The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-12

Oh 'ahoma was to them then The last
frontier They settled on the arid
claims too late In the season to
hope to mako crops and too poor to
| live withut earning their daily bread.
II was hard year The following
wears we're not signalized by their
prodigaity of crops or the big reyee
nues that came from the crops But
| the pioneers OF Oklahoma stayed on
and won their right to be proud Of
their records and OF the great state
that they have builded here.
The celebration this year will in
clude three features that are receiv-
Ing much attention from the COM
mttee of eighty miners who are
making the preparations. These
VIII be the Sooner ball the street pa
rade on April 20 and the annual din
ner for the eghts-niners One OF the
incidents OF this years celebration
will be a group photograph OF all the
pioneers Of 1889 that can he assem-
hled in front OF the camera. "a
copy OF this picture will be among
the archives to 20 into the corner
stone of the new State Capitol bnilf-
ing that Is to be begun this year.
Men Who Are Eighty Miners.
Membership in the association OF
eighty miners is not restricted to
those who were in the run On the
in oklahoma that day. All persons
opening day or to those who arrived
who were living in any part Of what
Is now Oklahoma during the year
1899 are eligible TO membership In
the association This will admit
great many men and women who
were at that time living In what was
the Indian Territory, People who
lived in what was then Greer Coun-
ty are also eligible That large tract
of land has since become a part OK
Oklahoma and has been divided into
several counties
Members OF Congress from Okla
homa have been invited 10 be pres
ent at the celebration. IT is hoped
by the committee that II will be pos
sible for Senator Owen to accept an
invitation that has been sent to him
TO make an grafton Congressman
Carter has also been asked to speak.
The association has invited the
President of the United states. but
it Is not thought likely that he can
he present owing to the activity OF
Congress and the weight OF other
matters that are before him In Wash
ngton It Is not unlikely, however
that he will send greetings with some
expression Of sentiment on the oc-
-asion Of the celebration.
Development in 25 Years.
The keynote OF the situation ia
Oklahoma twenty-five years after
he opening is the wonderful devel-
opment and gain Ia wealth tha thas
has come to the country. The pro-
gressive attitude OF the people Of
Oklahoma in economic aud sociologic
matters Is also worthy o, comment
In the celebration OF the anniversary
that marks the beginning OF the evo-
iation Of a developed farm and fac
tory and mining empire from " arid
plain
Oklahoma has people from every
state in the union True, Texas and
Kansas, and IN less degree Arkan-
sas and Missouri have furnished
more than their proportion OF the
people who are here. but IN the whole
L ma, be said that oklahoma has
as IT'S citizenship the most progress
sive men and women who have LEFT
he crowded places OF the older states
and sought openings in the great
Southwest Oklahoma is developing
rom these pioneers In the new
state a new and viriie type OF cit
zen who IS placing before the world
or 'ril a. views OF progressive plans
and propositions. The Okiahoman
who s Zee twenty-five years after
Oklahoma began is in positi,,- .
'eerh thc slstes that were then old
some yer. material things.