The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 105, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 17, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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TJIE L1CADER qUTJJllUi OKLA. TltlKS!)AYf HlflL'TlL I JlfiU 17.1908.
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POWDER
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WHEN BOLT OF. LIGHT-
NING CXM FRISKING
A'ROU'ND.'
1 DEAD 10 INJURED
AT MOLESTER MINE
Twelve Htuses Practically De-
stroyii
and Seventeen Rail
road Gars Wrecked
Dead.
Arthur Hlchards 22 years old son
of J. W Klchards a brick mnson
residing at Monroo La.
Injured.
Mrs. Samanlto back and shoulder
Injured.
Mrs. Selver Barcelona arm cut.
Mrs John Sujder shoulder Injured
by timber.
.Mrs Thos. Holm and baby colored
seriously Injured internally.
3. 1 Black wifo and two tuHJron
colored seriously Injured IntcraalU.
.MrS. ZAlsIn Cardosa lnjureO In-
ternally. l
McAlester OkbTTsept 17. Lighj-
nlng at (i o'clock yesterday afternoon
struck a powder house used jointly
by lhet.Saraples Mining company and
the Mew Stato Iroh and Supply com-
pany two mites north ot McAlester
and Ihe lerrlflo explosion which tol-
IniirAil tf tttn.1 ntlri tintorili cnitila1 T In.
en jured ten othors. practically destroyed
iwfi va rnainnnrpn ntui mnrn nr lrttia
seriously wrecked seventeon cars on
n MlKonnrl Knnnio - Tna Unlluntf
company sldlrtfr
Th niftira7.lon of th nowder hnusn
cohtilned two carloads of uowde and
tWo carloads "of
dyuamlto that bad
beeit stored for use In Samples mines
No l and No. 2 and by tho New Stato
company and was situated about half
way between tho )nlties
'Klchards was Bitting In his room
400 yards front the soenc writing a
loUw He was struck by a rock and
hla head severed completely from his
body
tin another house A family ot seven
wero sitting around a tnblo. The
house wan demolished and nil tho fam-
ily csenped Injury. A family of Ital-
ians escaped uninjured from another
house that was lorn to pieces. Tea
other houses wero wrecked hnd their
occupant niort or less Injured by fly-
ing tlmbflrs and Hpllutera.
On tao jpoi whoto the powder house
stood a plug ot earth waa taken out
leaving a hole twenty-five feet deep
Sweet
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POST TOASTIES
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Made lI the Pur Food Factories of POSTUM CEREAL CO. Lid.
The Cheapest Fat Reducer Is the Best.
The rtuentlctt or nil wtp are. half
choked and generally bedeviled by an
excess oJ fal which by tho way nll
ways tseeiiis more- excessively oxcea-Blvt-
during tho sultry season than nay
other. Is called to tho Martnola Ire
Bcrlptlon Tablets.
Seventy-five cents secures enough
of those remaikable (at reducers from
oil n j?ond wlillr
t.me intriow or an muon m a pouim
of fat alan'rua beert altawell innum
.rt-nlllfv I Mil
This la a royal' rrtinVtlmi Roi-mn n!f
the owo rorpfli Knlilo when one real
Ires fhfwr- tablet tire r-Iimper by a
Jinir than anything &f your djnaglst
(Hhs. HW U'p nui loan ihey brtnil
..Imut Is i not the otay g -od renuire or
thin- taufete Thai are pleasant Co
take; doln disturb Mm utomnnli; don t
reqitlr mo to oxertflut' a jiai-tftrle of
dint a roouthtul and lam. but not lea-u.
do not cnni wr-llihlu. They redim
one qulo'Kly hut evenly-nalui ally
't'.iey pr. (lure. In short 'ho IdHitUul
result or tiio ramoiui .ia.nnoia ii
script ion with which they tin Idonil-
eal In composition Try n cute ir
ytnir druggist is sold out then Write
Ihe ninliers the Marmoln Company of
IJptrcIt to Head y u one by mall.
and ion feel long. Nino freight oar
that were standing on a siding near by
were literally torn to plecos. Tho
miners' homes built In n string; nnnr
til" powder house wuro swept away
or demolished on fholr foundations.
Thu Shook of tho explosion was felt
wltliln'a radlua of soveifal mll(:s. I.argo
jlaloiglass windows ware brokon out
In McAlester business houses and
hundreds of people ran Into tho
btrcots under tho bollof that an earth
quake had occurred. Dead cattle and
horseB ore scattered ovor tbc country
for a mile from tbo scene of tho ex-
plosion. Tho Injured wore brought 'to .AIcAl-
ester and are receiving treatment at
a hospital. '
SIMPLY EST
JOE CANNON
Topoka Kas Sopi 17.-Large
crowds are here from wrloua secllons
io iwuhj iv ivi uvvi'i -
non speaker of the house of ropresen-
tatlV08 pay lUS rOPeCttl 10 Willllim .1.
Brya.ii. Cannon pledged himself to
several friends before leaUng Chicago
'hat as boon as ho "hit Topeka he
was going to "simply eat Bryan alive."
Tho fairo of that pledgo reached To
poka beforo Cannon tho lienco the
crowds.
BUCKLES PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Rl Heno. Sojit. 1 C M. HuoklBa
ot Oklahoma city pleaded not guilty
to charges of oinbesfJdetueiit before
Judge Kogg tiiid the eaae was contin-
ued until nei Monday.. Tho action
grows out of tho discovery ot an a'
'leged shortage of $1800 occurring
while Mr lluoklea was treasurer of
Canadian county. The defense chilnn
(hat clerical errors canned by n fnul-1
ty lidding niuililne mado the accounlb
jppenr Incorrect.
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any druggist to last you n j?ood wane
m-f art. 1ft. biiw j o Htra dtfMfiii!
Tina is lfcrn4(rfo &iUfMSffir.
able rhmlkittinttiiAr &httmiH0)piL'
'Pjifcen (tfoallcr-ehVlf niM'WrttrdfJ'
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Anticipation
When one looks forward to breakfast of
delicately browned thin crjsp particles of
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I 'ifltl .t'nit lt hnilnkt i
a nt'trioand'i'5oiipkjs at Grocers.
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THE YEAHS OF
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(hithrltv Okla! Sept. 12. 100S.
Hon. C. N. Haskell llovornor Stale
of Oklahoma.
air: t'nrauant to your request. I
herewith submit tho following liifor-
mntion rolntlvo to the amount of
money cqllocted by the present ad-
ministration of rents due tlij? school
land doparuientfOf tho atatd'of QUla-
holna which should have been coliojl-
cd under former administrations mid
all of which were marked either "out-
lawed notes" "not collectable'' or
"uncollected' Including the years
1B02 until statehood making a total
of one hundred noventy-nlne thou-
sand two hundred and thirty-four
dollars and flft-four cents. Hespoct-
fullj submitted. (Signed) J. M. Hayos
Attorney for the Lease Department.
To the People of Lincoln County Okla.
Lincoln county property tax vnlun
Hon. The yaar U'07 compared with
1D0S:
1'oisDual prop
crfy total ...$12830(51 $3130216
orty totnl ...$1203001 $3130240
laad vnluatlon. 1.034510 0.000700
Town lots 50034!) 1S0S1G0
Total of prlv-
vate property. $3.C4sr'J
All railroad
property $ 011400
I'ull. Pal. cars . . o22G
Exp. Co C3C
Teleg. prop. ... 1 1.511!)
Tele prop 19102
Bloc lights
Gas prop i . .
$11008150
$ c.oiiin
20130
4 0.0 4 5
50 JO
271710
Total $ 948003
Total taxablo
property $4102103
$ 5839730
$17G14.887
Last year private property was ovor
78 per cent of the total valuation of
the county nnd public service corpora-
lions only a llttlo over 21 per cent of
the total.
This year private property will be
less than Oil pur cont and public serv-
ice coiporatltuiH oor 21 por cent of
the total valuations of Lincoln coun-
ty as this yenr's valuation of express
and telegraph properties have vol lo
be added whli h will ninke n consider
able addition to the amount of rorpor-
allon values.
So that where corporations paid only
three dollars out of ovury fifteen laat
year and oilier tax payors paid twelve
dollars this yoar tho corporations wi'l
I imy about flvo dollars and twenty
cents and llio other tax payers will
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Lingers'
XS1H'
pay about nlno dollars and elglii
vnnts out At nvnrv flftnnti -rinllnrKi
'& also. oVcry dojlnr of produclloit
tax such aa on coal and dll etc.
which Uib stato collects will bo to
reduce tho amount of taxes that pri-
vate property must pny und 1 esithnu
that will reduce the nine dollars and
blghty cenW down to between eight
and nlno dollars and of course raise
1 lie taxoa of rorporatlous accordingly
UIUUUUIIH I1UVC Wt'II lUIHl'tl
iUrvwu 1'iupony ueing .raised J ?iii-
aS'eragc of about tlmd'and onbvJim)
ty'iur oiiu nun corporuuon iiruiMiri;
- 1 !"J.- WAMtt
ralxed on nn avoragp-of nbotit slj luVr
one fifth for one. boHliles adding jrfiJu-
pi oilur-iiciit tux On -corporations.
Now. Lincoln cwnty ax payers cAii
fo from tho flgtires tbnt thoy will
pay less money m mxnk ibis year
iitiicHH. of courKo tho comity is com-pfflh-it
10 hnVe ti larger 'amoiini for
I'uuiity use than It rniBi'd litst unr. V
10 ibai t cnurso I do not "know. Tlihl
will (leiiniid on Whnlfier there wnrtn
tittle leiicy created lam jejir and njft.
over 10 tie paid tlijB .veftr. nntt any
oilier local illOtIfl)iR like romt
bridge 4 niiiil boiiBe road work and
Hin-h mattent.
iu tax payor can write me and get
anv furihor liiformntion desired. Sin-
cerely (' N Haskell chairman Stato
Tax Hoard
IF YOU KNEW.
Tho merits of the Texas Wonder
you would never suffer from kidney
uintiuer or rneumauc trouuio. $i ooi-
tie two months treatment Sold by
wallaco drue store call for tactl
mony.
DILL CROSS NOT HEARD FROM
Tho frlonds of Uncle Bill Cross tho
popular secretary of stato are much
Wionled over tile fact that he baa tiot
been heard from since he sailed from
Now Ycik on tho iGerman vessel
Queensland two weeks agi Monday.
Assistant Secretary Leo Myer received
a wire from Mr. Cross' brother
Charles in New York today stating
that he. too. wan mfxlnus to hear about
Bill. Charles Cross' Is night dispatcher
on the Now York Herald
TEMPT ESSE DISMISSED
contempt rose against tho
.Frisco
oo Ilallroad company which was
lo liavo boon. Vanl beforo tbo corpor
ation commission yesteidny afternoon
was dismissed upon motion of the
cmplninants. It being stated that t'ie
railroad company Had settled the mat
ter satisfactorily. Tho railroad corn-
pans wns charged with violation or the
demurrage order of the commission.
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(By Associated Press
Hartford Conu Sept 10. Connecti-
cut Bl'm'ocrats In stnto conventloii to-
day nominated by accl.imuttou Judg"
A. Ileatou HobertBon of New Haven
for governor jaml adopted platform
which makes ihe candidacy on the
Republican ticket or Geo. L. Lllley a
leading Issue of the campaign.
Lieutenant Wlnton Here.
Hoy V. Wlnton a Well known Clod
rle boy Who has but lately received i
(MVnmlHBlon of second lhmtomtut in
the linltod S rat oh armv is In the tl'y
visiting his psireuti Mr nnd Miv
Joseph I WininiL Lleutitiiaut Vinton
has been assigned to the Fourteenth
t-ttglnient uf Infantry und will nail from
Sail IrnnelBco on tho transport Lo
I gon. October 5 for tho Philippines
( wbere his regiment is now stationed
AV1TH CREAM.
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Batjtlo Creek Mfeh.
The Great Deep Cut
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W0 ha.v oil salo until the pmkink stock Ih sold; omo vovvjlinp Coliuulija
Phbnogralilis. Thetfo "L-honorjipliB .iro cquul to nnythingou tho jinitrkoi.
Now is tho timo if you nro interest el to got busy. Tho Ktlison pcoplo
liavo coitipollcd all clwtlorfl in Phonograplis in tho United States and
foreign countries to sell tho ISdison PJionograj)li8 and Records exclusively
in the cylinder machines and records. As .a result wo are compelled to
dose out-all Cylinder lhondgrapliH we have in stock In the next six days.
Wo sell these Phonographs on payments so if you don't get a snap it is
your own fault not ours. JtOineinlier this .sioek " both Records and
Machines must ho ..cleaned pp.
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Will Save
SI 50 on
R2
115 W. Okla. ave.
OLDEST MUSIC HOUSE IN OKLAHOMA
-aSStKOBS6
Now Yock Rent 17. Much Inleres.
Is being manifested In tlio appearance
hoie tomorrow night of William Joi-
nings Hiyan Perhaps Mils matomen.
should be ipinllfled There Is probab-
ly more lnteiest in Hut EUbJect bo has
cbo:en for hli address. According to
reports ho will discuss- socialism 'u
all ot its phases and he will probnb'y
rugister a direct attack upon th
disciples of Karl Marx Mr. llryau
will bo the guest of locai DemoornUo
loaders and bib speech 1b expected in
holp much In the campaign tho Oom-
oorats .iro making In l.ruster Now
York.
MURDERED GETS LIFE SENTENCE
ajieoiai to Dally Leader.
TJshomlnse Okla.- SoLt l.-r-Dpolt
Rhodes was convicted ol tho murder
of W. S. Teer at Ileagan. November
5 1000. The Jury recommended a
life sentence. Teer was shot with a
shotgun after the two men had qua.--roled
over arm maitot.. The case
hc attrattel a good deal of atten-
tion (hrougliL it Uu- ulon ot llu
state.
QUIET WEEK
rinMniiMll nhln nf. 1 7 t- WMlll.im '
Howard Tafi Is spending tho present
week quietly at home where his prlii -
Khi.il nwinmllnn l r.oflvlip lnlnrn.
NEW YORK
WAITS BRYAN
T SPEIDS
lpns and writing speeches wheh arj' f ''oop.r Uallard for McCur-
to bo doliveiod during his rorthaom-W flinty.
Ins tour of the Western status. Th's ' t JW J" Powell of Muskogee for
Imir will hPi!n tinift wnck. nbnnt th. MHSjvi-geO CO)llttJ .
25th. according to present plans. ni -
though the presidential nominee Is
known to fuvor the 23d. as tho date'
for stantng o it o-i th- trl. His sen -
Ices as a campaign speaker are In do -
iiiofifl In nrHptipiillv (rv- Wfislflrn
state whore It Is couccded that th d
brunt ot the oarapalsn warfare will ufn" w"Tw . . ..
fall. Beginning Monday Mr. Tuft will v ( Ui'S'L of Miuskogoe. for Mus-
deliver seveial brlof adilresses lu Cln-1 Msva wimt .
iinnail und vicinity below stariluc
out on hla hlrlvvind r!p. lie wlllj Most dUflKurinp skin eruptions
talk to the colurqil ItaplihU tit hl nhfula. pluiplrw rashes etc. aro due
homo Mondas afleruoun. Thoje U.ip- uV inj'ure blood. Burdock Blood Bit-
Mats a-e coining from Lpnl&vllltf In
accordance 'Hh an tuwfWinuul made
before Air Taft tft irdr'8prtli?s Va.
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Iv. t. e . . i . - ... ST -r xa . U T. x- 1 .... T .. '
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loo From &S0.00 to
a Higfi Grade Piano.
KNAUSS
ANOTHER ALVA CHLD
KILLED DY HORSE
AH a Okla Sept 17 The second
de.uli frutn a Mil; by a horse to ot-
in in thin count v within a week u
i in red lu the country TJuesda) oi
ening the little child of Mr. and Mrs
Anion AllllPdxe ninn miles southwest
of Alva was kicked on the side ot lu
hejd Tuesday afternoon resulting in
iustnut death- The mother and little
toddler went out lawnul the feed lot
when Mr M Wedge eamo with hl
team; the cqli was loose und the
baby ran up to It and lu a playful way-
. .
it turned suddenly ami incited tuo
Only a few years ago the par
cuts lost a son 13 years old by acci-
dental shooting.
OASTOH.IA.
Ben tt S? lr'8 M"" T0U IISWWmTS w'
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Wolnbergor's Smokery carrier the
best lino off high grade smoking to-
bacco In tho city.
TODAY IN
DEPARTMENTS
Charters
The Auadarko Lawn. Townslto Co
of Anndarko with $2CQ00cnjiltal stock.
Tho directors are II. C. Bradford
am! II. C. Oarnotte of Hi Ilono; J. B.
McO.nald. ot VInita.
The liaise Ilaptfst church of BnUe.
Okla. with tho following trustees: J.
It. Fullorton. J. Johnson and 1) 11.
Ueld. nil of llobsc.
Oldalioma Sales (Jo of Oklahoma
City with a Tsajiital.'1 stock cf 47.r0O
The directors ave: L. T. Hudsqn and
W4u. McUInItof Oklahoma City; N. I.
Hamloliih qf4St. I-oula Mo.
tm i.ongnoru ctuu
of miss and
I'pncn City. Tho directors nro: .JtE.
Morrlii-n John Olvon H. C. Urodbalt
and It. Stovciis. of l'onon City (!co. L.
Miller of Bllsa.
Uremen XlaeCorudek. of Okniulgeq
with a capital htook or $100(50. Tno
dlreEtors ?rt Joo Sonman O. O. Mr-
C;rmick and i X lirennian of Okiuul-
goe. -
Nctaries.
1 l otur "atslpff of Shaw
I rOttUWatOUHO COUUt.V.
nee for
' K.or' J- HssQm ot QUeeno fqr
"WP9 county
Vm- M- Clprk. o
f Caslmoro for
L-7f'
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CQUPty.
t Ponca ClJlyjfor ICay
' . & Oifaa' of OklahomnWy far
lura Wj-Joaualug blootl lonlp. Jiakea
you cJoaroyed. tsiear-bralned clean
skinned
iLsGpods
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Phone 362
Clilcogo. 111. SejiL 17. ""onsIderailo
satisfaction lu full at Democratii
bendipiarters here over the results ot
the Maine olerllon last Monday. The
groa.lj reduced Hepubll -nn majoiltles
lu that state have glen rise lo a b'-
lief ihat Uomocraile sonilmont Is rap-
Idly spreading all over the United
Stales. Chairman Mncu and his as-
sociates 'share the nioet optimistic
vlows regarding tho situation and
Treasurer JLaskoll who la spending
tho week In Illinois Is equally opti-
mistic. O-a.SI'OH.xA.
BeTtl llHKttdVWlrrtflW3K5E0UfrH
IADiBS ritBE nt Skating Rink every
night this week after 0 o'clock ex-
cept Saturday night.
IldTS
GLEEFUL
Governor HfjakQp Democratic Ra-
tional treasurer received tho second
$1000 draft from the Oklahomap for
the Bryan fund. today. Tho rlcansad
Gazette of LJttte llcclrtArkanasMU40 1
contributed a check for $521 'which IcPf
had gathered for tho fund- -.
yrupffigs
Elixir p8enna
eauv vet prompt-
ads oeaiiy ye
prompt
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ivoniiieoovvGis.ci
eanses
tue system off octualW
"assists ove in ove?omi
Habitual coristipaTion
permonontly To get its
Tjoncieial ejects buy
the genuine.
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