The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-30

The Passion Play at the Gem l.
drawing large crowds. both afternoon
and evening.
Tho finance committee has raisedl
$4,000 for the entertainment cf the
Second Legislative assembly next Tues
day. but have not visited all the mer
chants yet They will raise another
81 1000 II possible. to use for future en- |
tertsinments during the sixty days ses
sion.
r. ]. deilman has commenced the
erection of a modefn residence on
North Ash street,
Bud Cross. 2S-year-old negro,
charged with burgiarizing the Arthur
Rhodes store at Coyle Sunday night OF
Sos worth of clothing and jewellery.
was placed in the county Jail yester
day by city Marshal ~. J. Gordon, OF
Coyle Cross confesses o. the crime
He was arraigned before Justice Sow
AID yesterday afternoon on the charge
OF grand larceny entered plea OF
guilty and was held TO the District
court.
The Hotel Royal has been remodeled
Throughout and is now ia first class
condition ready for the legislative rush.
The lobby has been given a modern
finish aud a large writing room added,
Harry Barnhill and Elmer Herwig
have been appointed by the mas.9r as
] I.
trouble with negroes.
The Employees Railroad Protective
association Is still in session here be-
| nlni closed doors in Knights of Col
umbus hall. The members refuse 70
| give cut .nytnng as to the proceed
| ings but It Is Thought that they will
abandon the idea OF calling on the
| governor aud having conference on
proposed railroad legislation.
Work will commence tomorrow on
bsSning the city hall auditorium and
tgetting It in shape foe the legislative
dance next Tuesday alght.
The Guthrie Retailers association f.
trying land big buggy factory from
| Michigan.
NJ Prime. OF Okmulgee. here attend
| ing the county surveyors meeting, 81
ped and fe.l the stairway at tho
Metropolitan hotel yesterday. sustain.
Ing painful injuries. He Is 20 years
of age. He was Immediately placed In
the Methodist hospital and IS reported
TO be resting easy today.
II is stated that ex-County Attorne,
r. II. Mcclure will be a candidat,
against May r Barnes for the Republi
can nomination in the coming spring
election.
The Payne and Logan county board
of commissioners meet al Coyle Jan
uary 18th for the purpose of awardinl
contract for a steel bridge across IN,
, Cimarron river at that place, tie COS
to be borne Jointly by the counties.
Friday evening Hartranit Post No
9, g. A, r., will hold an open meeting
for the purpose OF installing the newly
elected officers
The Manhattan Construction com
pany which took the Convention hal
b nds on the contract for erecting th'
building, report having sold the $3.50
900 Issue In Chicago markets at par
This Is a very good showing owing {.
the slow bond market at the presen
time and considering tie fact u Is
new kind Of municipal bond.
Lola MoCathron. who made tn,
charge against her father. Charles NJ
. Cathr n. Of incest has been placed Il
! the Rescue home In this city In dc
/ mented condition at the request q
County Attorney Hcpburne The II
year-old girl states she has wronge
2 ser father and wants to withdraw tn
!. charge, although she declares tn
! charge 10 be true.
+ Orlic O'Mara and w. p. Brown eacl
e paid a so fine In police court thl
m rning for dlsorderly conduct.
=. There will be no sessions OF IN
! Logan county district court until in
] first week IN February. unless othe
wise ordered by the supreme court
@ The work OF extending the car lin
, 10 Convention hall is nearing compile
4 tion.
r. w. D. r ssett, ex-united States maj
e. shal OF Okla oma, was up from Wa,
y rika yesterday. He Is now chief q
!. police OF Waurlka. On January lst h
n again goes into the secret service {
e the Rock Island. being first man unde
+ Chief Robbins. who has charge Of Oh
lahoma. Arkansas and Texas.
'. A gun play near the post ffice eau
r ed considerable excitement yesterda
g afternoon
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