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VOLUME 12
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 13. 19)5.
NUMBER 21
GREAT GATHERING
STATEHOOD CONVEN-
TION ATTENDEDBY RE
MARKABLE NUMBER
ENTHUSIASM IS INTENSE
Every County and Record'
ing District Represented.
(By Associated Press.)
Oklahoma City, Okla., July 12.-
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and it now seems probable that the
work of the convention may be con-
cluded today, although it is known
I hat there will be participating In to-
day's deliberations some of the most
noted convention war horses of both
territories.
The committee'* evasion of the nom-
inations aid matters of contest makes
it evident that, instead of being har-
monious and easy going, the conven-
I tion today Is likely to be marked by
(Some lively sparring. Immediately the
: committee adjourned the leaders of the
, various powwows began to make medl-
' cine.
| The McGuire forces at once held a
(secret caucus and after being closeted
for about three hours finally agreed
I upon a slate, which contemplates the
I nomination of Robert Williams of Dur-
ant, as temporary chairman and John
REFORMERS
THREATEN CZAR
MUST MAKE CONCES-
SIONS OR LOSE HIS
JOB
WILL INVITE CONFERENCE
Mr. Herendeea presents the following
forceful views:
"After two months of personal con-
tact with the people of these two ter-
ritories, and after having visited their
cities and institutions of learning, col-
leges and schools, I unhesitatingly and
most emphatically believe that these
territories should become a state at
the very earliest possible moment that
congress can pass such a law, and I
will appreciate it as a personal favor,
if you will use every particle of influ-
ence you possess to this end. They
are infinitely more entitled to state-
hood than some of the territories*
which have been made states by con
gress, and I am speaking from actual
personal experience and I think I
know what I am speaking about."
ARMISTICE
"Little Father" is Sorely Be-
set on All Sides.
RAILROADS GET
INJUNCTION
St.
(By Associated Press.)
thousand delegates from Indian Terrl-1 Embry of Chandler, for permanently It" 'to'leTrned
tory and Oklahoma met In convention | presiding officer. ,hat the ]oca| reform ]caders of Moa.
here today to take some definite action ' At elSht o'clock a number of prom-1 cow many „f whom hold offioial ap-
Inent Democrats and Republicans held | polBtments, have resolved that if the
czar should persist in his unyielding at-
looking to immediate statehood. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
convention was considered one of the
most important ever held in the Indian
country. In the early hours delega-
tions paraded the streets headed by
bands, with banners flying and cheer-
ing for immediate statehood. Trains
brought in thousands from every direc-
tion. While there were contesting
delegations, especially from Indian
what was termed a non-partisan cau-
cus In the parlors of the Threadgill | t|tude they wl„ conToke a „atlona,
sembly and elect another czar. Nlcho-
hotel.
No slate was fixed upon by this ( las, however, seems to appreciate the
caucus but it was resolved that the gravity of the situation. His object in
temporary chairmanship be given to
an Oklahoma Democrat and the perma-
nent chairmanship to an Indian Terri-
tory Republican and that the nomina-
tions be made in convention this morn-
ing, each delegation participating in
the convention to be allowed two votes
Territory, the disagreements had been 0,1 thG nominatlon. on« of these dele-
gates to be a Democrat and the other
settled largely before the convention
was called to order.
a Republican.
Territorial Secretary Grimes Is in
C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City, called evidence and, while there is nothing to
the convention to order ia a brief show for it on the surface, It is be-
speech. He was accorded' a tremen- j leved he is marshaling the antl-Mc-
dous ovation, the delegates cheering (rU*re forces In the Republican ranks.
... . . , . The fact that Flynn has gone to
until almost exhausted. Every county I
j Europe is a novel feature, the peculiar-
In Oklahoma and every recording dls- !ty o{ which was heightened by the
trict in Indian Territory were repre-j last hour desertion of Pliny Soper of
sented by a full delegation, while hun- j Vinita, who Is regarded as one of
dreds of statehood enthusiasts crowd-1 H>'nn s most aggressive lieutenants in
. ,, . . . . .. I Indian Territory. Members of the
ed all the remaining space in the
1 Vinita delegation, which reached the
build:ng I. N. Holcomb, former city j city lagt evenjngf reported that Soper
superintendent of schools, welcomed announced at the last moment that he
the delegates and responses were made would be compelled to remain away
by H. P. Robinson of South McAles-jtrom the convention on account of jforms an(J w;„ ask {or their support
ter, I. T„ and Senator J. P. Gore of 80meJ8? busine8s calllnS h'm a
neighboring town.
ARE FIGHTING MISSOURI
MAXIMUM FREIGHT
RATE LAW
selecting Washington as the site for
the peace negotiations, and Count
Muravieff as one of the envoys, was to
ga'n time He hoped that in the mean-
time the interior troubles would sub-
side and that General Linevitch, hav-
ing been re-enforced, would show the
Russians in a favorable light in the
field Events have upset these calcula-
tions The country is torn by revolu-
tion Moscow itself threatens to name
a provisional government.
Japan has now occupied the island
of Saghalien, and brought the war into
Russian territory. General Hasegawa
is hastening to invade the province of |
Ussuri, and thus the Japanese envoys
will have a right to demand a cession |
of territory.
•Muravieff will now proceed to Wash-
ington at once. The czar will also
leave for Moscow. He will Invite vari-
ous mayors of cities now in conference
there to meet him at the Illinsky pal-
ace, where he will declare his readi-
ness to yield to their request for re-
Lawton, Okla.
L. H. Williams of Durant, I. T., chair-
man of the Indian Territory Demo-
cratic Central committee, was elected
temporary chairman by acclamation.
Ante-Convention Milling.
Special to Daily Leader.
Oklasoma City, Okla., July 12.—With
the possible exception of the Roose-
velt rough rider reunion, held in 1900,
Oklahoma City has never at one time
had as large a number of visitors with-
in itg gates as are assembled here to-
day in the great joint statehood con-
vention. It was the general opinion
last night that by 10 o'clock this morn-
ing, at which time the great single
statehood conference is to be convened,
there will be ten thousand visitors In
the city.
Preliminary caucusses and delega-
tion conferences were the order of
business yesterday, if there was any
order to the frequent and Informal con-
sulfations held In the parlors of the RayIllon,rs nl€thods are tyrannical, it
leading hotels, In the lobbies and in' .g not the best policy t0 incur h!s en.
private offices about town. j n!jty for he js the protege of Congress-
A meeting of the single sttehood ex- man (jannon 0f Illinois, and the latter
ecutive committee was called to be .g a po8ltion t0 do the statehood
held in Chairman C. G. Jones' office cause much g00(i or much harm as he
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, but owing m e[ect „
to the inability of several members of Senator j w. Bailey of Texas,
the committee to attend at that hour,, reacjie(j cjty yesterday afternoon
the time was changed to 4 0 clock, and an^ ^ reception amounted to an ova-
The Douglas-Raymond feud is an-
other factor to be reckoned with in
the convention and the convention
credentials committee will have Its
first trouble in straightening out the
tangled condition of the Muskogee con-
tingent.
The sensation of the day was the in-
terview appearing in a local paper
from Clarence B. Douglas, editor of the
Muskogee Phoenix, boldly denouncing
Judge Raymnod of Muskogee, for hav-
ing organized a machine for the pur-
pose of controlling the caucus in the
Tenth recording district and sending a
separate statehood delegation to the
Oklahoma City convention and charg-
ing that Raymond's rump convention,
which ignored the negroes, caused the
latter to organize a caucus and select
a third delegation from Muskogee.
Concerning the Douglas interview a
prominent attorney of Ardmore, who is
here as a delegate said yesterday:
"While it must be admitted that Judge
the session which then occurred was
tion, as he is regarded the staunchest
somewhat stormy, giving somewhat °f j friend the statehood cause has in the
a forecast of what may be expected to- j United States senate
day. When the question was introduc- j
ed as to whether the executive com- j
mittee would nominate the officers
General Strike Declared.
Minsk, Russa, July 12.—A general
strike has been declared. In a fight
between Cossacks and rioters today
many persons were wounded.
Many Bombs Found.
Tiflis, Russia, July 12.—Several per-
sons have been arrested in whose lodg-
ing large quantities of bombs were
found. Bombs have also been found in
the quarters of an employe at the ar-
senal here.
Troops at Tjfiis.
Tiflis, July 12.—The streets and
square occupied by troops but the city
has been quiet since the proclamation
of martial law. The Official Gazette
has resumed publication.
In the Caucasus.
Batou, Caucasus, July 12.—Business
here is at a standstill. The shops and
banks with the exception of the Im-
perial bank are closed.
FRIEND OF STATEHOOD
Prominent Eastern Manu-
facturer Champions Cause
of the Missing Star.
°f FATAL RIVER COLLISION
the temporary organization, the Indian
Territory contingent expressed its op- ______
position to any action that would have
a tendency to create a division between Three Persons, and Possibly
the two territories.
Mr. W. U Herendeen, the treasurer
and executive officer of the Herendeen
Mfg. Co., Geneva, N. Y., and also
treasurer and general manager of the
Seneca Lake Navigation Co., Geneva,
has been spending considerable time
the last month at the Royal hotel in
Guthrie, where he has established tem-
porary headquarters. Mr. Herendeen
is* very enthusiastic over statehood
and at the suggestion of Mr. Jeremiah
Johnson, of Newkirk, has written to a
number of his friends who are United
(By Associated Press.) States senators and congressmen, urg-
New York, July 12.—It is believed (jng the speedy action of congress in
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., July 12.—Judge
Phillips in the United States district
couit today granted the temporary in-
junction prayed for by eighteen Mis-
souri railroads restraining the state
officials from enforcing the maximum
freight rate law enacted by the last
legislature. The railroads claimed
that the rates in the bill were prohibi-
tive and on June 16, the day the law
went into effect, Judge Phillips issued
an order preventing enforcement of
the law until the petition could be
argued.
Shoe on Other Foot.
Chicago, III., July 12.—Plans for the
prosecution of railroads for the grant-
ing of rebates to large industrial com-
panies in violation of the Elklns law
and of injuries by the federal courts
here and in Kansas City, have been
contemplated and the first steps in the
attack of the government will be made
in Kansas City before the end of this
week.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy
left here last night for Kansas City.
Before leaving he announced that the
first proceedings would be charges of
contempt of court for the violation of
the Injunction of Judge Phillips of
Kansas City.
COMPANIES CHARTERED
Four Concerns File Incor-
poration Papers With Ter-
ritorial Secretary.
Four Went to the Bottom
With Steam Launch.
It was discovered that a slate had
been made up by Delegate McGuire's
friends that contemplated giving the!
temporary chairmanship to W. B. j
Johnson of Ardmore, and the perma- j
nent chairmanship to C. G. Jones of
Oklahoma City. This political com-. that three, and possibly four, lives : giving Oklahoma and Indian Territory
plexion of the Oklahoma side of this were lost last night when the steam j statehood.
slate resulted in its undoing, and to launch Nromandie was sunk in a col-j Mr. Herendeen's corporation Is one
the end of securing harmony it was Hslon with a vessel supposed to have jQf the oldest and among the largest in
suggested that Thomas Doyle of Perry j been a tramp steamship In the Hudson the United States, engaged in the man-
be selected for permanent chairman.! river. Those believed to be lost are ufacture of modern steam and hot
This plan was frustrated by Mr. Doyle Captain Storm and Engineer Bardy of water apparatus. It was established in
himself, who favored leaviilg the nomi-( the launch Normandie, and Miss
nations for both temporary and perma- j Gladys Dodge of this city. J. G.
nent officers to be made by the con- Greene of New York, also is missing.
vpution at this morning's session, and The Normandie was owned by C. W.
th course was finally decided upon. I Dumont of New York, but had been
At the territorial secretary's office
today the following charters were is-
sued today:
Larimore Hardware company, with
headquarters at Oklahoma City. The
following are the incorporators: Jos.
A. Swaney and Martha M. Swaney,
Holton, Kas.; George L. Larimore,
Oklahoma City.
The Acme Manufacturing company
of Renfrow, Okla.. with a capital stock
of $175,000. E. L. Ridgeway, Maude
L. Rdgeway and T. G. Hoffine are the
Incorporators.
The Indiana Brick and Quarries com-
pany, with a capital stock of $200,000.
Incorporators are: Frank C. Powers.
James R. Powers and C. W. Sandell of
Chicago; H. W. Pentecost and L. E.
Pentecost of Guthrie. Principal place
of business Guthrie, with branch of-
fices at liillsboro, Ind., and Chicago,
Illinois.
The Cleveland Vitrified Brick com-
pany. with a capital stock of $50,000.
Directors: Geo. F. Hammar, Parsons,
Kas.; Frank L. Hammar, Van Wert,
Ohio, and J. M. Parkins, Cleveland,
Oh o.
John Newland made application to
be appoint ednotary public for Can-
adian county.
- lie committee also arranged for the i chartered by him to John A. Rudd of
c: .egation contest matters to be put Glenwood.
off until this morning, but several con- j .
testa were practically straightened up j A small boy was taken In charge by
1868. Mr. Herendeen is a strong be-
liever in the future of Guthrie and says
that outside of Western New York, he
has seen no country more fert'le or a
climate more delightful than Oklaho-
ma. He declares that he has found it
impossible to avoid writing a number
of letters each day to friends engaged
In banking in the east, telling them
♦Ko nnnnrt.un.ttlo*
LAWSON HOPES A HOPE
Thousands Gather to Hear
Author of "Frenzied
Finance."
(By Associated Press.)
Des Moines, Iowa, July 12.—Thomas
W. Lawsor, the Boston financier, will
address the Missouri Valley Chautau-
qua meeting tonight and the announce-
ment by the management has caused a
great demand for an opportunity to
hear the author of "Frenzied Finance."
Mr. Lawson has stated that if he fails
to give a satisfactory answer to any
TMgyt'*" c mi«e $\Mfljfpl Oil
HESITATES
FOUGHT DEATH DUEl
BOLD III G II W A Y M E N
JAPAN ABOUT PERSUAD- j WIPED OUT BY AVENG-
ED TO MAKE PROP-
OSITION
ING POSSE
ROOSEVELT AS MEDIATOR
HAD KILLED DETECTIVE
Dead 0u,lhw IM "Me in
trol of Saghalien. ^onca
(By Associated Press.)
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 12.—Al-
though no official confirmation can bo
ascertained of the rumor, it is under-
stood here upon the best of authority
that President Roosevelt has succeed-
ed In persuading Japan to broach the
subject of an armistice between the
fighting armies in Manchuria in order
that hostilities might cease during the
peace negotiations. Russia would do
so, it is understood—more than that,
she is anxious to have peace—but her
pride prevents her from doing so and
as she has so much to give up, it is
th' iight that the suggestion of an arm-
istice might come from Japan, which
is showing quite as much consideration
for her foe as could be expected. With-
out showing that she Is anxious to
yield anything whatever, except what
might be approved by her statesmen,
it is known that Japan is satisfied with
having sufficiently bowed the emperor
of Russia's head in the dust, so that
she would have little or nothing to
lose by suggesting that there be an
aimistice pending peace negotiations.
Tokio, July 12.—The announcement
of the landing of a Japanese force on
Saghalien Island and the occupation of
Korasakorsk, followed by the northern
flight of the garrison, has been receiv-
ed with great satisfaction by the Jap-
anese. The landing of the army at
Saghalien marks the first entry of the
Japanese upon Russian territory prop-
er. The Japanese have expressed them-
selves pleased to be again in posses-
sion of the Island, declaring that they
have long felt that the bargain under
which they relinquished the place for-
ty years ago was unsatisfactory. The
Japanese express belief that they will
speedily control the entire island, as
they regard the garrison there as being
incapable of severe resistance and are
confident that it will be certainly cap-
tured.
Admiral Kataoka reports, under date
of July 7, as follows:
"My squadron went north, and, act-
ing in conformity with a prearranged
plan, landed marines on July 7 at a
point previously chosen. There was no
resistance and a portion of our army
had already been landed."
Under date of July 8, Kataoka re-
ports:
"One of our torpedo destroyers re-
ports on the afternoon of July 7 that
Korasakorsk was burnng. The forts
previously shelled by the destroyer
were then silent. Our army arrived at
Yenguma on the afternoon of the 7th."
(By Associated Press.)
Winfield, Kas., July 12.—Two high-
waymen who early today at Cedarvale
shot and killed J. C. Calhoun of Kan-
sas City, special agent of the Santa Fe
railway, were surrounded by a posse
at Hewins, near the Oklahoma state
line, and shot and killed.
Winfield, Kaa., July 12— C. S. Cal-
houn of Kansas City, a Santa Fe rail-
way detective, was shot instantly and
killed at Cedarvale early today by two
outlaws, who were shot down later by
a posse of citizens at Hewins, seven
miles from Cedarvale, close to the Ok-
j lahoma state line. One of the outlaws,
; Ed Madlgan of Ponca City. Okla., was
i killed instantly by the posse, and the
| other, William Chadburn, of this city,
was fatally wounded. The outlaws ex-
changed shots with the posse. During
I the exchange J. N. Pope, a merchant,
was shot through the foot and a wo-
man named Malone, was struck in the
leg by a stray bullet.
Madigan and Chadburn held up and
robbed six traveling mew at the Bret-
ton hotel at Winfield on Sunday night
last and escaped. At Cedarvale last
n ght Detective Calhoun encountered
both of the outlaws on the street. No#,
being positive of identification, Cal-
houn secured the city marshal and one
of the robbed traveling men and all
three started in a carriage In search
of th« two men. Early today they
drove past the men in a side street.
The traveling man identified them and
the tro in the carriage were Just in
the act of making a stand when either
Madlgan or Chadburn opened fire. Cal-
houn was shot through the heart and
the outlaws made their escape tem-
porarily. The marshal and traveling
man, taken by surprise, were unable to
fire a single shot.
Calhoun's body was taken to the un-
dertaker's and the town was aroused.
Thef outlaws stole two horses and
started for Hewins. While the posse
was gathering at Cedarvale word was
wired ahead to Hewins where a depu-
ty sheriff quickly gathered a score of
armed men about him. Within two
hours the outlaws rode up to a hard-
ware store, secured a rifle and revol-
ver and started out of town on a gallop.
Just as Madigan and Chadburn were
leaving the main street the posse open-
ed firo and a lively fusilade ensued
Finally Madigan fell from his horse and
died almost Instantly. Another bullet
soon brought Chadburn to the ground,
shot, through the bowels. During the
exchange J. M. Pope, a member of the
posse, received a slight wound in the
foot, and a Mrs. Malone, who had been
attracted to the scene by the firing,
was shot fn fhe leg. Her wound Is not
serious. Madlgan's body was taken
to Cedarvale and Chadburn was plac-
ed.In a hospital.wlutre it is said he can
not live.
Madlgan and Chadburn were each
under thirty years of age. Chadburn
has served time in the Kansas peniten-
tiary for robbery. Nothing is known
of Madigan. Calhoun was forty years
old.
are 94 banks operating in Oklahoma
with $5,000 capital stock each; 109
with $10,000 each; 21 with $15,000
each; 11 with $25,000 each; 4 with
$20,000 each; 3 with $6,000 each; 2
with $7,500; 2 with $8,000, 2 with $12,-
000, 2 with $12,500, and 2 with $50,000
each. There are five other banks,
each with a capital stock as follows:
$5,500, $7,000, $10,200, $10,500 and $30.-
000. The average capital stock em-
ployed Is $9,865.
AN EXCITED MAN HUNT
Posse of '200 Armed Men are
Searching for Iola
Dynamiter.
EXPERT IS EMPLOYED
Books of Logan County Will
Have Thorough Over-
hauling.
DEPOSITS NINE MILLION
The Commissioner's Report
Shows Territorial Banks
in Fine Condition.
Paul F. Cooper, state bank commls-
rioner, has made public his report,
covering the past fiscal year, showing
Oklahoma banks to be in an excellent
condition. This is a consolidated
statement of all state banks In Okla-
homa, at the close of business on June
1, a total of 257 banks reporting. The
average reserve held Is 52 per cent,
the legal reserve required being 25
per cent. The total resources are $11,-
777,209.44.
The resources of the state banks
show loans and discounts amounting
to $6,268,087.85; overdrafts, $227,856.50;
bonds and warrants, $194,673.45; bank-
ing house furniture and fixtures, $570,-
156.39; other real estate, $65,581.39;
due from banks, $3,460,854.50; cash,
$845,515.64; cash Items and exchanges,
$142,251.52; other resources, $2,232.14.
The liabilities show p total capital
stock of $2,491,200; surplus, $293,-
701.85; undivided profits, $494,448.79;
total deposits. $8,393,110.37; bills pay-
able, $60,482.22; bills rediscounted,
$44,260.21.
Of the total deposits the certificates
of deposits amount to $823,137.50; de-
posits of banks, $153,909.05; Individ-
ual deposits, $7,355,299.44; cashiers'
Tse board of county commissioners
in session yesterday by formal resolu-
tion employed an expert accountant,
A. J. Whitney, to examine, audit and
report upon the fiscal and other trans-
actions of Logan county from January
11, 1899, up to the present time. Under
• the terms of the resolution the expert
is allowed five dollars per diem for his
j services. A number of attempts were
made in past years to secure a sys-
tematic checking up of the afTairs of
the county by a competent accountant,
but all these efforts met with a cold
reception at the court house until the
induction of the present board of coun-
ty commissioners. The resolution in
full is as follows:
Be it resolved by the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Logan county, Ok-
lahoma Territory:
That A. J. Whitney, who is a skilled
accountant and auditor, and who is not
related by blood or marriage to any
county officer of Logan county, be em-
ployed to examine, audit and report
j upon the official conduct of the fiscal
iand other affairs of Logan county, in-
cluding claims allowed, warrants is-
j sued and paid, contracts made, and the
J papers, accounts, books, records and
conduct of all the county officers of
j Logan county from the 1st day of Jan-
uary, 1899, until the completion of his
report: Be it further
Resolved, That said A. J. Whitney
be allowed the sum of $5 per diem, for
every day actually used by him in the
performance of his duties under this
resolution; Be It further
Resolved, Tlfat said A. J. Whitney
shall enter upon the discharge of his
duties under this resolution as soon
as he shall file with the clerk of thiu
board his acceptance in writing of the
employment hereby authorized and
take the oath of office required by law.
Opposite the vacant lots in the three
hundred block on Easb Oklahoma ave-
nue there is a growth of weeds that
almost covers the brick pavement and
makes walking on the sidewalk
(By Assi^ciated Press.)
Iola, Kas., July 12.—Two hundred
armed men under the direction of the
sheriff started a search today of the
country round abouc Iola for C. L.
Melvin, the temperance fanatic, who
has been in hiding since the three Iola
saloons were dynamited. Many citi-
zens joined in the chase which soon
developed into an excited man hunt.
MILWAUKEE'S DRAGNET
Grand Jury Returns Another
Batch of Indictments
Against Grafters.
Milwaukee, July 11.—Sixty-seven in-
dictments actnlusi t*vePty-Fvo lndlv'du-
als, most of whom ar# former company
officials, were handed down by th** Mil-
waukee county grand iury lite yest?vuay
in the municipal court. The probing of
the grand Jury still goes on, the term
not oxpi'ng until September 1. Ycs er-
day's batch of true bills, lddcd to the
thirty-eight returned ten days ago
makes a total of 105 thus far with the
•xpectatlon fhai further probing will re-
sult In many more Indctments being
brought In later. Yestet-lay's lists con-
tain twer.ty-on«j names returned n the
last batoh, there b Ing but Ave new
names btfore reported.
Nearly all of the !ndfctment cha«ge
bribery In the sum of $." 0, the amo* nts
it is alleged, having been paid to pres-
t or forrrer cojn'y officials in «,on-
nection with the awarding of county
contracts for t'.e erection o' an ad iition
to the county hospital several year ago.
ly of the indictments are the r -jult
of confe.ssions of Otto Seldel. rr, an«l
Edward F. Strauss, lormer meobers °f
the county board.
Ralph Smith was tried this morning
before Justice Overbay, charged with
committing a felonious assault with a
knife upon Harry Champ, a colored
boy. The testimony of more than twen-
ty witnesses showed that the knife
was used in self defense and the casj
was dismissed. The Smith boy is
about fifteen years of age, and Harry
Champ gave his age as fourteen, al-
though he is much larger than Smith.
The Champ boy has been in court be-
fore, on various charges.
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The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1905, newspaper, July 13, 1905; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc121736/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.