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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

llrsL Rachel Ivie, Henrietta. Texas.
,Ays: Il would be uDgrateful II did
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For the Hostess
Chat on Interestinf Topics Of Many Kinds. by
q Recognized Authority
She also had the art of always a,

She also had the art of always ~
sembling just the right people togeth
er. and always remembered who hated
bridge" Who didn't like golf and who
loathed to dress for a formal dinner
party. On the quiet, think she keeps
a book with the peculiarities of each
one Of her friends carefully jotted
down. Just when she entertained them
and just what she served on each &C
casion. At least that IL the way one
Of the best entertainers Lever knew
does, and II IL worth considering.
Souvenirs for . Party.
AZ IN autumnal party given fol
children from eight to ten years Of
age. the souvenirs we're made BY the
guests from corn husks which they
transformed into dolls. A face Wa
penciled on the green stub Of corn.
the husks made the dress and the silk
carefully braided made the hair: bon
nets were also made from the huskA
These dolls were really charming.
and the prize awarded for the best
was q delightful little booklet in which
corn husk dolly was the heroine: Il
was written BY . clever woman must.
clan. This idea is just Is applicable
for "grown-ups" party n for chill
dren. for never saw . woman yet.
whether she admitted 1t or not. who
didn't like q chance to play dolls.
Announcing an Engagement.
Polly" declared she must have
some unusual way Of announcing her
engagement. 50 after much careful
thought this was evolved: The 20 spe
cial friends were asked for a thimble
party, and there was nothing doing
until refreshments were. served. Then
each guest found little envelope on
the plate and the hostess explained
that inside there would be found q
jumbled lot of letters. that the letters
of each color would spell one word.
and there was just one word in each
and all were the same color
in each envelope, SO each one made |
as the story was told by the |
guests putting their words together. |
1t was great fun and ended the after
noon in a most happy manner. as the
little bride-elect was q great favorite, |
and she was fairly beaming when all
began to offer good wishes and wanted
to know AL about it."
MADAME MERRI
Colored embroidery enters into much
Of the new neckwear.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13
A alotchX FACE.

Many women are mortified by a red.
hlotchy skin that refuses to yield to
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

louse. My back ached all the time and
I was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Deans
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health. and I am able to do as much
work - the average woman. though
aeaIly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
~ all dealers. 80 cents q box. Foster
Nilbuyn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13
Cleaning Plumes.

A woman who has success in clean
ing ostrich and other feathers puts a
cupful of Indian meal, half a cupful of
-four and three level tablespoonfuls of
borax into a paper bag, and with it
one large or two or three small feath-
ers.
These she shakes about until the
soil has disappeared from the feathers,
and then she shakes them free from
tie mixture. Fine knitted wool arti-
cles and laces are sometimes cleaned
In this way.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13
grease and powder.

copious grease and powder.
Sometimes this condition is due to
bad blood, but more often to poor cir
culation and improper diet.
Try a cooling diet for a time and
take something to cool the blood
Your doctor will advise the best way
this can be done. If you do not wish
to consult him take half teaspoonful
Of Sprudel salts in glass of hot wa
ter half an hour before breakfast
each morning.
When the blotches get very annoy
ing the color OF the face can often be
lowered by putting the feet in hot Wa
ter to draw the blood from the head.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills have
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me. my ex-
1stence was one OF
misery and for two
whole years I was I'M
able to 20 out of the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

Colored embroidery enters into much
of the new neckwear.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

United States In 1867. but until the
real value of the territory was known.
no one cared. The miners of the early
days managed very well with an ap-
proximate boundary. They held min
ers' meetings and any decision
reached by them constituted the law.
For the opening up Of Alaska We are
indebted to the panic of of 1893.
Throughout the west the harder spir-
its preferred to brave the dangers OF
that almost unknown region than to
accept the starvation wages then Of
fered. They knew that grubstakes
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

Wraps are growing more decorative.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-10-13

HERE had been some dispute
as to what constituted the
boundary of the country
bought from Russia by the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
| FILES FORMAL REPORT
|InpeccabIs Congressman Rs-
fuse 10 Associate with Rude
White House Person

Washington, D q. Jan s,--liavlng
glvcn consideration tc the Presidents
further views regarding the secret ser.
gice contained IL his massage to the
house last Monday, the special com.
mittue appointed 70 deal With the sub.
iect today brought In It's final report
accompanying 4. was resolution
which declari I'd 4 to be the sense u
the house that II shril de1llns oon-
slider amy communicated srom rny
source which is not respeetf't recon-.
mendlng thA. similar action ~ tekeh
with respecs % The message OF lass
Monday because OF isa being "unre-
spOnsve 10 t1e Inquiry D fthe house.
Az 10 whtt the President meant when
hc sah referring % the lImiualion
alaced upon the FIELD Of operation 81
tho secret service that the chief hr.
gument IN favor Of the provision Was
that congressman dld not themselves
wisd q be investigated"
When Chairman Perkins Of The
special committee arost lo mike his
report he fasta a. G.hrs, frl. mem.
heranIp. while the galle.ioa were pack.
Cd Perkins addressing the house
said:
Doubtless In congress- are HDsae
times found unfit and dishonest mem.
hers nut 1 believe that with few ex.
ceutions The hcdY ia composed Of men
If integrity, whose yotn * determined
not hy foar ~ tho nullce bur By ri
honest regard for nublIc service. Wa
consider lhe lsneuage 81 the president
IN his meesaRc 81 December 5. 1908.
nnluslllled and without basis o. fac.
ami that It constitute breach oi the
privileges Of house,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
FORMER WANTED LATTER
REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Resolution Declaring the Runner
Of Lines Incompetent Is
Laid on Table

The city council meeting wound ~
last eyenine with what proved almost
a row between Councilman J ] Ken
nedy Of the Fifth ward and City En-
ginecr w w Miller when the former
introduced resolution to dispense
with the services Of the city engineer
on the ground OF lucompetoncy and
empowering the mayor and public
building committee d employ a com
petent engineer as soon as practicable
When called upon 70 explain the
resolution Councilman Kennedy stated
that The taxpayers Of Guthrie We're de.
manding that before the city enter into
the work OF making from S50Q,V0o ta
100000 wrih OF municipal Improve
ments the city should have a compe'
tent engineer, one they could rely up
on. The councilman and Miller made
several speeches, showing considerable
warmth at times. until finally qulctcd
hy the mayor after much pounding for
order Councilman Kennedy stated
chat he had hoard from numerouf
sonrogs that Miller had held up city
contractors and had collected money
for giving street grades but admitted
ne could not substanilate any of the
charges. other than that Contractors
Kirby, Maylicld and shaw had filed q
complaint with tho city council aenlts
Miller which. after an investigation
was dIsmlascd
Kennedy stated that Miller had made
demand on contractors % eash bis paN
warrants at par Miller denied this,
bui stated that Contractors Snyder and
Billings. Who dld paving work for th
city. had at one time cashad a warrant
ior him hprause he could not gel ihs
cash from any nlhef source t1at e.
contractors were pefe nal friends q
his and That he saw nothing wrong 7
sueh transaction witch was . mai
for 81 public record
Miilor stated lhai Kennedy had S.
cused him ol gialtlng on every cry
antrnci. Including ihe Convention hFsi
and branded all che eharses as false
Tha mayor and copneilmen barka-
and Lyon stated they had never heard
n any charges preferred aeainsl Miller,
although there had been some com'
plalnt AZ TO hIg work by taxpayers
They commended Miller as beins an
Industrious worker for the City declaf.
ing he had performed his work we'll
All things considered, and deprecated
stirring up mares nest now that tae
spfIng election was so 81 So az hand
The mayor stated TINT perhaps other
cities had a more competent engineer
but said they paid them from sz'oV9 NJ
ss. 600 year. while Miller is drawinB
but sl,gO0 and has little help
Councilmen Lyon, Fairfield ami
Ovefton declared that the chafgeu g.
peasea hg Councilman Kennedy were
An Injustice 10 both tho city and NJ
Miller. o. they had mol been aubsianli'
ated. In reply tD theae slatementa
Councilman Kennedy asked until the
next regular meeting 20 Fet alttdavlls
10 anbstantlate tSe charges, witch he
declared be could do
Oh motion Of C0nnelman Barker me
Kennedy resolution was tabled,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
PLAN FOR
LIGHTING
AVENUE.

pnn6 afo wel unlor way % mako
Oklahoma avenue from Vine street
cast 10 DE entrance of Convention hall.
la distance Of seven blocks, the moEi
brilliantly lighted street In the South
west Tho retail merchants have tho
matter before them and action VIII be
taken at their next regular meeting.
Tho matter was brought up hy
councilman spnrlock and the mayor
q the city council meeting last night.
They advocated the Immediate cree
ton Of the needed poles and lamps
along the avenue so that the Legislators
could have the benefit Of the improve
ment A proposition viii be intrpduc'
ea al the next regular meeting f the
esty council giving the lighting plan IN
detail with estimates as 10 cost OF
construction ana maintenance. The
ulnn Is to line both sjdes Of the ave.
nue. with concrete or steel poles every
80 or 100 feet, with a cluster Oi lghla
al the top, which will make The street
A light as day s. that newspaper
might be read "a the street The mer-
ehanta or property owners are 10 pay
FOR ne poles. the city furnish lhc llghte
and The electric light company The
brackets from which the lights are 10
be strung
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
WANTS WAR RECORD STRAIGHT

washington, Jan ST. Congressman
Chaa D. Carter has prepared a bill 70
correct the war record Of r. y Hamli
ton. OF McAlesleE a veteran Of the
civil war Mr.. Hamilton made appli.
cation for q pension. When II came
up the war department confronted lt
with the record which shows Mr. Ham
ilton TO be deserter With this en-.
tsy IN the war department records q
pension Is impossible.
Mr.. Hamilton enlisted In the Tenth
Ohio volunteers In 1862 March IA.
1864, he disappeared and was marked
down as n desterter. He mas Aida
Wits and statements on iilo here which
show that he was not q deserter. but
that he was captured by Confederate
soldiers and held as a prisoner OF war
and confined IA southern prison for
months After that he was phroled
under agreement not to-enter the
army. He dld not know that he had
record as d deserter IN the war de-
partment until he made application
for pension, and as soon as It was
discovered set about correcting Il. It.
takes a special act OF congress TO
correct g war record.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
TO REOPEN
TRIBAL ROLLS

Special to Daily Leader y
Washington Jan. S.-A bill has boon
introduced IN congress BY Mr. Gallin
ger, Of New Hampshire to reopen
the rolls OF the Five Civilized Tribes,
The bill IN full foilows
"Be Il enacted BY the senate and
Aouse Of representatives that me soc
retary Of interior Is heroby nuthoriz
cd and directed. prior 10 November /.
1909. 20 place on t'ae nual approved
rolls OF the Five Civilized Tribes. the
name Of any person whose application
wns pending on February | 1907. ana.
who shall be found by the secretary
Of interior to be legally or equltably
ou the merits Of his case entitled 10
enrolment. and also TO consider aud
place on the rolls newnorn Choetaw
freedmen; and the secretary Of lutefl
on Is authorized prlor to November
+ 1909. 10 mako such investigation, II
any IN his Judgment ii advisable, 10
determine the rights of persons not
heretofore enrolled. and whose appl.
cation was pending as aforesaid"
This bin has been referred 10 the
committee on Indian affairs II It.
heromes Inv ID win be over the pro.
test Of the entire Oklahoma delegation
and that of the secretary Of interior.
aisc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
UNION EVANGELICAL MEETING

Fully 500 people were out last night
20 hear Evangelist Buigln at the Lyon
building The big room has been
transformed into an ideal auditorium
and Is comfortable, both as to seating
ara heating. 1ne meetings have been
increasing In interest frm the very
first night and last night was by far
the best seryice of the meeting The
singing was Inspiring and all engaged
heartily in The service Dr Bulgn
made heart 20 heart talk on local con
litlons. and also some OF the cardinal
principles Of a Christian life At the
close Of the sermon 20 asked for pray.
ers aud one confessed Christ The
service closed VITA q duct BY Prof
Rose and Prof. Miller
GnthrIe has never mad an opportunl
ty OF hearing a stronger preacher thar
Dr Bulgln and all OF our business and
professional men should make Il a
point q hear the evangelist as otter
as possible His sermons are not 0nll
highly intellectual but are also deeply
spiritual, and the results OF listening lt
such sermGns can but help one TO q
higher life.
Service at 7a0 this evening. at walci
hour Dr. Bulgin Will discuss The Un
reasonable Demands Of tlnbelief"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
SJLJNEL ROSS
IS TOUCHED

Col. l.. p Ross. OF Lawton, is al
ways on the lookout during sessions
Of the house. but last night pick
pocket caught the genial. colonel
when ne wasn't looking. The colonel
had been attending the performance
Of "The Red Mil" at the Brooks thea
trc an1 as he came ont the pretty
music was still ringing IN his ears
and his eyes were full Of the plays
pretty girls. Consequently he neither
saw nor felt the light fingered gentlo.
man who approached him In the
crowd The thief quietly appropriated
Col Ross watch. lie says he would
have liked to see the expression on
The face at thethief whom TIE latter
discovered how little he secured for
hin pains
Being already a watch out Col. Ross
says ho will watch out more closely
during his stay In the city.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
SAPULPA GETS
BIC INDUSTRY

4 charter was lssued to-day from che
7lficc Of the secretary OF state 10 the
WolN.sepulpa Packing company with
o capila stock OF 100000, fully paid
in for which charter fee of Ss02 Nas
charged This IA among lbe biggest
Industries located IN the state with
foreign capital since statehood and is
backed BY The Eastern capitalists con.
trolling The packing business, Tulsa
shawnee and other Oklahoma towns
we're after the cation Ut the plan,, but
the capitalists finally located Il Al
Sapulpa, The home Of Senator Clarence
Davis on account OF the excellent cat.
ilo market afforded
senator Davis says that the talk
about the Oklahoma antitrust law and
pure food law driving out capital ls
MI 'boAh7 as IL demonstrated BY the
location Of this big plant IN Oklahoma,
when the company WA seriously con.
sideging placing the plant In Southern
Illinois. The city OF Aapulpa took
$4,000 III stock III the new enterprise.
The directors are. y, b. Burnett and
NJ y Wells. u Sapulpa; y =, Stone.
cipher. Of Salem, H.; A. r. Cox. Of
Demi lll.: aud llerschel p fIalstlaw
Of Tucker III
Other corporations granted charters
today were
The O. G. Greer Concrete Machinery
company. OF Oklahoma City, with d
capital stock Of $4,000 The directors
are, @. G. Greer, T, n Hurt and i. j,
Carpenter an 81 Oklahoma City
The sumptM Telephone company
OF sunpter, Kay county, with CAPT
TAI stock Of $1,000. The directors are,
Frank Wells, "A. w Nowcomb g, E.
Algier VIM Riley and y p. lfasterday,
an OF r. + y No, 3 Bsaman Okla
Tho Universal Automatic Wagon
Brake company, OF Oklahoma City,
with capital stock of 100000 The
directors are. J. G. Durham. J. E
lSelks and N ~ Durham, all Of Okla
homa City.
Tho Washlta Concrete company OF
Dewey, with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The directors are: VIM Speak and Il,
D. Gardner, of Dewey; Tom George, Of
llartlesyille.
The Blaine County Fair and Live
stocl, ass citation, with capital stock
of $4,000 Tho lncorporaiora are: Al,
N Sandorson. Earl Fitzgerald. L0e
Marshall a. Orndnrfl aud @. Ice an
d Wnl0nKa
'Thc Wnshila Valley Rural Telephone
company. "a Cumanehe. with q oaplial
stock oF $500. The lirectrs are; W.
q. nrymer and J. NJ. Bfymer. Of 90.
mancbe; NJ u Harris Of Mckinney,
Texas; o. " Bfymeh, Of r. r. D.
No. /, Duncan. Okla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
UP
THE SCHOOLS

According 70 the REPORT ot State
Superintendent f. p. Cameron 2,22a
school dish'lcis have been established
IN the forty-two new counties created
IN the new state during The past year
Previous 70 that time there was a large
number I children Of school age With
out educational advantages Of ang
kind. He reports the old dilapdaied
sch ol house on the road crossings as
rapidly dIsappeafalng and handsome
frame and brick structures taking their
place. he etniea thar next year a,ifl
schools VIII be IN operation IN old Ok
lahomB and 2,20a IN the eastern part Of
the state. making total OF 5,64l rural
schools In tie state. He reports IN
addition 5000 clly Schools, 100 Of WlJch
are high schools. lie reports 1891
teachers employed In the stale as fol-
Ions. Goa sunerlntendenls and prln
clpals in graded school work, 400 teach
efs ii state university and other state
schools Of higher learning 200 teaeh
ars I'll private schools and fifty Ii
Kindergarten work He advocates pay.
ing hiaher salaries f1r teachers and fe.
ports the higher Institutions 0E learn
inE IN Oklahoma ID excellent condition
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
NANCY NYE SEEKS DIVORCE

nj cy Nye filed suit III the district
Atoday agalnst John G, Nye, a
prominent Republican pollilelen, Wao
ut the present time Is court erler In
The United States Federal aud Circuit
conrs here. asking for 4 decree Of dl
yorce viii aimoug The plaintiff fe-
cites IN her petition that they were
married IN Guthrie Mas 23 1907. and
thai on June 10, 1907 The deiNndant
began treating her wih extreme cruel
ty until N veinber NJ 1908, when she
charges the defendant with desestlng
her. after infllcling bodily injury 40
her She charges the defendant With
hf0sB aeglect OF duty and refusing To-
support her and She children She
recItes that the plaintiff Is an able
hodlod mar, and aside from getting a
SaG pension FROM the Government,
could mako a good llslng at alm-st any
trade THE p.anilli asks for bic nill
control of the homestead which she
alieges she helped purchase with her
own money
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08

Special to Daily Lender
washington Jan. s~The decision
of tha court 81 elaims taal II haA not
the power 10 disturb tho payment OF
foe 81 sls9000 out d the funds oi
tho Easiorn Cherokee. TO attorneys
VINO tried @ net The money tot the
Cherokee nation Instead Of the East
efn caefokees. is an interesting echo
Of lhe long struggle " the Eaaierp
CAerokaaa Is recover nearly five NIL
Iion dollars from tho goyernmeni. and
payment of which Is now nclng az
fangod
This fec WIS uuld 10 0'has Nagie. Of
st. Louis, lsahr Smith. Of Mtakosee
and Judge Mckinney. 81 Washington
Thesa attorneys represented the Cher
okee Nation. which conlended that the
money recovered belonged 70 he
Chef0kee Nation instead Of exclusively
Il Ea4leru rhefukers ami thelf des
caniaIIs Tho money paid b. The
Snyofnmeul was s claim dallug hack
to ss5gwlIea lbe Government aSfeed
II pas Ne Eastern Chesufeek about
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
FILTRATION
PLAN 7 IS
Accepted

The fifth and final estimate Of Con
tractor Cooper on the filtration plant
which Is u be IN operation tae first oi
next week. amounting to $i.375.S0. was
allowed by the city council last even
ms ard ordered paid. The former esli
mates paid amounted 70 sif 1918
The prayer Of petition asking fui
sidewalks on the west side Of Nortl
ash street from Jeifers to Washing
ton avenue, was allowed aud the side
walks ordered
The finance committee reported au
ditlng bills against the city for the
month Of December amounting to 81,
ss0.7s.
The final estimate ug Contractor
G. Severns f0r the Instruction Of e
storm sewer from Ash to Vine street
between Harrison and Oklahoma ave
nues, amounting TO $3.50, was approved
and ordered paid,
The mayor aud public building com
mlttee upon motion were instructed
have the Convention hak fully covered
with insurance against loss BY fire
tornado and lightning. with the under
y 2------ -..------
tconlInued on page S.l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08
HEARING ON
EXPRESS RATES

Before the Corporation eommsgSion
this afternoon Is being held a hearing
on the proposed order feducing the
present express rates between ponla
In The stats from twenty 10 sixty per
cent The proposed reduction makes
a uniform ratio end Is but a very little
less than The rates now charged bg
companies operating In TIE state. ex.
cent the WeIissFareo and United
States express eampanles The other
express companies operating IN The
state are the Adams. American and
Pacific. making five IN nll The Wells.
Fargo and United States are The only
companies fighting the new tariff
The Commission p1nyenes next Tues.
day. January l2ths 70. the January
term. About fifty cases save been
dockaled for Che term. while several
railroad companies will have Z chance
to explain charges Il violating orders
Of the commission,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-08

enecIal TO Daily Leadef
Washington. Ian ) The secretary
If Interior Has written an official com
iimunIcatlon 10 Senator Gwen IN which
A. states that the attorney general
ana tht secretary Ol interior have
agreed Il the plan suggested ID bflns
laat eases in The ihonsands d land
titles suits AMI That they are ~lIllne
and anxious lhal there tdst cases bt
pushed through tho courts with the
utmost speed The ietIer also states
that Mr. A. b Frost. VINO has charge
81 the work a. Muekugee, Okla. Will
assist IN rushing these test eases to
trial This will relieve the necessity
81 trying thousands 81 individual cases
There VII be ane lass care r. each
classification Of ratna lnvnIYlnR cer.
lalE disputed points and all other
eases WiI 10 decided bY NE seNt
rases. Scnalnf Oven says that With
tho department Of iasetlnz and the
Attorney renefal asA|sIInK. Iilese eafHs
eah b pushed Il Haa| adjudication
within one scar There u % rpaaiu'e