The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-17

ths g o. p. around that pafi Of the tor-
rltory rs well as here ard elsewhere.
Poaca city Democrat: When a ssouth-
lerner gets big appointment from the
federal government we often find that
& it ia northera man who moved down
there ana carried his carpet bag with
him.
worchester journal A merchant at
Wellington received goods from Ham
I burg Germany. on which the rate from
Hamburg to Kansas city was 81 ceuts.
( From Kansas city 70 Wellington, one
twentieth Of the other distance over
level prairie, It was Y centcs DO you
wonder that people are getting little
suspicious Of the old argument put up
by the roads Tint they are losing
money
Manchester (Grant Coz Journal We
see no reason why oklahoma farms
should not advance from $500 70 $1,000
per year per quarter section for the
next fiye years. Good farming hands in
I this country ate wen worth slcO per
acre, and that wlli be The ruling price
before the people are aware Of a..
There Is more money to be made in hold
ing onto an Oklahoma farm now thau
there was five years ago, and the price
has doubled In the last FIVE years
Lexington Leader What's that-.con-
gress to pass bill making II crime TO
rob an Iadsan2 Tut. tut. Reform is al
right, but isn't this carrying it to an
: unreasonable extreme2
Norman Transcript: The appointment
Of Postmasters at EI Reno. Alys, Guthrie
and Mulhall still hangs fire. although
( the commissions OF an the present IN
eu,nbents have expired, several Of them
months ago.
: Norman Transcript. Nobody seems
10 want our Territory" said ex-Delegate
b. s. Roaey OF New Mexico 'and
there Is no telling where we win
have landed by the time statehood fight
Is SERTED. Our status as uncertain as
that Of ah old negro Sc ne once heard
1 Of. Somebody asked him whom he be-
longed to, An don't know. snh he
replied Ole. lnarse he upstairs pIayln'
pokah,
Saltwater Progress: Il has finally bSeh
determined that John Embry IS an hon
est man and he has been re-appointed as
district attorney The president is to be
congratulated on Ending al least ons
such in Oklahoma.
saltwater Progress: No. Susie. the
statehood bin has not passed yet There
Is a political convention IN Indiana this
week and Senator Beveridge has to go
there aud lei a speech gallon forth; ANA
the statehood bin can wal. anyhow Il
Is used to it.
Perry Republicans: The city council
OF Iawton has voted Jake Harmon.
Republican politician $3.50 for SER
vices and expenses while in Washington
this winter wording for the big city OF
the southwest. This is the first time in
our history whera a lobbyist has come
home 10 receive anything but a roast,
II is quite refreshing but possibly Jake
played square with bis people which is
also a rarety IN such cases
Mulhau Eatar9ilae Several of the
business men Of Mulhan got together az
the store Of Gray Brothers hast Friday
evening and discussed Informally the
matter OF getting together ia the interest
OF the town ami trade exension. a mo-
ion Was made and csrried 70 adjourn 10
meet at the city ham Friday might the
18th At witch time ths business mems
ofgaaization already in existence VIII be-
examined into. and without doubt new
officers elected and the organization put
70 work for the material interest OF All.