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THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOHA.
VOLUME !>.
PART TWO.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, SATIHDAY, APRIL 185)7.
12 PAGES—5> TO 12.
MMl'.EK 1.
HARD ON "EXESF
McKinli-y Hands Out the Marble
Heart to Ex-Federal Office Holders
THE NEW MEN WILL WIN.
lie Say* the Uellctou* Pie Must Be Handed
Around—The Hartliiou AppotnteiH
Need Lxp#ct Nothing; From
iiiui Except In Kare Canes.
There is consternation in the deelar
ation of McKinley, that no "exes'
need apply. This includes a number
of the strongest applicants in Okla-
homa. The president's declarations
about this are emphatic. A Washing-
ton special to Sunday's St. Louis lie
public says:
Washington, March 27.—President
McKiuiey wishes his prieuds to <<uo«v
tbat olliee-hoiders under former
publican administrations need uot
think that their former connection
with the governmeut in any way
recommends them for appointment tu
their old places. When Mclvimey
went into the White House ho dibcov
ered a condition very similar to that
which confronted Mr. Cleveland when
he entered upon his second term. Isoi
less than 500 ex-otHceholders made
presence in town known to McKiuiey
aud all were bringing1 pressure for
reappointment. Many of them re-
garded themselves as winners from
the fact that they had satisfactorily
served before. If the claims of this
class had been recognized by McKinley
it would have barred man}' frwtn the
most desirable places in Washington,
throughout the country and abroad,
men who had received no cons dera-
tion at all under the Harrison admin-
istration. McKinley immediately saw
the dilemma in which he was placed,
and has now taken a positive stand.
He has told his intimate friends, and
through them wishes to have the re-
publicans to understand, that an ex
officeholder need not expect appoint-
ment under this administration unless
there are extraordinary reasons for it.
"The fact that a republican formerly
held office, far from being a recom
mendation, is an actual obstacle under
the present administration, and all
such ofticeseekers may as well under-
stand that they have had their pie and
the plate will now be passed to work-
ers in the party who have not been
favored in the past.
□ "Ex-officeholders under the Harri-
son administration have sought to
have Mr. McKinley loox favorable
upon them by arguing that, it would
V e to his advantage to conciliate the
Harrison wing of the party. Mr. Mc-
Kinley has replied to such arguments
that he has no objection to a republi-
can who worked for Mr. Harrison's
nomination in the past, and that, iu
fact, he will readily recognize such
members of the party and that he
will be able to do so by selecting men
who have never bsfore held office.
"A close friend of Harrison today-
said to the Republic correspondent
that the policy which McKinley is
now adopting is exactly the policy
that would have controlled Mr. Llarri
son himself had he been re-elected in
1892. This crentlemau, a prominent
republican, who at one time enjoyed
the closest political and personal re-
lations with Harrison, said that after
the latter's second nomination he re-
marked that if he should be re-elected
he would choose a new cabinet and
appoint new men throughout the gov-
ernment service. ,
"The adoption of this rule by Mr.
Harrison would have been embarass-
mg because his nomination was large-
ly due to men who had held office
under him during the four years of
his administration and who expected
in the event of his re-election to con-
tinue in their places.
"The fact that ex-officeholders may
as well give up the hopes they have
entertained for reappointment, is
gradually becoming known to and ac-
cepted by them. McKinley during
the last few days has expressed him-
self plainly to men who served under
Harrison. Not long ago, ex-Senator
Kruce t-aw McKinley and expressed
his wish to again fill the position of
recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia. McKinley plainly told
him that while he recognized the vot-
ing power of the colored people and
looked upon Bruce as one of the piom-
inent leaders of the colored race, he
could not for a moment consider his
reappointment because of the general
rule he had adopted. IIis reply to
Bruce was so positive that the ex-re-
corder made no effort to argue the
question. No one feels the cruelty of
this rule more keenly than Philoso-
pher Brock of Missouri. The philoso-
pher was chief of the bureau of stat-
istics under the Harrison administra-
tion, and has been here since the
fourth of March last, pulling for his
old job. There is some reason to be-
lieve the awful rumrr that Brock now
doubts the patriotism of McKinley.
But at any rate the chances of Brock
getting at the teat during this admin-
istration are very vague and uncer-
tain."
until tue evening o
Keed sentiment
the convention.
Some one called Cy Leland's atten
tion to Kelly's heroic McKinley boon'
and the Kansas committeeman wrot*
him a letter promising "to do some
thing" for him, if McKinley won, in
recognition of his services. Kelly
made no reply, but continued to boom
his candidate, and it was njt until
some time after the election that he
said to Leland: "You wrote me a let-
ter during the fight iu which you said
vou'd help me if I wanted anything
I was too busy to answer then, but
now that it is all over, I want to kuow
if von hHrpn't changed vo ir mind?"
Leland told him he proposed to do
what he had promised and i Kelly
named himself ns secretary of the ter-
ritory.
When the Oklahoma land offices
were under discussion at the white
house, the other day, it suddenly oc
curred to Leland that Kelly might
prefer a sure thing at *3.000 a year to
a glimmering possibility as uneretnrv
of the territory, and, without consn t-
ing Kelly, asked the president to ap-
point him to the Mangum receiver-
ship.
YOUTHFUL ROBBERS.
t-Jautern Novel Oper-
ating Iu Oklahoma.
Perry, March 30.—(Special]—Offi-
cers here have arrested about twelve
or fifteen boys between the ages of 12
and 17 years, on the charge of whole-
sale thefts. Most of the band is from
Chicago, some from Kansas City and
St. Louis, and it is said some of the
boys' paren s are well to-do and well
known. They have been operatirg
on the line of the Santa Fe railroad,
etpeeially between Winfield, Kan.,
and Purcell. I. T. A number of stores
and cars have been broken into by
these lads. Three were arrested here
this evening who save the who.'e
tiling away. It is hard to get the
names of the lads, as they refuse to
give them. There are three Hayes
brothers, who are thought to be from
Chicago. Two of the b nd are said to
be runaway school bovs Five of
them will be taken to Purcell, where
they will have to answer in the United
States court for burglarizing stores.
THE STRAIN ON!
The Flynn-Barnes Contest Opening
Up Cn a Quick-Step.
NOW A NATIONAL ISSUE.
GEO D0DS0N BACK.
Me Tlilnk, the A p|iolutuaet.t of tinmen 1,
Aluiont Certain.
Geo. Dodson returned at noon today
from Washington. In speaking to a
reporter he said the appointment of C.
M. liarnes as governor was generally
conceded by the Okiahomans in Wash-
ington. He met Henry Asp and sev-
eral others Saturday morning at the
Sliorem hotel and was congratulated
for drawiDg first blood. He says the
)klahomans are having a grand time,
thatmostof them wilt remain until
the appointments are made. All the
appointments, except C. M. liarnes,
are still doubtful.
He reports Delegate Callahan mak-
ing friends rapidly in both the house
and senate. Callahan has a seat im-
mediately in iront of Jerry Simpson
and he and Jerry are becoming quite
chummy. Ke says it was thruugh
lynn's influence, and not Callahan's,
that the extention of time was
granted settlers. Callahan. Mr. Dod-
son thinks, will secure much good
legislation for tbeipeople of Oklahoma
Mr. Flynn is assitiog Delegate Calla-
han so for as he can in becoming fami-
liar with the workings of congress.
Mr. Dorison said the report that he
was a candidate for office was wrong
—he has all he can dp attending to
his private affairs.
The OiiamIou Now In, Will McKlnler KIhp
Keed and K« e.l'n Krien<ln — Hanna
am* It ere 11 n Have HandN Ofl —
Clayton and Leland Have
Hand* Ou.
Washington, March 30.—[Special. J
The tight is on hot and heavy between
Klynn and Barnos for governor. The
complete turn-down of the republican
organization, known to be unanimous-
ly behind Flynn, and the appointment
of three "origiuaU" over Fiynn's re-
commenuati( n«. has aroused not only
Flynn but all his friends here. It if
a square titfht between the "original"
McKiuiey men and the Reed men.
Flynn has the written « ti inrsment
of every republican member of the last
congress except Grosvner, and twenty
republican senators have given him
written endorsements. It is known
ihat Bliss, the interior secretary, is a
Tom Piatt man, and that McKinley
last Friday turned Bliss' Oklahoma
recommendations down abruptly.
Mr. Flynn has appealed personally
to Heed, Tom Piatt, Quay, Foraker and
others of the big men to stand by
It is now known almost posi-
slate for territorial treasurer, as evi
dence th#.t the entire p pulist ami
democratic strength of oklahoma is
for I'.arne*, as the best means to sun-
der the republican organization and
create a republican row certain to
result in permanent popocratic ascen-
dency.
FLYNN NOT SIRE.
TIIH
Kx-l>eleK te Opposed lly
Harnen fur Oklahoma')* Governorship.
A Washington special to the Kansas
City star says "ex-Delegate Dennis
Fiynn's candidacy for the governor
(>hip of Oklahoma is being seriously
antagonized by C. M. liarnes. Untill
very recently Flynn seemed to have a
certainty, practically all of his con-
gressional associates having impor-
tuned the president in person, by peti-
tion, or by letter in his behalf. Flynn
was always a Reed man, but the presi
aeul'o policy of conciliation of his op-
ponents would, it was thought, over-
come tliit disadvantage. Barnes, how-
ever, is making a notably strong tight,
basing it ou the suggestion that while
it is well enough to conciliate one's
eueinies, the conciliation ought not to
be achieved at the expense of one's
friends. When McKinley needed votes
liarnes did his utmost to get them for
him and he fought Flynn for them.
Reasoning from this premise, he is un
I able to see why Flynn should now be
'rewarded and he himself turned
down."
him.
lively that if Hynnis not made gov-
ernor, Secretary liliss and all the Keed
and Piatt elements must be completely
sat down on in order to please Howell
Clayton and Cy Leland. H. E. Asp,
ANOTHER VIEW.
What the Ki'puhllc Correspondent Thlnl'*
Of It.
The St. Louis Republic Washington
territorial committeeman, called on ' correspondent wired the following to
WILL FORCE THE FIGHT.
HOW KELLY GOT HIS JOB.
Cy Leland Hud Fronilned "to Oo Some-
thing" for film.
Washington, March 30.—[Special]—
James Kelly, the newly named re-
ceiver of the Mangum land office, lit-
erally fell into a £3,000 place. He
was formerly a Kansas newspaper
man and has since been publishing a
small paper in Oklahoma. It was an
out-and-out McKinley-Flynn paper,
and kept up the fight against the do it.
Senator Pettigrew Will Have Free Home,
or No 1 aril! Bill.
A special to the St. Louis Republic
from Washington has the following in
regard to the free home bill:
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota,
is an expert and successful fighter. !le
is about to lock horns with Speaker
Reed and his bullies in the house.
As has been heretofore explained in
these dispatches, it is Reed's plan to
prevent consideration of any general
legislation during the extra session.
He refused to appoint the house com-
mittee so as to cripple its capacity for
work. Pettigrew nss introduced the
free homes bill in the senate. He ex-
pects to force it to a vote and pass it
in that body within a couple of weeks.
It will then go to the house, where,
under the Reed theory, it would be
carefully pigeon-holed. Here is where
the fun will commence. Pettigrew,
in conversation with the Republic
correspondent this evening, raid that
the tariff bill could never pass the
senate until the free homes tiill had
passed the house. It will require the
vote of 1'ettigrew and four other sil-
ver republicans to pass the tariff bill
in the senate. These votes, according
to Pettigrew. will not be on hand for
the tariff bill unless the free homes
bill has been pBssed by the house and
approved by McKinley in the mean-
time. This presents a very interest-
ing situation. Pettigrew can bluff,
but is not entirely a bluffer. He
knows the full value of a "han't,"
and he has put the free homes bill in
the "pot." If Pettigrew compels Reed
to come off his perch he will make
himself famous. Pettigrew intends to
1
A NULL LAW!
A Felony For a Negro to Attend White
Schools and Vics-Versa.
CONTRARY TO FEDERAL LAW
MRS. MARIA SAXTO.W
NIECE OF MRS. M'KINLEY UPON WHOM WILL DEVOLVE TUT CHI TP
SOCIAL DUTIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
the president Monday. and was assured . paper for Sunday's issue:
that Mr. Fiynn's great home and I 44Washington, March 27. Dennis
Washington endorsement would have { Fiynn's chances for appointment as
due cons.di rat.ion. Hanna and Dick ; governor of Oklahoma are not nearly
Ivernes have both declared they will so good as they were a week ago. Sen-
keep hands off. ator Piatt of Connecticut, a member of
It is now certain that if Flynn has | the senate committee on I ndian affairs
not the pow.-r to lie governor, that he j and other friends of the ex-delegate
can easily keep liarnes from being have been quietly informed that Okla-
governor. Ihe originals here are will- homa's next governor will verv likelv
ing to concede marshal to Flynn, but | be liarnes, who, it is said, will'win be-
I< lynn declares he will stand by his (cause he is an "original" McKinlev
friends and take nothing if not gov- j man.
ernor. Clayton and Leland are making I "National Committeeman Asp, who
their hgbt against Flynn a personal i has been here for some time in Flvnn's
one, declaring they were treated in- interest, called today at the Reirent
u™?1!? y ".e°';.into °.k!a" and asked for Colonel Barnes
Hiis gave rise to the impression
Fiynn's friends are making an t
homa to work up a McKinley dele-
gation.
McKinley himself indicates—and
everybody here declares-that, there
is no danger of McKinley throwing
down the gauntlet to Reed and those
who opposed him at St. Louis: and
that he will not do it; that, when it
comes to the test, Flynn will be made
governor, and that liarnes will be
given some other position
There was much talk yesterday at
the Normandy among the liarnes
men, and at the Shorebam among the
I* lynn-Asp men, about a compromise
thai
g an effort
to get Kerens support. The latter,
however, has so far refused to have
anything to do with the contest. Asp
today made an appointment with th
president for a consultation Monday
concerning Fiynn's application."
Wlilch Will Win?
Arrangements have just been con-
cluded for a debate between the terri-
torial normal and the university, to
take place at the normal hall in Ed
between the factions, but Flynn gave ' mone on May 19. The subject will be
it out flatly that he would never com-1 "Resolved, That Feudalism Resulted
in More Harm to the World Than
Good." The university takes the
promise—that it is governor with him I
or nothing.
Mr. Asp announced today that he {
would stay here until the fight ended,
and Karnes gave voice to the same de-'
termination.
The interest in the contest is not
confined to Oklahoma. It is already
a national fight, involving tue ques-
tion as to whether McKinley will
open his administration by a breach
with Tom Reed and some of the big-
gest men in the senate and house, on
whom he depends for the legislative
success of his administration.
The Flynn forces were greatly stir-
red up yesterday oyer a telegram from
Kingfisher that a prominent republi-
can had received a message from Del-
egate Callahan last Friday reading:
''liarnes on top; great cause for re-
joicing." They are using this and
< allahan's support of liarnes, with the
fact that Uillingsley of Guthrie, a
prominent democrat, is on the Barnes
affirmative and the normal the nega-
tive. Norman Poole and John Heffy
representing the former institution
ami John Adams and George Ferrel
the latter.
Iu the Pa vnee district court the
case of J. F. Edwards, who was
charged with assault with intent to
kill, resulted in a verdict by jury of
assault «nd battery and a fine of 850.
l'his ends the case of the man for the
capture of whom Sheiff Lake spent
five week-i and lots of m"ney in bring-
ing back from Texas Much ammuni
tion was'ed on very small game.
Mrs Patrick Hughes, aged 70, living
alone neal Marshall, attempted to go
to the garret and f.-ll from the ladder,
fatally injuring herself. She .ay
where she fell for half a day before
she was discovered.
H..l(lc. It Will Sfo,, MhII tti„ HcbooU iu
OkWhomw—"aparate DUtrlcti* himI
Separate Hoard.— Nogro Softool*
In llarit Kow*.
Among the void and prejudiced
southern laws passed by the la e leg-
islature is house bill No. 135. It is en-
tirely contrary to federal law. It was
not asked for. The people were not
complaining of the law as it stood.
I'nder this law districts will over lap
and mix up interminably. The negroes
run their own schools, have separate
districts and separate boards. In
Guthrie, under this law, the negroes
are no doubt entitled to la separate
district and a negro board. Then, w ith
half the money, negro schools must
furnish the same facilities as the
whites have. The negroes must be
separately taxed. They must pay for
their own scho >ls. If there are but
eight negro children in the district,
the same months of school must be had]
paid lor by the negroes themselves, as
the whites hi've.
This law will raise sheol all over Ok-
lahoma Iu half the districts the
negroes cannot have, from Hie reve-
nues, equal facilities with the whites—
and the result will close both white
und black schools.
Read the law. Here it is:
IKItlSK HII.I. NO. 1315.
terhitobt ok ok i.a hum a. 1
SKCHKTARV'H office, -
'iUTHUlK, (I T.. March '.'ft. is(>7. (
I <w. hereby certify that the annexed ikiuch
cm tain a lull, true aiul complete rnnv ,,f
liouse'Hill No. 1H.y as passed by the Fourth
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of
Oklahoma, and approved by the Governor
March 1H)7.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Ureat of
ihe Territory the date first above written.
THOMAS J. LOWK.
i seal J Secretary ot Oklahoma Territory.
House bill NO. 135. An act relating to
the eNtdhlUhnient of separate schools ami
utes of niMB.rt'Cle 8' "f cha'"er 73 of the stat-
Be It enacted by the legislative assembly
of the Territory ot Oklahoma
Section I. Whenever there shall be as
m5"y, fK"1 ^"red children In any
school district in the Territory of (iklahoma,
l Here shall be a district formed for the edu-
cation ot colored children in the same man-
ner and upon the same application as other
school districts are formed, and they shall
nolo Ihelr annual school meetings at.il elei -
lions,and elcctthelrown school officers In the
xame manner as other school meetings and
elections are held.
Sec. H. vv hen pro-rating the school money
among the various districts of his county
it shall be the duty of the county superin-
tendent of public Instruction to Include the
colored districts and apportion ihe same
among all the districts, both white and col-
ored, accordingtu the number of children oi
school age.
Sec. 3. In any district where the colored
children are In the majority and there as
manv as eight white children of school age
the whites el said district shall organize a
white school district in the same manner as
^ • ' lid for the formation of colored dis-
tricts.
J. When taxes are levied and col-
let led tor the support of schools of the dls-
lr' Hlc laxes so c°Hected shall be pro-
rated between the schools ot the district
according to the number of children of
school age in each.
Sec. ft If there be as manv as eight child
ren of different race in any four or
less number ot adjoining districts the
:ounty superintendent shall organize one
colored or white school district, as the case
may be. covering the territory of the dis
tricts so formed.
Sec. (5, In case of the formation of a dis-
trict from the territory of a number of dis-
tricts, as provided in section 5 of this act
the local school tax levied and collei ted in
the original districts shall be pro-rated in
accordance with the number of children be
longing to the original district, and thmum
ber of children going from the territory of
said original district to the new district.
Sec. 7. In case there is not a sufficient
number ot while or colored children as toe
•ase may be. in any district or adjoining
llstricts to organize a district, then the
amount of money going to such children
shall be reserved in the treasury tor the use
and benefit of such children, when there
ha 11 be a district formed tor them, or the
same may be transferred to any other dis-
trict in this territory which said children
may attend. The board of school directors
of the district, upon proper showing, may
draw their warrant in favor of the district
-hlch said children have attended.
Sec H. When separate schools are estab-
Hsned as provided in this act. the term «.f
school shall be the same in each school
. ar and shall be provided with equal
school facilities: Provided. That where
school boards have provided separate
school buildings and teachers tor the edu-
cation ot colored children in their respec-
tive districts, where no special school hjs
been established as now provided by law said
school boards shall have the right to main-
tain said separate school until raid separate
schools have been established as provided in
this act.
Sec. v. It shall hereafter be unlawful for
any white child to at'end a colored school
or tor a :olored child to attend a white
school, and any person or resident member
ot such school district shall have the right
to commence and litigate an action in his own
name and upon behalf of himself, to com-
pel such district school board or board of
county commissioners, or the county super-
intendent of public instruction, to comply
with the provisions of this act. and shall
have his remedy against said board by writ
of mandamus in any court having jurisdic-
tion. and any such member or resident of
such school district, shall have trie right bv
writ ot injunction commenced in his owii
name and upon his own behalf to restrain
any person or persons, district, city or town
school board, board of county commis-
sioners, or county superintendent of public
instruction, from violating anv wf the pro-
visions ot this act.
Article W, of chapter 73. of the
statutes of 18W3, and all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. il. This act shall be In full force
and effect from and after its passage and
approval.
J. C. Todrlby,
W. Johnson Speaker of the House.
President of the Council.
Approved this 3rd day of March, 1S97.
William < \ Renfrow,
Governor of Oklahoma Territory.
TJsJtlUToRlAL FAIK.
Preparation* Already ou Foot for it <ir« Ht
Moetliitf lu the F ll.
Already extensive preparations are
on foot for the fall meeting of the
Oklahoma state fair. The matter is
beink' heralded abroad. The Kansas
^J:.S,ULSiUur(,ay ha(1 the following
from Guthrie:
'Secretary J. VV.
Scothorn of the
Oklahoma state fair, held annually at
Guthrie, meatar s correspondent
today, that more work and monev
would be devoted to the fourth an-
nual fair next fall than ever before.
He said that everything indicated a
large yield in all kinds of agricultural
products, tne people were iu far better
condition financially than in previous
years, and the live stock interests had
been developed to a remarkable de-
greo, all promising1 nutuerous exhibits
and a larg-e attendance.
"it is the purpose of the fair asso-
ciation to offer all possible encourage-
™,(lH to farmers and stockgrovvers.
i hey believe that other state fairs
have '.made the mistake of sacri-
ficing horticulture and agriculture to
lorse racing, tight rope performances
and baloon assensions. The patrons
will be entertained, but not at the ex-
pense of those things benefiting Okla-
homa. The premium list will be
larger and the housewife will be re-
warded for excelling in her dairy, gar-
den, with poultry or fruits, and be
made to feel that the territory ad-
mires women who are helping their
husbands to make it a great common-
wealth. Said Secretary Scothorn:
" '\Ve want everybody in Oklahoma
to feel that they have a personal inter-
est in the state fair. Logan county or
Cleveland county are no more inter-
ested than Greer or Woods county
should be. It is not a question of
geography, but of state pride. A prop-
erly conducted state fair encourages
the production and gets the people of
the different sections better ac-
quainted.'
"The fair grounds are prettily situ-
ated on the'southern edge of the city
of Guthrie, and are easily accessible.
I here is a mile race track, where
horsemen have kept stables all winter,
toI enjoy the advantages of the track.
I he grand stand will seat about 3,000
persons and there are suitable halls
for the different displays, plenty of
strongly built pens for live stock, and
a long- row of stables. Water is sup-
plied from the city water works.
'The fair will be held four days, in
the latter part of September or the
nrt of October. H. p. Rurkey is presi-
t ^ ^ax^er vice-president and
J. W. Scothorn secretary,' F. B. Lucas
assistant secretary, J. E. Hall treas-
urer: Director*- M. L. West, A. P.
Saunders, (leorge Watkins. It. S.
Reeves, If. N. Leonard, A. A. Hum-
phrey, l\ C. Guss. p. J. Hillmau,
(Jeorffe W. Tavlor, Thomas Morris, A.
O. I1 arquharson; superintendent of
track, George Watkins: superintend-
ent of grounds, George W. Taylor."
110W 'Itb.KiKM" WORKS.
Sitluries In
Cu« fer Conn f y
Fer Cent.
U Ised 35
Arapahoe llee: The "reform" leg-
islature changed the salaries of our
county officers as follows:
Salary in 1896. In 1897. In
Nicholas
Had lock...
Hughes....
f'ari b«irg. . .
Ruddell —
dhive
Gal lion....
..SI,Too*
800
600
000
500
600
800
cr s
f$200
150
B. K. Gordon, a young soldier be-
longing to Company li, Tenth regi-
ment, I'nited States infantry, station-
ed at Fort Reno, is in jail at Pond
Creek. He is charged with passing
ounterfeit dollars. When arrested
Gordon had a quantity of spurious coin
on his person.
81,2wi
800
800
ISO
500
500$
800t fees)
* Under both laws the sheriff is al-
lowed to retain that amount in fees
provided he earned them. As ihe of-
fice does not pay 8S00 the "reform*'
does not touch us.
fThe county clerk is also allowed to
retain the f^es for issuing liquor
licenses which heretofore went into
the county treasury.
XThe county attorney is allowed to
retain fees heretofore turned over *o
the county.
This makes an additional ?3. 0 and
an uncertain amount of fees that our
people must pay as a result of those
howling "reform" mass meetings and
conventions held last summer. If
this county proves to have over 5,OUO
inhab:tants the county clerk will be
entitled to an increase of $J00, which
will make the extra expenses $550
with additional fees.
In addition to this there will be ari
additional 8500 to 81,000 court costs
saddled ou the county by the law of
this legislature. The poor printer
will also get from 8300 to $500 worth
of additional printing in this county
under the new law.
To sum it all up, if the extra ex-
pense of running Custer county under
the new laws does not foot up over
81,500 a year we may consider our-
selves fortunate. It will probably be
greater than that.
John Gray and Percy Porter were
convicted of larceny in Justice Sad-
dler's court yesterday and sentenced
to tnirty days in jail. Porter made
uncomplimentai v remarks to the jus-
tice and received thirty days for con-
tempt.
Two more oil wells have been drill-
ed in at Chelsea, east of Pawhuska,
during the past week, and one at
Bartlesville, all producing first class
oil in paying quantities without pump-
ing.
Sam Johnson, the bill poster, was
arrested this morning. He is accused
of stealing several pairs of shoes frcm
the Star Ha/.aar. His hearing was
continued until tomorrow.
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Greer, Frank H. Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 2 Saturday, April 3, 1897, newspaper, April 3, 1897; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc275314/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.