The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-20
BRYAN WAS
4 FROST At
PAWHUSKA
Chautauqua Patrons Think
They Didn't Got Their
Moneys Worth
Ry Matt puhrl


i PaWhuska, OKLA, July 90 Bryar
came, Was eheerlully received, hu
was disappointment on the chantau
IGua platform Several OF the brilliant
stars In the galaxy OF orators that
lhad preceded him dimmed the BOY
loratorls hrilliancy.
/ Lincoln Mcconnell, Judge Alden
lMr Robertson, Ralph Parlette. Faith
ser McIrafy and Mr. Long had i'm
ipouant soalfelt messages 10 deliver,
land each delivered bis message ex.
lceesilngly we'll Not so with Bryan.
I He talked about plutocrats. that the
I Republicans ceased TO celebrate JEFF.
ferson hilfhday that the man should
be above the dollar, that he was en-
linylng himself more than the presi-
dcnt, that he had travelled much. and
that the Republicans had stolen his
ideas
Of all the gentlemen that had in
ssgucted and amused our people from
the phauiauqna platform, Bryan had
theAdislinction OF being the only OF
fec seeker
$500 A Talk
Perhaps the vast audience expected
ton much of him who gets $500 for
hts 90 minutes talk Most OF his aud
itors expected him to outdo and out
shine aif the others He failed inglor-
iohsly
He continually famed his face or
made gestlculations with his fan He
simply talked like yoluhle neighbor
would talk 10 another on a dry goods
box.
Most ct north Usage county has
been blessed with lots of rain withint
the last six tlays The weather-mak- |
er evidently answered the many petit
tinns for enpious wetness. All wilt |
Ell and stHnted vegetation has revlv-
ed and the tiliers of the soil have I
some prospects Of getting something
-nr their hard work
The cattle business, which for a
While threatened TO bankrupt the
'tockmen has become very pr0mis
ng
Rev Ogilvie, our PRESBYTERIAN min
ster, and the rose king of oklahoma,
S. perhaps. the only resident Of Ok +,
ahoma that attended the FIRST ehan
auqua IN America II was In the
tate of New York, where tee now ma !
IA
nd Rev Ogilvie was one of the first
lenbers and took the literary and
cientitic course q
ildland Valley Division h
1t seems to be nearly a Certainty I
lat pawhuska will be made divi t
on on the Midland Valley railroad Z
! soon as the road is completed TO y
'ichita n
The Midland owns plenty Of right lp
f.wav room here there Is plenty |
water here pawhuska is properly in
Gated between Muskogee and Wich- d
: to induce the company 70 make c
rs one of their divisions d
The county clerk of Usage county h
Is large amount OF work to do. s.
wing 10 this very large county ana
so owing 20 the 1000 tracts OF sur Il
us lands that the Indians refuse TO n
" taxes on and have taken the mat nj
= into the courts
Now the tax rolls have 70 be
.auxed aud all the arduous work IN =,
rltiug several hundred long Indian :.
mes was ia vain w
nlNsns Like Melons h.
II is a noteworthy fact that these :,
diane. like the gentlemen OF color, -
3 great lovers OF watermelons. But :,
Is rather strange that these veal -
4 redskins ate many -more melons
zen each cost So ceaA than new 81
len the market Is wellfsu1NHsl aan
; melons are much cSeaper ~ on
s not near as many as when me 90
ngs were sold az prohibilive prices liil