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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
CITY ATTORNEY GREEN
ROASTS LAX SYSTEM
Of CITY COUNCIL

City Attorney Fred w Green. last
night addressed to the city council a
letter which Is self explanatory OF the
lax business methods employed by
the city In financial matters II also
shows that the city authorities have
been ignoring the statute requiring
financial statement to be published
quarterly Under he Duke admins
tration, the only time in the history
OF the city, these statements Wee
published, as required by law. The
letter is as follows
ITO the Mayor and City Council
Gentlemen II desire 10 call atten-
tion to Section 3S4 OF the statutes re
liting to cities of the first class. which
provides that The council shall here
after cause to be published quarterly,
between the 18th and Goth days of
March, June, September and Decom
ber, In each year, full and detailed
statement of the receipts, eXpendi-
lures an Indebtedness of the city, Tor
the quarter ending on the 18th of each
month respectively
II also desire to call attention TO
the fact that no action has been TAX
en- In regard to the overpayment made
by the city to Mr. William Cooper on
the filtration plant Under date OF
June 3rd advised the mayor and
council thct going over the figures
with Mr. w. g. Spencer, water com
ml3sione', we found that an error
was made In estimate four and that
the total sum paid Mr. Cooper was
$24,4S393; the contract price was
S23, 1890, with extra work allowed
Of $630SS, making a total of S24,-
630OS This shows an oyerplus on
its Iace of $42005 and inasmuch At
me committee cut Mr. Cooper's ION
tract $500, which discount was agreed
to by Mr. Cooper, the oyerpayment
amounts to $920.05 In order thai
there may be no question in regard L
the facts respectfully recoml lent
that this mat er be referred TO the
proper committee for their invetsiga
tion and report
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
THEY WANT ASPHALT PAVING

p. ] Heilman, Frank Il. Wilbur and
(. r. Peterson this morning filed suit
n the district court against the City
Of Guthrie and he J. F. hill Cois;ruc-
tlon company asking for a temporary
restraining order to restrain the city
from accepting the double course
brick pavement laid on North Ash
street by the j f. Hill company un.
Ter contract entered into wi h the
city, The petitioners recite that un.
der the new paving Law the majority
Of the property owners have the priv
lege of designating the kind of ma.
terlal wan ed and that notwithstand-
ing the filing of their petition 1sk.
ing for asphaltum paving the city
council wrongfully entered in con
tract with single course brick.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
OLD SOLDIERS DAY ENJOYED
Special TO the Daily Leader

Special 90 the Daily Leader.
Enid. okla sept Today was
~Old soldiers Day at the Garfield
count, fair. which s. beiu gheld al
lne stock pavilion Al an Che fairs
Of the superior class which are nov
being held over the country it has
been the custom to have one da} ior
which che performances viii be as
peeialN rendered Tor the attending
members oi the q Al r. To-day all
members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic will De- admitted free 10 the
grounds aud viii De- the specia.
guests of the occasion
The horse racing which has been
Interrupted because of the recent
rains will be- held today rain or shine
The track has been worked over thor
oughly and IS in d good way for some
fast races
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
Stephens Is Hooeful

Nick Stephens, a farmer who lives
five miles east of Guthrie, brought to
his city Yesterday some of the farm
')ducts he expects to take to the
,ational exposition at Omaha on De
cember Clio. Among the products he
was showing was corn Of the yellow
and white Dent variety. the ears OF
which We're foot long and the
grains splendidlv mamred; pencil
larla. or rat tall millet, seven feet
tall: pure German millet; field corn
"a feet high and katir corn of the
finest kind The farm OF Mr. Steph-
ems. upon which these products were
crown is partly bottom and part MP
land, and he states the crops are fine
on both.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
CONSIDERING BIDS.

The state board of public affairs is
in session this afternoon considering
bids for the erection OF the 100000
building for the Southeastern Nor
NAL school at Durant. The bids on
file are by the Manhattan Construc'
ton company Of Chandler, Security
Construction company Of Birming
ham, Ala. the Daugherty Campbell
Construction company of Weather
ford and the Texas Construction com
pany Of Ft Worth, Texas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
WITNESS DISAPPEARS;
CARDS ARE GUMMED

Sapulpa, Okla, Sept S-WHh the
resumption of he hearing looking &c
the removal of County Attorney l. b
Jackson, consternation reigns at the
mysterious disappearance Of w. f. Nc
Daniel admitted jointist, and chief
witness in behalf of the state, whc
since his appearance before Jus ice
Dunn at Guthrie, has been missing
Foul play is feared as the liquor in
terests were very bitter against him
Special Enforcement Attorney Cald
well and others are securing the coun
try trying to locate the missing man
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
hit BY THE INDICATOR

Miss Louise Watson had a narrow
escape from fatal accident last night
while returning home from a dance
at Electric park on a street car Miss
Watson was sitting on The front seat
OF an open car directly undecnean
the fare indicator AS the car was
crossing the Katy tracks on South Di-
vision street, the box struck Miss
Watson on, the forehead, cut ing 9n
ugly cash, almost fracturing the skull
The blow knocked the young woman
unconscious She was hurried home
and a physician summoned. Miss wat
son was unconscious for several hours
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING RECORD.

Geneva. Switzerland, Sept s.
Walter S Bond Of New York, has
climbed Mont Blanc from ChamOniX
in nine hours He thus breaks the
record Of nine hours and n half, made
bv Morehead. an Englishman, in
1865.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
CBy Associated Press.l

Topeka, Kas. Sept. S-Franklin !
Agner, a United S ates prisoner from
Oklahoma, charged with counterfeit .
'Ig. who escaped from the county
Jail September first voluntarily sur
rendered today. Agner said he is not
guilty and went home to arrange foi
lawyer and provide for his family as
his wife is ill.,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
IN LOGAN DISTRICT COURT

District Judge A. H. Huston held .
brief session OF court this morning.
The hearing on the mandamus suit
filed by the Cook Construction com
pany against the state auditor was
continued until Saturday
A decree of divorce was granted In
the case of Abner Jones VS. Sherman
Jones The plaintiff, who is a negro,
alleged that she had to support her
husband whom she declares to be a
mo account niger
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
ALL ARRAleNEp IN TOPEKA

Topeka, Kas, Sept S-Mrs. Barclay,
TiIlolson. Gentry and Gregg We're ar
raigned in the city court today on he
charge OF Kidnapping Marian Bleakley,
the incubator baby, owner and driv-
e.s of the automobile in which the
child was acrIied away wa identified
in Mrs Barclay and Gentry
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
BIG COMPANY ORGANIZED.


Jefferson City, MO- Sept S-Ar
ticles of incorporation Of the kansa.
City. Missouri Navigation company
With a capital OF one million dollars
were filed with the secretary OF state
here today
The leading spirits in the y IN
pany are prominent Kansas City mer
hants and the intention is to con
luct a freight line on the Missouri
river between tha tcity and St. Louis
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
J. II. BELLS is in Gushing

J. II BELLS is in Cushing
Roy c Bdrks of Pauls Valley is a
Guthrie visitor.
Contractor Mike Cassidy has re-
turned from a trip TO Oklahoma City
c. f. Eisenschmidt, OF the Eisen-
schmidt Shoe establishment, left last
night for Gueda Springs, kas 10
spend a few weeks for his health.
Col Henry Braun returned last
evening from Oklahoma city
L E. Lovelaee is here from Wich-
ita.
Paul Nesbit returned last evening
from Oklahoma City
c. S. Fowler, of the Fowler Bros
Land company, of San Antonio. Tex
as, was in the city yesterday, in his
private car Mr. Fowler formerly
resided in Guthrie
Architect S A Layton is here
from oklahoma City.
County Commissioner Frank Vol
is here from Crescent.
Frank Ley has returned from q
trip to Lawton.
Banker h f Stobaugh of Crescent
is in the city
Attorney Walt Mathews is dowI
from Mulhall.
NJ. Garman has returned from ;
trip to Seattle and other WesterI
points.
Tom Welch is in Marshall.
r. r. Tolbe, and wife of Ponci
City are Guthrie visitors.
w. T. Walker of Woodward is
Guthrie VISITOR.
Dr.. NJ. ID. Aaron of Pawhuska il
a Guthrie visitor.
r. G. Cutley and Roy Cutley o
Tecumseh are Guthrie visitors.
J. o. Rasson Of Frederick is
uthrie visitor.
] L. Deets is up from Oklahoma
City.
Senator f. d. Brownlee was her
from Kingfsher.
President ]. p. Alley of the Ton
kawa preparatory school was il
Guthrie last night
Ewers White of McLoud treasure
or the state board of agriculture
passed through the city today el
route to saltwater to witness the OF
ening of the A. and NJ college
W III. MdiuH mas IeluIHtu lIOH
trip to Tulsa.
]. w. Oldham has returned iron
Muskogee, where he went TO plac
his son Robert in boys school 10
the winter.
Noel Walton left last night 70
Saltwater to enter the A. and M
college
Harry Smith, a linotype machinis
of Oklahoma City, is here renewin
acquaintances
Contractor d X Cotton returne
this morning from a trip to OklahC
ma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
IS A COUSIN or COOK.
special to Daily Leader

special 10 Daily Leader
Guthrie. Okla Sept S-As was
10 De- expected. Oklahoma gets in ON
the discovery of the north pole
through the fact that Jones Cook OF
Chickasha. school teacher ana -eTs
paper man. VINO attained some fame
himself a few years ago through The
invention of fixing machine thal
dilnt ny. Is a cousin of Dr Fred
erick Cook, the explorer. who added
the ton Of the world 20 Uncle sam
dOminiOns
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08

General Corbin attained internl
tional prominence during the Span
sh- h-American war, as adjutant gener
al. He was accused OF not being
competent for the position, but his
tory proved he was not only compe
tent, but one Of the thorough, pains
taking men of that trying period. II s
knowledge of military and maritime
affairs was limited only TO the time
Personally he was a kindly man, witt
the martinez habit of enforcing obed
ience without protest. He incurred
the enmity of Roosevelt while thai
distinguished citizen was assistan'
secretary OF the navy, and ais
while Roosevelt was in the army SER
ice. Later Roosevelt promoted I
over five ranking officers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
School Land Appraisement

That the work Of appralsing the
school lands in Pottawatomie county
will commence Thursday is the an
nouncement made today by Secretary
Ed. o. Cassidy of the school land
commission The work will be don
undre the direction of Adiustor Fred
Parkinson
Five new adjustOcs will be appoint
ed by the school land commission thi
week and the appraisement work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
HARTMAN
REPORTED
IMPROVING
(By Associated Pressl

Arden, ~ Y. Sept Sc. H. Harci-
mans condition was not so grave to
day as to demand absolute quiet.
Work was resumed today by men en-
gagged in completing the work Oh his
esta e. however every employee on
the estate who would talk today said
his condition is regarded by those
about him as extremely critical.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
BIG RAINS RELIEVE DRoUTH

Kansas City, Mo, Sept 8-Rai
which began Monday night throughout
Kansas and Missouri continued al
through the day, and extended its are
into Oklahoma end the Texas Pan
handle precipitation was the heavt
est ia many ears.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
GEN. CORBIN DIES
AFTER AN OPERATION

New York, Sept s S-General Hen
ry c. Corbin died in the Roosevelt
hospital in this city early this morn
ing after an operation. He had been
i'll several months and returned lasl
week from Carlsbad where he took
treatment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
GOT FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS


Sam1r Russia Sept Robbers
with bombs and revOlvers attacked
the pos, office al a nearby town last
might. and. after killing the watchman
and three policemen made their es-
cape with $40. 600 booty. Ten men were
wounded In the fighting
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
A cAR5oNoALE WRECK


Carbonate, kas.. Sept. S-Egner +.
Pattillo. fireman of Topeka Kansas,
was killed and Charles Jones, engi-
neer. perhaps fatally scalded. when
the santa Fe freiglt east bound. ran
IN a b,oken switch rail here this
morning and hte engine turned over
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
A Boom To The UnempIoyed

Labor Commissioner Charles D9ug'
erty reports that the Muskogee branch
free employment bureau placed l69
persons into employment during tle
mon h of August. If the Guthrie. Ok
lahoma City. and Muskogee offices
keep up their present gait they vii
furnish employment for 1000 persons
during the year. This is the second
month the Muskogee office has beer
in operation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
BIG OPERA HOUSE is READY

Special to Daily Leader.
Durant. Okla Sept S.-Duranl
new opera house, the finest on Red
river. is now ready. Furniture alon,
ccst $4,000 and Bryan county people
anticipate a good theatrical season
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
SPECIAL JUDGES APPOINTED

Governor Haskell this morning ap
pointed f. G. McAdams of Oklahoma
City as special Judge of the criminal
court of appeals in the cause of Eay
Wood VS.. State of oklahoma, vice II.
NJ. Furman disqualified
udge c. r. Buckner of Guthrie was
appointed special Judge of the criminal
court of appeals in the case OF ia,
state vs. Ira Brown vice T. II Doyle
disqualified
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
lBy Associated Pressl

Arden, ~ Y, Sept S--Dr. Lyle is
sued a signed statement this morn
ing saying Edmond Hartman is bet
ter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08
CLAIMS THE NORTH POI
As PERSONAL PROPt.
Gives Il Out Cold That He
Is tho Only Real
DISCOVeTHT
(By Associated Press.l

6ulletln-New York, Sept. s.-The
following dispatch was received here
early today:
Indian Harbor, Labrado, (by
Wireless via Cape Ray), Sept. s.-To
Melville E. Stone, Associated Press,
New York. | have nailed the Stars
and Stripes to the North Pole. This
10 authoritative and correct Cooks
story should not be taken too serious
Iy. The two Eskimos who accomp-
anied him say he went no distance
north, and not out of sight Of land
Other members Of the tribe corrobo-
rate their story. (signed) PeaV."
Peary a shrewd Advertiser.
Indian Harbor, (via Cape Ray),
Sept. 8.-Peary and party sailed
from here today for Sydney, N. s.
The Roosevelt arrived here Sunday
night and had been detained until
this morning by a heavy gale. On
the arrival of the Roosevelt Peary
and Captain Bartlett came ashore and
personally filed dispatches which
we're sent by wireless to the United
Stltes. Peary expressed gratifica-
tlon at the successful completion of
his life's work in discovering the
North Pole. He and Bartlett ap
peared to be in the best physical
condition The Roosevelt is unin-
jured Unless the Roosevelt stops
at Red Ray, Labrador, to permit
Peary to file details of his successful
exploration, it is not believed his in
teresting story can reach the outside
world for at least three days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08

Roy c Bdrks OF Pauls Valley is a
Guthrie visitor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-08

Contractor Mike Cassidy has re
turned from a trip to Oklahoma City
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-13
Water the Worlds Banker

The ancens called water one Of the four elements
and the work which Il does In the earths crust ampv us
t!hcs the 1t is the worlds banker for 1t is BY it's
agency that the ores are accumulated in veins and In
It is repairing architect Water is the magic in
strumen by which copper and gold and silver are assem-
bled 1t is the true philosophers stone constantly at
work dissoving. transporting and redeposng With in
defagable zeal and tagging industry 1t searches
through the nnermost the rocks removing
treasures through their very walls and often repairing
breaches made in the attack skfuy Us to defy de-
lection or to make the masonry stronger than when first
laid
In an article by II. w. WInchell in Popular Sci.
ence Monthly the method OF the action water and tho
influence Of climate rain average temperature and
topography the formation of underground veins of
are suggested in interesting way and throw some
light on the future tendencies of mining science We
may, perhaps imagine the water laying down veins OF
ore by means Of perpetual circulation
1t arrives at last at state in which we NAV imarns
It capable Of dissolying anything Finding no escape
downward and urged on by cooler and heavier waters
coming down, these saturated solutions begin 10 nova
laeraly and upward and they find their way back to-
the surface again they have drop deposits OF metal
which they hold In solution Such waters NAV finally
emerge as hot springs geysers. finding their wav
through earth fractures these fractures coated with
metal by the metal carrier become the and odes of
future ages.
Taking this theory for granted, 1t is evident that
many such considerations will govern the laying down OF
ores Countries In which the rain descends through soft
rocks will be likely TO entertain mineral veins than
those In which the surface is arid the rocks are hard
Then there will be few "bonanzas in Siberia or Russia
Switzerland the countries of md climate ana s,ft
surface rocks will be most productive local difference
may exist either side Of the mountains: the hest ora
shoots are on the sunny side; the cold northern shaded
sides produce few veins.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-13

miles of distance ootsore and Oodless during the night
was looking In unusually robust and wel"fed cor
dton that frosty January morning is years ago.
1t would be something Of joy to know just what
old Red Cloud had said to the Brute and Ogalaa bucks
beyond the White Clay creek. The old fellow
orator, and when there white listening
he knew the way to the seat OF the savage passions
Is the Indian lacking in of humor? Old Red
Cloud used To get more genuine enjoyment out of tell.
ing his unsOphsticated palcface listeners the story OF
how he talked peace in the hostile camp than Kicking
Bear did In running off settlers stock -and this
means much
There probably never will be again this
tnent such OF savage splendOr as that which
marked the final surrender of the Indian bands OF Short
Bull. Kicking Bear Spotted Elk, and the The
render took place at Pine Ridge In late January, 1891.
and for hours the sayagcs in the ridges
guarding until the last their women and children from
seemingly expected assault They were painted the
black and of the warpath and their ponies
daubed with vivid pigment 1t was the close Of what
perhaps will prove to be the last of the great Indian
uprisings It the passing of the glory great
race Of savage men
When that warfare on the plains of South Dakota
the breasts of several of the chcans to make another
outbreak possible Kicking Bear and Short Bull Sioux
cheftans Of proved yalor and of known for
whites brought east under guard Fort Sheridan
Illinois whore they kept prisoners until it was
believed that their war lust had died. Finally they were
sent back to the reservation and there today while
keeping strictly to the path of peace 1t is only In the
nature of things human believe that after n century
of dshono at the hands OF the whites their hearts are
still for war though their hands and their bodies are
incapable.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-13

Capt. Penny stayed Pine Ridge long time and
the Indians bore testimony the fact that the ration
bags showed signs of having leaked any their CON
tents before they were delivered the doors Of the
Sioux tepees.
There is firm paleface conviction that the red man
has no sense of humor. 1t better perhaps to
qualify the stat amen by making trlfe less sweeping
II Is the paleface at distance who thinks the In.
dian has no funny bonethe frontersman knows other.
wise.
There Is old Red Cloud. the Sioux cheftan now with.
IN short journey of the joys which the happy hunting
ground holds for him. who probably laughed aloud
in his life but who behind his mask of solidity hides
us keen an appreciation OF the fun the thing as can
be found in the composition of any his white
conquerors.
Nearly 40 years ago Red Cloud. in the prime OF his
lighting days, led with other Chiefs an attack on the
whites near Fort Feterman Red Cloud had the better
OF his foes that day Afterward when the paleface
soldiers with blue coats proved many for him Red
Cloud had change of heart
He said that he had pucked hatred That was
one of Red Clouds best jokes and when he whites
could not his face because it turned away from
the council fire. the old chief smiled his eye twined
with the joy of 1t.
quarter of century divided the fight at Fort Fet
terman from that at Wounded Knee Red Cloud was at
the Pine Ridge agency when the OF the battle be-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-13

hostile camp and harangued his brother sa'ases ip'oi
ing them to obey Miles and to come IN ana pe o"u III
dams no more Young-MRns speech had souie e"er'
Then Red Cloud wanted to follow the eXamplo vi INC
young chief No knows definitely whether heu Nlouu
was sent out by the general commanding or went on
his peace talking errand Of his own initiative Dut ne
went.
The hostles were north of White Clay creek ana west
Of Porcupine Butte Red Cloud reached their camp and
he talked at the council fire Then there happened
curious thing On the heel of the chiefs pack band OF
the young bucks broke away and began to raid. There
was fight with squadron of the Seventh cavalry near
the Roman Catholic mission school, and an army wagon
train attacked at place not far distant from the
agency
Red Cloud back TO the agency. Even his native
command of himself could not give control TO the twinkle
that in his ancieneye. But what taet that he
told The Indians with bad hearts had rejected his
pleas for and surrender and had driven him. their
old chief, with curses and with blows from their camp.
He had podded the trail from the camp the agency.
footsore and foodess and in this day of his failing sight
he would have been lost had not his granddaughter
Eyes-or some such name for here memory at fault
led him all the way by the hand
IL was with as near sob In his voicb as an Indian
ever gets that old Red Cloud told his story. Way down
inside he was enjoying the Joke of batter perchance
than were his hearers The old chief who had made