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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
SCHOOL LAND LEssEFs
SATISFIED WITH SALE

G., n. Hyde. secretary Of the school
land lessees organization. states that
the lessees are well pleased with the
sales OF school lands so far made in
the third sales district
"Of the land sold up TO date in this
district said Mr.. Hyde, "al but 20
tracts were purchased by the lessees-
approximately three-nfths Of the land
was sold to lessees at the appraised
value and one-ifth was sold at raise
over the appraised value. A number
OF tracts. some of them In the best
farming counties, were turned back
and not sold because the bids dif not
aome up to the appralsement. the ap-
praised value on these tracts being
too high
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
COUNTY
BOARD s
RAW WORK

II have heard 80 much about those
strange doings Of the county board OF
commissioners that | Set out to quiet
~ investigate for myself said an in.
dependent Republican today. Nov
I've long since thrown out hide.bound
partisanship. My system is to vote
Tor the man. Well | investigated and
want to say, that without exaggera-
tlon the thing is really tough. That
county board has been carrying on
with a high hand. know now abso-
lutely why Oberholzer wants to sue
ceed himself. The stories about OBJ
ernolzer's relatives violating the
nepotism law and drawing funds from
Fhe county, are the truth. | oxamin-
"a the records and was really aston.
lshed. also understand why Ober-
holzer is hated by Strang, Rittet-
busch, Hepburn and other strong Re
publicahs. 'Obe's' work was so raw
these men wouldn't stand for It, /
do wish the farmers of Logan knew
exactly the condition of affairs. Why
40 you know that Logan county farm
fs are being taxed to death by this
BOARD. One third OF the taxes they
pay goes to keeping up colored
schools. The taxes the darks pay
don't amount to anything. And what's
worse the separate or colored schools
are In better shape financially than
the white schools. This Is not hot
air I've investigated iand know
whereof / speak. Those county funds
have been juggled. In the county
board had properly administered
county affairs there would have been
no need of 100000 levy. It's out
rageous tell you and II the people
don't turn down Oberholzer and the
negro, Fayors, they certainly are
standing in their own light and care
nothing for their own pocketbooks."
Examine your tax receipts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
NATIONAL FOREST CHANGES

Lawton, okla, Nov 1--Offlcial no
tice has been received at the United
States land Office in Lawton that l.
204 acres have been added to the
Wichita National Forest reserve and
$50 have been eliminated This
boundary lines. This makes the total
area of the preserve 579G4 acres. The
Wichita forest adioins the Fort Sill
military reserve and Is TO be used IN
connection with the post grounds as
soon as the new fort Is completed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

No. Maude. dear: we have never
heard 5f q watch that vas run b !.
mineral spIfng.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
WORK OF THE
GRIM REAPER

Funeral services for Mrs. Douthitt,
wife OF Dr.. ]. p. Douthitt of this city,
we're held at the Catholic church yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Douthitts
death occurred on Saturday at her
home. 524 North Broad street. and the
burial was at Summit View cemetery
The pail bearers were IL. +. Furrow,
w. J. Leatherman, John Mahoney,
James McNulty, John Tower and W.
II. Welch.
Mrs. Douthitts maiden anne was
Bessie Elizabeth McGoldrlck; she
was born in Ireland, August 26, 1867
and married DR.. Douthitt May IA, 1895
Besides her husband, she leaves three
daughters: Lillian. age Is; Nellie.
age 13; Bessie. age s. and four sis
ters aud one brother. The Douthitts
are old settlers in Guthrie and Mrs.
.Douthitt will be missed by a wide
Iircle OF friends.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

t AXES
SOON To CO
If TAXES AND FEES DUE
UNDER LAW ARE ONLY
COLLECTED

That il viii be unnecessary to,leyy
any direct taxes In Oklahoma within
year or so, Is the optimistic view
taken by Orville r. Smith OF this
city, attorney for Governor Haskell.
In speaking OF tn, subject today
Mr.. Smith said
The different llcen5e fees, fran.
chise, income, inheritance and other
special forms OF taxation, provided
for under the laws enacted by The
First and Second legislatures, will
be ample to support the state govern.
ment of the state of Oklahoma with
out the levy of a direct tax upon a
valorem basis, whenever the validity
of these laws has been established
and the injunctions obtained in the
federal courts have been dissolved
Among these measures are the
railroad tax bill passed by The extra
session of the Second legislature last
winter, providing for a valuation and
taxation of railroads upon Il profit
earning basis; the annual license tax
required to be paid by all corpora
tions who do not pay gross receipt
or grc~s production tax: the gross
receipts tax upon public service cor
porations, other than railroads; The
gross production tax upon oil, gas,
coal and other minerals the tax upon
insurance premiums and the license
fees earned by the insurance depart
ment the corporation charter fees
earned by the oil inspectors: the in
come tax law, which levios a tax upon
all incomes in excess OF $4,000 per
annum; the inheritance tax law and
the graduated land tax"
If the taxes and fees provided by
the several measures passed by Dem
ocratic legislatures, are collected and
oaid into the state treasury they Will
furnish an ample amount OF money
Tor the support of the state govern
ment without the levying of an ad val.
orom tax, and as the development o.
the state progresses, and business of
I'll kinds Increases, these taxes viii
keep pace with any increase in the
cost of state government that may
occur"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

Doctors may take life easy ana stlII
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

II seems more than coincidence
thar ine devii is the mother OF invei,-
tion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

Flour By any other name would
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
Startling Figures From the County
Records and From the Report of
the Examiner--How Ober-
holser and Company Jug
gled the Funds.

Chairman Oberhoser,
reelection He dkes
Fayer Ed and Faver have been playing high nks with county funds
They nothing wecaed
Ed declares thing
fund He would traffic the world
Ed All
Those the gge funds And those
running election
the and insane worthless The of the
The
Then gutted this
the
who neither insane.
Since they been in office Daey Fayer Oberhoser and Wolfe
this
relatives;
bridge grabs etc
Oerholser explain he has not touched the
funds, but the damnng
Examiner the
Clerks
inspectors filed Aug 9, 1870
From June 30th. 1909
j. Oberhose Conn., drawn the following the County
Road Poor and Total
Bridge Exp
939 .7S 262. so s 676 .95 26.95 $1,905. is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
sAAIL woMrM NnrE2

It they did, millions would vote DR.
Kings New Life Pills the true rem
sdy for women. For banishing dull,
Tagged feelings, backache or head.
ache, constipation, dis3ellihg colds,
'mparting appetite and tonIng up the
system, they're unequalled Easy,
safe, sure. 25c at all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

4 do not believe there is any other
medicine 50 good for whooping cough
as chamberlain's Cough Remedy
rites Mrs. Francis Turpin. Junction
City. Ore, This remedy Is also IN.
surpassed for colds and Group. For
sale by all dealers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

When we go over our records
aud lind that in the past people
haze so much appreciated the SUI
periority Of our repair work over
that which they were able TO Sc
cure elsewhere that i has been
necessary for MS 70 run night and
day force. If you arc noi acquaint-
ed with the class of repair work we
turn ont, better give us your next
job. We are busy, but not too
busy TO give you prompt and eff
cient repair work il you are in a
hurry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01

The very grave seemed to yawn
before Robert Madsen, of West Burl-
ington, Iowa. when, after seven weeks
In the hospital, four of the best ply
sicians gave him up. Then was
shown the marvellous curative power
OF Electric Filters. For, after eight
months of frightful suffering from
liver trouble and yellow iaundice,
getting no help from other remedies
or doctors. five bottles of this match
less medicine completely cured him
Its positively guaranteed for Stomach
Liver or Kidney troubles and never
disappolnts. Only SOC at all druggists
Il am pleased to recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as the best
thing | know OF and safest remedy
Nfor coughs, colds and bronchial trou-
ple,' writes Mrs. L. b. Arnold of
Denver, Colo. I'VE have used II re-
peatedly and it has never failed to
give relief For sale by all deal
ers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-12

Vile. musical comedy and motion pic
ruIe show promising to excel that of
last week, if that is possible, is billed
and, if the artists live up to the repu,
tationS they have made here for their
versatility, what j. in store for patrons
Of the new 3 lou is beyond conjecture
The bills 50 far have been of such high
raIlber as to make it seem almost i'm.
possible to improve upon. but such is
the claim Of the management Stat
tprv'~ Boarding House. which has al
WAYS been well done by the American
Musical Comedy Company, is only a
mere item compared with the big vaude-
Vile program and motion picture mum
ber<. Tonight Tuesday ana Wednes,
day. Dunn and Branron. Walter Perry
GLADYS Middleton. Nernet Hughes. Ed
Noncriet. James Rowe and Richard
KipIing viii appear in speclaItleS brand
new to Honolulu theatergocrS. The pic
lures will embrace subjects never before
shown here and Hughes splendid or
che,tra viii not only play a regular
order of selections bur VIII begin the
innovation of rendering any piece re
quc~tra hv patrOnS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
GAVE HIM A MAGIC WAND

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once upon a time there lived little
boy named John. He wished very
much for team of white ponies. But
his parents were very poor, so John had
nothing to do but to wish for the
ponies.
One day as he sat in the doorway of
his little cabin a beautiful vision ap-
peared in front of him. and before poor
John could get his wits together the
vision said:
II am the wish fairy. have come to
grant you a wish. What do you want?'
Poor John was so frightened he didn't
know what to do. He was just getting
ready to jump into the house, but the
fairy said
Don't be afraid. will not hurt you"
and she said again: What do you
wish?"
Il would Like a pony, replied
John. half afraid to talk, "and a
s-a-d-d-l-e. too" said he, 'and a
buggy, too"
The wish fairy waved a wand over
his head and then disappeared.
John" called his mother from inside.
Come here and go get me an armful
of wood so can get supper ready"
"All right" replied John. He thought
he wouldn't tell his mother anything
about the wish fairy. He went around
III tne DdCk ydTup ana TO HIS sur
prise, there stood a little barn, and he
heard noises within it. He carried in
the wood, and then went out to it, His
mother, looking out at the window, saw
the scene and hurried out.
Come here" said John.
His mother went in, and to their sur
prise there stood two small white
ponies. In another part of the barn
stood the little buggy, and over it hung
the saddle.
isn't it lovely, mother?' said John.
''Just what | wished for"
But just as John went to walk out
there stood a golden wand.
What's this, mother?" he said.
He struck it on the floor, and before
him the beautiful fairy appeared.
What do you wish?" she said.
"N-o-t-h-i-n-g," replied John. 'I
didn't know what this was for
Every time you want anything strike
this can on the floor once and I will
appear"
Then she disappeared.
Now" said John, 81 wish we had
nice house and could be very wealthy"
No quicker had he said it than his
mother stood in beautiful house.
Both were very happy afterward, and
John always kept his ponies.
GRACE DAVIS.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
SLIGHTEST WISH WAS GRANTED

Dear Aunt Laurie:
once there lived little girl VINO
was very poor. She lived in a large
forest and often wandered about all
alone.
one day as she was walking along,
thinking how much she hated peins
moor. she heard little voice calling TO
her She turned around to see VINO
il was calling her. On busn sne
spied a little fairy.
.'WeH," said the fairy, you seem
to be very sad"
Claire told her the reason ana the
fairy answered:
"I will grant you that. Hereafter you
shall have whatever you wish for;
Meet me here in a fortnight and tell
me how you like your wish.'
Claire went home very happily anu
wished for all the good things sne
could think of. A fortnight was not
such a long time. but Claire was not
happy. for now she could not express
the least little wish unless it was
granted. This made her long for some
thing she could wish for that would
not be granted.
At the appointed time Claire came
TO the SPOT where she had met the
fairy. She asked her to please take
away the spell, which the fairy gladly
did.
Claire was never again discontented.
SOPHIA SADICOFF.
1888 South GIess street, Second street
school, grade AS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15

nounced by the elf butler. Looking
around Ethel discovered that it was
Fay, the wish fairy, dressed in silver
and blue and carrying a parcel which
she gave to the butler.
Hello! Are you enjoying yourself?
The queen will soon be here. She was
waiting for her ball gown" said Fay,
as she drew Ethel to a seat near the
sparkling throne of the fairy queen.
The dainty creature at this moment
entered the arch that was above the
throne.
Ethel gazed at her in delight. What
a beautiful gown the fairy queen was
dressed in! All gauzy lace, chiffon and
silyery beadsi And the wreath of tiny
ffowerets, how pretty they looked on
her golden hair.
Fay introduced Ethel to the queen,
who actually bowed, smiled and greet
ed the little girl.
Soon Fay led her little charge out
of the ballroom and into fiowery con-
servatory. When Ethel had gazed at
the tiny, dainty flowers to her content
thew went back and after light lun-
cheon of pollen cakes, honey and wild
strawberries, the ball ended at blast
from a tiny bugle in the hands or an
attendant of the queen. At this mo-
ment Ethel awoke and found herselt
slipping off her chair. She glanced
about, not knowing where she was.
Then ii dawned on her that II was all
a dream and she slowly walked INTO
the house. o,.rrr
S. PEARL CHURCHILL.
I'll Ceres avenue. Ninth street school'
grade AS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
VISITED THE FAIRY QUEEN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Ethel sat in her rocking chair on the
front porch. sleepily rocking to and
fro. A book of fairy tales lay on the
floor beside her. She sighed lazily and
leaned back in her chair.
"Oh, dear, l wish had somewhere
to go, where l could see the fairies at
work and play" she said to herself.
We'll, dear. you may visit fairy
land If you will promise not to harm
anything there said a sweet, low
voice beside her.
saw little fairy sitting on the arm
of her rocker. with its tiny hand
clasped around its knees.
'Oh, may I? How nice!' exclaimed
Eehtl. How soon may 1 go?"
Right now, if you WISH" replied the
fairy, and flew to the little girls shoul-
der.
my name is Fay and I'm the wish
fairy. You will please follow this road
till we come to the beech grove,' di-
rected the bright fairy
Ethel obeyed her and when they
came to the grove she entered the
shady wood and followed Fay's -direc-
tions as to which way to go.
walk along this path until you come
to large tree at the right then ring
the bluebell,' she said.
,
to get the queens ball dress. Good-by,"
and the wish fairy flew away.
When Ethel came to the large tree
she spied the bluebell and giving it a
slight shake she was surprised to hear
a musical chime come from the flowers
bell.
Il didn't know what the fairy meant
BEFORE" she said to herself.
Just then a door in the tree trunk
opened and a tiny figure stood there,
dressed in green and silver clothes.
please come in. The wish fairy
said that some child would visit us if
any wished to, so l suppose you are the
favored one," said the elf
He led the way through little hall
dimly lighted by firet1ies into a bril-
lantly lighted ballroom, where many
fairies stood in groups or danced light
ly about.
Ethel wondered how she could have
gotten into such a tiny place and
glanced down at herself. She had be-
come as small as any of her compan-
ions and was dressed in lace and
gauze dancing dress.
oh, how glad she was that she could
see fairyland, or at least part of It,
At this moment newcomer was an
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
FAIRY MAKES HER QUEEN

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day l went to see one of my
friends. IL was quite a distance to
go, as [ had to wander around a great
many rocky cliffs. On the way large
rock raised up and caught me under it.
1t was dark for a little while, but it
soon grew lighter. and as [ could see
my way l followed the light paths.
The walks were glstening from all
sides, as if they were trimmed in
jewels. AS | followed the path 1 found
a small fountain, with fragrant flowers
growing around it.
l picked a flower to smell, and as
I did so a beautiful fairy sprang from
the fountain.
She said, I'm the wish fairy, and as
you are the person 1 am looking for
I'll grant you any wish"
hesitated A thousand wishes
sprang to my mind.
Hesitatingly I said: 81 want to be
a queen and live in such beautiful
place as this"
"Very WE'LL" was her answer.
She took me by the hand, telling me
to follow her, which 1 did.
We went through streets of gold,
where fairies were singing and dane
ing. One of these fairies caught me
and kidnapped me.
She took me down into dark dun
geon, where there were d great manly
ghosts. I began to scream. and at that
instant the wish fairy sprang up at
my feet and led me out or the dark
dungeon. ,
She led me to a palace with vines
growing around it. where the gold
sparkled through the vines. She took
me UP four winding stairways IN
til we came to a certain room, at the
end of which was a young king on
throne The fairy handed me to the
king and left. A.,
king said:
You are to be my wife and share
the throne with me, so come here.
As took my first step my foot
stopped and began falling. At this IN
stant 1 woke UP, finding 1t only
dream. fEANL MA
Sawtelle school; sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
A RIDE ON A BUNNY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I was out hunting wild flowers one
day when L was startled by rabbit
jumping from me.
''Oh!" I gasped. Then more calmly,
''How 1 wish 1 could ride with you.
Immediately / felt a sensation as
though I were sinking and sure enough
1 grew very small. Then the rabbit
came up to me and l climbed on his
back. Away he started, swift as light
ming, which startled me so I pulled
his hair till he screamed and went
faster Bumpty bump we went, as he
bounded over clods of dirt, jumped
bitches and ran through brush.
Imagine my terror when 1 heard
someone say:
''There goes rabbit Shoot"
They shot at us, but missed. The
bullet whizzed past our ears, near
enough to frighten me so that I fell
from my perch.
At the same time two men came up
for the rabbit 1t was gone and was
alone!
Soon, however the rabbit came back
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
WAS uNklND TO BROTHER
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
"Oh. 1 do wish you would not tease
me SO much" Ella said to her ,brotner
Fred.
''Very well. then," he replied and
walked away.
disagreeable she had been to him.
So after a while she got up from the
sofa where she had been lying, THINK
ing she would find him and apologize:
@Now, | wonder where he has gone"
she said to herself ''WeiI, l viii go
and put on a clean apron, because 1t
will soon be dinner time"
After she had put her apron on she
went into the play room to play with
ber dolls But she did not find it very
much fun playing by herself, and she
wished Fred were there to play with
her.
mother told her that Fred had gone to
his friends house to spend the night.
"Oh. do wish he was here! sne
burst out crying.
"Why, / thought you were glad ne
was gone so he would not tease you,
her mother said
INST at this moment Fred came into
the room. Ella ran to him and put her
arms around his neck and said: Il am
very sorry l was SO mean. to you, ana
will never do so again."
''But why did you come homer
asked mother.
Then Fred told her that Jack was
not at home, so he had come nome.
After dinner Ella said, "Come, Fred;
let's play. can right" he answered;
obut, Ella, did you know you are really
a wish fairy, because you are alWays
wishing" MADELINE EVANS.
Palms, CAL; r. F.. d. 1876.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
LOS ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD-JUNIoR SECTION

come to let you have one wish. I can
trust to your judgment can 1 not?"
"Yes. certainly you can," replied
Aunt Laurie as eagerly as q child.
Let me think a moment
"Oh, L have it. / wish that every
one of my nieces and nephews would
follow the rules for year" replied
Aunt Laurie. thinking more of the
benefit and help to the children than
to herself
TN give you one word of advice,
said the fairy. BE cross with them
for once and it will surprise them 50
that they will be surprised into fol-
lowing the rules" and as the fairy
vanished she said:
Your wish will be fulfilled"
Not long ago this incident happened
and Aunt Laurie shall not be disap-
pointed in her wish. 1 hope it will
soon be fulfilled. Lovingly,
HE,T HELEN EN- y. MACE
r. F. D. No. 1, box 305, East Long
Beach. H. J. C. 2, 9t4 grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
AUNT LAuRlE's WISH FAIRY
Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
It was on one of these hot sunny
days. when the Santa Ana winds blow
so hard that Aunt Laurie was sitting
in her office chair wearily looking
over letters of her many nieces ana
nephews.
.sOh. dear; why can't impress upon
the minds of the children the necessity
of following rules in order to win
prizes?' is what wish fairy hearu
as she stepped in front of Aunt Laurie,
who held an untidy letter suspended
over the waste basket.
Aunt Laurie" the fairy said, Il
heard you just now and have wanted
many times to help you when I've
seen you sitting here hour after hour
patiently correcting careless and un-
necessary mistakes without so much
as a word of complaint. Now I've
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
WISHED FOR LITTLE PONY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One evening as / sat by the fireside
was wishing 1 had a horse and
buggy, so L could ride in it all day
long.
Suddenly I saw a Wish Fairy. She
asked me what wished for, so | told
her I wanted a horse and buggy. she
told me if l would go to sleep ana
sleep until o'clock 1 could have what
I wished.
thing I knew papa was calling me and
told me to go and feed, the chickens.
To my surprise, when coming, into
the house 1 heard a noise like horse
paving the ground. so l went around
the house and saw a little Shetland
pony and a little buggy.
FLORENCE YATES.
Sawtelle public school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15

for me and again we flew over the
country.
We went on for quite a way again,
but when we heard more voices Mr.
Rabbit decided to run no more risks
and so started down hole. I object
ed, however, and so he started home
with me. We went at full speed
home and arrived there all excited,
tired and breathless.
I've always kept bunnies since then,
but only for pets, as they are too
speedy for smooth and easy transpor-
tation. Lovingly,
HELEN G. MACE.
r. F. D. No. 1, box 9O5, East Long
Beach. FL. j. c. 2, 915 grade, L. B. H. s.