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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
INEOUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF BOUAOlESS WEALTH
Reform Club Of New York De-
nOunCeS Tariff as Aiding
Swollen Fortunes
(By Associated Pressl

New York. July 6. With the aN0N.
ed purpose of consolidating the Tree
trade sentiment of the nation, the
ariff reform committee OF the REFORM
club is issuing am address 40 thc peo-
lie al aiqe denouncins protection as
the source Of many serious social ana
economic evils The protective policy
IS adhc.ed 70 "by the representatives
of botl political parties I'm congress
rs declared to lessen the demand for
labor. lover wages. aggraNale pihlco
and encourage eX raylg4nce in ma
uonal expenditures The address also
asserts. i'm addition % being the moth-
or of trusts. that projections by con-
forring on favored classes the right
Ia fax their fellow citizens, and oE
The coaseucnt unequal and lnequitd-
bic distribution OF Tire bnuhdleas
wealth vhich is created by the energy
land natpral resources possessed ny
the American people, has generated
rosentmerts which express hems Ives
nv dangerous methods intended to
wrench from its possessors a porunh
q, the wealth which has been unluaty
appropriated.
@Thal protection by the swollen for
tunes which it heaps for its beneiiclar.
les. and by The concentrated selilsh
class interests which il tostels, be.
comes sa powerful through their abil
Inv and readiness to dcbauch publlc
opnion ~ The expenditure of money.
that il can never be disloaged uniil
Itlc grcat body of our people are
brought 10 realize S wasteinl, sinful
anti social character
The address. which is signed by
John Bigolov, New York, Charles
Francis Adams, Eoston; Tom J. Johh
son. Cleveland. David star Jordan
stanford university. California: George
Foster Pcebody, New York; Louis +
Post. Chicago: William G Sumner
New Haven. Conn and others, con
cludes:
"Concuring in such views. the un
dersigncd call on all fellow citizens
who are in agreement herewith, Z
iGin them in as effor to consolidate
the free trade sentiment OF the ma
lion. SIch a consolidation Will rcye1
the true economic opinion of at icas
portion of our citizens, and Will IN
ciltatc cooperation with be free
traders of other nations, which are
also suffering from the evils OF a pro
tecttive policy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
TAG3(53AR
(By Associated Presa)

Chicago July 6-The name of Tom
Taggart, ef French Lick Springs lni,
former chairman of he Democratic
n.tional committee, wls brought into
he record of ths Ella Gingles t-ial
here toda when the young Irish lace
maker. testifying in her own defense,
told of a visit made by her to the
room of Agnes Barnette her accuser,
in the wellington hotel According
to Miss Gingles, she was then forcl-
bly, disrobed by Miss Barrette and A
Mrs. Kenyon.
"Did you fight g7inst them?
asked the prosecuting attorney.
Eyes. until ! was worn out with
crying and my exertions.'
Miss Gingles testified that in the
course of her struggle she heard Miss
Barrette say IF Taggart were only
here
Efforts to make her change her
story or admit that she dragged Tag
CARTS meme into the case to create
q sensation were unavailing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
NEW BRIDGE OPENED


Special to Daily Leader
Coman,hc. Ckia. july A messy
t-fo0t -nan d0ublerack suspensna
bridge pauans c4w creek aHd
fated last east of the depot was u
nactcd ly county nI town official
H formally received ana openol to
he public this afternoon Th hr e
gas crc. "a by sherman Tex N-m
pa a contract made with the county
and town jointly. and IS fhe first q.
Its class 20 bp built u Okiah0m
r5kos the paik accessible aud Hf
q quit an attraction and srra
convenience during tbe seventh an
nun carital t0 b. given Angus l
d n 40 the park Comauche nov
'laims the nest park ANA Che hcs
bridge n the state
Crop lrospec are am ono coul.
Nish ANA The market is wen supplied
Nith tomatoes. potatoes. vegetable
berries end peaches from local gar
ems and orchluls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
ARGUMENTS HEARD IN
FOUR MURDER CASES

The criminal court of appeals con
vened this afternoon for the July term
with forty cases on the docket Today
the court heard arguments in four
murder cases including the case of
Harry Armstrong, of Perry. who is I'M
der sentence to be hung for tie killing
Of lsaa, Tell at Usage Junction last fall
The other murder cases are: Jesse
Reed vs.. United States; Walter
Reed vs. State and Cyrus Raspberry
VS.. State. The Jim Wilkins death pen
atty case will be argued tomorrow be-
fore the court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
PREPARING ANNUAL
BURDEN Of TAXATION

The county commissioners were in
session today in the ounty clerks Of
fce. The forenoon session was taken
up in discussing the Writ bridge propo-
sition. The county is endeavorng to
get the bridge across the Cimarron at
that place rebuilt and is meeting with
considerable trouble. Two spans have
fallen into the river since tne work
began.
The board will this afternoon make
the estimate for this years levy which
under the law must be published two
weeks before it is declared final It
is stated that the commissioners will
levy the full eight mills for general
purposes, besides one mill each for
separate schools and the Logan county
high school All the commissioners
are present at the meeting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
is UNDER INDICTMENT
ON CHARGES OF GRAFT
His Contention That Legislature
Only Can ImpeaCh is
Set Aside

The supreme court unanimously
concuuiug In an opinion rendered hl
Associate Justice S. ". Hayes dc
uicd Che writ of prohibition applied
for by judge VIM y. Mahen Of
Shawnee. against Judge Malcolm Il.
Rosser. acting Judge If the Tentt
judicial district. Attorney General
Charles West and Fred 5. Caldwell
counsel 10 tho governor Mabcn
action was 10 secure nm order from
the court restraining the defendants
from further prosecution i'm the oust
er proceedings IN the district court
Of PottaWatomie county whore the
attorney general began am action lD
remove Mahon from lho district
iudgeship. pounding the hearing on the
craft indictments returned boy enc
grand jury last April. charging him
with misconduct of office Mahon ir
his petition alleged that under the
constitution and laws of thc state q
district court could NOT remove O
district Judge and he could be- re
moved from office only bg impeach
mcnt by the legislature The eourl
In denying the writ of prohibition
holds that "a district judge undor iAo
constitution and laws of the state
can remove another Judge from Of
flee pending final hearing upon ac
cusaii0ns returned by the grand
jury
Maben was acquitted on one indict
mcnt at a trial held several weeks
ago Attorney General West il is
stated is preparing the papers to
prosecute Mabon ON other indict
ments II is stated that he will also
bring an action in the courts to sus
pend Mabon from office pendne
hearing ON the other counts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
MORAL LET OTHER
MEMS WIVES ALONE

Davis. okla, July G-lIomcr vii
SON uight agent for the Santa Zee al
Paus VALLEY Ras severely cut here
yestcrd ate Noon by local CHAR
actcr known as Pickle lob The
wounded mau was able 10 be taken
home and his ASSISTANT was arres Jcd
and taken to the county Jail az SUI
phur
The statement is made that the
cause cf The trouble was the atten.
tions Wilson has been paying to The
wife Of Job from whom he has been
separated for about q year Wilson
and the woman wcrc together when
the assault was made and had Just
returned from a picnic near here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
Riot at Forth Worth.

tOkldHoNld fItoa CtINltc)
Fort Worth, Tex, July IA Fourth
of July celebration al Lake Como re.
sul'ed ir a fierce riot late last night
IN which a dozen people were injured.
and the arrival of a wagon load Of
police lione prevented serious con
sequences. The riot began when a
boy was hit over the head with club,
his assailant rushing through the
crowd to escape angry pursuers A
mix-up follow aud fighting became
general During the fight some one
lighted the fuses OF Il wagon load ol
fireworks near a pavilion As the
crowd rushed through the pavilion 2
man knocked down woman and he
was thro#n bodily into lake. Pour
arrests were m ltc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
ARGUMENTS ON INJUNCTION

Judges Cotteral and Campben. of
the Western and The Eastern Federal
districts will sit here jointly July 20
and hear arguments ON the applica-
tion made by railroad companies for
an injunction 70 prevent ihe collec-
tion of taxes for the last half of 1905.
The action Is against officers of ev-
cry county through which the rail
roads operate and involve between
$500 600 and SSo0.000 i'm state taxes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
WANT REDUCTION IN FARE

The corporation commission mex
Saturday viii hear THE demand lodge
by citizens of Teeumsoh that the fare
between Shawnee and Tecumseh
charged by the ShawnccTecumseb IN
ttrurbaa company De- reluced from
fifteen TO ten cents The dis ance is
five miles. The company claims that
the cost of construction OF the road
was S66.650 per milo Engineer Lee.
of the corporation commission. re-
Gently Inspected he line for the com
mission and reports hc road could De
huilt for between $4,000 and $4,000
mile.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
GUTHRIE FIRM GETS CONTRACT


The state board of public affairs
Monday let the contract for supply
ing groceries tc the penitentiary TO
the Hale-Halsell Wholesale Grocery
company Of McAlester and for groc-
cries for the insane asylum at Fort
Supply TO the Williamson-fIalsell-
Frazier Wholesale Grocery company
Of Guthrie. The board has complet.
ed the consideration Of the bids ON
the other big contracts, and viii
award the contracts the first Of the
week. Col Roy Hoffman. chairman
Of the board has gone 70 Kansas CITY
to look into bids on drugs, structural
steel and paints, and will also visit
the penitentiaries at LeavenwOrlh h
and Joliet to get ideas on modern
prison construction
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
THOSE ON
SICK LIST

T Westbrook, one OF The Leadei
inotype operators, is on the sic
list.
Mrs. Huffman, residing ON Soutl
First street sustained a badly burn
ed hand last night while shootinl
skyrockets for her SON
Mrs Louis Altman, OF 5l2 Eas
oklahoma avenue, who has been Sc
riously i'll the past six weeks, Is nov
vel on Che road to complete reeoY
cry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
WILL MAKE An APPEAL
TO TAFT IN MATTER
South is Worked Up Over Posi-.
biIity Of Negroes Being Sent
TO Homes Of Whites


ilou what a 1apgse '' he i.-
BOSS ihi'H that rraroas mUE ho i
....,. u.. t..,.,.. 80 o.tifs r... ..rf. af
he a'H'" "0 ~
nlufma iun iaf lh lhti.
u1l tgdrral census. iirHf'i'.
oe-s IF congress WII' u3ae
Iall - giNe INSTRUCTIONS u." N
Nhilr ei pu'.d V'' .l,,
IN districts south of the NJ isoH anu
Dixon llnn
Rcpr gntaiNas ol lhn southern
states in congress a7N tlA IheF navy
little hope of preventing iho
uW Of negroes unless lhr fi.s l,l..
nlcrletea rehai"i N"l ~ W
cscntaHvc llaN oi NleiniA y 4 sWu.
we're INTO ued ht llttel'I ~
hat the i'ro@me iIilllHa "l we
rcos i lle southern
oyofn Wherever pu7ri7ie ll 'A'' NV
nointmDn s. Tho sup iNieNIa q
.ct enuncr t2is, anu ~
ly southern cons a7u' 4 ."",
hall be Instructed not - 'MploA w
Toos eArrpl 10 'eIiVh'
out negroes reside.
House Census bitl.
AS pas 'ed ht llle no0ae' WHY 3t.1,
bin provides lhal lhe Vhul'vl9'o' :
hcuW he appointed bF lhe. lVsip''l'''
rhe usual requirement. tnat lie ~
lointmens should be een'ins'nl np.u
he advice and consent 81 Dlo seil'.'
vas absent an aheAuu,n' "'
dop'ed IN the senate supply ''s '"'
deficiency
When the bill was eoisl4'itl ~
difference The President Is ltpo ~
o have told some m'Hlps = u =" o
te provision Mda eliinlaa,'" y. "p,'.n
ee to il himseil tlat S''i'3ia0'U'S
lass OF onume'l'ofs NoulI pe
lloyed. ~,
Senator Taiiderfo then eat,sp =
he White House, ana ne SAYS nc uu
orstood the President as SFlns nun
be same assurances.
The florida senator lneh Nol =. ~
difference 10 strike ont the pIoNislu'''
eqpirins the appointments TO De 'un
irmed by the senate
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
BOARD Of AFFAIRS IS KEPT BUSY

The sla-e board Sc public affairs IS
perhaps the busiest department ana
with tha smallest working flrce uI
.the static government The board IS
.ealied uIWu Is huy almos everything
imagnsh's for the various stale offices
anf institutions. The normal school
presidents are now it.ug in Tor pa
Der tor the tefchers examinations
next Fri az and SATURDAY, and ii is
estimated thai 5eH0 teachers Will ltake
the test.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
{ . Q . Q 9 Q 9 . c Q Q Q . c Q
REPRESENTATIVE GUSHNAN DEAD


New York. july Francis NJ
Cushman. representative I'M cOneress
from Tacoma. Wash died here ihis
morning al Roosevelt hospital from
pneumonia. At his bedside were
Senator samuel n Piles of Wash
ington. and Andrew S. Buleigh OF
this city. life long friend Cusa-
man underwent an operation a short
time ago and pneumonia resulted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
HARD RAIN
fRr Associated Pressl

ST. Joseph Mo. July g. Railroad
traffic 10 The north and west of ST
Joseph dcmoralzed today as thf
result OF a heavy rain last night
Considerable damage was reported a
report from MarysvilIe. Mo. says thal
Charles Daniels and John Brewe
farmer toys, with their team, were
drowned last night when a bridge
over a swollen stream which they
were attempting 10 cross washed out
Three other persons who had been at
tending a Fourth of July celebration
at Hopkins are missing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
FATAL ACCIDENT At ALVA

Special tc Daily Leader.
Alva. Okla, July 6-Dyas Goodbois
a well to do merchant Of this place.
was instantly killed here yesterday
afternoon by telephone pole falling
on him, crushing his body almost into
a pulp. The accident happened on
the public square where great
throngs of people were moving about
just after the Fourth of July speak
ing had concluded. The crowds were
pushing their way ont and in the
jam a telephone poll was pushed
over. injuring several and killing Mr.
GoodbOis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
DROWNED bATHER'S
BODY RECOVERED
(Oklahoma Press Seryice)

Oklahoma city, Okla july THE
body of Walter Helbish, aged 20, OF
Hennessey Okla, who was drowned
in Belle Isle park last night, was re-
covered This morning after an all
night search Helbish and TWO 9th
er men were bathing, Helbish re-
naming after the others went home.
This was the last seen of him alive.
II is thought he was seized with
cramps. lie was a student in the
local business college. The burial
will be at Hennessey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
WILL APPEAL CASE.


Special % the DaiN Loader
Durant. Ok. July 6.-lu the district
court here Special Judge Leslie b. Cole
of McAlester Oyerruied a motion Tor "A
new trial In the ease OF eX1lty Treas
are J. H. Baugh. who was recently
found guilty of wronsiully using public
money. A fine OF 5000 was imposed
The case viii be appealed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.

Special to Daily Leader
Tangier. Okla. July G.-Mrs. Nan
ME Stewart was driving home from
Tangier when her horse became
frightened and ran away The buggy
was turned over and Mrs. Stewar-
very seriously injured. Some of her
ribs We're broken her body was
crushed and she was internally in
iured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
Graduates Win Hlah Honors.

j. S. Watson, eldest son of Cor
roraton Commissioner Watson, has
reurne dfr0m Nashville Tenn,
Ahere he graduated last week from
the law department of the Vanderbilt
university with high honors lie will
speud a few weeks here with his
parents. after which he Will open an
office in Oklahoma City where he
will engage in the practice of law
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
FOR A BOND JUMPER

Governor Haskell this morning
upon the request Of County Attor.
ney T.. + Rearden, Of Oklahoma
county. issued a requisition upon the
governor of Missouri for the arrest
of J. J Houghton. alias Roy Gun
nngham, who is wanted at Oklaho-
ma City on burglary charge.
Houghton was released on bond
which he afterwards jumped.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
VAIN EFFORT To SWEAR
JUDGE OFF BENCH


ganulpa. okla. Jul y6.-The hear
ine of the custer proceedings against
Sheriff King and County Attorney
Jackson. charged with permitting
hOotleggiug in Sapulha was contlh-
ued ths morning % next Monday
after am unsuccessful attempt by the
defendants to swear Judge Barnum
Off the bcnch Special Prosecutor
caldwell who is enforcing prohibit
zion in the slate. objected TO the plea
for different judge ON the ground
that the move was TO overthrow the
proceedings. CaldWell today com
menced an investigation into the
reason why ne returns had been re-
nonpd on subp0enaes given the sher-
iff for service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
MARSHALL tCOUNTY'S PROSPERITY

Madill. Okla. July G-The oats
crop of Marshall county selling
eight and ten thousand bushels per
day. will yield 100000 dollars this
season. The average yield is thirty
five bushels per acre of the finest
quality ever raised here Corn pros
poets are also unequaled.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
ENJOYED AN OLD
FASHIONED FOURTH

The Fourth of July celebration here
Monday was an unqualified success.
Large crowds came in for the day
from the surrounding towns and Island
park was filed with people all day
long and enjoyed the music Of the
Guthrie Regimental band J. w Nc
Neal, +. II. Greer and Mayor Farqu-
harson made speeches at the park in
the afternoon Large crowds attended
the ball games, both morning and
afternoon Many went in parties and
ate their suppers in the shady hooks
Of Island park, staying for the brilliant
fireworks display in the evening.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
RIOT AT FORT WORTH
4TA OF JULY CELEBRATION
Lawyers Argue Over IntTOduC.
tlOn Of Murdered WOman'S
Dying Statement
COklahoma Press seryice)

Oklahoma City. uly GA. T. Hud-
son, a negro crook. while fleeing from
the Night and Day bank al the busy
noon hour. after cashing a forged
check, WIS fatally shot by Earl Lit
ter. assistant cashier o1 the bank.
Hudson a ad passed two other bogus
checks last week Ii ter accepted
the cheek and called the police. Hud-
son. taking fright, ran from the bank
down Man street, Litter following.
Surrounded by the noon throngs, Lit
ter shot, the bullet entering Hudson S
back.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
FRISCO OPENS MAMMOTH SHOPS

Special 20 Daily Leader
Springfield Mo. Jul, 6.-The ST
Louis and San Francisco Railway
company formally occupied their new
sa.eOo o.500 shops here this morning.
The new shops will house 400 EN-
ployees. being the largest shops be-
tween the Mississippi river anj the
Pacific coast. The Frisco has six
branches out of this city and the re-
pairs for al the heavier work 81 the
various lines will be done in this
place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
WILLIAM p. TRlpLETT DEAD.

saltwater. Ok. July William P.
Triplett, ageed "a years, q pioneer resi-
dent of Holt County. Mo, dropped
dead from paralysis, after working all
dav in a wheat field He leaves a Wild
ow and eleven children.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
Don't Forget the Name"
LAf-y n. gf.....t...

Oklahoma City July G.-Mrs. Pearl
Pears0n'a dying sta ement, It was
Harry Pdrker who shot me, don't for
get the rame, may be intfoducod by
the state in the trial of Cecil Mingle.
ch1rged with the murier The case
involves the true identity of Mnglc
Who is contendcd by he states wit
nesses to be Harry Parker Today
was consumed by argument over the
introduction Of the dying statement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
Guthrie Won at MulhaIl.

The Guthrie 5 ars an amateur
team dofe ted The Mulhall locals
there Saturday in an exciting game
by the score of TO The feature
of the gamo was the fielding of Peo.
plo for Guthrie. The batteries were
Edwards ana kimberly for Guthrie
and Qulgloy and Meyers for Mulh1h
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
PATENTSISSUEDT OKLAHOMANS

Washington, July 6.-Patents have
been issued to the following persons
in Oklahoma:
w. c. Achgil, Oklahoma, trans
mitting device for telegraph operat.
ors: j. Conley Anadarko, Latrine-in-
einerator A. j. Hathcox. Durant,
combination tool; w. E. Hickey,
Rocky envelope.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS
Board Purchases Beeves.

The state board Of affairs has pur
chased 700 head of beef cattle for the
Fort Supply insane asylum at $3.50
per hundred
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06

The following charters were issued
today: The Oklahoma Thoroughbred
Breeders association of Oklahoma
City, capital stock nothing directors
G. b Campbell Ben Hampton of Grady
county; Bill Tighlman, Lincoln county
+. j. Sells, Washington county; G. G.
Jones of oklahoma county, Henry
Schaffer, Canadian county; Dick Will
Jams. Kay county; Joe e. Sherman,
Major county; 4 Scott, Caddo county;
and W. c. Mac Hugh of Garfield county
The Cannon-Cobb Realty company of
ElReno, capital stock, $4,000, direct
ors. Hugh r. Cannon John ]. Harden
and Richard d. Cobb, all of ElReno.
The Olustee Grain and Hay com
pany. of Olustee, capital stock, $500;
directors. M. G. Baumgardner, {. w,
Edwards and T. r. Moore, all Of Clus-
tee.
The Ginseng Products company of
Oklahoma City capital stock S500,00O;
directors. r. B. Gennrieh and 7. w
Newman, of Milwaukee, Wis, and f.
g. Remington. Oklahoma City.
The following Oklahoma agents
were appointed for foreign corpora
tions. +. w Kinnan, Little Rock and
Fort Smith Oil and Gas company and
West Lake construction company, botf
of Little Rock; H. e. Derwn Of Guth
rie Union Real Estate and TownsitC
company. of Missouri j. w. Hinton
Red River Timber company of st
Louis.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
MULHALl'S CELEBRATION
WAS A COSTLY AFFAIR

Mulhan. Okla, July G-Fire start
ing here shortly af er midnight SAT
urday supposedly from sparks from
fireworks which closed Tie big cello
braton Lere, destroyed the two-story
brick building occupied by the Mea-
dOWs general merchandise store. A
tWOstorS frame building adjoining.
owned AMI occupied by Thomas Sloan
as a harI ess shop and grocery store,
was also burned to the ground, likewise
the Kemp hotel two-story frame
building The total loss is estimated
at $20099 Insurance TO the amour
of $4,000 was carried on the building
occupie by the merchandise store,
which was owned by the Odd Fellows
lodge of Mulhall. while $4,000 was car
ried on the $1,000 stock of goods. The
upper story Of the building was used
as a lodge hall by all fraternal orders
of lhe town, and all their pa,pher-
MALTA was burned up. No insurance
was in effect on the sloan building
the policy having expired a few days
before and had not been rewri ten.
The hotel building was fully covered
Ey insurance.
A farmer driving through town soon
after midnight Saturday night, seeing
bright light in the lodge hall, gave
the alarm The town has no waite.
works or fire depar nent and as the
flames spread rapidly the residents
were unable TO even save the con
tents of the buildings.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-06
rlisnensarv at SuInhur.

S. W. stone, superintendent of the
tate agency reports that dispen-
sary viii be opened at sulphur to-
morrow.