The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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THE LEADER, GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1904.
CONVICTED BOODLER Cattlemen
MAKES CONFESSION
"" | ing to Swipe Land
Persons of Prominence in St. Louis
I ^ rom II
Quaking in Fear Over Revel-
ations Made by Former Member
of House of Delegates.
RHEUMATISM
JOINTS AND MUSCLES SWOUEN AND STIFF
A disease so painful and far reaching in its effects
tipon tlie human system as Rheum; tism, must have a deep
and well-laid foundation. It origin.ites and develops in
the blood, and, like other diseases of the blood, is fre-
quently inherited. The poisonous acids with which the
blood is charged circulate through the system, breaking
down the health, irritating
the nerves, settling in joints x had a 8„oro .tt.ck ofminUflim'^J?Jr?°Ah?um .
and muscles, and causing the tinro. 1 wa laid up in bed for six months, and th«
■ill irn ruttinir nain« neruliar d°°,or8 1 had d'd no «ood. They changod med-
snarp, culling pains peculiar jcine every week, and nothing unev prescribed
to Rheumatism. Unless the n'mtd lo help mi. Finally I left off their madi-
Fatalities
Increase Among War
Correspondents at
the iFront
fBy Associated Prees.)
j — , r J —- eidow joints were so swollen and pe
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.— I no kov- muscles become coated with could not clone them when opened. I
hlnnd i*; nitrified ininta anH 0,.ue lu,(i1be«an th* u«e of S. 8 8. My knee and
Dlootl is punned. joints and elbow Joint# were so swollen and painful that I
muscles become coated with could not clone them when opened. I was getting
ra.ntin.i rpnnoutu I mm ''lis- the arriH matter nnrl nr^ rf n di couraped when I began B S 8.. but as I saw it dletOD, ail Associated
| ernor has lecelved requests irom us me acria niauer ana are ren- was helping continued, and to-day am a sound,
(By Ansociated Press )
St. Louis, Mo., June 28.—It was an-
uounced today that Charles A. Outko,
former member of the house of dele-
gates, convicted on the charge of
bribery and soon to be tried on anoth-
er similar charge, today made com-
plete confession to Circuit Attorney
Folk, In which he declared former
Delegate Charles P. Kelly had told
him he had received $50,000 for going
(By Associated Presa.)
New Chwang, June 28.—H. J. Mid-
Press corre-
ter county for militia to help keep dered stiff and sore, and the wen man. ' ' ' spondent, died Sunday from enteric
order In Broken Uow and surrounding nerves completely wrecked i3oB Mt. Vernon at.. b. h.chapmab. dysentery. Middleton, who is the first
country where thousands of persons Rheumatism, being a constitutional blood disease, requires internal treat- wa,. com.sp(m(tent to lose his life at
. .... ment. Liniments, plasters and such things as are appied outwardly, give . , , . ™nflipt
Have gathered for the opening or home- P on,y temporary reliefK s s s £\he recognized great- th* front ',urlnB <he Present conflict
steads. The trouble arises from the, ^est of all blood purifiers and tonics, and in no disease was representing the Assoc a e
tact that the cattlemen have sent their, ^ocs ac' so PromP"y and beneficially as Rheuma- at (ieneral Kuropatkln s headquarters,
cowboys to file on government 'n"•' hJJ KJJ Kj) tism, neutralizing the acids and restoring the blood near Idao Yang. Middleton lived in
"The best reparation that 1 can an(, to jntorfere «lth homesteaders.^ to a pure, healthy condition and invigorating and London and was a brilliant writer.
make for the wrongs I have done Is to; homesteaders are armed and toning up the nerves and all parts of the system. It is guaranteed strictly j
confess fully to everything. In order ■ b,J[ghed ,s feared. Write u, should you d sire medical advice, which will cost you , Tj#n Tsln> June 2g _u ,s r(jporte<1
investigation and brings things to
light which have not been heard ot
before, involving the men higher up.
When he came out of the office of
Circuit Attorney Folk, Gutke said
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
that the public may realize what has
been going on. I Omaha, Neb., June 28.—Nine mill-
"Ylelding to the pleadings of my jons acres of government land in Ne-
- . St" wife, I ha,e, determined to do all 1 braska were thrown open to settle-
Lotds1 jeopardized men of prominence, can to atone for my sin against the ment today in the semi-arid district.
KeHv is a so resting under one convlc public. The people of St. Louis even ,.he slx ,an(i offices in the state were
oon to be tried In another now do not realize how they have been I ,he scene of great excitement. At one! Several yeilrs ago he was prominent thirteen colonies
tlon and s ' ]k sa ,he persistently plundered for years and „f neariy thousand persons, the great-1 M a can(iillate for the United States
circuit Alioru ) ,1„„<„,1 mill;,■
that Edward F. Knight, correspond-
revelations which have been made by years by the men they elected to make
Outke opens up many new avenues "l 1111
- - — . ~ ent of the London Post with the Jap-
active interest in Republican politics establishing American independence I anpse_ was killed at Wa Fang Tien,
in Illinois, the former at the present during the war of the revolution, j jj,e report is true, Knight was killed
time being the nominee of his party either as a military or naval officer, a jn one 0( {j,e recent battles.
The people of St Louis even [ The s|x ian,i offices in the state were|for consress from a Chicago district, soldier or a sailor, or an official in the. — —
Bought Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and Sent it to Friends,
j Mr. F. W. J. Fletcher, a druggist in
er percent were in line almost before j senate, but just as the prize seemed' No Longer Than Your Hand.
sun rise.
I almost within his grasp, a combina- js (he spot in your hack directly affect- Victoria, Australia, says: "A cus-
l ion was formed whereby the honor
Railroad Assessments
The records of the auditors office Smith and Western, building
show the following valuations of rail- equipment Is reported to be *12,000.00
and other property for the ycais of (he forcgolae
1903 anjl 1904:
Atchison, Topeka and S. F. jr, ''00 00
3,500.00
' " ' 3,000.00
'""1 3,000.00
HAS STOOD THE TEST 25 YEARS. wen[ to "Billy" Mason.
; Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. The'
1 first and original tasteless chill tonic.; c? A. S T O HI A. .
and ; 50 cents. 1 b™the siKM Yoi) Have Always Boughl
Signature
of
BANKERS ARE COMPLAINING.
Arkansas Division
Kiowa Division
Tonkawa Division
Hutchinson and Southern
Eastern Okla., Guthrie Br
Eastern Olda., Newkirk Br
Eastern Okla., Shawnee Br
Eastern Okla., not operated
Eastern Okla., Cushing Br
Eastern Okla., Seward Br
St. Louis and San Francisco.
Tevas, Oklahoma Division
Blackwell Br
O. C. & W.. Okla. Cy to Lawton
O. C. & W., Lawton to Tex. line
B. E. & S. W. to Choc. Northern crossing
From C. N. crossing to Tex line
C. O. &
A. V. & W„ from Eastern Okla.. to Enid
From Enid to Avard
Chicago, Rocl. Island and Pacific
Main line
Billings Branch
Enid and Anadarko
Guthrie Branch
Mangum line
El Paso line
Faxon line
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gull.
Main line to Geary
From Geary to west line
Tecumseh Branch
Choctaw Northern
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Grade
Ungraded ri^ht of way
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Division, main line
Wybark Branch
Guthrie Division
Texas Division, completed
Graue
Ft .Smith aud Western
St. Louis, 121 Reno and Western
Denver, Euid and Gulf
The rollong stock was assessed as values shows that the main
3,000.00
2,500.00
... 2,000.00
... 3,000.00
... 4,500.00
... 3,000.00
... 2,500.00
... 2,000.00
.. 2,50i>.00
... 2.000.00
... 2,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,500.00
3,000.00
2,500.00
5,000.00
3,500.00
3,000.00
3,000.0,)
2,500.00
250.00
1901.
$r,,G00.00
3,700.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,500.00
2,700.00
2,500.00
2,000.00
2,500.00
3,000 00
FOURTH OF JULY.
400.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
3,800.00
3,000.00
2,600.00
2,700.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
5,400.0 •
3,401.00
3.500.00
3,000.00
3.800.01
3.00
2,500.00
5,200.00
3,500.00
3,000.00
3,700.00
3,000.00
400.00
100.00
2,500.00
2,500 00
2,500.00
2,500.00
400.00
2,800.00
2,500.00
2,700.00
j Over the Closing of the Bank Commis-
sioner's Office in Guthrie.
Base Ball Association Will Present
j The office of }3ank Commissioner I Program of Diversion.
[ Paul F. Cooper !n this city to all ap
pearances is closed and has been ever i Despite the fact that no set pro-
vince the resignation of H. W. Pente gram has been arranged, or is being
cost as assistant bank commissioner, contemplated, the Fourth of July will
All mail for the office, it is supposed, be celebrated in Guthrie. The Guthrie
Is being sent to Shawnee where, Gov-1 Base Ball association this morning
ernor Ferguson stated today, a clerk I completed arrangements for a grand
had been employed by Mr. Cooper to. ball to take place in the auditorium in
look after the affairs of the banking' the city hall building on the night of
ed by lumbago. But it is big enough1 tomer of mine, was so pleased with
to prostrate you until a kind friend j chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
rubs Perry Davis" Painkiller into your Bhe had used for her children when
aching flesh. Then the throbbing
pain, which has been as bad as tooth-
ache, dies away. Painkiller is equal-
ly good in relieving sciatica and the
various forms of rheumatism. 25 and
50c bottles.
suffering from colds and crouu, that
during a fortnight's time she obtained
at my shop, nine bottles, which she
sent to her friends in different parts
of the state, telling them how much
good it had done and advising them to
! give it a trial." For sale by J. N.
GRAND LEADER WILL CONTINUE. Wallace
Hirsch & Kaufman Have Decided Not
to Close Out Stock.
It affords the Leader great pleasure
to be able to announce that the man-
agement of the Grand Leader store
have concluded that they will continue
business in Guthrie. Mr. Hirsch will
leave this week for New York to pur-
department while Mr. Cooper is absent j the Fourth, and in the afternoon a
on bank examining trips and until game of ball between tho Shawnee chase goods to replenish the stock, and
some one can be found who is willing! and Guthrie league teams will be play- when he returns will, as usual, be able
to take upon himself the duties of the ed at Island park. Booths will be , to offer the public the best goods at
i office and who could receive the of ; erected at the park and refreshments > the most reasonable prices obtainable
served. Excursions will be run into | in the territory. Wait for his special
flcial "O. K." Just why the office is
closed remains a mystery. Bankers
are coming here every day to transact
business with the banking department
of the territory and it is causing them
great annoyance to be Informed that
(he office is closed.
t a city from different places.
! announcement in the Leader.
No Substitute Wanted. At Kingfisher August 9.
No! I did not ask for a bottle any | The committee appointed by the
cheaper, or twice as large, or one, Democratic county central committee
Shawnee has i made by yourselves. I did ask for and ■ on ]ast Saturday met with a like com-
not been made the temporary capital j wjH not have any substitute for Perry! mittee of Kingfisher county Friday af
and there is no plausible reason why] Davis' Painkiller; I have used it, my: lernoon and discussed the question of
the office here should remain closed j father used it and 1 would not be sur-j a council convention. It was decided
any longer. I prised if my grandparents did so too; ! to hold the convention at Kingfisher
ihere is no imitation that can equal it. on the 9th of August and to give the
j That 1 am sure of—for stomach ache. ! tWc counties the same representation
1 as at the territorial convention. This
! will give Canadian county 17 votee and
Kingfisher 15 votes.—El Reno Globe.
EASTERN REGATTA.
(By Associated Press.!
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jtae 28.-Over-
cast skies characterized the early
hours of the regatta day and what lit-
tle boating enthusiasm was in evi-
dence during the morning was serious-
ly dampened thereby. But as the
hi'.ors passed the sky cleared for the
afternoon's sport.
Cornell was still a long favorite in
the betting and prophesy.
C'J /L JS rA- J « i A •
HM Always Bonijtt
INS AND OUTS OF POLITICS.
(By Associated Presa.)
Washington, D. C., June 28.—Blain
W. Taylor of West Virginia, chief
clerk of the postoffice department, will
resign July 20 and will be succeeded
by Merritt O. Chance of Illinois, now
chief of the division of postoffice sup-
T!1! !?!!0„W„|n12Se8 haVC beeD filed ! plieS and recent,r PHV.8ter"!!ar,! l! tian church in this city Thursday af-
ternoon at 2:30. A son who resides in
ANOTHER BATCH OF SUITS.
Receiver Willoughby Pushing Affairs
of Capitol Na'ional Bank.
Mrs. Potter's Burial.
The funeral services of Mrs. M. F.
Potter, who died at her home in the
Oliver addition Sunday evening at
10th of February and $27.50 attorney's
fees, and another note of $l,27.-> given
the 23rd of January, 1904, with $1J7.50
ine of! attorney's fees.
the Santa Fe was assessed at $5,600.00 j J. A. Willoughby, receiver, \s N D.
ilImntivM $3,000.00 a mile, adding to this the assessment j McGinley, for the pavment Of five
Pasei.ger cars 2.000.00 of rolling stock, buildings, etc., for the notes as follows *5,214-80, glveii on
Mail, baggaee and express
in the district court: i t|1P secretary of war. Taylor is a
J. A Willoughby, receiver, vs. R-j Democrat.
V. Smith for a note of $275 given the
Scald head is an eczema of the scalp
—very severe sometimes, but it can be
cnrcd. Doan's Ointment, quick and
permanent in its results. Ar. any drug
store, 30 cents.
1,500.00
210.00
175.00
17:>.00
130.00
300.00
12.00
10.00
Standard Pullman Palace cars 0.000 00
Televraph wires were assesed at
cars
Refrigerator, fruit cars
House cars
Cattle cars
Platform cars
Cabooses
Hand cars
Push «ars
DIDN'T WANT TO OFFEND.
California is on the way to Guthrie
and is expected to arrive on the early
train Thursday morning. A notice of
the deceased's life will appear later.
Santa Fe Wreck.
Santa Fe passenger train No. 408
running from Arkansas City to Shaw-
nee, had a slight wreck last night a
few miles the other side of Glencoe,
Cotteral Explains Omission of State- engine tender and baggage car
jumped the track, the baggage car
turning completely over. No one was
seriously hurt. Traffic was delayed
hood Plank From Platform.
John Cotteral, chairman of the 01:1a-
year 1904, makes the total assessment | the 7th day of January, $a21.10 at-
for the current year $7,385.00, or 31 j torney's fees, $600 given the 10th of
per cent of the cost value. j August, 1903, with $8.60 attorney s
The Tot kawa line is assessed at fees, *700 given on the 3rd of October,
$.,,000.00 per mile, adding to this theji9(i3, with $70 attorney's fees; $000
assessment of the rolling stock, build- given on October x 1903 ^ hom'a'deleg.tlon toThe national Repub-1 hol,rg The trains leaving here
ings etc.. tor the year 190 ^ makes there is yet unpa d $.;; 1 an $- - conventlon at Chicago returned | ^ o cll p. m, and due a, Skedee
the total approximately $4.7,0.00 pe. attorney's lees; $141*1 ei on lie l.n ^ ^ Qf a
mile, or 50 per cent of its cost. of March, 1904, with .,11 1J .tiorn . ^ ^ nationa, piatform regard-
Phe Ft. Smith «nd Western was as- fees. | jncr a,atehood for oklahoma he said:
sessed at $2,800.00 per mile, adding to - , ^ ^ matter of whether
this the assessment of buildings, roll-1 Energy all gone? Htadac.ie. St t ^ ^ v e desired to offend our friends.
at 8:20 p. m., was laid out till 5 o'clock
this morning.
$52.00 for the first wire and poles and |ng sRioj. e(c makeg ,h(! asSPSB„lent I aCh out of order Simplv a case of or•
$12.00 for each additional wire, lools, ^ t $3,943.00, or about 33 per cent, torpid liver Burdock Blood Bitters "
materials, switchboards, supplies
were assessed as returned.
Tools, materials and other persona!
property of the railroads were assess-
ed as returned.
,C'' The assessment of the remaining rail- will mal e a new man or voniau
rotd properties will average over 31 you.
per cent.
Engines on the Santa Fe are assess-
ed at $3,000.00, or 43 per cent of their
Hundreds of lives saved every year
by hiving Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
in the house just when it is needed.
burns, cuts.
GAS COMPANY PRESIDENT.
The Ore otic Act provides that all Ccst; passenger cars at $2,f. f.50, or Martin B. Madden. Chicago Millionaire.
senators and the vice presidential
nominee assured us that the Hamilton
i statehood bill which was passed in the Cures, croup, heals
house of representatives, would surelv | wounds of every sort.
i he passed by the senate this winter
! and with that asurance it was deemed
best lot to carry the matter of a state-
propertj shall be assessed in propor- t6 per cent of the cost.
tion to its value, and that there shall as the law does not specifically pro-
be no unequal discrimination in taxing vide for the assessment of their earn-j
the
Inspects Guthrie Plant.
Hon. Martin B. Madden, a Chicago j
Sons of American Revolution
A meeting for the formation oi a
HARD TO JAR LOOSE
Attorney Porter Still Fighting to Re-
tain "Good Thing."
UU u 1CI,II«- t. Innrif In lllllini<i A JII<?*rl. I Il«5 l1"- '
e various kinds of propert)." ing capacity or franchises as well as millionaire and promi territorial socletv of the Sons of tha
Th. official records show the 7SS, the physical property, these values ,tale ln the ^ty ^ Amerlcan Revolution will be held at
,v. ntv rtivision of the were not considered except incident-! night, departing for his home tn ^ ^ ^ ^ ln Guthrle on jujy 4, at
of the At kansas City division of the were
Santa Fe to be $^ 1,272.37, this includes ally.
all cost of construction, depots, equip-
ment, replacing old steel witb new. nal ty-Hx counties have
tact, all cost of con
(By Associated Press )
Muskogee, I. T., June 28.—A. P. Mur-
phy, who was deposed as national at-
torney for the Creeks by Chief Porter
i morning. Mr. Madden is president of
Vt this late twenty-two of tl'.e twen- J the Guthrie Gas company, the plant of 2 p.
returned their which, it is anticipated wiil be in op- ^ mpmberRh.p who „ of llneftl ,
abstracts ot assessment for 1904^eration within two weeks. Mr «• wnt (rom aQ ancestor who assisted in was appointed to take Murphy's place.
to adopt a constitution and j three months ago has asked an injunc-
b\ laws. Any person may be eligible , tion to restrain Porter from paying the !
""■■■ - • ,rt " "*
jt r;rrrr
motives on
rules followed by corponmv..* L". "1—I Mr. Madden is a political co worker
des-! salary of the office to M. L. Mott, who j
HERE'S YOUR MAIL.
List of Letters Remsining in Guthrie
Postoffice June 27, 1904.
Baird, W H
Brewer, James L
Barnett, W A
Cross, B
Crawford, Sam
Carpenter, Edery
Connor, B T
Burde, W J
Connor, J P
Carter, J R
Creed, T J
Dolekney, Geo.
Dittse, Earl
Davis, Wm
Erig, Nick
Edwards, P F
Engmann, B H
Gilbert, J C
Hoffman, E B
Hull, E D
Holt, R O, 2.
Jackson, M E
Lawrence, J
Love, Dan
Miller, Leu
Murphy. E J
Nickols, John T
Nesbitt, James f,
Proctor, Calvin
Pond. MM ^
Roberson, Walter
Rider, Geo. P
Streat, Ham
Snow, Charles L
Thompson, S S
Woods, Brodie
Woolman, W O
Williams, Elick
Women
Anderson, Esther
Bosworth, Lara L
('ohveil, Mrs. Billie P
Daniels, Anna
Dykes, Caroline
Daves, Ilrarce
Fowler, Lizzie
Funnell. Ethel
Franklin, F B
Mills, Dora
Payne, June
Willis, Inez
Cards.
Easterly, Mrs.
Engart, Hars
Rogers, J B
P E Glenn.
averapo value ot, clare* that Oklahoma is far in advance
cattle have been of the older regions through which hf
rrr ; ;«^7va!ue of ?3-o. m, **i*
by corporations in ftgur- or an average value of $6 94: that his capital is well invested in 0'«h"e-
mu - '■ ••«- ,•
M,«b«T company. I. WMtMs n— " ' •r'.'ST.?u
gre cars, $4,310.55. The cost ol the Ft or an average of $3.58 per acre.
Don't tell your friends
of it. They would think
so strange. You see,
they know Ayer's Hair Vigor checks falling of the hair, re-
stores color to gray hair, and makes the hair grow.
Hair Falling ? /
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