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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
COTTON LETTER

New Orleans Nov 5-Liverpoo offered
every announcement to the upholdiug
of prices today iobbers buying with the
hope that the market had about touched
bottom and as "a result values Ia tho
English market at one time were about
eight points higher than Saturdays clos
ing.
Weather in the south remained rav-
orabe however, and receipts continued
to run on a liberal scale asrivals at am
ports for Tie day estimate at 6S 900 W.
$1,000 Inst year and $1,000 year before.
since Friday about 12S.000 versus 10000
and 100000 year before last
American operators took different
view of the situation realizing that the
longer the spell OF foir weather the
more promising We're chances for large-
cop as such conditions would not but
permit the maturing OF a great deal OF
late cotton. the opening VI which IS so
essential to the making of q large yield.
AT any rate. there was no disposition of
"a general character to support the mar
ket afte- the opening whi,h was n Snade
lower than the closing Of last week, but
buying Tor investment in a certain quar-
ter IN early hours Of the day attracted
attention and in a measure prevented
values from working lower.
Mo-o attention was paid to the census
ginners report expected mkt Thursday
and a canvass Of New YORK and New
Orleans revealed the fact that traders
were looking fo- a total ginaed 90 No
vember 1st of about 6,S5O 600 bales. the
lowest estimate being 650o,Oo0 aud the
highest Z 200 600 bales.
The election OF representatives, to the
sixtieth United states congress, neces-
sarily viii be a holiday "a the majority
of states and there win be no New York
session or New Orleans This viii leave
traders but one day mo-e. next Wednes-
day, to consider a repo.t that should
have much bea ing ON the p-o. "ble sise
OF the crop. II the report should show
less than 6.Ste,J0O bales ginned tc Mo-
vembe- 1st, a buliish construction might
be placed upon IL. but il the actual fig-
ures are higher tsan the expected aver
age Of 6.s5O, coo. a lower market is not at
all unlikely, Il only temporary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
THE LEADERS, SPECIAL
EDITION PLEASED PEOPLE
Exhaustive Review of Rusi-
ness Interests Many Coz
les Mailed to the East.

There was a rush last night and all
through today for The Leaders
special constitutional cOnventionin-
dustrial special number issued yester.
day. The edition pleased all the bust
ness men 1t was novel, unique and
filled the bill Thousands Of copies
have been mailed out. An edition Of
$4,000 was printed; Of this number the
Santa Fe passenger department pur-
chased 5000 copies Local merchants
were immensely pleased
"Just the thing" said J, S. Lyon,
Il want 20 compliment The Leader,
The special edition showed up the
town in good shape" said Mr. ed
Petersen.
Best paper ever ISSUED in Guthrie
to set forth business advantages, "
said ". r. Walker.
"The edition win attract attention,
said Mayor Duke.
The Leader regrets that two OF
three firms failed TO get into the list
OF writeHps. but these viii be care,
for later
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
ROLLER POLO
Opening et coliseum Rink Tomorrow
Might Premises to BE Interesting,

The opening OF the Roller Polo season
OF Coliseum nix tomorrow night proml-
ses 10 be a most interesting perform
ance ever here in indoo- athletics.
Al the o7eni the Guthrie team plays
the Enid teai and the game will be in
tercsting fro start TO haish. Manager
Jones assured the Leade- that no
pains or expense have been s1ared in tho
selection OF a team for Guthrie and as
the wo-k Of the league progresses aver
the state this winter Guthrie people VIII
not be chagrined by seeing the Gu hro
team bringing M the tan end Of the
list bu3 viii rathe- he gratihed By seeing
Guthrie take It's correct position az the
head Of the column, or az worst a close
second.
Every member Of the Guthrie team is
professional player Of years expert
ence. ana most Of them have records for
fine work IN eastern leagues. When 4 Is
considered that the salary of the lowest
man IN the team Is $40 per week and up
to SIS per week it viii be seen that az
EFFORT has been made 20 Eet the best
IN addition 10 this TIE team Wnl b.
strengthened from time 20 time.
Those who witness the game tomorrow
night VIII ses the fastev' dnest aad
n..at tErflffnre ..a.... ~.Ia.aa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
UNIQUE SCHEMES
TO EYADE LAW
Every Known Ruse is Em-
ployed in Smuggling Whis-
Ky Into New State

Muskogee, /. T., Nov. Cit would
seem that the ingenuity OF the boot
logger in Indian Territory is mex.
haustble Their resourcefulness Is a
constant chapter OF surprises, and
each new scheme to eyade the law
and get a drink or two into the for
hidden land seems more clever than
tho last one.
w. Il. Johnson, who is doing special
work to break up the bootlegging
business, has just discovered deal
that has, apparently been going on for
a long time. and has, doubtless. been
the means OF introducing thousands
of gallons OF liquor into the territory.
Fort Smith Is the base Of operations
tor bootleggers for the eastern half
Of the territory, It is against the law
for express companies to ship liquor
into the territory but It is not against
the lawi for them to carry II through
to some point in another state, SO
some ingenious expressman devolved
the scheme of billing express from
Fort Smith TO Evansville Ark, via
Stilwell The simplicity of this
scheme was charming and effective.
To send booze by express this way
meant that Il would have 10 go to
StiiweIl, l. A., and then on into Evans
vile. The fact that there was no ex-
press office at Evansville caused eX-
press messengers TO put of goods
billed In this way at Stilwell, as tls4t
was an far as they could go, and the
goods were labeled via Stilwell,' All
a bootlegger had 10 do was TO order
whisky at Fort Smith shipped to him
at Evansville, Ark, by way of Still
well. Then he went 10 Stilwell, and
when the liquor was put on there he
could 80 and get IT, II there hap
penod to be a United States marshal
hanging around he let the liquor
alone. and the marshal could not con
fscate it. as It was in transit billed
out OF the territory. SO the boot
logger waited until the marshal left
Il took Johnson a long time 20 hs,..'
out thai via sui4 NJ trick, bu
when IL dawn,d Gu him he proceeded
to smash all the kooze in sight and {
practical and profitable plan was frus
traied, and the thirst around Sulwel
has been growing ever since
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
CHICAGO Markets,
Wheat.

Chicago. Nov 5.--T7adins in the wheat
pit was lifeless and sentim snt was beav-
ish all day. The inactivity wac largely
due to the reluctance Of traders to open
new accounts I'm hte face Cf holidaJ.
The main influence of tts situation how
ever was the condition in the sor'cr
wheat territory. Weather IN the north
west was much more favorable for the
movement and It was clau7cl lat II tho
railroads would furnish cars hipment'
would Increase materially. one report
from Minneapolis declared that the crop
in North Dakota as indicated by thresh-
ing returns Is cunning much large thar
has been estimated outside OF this
there was little IN the news OF the dag
TO influence the market.
Clearances Of wheat and flour We're
equal 90 $50. 900 bushels. The amount
on passage decreased $1,000 bushels and
the visible supply increased $4,000 bush
els. Primary receipts We're i,270,00
bushels against 1.O6s.OOO bushels In 't
year. Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts Of 955 cars against s54
cars last week and 1916 cars one year
ago.
oats.
Weakness prevailed In tNe eo-n PVT on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

selling by several lacge commission
houses. Weather conditions were favol
able for the eroo movements and reeeiv-
ing houses -eported an increase in coun-
try acceptances. Local receipts were
larger and the estimate for tomorrow
was for still moge liberal arrivals. The
weakness OF wheat had also some effec-
on the com market The close was weak
Local receipts were 500 cars with 137
cars OF contract grade.
corn.
Despite the easie- toae Of wheat ani
corn the OATS mav&et was firm. Com
mission houses aad cash iaterests we e
active bidders an day, but offerings We're
not large. The market closed nrm. Local
receipts were 27S ea7s.
Provisions.
The provisions market vas weak on
general selling. which was based upon a
decline Of 5 to 10 cents in the price OF
live hogs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

The enrolment this year has proven
larger than expected and az the schools
are in a ve-y crowded condition the
board deemed it necessary 70 employ
additional teachers Allss Fernandes, OF
the saltwater schools, was hi-ed TO take
charge Of the first grade at a monthly
salary OF $50. Miss Luella Calm was
selected TO take charge or the fourth
grade az $i5 q month, aad Miss Kate
Duck, of Saltwater was employed 10
take charge Of the seventh g-ade at a
salary OF $50
The following teachers salaries We're
raised: Miss Rece. from $50 TO sos; Miss
swartz, from $3.50 to $50, ana Miss May
Calvert f.om Si5 to 1880
Miss Lida Lohr was employed az sub
sttute to2eher for Central school
The total schol enrolment now reaches
i,2S6, and tbs number Of teachers is
forty-eight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
FAMOUS STRIKE BREAKERS.

The most famous strike breakers in
the land ara D. Kings New Ike pins
When live- and bowels 20 on strike, the ?
quickly settle the trouble, and the puri-
flying work goes right on. Best cure Tor
constipation headache ana dizziness.
25c az an druggist
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) noblnsn.s saraaIn -abIs.
TEAcHEAs ~ RAIsE.
soard Of Edueation increases Salaries In
several Instances.

The boasI met last nighl IN Central
l,choo building with an members p.es-
eaf except Rnllngs ane Faquharson.
Vice President Dr q. r. cotteTal pres
sided IN the absence Of President Far
onharson. MONTH"; bills 70 the amount
- llaa nara alloNaa ana ordered nald.
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"CUnion of Indian Territory and
Oklahoma into new state)
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The rIarkets.

(Morkets close at 2 O'Clock each day Ths
Leader quotations are strictly correct
to the closing period)
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST Between Daily Leader ofiee ami
Santa Fe depot, book belonging 10
Earl Underwood. Finder please retprn
10 Leade. office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

Whenever you have anv sympathy 70
bestow. direct It towcrds the young W.
man who never used HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea Or Tablets SIS cents. c. K.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

INVEST y0tr ume-it Is better than
20 merely SPEND A. A itte Of Il IN
vEsTED every few days IN answering
want ads Win often lead . divldends
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
Q Q 8 . Q Q 9 . . Q 8 9 Q . . Q
roDAYs COTTON MARKET
c Q Q c @ % c Q c 0 9 c Q G Q
Edward moyse & CO.'S

Edward Moyse & Co.'s
Cotton Crop Estimate.
New York Nov 4.-Thc normal
date Of frost having passed, it is now
possible tc form an 'dea Of the cot
ton yield and we take pleasure i'm
presenting herewith our estimate by
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
SPECIAL EDITION.
Can Be Secured at Leader Counting
Room.

Copies Of The Leaders specia,
edition may be secured at The
Leaders counting room. at 10c the
copy. Papers are wrapped for mall
ing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

A sour stomach. bad breath a pasty
complexion and other consequences OF
dlsordered digestion are quickly -e-
moved by the use OF Rings Dyspepsia
Tablets. Two days treatment free. sold
by j. ~ Wallace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06

The best $500 Shoe for Men and Wo-
men In outhrle.--RohInsons
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Bring the children for a good
time.
General admission so cents
and 25 cents. Reserved seats at
Douglas store Thursday p. m,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
The
Cowboy
Girl

Big Company of
Dramatic Payers
Chorus of Show Girls
Scenic Production Throughout
If You Don't See It. You Lose
Prices -25c, 85c, SOC and 75c
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Prices-15c. 25c, 35c, & SOC
Seats on sale at Post Onice
Dug Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
oats,

Weakness prevailed in re eorn PIT on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
Nothing Like Leather
WHEN WELL PUT TOGETHER

That's idea and from the many many pairs of shoes
we sell that's the idea Of the buying public
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-11-06
6be Great
SAW MILL SCENE

Watch for the Big .rarade
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

an I've taken the twenty-second de-
gree
| We got the handy hitter to stay over
| night, an after supper he got us AL
/ falfas all in the smokin' room and we
/ began to swap thrilIin' experiences on
the ball field. And Pinch Hobbs leads
off with the story of Tim McGinniss'
! dog ketcher Bounce. that could ketch
any pitcher, no matter how swift, and
how l put him out o. time by droppin'
a tomcat onto his back in a close game
once with a Teller Slidin' in from third
/ Then Gibbsey lights butt an says.
That reminds me O. the elephant
ketcher that the SaturnS tried one sea-
SON He'd ketch with his trunk an
/ throw with 1T like lightnin'. An he
cd bat. GOSH how he could soak 'em
OUT He'd ketch the. bat in his trunk
an up to the plate an hit 'em so hard
the ball I'D rarely ever be found. II
was great sight to see him sIidin' to
bases. Nobody never tried to block him
off. He got a clear path. An then he
had trick o hidin' the ball n under
his ear that was very good. He had
to quit, though
'Why?" says Pinch.
He got bad habit o. stampin' the
home plate out O. sight into the ground
whenever anybody was runni0' in I'm
third. They'd slide in. an not touch
the plate. o course, cause il wasn't
there. He got warned for that, but
kept it up, an finally they released
him."
There was a dead silence. Josh didn't
seem to want to let any ArkanSaw
circuit lay over the CorndropDers. so
he started in an told the story of the
nine of Cinnamon that played ball
backwards out in the Delvin' desert of
Doubledee. That seemed to impress the
seeker Of stars. an he allowed that
we'd had middlin' good lot of expe-
riences for Kansas people. An then
he says:
Il never was so discouraged. though,
as 1 was the time the Flea River beat
us out of the championship o Lumf-
nary county. You see. the Flea river
flows down between Planet an I.u-
minary counties, an it's got a reputa-
ton o never bein' where it's supposed
to be. like the animile it's named for
A Teller takes a jag O cotton down to
the dock one night, say, and goes down
the next mOrnin to see the steamer
take it off He's just as liable TO see
his cotton on an island in the middle
o the stream as where he left it an
more liable to find that the rivers left
him an he's got to go an hitch I'D an
drag ii a couple o. miles further To
where the river has chased itself
We'll, we Jupiters wanted the cham
peenShip o LuminaTy county bad, so
we challenged the Oroins, an DIaved
'em on their grounds, in Luminary /
county. We beat 'em, to Z. after a
tough game. an was gOin' home when
we met farmer.
He asked us how we came out. an /
we tOldhim.
q" 'Hurroo for the champeens O. I
Luminary county says one
I'VE all yelled. an then he saws:
d" Guess you mean Planet county,
says he. You want pIayin' in In /
minary county. The river switched this
aft noon, an you're now in Big Dipper
township. Planet county
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| which was right. The river had
heard about us wantin' the champeen-
snip and had beat us to it. So the
next week we arranged to play the
Lunlnary's championship again, an
burned If the same thing didn't happen
over again. We won the champeen-
ship of Planet county, that wasn't
! "oIIn chuckS, again, an lost the Lu-
minary pennant, which we wanted.
NOT daunted, We tried it once more
! ana burned if the same thing didn't
! happen again. This time the Orions
/ was ahead all the tenth innin' and the
/ river was fowfn' placidly between us
1 an Pianet county But when we bat
| tea out Vict'ry in the 'Ieventh, burned
\ II the old Flea didn't switch its floods
an put EN- between us an Lumfnary
county before we cd git three men out
III their half. My. but we was discour-
aged.
Peculiar river" says Josh, with a
sound in his voice like he was when
| mes goln' to release somebody
REGULAR says GetemWhenyouneed
EN- EN-. REGULARS no name for it. That
happened five times an we finally gave
up in disgust
Where'd you fetch up after the fifth
game, says Pete Browne. in Injun
Funny thing about that" says the
Arkansaw guy. 4 sh'd a told you that
Lumlnary county was a very wide
county, an Planet county was very
narrow When them five games was
over they were jist equaI-exact.'
Ihen you never got the champion
ship you wanted?" says Pinch
Yes; we finally got in by playin' I'D
the mountains in the other side o. Lu-
mlhary county. We won the game by
a half run. Funny, that. You see
Inc yell that went up I'm us Alfalfas
shook the house an set the glasses on
the table, jinglin' an the dorgs bariin'.
Hold on says Pinch. 'Lemme ask
you somethin'. Didn't the Orions have
you in the first half O. the ninth in
Yep"
And then you fellers made it a tie?"
AN in the tenth you got them out.
an they got two of your men out. an
your heaviest hitter come up?'
Yep. Sam Wilkins it was Where
Wait An then he hit the ball such
a swat it broke in two, an hale went
out o the lot an the left fielder. LAWN
deep. ketched the other half?''
Yep Bill Simms was playin' left
that day
An the empire called the batter half
out an gave you the game, 21a to I?''
Exactly. Where in thunder did you
hear that?"
In an almanac" yells Pinch. Forty
years before you was born, You can't
sell that story here. You better mosey
on. after that pair o luminous bah
players, OrAweH. the rivers don't
change between innin's IN this state.
You might get a victim
Hold on says Josh No Whence.
won't stand fer it. But. Gibbsy. wot
degree have you taken in the Concaten-
ated Order O. Handy Hitters ."
''Twenty-secOnd," says he. sweIIin'
out his chest.
Then I move" says Josh. that this
Alfalfa bunch now administers the next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

US famous Alfalfas had won the pen
nant in the COrndrOpper's league three
years in succession, when one day
Getemwhenuneedem Gibbs broke in OF
us.
The way it come about was that he
walked into the Alfalfa's house one
eVenfn' an says:
Excuse me, but what league has
this town got a ball into?"
He was showed u group of the Alfal-
fas who were smOkin' and talkin' over
the days game, and he come over an
says:
I'm looI1fn' for undetermined
shortsOp an a leather-headed ketcher.
Have any o you gents seen 'em7"
No, we hadn't never seen 'en. Wed
heard Of 'em. though. They belonged
to a nine in the AII-Star league in Ar
kansaw. We told him we understand
that this interestin pair o ball players
had persisted in a volcano that broke
out in the middle o a game down
there once.
'Shucks," says ne. Everywhere I
go I get that hove at me- That wasn't
no volcano. That was a tomater can
full o powder planted near second
base. In the smoke an excitement that
pair o schemers escaped I'm their
manager an are dom as they please
with about ten thousand dollars worth
o ball playin' ability that don't be-
long to en-
4 dare say" says the newcomer.
when he had introduced himself as
Getemwhenyouneed Gibbs. that
you've heard o some O. the exploits O.
abber CachOOk?''
We said yes. we probably had.
It's a fact that he has rubber arms,
all right says Getem, and so forth.
He kin stand on second an reach to
third, an forty foot up in the air. Then
he's very fast on the bases Don't run
Just stretches an arm out to the next
sack an lets go with his feet an snaps
there. like a fly on a piece o lastic
AS you en- see. that's got runnin'
round the bases skun.
Then there's tuff Finn, the ketcher I
dunno where he got the lather hands.
but ne has 'em. I think he was born
ketchin' off bat. He didn't never use
no mitts nor a muzzle. nor nuthin. 1
wouldn't have traded him for Johnny
King and Roger Bresnahan made over
into one ketcher. He could bat. too.
though we had TO get him a specially
made steel bat. He gripped the wood
bats so hard with his leather paws.
SOS he'd know he had it in his hands.
that the club 'ud wear in two after a
couple o games. a steel bat 'ud last
him a season.
Il shall continue my search after
them two astOnishin' ball PLAYERS"
says Getemwhenuneedem. III foIler
'em to the end o the earth, for they're
worth it."
That's a queer name" says Josh.
How'd you come by that2"
o.. Cause I deserve it" saws Getero
etceteTy- That's my motto: Get 'em
when you need 'em-in big letters.
When I'm pitchin' and we need to
strike out man to win the game I
get him. And when I'm battin', an a
little hit is needed to break I'D the
game, I get it. I'm the greatest pinch
hitter i'm the bizness. I b'long to the
COncatenated order o Handy Hitters. |
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degree to Mr.. acknowledgements
Gibbs"
The neXt?'' says Gibbsy. "Wots
that"
''Twenty-three," says Josh. And we
all echoed: Yes Twenty-threei"
So We started to, but he must have
taken that degree many times for he
beat us to the 11:57 train leavin' a grin
sack in which was a deck o cards, two
dirty collars an a bicycle lamp. Used
it lOO1in for that undetermined short
stop an leather handed ketcher. I
guess.
GEORGE WILLIAM DALEY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

butchers boy. Baseball is a great IeveIer.
II you can play bali you are on Easy
street street with plate glass windows in your
house. The fans are practicing up. too.
When you go past a respectable looking
house and hear someone inside shouting
Slide, you NUT" Hit emf you've
warmed that bag long enoughr don't.
tnlng it's a nut college or a horsepital
the noise is being made by the push of
coming season. Everyone from the jani-
tor to the man what owns the building
IS getting a summer attack of bleacher-
itls, and what's in the air will come out
in the park.
The Bug Is Universal.
People who have been alternating be-
months are now out in flannel trousers
ana talking about curves three ba c.gers
anu mobbed umpires. The business man
OF business watching the rush passing
and wondering how the next game is go
ing TO come out. The millionaire forgets
10 count his days earnings when he sees
in the paper that the Plumbers will piay
the safe Busters the following day.
IRE baseball brain amt held to male
thlnk-domes altogether. The cook burns
the hash dreaming of the day when she
Will wear her mistress hat and make a
noise like cheer in the front seat of
the grand stand Her mistress starts off
for town to Shop. but absent-rnindedIy
gets on the car with the ''TO the Base
ball Park on it She fOrgets all about
shopping until the last black space on the
score board has been filled. Why, the
fever is so bad that even Maggie's baby
brother has new bawL"
What else the Office Boy intended to
say was never said. for the Sporting Edi-
tors pipe flaTed IN like young Fourth
of July, and the Office Boy didn't stop
running until he ambIed into the lake
What the Sporting Editor does to the Of
flee Boy when they meet will be told in
The Herald's funeral notices at a future
date