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THE LEAT)i:T{. fiTTHftlE, OKLA.. THrRSDAV. KEBttUATtY 20. 1908.
THE LEADER
BY LESLIE G. NIBLACK
Established 189.1. Published every
Yliursday from 107 107 V- West Har-
rison avenue and entered In the post-
olTice at fl-nthri®, Oklahoma, as second
class mail matter.
Subscription: $L«
variably in advance.
the year, in-
PROniNENT HOSPITALS SAY
PE~RU=NA IS EFFICIENT 1
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IN RELIEVING ALL CATARRHAL DISEASES.
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INCREASE IN PRICE
Owing to the rapid iidvame in 111
price of printing material The I^eader
ia common with many wee My paper*
is forced to raise its yearly subacid p-
Hon rate.
WKDNKSDAY KKIIIM \m I! , I!>us
LOSE NO TIME.
If there b- a lault ol the average
flMuocrat. il Is to offer explanation io
the republican officeholders a tit I <>ITi<
: eeker> of the new I;it . Tin Le*ad< V
ft els that nothing the parly ran ilo
will over satisfy the cynical and < rii i
eal crow I in ecntred of tin- republican
organ!/.ation. and for that reaHon
would offer uo i x pi ana t ion to t h« < . m-
ait.
For years it has been the policy of
that outfit to make merry over lite
tfeasts hi tv.rl by lb rederal govern-
ment, and they are all always happy
v li ii ||ie b*aveft and fishes nro being
spread for the hungry horde. They
are em ini s of our party, riot from
Vi'juciple, I>•';t been so popular govern-
ment means dethronement for tliem,
and for that reason they distrust the
public and seek t i bold by appoint-
ment what they can never hepe to
uttain by |>opular will.
It being the i 1 lev of the lenieicratic
ti nrty to be fair with ail men. it is not
Mrange time ft lost in attempting: to
point out'the path for our bedruggle 1
brethren < f the op: sing side. But
:' ars of efort and hard experience
have tan .'it The Leader these men
are selfish and seek only personal
gain. They are so anxious to advance
their fallen fortunes, they wander afar
from the paths of truth, and are never
happy unless assailing either a demo-
crat or s.tne great, people-blessing
principle * X o;r party.
Were these leaders, no-calle I. really
anxious to aid the ca se of >d gov
eminent and themselves learn the
people are supreme. The Leader would
advocate •ending tlirra a kinder
KHrten teacher, and mal e an honest
eff rt to teach th; in the great bless-
ings of papular sovereignty, but so
THE GOVERNOR IS FIRM.
Sluco his inaug''>tttion into the of-
fice of g vernor Mr. Haskell has hadi y^r^cra^rarrarraerarTTar—
t c.niti 'nl 1,1 ji. Willtn; in! niali- /£?
c!o'a a set of press liars us the 'lis- " *
rruntied organ Izutiou— labeled repub-
it emu not be said the uggr. : it ion has
ever been consistent, but it has per-
sisted, and no littl
nuential nature has been ti o small
lot these wolves to snarl at and make
over
Wh« n they brought up the school
l mi <|it stint), down at Hobart, tin*
chief exe utlve broadsided that «. t
1 f the way, refusing to wait f r the
people to find out in process of time.
The Hag stnry told with inch gusto
was but atiotli i' of these instances,
and now. down at Ok labma City, is
the i ostmaster, wh .se affiliations
w ith a so called requblit an pap< r are
Ioi tic sole purpose of making the
nutlioi'ities at Wii-ningtou retain tli'
postoJTfc under his i le: can iug e-aeli
little item to b ■■ use I and maguificl,
and. alter months of « IT it. the admin
btraliem rid" on, braving all elifTl-
eititles and meeting the demand upon
its time Ilk they should be a t
Mr Ilasl'< II was Inducted into the
i file of governor w ith the statement
that lie would be found ovi mi the
aide the people, lie had told the
i s |•.ration grafter: from tb • very
start that their time to defeat him
was at the polls, for as governor he
proposed to run the state in accord
a re t<> what was for th common
?■ I, and he mailt* each and ever)
one of the pack fe i the lash.
Mr Haskell has not only s ived the
state well and faithfully, but his linn.
dignified niannt r of holding the rein,
aiding in securing tie* ded and help-
ful I gislatioti, has added to the glory
";-v0kh\l":,l!i,1,i".l«'ri,l': fl0SP,TALS ALLOVER THE COSTINEM Ft.MI PE-KI -N I V VLIABI.E IX TKKATIXC AUCATARKHALDISEASES
■. I .1 - „■ .1.; f..r nATARRH of ^respiratory or m I Montreal. \ov. 7,1903. I experiencing much fatten# Vow I can
I,.... I an«l - > .•ii.-.i-Mp n n ^ i-a common allni.nt in Canada lor " e found Perun a a relief in several M.,'lk a n.il"t, nV *-owIcan
of the ilt cnilc. How I .Tile. then, i, at least tw,.-thirds of tl,c year. I cases, warn a mile easily.
IT: Its of Hie froghollow press This condition is no doubt canaed by
brigade to iimku him appear In any the long, severe winters experienced in
..titer Hum tile r le of n statesman'| this part of the continent.
How inrffe null will be til' effort to. Therefore, when Peruna was discoy-
ake htm apiienr in a small :i:;uiner t erod by Canadian people to be a reliable
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SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. MONTREAL
re&edy for these catarrhal tlisea;
At once became a popular medicine, not
only among individuals and in families,
but in the great hospitals, where it wa
msed as a preventative and relief in
Hundreds of rases.
and yet the effort 1h as venomou
it being made by men of broad calibre
and strong Intent! Th people of the
state rightly resent those continued
and false attacks. The public feels
govern r hits made his prmiiscs
d and will continue to do so. and
they eioer him as one who rises al>ove
sordid politic? to the plane f states-
manship, bringing the iti/* nship < t
the state to the very highest notch
Since the day Mr. Haskell stood out
th • great champion of human rights
in the constitutional convention he
hHs had to contend with and Imm The Peruna Company,
loin as they seek only to disrupt and I every pow«er listed n the side ot ; Columbus, Ohio
impair tie work of the pe ple, that I wrong Since it w.k .iis ovied i. Having used Peruna for the past few
long will The Leader reaffirm they ; would not swerve "tom the line of j months, for our sick and poor, wc are
are not wertliy the time lost in si-.dv j duty, it has been tb - pu i «■ of th- happy to say that it has given us great
lot; to s!i w them, and It must advise { tits of the tr - and corporations satlafmction.
all against wasting much time In ' ti s i- that Mr Haskell was hampered ! The Sisters of the Good Shepherd,
t e can say it is s good tonic and u e
are vers thankful.
Sisters of the Ciood Shepherd.
When catarrh one-' • i-'--ps -. if upon
the system it l>econies an obstinate dis-
ease to eradicate.
A s> ttmle ri incdy—one- that reaches
every internal organ of the body—is an
absolute necessity.
®| Peruna is just such a remedy. It
I searches out the cause of the disease,
"Through these three eases we deslro
to make known to the public the ef-
ficiency of your remedy."
Hospital St. John, of St. Johns,
Province of Quebec.
A later letter received from the same
institution reads as follows;
"Three weeks ago / wrote to tell
you how satisfactory we found
Peruna. We recommend It highly for
coids, coughs, catarrh and neuralgia.
"I have used it myself us a tonic with
the best results, taken as directed, half
a teaspoonful every half hour."
j Mrs. Etta Booker, Dundurn, Sask^
^ • T., Canada, writes:
healing and strengthening the mucous
Pheae institutions do not hesitate to membranes, and thus iriving Nature an
give their endorsement of the remedy opportunity to pvrfurm her part of the
Which has been so helpful in the treat- restorative proces-.
ment of their poor and sick. | 0ne of the manv hospitals which have
Among these institutions is that of found Peruna of valu- in tie .1, d :.n«: "IsutTercd with pelvic catarrh until
the Sisters of Good Shepherd, who gave obstlnateea.s. s. f catarrh i - the Ho^oital 1 uro,<*to I)r- Ilartman, and after tak-
the following endorsement; ! St. John, who write, as f M«.w : ing treatment as ho advised, I can say
4'We are happy t j tell you that your ^ am n<)W cured of this most trying
Peruna lias given us satisfaction. Three affliction, for which I am truly thank
seeking to show them the error of
their ways.
Mr. Mm'abe. the distinguished tie-
vim (d Oklahoma, has little interest in
3:oy "Jim Crow" suit. The facts are
Mef'abe is going to the Philippines,
and is making this last play to aid
htm in securing a good appointment,
lie has been one ot the republican
bailers in this state and, is such,
feels it a duty to make a little noise
like he was disappointed over sopera-
One of Oklahoma City's best and
most prominent citizens was shot to
I'eath over a debt atuo ntlng to fifteen
(1 lltl'"
Wltll Irost • in KI01 itla and other
stutoK reporting disasters at Un-
hands of the elements, (Jutlnie coil
titiues the great winter resort «il the
Union.
patients have tried i .<
turs eld,
ful. I think Peruna the best medicine
He 11011 i Dupuis, attlii :• i with - ;i:'.rr!i. i ; j '°r catarrh. I never felt better in my
much relieve d, more than he has been ,life thau 1 do at present." c
for a number of vear ! Per,uua uofc only promptly relieves
•'.4 young girl, IS years old. had an a1n,?1f0,,U in.,l"*i,r «"«.
obstinate unigh, which neff a tonic oi '.A'Jli. /• . ""•'1 ;."nd ' ""'."-'ut f°r
Peruna caused to disappear. cat.iri lial diseases in the chronic stage.
"As to mv.-.'li', n\.i botti-s lir.ve eon- oonrae, it is only reasonable to
vlnecd ino' tlmt lVruna i ma;:::i',eeut & Wfdlelna
Ichangolts pood opinion of the remedy t as a toiu'r. 1 , . necessary to .^ureaslight attack
lind expresses iUs U«f cUuu ill the lol-1 "itof. i . ti... tr-ntment I enid no! reiievelhe ailmentHfter ithi^i tatwai-
walk for aeiu irter of au huiir without | lowed to bccome chrooiQ.
It devol ps that flourko Cochran is
to lead tin- light 111 New York City
for a 1'ryiin delegation, and it is by
no tinaus sine he will fail le> senile
i. victory
The man who will make it a felony
to have in possession, utile- an auth-
orized agent of the government) any
nt the bltili e\p|osi\es. will leave a
name ill history worth retaiuiu;
Notwithstanding the Japanese min-
ister to Washington alleges there ean
be ne war between )bis country and
bis. Admiral ICvans still sails for the
vantage point of the Pacific ocean.
If the secretary of the int rior would
visit Uuthrio and see his Indian
"wards" playing the great \nieri an
gallic of politics, he would conclude
tiny can do very well for themselves.
The senate Icels u a duty to meet
three times per day and the president
pro teni is advocating that theory,
stating a night session would be in
keeping with the industry of the sen-
ators.
lowing termj:
MR. BHVAN FOR P^ACE.
There will be no unseemly squab-
ble for elelegates in the ranks where
H win is the choice of the ileaiocracy.
Tru . there will have to be men de
feated in all counties, districts and
state convemtions, but that is the j ■—
mere rising and falling ot personal Tho TiOadc
ambitious, se> iiecessarv for the growth I ^
and doveleipiuent of American politics: j |m
adding its spie and bringing the \ < t j j,,
ers to the ( loser realization of the j
popular will, as expressed.
The democratic part v. Ill
ff 111 '
The
blican newspapers have
overlo ke ! one statistical fact about
the Oklahoma constitution! There
are ;;w.i'*00 \< ters in the stat •. and al
n.ost all of them declare they favor
the document.
They say the marriage of Miss
Shows to the Due de Chalnes was
purely a love affair, but the fact of
the duke owning two mortgaged
houses may have hud something to do
with the ceremony.
The warring members of the Ken-
tr: icy legislature could serve the stale
I ei er and de) themselves more honor
bv going < ' in a body to arrest and
hold in custody the night riders of the
dark tobacco district.
and ppr- < I at every t in. So fai August20t 1903,
he has met evi ry Issue squarely and Montreal.
branded the opposing tore s with th- After a continued use of the remedy•
proper name al each stand He has jhis inctitntion has found norea on • i
••-.w-fi no nuarter and given none, no
matter what was offered.
As a result we have a state where
the smallest official understands and
feels that behind his attempt to ful-
fil: his duties Is a chief executive w ho
will make the law take Its proper
pin e, and who will se • that justice
b given to all men!
And every v ter of the state should
make mental notes e>f thos • who are
seeking to discredit and hamper the
chief executive In his eff rt to make
Oklahoma fie, of the ^rafter. i he
!'• I re vhould be I'ought out along the
sain lines, and we who understand
the e millions must remember to the
nil that who is n w arrayed on
the either side of the I ne'e, is either
willingly or unwillingly the ally ol
the grafters and the corporations,
which have, in the hitlu rtei. held this
fair stale in bonds stronger than the
fette reel steel.
Out NV r this stall . eugugeM ill the
many e-fforts tei lutlld for themselves
lvalues, that the; ami lluir families
H-ay rank as the highest in Oklahoma.
are ti ft t ui thousand s Imol land
lessees, and each r.ueleu'staiids where
and he w the governor l« Is towards j j,,,.
tlietn. In return the > should stand
as an - nit to uphold the go
I is sir ggle t > maintain tb
: i ip and high standing of the* state wave.
among th ccmiiuonwealths. i With • country b iribmed as no th
And e*ver\ larmer who in the rust country w;o • v«-r laird ■ ne«! in time
lms bee'ii made to ray exorbitant rates J poae> . with the commerce on lai
( ! Interest for what money he ben land sens paying tribut • to a ;eNv ;
rowtHl, shorld with exultation roiuom- lege d capt
her it was Govern..r Haskell who de- the pirat
elared what th, rate* should be; that (burdens
the borrower and lender alike uld j the peo.
g t justice, and remeiuber adding roj(;in 1 -
the power of the fight made against tne surg
him is nid given to those who oppose de.ep int.
a fair and equal rate ol interest.
Ill fa l, the people f this late, rt 1 ,l '
gurdh'ss of party, should beai in mind M,!
that C vernor Haskedl has fought th
fight of the' people. He has trust.
his ease •ael. time with the m eat I waK fa|r. to secure peaee in his j t
moiiality. and lie ha: per onall> look . |m|.n a|li| wll„e „„„. |,.,ve lost a h
tie brunt or hattie Me Iihh MM,Rhr here aini there an.I he lias \ \
shelter from no criticism, anil a lost the -p. c-lnl interest i . imuie. let no
hit!d«n litiilnil no citadel of dignity or C|t)/).n tha, beliiii.i hi linnnei
The Kans:is ('jty Jonrnal. eoriiora-1 the above in one of the leaflets of the
11Ion republican, sorrowfully anuoun 'National Society says: The three
ices William Jennings Bryan < an not j doves in epicstion benefited the farm-
; '> elected president. The I♦ .irnal is < rs, on w ln se land they fed, by des-
i indeed solicitous for the welfare of the I tr vin-: 23tn>'in jirosp-ct ive weeds, and
lil.iiiocratie |mrl). as its reeor.l for il< , :l; Us. Is there a farmer in the "land
how most e-oneluslveh
tm
: I lie
Mill t til
emaigh
at the
when Douglas
indorsem nt
Chai le
aron.,
er the
nse of 11 ust s. ;
iuerapabilit\ o
republican I'll!
• nor In | r„r Mr. Bryan wh
cliizen still iviiows the lei
ountr
rapid
«*s with great re",
of Wichita, Kan
ti found guilty of selling
dgnated as beer. Some <b
- Wichita papers annonm
I men we t- lined for playin-' poker.
•le- would seem as il people of that, e
",,:1Mare iiukiml, for surely cultured n
,ling would not .base ouch otlmr with
I poker, and. if tin • so do, why is it the ] ■ ,•
ntod j police* interfere, nid have the plaver, ' ..
•a i,i t i -i i • . ! i i , , -; , i eoinimrabl'
bailetl into cemrt, and lined.' While,
t 'it- I ,• , I ' Upon I ill-
1,1 hit course, resident s ol a law and oi'-l r ,
! ity like (iiithrie only know of tho
"b'e. wi(d\ed games le reading the Oklalue]
i world ne)t w
man who wo
me as a friend
offer to uproot
1 ' > we :1s? Yet because
> n! ui silently, and un-
ind make no loud boasts
Kiel I le y are doing, they
of little <.<r no value,'. !t
hoped that there are
in the legislature to
in!
vale
bird
tarm birl on the
The small amount,
■uishes Is wholly in-
liMiefit it confers
ests.
J A Ml SOX.
rt lining the
curing relieif
itv am
W'i.
111a u<
t In*
ost an unit |,.niis ir
ling peace. I, s siin
elate
tilt
ins of industry who, like '
of old. lex \ tribute I hat j L-ilnVi, •* ttVlt,M'
all men. the* .Wbraskan and ——
de know the remedy which
> i - - > 1 i« • [ .Hit l-.e the leiit. o. KEEP THE DOVE ON
•on. and that it must sink j
the« ulcer!
these conditions til. p-.oplej
in uo humor to bear the plaint of ( tn
e peculiar special Interest which ! > e
ns persemal displeasure because ii:
jot Mr. Bryan. Jie has don what he | th
THE NON-GAME LISTi
l,hi COMPLIMENTS LESTER
Hiar|
1,1 South M Alester Paper Pays Tribute
to Assistant State Printer.
(Si1.11 ii Mi-Alester \e« ; .i
(...^ It has been known to the intimate
U I pen.Is of Dillon Lester for some
n to ('a-vs lhat he bad been offereel the po-
i,M sition of assistant state printer by
! litnon ('. Wen rail, but not until the
i last lew hours- iias it been e ertain that
•the position tendered would be ac-
pted.
a 11 y
i he
'annot th
Vfter tb i n k i i
1 honor as v
ae ceptance
itlei Involve
oreler tha
in might
could, burdened b>
that
silence! H has toiy the- p<*:ple nis J alll| whooping freun
plans iu ael van a. and he has siudi | ^ree-k area million ti
>. sly carried out the* line of work as . all,| lwo million po
the
etui'
to
At pre
nt Governor Haskell
alte-d position among ''u'jpron!
governors, and he earned that stati -n
by reAson e f his indomitable couraue
in carrying on a straight and ^nc<>,J'
batth* for the ce mmon good He will. part\ who
L! gi\ n the least assistan e from th and be will
people eif Oklahoni
The nomination oi Mt Br.\ an mei
that millions of me>n will e-ome to
would not. vote
The number of state banks being
organized over the state proves two
things conclusively—the banks want
the guarantee of the stat' . and the
I cople have means and are willing
they shall be used for the develop-
ment of the state.
tiem of the races, in truth no strong-
er advoe.'ate ol' ra e seperation exists
than Met'abe. He wants separate
schools, waiting rooms and all which
prevents the children growing up to-
gether. That lie would continue to
use the white element e:f the republi-
exn party as a mere toed to serve the
purpose he- has iu view, is but addi-
tlonal (proof MeOnbe Is a bigge*r and
brainier man than any e>f his white
hdrlBers.
i\nd
place* Jt In the vot
front ranks. His sound, steady ide a can
of statecraft have bee nn. air aa>
features «>f dlscusslem througlumi th
Union, and we who a e here with linn,
and know conditions, are far tr. m lo-
ing our duty If we do not oiil> aid.
but insist the belittling and mmseusi
eal warfare of the petty wolves stop.
once and forever!
In thus holding up the ham s and
bliowinn apple iatii n. the inople of
Oklahoma will , the richt n>
tallol profrretsive an i p:?lil.e spirlten
ndielate.
And to nominat
even make a \
do so would invite' th
ilch overtook us four
• friends of the* birds (
true* facts about)
fully kn uii and ap-
r now I beg a little
n the Intel est of on-
ular—the .Mountain
for the reason that
ills before the legis-
plaeed in the game
s it to be* killed ill
of tin- year. This
nistakeii idea of the
of the dove to the
I will not inject any | ,.•
s Vpon the subject, I ti
ved.v freun the offi-1 |,
BiolofelcalSnrvey e f i ,|.
the r. S. Department of Agriculture.)
and lion. William Dutcher. president jt
of the> National Aud.tbon society. This subseepumtly
bird, as is well known. Is almost ex i aceuient. il
ver the offer and
is the work which
suedi a positiem
Lester finally ele-
ird In partic
love I ask this
l gome of the
it re tliis bird i:
ist. which allow
rt a in seasons
r ws t.ut of a i
conemiic valiti
inning lutere'st.
f lily own view
lit quote exeln
-opt the* position ami so
state lirinter Friday to
Mr. Lester hmves for
Guthrie to assume his new duties next
Wednesday. He will take his family
ami make that his hom for the fu-
ture.
In his appointment of assistant,
the state printer has selec ted a man
whose experience extends over a
period of is years. Keir I). Lester
began at the bottom us "elevll" on
th' first paper ever published in this
e-i'\ in the* first days of its growth,
the rime taw Herald, which was owned
by Preston S Lester. These were the
elays when plain ami boulevard met.
fter some five or six years under
first management the Herald was
•Id to the News man-
has been conne
other man r-l' slvelv a wind seed destroyer, al with tiie News a great part of the
strong att
empt ! though in the
' destroy man
ti n of 2:17
hireling
Alton B Parker Is one of the*
st. cleanest, ami bravest men that
received a presidential nomlna
He« was chosen bv the* «le>le'gate*s.
mt was suppe
>t the
'eate*el him be
il inteiv
be the
dat-
ami that
Biological
cent * f it
matter i nth
stomach was
yellow-wi el-s
seeds I the
ti they time since, working in its various
ts. The < xamina iiartnients up to the position of llno-
elov« stomachs by the type man. whie h he* holds at the' pres-
r,\c\ fthows that 119 per out time. Hence his experienee eov-
food consist e>f ve>ge*table I ers several phases of practical prlnt-
pe of seeds. In one ,, s work, ami this experience will
1 7.")' i seeds of the'prove' invaluable in Ills new work.
In another *!.♦"•( | In addition to his large experienee
fox ? ail. and in a third ! .- as a prne tieal printer, Mr. Lester has
n el.
Mr. T. M. Bloelgett. of Atlanta. Ceor-
gia, writes President Itoosevelt. the
latter has pursued a policy to cause
the "republicans to lose out iu tin-
land of Dixie, lust when the party
"lost or won 111" Is a matter the hi
Itory of the t'nitenl fitate elooh not
imtUe clear to the average man.
• campaign start l• • < f a combination of seven differ- served in man1' other positions of
ed. ent varieties of seeds e f which the honor In the' city. He is at present
I noxious slender paspalum and the president of the* local printer's union.
: orange hawk weed, so anm ying t> j lie Is likewise secretary of the
It has been thirty four ye ars since farmers, cenupri ■ 1 7.4tk). This euor-: Jeffe rson democratic e-lub of the e ity,
Josepii (i. Cannon made his first ! irouF quantit yof seeds in one single and was the first eity clerk Me Alester
spee h in the lower house of com j little dove stomach seems incredible, i ever had. His friends in the city coti-
gn : j. and. to be- real candi ;. the couu and were- it not an ofTlcial stutement ; gratulate him on the eiflie-e te) which
tr> we. dd hav, fared as well. < r bet . from the highest authority bearing the be' has just been appointed. an l part
ler, had it been the last official utter | stamp of the government, one might e f this honor will fall to the* city in
anco of the Danville*. 11 lliiols, coil-j be ex-used for doubting It. j whieh he lias spent se> many years e f
tress ma if,
President Dutcher couinientlng (>n bis lite,
OVER THE STATE
■vivivl-: ■ : IvlvBvH VBvl-: Hvl*>
j The doctcrs of Pottawatomie coun-
■ t> held a session at Shawnee, and
agree 1 to still write* prescriptions in a
! dead language.
j S awn v seeks to have a baseball
i iearn, and anuoum s she will have
th, nn,. ready at the commencement
e< the s ason.
Th e-ommercial club at Altus, or
j wi never Is In charge, has the other
villages, iu the' county seat ellstractcd.
fills man advertis v the* merits of
Vitus, and he* uses e utsl !e* papers to
tilu the- w i k with.
(leaiy people oomplaiu the offleeu-s
are e enrt'seatiug too ni' cb i\ al good
w hlskey
Pun eli still declare* II Is to have a
new rallrem 1, and that w rk will soon
e« mine nee. o
Wei etka has wanted the ponlten-
i ■. i \ -- long and so mu h that they
ait now speaking of it down there as
ui assured tact, and tedl how they are«
:.o.ng to harness th Canadian, ami
| do wonderful things when the con-
! \ lets are' there lei aid in harnessing,
j Some mean man at Chickasha semi
dml;. Williams -.une e- mic valeu-
lines, and ue w the Judge Is locking
i for the- man with the- intent ed' jailing
• him tor contempt ed' court.
Five* prlsemers in tin* county jail at
Chickasha burned the lock edl the
ilex r, and are now having a g>;oel time
e.nse rtlng with liberty
lawton now has right e>! way le the
Wichita mountains, and expects to
show visitors a few things this sum-
mer. I awton is a cultureel burg, but
the record for m rders in that vicln-
| ity has been terrible the past year.
The Cleo Chieftain Is afraid Mr. E.
I\ .lacks, n. cashier of tin* state bank
of that village, is going te work teio
hard, an I make blni prematurely old
The State' Capital has instigate*.! a
mandamus and Injuiictlem suit against
i ihe? governor ami state- printer. The
j mandamus seeks to eotnpcl the* printer
to submit, public printing weirk to com-
petitive bids and t« ace e*pt that of the
State- Capital. The iiijunctiem, of
i course, seeks to stay any contracts
i already made. Did anyone ever hear
of the Capital bnbliin on any print-
1 ing before state-hood? It makes a great
I difference wheise eix is being gored.—
Stillwater Advanee-Denieierat.
j What has bcceinie ed' F. Windy
I Jacobs? He and "Friday" Gree*r have
failed to injfc-e*t an open letter into
W. .1. Bryan's pe>litieal ambitions for
I a whole* week. Must be a screw loetse
somewhere.—Cimarron Valley (Clipper.
! The Guthrie Dally Leader Is e>ne of
the staunchest democratic papers In
tin* state. It gives the- people* the news
as It is, all the* state ami legislative. It
| prints a copy of the idfie'ial recorels
j ami e an be*, re'lied upon as oorree t.
I Leslie Nlblaek deserves great credit
j for giving the- people a clean and
I newsy paper. -Bartlesville Examiner.
; Frank (Ireer is going to have the
law on em for separating him from
I the printing graft. It is a good deal
hike breaking up the family to see
'the ptilble printing deme outside the
I State Capital plant.—Lawton Constitu-
I tion-Democrat.
Luther Ford, charged with tile* mur-
der of William Drazzell, at Apache,
j w as acquitted in the district court at
I Anaelarko.
Mrs. M. A. Mumlell Is tl aul at Au-
J adarko.
j (iarland l-'raster. of Moore, and Miss
Maggie' Hoard, of Anadarko, were mar-
ried iu tin* latter city ami have*.moved
j to Moore.
I Mrs. Mattie Llliolt died at the re-si-
demev of her parents, Mr. ami Mrs.
j.1. T. Barr, at Anadarko. I)ece?ase'd was
i eighteen years of age, ami had been
! niarrie'.l one- year,
.J. W. King, a preuuilie'iit Caddo
leounty citizen, died near Anadarko
i Friday.
j A ..u-year old girl at Sulphur has
bad Tom McDaniel arresteel ou the*
charge of rap '.
I Charles II. Smith. «>t Atlanta. C.a„
Iami Miss Kathleen Bake*r, of Tish -
! mingo, were' married last week. The
! couple will reside in the' Ueorghi me-
I tiopolis.
i lOldoVado is ambitious to have a
j gypsum and cement plant all of its
i own, and tb.* coniniercial cdub is offer
j ing a free site' for same.
< Shawnee and Oklahoma City boost-
ers de edare they will build an inten ur-
ban line- between the two villages.
I Should they be aid - to build the line,
lit would enable Shawnee* shoppers to
lake the interurban te> Oklahoma City,
then over the St. Fe to Guthrie, re-
turning home to the potato country
;! lie sain • day.
1 The mayor of Chickasha has been
j requested to call oft' the* e'lectiejn ord-
ered for the voting of school bonds.
A young son of il. C. itice, a Lexing-
ton stock elealer, en route with the'
father to Kansas City, walked off the
train, when but a few miles out of
Oklahoma City. He was walking in
his sleep and the- fall did no more
harm than to awaken the. lad. Being
I Mrs, Mary Conklln, of ICnid, de-
je lares her husband a mortal enemy,
jam! asks divorce from him. The hus-
band is a barber and marriage occm*
lied in Clay Center. Kansas, twenty
I years ago.
tin id s <ks to rid itself of the* red-
light district, but has made only par
tial success, up to this hour.
Pawnee complains of an epidemic of
' lagrippe.
Okmulgee is suffering with small
pox in a mild form, more than sixty
[cases having developed there the past
w inter.
The Haynes store at Newkirk was
robbed.
Wooelward announces a new state
bank, to be organized immediately.
The Review and Courier at Alva
have* consolblat 'el, ami both parties
to the agreement agree te> get out a
good paper.
Kdward Chope, of Newkirk, is dead.
The dece-ased was forty years of ag-
ain! one of the best known residents
of Ka> county. A wife and three child-
ren survive him.
Barton boasts of having a sate rob-
bed by real burglars.
The physicians of Woodward are to
start a new hospital, ami work em the
building is advertlsoel for the first
spring day.
King Prater, of Norman, dropped
' dead at the* Santa Fe station, when
getting off a train from Wynnewood.
A Kingfisher man has lost forty
tons of hay by fire, ami says there is
im profit in the business.
Wight horse- thieves are in Umbo
at the* three cities of Knld, K1 Reno,
and Oklahoma City.
Samuel Walker, of Knld, thought lie
loaned $8UU to a man by the name
of F A. Shackley, but has sued the
loan agency bee:aus.. Mr. Shackley
had no real property to loan on.
Bartlesville Is of sufficient ini| ort-
ane-e te> announce a gun club shoit.
Mrs. .1. M. L. Strange tiled at Black-
well, at the age* of G::, and was in-
terred in the local cemetery th -re.
The* short grass country where It
was ouee supposed to never rain, com
plains they have had too much water
this winter.
Reverend Martin Lutb *r ItediertK
has ceuised his ministerial labors at
Cordell, ami will enter the* journalis-
tic field.
A. S. Starr, of Corelell. disloe'ated
his ueck ami lives Io tell the story,
and seems non* the- worse for the*
injury.
Meelfoi'ei is aiarnie'd lest tin* ie*«*
plant be1 moved friuu that city, and
the local ice men aflirtn tin \ will
nnt opeu'ate the |daul unless there b -
some' as. tirance* it w ill not lose- theuu
nioncN,
Mrs. (Justa e Burcharelt. of Mai
shall, has brought suit for elivorco
and asks alimony for the- remainder
of her single* life.
T. I. Brine-', of Marshall, has
broiigh suit against his wife for eli
voice*, asking $10,000 damage*,
against W. Wllbe*r, whom In* charge's
with ulieuiatiug the affections of his
wife The* suit covers a eloiuestie*
scandal of three years standing.
Philip Re-yir. Ids, charged with felon-
iously assaulting Jos'pli Williams, at
Marshall, lias been found guilty, but
the* jury re*commendeel be* be* dealt
with by the judge In a merciful man
nor.
Wichita papers complain with flu-
advent of statehood they ceas * to be
of interest. That is not the way
they state tin* eiuestioti, but the mean-
ing of tin' plaint.
A pe culiar accident happened Mou
day while Win. Davis was bringing a
jack which Ik* owned from Nardin tei
Medford. The* animal reareel and
caught a hoof in the buggy wheel in
such a manner that it was pulled off.
The accident happene d near the resi-
dence of Mr. Cummins ami after look-
ing tin* animal over Mr. Davis called
him ami told him lie could have tin
jack if he couhl save It. Mr. Cum
mius took the case iu baud and
through various expedients succeeded
iu stopping the flow of blood and
hopes to pull the jack through. The
animal was a good one and is quite
a loss to Mr. Davis, who was about to
complete a eleal where It was to be
traded in as part payment for a farm.
—Medforel Patriot.
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MUCH IN i
j LITTLE i
It is said that dried currents given
occasionally to horses in lieu of oats
will increase their power of emlur.
mice.
A Nottingham, England, miner has
patent <1 a saf ty pit cage, which Is
said to be a great advance on all
others.
Iron incased in concrete is not proof
against electrolysis, as a slight cur-
rent attacks not only the metal but
the> concrete as well.
The master ringer ed' Lincoln ca-
thedral has in fifty years made a rec-
ord of 975,000 steps asce-mled, ami
hopes to complete the million.
A school of languages for parrot:
has been establU bed in Pat h I he
birds are taught to speak Luglish,
French, German ami Italian.
The digestive powers of I In- hyena
are extraordinary. One of these ani-
mals lias been known to swallow six
large* bones without crushing them.
Most e>f tlie e-artoonists picture
Speaker Cannon as swinging bis gavel
with his right hand, when as a mat-
ter of fact the speaker is left handed.
Munich is to have one of the most
beautiful graveyards in (jcrmany. The
city has purclins '<1 about ul)0 acres of
romantic forest land about five- miles
from its borders, which will i e used
as a cemetery.
One way in which a man ean .lis
coven* that h > is not popular is let run
for office.
When a woman agrees with lie*r hus-
band it is a pretty sure* sign that she
is having her way.
The bargain day smile* on the face*
ed' sonu* women Is almost as b re tad as
their wedding day smile.
Any married man will t il you that
he loves bis neigh bens oven better
than he does his wife's kin.
Tlie man w ho has a poor opinion of
his neighbors Is seldom ever rated
very high by those whe> know him
best.
A London physician el'elares that
only people with brains eve.*r go crazy
Possibly Harry Thaw is not insane
after all.
We don't see why an old maid
should be expeeted to run down a
husband in leap year any more than
in any other year.
We have always imagined that an
old maid is a withereel faced girl who
insisted on having her way while be-
ing courted.
Severn out of ten old bachelors are
bald-headed. And they say that, a bald
head Is an Indication ed knowledge
and bralu power.
The women are to blaine for all the
neighborhood rows and the men are
to blame for nearly all of the cusseel-
nes- in tin* world.
The fellow who is always bragging
about himself usually is a chap tin*
neighbor's dog won't even bark at
when he* passes by.
i'lic T Sower V Has
Mo Srcosid C'hancc
Good M-nto >n\ • miike th« most
FERRY'S
SEEDS
tare man* run 11.fiit r- rry't S'-'.l nu*l-
lt.-! i.t Hit) M vlltl—Uirl II tolls
lite i mi
Ferry's Scod Annual for 1DP3
BisUfc.wltol - ' Mil ' for
Ui«*a«kutK. Hou'itow l.hiU till y.m Buia.
D. M. FPRRY A CO.. DttlMT. Mich.
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