The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-28
|BEDLAM
|. HELD SWAY
IN TOWN
GOOD OLD STATE CAPITOL
SHOWS FRENZY
OF JOY
SUPREME COURT DECISION
ROUTS THE pESSlMIST
GuthTIe Turns Loose and Shows
the Real Spirit Of
JoI|ltlcai|on

Guthrie broke loose last night in
the most spontaneous ana general
celebration In her entire history. The
restraint of months gave way when
IL became known that the supreme
court had. In notable decision, de-
clared this city the capital OF Okla
homa. Not a bona fIde resident or
Guthrie was untouched BY Joy. and tho
strangers In her gates Joined In gen
erous rejoicing.
Nothing like the proceedings OF last
might have heretofore been Witnessed,
because no other town has been SO
tried as Guthrie has been and none
has achieved so clear and decisive and
substantial moral victory on direct
appeal TO an exalted court. There
was nothing formal. forced. preaf-
ranged or vicious about the celebra-
ton that became tidal wave. Tho
decision was announced at i:i0 In the
afternoon, In five minutes The Lead
er was on the street with the glad
tldings. by common consent every
body able to walk or ride or 10 be
wheeled In a baby buggy made for the
principal streets The Adler band was
rousted out from somewhere and lot
Of fireworks we're dug up. Long silent
but still eloquent sIx.shooters we're
pulled out and turned loose Ia Joyous
barks. Frank Olsmlth's old reliable
cannon was dragged out for a big.
mouthed session. The supply OF fire
works did not last long. although
bushels and wagon loads had been
left over from the fourth" Men
skinned off "fiyes" and items" and put
the whole business up for fireworks.
Automobiles IN Parade.
The automobiles appeared about 8
o'clock and fell in behind the band.
Behind the autos came carriages
many hundreds of them. Everything
on wheels from the $4,000 autos to
the 10 cents roller skates were put
into commission. For enormIty and
spontaneity the whole affair was a
world heater.
The police and fire departments
turned on all the noise they could find,
factory whistles were sounded from
the afternoon and into the evening.
Every automobile horn, on or. off
machine. was sounded TO the limit.
cow-beIls, more than anybody dreamed
we're ir Guthrie. were dragged out.
The great procession swept over Ok
lahoma and Harrison avenues In or
DERBY fashion, but when the band
dropped out the speed levers were
turned on and for two hours the ma
chimes and carriages whIzzed over
town.
Transparencles IN Line.
The transpareneIes and banners,
hastily painted for the occasion were
characteristic OF Guthrie. Not an un-
kind or ieering device was seen. Some
OF the devices we're:
Smile"
Justice Always Wins"
"s6o0.O00 saved
Guthrie the Capital Forever"
Guthrie Still Shines on Her Seven
Hills"
Prosperity to Guthrie"
Stability to the state"
The law still reigns.'
The Beauty of the celebration was
that there was no Ill temper and the
bigmouthed enemies were simply
passed up in silence. There was
nothing vlndictiye In the entire event,
and the event was hummer II there :
was ever such thing In the United
State -
Women and Children Participated.
From the big parade there switched
off and grew numerous smaller ones.
Women and children fell behind, de-
|tached auto horns and marched the
streets. not forgetting to 80 BY the
lone snd eive J o'Rcnvk few
cheers. Girls stood up In Automob oblles
aud cheered Bows scooted every
where With bicycles and mined the
street car tracks with xorredoeH. The