwa here Ho with his father. D
kroeger owns fine iarm miles from
Guthrie.