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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
Murphy And o,neiIl

you can say that Bart Marphy and
John ONeil are not brotners.in.law;
they are not relatives at all said a
citizen This morning. "rhis fact may
also be noted-Bart Murphy will be
elected sheriff and John O'Neil elected
county commissioner from the Third
district"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
Uneasy At Gsae
special 10 Daily Leader.

Gage, Okla. Oct 1.-THE broom
corn conditions In Ellis eounty has
become serious. The nigh riders
are making trouble In various parts NJ
the county Last night men on horse.
back rode through the streets OF Shat.
tuck.and about one hundred congregat
ed at the bridge just north OF Shattnck
aud held conference of some length
They have cut the wires on atout thir.
ty bales Of corn and forced several
men TO return with tne,r loads Of
broom corn after starting TO market
with II Several buyers have left The
might riders have declared that no
broom corn will be sold after today at
any OF the towns In this county There
are prospects that the might riders
will invade Gage tonight The whole
country Is uneasy and trouble Is ex-
perted al any time The sheriff has
been notified and he will In all prob
ability have to form posse and en-.
deayor TO stop them.
Broom corn has been bringing from
$50 to s95 In this section and great
deal has been sold at these prices The
demands OF the might riders" for high
or prices 80 far have not account Fllshed
any results. The buyers and owners
are both on standstIll, The market Is
not open and much loss Is being stis.
talued by both the buyers and farmers
Threats OF destruction OF the broom
corn has been made by the might rid
ers" In case attempt ia made to selil
n. !
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
Hepburn Protested

County Attorney Hepburn makes no
bones OF the fact that he has allied
down tho vapacous lsd Oberh0lzer
many times. When Obholzer was
wrongfully drawing down 800 from
the county Hepburn protested aud
threatened legal action.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
Ashley Wants Station Agent

The city OF Ashley. In Alfalfa county.
mas asked the corporation commission
TO compel tine Rock Island to appoint
an agent at that place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
shs~nee After Cheaper Gas

Cash cade one Of the states lead !.
ing Republicans, and number cf
other Shawnee citizens have asked the
corporation commission 70 eompei the
shawnee Gas and Electric company
TO cut the price Of gas FROM S5c "a
25c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
WANT MORE STATION ROOM

The board of trustees at Braggs
have asked that the corporation COM
mission compel the Iron Mountain rail-
road to give them better station facil-
tiles. At present the white waiting
room will seat eleven and the colored
room eight. and the people want
enough room so that thev will not
have to take turns sitting down while
waiting for trains.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
They RedistrIctcd The County

Oberholzers county board redis-
tricted the commissioners district In
July, and have been trying to keep the
fact quiet ever since.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
Andy Ellison On The Job

The machine gangs harps low on the
court house deal All It has to say IN
refutation is that the building Is rot
ten" II there was rottenness then II
can be laid at the door OF Republicans,
because Andy Ellison, a staunch Re.
publican and member of the machine.
was superintendent of the building. He
was paid five dollars . day to oversee
the construction and prevent inferior
work. The Capital irtimated the other
day that Joe McNeal was crook He
handled the court house warrants. II
only ss5.O00 was paid for the building
as the Canital declares. then McNeal
must surely know where the balance
Of the 1898 900 went. The Capital In
saving the court house building Is rot
ten lmpugns the integrity OF Andy FL
lison. a fepuDiican. Appears as Il
the Capital gets its foot deeper In
every day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-27
FALLS FROM sIPLANs; KILLED
fBy Associated Press,

Rome, Oct, 27asL Lieutenant Sag,ielli.
maneuvering In military biplane to-
day fell and was instantly killed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
MURRAY
AT RUSH

Special to the Express.
Rush Springs, Okla, June le.-Wil-
liam H. Murray. democrats candidate
for governor spoke 10 crowd which
filled the hall to capacity here yester-
day afternoon.
Mr., Murray spoke for an hour and a
half and the frequent outbursts Of ap-
rlause indicated that he made a strong
impression on his hearers and it is
thought that his speech won him many
votes.
Besides talking on the general issues
much as he has in other places, Mur.
ray took some warm shots at his
critics
Senator Clint Graham OF Marietta,
who is a candidate for attorney gen.
eral. also spoke and made many
friends here
On account OF a mistake the Alur-
ray meeting at Minco was not an.
nounced and no speech was made
there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
URGE RESUMPTION
OF WORK AT ONCE

After a session continuing till late
hour last night, during which the /.
/. & G. situation was thoroughly con-
sidered, the directors Of the Chamber
Of Commerce issued a call for a mass
meeting Of citizens. together with the
school board and city countil this aft
ernoon for The purposeof devising
ernoon for the purpose of devising
the building.
The house was full when Mayor Ed
wards called the meeting to order and
enthusiasm was evident from the
start.
A proposition made by Ben Johnson
was unanimously endorsed. He said
there was $4,000 in the city, school
and county sinking funds and that
three banks were willing to take them
as deposits and to purchase like
amount Of building warrants. If the
other ba9ks were not willing to enter
the deal he would take the entire
amount or he was willing for any
other one bank to handle it.
Good talks were made by Secretary
Kirkpatrick, John Mcclure, J. $. As
kew, II J. Miller, DR.. Dawson, J. E.
schow. c, II. Hollingsworth and 9th
ers.
The unanimous opinion was that il
was imperative that work be resumed
on the building at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
BINDERS SANG IN
THE MOONSHINE

An over Grady county last eight
the binders sang ia the harvest fields.
Not a cloud was seen in the sky,
except a narrow. dark mantle log on
the western horizon, and the moon
shone SO bright that Il fas almost as
light as day Far into the night the
harvesiers worked, the clatter Of the
reapers continuing till the moon re-
tired long after midnight
Reports received from over the
county Indicate that the larger part OF
the wheat harvest is over and good
headway Is being made with the oats
Ii viii not be may days before the
threshers get busy
The quality OF the erain is said to
Be extra good and the yield promises
to run from 20 to % bushels 70 the
acre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
HOT TINE
FOR TEDDY
Special by United Press.

Special BY United Press.
New York, June l6.-Final details
for the reception Of oRosevelt on his
return were completed today. A pri-
vate car for Roosevelt viii leave New
York Saturday afternoon at A o'clock
so as to allow him to have his first
dinner at Sycamore Hill.
The decorations aIng the route
through the city will be costly. Or
ganizations besides those in the pro-
cession have been assigned 20 posi-
tions. Ii is estimated that there viii
be $4,000 along the line The Rough
Riders and Spanish veterans will act
as a personal escort.
Roosevelt will have luncheon with
his brother-in-law, Douglas Robinson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
DEMURRER
!. OVER-RULED

ment Of Justice todsy that he might be
punished for contempt Of court for
trying 70 evade its process.
The statement was made at the de-
partment that no communications have
passed between the attorney general
and the federal officials at Oklahoma
touching the controversy over the loca
tion Of the state capital. also that the
federal government was not interfer-
ing In the matter
The citation Of Governor Haskell 70
appear in United States court ta
show cause why he should attempt q
remove the capital IRON Guthrie, Y
was suggested, was made BY citizen
Of another state having property in
teresDat Guthrie.
The bringing Of the issue into 2
United States court Would have the re-
suit. it was said, probably Of eliminat
ing it from any preiudices which might
obtain were the quarrel threshed oui
IN a state tribunal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
PUCILISTlC PROMOTERS
WILL FIGHT
In Courts---Governor Throws Bomb
Into Camp of Sports---May Take
Mill to Reno

Il will fight wherever they get Us
together will fight Johnson tomor-
row, down here on the river bank -
James J. Jeffries.
Il am ready to go any place TO
fight. 1t makes no difference to me
Jack Johnson.
III looks like the game Il OF heGS,
but we may hold the Langford-Kauf-
man fight Saturday, for all that -
Promoter Louis Blot.
1T looks like the finish. / can see
no way to contest It. The governor
reports both the civil and military aa-
thority Of the state. They have put q
crimp IN the game III California
Jimmy Gofroth, promoter Of Ketchsl-
Langford fight, July 2.
Stirred to action BY insistent pro-
tests from all aprts Of the state, Gov
errNr James N. Gillette took steps
Wednesday TO prevent the champion
ship fight bteween James J. JefEries
and Jack Johnson, scheduled 70 be held
in this city July T.
In letter Of instruction to Attorney
General y $. Webb, the governor ex-
presses bis disapproval Of prize fight
ing in unmeasured terms. directs the
aid Of the courts to be invoked to pre-
vent the match and concludes with a
positive order that In case the plea for
a restraining order Is not grained and
the fight is held, the attorney general
proceed to gather evidence and prose-
cute the principals and those interest
ed in the fight for violation OF the
penal code Of the state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

pared by committee for the contest.
but ii was late at night when about
1000 had been gone through, so it was
decided to stop.
When the count was made il Vas
shown that Miss Oliver and Miss But
Ter during the evening had missed only
one word each, and the pair had tc
fight it out. Both spelled correctly
many words. which made old people in
the audience shudder. But when the
word "laudanum' was given. Miss But
Ter missed. The cause, some say, was
the way it was pronounced to hcr. but
anyway it made Miss Oliver the win
ner.
The Chamber Of Commerce gave TWO
gold medals, which were to be pre-
sented to the two highest contestants
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
CHICKASHA GIRL SECOND
IN SPELLING CONTEST

Oklahoma City. June i6 ITO Miss
Bessie Oliver. OF AIcAIester, belongs
the distinction Of being the best
speEler in Oklahoma, among the pm
pills OF the public schools and she Will
represent the state in a national con
test 70 be held in Boston, July 2.
Miss Oliver is i3 years old, the daugh-
ter Of J. r. oliver Of McAlester, and
is pupii In the eighth grade at her
home Following close second to
Miss Oliver was little Miss Atlene But
Ter. the daughter of Hard Butler Of
chickasha.
The contest was held in the Cham
ber OF Commerce rooms Wednesday
night There were14 counties repre-.
senteu each BY its champion speller-
A list Of 1000 words had been pre-.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
IMPORTANT MEETING
TO Be HELD HERE SAT.

A meeting Of great importanc tc
taxpayers will be held at the court
house Saturday afternoon and lar,
attendance is expected.
1t was called by County Attorney
Barefoot and is for the purpose Of
placing before the school district
township ana city authorities the es'
sentiaI features Of the new law undei
which all tax leyies viii be made this
year.
An act passed by the last legislature
creates in each county an excise
board composed Of the county clerk
county treasurer, county Judge, comfy
superintendent and county attorney,
This board is required to meet on the
last Saturday in July and make the
levy for the esunty and each school
district, township and city upon the
basis Of estimates furnished to them
The law further provides that on
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

the first Monday in July Of each year
the county commissioners. the mayor
and council Of cities, the trustees Of
townships and directors or board Of
education Of each school district shall
meet and make out an itemized state.
ment Of the fiscal condition Of their
respective municipalities and an estl.
maize Of the needs for the coming year,
the same to be furnlshed to the county
excise board
The special object OF the meeting
Saturday to which one school director,
one township trustee and one repre-
tentative Of each city has been called
Is to give instructions as 70 making
out estimates. It is necessary to fol-
low the Law exactly Otherwise inlunc.
Ion suits from the railroads may re-
suit as they did this year. tieing up
The collection Of a large amount Of
taxes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
CRANK CALLS
AT WHITE
HOUSE


s'vT+fhA W NHtANtt fN1"s
Washington. June le.-Armed win
ss-caliber revolver James striclslin, a
miner Of Cumberland, Md, gained en-
trance to the executive Offices at the
White House and almost succeeded IN
passing the doorbeeper guaI,.Ag the
presidents otIice today. lie was well
dressed and walked briskly into the
executive Office, saying he had an ap
pointmeut with the resident ana suo.
eeded in avoiding suspicion until AZ
the threshold Of the presidents office
the doorkeepcr noticed slight ex-
preston Of excitement In the mans
eyes.
Stricklin was about to the door when
the doorkeeper changed his mind and
called a detective Sergeant DaIrympIo,
who questioned the man and decided
that he was not right
Searching him the officer found a
revolver and 500
lie was taken 70 the police station.
siricklin says he Is 81 years Of age,
that TAFT has been advertising for
him In the papers and ne went TO the
White House IN answer to ads.
The secret service agent IS Investi.
eating the rumor that sirlcAiin Is the
same man thar attempted 10 reach
Roosevelt two years ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

Special by United Press.
Oklahoma City, June is.-Hcldinp
that the enabling act ssgaily imposed
the condition that the state capital
should remain at Guthrie until 1918
and thar the county attorney Of Logan
county has the right to apply FOR an
Injunction to prevent removal, Judoe
Huston in the district court today
overruled Governor HaskelI's demur;
rer.
The Judge held that the governor
and all state officers were amenable to
the state courts.
Attorney General West will isnme-
diateiy ask the supreme court Tor ]
writ Of prohibition TO prevent the en-
forcement of the temporary Injunction,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
KING CONDUCTS
RELIEF WORK

Special to the Express.
Belgrade, June ia dispatch from
King Peter who is personally conduct
ing the relief work for food sufferers
in the Moravia river valley, indicates
that between three and four hundred
lives were lost and at least twenty
towns were practically destroyed.
Thousands were marooned BY the
floods and unless relief is expedited
many win either drown or starve.
Eight are reported drowned in the
river Nera,
constantinople, June i6.-The town
Of Hassan Koleh, Asia Minor, has
been DESTROYED BY food and 400
drowned according to message 70.
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

Special by United Press.
San Francisco, Cal, June 16.-Pro-
moters Richard and Gleason announc-
ed this morning that they wouldn't re-
move the Jeffries-Johnson match from
San Francisco without legal fight as
a result Of Governor Gillette's order to
Attorney General Webb to stop the
fight through the courts.
Webb will probably ask an iniunc-
tion tomorrow and If it is granted the
hght win probably be pulled or in
Reno, Nevada.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

San Francisco, June 1871 have
nothing to add to my letter 10 Attor-
ney General Webb. My position is
fully set forth therein. Governor Gil
lette.
Il shall file petition with the su-
perior court in two cs three days,
asking for a restraining order against
the Johnson-Jeffries fight. principals
and promoters. Attorney General U
s. Webb
I'VE will not contest the action oi
the court il the first ruling goes
against US. It will be Reno, Ely .:
Salt Lake. Tex. Rickard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
The EARTH
QUAKED
snecial hy Unlted Press.

Special by United Press.
Washington, June ia distinct
earthquake shock early this morning
was recorded BY the3 seismographs
here and in several places through the
country.
The motion was from east to west.
1t is Judged that the center Of disturb
ance was somewhere near Iceland,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
TEDDY is DELIGHTED.

Special by United Press.
New York, June i6.-Reports bl
wireless from boats say that Roose-
velt is delighted with the prospect OF
nearing home. An are we'll
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
Searching Lake for
the Body Of Charlton


Special BY United Press.
Como, Italy. June IA diver Of
the royal marine corps is today search
ing Lake Como IN the hope of finding
the body OF Porter Charlton. The Isal
ian government ordered the search on
The urgent request OF the y S. state
department
a rnmor today Gays Charlton es.
capped into swlizeflard as a priest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

Washington, June i6.-If Governor
Haskell threatened a United States
marshal as reported, the suggestion
was made nnohicialiy at the depart
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

Omaha, Neb., June 16-P. II. Nc
Carthy, mayor Of San Francisco. here
today en- route home from Indianapo-
lis, denied that he had given out an
interview in Chicago which credited
him with saying that he would have
the fight in Frisco despite the action
Of Gov. Gillette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16

The Majestic will run vaudeville and
pictures tonight; and 10 cents.
Change tonight lt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

= For chickasha and vicinity; To
: nisht and Friday partly cloudy
= weather
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-08
Bonds of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars of Inde-
pendent School District of
Virginia, Minn., for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the School
Board of Independent District of Virginia,
Minnesota, at it's Office in the Roosevelt
High School building. Virginia, Minn, up
to seven o'clock p. m. of Friday, April 15
1910, for the purchase of all or any part of
bonds of said district. in the sum of one
hundred fifty thousand ($15OOOO) dollars
the issue having been authorized by spec
ial election.
Said bonds are to be in denominations of
the face value of one thousand dollars
Isl ,0OO0O) each and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annun1, interest
payable semi-annuallv on the first dav of
July and January of each year. and to ma
ture at the rate of fifteen thousand dollars
per year commencing July 1st, 1910, said
bonds to be dated April 1, 1910. Principal and
interest to be payable in New York city.
No bid will be accepted at less than par
and accrued interest. The School Board
reserves the right to reject any and all
bids. Circulars giving all particulars as to
valuation and Indebtedness of School Dis
trict will be mailed on application. All bids
must be accompanied by a certified check
for one per cent of the amount of the bid,
and bids to be marked ON the outside Pro
posal for Bonds of Independent School Dis
trict of Virginia. Minnesota" and to be ad-
dressed to J. 81. Fleming. Clerk of School
Board of Virginia. MINI. 4l-8
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-08
Repairing the PavinQ.

P. Mcdonnell, the contractor who
laid the Chestnut street paving and
who has on several occasions dur
ing the past three years had his at.
tention called to the unsatisfactory
condition of same, has needed the
last gentle reminder of the city
council and has this week put a
small crew on the job of repairing
the defects.
All of which reminds US that there
are more paving contracts to be let
in Virginia the present season.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-08
Last Number of LyCeum Course.

The last number of the Lyceum
Course will be the feature at the
Roosevelt Auditorium this evening,
when the Parland-Newhall Com
pany will appear before Virginia
audience.
The press comment given the
company by leading papers of the
larger cities is of a nature which
insures the lovers of music a de.
lightful evening, while from prom.
inent men throughout the country
the company is followed by words
of CONNIE ndatory praise.