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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
DAUGHTER
SUES HER
FATHER
Try Associated Prcssl

Westminster Nd, Feb. ga
suit between Mrs. Rosella Hare ana
her father. John l.. Calp. over pot
OF gold found on Mr.. Calps farm is
now on trial.
While with his grandson, Clarence
iIIsrn0n digging up a stump, Mr.
Ealp struck a glass jar containing
$i.50v in gold coins. Mrs. Hare, who
was picking olaekberries near by
assisted In counting the gold and
carrying II 70 Mr.. Calp's house.
The gold was said TO be the prop
erty OF Joseph Hare. VINO owned
the farm prior 10 its purchase by Mr..
Ealp Shorts before the death OF Mr.
Hare. in 1891 he disposed Of two
mortgages aud withdrew from the
bank sum spproximating $500 in
gold. for which bis administrators
made a fruitless search in all the
banks nearby and in Pennsylvania.
The administrators Of Of Mr.. Hare
sued for the money. The case was
settled by tae payment Of $1,000.
In 1910 Mrs. Hare. who Is in no
way related TO the late Joseph Hare,
sued her father. claiming the entire
sum as hers because she and her son
had been present and assisted in the
finding. Mr.. Calp's defense is that
be alone found the money. that il
R,as on his farm and that ais settle
ment With the Hare estate secured
to him whatever title the heirs may
have had 10 the fiud
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
SUCKER
Gets CON.
MEN s $40
lBy AssncIatci presn

Kansas city, Feb. % An elderly
capitalist from Manhattan. Kansas.
came to Kansas City. picked mp on
the street couple OF confidence
sharps who wanted 20 put him wise
to a good thing took advantage OF
tIeir kind offer and really made 500
on the deal-though II was not at all
his fault. This is how it happened.
with the name Of the fortunate cap.
italist from the seat OF agricultural
wisdom withheld
The capitalist was led To believe
his acquantances were regular wire
tappers. They said they nad touch
ed" 3 private wire direct to the Chi
cago board of trade and could tell in
advance how stocks were to go.
How d. / know ventured the
capitalist
The fun of it is that yea never
will know unless you try answered
the con men, Take us on for
$50 at first; and, if we make good.
use ycur own judgment
This did MOI sound bad in the
least. The capitalist yentured $40
and doubled it at the nearest bucket
shop. He became SO worked up then
that he took one of the sharps to the
Commerce Trust company and tried
to cash check for s3,500 with the
understanding that he was to split
his winnings with the gang" One
Of the men went with him just to
prove his good faith in the propos
sition.
AT tne bam;ing-rooms of the trust
company. however, there was some
rouble The check had to go to
W 7. Kemper, the president, and |
IN old friend II the capitalist. and |
here it was held up temporarily |
while the detective department was
lotified. Before policeman arrived,
lcwever, the con man who had ac-
the capitalist remembered |
le had forgotten to mail letter,
nd he eft completely forgetting TO /
Cme back and be arrested.
The old man is personal friend
# mine and | have too much respect Il
or hin. to divulge his name" Mr.
kemper said last night The detec- Il
i've department also would not give
MT the name.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
The Old Madrid Prison Joke

The Old Spanish prison graft las
reached Guthrie Last week Tom
jenkins got letter from Old Madrid
and this week Henry Hill received
another 1t is the old time-worn
plea OF the writer being imprisoned
and having in his possession papers
worth millions. Many have fallen
for the fake" in the past. None Will
fall for it, in Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
0SAGE IS
CENTER OF
GAS AND OIL
SPECIAL to the Lender.

SPECIAL to the Leader
Pauhuska. Okla. Feb, 22-li pres.
ent plans materlallze. and prospects
are most promising that they will.
Usage county will become the center
Of oil and gas development in the no
distant futnirio oeA spirit of optimism
pfetails hcfesAf, fherc seems good
reason for t. A resolution recently
adopted by the Usage council prom.
ises much and isnmore far reaching
than was a. iirst supposed
II provides for the leasing of al un.
leased portions Of the reservation.
The entire area is divided into blocks
OF nine sections each and leased by
the resolution 10 the Uncle Sam Oil
company, Henry ]. O'Connell. w NJ,
Dial and John l. Bira. The provi-
sions of the lease require the sink
ing OF one test well near the center
or each block. This WI necessitate
the sinking of l25 wells Immediately
after the consumma ton of the lease.
The lessees are to get consent OF the
allottee before drilling on the land,
pay a royalty 10 the tribe of 18th on
basis OF not less than 90 cent oil.
All gas is 10 be used in Usage county
and cannot be piped out OF the county
under the terms OF the agreement.
The companies are to maintain prin- !
clpal offices at Pawhuska The les |
sees are to pay all surface damages |
occasioned by the drilling of wells.
A 10000 Barrel Refinery
The Uncle Sam OIL company I'M
der. the terms of the resolution is TO /
construct refinery of 10000 barrel |
capacity. 1t is the claim of the com
pany, with its ten thousand stock
holders scattered throughou the
country, it will be possible TO interest
sufficient industries 10 consume all
gas produced within the county. An 4
area of great industrial development
is expected to result from this leas
ing resolution which already has the /,
Endorsement of the Usage council and
has been framed in accordance with
the requirements of the interior de-
partment. so far as these require
ments could he aseertaiued
A large delegation composed OF
Chief Brown and the entire Usage
accompanied by Superintend-
cut pitzer of the Indian agency here
r J. LeachJy, James York L. r.
Scott, J. L. Bird, W. NJ Dial and ed
Brown left here for Washington sat .
lrday to take the matter UP with the .
secretary OF the interior and urge /,
immediate consideration of the lease. /.
With the operation of the new lease .
,lan in full force and effect Usage .
county will become the center OF +.
,reat oil and gas activities. thousands /.
if dollars will be expended on deVel- .
,pnent work and Pawhuska VIII De
he seat OF operation. !.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
Mayor oIsmlth Goes Also.

Mayor Frank Olsmith went to Ok
lahcma City last night TO be on hand
at the opening Of the big show there
this morning Judge Olsmiua has
not missed a city, county or state
convention OF the democrats in 22
years He is generally delegate
This time he goes merely as a
spectator.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
viii Try to Get Resolutions Passed.

J. ". McNeal IS IN Oklahoma City
to meet with t0e committee OF the
state association of commercial club
secretaries. That committee will en-
deayOr to get a fair tax resolution
adopted by the democratic conyen-
tion in session there today They
will also endeavor to get the same
resolution adopted by the republican
state convention which meets in
Guthrie next month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
Judoc William BoulIcs Here.

Judge VIM. Bowles, of Perry, tine
man with the big voice was in
Guthrie this morning on his way 70
Oklahoma City to attend tae demo
craic convention Judge BoWles was
speaker Of the Fifth territorial house
Of representatives. He resembles
Wm. J. Bryan in looks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
Dynamite Ed" Perry In Control.

Ed Henry, secretary of the Guth.
rie Roosevelt club. was elected sec
retary Of the statewide Roosevelt
club at Oklahoma City yesterday
The effort Of the jealous ones 70 pnt
'pypauite Ed Perry TO the mat for
tne count failed. Tbe wiley Ed is
stun in coutrol Of the forces aud
viii probably continue TO lead in
Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

The july in the Stout-Titus case
in federal court went out at O'Clock
Tuesday. They have been in ses-
sion two nights and days and have
not yet returned verdict Ii is un-
derstood tnat they stand about even
y divided
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
WON
THIS FARMER
Il FROM LOVE
(By Assoclaten Pressl

Chicago, Feb 22--"The trouble
with Henry was that he was always
torn by conflicting emotions. one OF
his great passions was me- another
was his pigs. Finally he decided in
favor of the pigs. Then I began my
suit for breach of promise"
Mrs. Helen llammergren. q widow
| living at l2ll Otis street. explained
| yesterday why she was Tilted by
lllenry Gilhertson. wealthy farmer
OF Westchester township. gndlana.
whom She is suing for S5.0e0 for al
legged breach OF promise
III leave it to you if that wasn't
enough TO make ANYBODY mad she
continued. "Its a direct Insult to
me. To think Of him thinking more
of his pigs than ne did OF me-
can't stand that
Torn 'Twixt City and Pigs.
When be CAME to Chicago three
or four years ago he said he had
had all Of the farm life he wanted.
Finally he decided to come here to
live, but he thought he wouldn't
like 1t alone, so he asked me TO
marry him. He said he would sell
one OF his farms and buy a house
here IN Chicago
From that time on until a few
months ago he kept me in hot water
all OF the time. First he was coming
to Chicago to live: then ne would |
decide that the pigs were his cnoice. |
Love for Pigs Win.
Finally, just on the eve Of our |
wedding, he wrote letter to me.
saying that the pigs were goou |
enough for him and he wouldn't get
| hated to tell my friends |
that the pigs had alienated my
liance's affections.
1T wasn't doing the right thing
BY me or my children. He's an old
man, nearly 20 years old. but that's
no excuse for him acting the way
he has. He can 20 and live with
his pigs now. for all | care"
Constipation causes headache. nau-
yea, dizziness, languor, heart palpta
ion. Drastic physics gripe, slcken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure
)oan's Regulets act gently and cure
25 cents. ssk your
|rugElst.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

n you haven't the time To exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation They induce mild
easy. beslthful action of the bowels
without gripping. Ask your druggist
for them. Csc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

Z Renting room? Many house
I. holds find it convenient. pleas
Z ant and profitable to have a
!. roomer or two.
: Its surprising how many peo-
: pie, whether by force or circum-
Z stances or by preference, make
: their homes in cozy, comfortable
Z furnisher rooms.
: There's always a demand for
the right kind of neatly cared
Z for, pleasant little home ROOMS
: aud 1t 3 an easy matter TO select
: just the kind Of occupants for
Z such rooms.
The Want ads are the most ef-
: fectiye, quickest and best means
of securing roomers and board. ,
ers.
IL you want room, or If you !
have a room for rent, make use ,
OF the Wants
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
GAGE Bis
MARKET FOR
kAEf|R CORN
slrecIal 70 Ihe paily Leader.

Special to The Daily Leader.
Gage, Okla, Feb 22.-About sixty.
FIVE per cent OF the kafllr corn is now
threshcd and is being hauled to mar.
ket here. over 200 teams a day are
bringing in the crop,
Roads are drying fast ana enabl-
Ing the farmers to get to town with
the crops After long siege of
winter. prospects for future crops
never We're better as the ground is
iull cf moisture.
Gage has become the kaiiir corn
center If Oklahoma without an ex.
ception. Kafir is selling for 55c
per 5us hel which is more than any
town is paying on the Texas Pan
handle
\ few years ago. Kafiir practically
was unknown. 1t is the crop to
raise, Most profitable on account
OF stending the drouth
The general conditions are plenty
Of food for animals as well as for
msn, since tae snow There was a
shortage of coal but plenty now.
Financially. the people are in good
condition. The coming season should
be the bumper season of this part
Of Oklahoma
Gage has many good openings for
ilnerent kinds OF business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
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ANSWERING THE WANTS.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
Beautiful Silk Mul1s l9c

Here sto that reads like Il fairy tale-It' s
almost too good to be true 1000 wards Of Beautiful
Silk Mus the Shimmerng silky kind that YOU usual
~ expect to be fifty cents Comes i'll plain coors-
III monotone stripes dots and figures, in all the
pretty shades for evening wear reception dresses or
even wedding dresses Here is how it happens A
manufactures. who uses immense quantities-had
1000 yards left Every piece was a different color he
could not afford to cut up such small quantities. We
buy lots OF other stuff Of him and he said Here,
you are good customer II let YOU have this little
Tot OF Silk Muls for flyer We took them in
minute and the flyer is yours. If the weather has
been bad that YOU have mt been down town to see
the windows just take word for it that YOU can't
afford to miss this Sae-Beautiful -
ShmmeriDg Silk Ninlls, worth double IL
and thribblc-Al colors, Friday and VA
Saturday -
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

WHITE SERGES-Pmorise to be
bigger than eyer--We have just re-
ecived the popular priced qualities
Cafingwood Mill Sepges, 9S inch at
Coo yard
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

RIBBON FLOWERS--Havc YOU any
ribbon flcwers? We are sure YOU will
want some, for Dame Fashions latest
decree calls for them How dainty
these new ribbon roses are and how
pretty the new ribbon combinations
OF overs and ornaments are. Quite
stylish Just new for corsage wear or
in the hair or Tor neck garniture.
New ones for tomorrow at soc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

TAILORED SII.KS-The 49c ones
are causing quite a stir at our silk
counter Most pe0.le say they are
equal TO NEST Soc silks-Selling lively,
beautiful for such a low price, 49c yd.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

WHITE ROSE SUITING-As white
as the new fallen snow and Just as
rretty. Full 36 inch width. Every
one knows white Rose Suiting and
now you can buy it at Lutz's for 25c
a yard Other new suitings ut l5c
have arrived
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

RUBBER GIOVES-New. and of
the Wear-Eyer brand at that. Just the
thing for the busy housewife, saves
your hands. There are none better
than tho red rubber Wear-Evers.
New in our toilet goods section and
sell at but soc pair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
We're Leetured And paroIec

Halle Rogers and Rercyt Davis. / 20
negro boys Weret az before Judge
Strang yesterdayS charged n4tb the
theft Of coal The Judge gave the
boys a good. strong lecture and pArol-
ed them on their gOol behavior II
they follow the advice given by Judge
Strang. they viii make useful cit!-
zens. n they don't. and get before
him again. he will give them the limit
The judge believes in giving every
body az least one chance
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
NEW GOODS
SINCE you were here these
" new goods have arrived.
Every day some are arriving
every express brings them.Ask
about them.

MAIL ORDERS-Out.of-town Gus
toners can order any of the new goods
by mail. Our Mail Order Department
gives you quick and efficient service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

WASHABLE PRINCES This will
be big wash goods season and since
trimmings are to be used a great
deal you'll want many new ones. For
tomorrow we have the new washable
fringes in white, light blue and cham.
pagne Shown at our trimming count
er at l0c, sc and SOC yard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

II is easy TO spoil Il good receipt by
using inferior seasoning agents. You
will have no such trouble il YOU use
TIDE ALTON GOODS Absolutely Pure
Extracts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

CREPE WAISTING-Sof crepc
wasting in the new woven polka dot
pattern. Every one who visits our
white goods counter admlres it and
well they might. Very pretty aud only
soc yard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

THE BEST medicine yon can take
j h I'd yourself Of bumors and
clear your complexion, is Hood s Sar-
sapayilla its also THE CHEAPEST.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

lTMBREldjAS-A great many new
ones just received, showing new han
dies Of mission style with silver
mounting and plain woods with tops
that are guaranteed whole year
Priced at CSC. sl25 and $l50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

Feel languid, weak, run-down?
headache? Stomach 'otf"?-Just a
plain case OF lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
promotes digestion. purifies the blood.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
Remnants! Remnants! Remnants!

Remnants Of Dress GOods-Rcnmauts Of Silks
Remnants of Laces-Rcmnants of Embroideries-
Remnants of Table linens Remnants of Towelings
Remnants of Gingham Outings Calicoes. etc We
don't mark them double 50 we sell them at half
pl1ce but we sell them at cost. You can buy Rem
nant mere any day and buy it cheap. Many women
have learned Of the Lutz Remnants and come here
Tune after time and get remnants We have inst
marked new lot. Friday and Saturday they will
be ready i'll every department. Not double and then
half, but at what they cost us which is equal to anv
ones prices after the half is off
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
FACTS ABOUT ROOMS.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22
GLOVE S
A Sale of Veilinps

twenty-five and thir-
ty-fivc cent Y cling S
will be 15c a yard. We
cant tell you how we got
them but they're here,
and they are here just
as we say. About 81
pieces, all colors; mostly
Mesh NeiIings. Antic-
ipate your wants for the
Windy month nf AIa1.ch
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21

war Forbes ran a gambling Joint i'm
New Orleans, whore the biggest stakes
on record were lost and won in a night.
The war broke up the game and we
started IN to fight the Yankees more as
a ioke and 10 have a good time than
anything else.
We kept banging away with guns
Tor couple Of wears and got pretty
sick of it. The scraps VIC got into were
not such Jokes aS We had imagined
they would be, The Yankees, who, VIC
had thought, would be soft marks for
the southern gentlemen, turned out to
bc dandy fighters. Besides, there was
no money in war, rs il was being car
ried on. Forbes told MS one day that
hr WIS going 30 quit. IhHT iuL Us all
inst right and we quit with him, Per
hGps IT. was not An honorable thing o
do TO leave your country in Il hole, but
| don Z think il would have changed
the 6ual result if We had stuck to our
regiment.
81 did not know that Forbes bad
any purpose III giving up WAR as a pro-
fession until VIC got we'll clear of the
lines. We were not dcScrters, because
we had all served for longer limo
than our enlistment called for. We
went on the bum for a few weeks, and
then Forbes gave ont the scheme that
he had been studying over for long
time, This was nothing less than to
flood the south with bogus counterfeit
Confederate notes. IA believed that
the south would he successful, and that
we would not have anv difficulty in
rolling in millions of dollars. Tho game
looked like a cinch, and we did get up
u stock of bills representing enough
money to buy small state, when tho
Confederates won their final battle, but
the cinch turned out 10 be tainted with
f.nl l,pl,, lN.al Il l1,g lzyk
the end
''Bnt We had glorious time while
the business lasted We had no trou-
BILE at all in making plates for the Con
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21

tanned counterfcitcrs who look with
righteous scoru upon the houscbreaker
the safeblowor and the yegg. Al
though the most iDsidious in its appeal,
it is likewise the most certain OF ulti-
mate dctcction; for every tlme the
countcrfcitcr circulates :: piece of his
spurious output he lays a trail for the
secret service operatives TO follow. And
this is the method by which most of
the counterfcitcrs and coincrs eventu-
ally aro landed.
1t is not likely that another gang
similar To the Forbes crowd ever viii
arise in the United States The coun-
terfcitors of today are photocngrnvcrs.
who bear the Same relation to tho
high cIsss maker Of steel plates That
the coin molder docs to the old-tlme
crook who cut his own steel dies. The
silk threads. tho secret process paper
and the excellence and activity of the
United States secret service have also
served TO render the finer forms of
counterfeiting lost art. Therefore
II Is interesting TO review the rise and
fall Of the greatest of them all, the
Forbes gang
I knew Ned Ormsby. Que of the mem.
bers Of the gang. well; a quiet, ligui-
fled little man, gray about the temples.
and when he told me the following
story with the pallor OF the federal
pcnitentiary still upon him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21

it made us sick when we thought of
what might have been.
"We reached New York in the course
Of onr travels, and everything seemed
to be booming. Everybody had money
to burn. and we jumped in TO get some
of it. Forbes put up job TO get pos
session of several government printing
plates. The Job would have been sue
cessful If Little Jack Vaughn, who
was as clever an artist in his line ms
ever broke stone for the state, hadn t
got drunk in Washington and given
enough of the snap away to throw us
down. Forbes was the maddest man
YOU ever saw when he heard of
Vaughn S fool trick, and he hunted for
Little Jack for month for the pur-
pose Of killing him. Vaughn kept out
of the way until Forbes got cooled off,
and then he joined the rest of the
gang. Even Forbes was amused by
the comical way in which Little Jack
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21

whether he might not have in his
drawer another Of the same serial num-
Der; for that was the only mcaus by
which Forbes counterfeit could be
detected.
The epidemic Of countcrfcitiug grew
out Of many causes, principal of which
WAS the hugo output Of Confederate
money, whose simplicity OF design and
paper offered standing invitation to
crooks to initiate it. Upon the col
lapse of tho Confcdcracy every crook
who had been doing thriving busi-
ness in tho manufacture of Confcd
crate money, making up for its dwind-
ling value by steady increase In the
outpnt, found himself with an cnor-
nous quantity Of worthless stock on
hand. The only way he could get even
was TO make new plates aud start his
presses going on the more substantial
currency of the north,
CoUntcrfeitiug has always attracted
the highest typo of the crook. It re
qujres highly specialized talent and
involves less danger than the more
violent forms of crime, II also seems
to clash with fewer scruplcs. This
NAV account for the fact that The fed
eral penitentiarics have always con.