The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1903 Page: 5 of 8
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THE LEADER, GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24,
1903
0000090000000000 00 0000000000000000 I PERSONAL MENTION.
THE. ONLY
One Price Clothier
IN GUTHRIE
This Store
will be open
for business
to-night and
every night
till Christ-
mas.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
for Men and Boys.
Fancy Vests.
All the Smart and Swell Patterns are here.
Price $1.00 to $4-50,
John B. Raper of Pawnee City,
Nebraska, one of the leading attorneys
and politicians of that slate, is visit-
ing friends here and at Oklahoma
I City.
I D. H. Maxwell and C. W. Simmons
are here from Wichita.
j YV. L. Moss of Paden, I. T., is a
i guest at the Royal.
! Prof. A. R. Hickam of the Alva nor-
imal. was in the city today.
T. J. Grimes is here from Stillwater.
I E. P. Bates and E. O. Young are
' here from Oklahoma City.
Secretary Thoburn, of the terrltor-
] lal board of agriculture, returned this
j morning from a trip over the terri-
tory. He will remain in the city until
after Christmas, when he will resume
his tour of the territory attending1
farmers' ins'ltutes.
A. L. Noble is a visitor in the city
from Winfleld, Kas.
W. T. Danvers is taere from Agra,
a guest at the Elks.
HALF OUR ILLS ARE CATARKH,
[Letters From Two Prominent Men,!
congressman dunuan
' MUs Theodora Ursula Irvine, who J C. J. Wolaver and W. R. Orne are in
wllj give a reading at the Methodist ! the city from Purcell.
church this evening, has arrived from | H. E. Echols of Elk City, was here
lit. Vernon, la., and is a guest of Mis^ today.
Congressman Irvine Dungan of Jack-
aon/p., elected to the Fifty-second Con-
Tom Fry was here from Oklahoma gres8 as a Democrat, in a recent letter
j It'-nUlnrrfnn TV f!„ HAVR •
City last evening.
J. M. Morgan of Battle Creek, Mich.,
lis in the city.
I C. W. Cook, traveling freight agent
I of the Santa Fe, was here today.
from Washington, D. C., says:
••I desire to Join with my many
friends In recommending your Inval-
uable remedy, Peruna, to anyone In
need ot an Invigorating tonic, and
whose system Is run down by catarrhal
Rain Coats.
In all the New Cravenette Fabrics.
Price $10.00 to $18 00.
Juit Cases, Valises and Travel-
ing Bags.
The Largest Stock in town to Select from—
Prices Much Cheaper than you will find elsewhere.
Christmas
Neckwea-r-
New Four-in-
hands, Mid-
; gets, Strings,
Puffs, Ascots
and English
Squares.
Guthrie's Leading Clothier
!oTITocTooo o o o o o oooooooooooooooocou
NEW RURAL ROUTES.
Bureau of The Leader,
1413 G, St., N. W.
W Washington, D. C., Dec. 21. Three
rural free delivery routes have been
established beginning at Okarche,
Canadian county, Okla., and running j
I Eugene Blaze of Perry former 'troubled. Peruna Is a permanent and
| Eugene Biaze oi !„ effective cure tor catarrh and I would
[stenographer to Judge Hainer, is in advlse all who are afflicted with this
the city. disease to try this remarkable rem•
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Van Duyn re- edy."—Irvine Dungan.
turned from Oklahoma City this af-1 Everybody is subject to catarrh. Pe-
run a cures catarrh, acute or chronic,
, ternoon. wherever located.
General Superintendent John Over- Hon> Thoma3 Gfthan of Chicago, mem-
jholt of the Denver, Enid and Gulf, was atioria.1 Committee of the
in the city today. ) Democratic party, writes as follows:
i C. A. McNabb, wlio has charge of; ,, j was afflicted with catarrh for four-
! the collection of the Oklahoma World's teen years and though I tried many
fair exhibit, is here from Oklahoma j remedies and applied to several doctors
'citv today attending the farmers' in- I was not ablo to And a cure. I too*
I .. . I Peruna for twenty-two weeks nnd am
! ' „ _ , . . .. „ now entirely cured."-Thomas Gahan.
! F O Foster of Stillwater, Is in the. ' , .
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
jcity today. j factory results from the use of Peruna
! Chief Deputy Marshal Willits return- «nrite at once to Dr. Hartmau, giving a
, A t full statement of your case and he will
i ed today from a trip to Ft. Lea . ^ ^ ^ ^jye yOU vaiuable advice
worth, Kas., to which place, accom-! )ree>
panied by several guards, he took a1
number of prisoners to be confined in
he federal penitentiary.
Secretary Thoburn, of the territor-
| ial board of agriculture, who has been
attending farmers' institutes in a num-
jber of Oklahoma counties, will return
| to the city tomorrow.
| Oil Inspector F. A. Ashton returned
[today from a trip to Newkirk.
Jim Hale, Republican county com-
mitteeman for Pawnee county, was in
the city today.
E. G. Gray, editor of the Pawnee
Times-Democrat, was here today, en-
route to Perry.
Assistant Postmaster W. S. Mus-
grove, W. C. Stairs, Jas. Nicholson,
Nels Vandiver, Miss Nicholson and
Miss MacDonald of Marshall, are in
the city today.
J. C. Robb came over from King-
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
[be Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O.
SPECIAL AGENT CHALMERS ILL.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 7.—The re-
port of Special Agent Chalmers, of
the department of justice, who made
an investigation into alleged scandals
in the Indian territory has not yet j fisher this afternoon.
Canadian county, Okla., and running "TZ KW^^aSSr*.
a distance of 75 square miles anci cov- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ serious)y ;latter's parents, Attorney General and
ering an area of 1 square miles^ | ^ ^ ^ ^ has been Mrg j. c. RobbertB> at Kingfisher.
Three hundred and fifty-one houses for the
with a population of l,410are served
by these routes
unable to visit the department for the
purpose of completing his statement
of the conditions as he found them.
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Bureau of the Leader.
1413 G, St., N. W.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.
star service from Ellcton to \ewed
has been discontinued. Patrons of the
Elkton office hereafter will receive
their mail at Cherokee.
The star service from Knowlton to
Elkton has also been discontinued.
Mail for Knowlton also distributed at
Cherokee.
The following star service changes
have gone into effect in Oklahoma:
54122. Ocate to May. Modify or-
"~*der of Oct. 31, 1903 (Bull. 7217a), so
as to increase 3.25 ms., instead of 2.50
s. (14 Dec. '03.)
54233. Wright to Wellston, t rom
Jan. 4, 1904, end "at Fallis, omitting
Wellston, decreasing 7.25 ms., (1*
Dec. '03.)
54264. Shiloh to Coyle. From Jan.
1, 1904, end at Iconium, omitting Coyle,
decreasing 8.75 ms. (14 Dec. '03.)
54565. Dill to Burns. From July
20, 1903, supply Burns at site author-
ized July 17, 1903, increasing 2 ms.,
(14 Dec. '03.)
More Improvements at Sanitarium.
Manager Bolend continues to make
-The' improvements at the Sanitarium and
is rapidly getting things in shipshape.
One of the contemplated improve-
ments is a regular s:eam laundry, for
which $1,000 has been expended in
machinery and appliances. Another
is a complete system of electric lights,
for which a contract has been made
with the Norman Lighting company.
There will be about 190 incandescent
lights at present, and additional ones
will be added later, together with the
necessary arc lights. The company
and Manager Bolend purpose doing
everything to make the institution
first class in every particular—Nor-
man Transcript.
Probate Judge Milton C. Garber is
here from Enid today.
H. J. Sturgis, L. W. Lyons, J. R.
Bailey, R. W. West, H. A. Swine and
W. M. Randells of Enid, are guests at
the Royal.
A. R. Muselier, register of the Alva
land office, is in the city.
W. A. Hays is here from Blackwell.
E. W. Hume is a Kingfisher visitor
in the city.
E. Burke of Granite, is a guest at
the Elks.
Captain W. A. Knipe of Perkins, is
a visitor in the city.
Postmaster J. Hunter Williams of
Glencoe, was in the city today.
Banker J. H. Decker is here from
Pond Creek.
Secretary Tyler of the board of re-
gents of the Langston university, was
here today.
Miss Verna Shartel of Oklahoma
City, is in the city, a guest at the
home of Governor and Mrs. Ferguson.
The Rev. G. W. Cohagan, former pas-
tor of the First Methodist ahurch, is in
from Dallas, Texas,
Miss Addie Homrighous, assistant
territorial librarian, will leave in a few
days for Wichita where she will spend
Christmas.
Mrs. W. C. Barnhar .t will go to Lex-
ington, Mo., to spend the Christmas
holidays wi 1i her parents.
Mrs. Veeiier B Paine and daughter,
Miss Jessie, have arrived at Paris,
France, where they will spend Christ-
mas.
Bankers P. S. Hoffman and E. 1+
Conklin of Chandler, are in the city,
guests at the Royal.
R. A. Dobson is here from Black-
well.
Dr. Sharp of Orlando, was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. At i.it I pham of Jacksonville,
111., is thf ;uest of Mrs. L. N. Beadles.
James Brinsmald of Topeka, Kas.,
was in the city today enroute'to Cres-
cent, Marshall, Douglas and Fair-
mount.
Mrs. Dor ■ Kreitzer and son, Will-
iam Grin - Kreitzer, have arrived
from Anadarko to spend the Christ-
fas, holidays with the former's parents,
Secretary and Mrs. William Grimes.
Mr. Kreitzer will arrive Wednesday.
Senator H. E. Havens of Enid, was
in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Nix of Joplin,
Mo., will arrive in the city Thursday
to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Frasier during the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Nix was formerly United States
marshal of Oklahoma.
C. M. Hoss, formerly of this city, was
Frances Furnas.
Judge T. J. Lowe, territorial man-
ager of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co., was at Chandler Saturday.
A. F. Rankin, a prominent merchant
of ePrkins. who recently purchased
'i the lots on Division street just north
1 j of the Dewey block, wns In the city
jlyesterday. Mr. Rankin, while here
]j stated that the construction of a
J three-story bull ing on the lots will
be commenced next spring.
H. C. Moore of El Reno, was a guest
jjat the Royal yesterday.
District Clerk J. E. Pickard was here
from Perry yesterday
Delegate an 1 Mrs. B. S. McGuire
were in the city yesterday a few hours
:enroute from Washington, D. C.. to
| their home in Pawnee where they
will visit friends a few days. They
will return to the city and spend a
weak here before returning to Wash-
ington.
Sanford Brooks has returned from
Lexington, Mo., where he has been
a-'tending the Wentworth Military
acadcmy.
Miss Maude Clark of Paris, Texas,
and Miss Fay Rittlemann of Ft.
Worth, Texas, who have been in the
city visiting Miss lone Coyle, return-
ed to their respective homes yester-
day.
Misses Mattie and Alice Tallman
and Miss Pearl Rhbdes have returned
from Columbia, Mo., where they have
been attending school, to spend the
Christmas holidays with their parents
in the city.
Ned MeCracken, son of Mr. and Mrs
J. L. McCracken, has returned from
Lexington, Mo., where he has been at-
tending the Wen* worth Military
academy.
Thayer Grimes, son of Secretary and
Mrs. William Grimes, returned today
from Lexing on, Mo., where he has
been attending the Wentworth mili-
tary academy.
D. F. Smith has returned from a trip
to Oklahoma City.
Oil Inspector F. A. Ashton returned
this afternoon from a territorial trip.
T. Westbrook has returned from
Parsons,. Kas., and has resumed his
former position as clerk at the Royal
cigar stand.
Publisher Shepler of Pawnee, was
in the city yesterday.
Ben Hegler, Frank Burford, Orville
Farquharson and Roy Winton, who
have been attending Kansas university
at Lawrence, have returned home to
spend the Christmas holidays with
their parents.
John Coyle has returned from Still-
water college to spend the holidays
with his parents and sister.
Deputy Marshal Jacobson is at
Anadarko.
Miss Louie Thomas will leave to-
morrow for Cleveland, Okla., where
she will spend Christmas with her
parents.
Territorial Secretary William
Grimes returned this morning from
Washington, D. C., where he attended
the meeting of the Republican Nation
al committee.
E. L. Blincoe has returned from
Weatherford where he has been sup
erintending the construction of the
new Southwestern normal school
building.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Field have re'
turned from Norman where they have
been attending the Oklahoma un!
versity.
Deputy Marshal Fry is in the city,
having brought in Mrs. Mary Fairshet,
charged with disposing of liquor to
J. H. Bellis of Cushing, was in the
city today. -4-* 1
J. O. Lewis, a prominent morchant
of Coyle, was in the city a few hour*
today.
E. R. Fogg of Beatrice, Neb., is la
the city.
John Scott of Coyle, was in the city
yesterday.
Assistant United States District At-
torney Scothorn returned this morning
from a trip to Oklahoma City.
Judge J. L. Scott, former register of
the Perry land office Is in the city.
This is Judge Scott's first visit to
Guthrie within a year and he sorely
misses some of the old landmarks.
Mrs, A. M. Bennet is visiting her
daughter, Mrs D. W. Eaetman, in
Enid.
Mrs. Bras of Crescent, is visiting
friends in the city.
Sheriff Neal Morrison of Kiowa
county, and George Gordon of Moun-
tain View, were in the city today.
Sheriff Morrison was here to secure a
witness in the Smith' Ballard murder
case.
Dr. Sharp was at Orlando a few
hours today.
Associate Justice Hainer, who has
been presiding In the district court the
past few days, returned to his home
in Perry this morning.
Frank Ringer, a member of the real
state firm of Ringer Bros., of Ed-
mond, was in the city today.
Deputy Marshal Baxter went to
Alva this morning to attend court.
W. M. D. Libby of El Reno, was a
caller at the territorial offices today.
J. E. Shanafelt, past grand chancel-
lor of the Knights of Pythias lodge, is
here from Fi rry.
Miss Corinne Stevens, head of the
department of instrumental music at
he Northwestern normal school at
Alva, will arrive in the city tomorrow
to spend the Christmas holidays with
her mother, Mrs. J. L. Stevens, and
sister. Miss Albina Stevens.
W. C. Rogers of Blackwell, is in the
city.
Claim Agent Gridley of the Santa
Fe, with headquarters at Arkansas
City, was here today.
Supt. Tics of the Oklahoma division
of the Santa Fe. has returned to his
home in Arkansas City after spending
i few days In the city.
Major Jensen of the Bank of Red
Rock, was In the city last evening.
Mrs. A. P. Saunders and son, Rob-
srt, are visiting the former's mother
and sister at Dallas, Texas, where
hey will spend the holidays.
Will Patterson has returned from a
trip to Edmond.
Miss EJdna Gray has returned from
pleasant visit with friends in Ed-
mond.
Bishop F. K. Brooke has returned
from Chandler where he held conrma-
;ion and communion services,
Chas. S. Wadsworth, city engineer of
Oklahoma City, is under charges of
having received money unlawfully. It
is said he will be removed.
T. J. O'Donnell of Wilbur on, I. T„
is a guest at the Elks.
C. England of Cashion is a visitor
in the city.
here from Ralston yesterday.
G E Moore and E. R. Fogg of the Indians.
aeBtrlce Neb., are visitors in the Miss Myrtle and Daidy Smack have
clty (returned to their home in Watonga,
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Roberts spentl to spend the holidays.
Sunday m the city, guests at the Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nelson have re-
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The following changes have been 1 regation.
made in the star service schedules m
Oklahoma:
54122. Ocate to May.
Lv O Tue, Thur and Sat 6 a. m.
Ar M by 12 m.
Lv M Tue, Thur and Sat 1 p. m.
Ar O by 7 p. m.
Effective Dec. 22, 1903. (14 Dec
54565. Dill to Burns.
Lv D daily ex Sun 7:50 a. m.
Ar B by 9:30 a. m.
Lv B daily ex Sun 10 a. m.
Ar D by 11:40 a. m. (14 Dec. '03.)
NAMES DECEMBER 10.
Tahlequah, I. T„ Dec. 7.—The com-
mission to the five civilized tribes has |
fixed December 10 as a date for hear-, the city today
ing arguments by attorneys for the: where he is pastor of a Methodist
Cherokee nation and representatives j church of that city.
of the Delaware Indians, citizens of j Mrs. C. W. Rambo returned today
the Cherokee nation, as to the best j from a trip to Chicago and Kansas
method of making the Delaware seg-iCity.
Druggist Stafford of Marshall, was
in the city today.
Mrs. Fred G. Van Duyn is the guest
of friends in Oklahoma City.
Nate F. Schlff is horrrs from a ter-
03.)
Royal.
Frank Flesher, advance agent of the
Morey Stock Co., is in the city.
Fred K. Brown was here from To-
ptka yesterday.
R A. Brownlee of Fairfax, la., was
in the city today.
Jerry Yates of Red Rock, is a visi-
tor in the city.
Prof. Ellis, former principal of the
turned from a visit with Mrs. Nel-
son's parents, Judge and Mrs. J. C.
Robberts, at Kingfisher.
J. S. Lyon i# attending a meeting of
implement men at Moline, 111.
Attorney Ames of Oklahoma City,
was in town today.
George Willis returned today from
Oklahoma City
Government Vaccine.
Stillwater, Okla., Dec. 21.—Black-
leg continues to cause much loss
among cattle in Oklahoma in spite of
the fact that this disease may be en-
tirely prevented by vaccination. For
the last four years the experiment
station here has been furnishing vac-
cine free, and the dis'ribution is con-
tinued. About a yenr ago the s'ation
issued a bulletin giving full details
about blackleg and the manner iu
which the operation of vaccination is
performed. This bulletin will be sent
by the station to all who wish inform-
ation about the disease. The station
has 75,000 vaccine points ready for
shipment, and would be pleased ta
supply all applicants living in Okla-
homa. The necessary hypodermie
syringe will be furnished by the sta-
tion for $4.50, its actual cost, but na
applicant for vaccine is asked or re-
quired to buy a syringe.
CREEK LANDS SELL LOW.
Muskogee* I. T., Dec. 7.-The sale
of thirteen tracts of Creek land today
in the office of Indian Agent Shoen- i ritorial trip.
felt brougnt $151.#S0, the smallest Miss Winnie Matchett, who was the
sale for several weeks. Bidding was | victim of a painful accident last week, guest at the Elks.
A. Hunt of Perry, is a guest at
Oklahoma City high school, but now the Elks.
of St. Joseph, Mo., was in the city to-: W. Gray and E. Gray of Elborn, III.,
day are visitors in the city.
O. C. French, former secretary of j J. W. Freeborn was here from El
the Oklahoma Live Stock Sanitary Reno today. ■
commission, was here from Te p.e| C.£Und.ey is a Cushing guest at
Ts: Foraker of Arkansas City, is a, 1 W. Little and Miss Alice Little vided with c'^-a„d tolling ham-
are here from Cushing. Imer and is complete in every way.
A Fine Bell.
Okeene, Okla., Dee. 21.—Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pekarek have presented
the Catholic church with an elegant
spirited on'se^rar tracts,"but for the'ls resting well and a «*** recoveryj W.R Wilson is a Ralston visitor inj^L. X.Martin of Newkirk, was in the | FrankTekt
Tsixzzi sss —' ««• * —a* •• ? «• - mu""u' " Mrei«.^n«r r..rT.
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I SEEK husband for lady, age 24,
" worth $20,000; widow 33, $50,000;
wid* w 36, $30,000 and stock farm;
lady 22. $10,000 and beautiful farm.
Address Jessie, 19 South Broadway,
St. Louis, Mo.
previous sales.
Flushing, Holland, Dec. 21. The
passengers of the line steamer Fin-
land, which, Saturday, went ashore
near here, have been landed. The Fin-
land is leaking and her cargo is being
discharged.
gone to Weatherford where they will
spena the ChrlstmW holiday* with the
former's parents.
W. P. Eager Is visiting friends at
Boonevllle, Mo.
Dr. L. J. Allen, federal Jive stock
inspector, here from Oklahoma
City last evening.
Miss Esther Anderson of Kansas sioner of the Frisco, is here from St.
City is a guest at the home of Mr. and Louis.
Mrs. J. M. McConnell. | John Grother, traveling passenger
Cattle Inspector John Sullivan is in agent of the Frisco, was here from Ok-
the city from Norman. lahoma City today.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Barde have| W. C. GoeU, F. P. Bargis and A
returned from a visit in Oklahoma Wordell of Milwaukee, are guests at
City. i the Royal.
Okeene and went to work and has now
three fine quar er sections as good a*
can be found in the territory and
fine lot of good stock, and good build-
ings on his home farm and a large
acreage of wheat growing. He is one
of Blaine county's prosperous citi-
zens. Li''
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