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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-10
ECONOMY
TO Be THE
WATCHWORD
URGES EACH STATE DE-
PARTMENT TO USE RIGID
ECONOMY IN ESTIMATES
'pecial to the naiIy Leader.

| Oklahoma City. Aug. 10.-Governol
Cruce told the members Of the state
board OF equalization at its meeting
| Friday that rigid economy must be
! practiced by every department OF
state in fixing the budget for the
fiscal year l9l2.19l3, and urged that
he cost Of maintaining each depart
ment be Kept at the very lowest
igurc possible,
In discussing the items OF revenue
aside from direct taxation, Attorney
General West gave ii as his opinion
that the present income tax law is
proving Of no benefit to the state
and that it should he repealed The
difficulty in getting taxpayers to de
clare themselves when it comes 10
giving in the amount of their in
comes, renders it impossible for the
state to collect the amount due It
under the provisions OF that law, the
attorney general says Governor
Cruce also expressed himself as be-
ing in favor Of repeating the in.
heritance tax law, which. it is
contended, has been the means of
causing many people OF wealth to
leave the state even though the tax
is lower than in majority of states.
In fixing the state tax levy, the
matter Of providing for the payment
OF interest on state warrants may be
taken into consideration This is
an item which has not been provid-
ed for in previous appropriations
and it is estimated that $150,000 will
have to be raised TO take care of it.
The total valuation of the state
will be approximately 81 l.200,000 900,
)r nearly $l000JO.000 less than last
year These figures are based upon
estimates Of the state auditor.
Lands In Carter county were rais
ID 4 percent over their previous val
lation OF Sl2G7 per acre, and Chero-
iee county lands we're raised 10
)er cent An Increase of % per cent
vas ordered on land in Logan coun- !
y. The valuation returned by the |
assessor was $3.50 per acre. The |
10000 assessment on the plant of !,
he Bartlesyille Water company was /
increased TO Sl05,0o0. An order was |
lso made reducing personal prop |
rty IN Wagner county from - per /
ent to 10 per cent Land was left /
/ Is per cent. Personal property |
n Cleveland county, which had been
ssessed at 33 l-3 ~ cent was re-
uced TO 20 per cent
Counties may remit state funds to
he state treasury every month in
tead of every three months as at
ra-anf I'm nrder that the ef.ao fra4--
rer may pay warrants every month.
d this way it is believed a substau-
al saving can be effected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-10
AV|AT0RS
SECURED FOR
FALL. FAIR

Guthrie is to have the pleasure of
seeing a real, live aviator doing real
live stunts in a flying machine. The
executive committee Of the fall fair,
to be held here on September is. 10
aid 20. have signed the contract with
the general manager of the Curtis 81
Fame ueople for six flights at this
iair, three OF them to be made on
Sestember 19, and three pn Septem-
ber 20.
This will be a very pleasing attrac>
tion, and big drawing card for the
fair. One of the flights each day Will
be high flight, the aviator to re.
main in the air over twenty minutes
ar each time. The others will be ex-
hibition flights. when The maneuv-
ers of this wonderful invention viii
he fully exploited.
This is only one of the many at
fractions to be secured for the fair.
but. on account of its novelty, it VIII
be the great attraction.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-10

LAND CASE
IN COURT

An important suit was filed this
morning in the United States dis
trict court by United States Attor-
ney Boardman IN 1t he seeks to
enjon certain township trustees. III
noble county. from opening mp sec
ton lines across the lanas allotted
TO uoncompeten! Otoe and Missouri
Indians, be holding that these sec
tion line roads cannot be opened
cross such lands without the con-
sent of The secretary of the interior.
The defendants are Charles TAYLOR.
+. NJ. Postlewaite, Ralph Swallow.
j. NJ. Crutz and l.. E. Nicholson,
all of Noble county. If the conten-
tion of the United states in the mat
ter is sustained the decision will be-
come controlling in all such cases.
and will extend over like Indian
lands all over the United States.
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TWO SUITS IN BANKRUPTCY
FILED IN FEDERAL COURT

Bert Penny, a merchant at Medford
has filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy, and gives liabilities amount
Iag to $2,7l1.2. and assets Of SO.
w. A Briggs, trustee in bankruptcy
il the George w. Vine bankruptcy
case, has filed SUIT to declare certain
deeds made by the babkru9t to his
wife, void, and to have the court de
cree that the lands except the home
stead, amounting to 800 acres in
Harper county be decided to him for
Tie use and benefit OF creditors.
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PRIMARY
RETURNS
STILL. OUT
MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE
COUNTIES YET TO HEARD
FROM SOME FIGURES
Special 10 The DAILY Leader.

Special to The Daily Leader.
| Oklahoma city, Aug. l0.--The of.
fetal count on the state primary re-
turns proceeds slowly Tn to noon
today the returns from 30 of the 7G
counties Of the state had been re-
lcelyed and canvassed The returns
from % counties have not as yet
come in, while those of two counties
have not yet been canyassed.
From the returns thus far Official
| ly canyassed, Dickerson is the repub.
ican nominee for the senate, with
Allen Brownlee and Boorn the re
publican nominees ion .congress-at-
large.
In the districts the democratic
nominees are: First John Davis. OF
Chandler; second, Judge Ross. OF
Oklahoma CitI third, VIM Daven-
port OF Tulsa fourth, Chas. Carter.
Ardmore; fifth, Scott Ferris, Law
ton
Ovens Majority.
From the official returns canvass.
ed the majority of Owen is 24,S09.
ongressmen-A At-Large.
twenty-five counties are still ont
and uncanyassed in the race for
democratic candidate for congress
at large. Murray and Thompson are
safe and the counties to be heard
from will not cut their maiorities
great deal
From returns, official and nnofi-
cial stand approximately as follows,
but the official count will be neces
sary to fully determine the status of
the twenty eight candidates.
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INDIAN WOMAN USED
HOUN' DOG FOR WEAPON.

Deputy Marshal Jacobson tells Of
y. new way to whip a husband, and
says that while he was at Homiuy, a
few days ago, two Usage Indians, Bert
Truman and his Wife, filled up on
fire water. and naturally they got
into trouble with each other Jake
says that when the battIe was wax
ing furious, and the husband seem
ed to be on the point of landing a
knockout, the wife grabbed half
grown bird dog by the hind legs
walloped her spouse to the count
The dog died from the effects of the
handling, but the woman won the
fight, and said she could get plenty
more dogs
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MAJOR WINS DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR Gov
ERNOR IN MISSOURI

st. Louis. Aug 10.-Elliot W. Ma
ior won the democratic nomination
for governor of Missouri by a safe
plurality over William S. Cowherd
according to the official returns re-
ceived from nearly all the counties,
and complete unofficial figures from
others. The figures today show
Major has a lead of 3,116. Cow
herds chief supporter in St Louis,
Harry B. Hawes, today sent tele-
gram of congratulations to Major.
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DETROIT eRAFTeRs CONFESS
In AssocIaLed Press.l }

Detroit. Aug. 1W-Pfosecuting At
torney shepherd has confessions from
three of the eighteen city officials
now under arrest in connection with
the graft scandal Two confessions
are said TO have been made By aid
armen: third is accredited to Edward
Schreiter, secretary of the common
councils committee and also National
secretary of the American league OF
munleIpalties.
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PRIESTLY MAY MANAGE ROOSE-
VELT'S WESTERN CAMPAIGN
(By Associated Press. J

Chicago Aug. 10.-Dozens Of west
ern progressive leaders lett Chicago
for their homes today. 1t is rumored
that either Captain Granville Fortes.
cue, Of Washington, or George c.
Frestly, of Oklahoma, will probably
take charge of the Chicago progres-
siye headquarters.
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TROOPS ORDERED TO BORDER
tBy Associated Press)

san Antonio. Aug 10.-Four
troops of the Third United States
cavalry were sent from Fort Sam
houston today TO Sierra Blanco and
a squadron Of cavalry ordered from
Fort Clark to Del Dio, to protect
American interests there.
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SECRE TARY KNOX TO JAPAN
lRy Associated pressl

Washington. Aug. l0.-Secretary
Knox was today designated by Pres
ident TAFT as the special United
States representative at the funeral
of the late emperor of Japan
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THE WEATHER

(By Associated Press.l
New Orleans. Aug. 10.-Oklahoma
Tonight and Sunday generally
fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-10

Returns received assure John j.
Davis Of Chandler, the omInation
on the democratic ticket for congress
from the first disi"io' ty 900 votes.
with returns from Noble, Usage,
Garfield and Kay counties missing.
Davis has 2l79 votes to 1857 for
Frank p Davis of Enid, his nearest
opponent Scattering reports indi
cate that J Davis Is leading in
Usage county. is second in Garaeli
and Is either first or second in both
Noble and Kay counties.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
M. E. Church Notes

Officers and teachers present last
Sunday, 18; scholars, 81; visitors,
l; total attendance, 116; collection,
$4.17. Glass No. ii led in attend
ance with 16 present. Glass No.
8 had the largest collection, so
cents.
Last Sunday morning at eleven
O'Clock the solemn tread of the old
soldiers was again heard in our
church and few of the members
of the G.. A. R. and their families
listened to the beautiful tribute
paid them by the pastor. The
choir rendered some appropriate
music for the occasion. Comrade
G. G. Haight was unable to attend
as has been his custom, on ac-
count of his recent fall.
The Epworth League lesson Sun
day night was in charge of Mrs.
Hamill. Subject, Reforms. j."
Sunday school next Sunday
morning at GAS, followed by the
regular preaching service. Ep-
worth League at seven o'clock, and
preaching service at eight o'clock.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society will hold an all-day
session at the home of Mrs. Frank
Welsh Wednesday, June 5. Mrs.
j. E. Welsh will have charge of
the program. Everybody interest
ed is invited to attend. Come and
spend the day. Bring your basket
and stay all day and hear a good
program and learn something of
the service this auxiliary is doing.
Its motto is, Saved for Service. "
The Ladies Aid society will hold
a short business session at the
close of the program. Mr.. Welsh
will sendya team and wagan ia for
those who have no other convey
ance. Meet at the home of Mrs.
T. E. Foreman at $3.50.
Misses Martha Duckworth and
Violet Woods are attending the
Epworth League convention at
Macon this week.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
MoherIY-Shane

G. G. Moberly, the popular i'm
plement dealer, went to Topeka,
Kan, Saturday and returned home
Sunday night with his bride, who
before her marriage was Miss Ruth
Shane and formerly resided in La
clede. They were married at
Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 26, last,
but the marriage had been kept a
secret until now, although some
of their friends had suspected the
secret" for some time. They
will go to housekeeping in a few
days in V. E. Harter's residence
on North State street. Their many
friends join in extending congratu-
lations and best wishes.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
Calhoun-MiIIheisIer

George Allen Calhoun, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Calhoun of La
clede, and Miss Florence R. Mill
heisler were married at the home
of the brides mother at 909 East
Pine Street, Seattle, WASH, Sun
day, May 5. This is a surprise to
the groom's many friends here, who
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
The Laciede Concert Band gave

The Laciede Concert Band gave
another splendid concert in the
park Wednesday evening and 3
large crowd was out to enjoy the
beautiful music. Another concert
viii be given next Wednesday
night, which everybody is invited
to attend.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31


The executive committee Of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Cross
State Highway association will
start from Hannibal on their in
spection and location trip next
Tuesday, June 4, at s a. m. Au-
tomobiles from Hannibal and other
points east will take the party to
Brookfeld, where they will be met
by automobiles from st. Joseph
and other points on the western
half of the route.
1t is understood that a number
of enthusiastic and enterprising
business men of st. Joseph will go
through to Hannibal and escort the
party across the state, and a num-
Der of Hannibal automobiles may
go through to St. Joseph, but it is
understood that Brookfeld is to be
the meeting point of the eastern
and western representatives and a
joint meeting will be held at Brook
field in conjunction with the citi-
zens of Brookfeld at one O'Clock
Wednesday, June 5.
Leaving Hannibal at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, June 4, the par
ty will make brief stops at
Rensselaer,, Huntington, Monroe
City, Hunnewell and Lakenan, ar
irving at Shelbina at 12:4O p. M,
where they stop for dinner and a
meeting will be held in the park at
1:2O. Short stops will be made
Tuesday afternoon at Lentner,
Clarence and Anabel and they will
spend the night in Macon, holding
public meeting there at 7:3O p. m.
Leaving Macon at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning, brief halts
will be made at Bevier, Callao, New
Cambria and Bucklin and public
meeting will be held at Brookfeld
at one o'clock. They will arrive
in Laclede at 2:20 p. m. and spend
25 minutes here, then go to Mead
vile where they will stay 20 min
utes. They will spend 20 minutes
in Wheeling and arrive at Chilli
cothe at 5:15, where they will
spend the night, holding meeting
in the park at s O'Clock.
Thursday they will finish the trip,
stopping at Utica, Mooresville,
Hamilton, Cameron, Osborn and
and Stewartsville and arriving at
the Hotel Robidoux in st. Joseph
at 5 p. m. A meeting will be held
at Cameron at 1:20.
The road between here and
Brookfeld is in almost perfect con-
dition. Henry Enrich, road over
seer iu that district, has put the
jefferson township end of it in
better shape than it ever was and
the Brookfeld men have done the
same for their part of it. West of
town T. D. Mouser and his crew
have made a vast improvement in
the road and will have perhaps the
best section of road on the entire
route within a few days.
This is the beginning of a move
for better roads all over this part
Of the state and everybody should
be interested in its success.
nj al n
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
PotatOes $40 per BusheI

We have so bu. fancy eating
potatoes we want to move at once.
While they last you can have what
you want at 81 20 bu.
TIE MODEL STORE,
J. B. Patrick, prop.
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
Blacksmith Prices

Here are few sample prices for
work done by D. j. Kelley at the
Kelley blacksmith shop:
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
WHAT HOME FOLKS DO AND SAY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

sweet potato plants for sale.
Some corn and oats for sale by
e. F. Brenner, phone 107.
Fresh milk delivered daily in
bottles at &c per qt. Phone 126.
Sweet potato plants Is cents per
100. S. D. Edwards, route one,
Sumner.
v. W. Lomax and Fl. j. Ben
jamin spent Friday" evening in
Linneus.
Good Poland China male hog for
sale by I. II. Griffin, Brookfield,
route one.
White Orpington eggs for hatch
ing, $1.OO for Is. II. F. Engle-
hart, phone 555.
DIR. j. HI. Kittredge, dentist,
WILDE at Anderson house the 25th
and 26th of each month.
Eggs from pure-bred R. G.
Rhode Island Reds for sale at
$1.0O per setting. Mrs. T. j.
Enyeart.
Movies and vaudeville at the
opera house Friday night. Only 10
and 20 cents admission to see
both shows.
DIR. J.. Fl. Kittredge, the Chilli
cothe dentist, will be at the Ander-
son house the 25th and 26th of
each month.
A car of seasoned 7-foot hedge
fence posts and 8-foot corner posts
for sale in any quantity by L, B.
Jones, phone rs.
The regular June examinations
for teachers will be held at the
school building in Laclede Friday
and Saturday, June 7 and 6.
The Lomax Pantatorium is again
prepared to do your cleaning and
pressing and guarantee their work
to be first class as always. Phone
Sc.
Now is the time to buy your
summer hat. Everything going at
reduced prices. Sale prices will
last till hats are gone, at Miss Han
cocks.
Rev. W. F. Rice, editor of the
Purdin Enterprise, was in Laclede
Friday on his way to fill his preach
ing appointment north of Bucklin
Sunday.
Orville Wright of Forker spent
Sunday with Geo. G. Jones and
family. He came up on his new
motorcycle, but didn't find the
going very good after the rain.
w. S. Savage was at Linneus
Wednesday to see how much
damage was done to the county
infrmary. One of his companies
had So, 900 insurance on the build
ing.
o. a. Potter of route two ship |
ped a car of fat lambs of his own
feeding to the st. Louis market
Monday night and NJ. F. Clay also
shipped a car Of lambs. Mr..
Potter accompanied the shipment.
Misses Mabel Kraft and Daisie
Rankin Of Laclede, Ella Welsh and
Anna Packer of Forker and Della
Andrews Of Summer left here Mon
day to attend the summer term of
the state normal school at Kinks
vile.
AT the prohibition party rally
in Lacleds last Friday vacancies in
the county committee we're filed by
the election Of the following
officers: K. Y. z. White. chair
man; L. W. Libby, secretary. and
w. E. Howe Of MsadviIle, treas
urer. i
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

on business Monday.
G. B. Talbot was at Purdin ON
business Wednesday.
Miss Gladys Boomer visited
relatives in Brookfeid Saturday.
Postmaster A. j Caywood was at
Brookfeld on business Tuesday.
Jasper Henderson was up from
Monroe City Tuesday on business.
M. B. Harter of Clay township
visited relatives and friends in La
clede Monday.
Hilton Hawes of Columbia spent
Tuesday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Hawes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Cornett spent
the first part of the week with
relatives at Browning.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Clark of
Linneus spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Moberly.
M. G. Morgan and family of
Brookfeld spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Jones.
John E. Marsh returned home
last week from Oregon, where he
had spent the past two years.
Mrs. G. G. Haight left Saturday
for visit with her son, Geo. E.
Haight, at Fort Des Moines. Iowa.
Misses Ethel and Elsie Stuf1e-
bean visited over Sunday with
their sister and family at Meadville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reid returned
home Monday from spending the
winter with relatives in St. Joseph.
Mrs. G. F. Devol of Milan was
\ the guest of Miss Anna Ransom a
few days the latter part of last
week.
Miss Kathryn Harter left Satur-
day to visit friends and attend
commencement exercises at Will
liam Wood college, Fulton.
Bert Shirley and two children
came down from St. Joseph We'd
nesday to spend a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Standby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Coleman of
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, were guests of
their uncle, M. Coleman, and
wife the latter part of last week.
Mrs. N. j. Benefited of Everson-
vile was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. S. W. White, and family on
route two from Thursday to Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. L. Anderson
and daughter, Miss Stella, of
Brookfeld spent Monday afternoon
with relatives and friends in La
cIede.
Mrs. A. R. Bissett and Mrs. G..
M. Cassidy of Carrollton and Mrs.
w. 81. Childress of Linneus are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Chill
dress.
F. T. Griffith, who had been
shearing sheep in Linn and neigh
boring counties the past six weeks,
returned to his home at Walnut,
Kan. Monday.
Mrs. Ida Phillips and baby of
Marceline are visiting friends in
Laclede today and will spend a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Homer
Wilson on route two, and other
relatives.
Mrs. Churchill and her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Gress and Mrs. Nc
Ginness, of BrOOkheld spent We'd
nesday with their cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. d. E. Polly.
Misses Edith Hetrick of Topeka,
Kan, and Lena Hetrick of Brook
field were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
d A Thomas az fheir hnma nnrth
The Laclede blade., 1912-05-31
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
NeighbOrhoOd News Of the Past,
Present and Near Future

3 p. M, Thursday, May 81.
| We are ready to call for that
soiled, out-of-shape garment, and
when delivered you will be sur
prised how fine it looks. Lomax
Pantatorium.
Have just received a large line
of summer hats to go at greatly re-
duced prices. All tbe latest styles
in all colors, including white duck
hats. Call and see them at Miss
Hancock'S.
A. S. Byrd, secretary of the La
clede Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning insurance company, was
at Brookfield Tuesday adjusting
the loss on L. E. Humphrey resi-
dence, which was struck by light
ming and slightly damaged during
the storm Monday afternoon.
Peter Smith was severely shocked
Monday morning by a bolt of
lightning which struck a tree in
his orchard and killed one Of his
horses. Mr.. Smith was several
rods away when the flash came,
but was blinded by it, though not
much hurt. However, he had a
very narrow escape. -
A message to T. M. Elliott
Wednesday from Ray VanValken-
burg of Trenton stated that the
latter's father, H. B. VanValken-
burg, who has been in very poor
health for some time, had suffered
hemorrhage Of the brain and was
very low and not expected to live
through the night.
Lovers of good, clean vaude-
vile are having a treat this week.
McHale & Co. are giving splendid
show and will be at the opera house
every night this week. Friday
nights bill will be especially good,
as a double bill will be given-the
regular moving picture show of
three good films and a good big
vaudeville show, too, both for the
low price of 10 and 20 cents to any
part of the house.
A. E. Johnston, the hustling
manager of the local house of the
Henderson & Sons Produce Co.,
last week purchased from M. P.
Benson a lot 63x150 feet at the
southeast corner of the latter's
property and has begun the erec-
ton of a neat and modern ive-roOm
bungalow cottage with basement.
This will be a valuable improve
ment to that part of town and will
make Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston a
pleasant and comfortable home.
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by
Mrs. J. G.. Clinefelter of route
one has been reading the freak
poultry stories in the newspapers
lately and, determined not to be
outdone, the other day she hatched
out chicken with three legs, one
on one side of its body and two on
the other. It also had fourteen |
toes, seven on one foot and four
and three, respectively, on the
others. The unusual supply of
feet seemed too much for it, as it
was unable to walk.
Burglars Wednesday night pried
open a window at the rear of L.
8. Eichman & Sons drug store
md stole several boxes Of cigars,
some tobacco and a number of
,ther articles, and apparently
opened every drawer in the store
n q search for money, but did not
ind any. Just how much had
oeen taken had not been ascertain
d as We gu to press. The Job was