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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
(By Leashed Wire)

Philadelphia, oct 13-Helen Steci
Dodge, who before her marriage tt
Walter Phelps Dodge was well known
in local society circles, today enter.
ed suit for divorce. charging her
husband with "eruei and barbarous
treatment, and indignities 10 the per
son of the libellant."
The action was brought in com
mon pleas court No 3, and owing TO
the fact that Mrs Dodge is still a
minor, being in her twentieth year,
the suit was instituted in the name
OF her mother, Mrs Mary Bell Steck.
Attorney Maurice B. Saul of John
G. Jonnson's Office who fled the j.
bel, refused 10 give out any mforma-
tion regarding the case. and Attorney
PhiTipus w Miller. who has been
Mr. Dodge's counsel in other mat
ters, said he had not been served
with any copy Of thel ibel and he
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
MAYOR HANDS OUT
ROAST To COUNCIL
Presents List of Appointments
Some Rejected Some
Confirmed

Peanut politics. the kind that die
gustel the people of Gnthrie month.
ago ana caused them to vote fo
| commission government charactcri2
ed me regular meeting Of tho ciN
council last evening.
4 feature OF The meeting was q reu
mand-iecture by the MAYOR in wbicl
ne said chat some c0uncilmen ware
aetuated by selfish interests in tholi
attitude toward city affairs aud chat
some would rather see the citv's I'm
terests suffer in the interest OF pai,
tsan advantage.
or the ten members c0mnosina
the council all were present save
Meyer Them ayor again submit.
ted his list OF appointments for con
lirmltion All the Democratic an
polntments We're rejected, and the
republican appointments confirmed.
Those confirmed were:
". b. Hooker, city engineer, w {.
Gruber, fire chief; w. l. Mathis, as
water works engineer.
For policemen the mayor present
ed the names Of Guy Williamson. Lor
N y. MnXiow A. D. Moorman. Mon
roe Felton, Orlando Tyle. A. Redman
The council rejected the appoint
ment OF Guy Williamson and the
mayor asked council to name a man.
saying he would appoint whoever
vas chosen Council thereupon nam
ID John J. Nelson, who was appoint !
d and confirmed
The police department undergoes a |
considerable shake-np. w. H. Mitch. |
II remains as chief with Monroe
elton as sergeant and John Nelson
IS night sergeant The new men
re MuXl0w and Norman. Jesse
ailey, Duke Dye and NJ. b W0lver-
IN are the men who 90 off the force
luXlow was formerly a policeman
nd Moorman and Nelson have also !
ad experience.
The reason assigned by q majority
| voting down the appointment OF
williamson was that it took too
lany OF one family. Williamsons
lther is street commissioner. Ask |.
lg permission TO talk the senior
Iilliamson said:
Il know why you rejected the APP
ointment My son is Democrat
ut YOU say it was because it puts
10 many Offices III one family Let s
'e. You have jus t elected John {
olson. He has two sons in the fire
apartment. How are you going to
lswer?'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
N. {. GHDRGH AHNUlL RALLY

Sunday is to be an important oc
casion for the West Side VI. F.
church. In the morning there viii
be held the annual rally day exer-
cises, consisting of special music
songs by classes and several short
talks a general booster meeting
iwn be held j. f. Nssiey. presl-
dent OF the state Sunday school as
sociation. is the superintendent of
the school which while not the larg-
est in the city, is the most regularly
attended and enterprising Of all the
Guthrie Sunday schools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
LOOKING FOB 4 "FL0ATER"

Report that body was floating
% the Cottonwood reached police
headquarters early This morning oil
gent search was made but no sorpse
baJ beep located at $3.50 this after.
nOou
An ased col7red man named Sims
avcr- taal be saw the leet Of a man
sticking ont al the rising water near
te coylo Oh ml about 630 this
1fa ng. lie als0 said he saw part
oi Dr. mans shirt He was so earn
ef n h.s story that the police We're
ified Watch E being kept along
he river ANA AZ the dam, near tho
Clmafr0u
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
u. s. SENATOR REED
is OBJECT OF ATTACK
Was Making Argument Con.
ceTaing Charges Of A.
tempted Bribery
fBy Associated Press.Y

Kansas CITY, Mo. oct fS-Wh le
United states Senator James A
Reed was making argument for the
state in the HYDE hearing today, the
physician. uttefine threat sprane
toward the senator. Mrs Hyde pull
cd hyde back 70 his seat and the
hearing proceeded
Reed, who is attorney aiding The
prosecution, was making argument
concerning Iiydes charges Of at
tempted bribery Hyde apparently
took his ment on Of Mrs. Hyde's
name as an insult.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
POLICE COURT PRQGI
~ MnGLII and Enoch

jinks MeGill and Enoch
The colored restauranteufs On
rison avenue, are n again.
were arrested yesterday On chai
Of violating tue prohibitory law
are scheduled for trial Ia the polio
court this evening Wesley McGlh
and wife were fined $40 each on Mon
day for fighting and several patrons
~ their place Were fiaed
A = Rogers was fined SIS and
costs n police court Yesterday for
selling liquor The fine was paid
and there win be no appeal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
WATER SUPPLY WAS
DANGEROUSLY Low
High Wind Causes Damage to
Property Northeast
OF City

Rain last night covered this part
OF Oklahoma and all the western SEE
tion, according to meagre reports. 1
was accompanied by violent winds
in places and consideraE. damage
is developing.
The rain may be regarded as a
life-saver here. Guthrie's water sup
ply, while better than that of most
towns, was very near exhaustion.
Oklahoma City was out of water,
and the rains up the Canadian have
now put It in good shape In Gutn-
rie the Cottonwood has filled up,
probably for the winter.
The heaviest of the rain seemed to
be north and east of Guthrie It
was beaten back by an east wind for
a long time, but soaking rain
came eventually There was great
deal Of washing Of roads, streets
and fields, some of it serious.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
MasorIc VosItors Highly Pleased.

Visitors al the Masonic temple this
week departed last night highly and
Well pleased with he success Of the
'all reunion of the scottish Rite Tie
meeting was generally regarded as
lhe most harmon Gus and sVceessful
n the history OF the Masonic temple
The degree were conferred ia the
best possible manaer ana fhe newly
remodeied temple was used to its
mit capacItF The attendance and
ihe elias. were large
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
VEAL TIL LOST IN
COAL HOLE WHEN
STOCKINGS RIP
Cry Leased Wire)

= ft'F i'NnNh AiTt)
q New York oct tG-Mrs. Az {
q nes Gecnen of Grantw0od, N. {
= j., haa appealed 10 The police TO |.
y look for five diamond rings G
q which. with SIS in gold, she lost q
= from her siih stocking after ac :
= cidenlally slipping into a coal (
= chute r,
Ihe rings are valued al $500 {;
- MlS Geenen had been to din. o
= her wi,a Mr. Frank c Bangs .
= and as they were leaving the u
= restaurant MIS-, Gecnen did not g
9 noire tui the cover on "A coal .
9 ehatc near by was misplaced .
8 AS she stepped ~ # she fell in. g
= to the hole. The tall ripped her q
g stocking, q
= Mrs. Geenen, was carried to g
= am AUTOMOBILES, and a few min %
= llles later discovered tae loss of q
! the Jewels and hurried back. GI
: The proprietor of the place q
: with his employees. shoveled .
: away eight IONS of coal in vain 6
: search CI
o -
@ O 30 @ @ ooo @ cco % DO al
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
PIT 7 '7'SbURG
RO|MANCE:R
RED|V|VUS
WATCH NOW FOR START.
LING TAKES FROM KAN
SAS TOWN
lBY Associated Press.l

Pilisburg, Kan, oct l3- Robbers
VINO entered the Mulberry postonice
today escaped with several registered
packages one package is said to
nave contained ten thousand dollars
being sent TO the sheridan Coal COM
pany 10 pay miners. Neither com
pany officials nor the postmaster VIII
discuss the matter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
YOUNG WOMAN,
BOUND, GAGGED
AND UNCONSCIOUS
(By Leased Wire)


= Cincinnati, Oct l3-A young c
- woman, bound, gagged and I'M g
g conscious, was found in rear &
- yard on Agnes street, Cum g
9 minsvllle last night The yard q
g in is the center of the district g
= where series of murders of -
. young girls mas taken pace dur -
g ing the last few years. II is be- g
g lieved the woman will recover 81
. The young womans name is.G
g Edna Hogg. She is II and .
= comes from a well-to-do family. .
2 A note pinned to her dress said: .
= Sorry we did not have acid q
: to throw on her, too G
, On the reverse side of the g
; note it said: @
; "From the one you did not g
; like G.
, The handwriting, was little .
; more than a scrawl and barely q
; readable e
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Prepare for susy Cour Term.

Federal ciiic ais are preparing f1r
a busy term of court at Laaton.
commencing next Monday There
are many lnd.a1 liquor cases. on ac-
count of the large number OF indians
ir me kiowa. Conanche and Caldo
druntry. AIT the deputy marshais
ing up and summoang witnesses.
The majority oi the officials viii
start ipr ra#'on. tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Caught in CIoudburst.
(3y Associated press

Marysville, Mo- Oct 13-John M
Dean and family returning to their
nome near here last II ght, we're
caught by a cloudburst Their wa
gon was washed into ravine ana
Dean was drowned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
BA7HTUB TRUST JOLTEI
Government Wins Decisive
Victory in Case Heard
at Baltimore

Washington, d. G., oct. l3-The
government won its suit against The
'Bathtub trust in a decision by The
federal circnit court at Baltimore to-
day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Declare a Republic.
iBY Assnciated Prersl !

San francisco, Cal, Oct. ia
Chinese daily here today received ad
vices that reyolutionists of China
had declared a republic, electing Ii
Yuen Hung, lieutenant commanedr
imperial Of the new army, president
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
NOTICE

All lawn sprinkNng is hereby pro
hipited until fnrthes notice Viola
iion OF this order wi,l mean that the
person offending viii have wfter
shut of Order Of the Guth~ie Water
Department.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Filter Plant Again Working.

FoIIoWlng zig rise in The river
from the rain last night, Water Com
missioner Cassidy started work to-
day to put the filtration plant to
work again en- the regular schedule
Pumping of water from north of rhe
CITY was stopped Tomorrow the
washing of mains VII be pretty well
finished and the water may be used
FOR ordinary drinking and cooking
purposes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Open Season for Manchus.
(By Associated P-ress.J

Hankow, oct. 49, Ii was night
OF terror for the populace here.
There was massacre of Alanchus
which left numbers Of dead
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
The WEATHER
NV Associated Press ,

-, New Orleans, oct Oklahoma
o,on on, u' ana Saturday generally
cloudy cooler toneht
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
SAME OLO BUsC GAME
PLAYED ON OKLAHOMA
Looks Like State, After All,
VIII Have 10 Put Up The Coin
Tor pIgi0Wn's Aggrand|zemsnt

In the United States circuit court
Of appeals at St Paul the Howe
heirs won a notable victory in the
old-asOklahoma contest over a quar-
Ter section Of land In Oklahoma city
The property is immensely valuable
aad fifty acres Of ii are held BY the
Capital Development company al
probable location far the state capt
tol.
The decision of the United States
circuit court here Is reversed on the
demurrer TO the suit of Milton Park
er and otherr.
The Howe quarter section Is in the
northeast part OF Oklahoma city and
Il Aas been IA controversy since
few days after the opening. uops
an aged Methodist preacher, too. .x4ssa1
the clam az the opening and 49,
claimed by Parker and other
ants later that liowe's soy "
sooner, and that for
the liowe's We're not II
Tiers The case has b
court or the interior
er since, being sent
ington several times
win prob
court Of appcals
settlement s.l.. und9 Corn
tho case has up Ahaye h
make good title t
c0mpanfip
I'm the story OF thsOi N
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
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Mrs. c. II, Hutton, Of paden, is II
town
Fred Sparks, of ponca city i
here.
N -r"'-"rmtton of Forest Grove
Oregon, is in the city.
The special meeting Of the coun.
Gil last night was lively affair
The Cottonwood resumed business
at the old stand with fun force tnis
morning
Jusuce Seton yesterday perform.
ed his second marriage ceremony
couple from Coyle.
II p. Bowden, tr, Of Shawnee.
bookkeeper for he Shawnee Ice Co.,
s visiting his parents Of io8 East
Harrison avenue, for few days
Visiqb for the Mahodat con
ference viii commence arriy n9 Sun
day The first gathering Will be the
Epworth league anniversary Monday
night
1t was reported in the city toIav
that he big frame barn Of Thorn SIS
smith near Crescent was burned |
Thursday morning The loss ma
not been ascertained
Harmon Grace fac tom wear old
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
Wind Causes Damage.

Wind considerably damaged the
farm house OF NJ. l., Feary, four miles
northeast of the cty( last night
The porch was torn away from the
main part OF the house and scatter
ed, and the house itseM-a five room
affair--is said to have been turned
partly around on its foundations
Stacks OF straw and hay were scat
, tered
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13

In the city minor damage was
done. One of the culyerst of the
city and Santa Fe near the College
avenue bridge was washed up. Fears
We're entertained for the work on
Trinity church, but it seems that the
nearly completed structure pulled
through The roof was partly on.
and some of it was ripped up. The
walls do not appear to have been
damaged Some paper ng for the
roof may be ruined
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13

streets were badly washed in the
city, storm sewers being choked in
places.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03
DEN MARK.

May Day and tulip and narcissus,
full bloom making plenty of flowers
for May baskets. but this cold rain
from the northeast rather spells an
ideal May-day.
Miss Laura Sybe of Donnellson.
spent several days last week with her
sister Mrs. Showalter. helping care
for little Media, who has been so
sick, but is improving.
Miss Hannah Weaver has returned
from visit to her old home at Can
ton, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spead, daughter and
nice, who have spent the past sever
al months in California, stopped and
spent Thursday and Friday with their
relatives. Grandma Huston and
daughter, Mrs. Fl. +. Hem and fami-
ly! and left Saturday for Chicago
where they spent Sunday and then so
on to their home in Ohio.
Miss Blanche Woodruff is at Saw.
ye-- caring for her sistcrin law whc
is down with the measles.
Miss Patterson of Sawyer, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs, Hiltbers
and family
Word from Mr. Porter, who is In
Florida reports Mrs. Porter as very
sick with southern fever.
The public school will hold theil
graduating exercises at Academy Hal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03

home, serving the full time of war
After peace reigned. he settled on a
farm near Augusta and got married.
Here he staid until the death of his
wife, which occurred a number of
Years ago, when he retired, moving to
Burlington to spend his old age with
his married daughters. Besides his
wife, two daughters passed to the
great beyond before him. He is mourn
ed by one daughter, number of
grandchildren. one brother, Herman,
of here, one sister, Mrs. B. Ramp. of
Davenport. The funeral takes place
today. the remains to be inferred in
the family lot beside his wife Mrs
H. d. Brandt. Mrs. H. Timpe and Mrs
John B. Blacksmith from here are at
tending the last sad rites.
The court room of the first judicial
district of Franklin had telephone
installed last week and the presiding
Judge. Fred Fl. Dining, or the clerk
of his court will answer the calls OF
three short rings.
F. Il. Pardall returned from Kansas
City last week after few days visit
ing relatives. Rumor had ii, that he
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03
FRANKLIN.
) : . . . . - = : - . :

John Philip Wiegner, one of our
best known German citizens, expired
Saturday morning, April 20, at 200
o'clock after a long illness of cancer
of the stomach, aged u years, 2
months, Is days. The departed was
born in kindenheim, Rheinpfalz. Ger
many, February IA, 1889, when IL
years old came with his parents di-
rect to Franklin When a young man
he went into the i've stock and grain
business, doing the lions share of
same in Lee county. After few
wears in this line, he made trip to
his birthplace, where he was married
to Miss Caroline Schmidt. The young
couple at once embarked to their
adopted country where the groom
bought fine 100 acre farm, where he
resided until his demise. The union
was a short but happy one. A daush-
ter frightened the household for a
short time when she was suddenly
called beyond, and not long after
the child to the grave. In 1879 he
Joined the matrimonial band with
Miss Elizabeth Abel. To this union
three children, two sons and one
daughter, being born. the little girl
dying in infancy Mr.. Wiegner was
a good business man, honest and up
right to all. In politics was a demo
4 crat, which party at different times
elected him as township trustee and
member of the school board He was
1 the first agent at Franklin of the B. &
/ S. w, now c., B. & X. G. railroad.
Evangelical st. Peters church and
4 the congregation loses a good friend
I bv his death The funeral. which was
/ very largely attended took place from
4 his late home Sunday afternoon at 9
/ o'clock, the remains finding their last
resting place IN the church burial
ground east of town. Rev FREEZER
offieiated He is survived by his low
/ ing wife, two sons. c. Alfred and
/ George. two grandchildren. one sis
/ ter, Mrs Phillipini Kleber, of this
4 precinct. and a large circle of friends.
A telephone message Saturday an
nounced the death of John Brandt,
which occurred at the ST. Francis hos
/ pital in Burlington, at O'Clock p. m,
4 Of Bright's disease. The victim was
/ born in Hanover, Germany, over rs
| years ago: came to Lee county during
the fifties. At the beginning of the
4 civil war he was one of the first to
] step in line to help defend his ne
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03

on the evening of May 18th. The
graduates are Cornelia Mckee. Ruth
Goss, Lois Carpenter, Myrtle Trow-
bridge. Ruth Whitmarsh and May
Flohrer A good class and good
program is assured.
School closes on May 18th, and all
will be glad that it is SO, for the
school has been SO badly broken up
by the most of the scholars having
the measles and SO many having to
be out now on account of trouble
with eyes or throat, or some other
trouble as result of measles.
Rev. Wright of Danville held ser
vices at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03
CONTRACTS LET
FOR NEW WORK
Much Gutterins and CURLING to Be
Done In keokuk in the
Near Future.

Much work in the way of putting
In guttering and curbing is to be done
in Keokuk, the contracts for same
having been let by the city council
The work is distributed among three
local contractors as follows:
McManus Construction company
sections /, 8, and 6.
Cameron, McManus & Fruin, sec
lions 2, 4, Z, S. 8 and 10.
McManus & Tucker, sections |, 2
4, 3 and Z.
The following are the streets to be
macadamized and supplied with as
phalt binder:
Blondeau street, Fourteenth to Fiji
teenth, two blocks
Orleans street. Thirteenth TO Four
teenth, one block.
Palean street, Twelfth to Thir
teenth, one block
Palean street, Fourteenth to Fiji
teenth, one block.
Carroll street, Fifteenth to Eight
eenth, three blocks.
Thirteenth street, Franklin to Main
Ave blocks.
Fourteenth street. Des Moines te
Palean. one block.
Fifteenth street, Johnson TO Dei
Moines, four blocks
Gutterine and CURLING.
1 The following are the parts O
streets that are to be guttered ant
curbed:
| Orleans, Seventh to Eighth, boil
sides, two blocks.
/ orleans, Thirteenth to Fourteenth
both sides, two blocks.
/ Orleans, Fourteenth to Fifteenth
both sides, two blocks.
orleans. Seventeenth to Nineteenth
north side, two blocks.
t'ranklin, Fifth 10 Sixth, east SIDE
one block,
Fourth street Bank to Timea, cas-
side, one block.
Fifth street. Franklin to Orleans
4 Annette Brownell, 80 feet.
/ Third street, Exchange to Bank
both sides. two plocRs.
Seventh street Grand avenue Y
! Orleans, both sides, two blocks.
Seventh street, Orleans to FRANK
lin. west side. one block.
/ thirteenth street, Franklin to Main
both sides, ten blocks.
Eighth street, Main TO Blondeau
both sides two blocks.
Ninth street, Main 70 Biondea"
both sides, two blocks.
Blondeau street, Seventh to Eighth
south side, one block. -,
i Blondeau street, Eighth to Twelitn
both sides, except where good gutter
ing is in, seven blocks.
Blondeau street, Fourteenth to SIN
4 tenth. both sides, two blocks
I Ninth street, Main to Johnson, bot
sides, two blocks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-03

Ninth street, Johnson to Exchange
east side, one block.
Tenth street, Johnson to Timea,
both sides, four blocks.
Bank street, Second to Third, east
side. two blocks.
Bank street, Third to Fourth, both
sides, brick, two blocks.
Bank street, Tenth to Eleventh
both sides. two blocks.
Bank street, Eleventh to Twelfth
north side, one block
Bank street, Eighth to Tenth, both
sides, two blocks.
Bank street. Fourth to Fifth, both
sides, two blocks.
Bank street, Seventh to Eighth
$50 feet south side. one block.
Twelfth street, Johnson to Timea
both sides, six blocks.
Thirteenth street, Des Moines t.
Palean, both sides three blocks.
Fourteenth street, Des Moines tc
Carroll, both sides, four blocks.
Fifteenth street, Johnson to Des
Moines, both sides, eight blocks.
PaIean street, Twelfth to Fifteenth
both sides, six blocks.
Johnson street, Thirteenth to Eight
eenth, both sides except 200 feet
nine blocks.
Timea street, Seventh to Eighth
both sides, two blocks.