The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-26
News Briefs From
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Oklahoma City Aug. 26. The latest
secret order in Oklahoma is the "Cr
\ der of Kokoal il has been organized
here With W l.. Dennis as It's state
scout and wirk will be at once begu9
looking to the organization OF branch
es in every city in the state. The Ok
lahoma Institution is a branch OF the
national order. which has the same sig
nificance among retail and wholesale
coal dealers as does the Hoo EEoos
among the lumbermen
Tahlequah, Okla. Aug. 26.-The
mineral development of this section OF
Z Oklahoma has begun in earnest, and
prospectors are here in rapidly 10
creasing numbers The discovery OF
rich fields OF lead and zinc in the vicin
liy OF Miami IS responsible f1r the grea'
activity. II is predicted here that
when the development work Is fairly
started some rich strikes Will be re
corded, and that Tahlcquah may ye'
rival Joplin IN the production Of lead
zinc and other valuable ores.
Oklahoma city. Aug 26. Silent pray
rrs.silcnt hymns and silent sermons are
the features of the two days service
bcing held here flr thc deaf mutcs OF
Oklahoma. Nearly fifty deaf mutes arc
IN atlcndsncc upon the meetings which
hogan today In ST. paul's lspiScopal
-burch Rev. James n, Cloud, princi
pal ct the day school of the deaf mute
institution in St Louis. Is in charge
u the meetings and will preach the
sermons. This Is done i'm sign Ian
guage.
Okllhama Clty. Aug &c When Oh
lahoma'S state fire egCape law became
elective day. il found practicalls
| every business man here uRprepared
There scsmeddJ be gcnral misunder
standing as 10 it's provision, heaCt
notbing has been done looking TO a.
pmpliance with its mandates III,
law requires that hotels and other
large buildings shall be provided viii
fire osrapes, aud provides a pcnaltS
ql from five e.io five hundred dollars
inc Tor IT'S violation
Bridgeport. Okla. AUG. 26.Thc l!r-
nnual reunion oi the Blue and Gra.
veterans. which has been in pr gress
iince Monday, viii conclude Friday
fhe flrst meeting has been pro
aoupced success FROM the standpoint
OF attendance,
sulphur Okla, aug 9G.--A case
which viii probably be called for tria
/ Ia tne district court herc today is that
~ 4 oh
murder Of ~. 5, Andersen In the car
y5n near Crusher on the night Of Juno
>. Anderson who Was track wall,
er for the Santa re, was murdered
While on duty, and the evidence, al
though circumstantal led 70 the az
rest OF Wo1hem. Tae case OF pr W
T. Harry, charged witl the murder o.
Dan Durgin at crusfer during the
Christmas week, has been occupying
the attention OF the court thus far this
week.
Shawnee. Okla. Aug. 26.-The frs.
annual convention cf the Oklahomt
! Christian Missionary society, now In
progress here is attracting many Wis
iiors. The meetings are fun OF inter
est. and many Interesting program
are being provided. Tho convention
VIII adjourn Friday
Sulphur, OKLA Aug. 26.-Dr Samuel
lohns IA. who married young woman
in Davis a few DAYS ago aud was later
charged by his former wife with big
amy has been convicted aud sentenced
TO one year in the penitentlary. His
son declares that he has been married
nine times.
McA'esicr Okla. Aug &c. Charlie.
{ Baker has becn arrested here charE
Ell with cattle stealing. lie Is alleged
TO havebulchprrl two COWS bciOugibI
llo Jarics Fislc, Of sieycuA
Clinton. okla. Aug. 20. y H. Peacl
Is dead here as result of vi ieni
and Continued attack ,ef hiceeWghine
/ Tho attack was OF Bn0Oi ~ hourS ia
ration and be was removed 10 a hospi
~ AZ Bl lsepo- lt MN
Ebid9lOkla.. Aug rs -w d HAY
wood the n9ifd S rlshs speaieT, VII
! deliver an address from ihr east door
l'f the toSiV lfeiiSe ss ichla A,Ai Sua
d9s eycnius
thkkathaE IosAus kus, i-& SIX
hlndrcd dollars an acre Is what Ton
I Mc6raw reports as ba.nF the income
fro8 patch 0f { nc,oes, Ono and
one.daf ,l9li1rs Eer bCshol was real
lzed from tho sSle Of The fruit, with
bui little oxponre IN 'catkerirg and
marketing
shawnee 0kIe. aug 16.-rwers
White. a member oi the strle board OF
agriculture, has proposed that state
laImors' meellns lasung three days