The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-19
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Smith. of washita. has voted no"
on more bills than perhaps any other
two members in the house,
The hall of representatives. is one
| of the most extensively and handsome
| ly decorated buildings in the city In
honor of the coming Of the Grand Army
veterans.
Two or three delegation of old sol
diers marched by the hall this morning
just after their arrival, headed by fife
and drum corps. Speaker Murray stop
| ped the Legislature until all could 90
and see how the old boys still kept
step.
Aprepos of the visit Of the old sol
diers, il is recalled that there are five
Veterans OF the civil war in the lower
house. or these Banks. Of Jackson. and
! Orcutt, OF Wagoucr were on the side
OF the Union. while Ashby of Mar
shall, Smith, of Delawar, and Turner,
| of Murray, "fit on the other side"
while this is often said 10 be a day of
young men, there is none In the house
more active or useful IN all it's activ-
ities than these five old veterans.
stump" Ashby returned yesterday
from an absence of three weeks at his
home town of Simpson. While attend
\ ing bono talent play his wife was
severely injured by the falling of the
Temporary seats, both bones in one
limb being badly fractured He reports
/ her as getting along nicely at this
time. On his return to the house yes
Iterday his appearance was greeted
| with prolonged cheering aud a general
handshaNing.
w G. Smith. was born In Elmwood
Peoria. county, H., September 23
! 1868 moved with his parents &C.
Montgomery county Indiana, when
six years old received a greater part
of his education at district school
later finished finished a course at
Darlington, Indiana high school
He moved to Kansas when about
twenty and entered printing office
1s "ds vi. afterward worked in a
job office in Denver Colo, aud finish.
ed a fveysar apprenticeship with the
Comb Printing company IN St Joseph
Mo. In 1895 he Went into the pub.
! fishing business on his own account
establishing III Lantern" at Lenora,
Kans. January "a, 1896, was married
70 Miss Dalsie Jackson of Dowus
Kansas. In the autumn Of 1896 the
"Lantern' was moved 10 Almena
Kans. where 1t was published until
September 1909 at which time he
sold the plant and building and came
to cast his lot in fair Oklahoma.
June 90. 1901 the first issue OF the
Selling Guide was mailed from the
Selling Dewey county postofhce Al
the time OF establishing the Guide,
Selling was a small inland town and
required but a small outfit but with
the growth and development of the
town and surrounding country, ii be
cOme necessary last year 20 install a
3G as cylinder press, gasoline engine
paper cutter and other material necea-
sary TO publish six column paper
lan' idru opi hrst ella job work
Mr. Smith is what Is commonly
| termed 'sclfmadpman. 1arting
with no capital exceN a good charac.
tcf aEd reputation and a Faculty Tor
"hustf."
Last fall the republicans of The
Dewey county district gave him the
nomination for representative for
which district be- was oiected at the
September election. Having served
as committee clerk On the MEhth Ter
ritorial Legislature gave him expert
fence iu legislative maiior that ha
p.oyen beneficial 10 him in his pres
ent work He has been enc Of the
most dillgont and hard working mem
bers Of this body ANA has taken spec
ial interest in school legislation
Mrs Smith has always been AN
earnest worker Ia educational aud
editorial work aud has been greatly
Instrumental in his success II was
she who TOOK editorial charge 0f the
Guide last lall and SO successfully
managed his campaign.