Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1901 Page: 4 of 8
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11901
T*>ere 1b no truth in the Htory that
Amos Ewlng 1ms retailed his resigna-
tion.
The El Reno Globe thinks there Ib
entirely too much lawmaking for pub-
lication.
This session of the legislature is ab-
solutely wullless, and 11 should be
kept so.
During his oratorlal flights in the leg-
islature, Gristmill Jones supplies his
cwn terminals.
Tom Woosley. of Mulhall, blames
"Miles Allen for the organization of the
lower house. Miles Is not to blame.
As long as Ohio squints at the lynch-
ing business, Cincinnati doubtless
reels that she has the right to pull off
prize tights.
County Clerk Job Dobson and Depu-
ty Pulliam have settled down to work
like old stage hands. They are two
good and efficient officials in a respon-
sible office.
The building locaters and the antl-
tverything are busy throwing coal oil
on the fire in an effort to stop th«
blaze.
in order to keep harmony studded
-with beads. President Bellamy and
Speaker Stevens might arrange for an
exchange of puplts.
The monster insurance business of
the territory, as shown in Governor
Barnes' message, proves that the crea
ton of the office of commissioner of
insurance is a necessity.
The committee on public, lands In
congress looks with favor on Mr.
Flynn's county splicing bill. Mr.
Flynn's idea is to personally distribute
the patronage in the new country,
without first obtaining the consent of
Governor Barnes.
REVOLUTIONIZES TEXT BOOK
SYSTEM.
Councillor Freeman Miller has in-
troduced several bills in the upper
house, two of which are of more or
less importance to the territory. One
is a reapportionment bill, and the
ether provides for a system of text
books for the public schools. The
latter is very sweeping in its provis-
ions and completely revolutionizes the
present system and enacts a new law
It contains thirty-three sections and
constitutes the present territorial
board of education a board of com-
missioners to select the text books ad
>ertlse for contracts and make all
needful regulations for the displace-
ment of the present system and the
introduction of the new system.
Over this bill there is likely to be
one of the hottest tights that was ever
projected in a legislative body in this
territory.
Senator Miller's reapportionment
Hll readjusts the council and repre-
sentative district lines and adopts the
county lines.
into action of some sort, and lie was
evidently of the opinion that if there
was the slightest prospect of them be-
ing absorbed by Oklahoma, they
would tumble over themselves in their
taste to make a treaty that would
keep them out of such an unholy alli-
ance. But for the obtusenesg of the
public, Col. Soper'B bluff might have
carried. When in this city yesterday
the colonel declared himself in favor
of the Jefferson territory bill now be-
fore congress. He did not specify this
particular bill, but he evidently had it
In mind when he said that a territorial
form of government could be easily
maintained here without over burden-
ing the people with taxation, and that
is just what is proposed by the Moon
bill, and his suggestion that the courts
be eliminated from the disputes aris-
ing from adjustment and allotment of
Indian lands in the interest of prog-
ress, contains a hard headed proposi-
tion that will be appreciated by every
one familiar with the law's delays.
Evidently Col. Soper is not appreciat-
ed in the Northern district, when the
papers suggests that the week of
player be put in praying for his re-
generation. A prophet should not be
without honor in his own country, and
the inhabitants "up North" should
Lt-ten when the colonel prophecies.
WITNESS FEES TO BE PAID.
Bill No. ti, now pending in the house,
ty Mr. Sniggs, provides for the pay-
ment of witness fees in territorial
criminal cases, tried on indictments,
out of the county treasury. It amends
scction 47 of chapter 15 of the statutes
of 1897.
There are two other bills of a simi-
lar nature pending in one or other of
the two houses, but House Bill No. 6
seems to most nearly meet the views
in the house where it originated, as it
has passed its second reading and is
now in the hands of the house Judici-
ary committee. Equity would seem to
demand that It courts can compel wit-
nesses to attend, often from great dis-
tances and at considerable personal
expense, they ought to be protected
r.nd compensated, in part at least, for
their time and money expended in
obeying the mandate of the court.
A "CHECK" MEASURE.
House Bill No. 3, by Mr. R. E. Wood,
is said to be a meritorious measure
and will doubtless meet with popular
support in both houses. The purpose
cf the bill is to prevent municipalities
end corporations from reckless appro-
priations of public funds and public
property, or the misappropriation of
such funds and property, and its de-
sign primarily is to put a check upon
rrunlcipalitieB and corporations, and
allows any citizen taxpayer interested
to institute suit for the recovery of
money or property so misappropriated.
'I he title of the bill discloses its ob-
ject. It reads:
"To provide for the prevention of
misappropriation of public funds, and
for the recovery of money and proper-
ty of public corporations unlawfully
paid out or transferred."
WILL EFFECT A CURE.
Marshall, Mich., April 5, 1900
Sanitarium City Electrical Co.:
Gentlemen—Having had a very seri-
ous illness with inflammatory rheuma
tlsm for nearly a year past, and having
received no benefit from the many
medicines I had used, and on the per
suasion of a friend who had used one
of your belts for rheumatism, 1 pur-
chased one of your belts and have
worn it for the past two months, from
which I have received more benefit
and relief than at any previous time,
and feel confident that the continued
use will wholly cure me in a short
time. W. T. Drake.
For illustrated circular, terms, etc.,
address, Sanitarium City Electrical
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
. .Wanted—Two reliable traveling
salesmen in each state; permanent
position. Salary and expenses: ex-
perience not absolutely essential. Ad-
dress, Piedmont Tobacco Works,
Greensboro, N. C.
SENTENCED FOR FRAUD.
THINKS IT A BLUFF.
The South McAlester Capital is in-
clined to poke holes in Pliny Soper's
annexation project. It avers that a
good deal of sport was made by the
press of the territory at Soper's propo-
sition made, recently for the Cherokee
and Creek nations to secede from the
Indian territory and jump into the
outstretched arms of Oklahoma there
to be petted, cherished and schooled
like a beloved younger daughter. Col.
Soper was taken too seriously, and the
line vein of Irony hidden in his inter-
view was not discovered, until now
!t has wasted Its sweetness upon the
desert minds of the Inhabitants of the
Northern district. It is quite evident
now that in proposing such an aston-
ishing measure the colonel did so with
the sole purpose in view of uniting the
benighted citizens of those two tribes
Meiers and Jones Convicted of Swind-
ling.
Two swindlers of railroad com-
panies by means of forged passes, and
one swindler of manufacturers by the
use of the mails, were sentenced to
the penitentiary from Chicago yester
day.
Gilbert E. Meiers and John H. Jones,
the wholesale forgers of railway
passes, who were arrested when about
to leave Chicago a few weeks ago,
pleaded guilty of forgery before Judge
Tuley, and a few minutes later were
sentenced to Joliet for an Indetermi-
nate term. Although the men were
glad to plead guilty without troubling
the prosocutlon to present its evi-
dence, they were not willing to tell
the extent to which they had defraud-
ed the railroads.
A few facts about their operations
were drawn from the men, but no con
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DEPARTMENT
THIS remarkable sale should attract the attention
B you now in our GENUINE CLEARING SAL!
Spring Goods at prices far below the reach of competi
the values they offer. We have left this sale entirely
know best what bargains will appeal to you. I lie dt
no N'T MISS THE PEP,
mi 11 r> (> 1 I r WILL COMMENCE | P
THIS oALl January 13
and last until February I, 1901.
THE FASTEST OF
Photo by Swcaringen.
Read what
Miss Mollie Newton
has to say about Corsets and Mus-
lin Underwear. This will be the
greatest of all muslin underwear sales.
It will eclipse all previous contempor-
aneous events of similar nature. I
know that our garments show better
material, more tasteful trimming and
a higher grade of workmanship than
you can find elsewhere. I can enum-
erate but a small number from our
magnificent line that awaits you at
this sale.
60c Petticoat, made of fine mus-
lin, finished with lace,
only
$1.00 Petticoats, made of fine
cambric, three wide insertions of
torchon lace, only
$2.00 Petticoats,with embroidery
insertions and ruffles,
only
50c Gowns of good musliif, with
yokes of embroidery, and tucks
full size, only
81.00 Gowns, of good muslin, with yoke of
fine embroidery and insertion;
Empire and other styles, your
choice for
$1.50 Gowns, with squared yokes
of embroidery andbeadings, hem
stitching and lace, choice.
59c Drawers of fine muslin, in um-
brella style, deep embroidery
ruffle ana tucks, choice
Si.00 Drawer of extra quality muslin, with
dainty insertion of Nainsook em-
broidery and deep ruffle,
choice for H
25c Corsets, drab 4
and white, for l~/C
only
Our Corset stock must be cleared, no mat-
ter what the loss —odds and ends in Kabo,
Thompson's Glove Fitting, Dr. Warner's
and W. B.; all sold at $1.00, j—
choice in this sale OVJC
at
39c
69c
1,25
35c
h yoke of
75c
98c
39c
ilin, with
75c
Photo by Siccaringrn.
Read what
Mr. Alfred Stephens,
the manager of our Dress Goods
and Silk Department says:
"I feel proud of the attention which my
department commanded during the past
season, and on account of the tremendous
business done a quantity of odds and ends
have accumulated. The firm has instruct-
ed me to close out every yard of surplus
stock in my department, no matter at what
loss. In order that we may be in a posi-
tion to lay before you a more magnificent
Spring line than ever, the following repre-
sents only a few of the bargains which I
offer during this sale:
10c Cretons, sale price r
per yard JC
20c Art Denims, sale price 10r
per yard lv/C
10c Outing, light and dark, sale -J
price per yard / C
Fruit of the Loom Domestic, sale -J
price per yard ' C
15c India Linen, sale price -y 1
per yard ~ 2v
5c Crash, sale O 10c Crash, sale r
price per yard JC price per yard... UC
15c Huck Towels, sale price q_
each...
36-inch Percale, sale price -1
per yard i V
15c Novelty Dress Goods, sale price q
per yard ^C
30c All Wool Dress Goods, sale A n
price per yard IOC
40c and 50c Wool Novelty Dress 9 r
Goods, sale price per yard £■ -JC
$1.00 All Wool Poplin Cloth, sale
price per yard / 3C
SI.50 Broadcloth, sale price 4
per yard «vv
Ten pieces Black Serge, 30c qual- jr\r
ity, price per yard £/\JC
$1.00 All Wool Henrietta, sale /'Q
price per yard D^/C
$1.25 Black Gloria Silk, sale 7Qr*
price per yard / 7C
39c Wash Silk, sale price J CT _
per yard
Fifty Waist patterns, sold from 75c CTr\_
to $1.25 per yard, sale price OVJC
Photo by Btcearingcn.
Read what
Miss Lillian Laux,
manager of the Cloak, Suit, Skirt
and Waist Department, has to say:
To my friends in Guthrie and throughout
the territory, I would say that the clear-
ance sale in this department will be on the
largest scale of anything heretofore held
this side of Chicago. We are determined
to sell every dollar's worth of goods in this
department, now on hand, in order to make
room for the mammoth Spring stock. The
prices will certainly surprise you. Vou
will find a corps of able assistants in this
department, who will take the greatest
pains to see that you are properly fitted.
It will afford us the greatest pleasure to
show you our many bargains, and assure
you the future will hold many more, I
thank you in advance for your esteemed
patronage.
SI.25 Woolen Waists
for
$1.50 Woolen Waists
for
S2.50 French Flannel Waists
for
$3.50 French Flannel Waists
for
$5.00 French Flannel Waists
for
69c
1,00
1,75
.2,25
3.00
Fifty Silk Waists, stripes and plain nrv
no black, sold from $4 to $7, choice i-, J)VJ
Fifty Mercerized Petticoats, full widths,
high collars, sold for $1.25, to close "7C
at each / JC
100 Dress Skirts, principally black, 4 r\r\
sold for $1.50 to $2.00, in this sale l«UvJ
25 Taffeta Silk Skirts, none of them worth
less than $10, some as high as $25, *7 (~\r\
special during this sale / «\JvJ
$10 Tailor-made C $15 Tailor-made 7 CA
Suits for J. Suits for.. I.3U
$20 and $25 Tailor-made Suits |Q QQ
83.00Jackets $('00Jackets ^ QQ
S10 Jackets r r\r\ 815 Jackets -7 rrv
for D.UU for /,OU
75 Fleece-Lined and Percale Wrappers, full
width, regular price $1.00 and $1.25, 7r
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nected story was told by them. The
amounts of which the railroads have
been defrauded by them run into the
thousands of dollars, and railroads
paper and passes printed by them-
selves for their Buceess.
Five Indictments.
There were five indictments against
the men, but when they pleaded guilty
to the charge of forging a pass over
the Norfolk and Western, the other in-
dictments were dropped.
Since the arrest of the pair it has
been learned that Meiers has a crimi-
nal record. His real name is P. N.
Van Siekel, his home is in New Lex-
ington, Ohio, and he was formerly a
Wagner car conductor. He wuo con-
victed a year ago In Reading, Pa., of
obtaining employment by means of
forged letters, and served a sentence
of three months in the Berks county
jail. He was also convicted last May
in New York city of forging the name
of L. E. Rossiter, president of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, for
which he served a short term in the
Kings county jail. He was at the
same time Indicted for another forg-
ery in New York, but escaped through
a legal technicality.
The men were prosecuted by T. E.
Brodbelt, special agent of the Central
Passenger association; Joseph J. Dor-
an of Philadelphia, general solicitor
of the Norfolk and Western, and John
H. Coulter of Chicago, were the at-
torneys for the railroads, and Assist-
ant States Attorney Olsen appeared
for the state. The witnesses heard
were L. S Johnson of Roanoke, Va.,
general manager of the Norfolk and
Western ; J. C. Moorhead of Cleveland,
Ohio, general manager of the Erie, and
A. I.. Bliss, Cleveland, Ohio, chief
clerk of the Nickel Plate.—From the
Chicago Inter Ocean, Nov. 28, 1900.
OFFICIAL ROSTER.
Names of the Different Territorial
and Federal Officers.
Governor—Cassius M. Barnes.
Private Secretary—Fred L. Wennev.
Secretary of the Territory and ex-
officio lieutenant governor—W. M.
Jenkins.
Assistant Secretary—J. J. Houston.
Attorney-General—J. C. Strang.
Treasurer—Frank M. Thompson.
Superintendent of Public Instruct-
ion and ex-officio auditor—S. N. Hop-
kins.
Assistant secretary—Joseph N. N'or-
riB.
Librarian—George H. Dodson.
Deputy Auditor—E. P. McCabe.
Adjutant General—Bert C. Orner.
Grain Inspector—C. T, Prouty.
Game Warden—C. M. Keiger.
Superintendent of Public Health.
Delegate to Congress—D. T. Flynn.
Territorial School Land Board:—
Governor Barnes, Secretary Jenkins
and Auditor Hopkins.
Board of Railway Assessors—Gover-
nor Barnes, Secretary Jenkins and
Auditor Hopkins.
Board of Equalization—Governor
Barnes, Secretary Jenkins and Auiitor
Hopkins.
Regents of the Territorial Univer-
sity—Governor Barnes, Henry E. Asp,
Guthrie; C. L. Botsford, Norman; C.
O. Blake, El Reno; G. W. Bellamy,
El Reno; George W. Sutton, Cleve-
land.
Regents of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College—Governor Barnes,
Frank J. Wikoff, Stillwater; C. J. Ben
son, Shawnee; J. P. Gandy, Alva; J.
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