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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Ten Prominent Citizens of Colorado
Arrested,
They Are Alleged to Have Defrauded
the Government Under Coal and
Timber Laws.

Denver, June 25.--Ten prominent
citizens of Colorado were arrested
Monday In connection with the In
dictments made by the special grand
jury. The charge against them Ii
conspiracy to defraud the government
under the coal and timber laws.
Those who were placed under ar.
rest are:- John B. Mcmillan, conspir
acy In regard to coal In Routt coun-
ty, Colo, in connection with what is
known as the Wisconsin Coal com
pany. Robert Forester chief geolo-
gist Of the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad, conspiracy in connection
with coal lands in La Plata county,
and also with fraud In connection
with the Calumet Fuel company, a
subsidiary company to the Rio Grande
railroad, Otis B. Spencer, formerly
clerk Of the district court, conspir-
acy in connection with the Calument
Fuel company. F. w. Keitel, a coal
operator in Routt county, Colo, who
is connected with a st. Louis COM
pany.
John A. Porter. formerly president
of the Porter Fuel company, whose
coal lands are now the property OF
the Southern Pacific Coal company.
county, Colo. Edgar NJ. Biggs, rresi.
dent, and John J. McGlnnlty and
Charles D. McPheA directors OF the
New Mexican Lumber company, fraud
In timber lands in La Plata and Ar
chuleta counties in Colorado. Alex.
ander sullenbeTger. president OF the
Pagosa Lumber company, and Charles
H. Freeman Of Pagosa, fraud IN tim.
Der lands in Archuleta county, Colo.
RADIO.
All were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Sanford CHins-
dale and held In bonds Of $4,000 with
the exception Of Mcmillan. whose
bond was placed at $3.50. The
bonds were furnished In each case
OF the 70 persons indicted by the
grand jury, IS individuals are charE.
ed with conspiracy to defraud the
United States under the coal and
timber lands.
The parties come from sig differ.
ent states.~ So far no warrants have
been issued for those residing In the
states outside OF Colorado.
Mr.. McGlnnity. secretary OF the
New Mexico Lumber company, stated
hoaday night that It's officers are
unaware Of any fraudulent land deals
and that they welcome the fullest IN.
Eertsation By the government
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27
THE LADY
DECIDES


NS'e-" "
When Jane Westaway was took of
after clacking nonsense for so year
us all thanked God in our hearts TO
| her good man. For 'tweern't happ!
marriage. an he'd had more to pu
up with unbeknownst in his home cir
Gle than falls to the lot Of many of us
But two year after that he was II
the pit beside her, an the space lef
pom the stone Was filled up with hi
vartues.
Then Nicholas Westaway, his sor
"a lad five'an'-twenty year old an
bit cross in the grain-found hisseli
master of the Old Rectory farm, as the
place was called.
The difference between him an his
father was showed by path-feld as
ran through Old Rectory lands and
was very much used by folks coming
up from Okehampton to Belstone, be-
cause 1t saved foot-passengers a good
mile of walking, an 1t had been there
time out of mind. But there waaruf
no right of way with 1t, all the same,
an farmer he always used to shut II
up one day year to- make good his
claim in the eye Of the law. He
wouldn't have turned back the leastest
little one he'd found on-the feld-path,
for twas his pride an pleasure always
to make life easier for man, woman
an child when the chance offered. An
the boys had the filbert nuts that grew
there an the girls had the mushrooms,
an he never minded, bless you. He
liked 'em to be there.
Well, this here carmudgeon of Q
young Westaway-frst thing he done,
out of pure sourness of disposition,
was to shut up the field-path an stick
up a lot o. scowling nonsense, bout
trespassers would be prosecuted. An
the boys knocked young Westaway's
boards down with stones, an broke
his hedges; an the OkehamptoT peo.
pie, as didn't care snap of the finger
for the man, took their even way as
usual. He spent half his time storm
ing up an down the great meadow In
the farm-bottom. where 0ke river goes
gathering under Halstock; but he
only turned back women an children.
But of course such state Of things
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27

Washington, June 2l.-The white
house Is now in the hands Of the re
pairers and cleaners, undergoing IL
annual rsfurnishing and touching up,
The exterior is obstrpeted By q net
work Of scaffoldlng 70 which painters
are clinging. while inside the building
men are busy on every foor removing
he signs Of wear and tear Of = "a
sens hard camnalEn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27
Peabody was pIunIsled.

New York, June 25.-petective VIM.
3. Peabody was dismissed from the
police force Monday after a trial on
a charge OF giving false testimony and
being absent without leave, and dis
obedience, All the charges grew out
OF the investigation Of Peabody's
work in securing evidence in the
divorce suit Of Mrs. Howard Gould
against her husband. Peabody went to
Baltimore to investigate a report that
Mrs. Gould had been married before
her marriage to Mr.. Gould, but failed
to secure such evidence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27

St. Louis, NO., June 24.-The Sun
day saloon closing law was enforced
in st. Louis county. leaving Illinois
towns across the river the only places
where thirsty St. Louisans might 90.
Thousands Of people who have forme,
the habit Of going to country towns to
avoid the clty's Sunday lid" were dis
appointed. East st. Louis. however.
reaped a rich harvest, double headers
being run on all east side suburban
lines TO accommodate those fleeing to
this last resort
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
SAW HIS OPPORTUNITY.
The Reporter Seized Il and Got HE
Real Start In Life.

The Reporter Seized Il and Got HE
Real Start In Life.
All the city travelling public loves a
strap hanger because It has a fellow
feeling for him. This is why the story
OF how Frank Yanderlip, the banker
got his start has an almost universal
appeal Il happened when Vanderllp
was a reporter on a Chicago newspa-
per and writing financial news. The
traction situation then. as now, was al
most impossible. Charles y. Yerkes
was traction dictator, and the stock
holders and the public never had a
word to say In the conduct os the
roads, Nor could they get any definite
idea of me financial condition OF the
properties
The time for the annual meeting Of
the stockholders Of the principal road
came along. At all the meetings Mr.
Yerkes had ratified Off the reports In
the usual undecipherable corporation
way, and no one knew what was do
ing, SO Vanderlip planned coup.
He bought share of stock which
admitted him TO the meeting He had
been a stenographer before he became
a newspaper man. When Mr., Yerkes
sailed into his breezy explanation OF
finances the young reporter took down
everything he said Mr. Yerkes used
one striking phrase, and It was this
"The passengers who have seats pay
the operating expenses. but the strap
hangers pay your dividends"
The next day the sentence topped
Yanderlip's account Of the meeting
II aroused a storm OF discN Jsion for It
laid bare some OF the traction methods:
also It got Vanderlip a raise in salary
and Dromotcn.-Saturday Evening
Post.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
'als 81. g. 81 So s. So sSa g. &. al So Sc
ZIP PersOnal Mention
e 81
IS IS s ~ M sgs sss rs as @ ~ gg ~,

Van HPon is in Mulhal
Willie Grant is in Coyle today.
George Ford is here from Buffalo
J. d. Boedecker Is here from Null
hall
Jim" Mascho is here from Chan
dler
G. r Warner, Of Apache, is in the
city
r. w. Widey, Of Okarche. is in the
city.
Nathan Patterson returned this
morning from Oklahoma City
S. b. Dawes, of Muskogee, an attor-
ney of that city is here today.
Editor Ed Gray of Pawnee, is here
today looking over the legislature
@ T Brown, of Braman is here
viewing the legislative proceedings.
Frank Rlnehart returned this morn
ing from Oklahoma City, where he has
been visiting relatives
Mayor r. H. Martin, of Muskogee,
is attending the preliminary organiza.
ton of the state legislature.
Representative c. G. Jones returned
this morning from Oklahoma City
where he went on a business trip last
evening,
"Cy'' Leeper is here from Sulphur
attending the legislature "Cy' was
one Of the influential members Of the
constitutional convention.
James Edgar of Haywood has been
in the city this week looking in ON the
| legislature He is one of Garfield
couniys strong Democrats
representative Logan Hawkins, OF
| Tonkawa, accompanied Governor
Haskell to Newkirk this morning tc
attend the farmers institute meeting
in his home county of Kay.
! /Mrs Fred p. Branson. wife of Rep
Preventative Branson, from Muskogee
! has been appointed a clerk in the
| House. Mrs Branson is an exper
stenographer and was for severa
kyesrs with the Dawes commission.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
THE 0YSTERMAN.

His Work Is Hard, and the Returns
Are often Meager.
The life OF an oysterman Is by NO
means an easy one. At the FIRST sign
OF dawn in all kinds OF weather except
when the river is frozen the oysterman
leaves his home and II the breeze is
fair sails to the oyster grounds. If not
he rows the six or eight miles to his
working grounds. Arriving there, he
drops his anchor and puts his tongs
overheard
All day long he m0nipulates them
with varying results. Sometimes he
hnds a particularly good bed. and the
tongs viii bring up oysters each time
they are put overheard. but more often
there are more stones and shells in the
tongs than there are good oysters. and
the days work is poor.
The catch is then culed that Is. an
understood oysters and shells are clean
ed out and thrown overheard. AT least
this is what is supposed to be done;
but, Judging from the cargoes often
brought here, the law is very often a
dead letter When the catch Is culled
Il Is sold 20 the river boats ana by
them brought 20 market. Few oyster
men market their own catch. bat some
own the river boats in which they are
brought to market.-W Washington Star
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
THE DRAGON FLY.
Before Taking to the Air IL Lives In
tho Water.

Before Taking to the Air IL Lives In
thS Water.
The dragon fly lives i'm the water dur.
ing one stage Of its life aud in the air
during another. The eggs are laid on
the leaves Of water PLANS When the
larva OF n dragon dy appears It Is
very queer creature indeed. In the
lrst place. it wears a mask. which
conceals its mandlbles, or jaws, and
when i sees anything that it would
like to capture for its dinner it sud
denly unfolds this mask aud throws It
forward. IT has two sharp claws that
instantly seize the prey.
II also draws in and sends forth wa
ter. moving IN this way, and taking iu
the air in the water for breathing pur-
poses. For nearly a year 1t lives in
the water world. Then on some Gne
May or June day It climbs up the stem
OF some tall water plant that rises
above the surface and I'm about two
hours throws or the old ugly body and
darts away-an inhabitant Of the air
world for the rest OF its life-cn four
gossamer wings, glitterlng with many
beautiful colors like those OF shining
silver and bronze.
II flies as swiftly as swallow and
has long. slender body and large
eyes. cut with many sides IKE a dla-
mond and on a sunshiny day you may
see many Of them catching their prey
on the wing. II you should put It back
into the water world Of It's childhood
It would die.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
SEAT IN The COMMONS
Going 70 Parliament Costly Honor
For Englishmen.

Going 70 Parliament a Costly Honor
For Englishmen.
Every Englishman who is not fortu.
cate enough 20 be a peer wants 60 be-
come an NJ. z. Every man who has
succeeded in business or professional
life feels that coveted seat in the
commons is necessary to round out his
career But many men OF moderate
means are deferred from pamperlng
their ambitions by the big expense en-.
tailed. No salaries are paid, and be.
sides supporting himself. an N. p. Is
called upon to meet heavy drains upon
his pockctbook during his entire term.
At the most moderate estimate the
expenses Of campaign are $1,000
Once elected, the member must nurse
his constituents Clubs and charities
are the greatest benehclarles OF this
nursing but many individuals come In
for assistance also. Not less than 50,
600 a year IL required for this ltem
which for q term Of FIVE years repre-
sent5 an outlay OF $4,000
All told, then, n prospective member
faces an outlay OF $4,000 in addition
TO his living expenses. which in Lon
don are far from moderate when he
maintains himself in keeping with the
! dignity OF his position.
Many Of the commoners OF course
spend far more than the above amount
And, in addition 70 the cash outlay,
some Of them find their lives embitter
ed by the worries and exactions OK
thelr positions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

"Do you love me as much as love
youf"
The college girl smiled do you
wish me 20 prove itf' she said
For answer hc bent forward, expect.
ing 10 receive the usual binding OF the
promise
II mean mathcmaticaIIy" she con,
tinued. drawing her face back Sow.
don't bc cross, liatcni We belong 10 a
certain circle We are the radil OF that
circle Two radil Of circle are equal
10 a third radius OF the same circle"
lie wasn't good at mathematics. but
be conceded the point
Things which are equal to the same
thing are equal Co one another Well
supposiug that you and / arc equal TO
y, au unknown quantity"
He was perfectly willing TO suppose
anything.
"N Is our love for each other We
are equal 10 X Things which are
equal 10 the same thing are equal to
one another. therefore 7 must love you
in the same ratio that yuu love me
Tie didn't walt for any more mathe-
matics The X became X'tasy ,-Ex.
change.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
FRESH BON eons. eARRlcK s.

Ninety per cent of AN the bailding
mateual hat has ey been used in
OK ah0ma has been shipped ln from
other states. or lumber comes from
Texas, LOulsiana. Arkansas and even
flom far on Oregon and Washington.
The greater pgrt of oar brick comes
from Kansas, our llne fram Missouri
and Arkansas. our Portland cement
from Kansas, and much Of ouI gypsum
plaster from Il Xas Even our build
ing stone comes from Indiana. And
this in spite OF the fact that Oklahoma
contains luexhausnble deposits OF
building matrla Last year Re sent
mcae than a million dollars II good
hard cash out Of the state 10 buy
products thar we should have produc-
"a here an home lt ls tim tnai Ok
lahoma was alizing her dcrmaat
mineral res0uloes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Playing


TO most people who have had a real
childhood, not cramped by overwork,
physical or mental, or starved by sor-
didness or dlled with an intellectually
beyond their years, "Alice's Adven.
lures In Wonderland" Is no. FAR
afeld the children of Kenneth Gra.
hame's Golden Age" are real people,
aud "Peter Pan" is more than DC.
llghtful play lewis Carroll ana Mr.
Grhame and Mr.. Barrie have an told
the truth. because with real children
things are always being "made be-
lleve" Just a little different f.om what
they actually are. Playing house Is
Gg tree where your roof is made by
broad leaves and where wide branches
make your floor your successive st0-
ries, your easy stairways playing snip
on q sofa or I'm an lnvalid's chair.
playing street ears with chairs for
horses and quarreliug as 10 which child
should be conductor and which driver
that was before the days OF electric
ity; playing that you are a horse eat
ing hay I'm your STALL "a real horse,
you know" as a child said TO me las;
summer; playing Wild animals in the
most grewsome places Until you are
paralyzed with terror and afraid 0f
yourself in the dark, "mating believe
IN every instance that you are grown
up or different from what you really
are-that IS a wonderfully rich lfe.-
Louisa McCrady IN Atlantic.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05


The number Of phrases Of the class
called "bulls" 20 be found In polite
works are not al tie product Of the
Irish brain
A novel that vas crowned by the
French academy as possessed OF un-
usual merit contained a sentence Of
which The following Is a translation:
1T was midnight. A nan who lay
In ambush listened to their coEversa-
ton but suddenly dense dark cloud
passed in front Of the moon and pre-
vented him from hearing more"
Another phrase written IN down
right seriousness by raster OF
French criticism, runs something Ike
this:
1T was one of those duels I'm which
one @, the blades literally buries itself
IN ;as h"art OF The other" AIinneapO
Us 5oprpei
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Schiller
A STRICTLY FiRssT CLASS 5 CT.
CIGAR. TRY ONE.
chlIdren ID L..

khtiIFNF 70 EIAs
Quite a fourishlng trade is done by
the poorer classes Of Madrid. who let
out their children TO beggars at so
much per hour The intending hlrer
applies to the parents Of likely child.
the price Is agreed upon. a small
amount paid down as a guarantee for
the return OF the little one. and the
beggar forthwith sets out with his hu-
man implement Of trade 20 implore the
public charity The children whose
task It is to soften the hearts OF the
passersby are required 70 possess
special qualifications They must have
hungry looking faces, be first rate
criers and not very ugly, for good
looking child Is more likely to earn
extra pennies on account of it's pretty
face than less favored competition
Madrid Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

when Artemus Ward was az the
height Of his fame be received a tele-
gram fro.a Tom Magulre. then the
leading amusement manager Of the ia
cidc slope. II asked Artemus. wh'
was then delivering his funny .ectur
IN New York. what he would take 10
nifty nights On California. The prompt
and laconic response was Brandy and
water" Mcguire somehow failed q
see the point. and be wired Ward fol
an explanation. He got IL 10 the shap
og a thirty word message costin~
$3.50. for rates were high in those
days. which stated that a diagram
weuld ~ sent by the following mall.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

T WTITTI" TNTTT-TTT y "TTTTT '"17''-I
The supreme court is hearing the
mandamus for the appointment Of a
receiver i'm the land case Of Myrtle
Gillette vs. John Romig and G.. w.
Hardwig. of Enid which involves $15.-
900. The case was appealed 10 The
supreme court of the United States
twice and has been in litigation since
1896 The case was last heard before
Judge NJ G.. CARRIER az Enid. who de-
MED the writ Ii was appealed TO the
supreme court I'M July, 1907.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

"The man who stands on the verge
OF Old age and has nothing sayed with
which TO guard against the future has
truly lived a wasted life. Don't you
agree with mef"
"That depends. Are you advancing
this as a moral proposition or are you
selling some sort OF uewfangled insur.
ance f'-P Pittsburg Post
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

A well known after dinner speaker
IN New York said the other day
Choosing a husband is Ike choosing
mushrooms If It Is n mushroom you
live; IL II is "A toadstool you die
What 10 Eat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Employer TO hls clerki-Is It true
that when the clock strikes 6 you puf
down your pen and go. even II you are
IN the middle o. a word Clerk Ger
tainly not s.r. II 81 gets SO near 40
thst never begin the word a. All.
Rlre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
PROSPECTUS


Thursday Afternoon Eucher club
meets with Mrs. f. G. Sharp. at 5a2
East Washington avenue, in after
noon
Excelsior club meets with Mrs H.
NJ Fielding in afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Terrili viii Lecture.

Ira N. Terrill, Who has been lectur-
ing in behalf of Oklahomas prisoners
aAd who has been in Guthrie working
for their interests before the legisla-
tire left last night to take a position
as lecturer on prison reform for a
lecture bureau in Kansas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Parties having furnished rooms will
leave list Of same with Felix Adler,
chairman of public comfort commit
tee, at Oklahoma State bank
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Zimmermann's Orchestra gives pub
lie dance in Reyeler's hall in evening
Domestic Science club meets In the
afternoon with Mrs G. L. Gano. Dem
onsuation Of Christmas Dainties by
Mrs Dodson and Mrs Gano.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

DOC give me something FOR my
headachet'
did you ever have headache be
Tore"
"Nope-usually after" Cleveland
Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
TOPICS OF
THE TOWN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
County Purchasing furniture.

NVUWtJ FUItIaaIWH FUIUTtuTVs
Chairman Ed Oberholzer OF the
county commissioners, Treasurer Rit-
terbusch and Clerk Morgan are busy
today buying new furniture for their
offices in the Oklahoma building, into
which they viii probably move Satur-
day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Revival Meetings

HNNiNdl McNtin9e'
The revival meetings az the Second
Baptist church. No. so9 West Noble
continue with M lessen,ng of interest
Prof ID. X. Wada. "a singer of unusual
ahllity. has arrived from Dallas 10
conduct the music Prof Wade VIII
sing every evenmg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Eph What wer, de mattah VIII Sal
an dat drUgglst? Rufus Why. she
wanted some complexion powder. an
BE- glib her powdered charcoal Mus
iratcd Bits
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

DOLLS AND FANCY BOXES. ST.
LOUIS RACKET.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Miss Edna Gray entertained the
Emde club this afternoon at her
home 6i2 East Noble avenue. The
us d 81 p work was pursued. The
ME ting proved one OF the best Of the
season Light refrehments We're
served
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

suppers KIN more than the greatest
doctors ever cured Scotch proyerb
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

The executive committee of the City
Federation of Clubs win meet at the
Carnegie library Saturday afternoon
81 4 ocloc6.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05
Cash
Bought
Clothing

Our dependable cash bought
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats
and Shoes for Men and Boys and
Ovr Small-PrOfit Prices is bring
ing the people to this Big Store.
It's d saving of 10 to 33 l.3 per
cent to buy here and this is what
most people like. Every garment
in this Big Store is marked in
plain figures and sold at absO-
Iutely One Price to everybody
alike.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Buy your boys and girls shoes from
Robinson. From S1.00 60 $3.50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

Mrs NJ. Sarchet entertains Smart
Set club in afternoon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-05

The ladies' of the G. A. r will meet
with Mrs Merrick Friday evening.
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Mis. J. 3 Fairfield entertained the
Ladies Aid society of the First Chris
tint church this afternoon at her
home. 800 North First street The
meeting proved to De one of the most
profitable OF the season. The club
talked over the advisabllity Of giving
a church social during holiday week
A dsmy luncheon was served by the
hostess.