The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 82, Ed. 1, Monday, August 26, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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VuLUME 18.
BIGHT PAGES.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1901
BIQHT PAGB8.
NUMBER 82
SOUTHWESTERN NORMAL
AT WEATHERFORD
SUNDAY SERVICES
MEAGRE DEVELOPMENT
IN STEEL STRIKE
NEGRO ANTIPATHY
AROUSES SAPULPA
HIS
Guthrie
Daily
lv
Unanimous Choice
of Committee
CORDELL THE ONLY
OTHER STRONG FACTOR
But the Town Too Small
in Population and Ac
commodations
The Barnes" Normal school locating
committee consisting of Dr. R. A.
Southard Robt. A. Lowery Cash M.
Cade J. A. Stine and C. 13. Ames con-
cluded their itnerary of the towns
asplrl.ig for the location of the South-
western Normal school last Saturday
and at n subsequent meeting hold In
Oklahoma City the committee unani-
mously decided to report favorably
on the site offered by the town of
Wontherford
A report to that effect will be sub-
mitted by tho committee both to Gov-
ernor Jenkins and the board of educa-
tion for tho Normal schools.
During tholr travels the committee
visited tho towns of CI Rono Man-
gum Anadarko Hobart Granlto Al-
tus Cordoll Wontherford and Elk
City. At each of tho towns visited tho
committee .woa most hospitably! re-
ceived and ontertalnod.
While on the train returning to Ok-
lahoma City tho committee took an
Informal ballot as to cholco of loca-
tion tho vote resulting Weatherford
3 Cordell 1 Granite 1. On tho first
formal bnllot takon at Oklahoma City
Weathorford was chosen as tho loca-
tion by a unanimous voto of tho com-
mittee. In addition to furnishing a slto of
40 acroa of ground for a site and vot-
ing $5000 bonds as required by the
law tho people of Weatherfonl have
agreed to extend Its water mains to
tho Normal school and to supply city
water at a nominal rental of $5 a
year.
Hon. Robert A. Lowory a member
of tho Barnes' committee was In
Guthrio tihs morning enroute to Still-
water hi3 home.
"Yes we havo finished our work"
eald Mr. Lowory "and when the re-
port of tho socrotary has been filed
with tho govornor and the board of
education our committee will have
ceased to be In existence. Weather-
ford was selected as tho place for the
Normal school to be located but had
conditions been anywhere near equal-
the choice would prabably have
gone to Cordell the county sent of
Washita county.
"Cordell Is nlmost the geographical
center of the Southwestern country
and possessed a One site for the
school but' the fact that It is hardly
more than a mere village with a con-
sequent lack of accommodations
militated against Its chances in fact
I might say that tills feature alone
prevented Cordell from securing the
location. You see the committee had
taken notice of the hard struggle of
trio Bdmond Normal school the pros-
perity nf which has been hampered
Dy the smallness of the town In which
it is located and the lack of necessary
accommodations and we made up our
minds not to repent this mlstako.
"A location In Oraor county was
not seriously considered for the rea-
son that it would bo too far away
from tho geographical center of the
Bouthwost and too near the Texas
stato lino. Tho loglslature evidently
took this featuro Into cocidoratlon
when after a visit of the membors
both to Oranlte and Mangum tho
words 'Greor county' wero stricken
from the bill and 'SouUiwost' substi-
tuted. "The city of Weatherford. In the
Judgment of the committee came tho
i nearest to fulfUtiag tlie requirements
J or an ideal location for a thriving
school. It la a community of 1000
inhabitanu already ban a water
works ay atom and will Boon bo sup-
piled with an eleelrlc light plant. It
1 within thirty miles of the geograph-
ical center of the southwest territory.
Vor railway facillUes it ia on the
main .line of the Choctaw which ia
being rapidly extended through Iloger
Mills and Greer counties. . The Rock
Island crosses the Choctaw six miles
east of Weatherfonl and eight miles
-t . u .
CITY HALL SITE NOT LOCATED.
The Vexed Question Again Postponed
Until Tomorrow Afternoon.
The city council at Saturday night's
meeting failed to decide upon a slto
for thu proposed city hall contrary to
expectation. None of the proposi-
tions submittal was Satisfactory and
the council contented itself With tho
passage of the following resolution:
'WhBreas a definite site for the lo-
cation of the city hall containing six
or more lots Iihb not beau made for
a reasonable sum.
De it resolved by the mayor and
councllmen That one of the follow-
ing sites be chosen provided Bald
site is to contain the amount design
nated herein and cost the city not to
exceed the amount designated said
title to be guaranteed to the city and
said guarantee to be approved by the
mayor and council. Ann the parties
who shall first guarantee the title as
herein designated to one of the ftltoa
mentioned under the terms nnd con-
ditions herein expressed shall be
chosen for the site for said city hall.
"Lots 16 10 17 18. 10 20 33 34
35 3G 37 and 38 and a tract of land
not less than 30 feet off from tho
rear of lota 21. 82 23 24 26 zG 27
28 20. 30 SI. and 32 In block 65
Guthrie Proper not'fo exceed $4000.
Lota 0 10 11 12 13 and 14 in
block 47 Guthrie Proper (Dames'
corner) not to excoed $8500.
"Lota 8 9 10 li 12 and 13 in
block 45 Cuthrlo Proper (Cunning-
ham property) not to exceed $Sf000.
"Lota 13 14. 16. 10. 17 and 18 in
block 51 Hast Guthrie (corner Vine
and Harrison) not to exceed $2600.
"Lots 7 8 9 10 11. and 12 in block
47 Bast Guthrie (comer Cleveland
and Droad) not to exceed $2000.
Parties having propositions were
given Until Tuesday" afternoon at 4
o'clock to submit bids whan It Ib
hoped the council will t'nPnltely de-
cide upon a location.
The city council voted lo aw.! th-'
proposition to purchase Island park
with its improvements for the sum of
$3000. A series of wells for water
works will be sunk on the east por-
tion of the new namlilUo.n.
CROWDED THE WRONG MAN.
oung Art Douthltt Pointedly
bukea an Offensive Negro.
Re-
Art Douthltt was arrested this
morning for carrying a gun end tak-
ing a few shots at n big hurley negro.
It seems that last Saturday night
Douthltt and a party of young ladles
were going to a party in West Guth-
rie and when in the vicinity of the
Fifth street bridge a big negio.
Charley Reece by name came along
and crowded them off
the sidewalk
by going betwee uthera. A few words
were exchanged by Douthltt and the
negro when the negro made a pre -
tens.- of drawing a knife. Douthltt
drew a gun when the negro scooted.
Douthltt flred two shots after the
negro not to hit him only u
frighten him. The negro applied to.tlon of Mrs. Harry Ardery will hold
the probate Judge for a warrant but .several rehearsals this week proparo -
hls complaint was not entertained. tory to next Sunday's services.
Later a warrant fro rathe police com:!
was served and Douthltt plead giillty. SERVICES AT OPERA HOUSE
to carrying a gun und was fln d
twenty-five dollars. It is said that
under the circumstances the fine may
be remitted.
Trains Late Today.
The noon train wae four hours late
today. The 2:20 train arrlvel three era house for Sunday services cjnrlng ' from Lawton and Anadarko today
hours late. A wreck up tl.e line was the coming year beginning Sept. 1. J
the cause. No parUculars are learned. JMorntag and evening services will bo' II. 8. Cunningham and C. B. Adains
held In the evening eacred concert' ' returned toduy from the south whero
Harry Patteo has bought a fine 'will be held under the direction of.thoy have been in the interests of
hammcrless plover-shooting gun
Unusually Large Congrcga
tions Greeted Guthrie
Pastors Yesterday
The pastors of the various oftj"
churches were greeted yesterday
morning with unusually large audK
enees. Last night they were not to
large a the union services are over;
but several city pastors expressed
themselves as surprised with the
night attendance.
At the First Christian church the
Rev. J. T. Ogle preached In the morn-
ing the third sermon In a series on
the Lord's Prayer and at night on
the subject. "Christ's Claims' for Him
self."
-
Mrs. Jenkins preached in the morn-
ing to a large audience at the FrlondB
church. Misses Bdna and Josephine
Hill sang a duet with pleasing effect.
At the temperance meeting Inst
night at the Congregational church
In West Guthrie Uie house was
crowded. Mrs. Jenkins delivered the
address and a long musical pro
gramme was rendered.
The Rev. John Tacell preached at
the Presbyterian church in the ab-
sence of the pastor Dr. Miles. He
used for his text "Lovest Thou Me?"
A splendid congregation was In at-
tendance at the naptist church yes-
terday morning. The pastor the Rev.
11 .T. Mansfield preached an eloquent
sermon from the text "Thou Shalt
Covet" 1 Cor. 12:31. He said In
part:
"James A. Garfield a poor boy. In
a frontier home set his deeires upon
the president's chnlr.
He faithfully
sought the heat gift at the hands of ' K0lfers In authrle and wont out look-
men. He won. ' ing for troublo.
"That man Is no man who Is satis-1 pnv ierr the champion was out
flod with anything short of the best. j0f town. Harry Pattle. the crack
ou can measure ono by his npproxl-
matlon to this standard. He merits
small rogard and lees respect who Is
content when a cypher.
"You have beon' told 'thou shalt not
covet' but in a good sense l wisn to
say you must. You are a failure If
you do not. '
"To covet la td desire long for
strive for live for. And this is in- j Allowance must be made for these
finitely removed from mere wishing Chicago cracke. They have been
And we must covet earnestly. YetWd to fine close fair greens; the
this costs. Gravitation pulls down-'putting greens In Guthrie wwe too
ward. Our forces of gravity are ease. 'fast for them and they usually over-
pleasure reputation hurtfiu com-
panionships. Never can we rise at a
bound above these forces here. Hut
In Heaven's pure realm we may.
"Covet earnestly the best. Now
ttore are many good things morality
manhood philanthropy etc. But tho
merely good it made the goal is no
more good but evil. Wo should ob-;
serve the divine harmony between
good and good between good and
best."
The Y. M C. A held a rousing meet-
ing yesterday aftrenonn at the Pres-
byterian church. There was a good
attendance and-much Interest shown.
The meeting was conducted by Webb
l.und and the losson taken from
Isaiah 40:3. Next Sunday August
Keatch will conduct the meeting.
The Rev. G. II. Kemp Ph. D. re-
turned Saturday from a three weeks'
ttlp cast and Is busily engaged in ar-
ranging for the opening sen he of the
Congregational church wh 1. will be
t held next Sunday at the opera houM
While away he visited many points In
Wisconsin where be has preached
' He has not been well and has been
1 under a doctor's care. However his
( trip has Improved his health ro&bider
ably and he Is ready for tha haul woik
'ahead. The oichestra for tho Con
.gugatioaul seiches under the rilx
The Rev. Kemp of Cnlaago to Conduct
Contjregatlonal Services There
The Rev. Kemp of Chicago who Is
here directing Congregational vhureh
interests ha rented the Brooks' op -
I Mrs H. P Ardery.
Probable Renewal of Peace
Negotiations by Dis-
interested Parties
By Associated Press.
Pittsburg Pa. Aug. 26. Develop-
ments in the steel strike were meagre
this morning. The probable renewal
of peace negotiations t disinterest-
ed parties was again being discussed
but nothing definite could be learned.
Henry M. White of the Garment
Makers of America and Ralph M.
Basley of the National Civic Federa-
tion who took part In the confer-
ence In this city last week left for
the east laat nlaht and It Is ranorted
itbey went to New York to make an
other attempt to have negotiations
between the contending parties re-
newed. President Shaffer however said
today he knew nothing of the pro-
posed venture at this time and had
authorized no one to confer for peace.
It is said the steel management In-
tends to make an aggressive attempt
to Btatt more plants this week. They
were successful In putting two more
mills In operation al the Painters'
plant this morning.
GREAT GOLF GAME.
Two Chicago Experts Taken In by a
Guthrie Player.
Mr Thomas Howie and 1". J. I1U-
natrlck. both of whom represent the
great dry goods house of Marshall.!10 cloa "" nuI omo changes In tho
Field ft Co of Chicago spent Sunday
in Guthrie. They are both enthus-
instlc golfers. They heard there were
Outhrlr golfer was Indisposed so It
ren t0 j A M1jne glve them .a run
f0r their money.
nt.lP how the
players fared:
crack Chicago
12 3
i Bowie 9 13 10
FiUpatrick 11 18 10
I Milno 7 6 3
4 5 6 7 8 9
8 7 6 7 91280
0 6 0 7 51191
6 C 6 0 4 740
played
prove.
the hole but they will Im-
PERSONAL MENTION.
Colonel Roy Hoffman Is in 8t. Louis.
Misses Georgia and Winnie Oldham
will leave soon for Norman where
they will atteud school.
Miss Georgia Oldham went to Mill
hall today In the Interest of Uie In
ternatlonal Encyclopedia.
ChaB. Kraseler a leading druggist
of Mutual) was a visitor in the city
yesterday.
Miss Nannie Isates of Mulhnll was
a Guthrie visitor yesterday.
Prof. E. B. rihotwcll of Chandler is
in the city a business visitor at the
office of the territorial superintend -
ent. Mr. Shotwell Ib county superin-
tendent of Lincoln county.
Byron FouU fo Carney was here
today enroute to Anatlarko where he
will open a largo feed store He re-
cently sold his large store and prop
erty IntereutH lu Carney and will lo-
cate permanently In the new country.
George H. Lynda of Oklahoma City
is lu the city today looking after legal
matters.
Mrs. J B. Rl'h of Carney Okla . Is
In the city today attending the whole-
sale mill' net y opening at the Gr.i-id
Leader.
Ned BlnBon. chief clerk lu the Unl-
ted SUtes marshal's of Ice at Anadar
ko since the opening has returned.
j Miss Rose Willlngham of Norman
1 the guest of the Misses Oldham.
Mrs. Blanche Duugaa haj issued In-
vitations to a farewell reccpUou to
be given at her home Wednesday
night. She is to leave soon for Chl-
; cago.
' Marshal C II. Thompson came In
Scottish Rite Masonry.
OKLAHOMA BUYS BM.
Cigar Wen Pftitl an Outlet fer Their
Stet Maehlnes.
fBy Associated Press.
Kansas City Aug 26. It is a long
tane that has no turning and Kansas
City cigar store men have obtained a
modicum of relief for the lots of
their penny slot machines. Agents
are buying them by the ton for eblp-
mnt to Oklahoma and although the
special correspondent do not mention
It there must be enough slot ma-
chines around Ifll Reno and Fort 8111
to keep t.e coppers red hot
"We have told all ours" said Sey-
mour Rice with a smile on the face
Uiat extended well towards the back
of hta neek. "That Oklahoma land
boom Is a great thing. Gee the pres-
ident surely did not know he was help-
ing the Kansas City clgnr men out of
a total loss when he Issued that proc-
lamation." "How does tho proclamation help
Uie cigar man?"
"We had paid from $12.60 to $25
for slot machines" said Seymour
and the new state law ordered them
sent to tho Junk pile. The grafters
In Oklahoma saw a good thing In the
thousands going there to graft and
sent up here. They have bought all
the visible supply. It worked llko a
charm."
Incidentally the operation of the
slot machine law has ben Severn up
on CJgar stands. A great number of
the smaller ones particularly lu the
residence district have been obliged
drug store trade havo been attributed
to the loss of revenue previously
brought by the machines. One down
town cigar denlor. who. durlua- tho
heyday of Uie slot machines kopt
open all night now cloeeB his doors
promptly at 1 o'clock and seldom has
to ask anyone to leave Uie premises.
The slot machines represented about
50 per cent of his promts so it Is
said by other members of the trade.
It Is no secret that the penny ma-
chines did such a lot of work there
was no time to handle tho coins and
an automatic funnel arangement had
to be made to take care of them.
Since the abolition of the slot ma-
chine an effort has been made to re-
Introduce the dice hut that form of
gambling has title fascination.
"We put the box and dice on our
counter for a week" said one dealer
"out finally gave them away to the
porter nnd he says he does very well
with them down at his home. The
break was even so that the house
stood to lose. On the dlot machine
we go! a trlflle the best of It. Then
again the exctement of seeing the
'wheels go round' is lost. We might
as well confess the stuff is dff. But
the public will suffer."
"And how"?
"The cigar sales will fall off and
manufacturers will put In poort.
stuff."
Guthrie Public Sohools
j Examinations of pupils to bo held
j In (Vutral school beginning Tuesday
1 Aug 27 at 0 o'clock.
Ail pupils who failed to pass In any
branch of study lu examination held
last Nny will pleats appear as fol-
lows: TtioHo who want to enter first seo
ond third grade h Tuesday Aug. 27
'.' o clock fourth fifth and sixth
I grades Wednesday Aug. 28 9 o'clock;
i seventh and eighth grades Thursday
Aug. 'i'A li o'clock; High whool Fi I
day Aug. 30 9 o'clock.
Saturday Aug. 31 will be d'-voted
to locating pupiln who have wyer
ueen In th- fiiitlule rlty schools
Bring your cards with you.
J. ft. Campbell Supt.
Request From Mexico.
The Republic of Mexico Is Inter
ented in American education. U'
c cully Governor Jenkins received a
request from I'residant Diaz for a. re
port of the territorial superintendent
of education. Mexico is formulating
a ne weducatlonal system and in ob
taining idas from the American sys
tern in the states each
of whli h Ih
Aked for luformallon
i ;; .-
The first bale of cotton for Lincoln
J county was brought into Carney Prl
duy. It sold for seven and half cent
n pound and brought $20 premium
Second 'Warning
v is Posted
COWBOYS ARRIVING TO
HELP. DRIVE OUT BLACKS.
Anti-Negro Craze Said to
Have Struck Stroud
and Chandler.
By Associated Press
Sapulpa I. T. Aug. 20 An addi-
tional notice warning the negroes of
Sapulpa to leave town by three o'clock
thla afternoon was posted by rltlsens
last night and trouble seems Impend-
ing. Whites who have espoused tho
negro cause are in communication
with United States District Attorney
Soper and the latter ha wlroti Unt
h will prosecute offending white if
their names are learned.
It Is said that cowboys from Kelly-
vllle and horsemen from Mounds
will arrivo this afternoon to take part
In driving out the blacks.
Stroud and Chandler are said to
have also taken up the fight on ne-
groes and citizens at Tulsa hn"o warn-
ed tehm not to stop oft there.
Several United Slates deputies nro
expectod on the afternoon train.
Nearly all negroes not employed
or owning property havo already left
town.
JESSE ESTES KILLED.
Was Struck by a Train at Kinsley
Kansas.
Jesse N. ICstes was killed at Kin-
sley. Kas by a train last night: No
particulars ua be learned. Thla
morning S. W. Smith the West Har-
rison avenue grocor received a tele-
gram asking for advice an to the dis-
position of the remains.
Young UntosJi'ai been lu tho em-
ploy of Mr. Smith during this sum-
mer and quit Saturday night to go to
Colorado for a few weeks. He ac-
companied by a young man named
Daniels. Estes' parents ore said to
lealdn on a farm a few in I Ion north-
east of this city. The body will bo
brought to Guthrie
TODAY'O MARKETS.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City Live stock.
Cattle CatUe 10000; generally
Steady. Native beef steers 4.65
6.80; cows and heifers 2.4005.05;
Blockers and feeders 3.0004. 25; bulls
2.2501.25; calves 3.00 1.75.
Hogs Hogs 4000; higher. Heavy
5.2006.30; packers. 5 9008.20: mixed
5.8606.20; light 6 60ftG.ir; yorkers.
5.5000.00; pigs 4.50 1.43.
Sheep-Sheep .'LOW; easy to shade
lower. Muttons) S".oa03.0O: lambs.
t.00&n0; riingo wethors 3.0008.40;
ewes 2.7593 00? stock sheep 2.000
2.75.
Kansas City Qrsln.
Wheat Sept. iOu)4: Dec.
H7V4; May 71 Mi 71 V. canh No. 2
hard C56r.: No. S 6514068:
No 2 red C)f(C9V.
Com K. pt rl; Doc. 6IV4; May.
57' nbh No 2 mixed 56Vj07;
white M.
o.itF n : white 88039.
Uc No 2 ;V6.
II i Choi timothy 15.0; ( hobv
pullie 1 ' '"
Butter Creamery 16' 19; dairy
fancy 14016.
Rggs Kresh U'
RecelptH of wheat 41'J caiS. .
Etuptlons cuts burns HcntdB and
sores of all kinds cjulckJy heated by
Dewltffs Witch Hal Salve. c.Mtaln
cure for piles. Bewnre of Cm mter-
felts Re sure ou t" t the or -mal- -DeWltta
J N Wallace.
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