The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-02
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las uish, a1s the hottest Of tie
season.
Lgcal sporis plunged ON yesterdays
ball games
The ChautauqGa will be- managed
by the local stoe kholderS hereafter.
TIE thermometer registered s6 IN
the shade al II O'Clock today.
Frank Olsmith is receiving numer
Gus inquiries relative 10 his peanut
diel iol obesity
Chairman Jack Love. of the cor
poratiOn commission has his data
read for a rousing Fourth Of July
address at Woodward
The Unique" theatre is new
amusement pla-e on West Harrison.
Judge Holiday was here from
Crescent totiy. We ave prepared
extensively for a big celebration at
Crescent tomorrow. he said.
Water Commissioner Spencer says
the waterNorks system OF the city is
self-sustaining
There are l.150 water taps in
Guthrie by Februar, next the mum
ber will reach 1000.
A wager of $50 to Sl5 was posted
today on the Guthrie bah team land
ing in second place AT the season
close
Noble avenue is very dirty again.
Tae fire department viii be duly
iclnked for doing the flushing act
again
Travelling men remark on the pre-
ponder ance of flies in Oklahoma. In
Guthrie flies are drawn by the piles
Of refuse on the streets.
The merchants Fourth of July
celebration at the park. Monday
promises to be humdlnger
Wichita is making crusade on
flies Why not Guthrie
Al Williams is building up a model
garage On Vine street
Needfu crusade The abolishment
Of the Vine street gulch
There is almost an epidemic q
typhoid fever in tie city 1t is
caused by flies
bad water and flies are causing
sickness.
Cantaloupe crop appears to b,
scarce.
Propnty owners on East Harrison
avenue are protesting against stag
nant water pond in he 700 block ol
East Harrison avenue
A large number of Crescent wit
: nesses are here today giving test
/ mony in the 5000 damage suit of j
Z James IS. H. Deprees, Of Crescent
!. which is being heard in Justice Min
: tonye's court The suit is over dam
ages to crops by cattle
Fire Chief Gruber reports mucl
, building 9c ivity these hot days. Car
: penters are scarce and building pei
. mits are being taken out daily.
! L. H. Matchett, the restaurant man
Is erecting two modern residence i
the POO block on East Villas to cos
$4,000 each.
Work has been begun on the re
> modelling of the First Bap ist churc
: and the 81 900 addition.
Rachael Jackson has filed suit i
= the Logan county superior court 10
y n divorce from General Jackson, a
leging desertion and gross neglect {
duty.
# l.. n. Beadles has filed suit in IN
Logan county superior court agains
/ Jasper Powell, ct ll., to quiet title I
d certain real property
}. The city council last night lutho
e lied the mayor and city chemist /
z purchase supplies and appalltus fc
z The latter official at a cost not
exceed s4J0
@ The health committee reported z
n the city council NEE ing last nigf
/. that typhoid fever was epidemic her
9 ana the committee was instructed
/ make arrangements fer the cutting
= weeds on vacant lots and charge tn
l. cos up to property owners
+, No driving faster than 4 walk wi
u be allowed owe. city bridges hereaf
Z, er, the cltv council last nigh direc
: ing the enforcement OF the ordnanc
which makpc il a finqhlp offpncp