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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
BODY PLACED IN WATER
AFTER VICTIM is SLAIN
Identified as Former Business
Man Of LaWtOn, Known
to Garry Money


Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. June 11.-rhat q r.
Wessss, OF I.awton who was fouad
dead Ia the back water OF the CanadiSn
river near the Santa Te and Frisco
crossing. not so feet from the tower,
was murdered and robbed Of con-
siderable amount of money Is the belief
Of these familiar with Jne case. lie IS
known to have sold q fairly lucrative
business in Lawtou two weeks ago.
md was en- route to the home OF his
sister. Mrs. V. w. Snider az Holden
Vile. IT also is known that it had
been his custom to carry reasonably
large sums of money on his person.
These facts, supported by the pos
eibility Of violent treatment as sug-
eested by the badly swollen condition
ol his left eye, and the blood found
bv the embalmers after The removal
al the body TO the Marshall undertgk-
ing establishment indicates that thugs
had discovered a prey. slew their vic
tim, robbed TIE body and placed i at
the waters edge, where Il was found
by the children.
Il am positive that something is
wrong" said v. w. Snider, a real es-
Itiit lBtuL anu II llblNti-luidW VI iit
dead man, of I.awton, over the long
distance telephone Weems was not
Of a suicidal temreraGient, and had
never had any domestic OF financial
reverses that would suggest suicide.
His wife died three years ago, but he
was not given to remorse and was af-
fecied no worse than is usual. A let
ter from him two days ago stated
that he had sold his business. which
was the buying and Selling Of junk
and That he would come at oiice 10
Holdenyille He was thrifty and on all
occasions had money
A receipt from w. O. Caldwell, a
hardware and implement dealer of
Chickasha. for balance of S34 due on
account for a spring wagca, together
with a funeral notice ot his mother,
was all that was found IN the dead
mans pockets TO Identify him.
It was reported In Lawton that he
was to receive a legacy OF several
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

GRANTS REsTRAINiNo oRDtR.
Westville Goes Into Court to Prevent
Removal Of County Seat.

Justice NJ. }. Kane in chambers to-
day granted a temporary restraining
0rdcr in the Injunction case filed by
ciiZens of Westville TO prevent the re-.
moVal OF The county seat 10 StillwelL
In the recent election for the pcrma-
neni location o, the county scat SIZE.
well received 996 votes and Westvllie,
S95 The plaintiffs allege that the
elections in the townships OF Ewing,
Chappell DeIOregah, Freowater, Sab
EN-. Harm aud Siiliwell were held q
legally and tD., the ballot boxes and
returns We're not deposited with the
county clerk
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
SHOT BLACK SEEN?

Special to Daily Leader.
Lawton, Okla. june Believing
an unknown negro. whom they saw
along the banks of SQuaw creek at
about II o'clock this morning, to be
All Hunter. wanted for the murder OF
Sheriff Garrison Of Oklahoma City,
rear Hitchcock Friday evening, two
boSs from this place hurried TO town
and notified the officers.
According 10 their story the negro
appeared excited and ran at the sight
q them. He IS said to have he'd a
wound on the arm.
a posse Is searching.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
LAaoR PLANS FIGHT,


Special to Daily Leader
Shawnee Okla, June l0-A non
partisan convention has been called
TO meet in Shawnee on July 2 by
union leaders. who take an active part
in state politics. The obiect OF the
meeting Is 10 defeat members OF the
legislature unfavorable to union labor
bills at the last session OF the state
lawmakers. and TO influence the cleo
tiOn OF unicn labor men with a view
20 securing favorable legislative ac-
tlon on bills affecting the unions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
PREPARING RACE FOR
THE SUPREME BENCH


Special 70 Daily Leader
Chickasha. Okla, June 10.--Judge
Hayes, Of the Oklahoma supreme court
was I'm the city Saturday preparing his
petition for nomination on the demo
cratic ticket The term of Judge
Hayes expires this fall as he drew the
short term He viii have no opposi-
tlon in his own ranks As yet there
has been no announcement by any
one who intends to run on the repub-
lican ticket. M
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
CRIME is DECREASED
SINCE STATEHOOD CAME
Special to Daily Leader

Special to Daily Leader.
Lawton, Okla, June 10.-With the
removal Of four prisoners OF Jackson
county to the new Jail at Altus, the
Comanche county Jail has fewer mum
Der Of prisoners than at any time since
the present jail was erected. There
are now but fifteen in the county jail
two under charge OF murder, Two for
Bookkeeping and the remainder for lar
cenyd
AT the time the jail was first erected
the sheriff had under his charge IA
prisoners The largest number ever
confined here was fifty-one during one
term.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

after doctoring IS years for chronic
indigestion and spending over two
hundred dollarst nothing has doro me
as much good as DR. Kings New Life
Pills. , consider ihcu the best pills
ever sold" writes p. f. Ayscue Of In
gleside, n. G. Sold under guarantee
at C. r. Renfros drug store. 25c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
BONDS ARE VOTED FOR
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Waiter Okla, June l0-Walter
voted $4,000 bonds for school building
Yesterday Three hundred and eighty
three votes We're cast 367 for bonds.
rs against and one mulilated ballot
The erection Of che new building will
begin az once Ina a short time bonds
viii be voted for grading and improy-
ing streets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

"Dr Thomas Electric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal al.
sease Group. Has been used with
success In our family for eight years
Mrs. L. Whiieacre. BunalosN. Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
POLITICAL POINTS.

league Ray is mentioned as a can
didate for the demc@ratic nomination
for representative from this district
and Walt Mathews, Of Mulhall, in the
North district
Republican candidates are busy to-
day getting petitions out.
Bird McGuire's lieusenants are busy
circulating petitions
Judge Hainer is still saving lumber.
The democratic congressional nom
inauon in the First district Is not Gag
ery sought Henry Johnston, of Per
ny, win likely be the nominee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
Q 8 Q Q ooo : . . o . Q Q 3
oE1 rAE MGoALLIoN AAaIr

Tis well TO preserve the pho.
tos OF dear ones. The Leader {
makes It possible 70 10 this II
you are not a subscriber 20 The (
, Leader. become one An order
, fer a yearly subscription TO the
, Daily Leader Will secure for you
, a handsome souvenir
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
JAIL WITH
MONKEY WRENCH

Special to Daily leader.
sulphur okla, June Author
Davis of Daugheuy, and q. G. Whee.
lock OF sulphur, escaped from the
county Jan last night by removing
Iron bars from a window.
The cells being full of other prison
ers. Davis and Wheelock were confined
only IN the run-around Il is believed
someone handed them a monkey
wrench. BY persistent effort they
screwed taps from the BRAIDED ends
Of the iron hara
Both were serving out Jail sentences
and fines for selling Illicit booze from
private dlspensaries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
Chief Jutsice Williams Fixes Dates anc
Aectunc Iudoar

assigns Judges
Chief Justice X. l.. Williams this az
ternOen issued an Order for "A special
term Of court In the seventh judicial
district, at Wewola, for three weeks,
beginning July 9Th, Judge M. e. Rosser
being assigned to preside during the
form
He also issued an order for special
term OF court at Stigler, In Haskell
county for one week. commencing
june 2nd, with Judge Cole. of LeFlore,
and Judge Rosser. cf Poteau. both pre-.
siding. Two courts will be held there
during the week, Judge Cole hearIag
the cases IN which Judge Rosser is
disqualified 10 sit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Miss Laura Fxline, Of Hancock, Nd, says-'I
have used Bunsen's Catarrh Cure for Nasal
Catarrh and wish 10 state Il Is the only medicine
$hat ever did me any good"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
4 'H1E5E1EsR9a9E 9ns-a szsEsHm
! PERTAINING TO 4
! STATE OFFICIALS j
(, Es,zTMTzs,E9nsMss MssnssEsEs sAs,H a

State Superintendent Il. d. Cam
eron and his assistant. j w Wilker-
son, have Just completed editing the
new school laws of oklahoma which
will be printed and ready for distri-
button within a few days.
w. M. Cross the popular secretary
of state, is able to be at his Office a
few hours each day after an illness OF
seven weeks.
Attorney General Charles West is
in Enid today.
Corporation Commissioner A. p
Watson is busy today trying to strajgh
ten out the delayed train service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Mrs. lack Lynn. clinfonville, Wis, says-I hsve
used Bunsen's Catarrh Cure ior Nasal Catauh
aud must say 4 gave me much relief
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
MsMssK.SHesHesRssNsiRs,AesHaMsn !
! NEWS OF THE j
RAILROADS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Superintendent y. r Becllman, Il the
Ft Smith and Western. Is here from
Ft Smith. He says that it win likely
be thirty days before through service
can be had TO TT Smith unless good
weather sets in Immediately.
C. B. Holmes. general freight and
passenger agent OF the Midland Valley
road is here from Muskogee. He was
local agent for the Katy" for six
years.
r. j. Kennedy. travelling passenger
agent for the Santa Fe, is here from
Topeka
Chicago H. June l0.-Colonel John
Y. Finerty. editor OF the Chicago Citi-
zen, a prominent newspaper man, lee
turer and Irish patriot died today,
aged g. years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Y d. ". Barnes. Wosover. Nd, says-''l have
used Bnnsen's Catarrh Cure Tor Catarrhal Deaf.
ness and find il has done me more GOOD than any
medicine ever tried before"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

stops itching Instantly Cures piles.
eczema, saltrheum tetter. itch, hives.
herpes scabies--Doaa Ointment. Al
any drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
EMPRESS TAKES TUMBLE.


potlsdam, June l0-- Empress An
gusta Victoria. while riding With the
emperor today, Zen from her horse, but
suffered no injuries
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Choice Of any Mans $4.oo oxford
for $3.50, Robinson's.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
ia . II q IN Z -.
e.,r,,ha <,lhs Kind You faa AaAs BOugh
S''ls'''' sf &1HZNIA5I

All Mems s1.75 shoes, $3.50, Robin
sons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Seeing IS believing. watch Satin
skin cream heal chaps, cuts or sores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11

Al Mems $50 shoes si-2s. Robin
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-11
q AsroR IL.

D11ra M 1INI ANl To IIlll N1lN blllII
'......'. Z %1H1N1z
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-24
Chicago
y

absorbing. Burns Mantel, Tri.
bune.
Vital and significant flames o.
Donnell Bennett Record
aid.
Held them GREATNESS. Forrest
Arden, Examiner.
strongest drama of contemporary
stage."-C. w. Collins, Inter
Ocean.
Laughing with rich comedy
Amy Leslie, News.
Strikes home, "A. L. Hall, Jour-
nal.
"Triumphed." Percy Hammond,
Post.
"GIeat"-Warren Mcintyre, Am
erican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-24
New York
Y

"Success'-New York Herald.
Seasons best hnd."-Alan Dale,
American.
"Held audience breathless. "-Ev-
ening Journal.
Exceptionally absor bing drama"
Times.
"The seasons big dramatic hit
Acton Davies, Sun.
Gan unequivocal success. will
lam Winter, Tribune.
whoever sees "Paid in Full will
not escape its grip."-Louis De
Foe, World.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
COST $4,000
TO PUT COAL BACK INTO CARS
AT CENTRAL CITY.
Illinois Central Lost Heavily When
Fuel Was scattered Along the
Tracks.

Railroad men in from Central City
last night, bring the first correct re-
port of the Jumping of the $50 cars
of coal belonging 70 the Illinois Cen
tGal Railroad company, which had
been loaded on ears and was standing
on the .sidetrack at Central City. The
coal was loaded in the. company coal
ears, which are fitted with trap side
doors which were raised by some one
supposed to be miners, who are pre-
pairing for strike, and allthe coal in
the ears let out on the ground. Until
the coal is removed from the track
and loaded back into the cars II VIII
be impossible to move the cars out oil
their present position. Unless q
steam shovel is used 1t is estimated
that IT will take ten men day to load
the coal which will bring the total OIL
the loading up to something like s2i
loco.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

owners have decided not to rebuild.
The farmers will have to depend upon
the market, AMI unless there is a
healthy demand from outside sources,
the price will reach the low water
mark.
Potatoes viii be king in McCracken
and adjoining counties. The local
seed dealers say they have sold more
than 1000 sacks of potatoes, and the
demand for sweet potatoes has just
begun. Farmers have been planting
Irish potatoes for several weeks, and
the supply of seeds has about been
exhausted. The farmers are planting
good quality. The price on seed
potatoes varies from 10 cents to 81 a
bushel. Besides the local dealers eV-
cry little store house at cross roads
sells seeds and this competition must
be met
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

the association. For some time Viz
ginia members or the association Of
fc,als are said not to have been salts
factory to the officials here. When
the organization was EXTENDED to Viz
einia. it was with the understanding
that the same rules should apply TO
that state as apply to Kentucky and
Tennessee. Later il developed that
the Virginians had become imbued
with the idea that the cost of raising
their state is attended with more ex-
pense than in this section, and they
consequently asked for higher scale
on their tobacco than local prices.
This contention, It is said, was met
with a firm refusal on the part of-the
association, with the result that open
sales were inaugurated in Virginia and
have continued until the present time,
The pledges of the Virginia growers
are imperative, because of the fact
that in not one single instance have
50 per cent. of the growers in any one
county slgned-one of the conditions
on which the pledge becomes binding
A. the association has always shown Il
disposition toward conservatism, and
has adhered closely to its plan to re-
main as far as possible in its own ter
r'tory with no entangling alliances of
any kind. it is probable that the ar
arrangements now existing will be
changed
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
BUMPER CROP
EXPECTED BY FRUIT MEN, But
THEY SHOULD TOUCH WOOD.
Killing Frost Only Thing That Stands
i'm Way of Wonderful Yield Of
Trees and Plants.


Unless a frost comes during April,
there will be one of the biggest fruit
crops ever raised around Paducah. the
local marketers say. Every ,orcharl
in the county is loaded with blossoms
and immature fruit. The price VIII
be low on all fruits, that the. house
wife has had to pay dearly for be-
fore Peaches, apples, pears and
plums promise to be shipped in here
in abundance, if there is not a killing
frost. and the fruits have favorable
weather.
Tomatoes promise to overrun the
market. and the prices will be dirt
cheap Many of the farmers planted
tomatoes to sell to the canning fac
tory, but it has been burned, and the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

Holton. The petition alleges that the
defendant fraudulently and unlawful
~ without knowledge or consent of
plaintiff, issued a marriage license to
bud" Dunn, authorizing him to mar
IS only fifteen years old. The petition
Is only fifteen years oil. The petition
further alleges that the license was
lssued and signed In the country, ten
miles from the office of the clerk,
which the law requires to be kept at
the county seat. The plaintiff seeks
$25. 900 damages.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
WATKINS MAKES
STRONG SPEECH
Says in House Paper Trust is
Tightening Grip.
Tariff on Wood Pulp should BE Re.
mOved-Sulzcr Introduces Bill
To Make Fillibuster
TILL MEASURE Is PASSED


Washington, March y31.-Represent
alive Sulzer, of New York. introduced
a bill to place wood pulp and printing
paper on the free list He said he
proposed to make an individual fill
buster against all Republican legisla-
ton until Republican leaders should
declare their willingness to pass such
measures.
Describing the paper trust as one
of the hydra headed monsters which
has been Tightening their hold upon
the people" Watkins, of Louisiana,
made a plea for the immediate re-
moval of the duty on wood pulp with
"a corresponding reduction upon paper
made from wood pulp. The news
papers, he argued was one of the
main civilizing agencies or world
and In this country "sheds light in
fifteen million homes"
While today, he said, the news
paper industry was working in har-
mony with organized labor, ats oper-
ating expenses are higher because
union labor is more expensive than
lunorganized labor was years ago"
Mods Public Opinion.
There was he declared a tariff on
Everything that went to make a news
paper. This is purely and simply 4
donation to the paper trust and Other
printing interests of the country"
The newspapers. he declared. had
been patient and forbearing and Iona
suffering. las molders of the pub
lie opinion" he said, they could al
most cause revolution II they
would"
II the government continued to per.
petuate monopolies he said. we viii
bid farewell to state rights. to individ'
ual liberty. to equality for all men be-
fore the law, and humble ourselves
in sackcloth and ashes before the
p'utocracy oft the country. and as
suppllants, bow down before the
! throne of our ruler.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
Absent.NIindcd.

Rufus Choate once endeavored TO
make a witness give an illustration of
Observation-Disclosures.
oval, said the witness cautiously
81 should say that a man who thought
he'd left his watch to hum, an took
it out'n his pocket to see If he had
time to go hum to get tt should
say that that Teller was a leetle abb
sent-minded. - Everybody's Maya
zine.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
NEWS OF KENTUCKY
Begins Prison Term.

Hopkinsville. March 3l.--Rob
Wood. the young farmer convicted a
few days ago for sending a threaten
ing letter to Louis Dawson. colored
this afternoon appeared In circuit
court and paid the 500 fine which
lad been assessed against him and
then went to jail, where he will be I'm
prlsoned for three months.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
working on Ll,Drsny.

Hickman. KY, March S1.-Work
has begun on the new $4,000 Car
negie library. Messrs. Hill and Goyle
OF Fulton. are excavating and putting
in concrete foundations this week. and
the work will be pushed from now on
until the building is completed. This
Il the 100000 library presented the
city of Hickman, KY, by Andrew
Carnegie.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
IaIIard sells DanviIIc Home.

Danyillc. Ky, March 3l,-Col =.
w. Lillard has sold his residence on
Broadway to George r. Spillman Tor
$500. Col. Lllard is a member OF
the legislature, and is one OF the four
Democrats who voted for Governor
Bradley for senator.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
BAR VIRGINIA
DARK TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
MAY TAKE ACTION.
Many Members DO Not Like Virginia.
Method and Rules of Or
ganization.

Clarksville, Tenn, March Silt Is
reported that the executive commit
tee of the Dark Tobacco Growers as
ISOLATION will at their next meeting
in Guthrie, Wednesday, take such ae-
ton as win eliminate Virginia from
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

Henry ]. Byron, one of the wittiest
of English playwrights of score of
years ago, remarked on one occasion:
"A play is like cigar. If It's good
everybody wants a box. II it's bad all
the putting in the world won't make
it go"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
CANDIDATES. NAMED.
Several Nominees Made i'm Taylor
Trotwood Magazine Popularity
Contest.
Votes.

Miss Armstrong, 1870 Trimble. 300
Miss iuby Canada, els n. 4. 800
Miss Sarah Miller, sos Clements. 800
Miss. Verna st. John, G34 S. 5. 300
Miss olivia Adams, 23d & Clark. 800
Miss Maggie Coyle. 1925 Jefferson 100
Miss Gertrude Hollowell ...... 100
Miss Edith Troutman 100
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

"Bindleson says he always weighs
his words before he speaks
'If he does he cheats himself by
giving light weight. "--Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
gently yet promptly on the bowels
and llayssinaflmmation at the same
time. 1t Is pleasant to take Sold by
all Druggists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
Clerk of prcathitt Sued.

jackson. Ky, March 31,-Suit was
filed In the Breathitt circuit court to-
day against Samuel H. Hurst. clerk OF
TIE. Breathitt county court. by G. w.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve-it is good for piles. Sold by
all Druggists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

DeWitt's Little Farley Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by all
Druggists.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31

Most women would rather be en-
We'd than educated