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VOLUME XXXI
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA FRIDAY EVENING JUNE .12 190S
NUMBER "J
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5 O'CLOCK THE
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CONTESTS .
WILL END
TO-NIGHT
SUCH IS PROGRAM OF RE-
PUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
BOOSTERS FOR CANDIDATES
ARRIVING ON GROUND
i
Plans for Making Welkin Ring
Next Week Now Well
Under Way
(Uy As3ooIatOd Press
Chicago Juno 12. Tonight
probalily seo tho ond of tho
will
long
drawn-out series of conlostB before tho
republican committee. Tho first case
considered today comprised soVon dis-
tricts In Texas.
Preparations are well undor way for
the reception of tho roal "boomors"
of the various presidential candidates.
The Knox managers have announced
that hundreds of strong voiced "shout
ers" will bo here to awakon tho echoes
for the Pennsylvania sonator and tho
Fairbanks managers also expect a big
contingent from Indiana.
Tho Fairbanks "rooters" will In-
clude Georgo Ado who Is said to
havo ovolveil a number of original
Ideas calling attention to tho presence
of the hooslers.
The Forakor IaFolIetto and Hughoo
camps aro also preparing to turn out
en masse but their plans for making
the welkin ring have thus far beon
kept more or less secret.
Tho candidacy of Senator Knox was
given an impetus on tho arrival at th
Knox headquarters of Genera! R. P.
Ilapgood Edward J. KrauBe and Ed-
ward S Kinsley of Pennsylvania.
"Stick'" said Gonoral Hapgood In
reply to a question whether or not hU
candidate Intends to withdraw. "Well
I Phould say he will stick and the long-
er tho closer wo stick tho bettor are
our chances. Wo will not consider
second place. Why should wo? Who's
got first place anyhow? Nobody has
got It and Its anybody's fight right
now Don't forgot that."
General E. A. MoAlpIno of New
York professed hlmseit as confident
that the New York governor has. a
most excellent chance of tho nomina-
tion. General McAlplne said:
"All talk about second place for
Hughes is plain tommy-rot. Its
Hughes with us first last and then
some."
L. - Oollgo assistant socrotary -if
tho treasury nrrlved hero today ami
popular report at once accredited him
with being horo In tho Intorost of tho
Cortelyou vlco-presldentlal boom.
It H. Stevenson who Is to havo
charge of the Forakor headquarters
miring the convention arrived to take'""1" ""& .in luimnu iwo uigiuu
active chargo of the fight In behalf of
tho Ohio senator. Mr. Stevenson Bald:
Senator Foraker Is a candidate for
the presidency and will continue as
such until ho or some othor man Is
nominated Wo aro preparing to open
ten rooms here and . we bolleved
that .the senator's namo would bo with-
drawn do you supposo that all this
money would be wastod for a lot of
rooms that are not needed. Woll not
by us
"There's another thing. We nro not
mollycoddles and do not havo to be
dictated to or told what to do. Our
state can do that without- outside In
terference. Tho 'alios' are not down'
and out and will not be until tho nom-
ineo Is named."
All seven of the Toxas contested
districts were decided In fatyr of TafL
INCREASED THE VALUATIONS
Figures on tho assessment of tho
property of the Western Unlou Telo-
graph company the Postal Telegraph
company and the eloctric street rail
way and interurban companies in Okr
lahoma as fixed by the state board of
assessors wore announced by State
Auditor M. E. Trapp todays
An increase in the assassed valiw
tlou of the property over tho fixed
valuations and roturns of the tola-
graph companies Is shown.
'in WeBtorn Union Telograph com-
pany fixed a valuation of no a mile
on Irou wre and (20 a rallo on copper
wire. The board increased the valua-
tion on iron wire to ... a mile and o i
copper wire $100 a mile or about five
limes the valuation as fixed by tho
company This company placed a val-
uation of $40 a tnllQ on poles 30 polos
to the mile- The board Increased the
valuation on poles to 1200 mile.
The Postal Telegraph company's as-
sessment was Id creased to $40 a mile
the valuation of thin company's prop
This gives t secretary a clean wmp
nf Texas on temporary mil call. Many
delegate are arriving.
TULSA COITI TO WE FAIR
Tulsa Okla.. Juno 12. Tulsa County
Fair association hns been formod With
a capitalization of $50000. Tho asso
elation hns purdhnsed a tract of CO
acros ouo tnllo and a half due east
of the postofflco on tho street car
lino which will bo fitted up as fair
grounds base bnll and nmusomont
park. The base ball association Is
compelled to movo from Its present
park and tho now grounds will bq
flttod up as soon as possible. Tno first
fair In Tulsa county will be hcul this
fall and ovary effort will bo made
for tho success of tho venture.
CAMPBELL DENIES INJUNCTION
McAlester Okla. June 12. .Judge
Ralph E. Campbell of tho United
Stales court refused to grant nn In-
junction restraining tho officers of tho
state of Oklahoma from furthor arrest-
ing A. II. Dreyfus a citizen of Kansn
City from soliciting orders for Inter-
stale shipment of liquor Into the state
of Oklahoma.
In refusing tho Injunction Judtjo
Campbell quoted at length from tho
opinion of Justice Harlan In Fltts vs.
McChet 17 IT. S. 517 and added:
"Tho court Is without Jurisdiction to
onjoln the defendants as officers of
the state from proceeding to onforce
by criminal proceeding the laws of
tho state oven though they may bo ro-
pugnant to tho constitution of tho
United States. This Is a dofonse of
whloh tho complainant may avail him-
self in the courts -of the state and if
unsuccessful thero may on writ of
error take his case to tho supreme
court of tho United States for final
doclslon."
BUFFALO m COUNT! SEAT
Special to Dally Leaner.
Woodward Okla. Juno 12. Buffalo
won the Harpor county seat election
on Tuesday by sovonty-two votes over
Doby Springs securing this number
of votos more than tho necessary 'JO
per cent. The election was compara-
tively unoventful and tho voto heavy.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis June 12. The Mississippi
rl"er began rising rapldlj this morn-
ing from water pouring down tho
Missouri rlvor from Kmiki's City.
Thousands of ncros of farm land J
submerged with hundreds of homoless
pooplo. Milan of railroad track nro
undor wator In tho Valloys of Missis-
sippi and Missouri i Ivors in this vici-
nity continued to fall today and flood
conditions genorally are greatly Im-
proved. Terrific Rain In Kansas.
(By Associated Press)
Topoka Kas. Juno 12. A torrl-
tic niln amounting to n cloudburst In
many portions and accompanied by
a wind of tornado proportions struck
th0 Kaw vaUey oarly this -rooming
causing streams to rlso and dolus
of water fell at Wamego; St. Marys
HoltDii and Council Grove three lnohos
at Valloy Falls; four Inches. At Wa-
mego trees woie blown down and tho
Catholic churoh itnroofod. In a torna-
do In the southern part of Lyon coun-
ts at Madison roofs were blown off
some of tho largest store buildings.
Several smaller buildings were I-
mollihod. So far as known the only
life lost was that of a boy drowned
at Topekn. by falling from a skllT.
More Trouble Expected.
(By Assoolatod Press.)
Jefforson City Mo. Juno 12. Tha
river Is rising here at tho rate of two
Inches an hour. Heavy rains are ex-
pected to swell small streams over-
flow the lowlands and destroy grow-
ing crops.
erty In the state being fixed by the
board at $18240. . ..- Postal company
owns no poles in the state their wire
being attached to Pioneer Telephone
company poles.
No increase wag made by the board
in the assessment of the Guthrie
Street rallwar. thar company reporting
v vuv t '
An Increase of 70 per cent was' mad
by the board in the assessment of tho
Oklahoma City Railway company. The
total valuation of the property accord
ing to the company was $413070.
The Enid City Railway company
and the Tulsa Street Railway com-
pany's assessments were fixed us re-
turned by these companies.
An Increase of 00 and 26 per cent
respectively was made In the valua
tion of the Bhawnee-Tecumseh Trac-
tion company and the -Muskogee Eleiv-
The assessed valuation of 'he Okla-
homa Interurban Traction company
Ol Oklahoma City TO fixed at $5000.
FATHER OF
ITERS UP
MURDERED
AND ROBBED
I 'i
WAS : LONE AT TOLL
BRIDGE EAST OF
MUSKOGEE
FOUR MEN SUPPOSED
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEED
Murder Occurred Within Half
Mle of Park Crowded
Willi People
Special to Dally Lender.
Muskogeo Okla. Juno 12. David
Conway was murdorod and robbed at
tho Frisco brldgo five mllos oast of
Muskogee at 10 o'clock last night.
Ho was tho watchman at tho toll
bridge across tho Arkansas river and
Is supposed to havo had consldernblo
money on hand from tolls taken dur
ing the day.
Four men loft tho railroad yards In
Muskogeo on a hand car and ran out
on the Frisco track to tho bridge.
Conwny was alone at his stntlon and
it Is stfpposod lie resisted tho rob-
bers all of whom were masked 'and
they shot him dead.
No further details of tho kllfing aro
known except thnt nil of the money
Conwny had amount not known Is
gono.
Shorlff Ramsay of Muskogeo coun
ty has a posse In pursuit of tho rob-
bers. It is boliovod thoy took tho
hand car and ran across the river
to tho Fort Gibson bottoms or else
wont on to Fort Gibson and caught an
Iron Mountain train south.
It Is reported one of tho robbers
was wounded Conwny putting up a
fiht before he gave up his monoy.
Ho Is sixty yoars old and ho was a
guard at the old federal Jail in Fort
Smith during tho tlmo of Judgo Par-
kor. Tho Frlsoo railroad has sent out
for the body.
Tho murder occurred within half a
mile of Hyde park whero tnoro were
hundreds of pooplo.
THE NEW MARRIAGE LAW.
All Preachers Must File Credentials
Before They Can Officiate.
The now marriage law is now In ef
fect and Is being put In working order
in the county court. Few changes
aro made from tho old custom but one
or two changes nro of some Import
ance. One provision requires thnt all
mlnlBlors officiating at weddings shall
havo filed credentials In court. An-
othor is that a license to wed 1b good
only in the county In which It Is is-
sued. This fonturo will In some ensos
cause ri llttlo Inconvenience to prospec
tive grooms. Many peoplo live olosor
to tho county seat of a neighboring
county than they do to the county
seat of tholr own do tholr trading
more ana naraly over visit their own
county Beat Theeo aro the onos that
will havo to do some extra moving
around to procure licensee.
STILL ARGUE THAW CASE.
(By Appelated Press.)
New York June 12. JiiBtlce Mor-
schauser of the supreme court tdday
heard arguments In the Thnw case to
determine whether Thaw should ha
removed to a private sanitarium.
DETAILS ARRAMGED
FOR DENVER TRIP
The special train to carry the Ok-
lahoma democrats to Denver to at-
tend the democratic national conven-
.lon. will start from Guthrio at 10
o'clock on the morning of July 8. The
train Is to be routed over the Rock
Island-Frisco lines and will go by way
of 151 Reno. The round trip from Ok-
lahoma points will be between $22 and
$27. Parties may secure tickets from
their home towns over either the Rock
Island or Frisco lines to join Uie spe-
cial train which will consist of ton
Pullmans. The highest charge quoted
is $2G. 36 from Hugo while the rate
frot!i..Guthri"l9
m TJKWlll sblHfetoew
the special train.
rect from El Reno to Lincoln Neb-
where tho travelers will spend the
afternoon of the Fourth on W. J. Bry
an s farm They expect to bo ten days
on the trip. On tholr return trip the
train will be routed via Colorado
Springs. Tickets are good to return
until October 1-
Chief Justice R. L. Williams of the
tupreme court Hon. Tate Brady dem-
ocratic national committeeman from
Oklahoma and J. B. Thompson chair-
man of the democratic central commit-
tee have been working pn the mat-
ter for soma tjmo but were tinable to
get tee schedule definitely decided
until today.
10-DAY WIFE GRANTED DIVDRCE
Special to Dally Loailo.
Ardnwro Okla. June 12. Because
hi" principal allegation In nsktng for a
dlvorco was that sho was 'tired of
married life" District Judge Russell
was loath to grant n decree to Mrs
Emma Pugh tho girl wife who an
pearod In court n few days ago and
told how she had dl.imlsaod her hus-
band ton days after thoy wore mar
rled. Tho decree was granted how-
ever after tho judgo delivered him
self of a stern rebnko and after It had
boon satisfactorily shown that the hus
band wns addicted the the tlSo of liquor
GAS PIPE' RAPIDLY
In spite of tho contlnunl rains the
past two weeks two miles of the gns
pipe lino Trom the Snpulpa oil district
havo been laid south of the city. Tho
lino Is now completed lo within twelve
mllos of Guthrl"- with two miles of
Molting ready for piping. The pipe
Is hairy? Blrung along tho line between
SoWitfd and Wntertoo stations this
M'Vpk.' One hundred and thirty Uul-
gaclnns are working on tho line nnd
thirty Mexicans will arrive from Mus
kogeo next woek. Manager DlbbenB
of tho local gas company stated to-
day that tho work would bo pushed
as rapidly as posslblo and that the lino
would reach Guthrio tho first woek In
July gas would bo ready for consump
tion by the middle of that month If
tho rainy woathef does not continue
5 DISTRICT
Spoclal to iDally Loader i'
Lnwton Okla. Juno 12J With the
primary olectlon nt which for tho
llrst tlmo both political plifttos must
nominate candldntos for congress nnd
state oflces rapidly approaahlng and
th0 tlmo for fillm; petitions only two
weeks off tho congroselonnl nomina-
tion pot for the Firth district In both
polltlcal parties lrjK)S;ng freely.
On tho republican firlinlry ticket
thoro promises to bo throfrofiudldatoa
Cbarloe Fechholmer OMnlokaslm.
Tom Connor of Hobart and Judge J.
C. Smith of Pauls Valley. Major II.
D. McKnlght register In the Lnwton
land office and last year's candidate
for congress today announced that ho
would not nsaln seek the nomination.
All three of the other men mentioned
for the position were candidates be-
fore the republican district eenven-
tluii at Chlckasha last jenr and nil
hail strong delegations behind them.
It Is understood here now that Claud
Woavor of Pauls Valloy has with
drawn from the democratic race as
has alRo 11. II. Stallnrd of Snyder
and that Stato Senator II. S. Ulnlr
of Gurvln county has announced
leaving the race a dual ono between
Hlalr and Ferris.
PACKING
T
(I)y Associated Press.
Kansas Oity Mo. June 18. Two
laborers lost their lives two others
were seriously injured and a property
loss estimated nt $3b0000 was caused
by two explosions followed by fire In
the packing plant of Morris & Com-
pany at Riverside Kansas City Kas.
this morning. The force of the explo-
sions which were felt all over both
Kansas Citys ruined a cold storage
building and the fire that followed de-
stroyed a smoke house with Its oo li-
tems. The plant la in the center of
the flooded district.
WANTS LAW ENFORCED.
(Ry Associated Press.)
Albany. K. Y. June 12 In a letter
today to the various sheriffs of the
suite. Governor Hushes calls upon
them to se that the provisions of the
untlnce track gambling laws are n
forced.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago June 12 Sherman Bllllk
the Bohemian fortune teller enUmeed
to hang today was granted an appeal
by the federal court and hta execution
is Indefinitely postponed Scores vis-
ited Governor Denet-n a Springfield
this morning to appeal Sir brhalf if
tha condemned man
POLITICS
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PIED I
HANGMAN
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Avrn
dLHILII
. OF WIFE
RN
NEGRO F I R S T TO PAY
DEATH PENALTY IN
NEW STATE
PROFESSED RELIGION
AND WAS BAPTIZED
Insanely Jealous of Wife anp
Murdered Her While
She Slept
Special to Dally Londor.
FrodoricK Okla. Juno 12. i'ho
llrst legul bunging in tho now stntf
occurred this morning in tho county
Jail whun Frank Ford a negro paid
tho death ponalty for tho murder of
his wlfo on n farm near hore Juno 1G
11)07.
This is tho soaoud hnnelnjr In Okla
homa tho llrst occurring nt Oklahoma
CItj in the territorial porlod when
Juhn Mulligan also a negro wns
hanged.
Tne death watch was sot Monday.
Ford was silent but cheerful during
the week and oxprossod a wIlllngnosH
to pay tho ponalty. His request that
ho be glvon tho prlvlVgo of making a
public statement was granted but tho
execution a In the prosenco of offi-
cers only. Sheriff Frank C. Carter
pulled tho lover that hwuiib Ford into
otornity aa.l suvored tho rope when the
negro wub dead.
In tho presence of n largo number
of witnesses Ford was baptized In n
pool near tho county jail Tuesday
John W. Jennings a white mlnlBtor
of tho Uoplst denomination officiating.
Ford professed religion several weeks
ago and asked to bo tuken Into the
church. A negro minister could not
be found to officiate and tho Rov. Mr.
Jennings after examining Ford as to
the goutiness of his convoroton oou-
gonteti to take tho pnrt
Ford was convicted of murder In
tho district court here during tho re-
cent term wnlch was the llrst term
held In the new county nn : whic.li
was presided over by Judgo J. T.
Johnson cl Lnwton.
Tho murderer wns a prosperous
farmor having acquired a homostoad
a tew niuob wost oi rrouencic in tne
early days. It Is said that he became
Insanely Joalous of his wife over tho
attentions he boliovod wor paid hor
by another uogro. In tho night as she
slopt with hor baby in hor arms tin
stealthily entered and murdorod hor.
Tho enactment of the bloody deod was
not known until next morning whon ft
neighbor chanced to antor tht house.
Ford had oscaped. Ho was captured
a day or two later and taken to the
county Jail at Lawton.
R. J. Parker general superintendent
of the Central Grnnd division of the
Santa Fe arrival this afternoon ovor
tho Denver I3nid and Gulf from Kio-
wa. Kansas in his private car. He
A'lll remain several days to examine
tho condition of the roadbeds on tbe
Santa tfe line betweeu here and Pur-
cell and atong the ISastern Oklahoma.
Chief of Police Mitchell reports
many complaints by cltUens of prop
erty owners not removing the Minus
ami trees from the streets and side-
walks left by Tuesday's gale.
IGHT FOR HALL
Sold Ed Peterson the elothier. to-
day: "1 am one who is unalterably
in favor of putting tbe convention ball
on the square. I understand Uie ltist
proclamation doss not call for the peo-
ple u vote on lootttlon. Put the nail
on the square by all means. After It
la built put up a staff 180 feet high.
and on bbls staff put a searchlight.
It pays to advjrtlse. And this hind of
advertisement could be seen for n
radius of 1(H) miles."
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TROOPS qUAHIEHliY PAY
Special tj Daily Leader.
Lawton. Okla June 11. Under
guard of neveral heati unned sel-
ilters tb qiuuterly pay foi the troops
Bititloued at fort Sill was today
tiaiihferred from Lawtos to the inlll-
ta:y post. The unusual precaution
was taken by (tie Sill authorities be-
raus of the many robberies whlfeh
have recently Inen mode by renegade
black men This fear was Increas-
ed because several negroes only re-
cently attempted to hold up one of the
tofflctrs at the posj while returning
I late at night
IS;
Allerson Wilson. Uie full blood Cutic-
tftw Indian donf mute aged eleven
years who disappeared from the Deaf
and Dumb institute grounds Wednes
lay afternoon Into was found this
morning and Is again nt the institute.
a wiser ir not better boy. He walked
into a residence on South Third street
this mor.ilng and made signs so that
tho persons could understand Utiit ho
wnnioti Bometning to eflt. Ho was
given a late breakfast nnd ate as
though nearly starved.
The police wore notified and thetf
took him nt once to tho Institute. Tho
young warrior said that he had no In
tentlon of running off but had merely
wniKou aoout until tlio lost his way.
Whon asked whor ue slent hr solemn-
ly pointed to tho ground.
92 LADIES TO BREAK FLAG
The following invitations have been
sued:
VOU nrn Itivttm in liu mi. nt hha
ninety-two ladles from the principal
cuios or me sine or URiniioma to meet
In tho cltv of GiiUirin tlip mtii .iv nt
Juno 100S to assist In making an of-
ficial national flag which will be brok
forth from the flag stuff on Independ
ence nau i'huiuioiphia in. July itu
Tllflro will lias rnrtv.nlv atnra Un.l
on onoli side of the flng union making
ninoiy-iwo sinrs in nil nnd wo want nn
OklUl Olllll lietav 11 ) tit mnnuonl
each star.
You Will be the piiuhIu nf tlo la.lla
of Qnthrle whllo In our city.
Trusting you will wrlto n nnr
your acceptance wo pro
Most respectfully
Thn Fine rntiiin(Mno
Ry T. II. SOWARD.
School Land Changes.
W. C. Hughes has been added to
thO SOllOOl lnilll ilannrtnumt no uvr..
Inur of titles John M. Hayes ' tak-
ing ehnrge of tho loosing department's
iegui wo wnno jm j. t'nasldy bo-
comes ID . COUllsel for thn ti1inl
land dopi -ont. This announcement
was mndw ..lis morning. Mr. Hughe
was a member of tho constitutional
convention nnd 1b considered one of
the foromost men of the metropolis.
Mr. Hayes the Suljhur editor and at-
torney has boon ono of tho hard work
IniT Unilv chninnlmiR nf tlm ntnti. nml
torrltory and has been with Mr. Can-
siuy in me suuooi ihiiu department
alnco Mr. Mnrr first organised It.
Bperlul to Dally Leader.
Crescent Okla. Juno 12. George
Morris a big husky farmer last night
got Into a fight here with Rev. James
Grny the frail pastor of the Chrlstia i
church at this place and beat the lu'
ter until he was unconscious iu which
condition he remained until earfy this
morning. Two phjrJolans are attend-
ing Gray and announce that his condi-
tion Is serious.
Nori'Is was arrested this morning
and released by Justice Qulnta" under
heavy ball.
ACTOR HfTCHGOCK OIJTONDOHD'
Now York .Tuna 12. Raymond
Hitchcock the comedian who was ac-
quitted yesterday by the Jury which
for aevoral days has been liewrlnK evi
dence on ch arses preferred by several
young girls and who was remanded
to the Tombs pruvm under other In-
dictments on similar (barges wan re
eased from the Tomb under 170U
ba.
Six indictments originally wore filed
against Hitchcock all based on com
plaints by Helen Von Hagon Klsie
Voecks and Flora Whlison. Threo of
these Indictments charged attempted
assault and abduction of Helen Vou
lliigan and were Incorporated in Uie
case in which Hitchcock was acquit
ted yesterday. The other indictment
was dismissed tn the tirst trial.
ESH START
m
BEAT UP
A report received here to-day from Oklahoma CVy
rei'iteK that Alf Hunter tdia Kiiinwhury wu seen nt
night in that eity and thnt potine ure busy scaehiiitf the
outskirts of the eitv and surrounding count vv for lmu.
Special to Dally Leader.
headed; hy 9eug atsrtff OarrisoVof
Uk)ftms.UMiy wSfourlug tbe W00U4
here this afternoon west of here in
search of An Hunter slisa Kingsbui .
He stopped at tbe Ueeutblosi-iii luii
eight miles northeast of ukUhmiu
City last ulght gud demanded suj-
per He was Induced tu aiay for 10
bourn while word was neni to Okl i
hoiua City foi a poase t men who ai
rived earlv this moii'in Out Haul
says there is 110 quebuon as to u
being on the light lue us i' n
Lwa aeen by part en win know turn
fltla tulfa'u wlil.La H.... nan AtmnmaltM
and it Is thought that be is maklug fui
tuat neighborhood It is said that '1
has compelled colored farmers and.
two small boys to haul him iUc.
(after nigh' aud thai be has walk 1
1I-E
RESUMES
SCOEDOLE
NORTH OF PURCELL
TRAINS AGAIN RUN-
NING REGULARLY
D E AND G AND EASTERN
OKLAHOMA GIVE SERVICE
Day's Cessation oi Rain fives
u)juiiumiy iui uauiyaiu
Bridge Repairs
K
Bulletin 1 p. m Late report frcti)
8eward reeehed at tm Santa Ki dls
1'uicnurn omce ptmen anotuci- sttlle
or I rack grade this r.rtw or Dead Mfta'3
cut and that se.-vlce will hi- delayttt
dlx hoins. Santa Fts train No. It ar-
rived shortly after 11 o'clock aud will
be held hero until the irm k at Sew-
ard has been repaired. This makes
Hie fourth slide within a mile of oach
other on ih Santa Fe matn Hue truck
since the flood of May 24 Reports
lecolved here lato this afternosn from
Peri) recite a slide at south approach
of Bear Creek trestle 'lgbt mllea
north of here. Anoi her slide is roport-
etl on the Denver Knld & Gulf near
('redeem.
All trains on the Atchleon Topoka
& Santa Fw are running today on
schedule time the high water receding
yesteiday eo thai tho track 8lotg'th
lawlsnds and river beds could bo re-
paired. The Denver lCnld & Gulf
bridge across the Cimarron at Conjti.
which was partially washed out t
(lie blrih water is bedng replaced rap-
Idly and passenger ualns will ho ablo
to cross tomorrow The passenger
today snd last evening were trans-
ferred across the brldae to a train
waiting on ibe other side.
But one train wns run ovir the Katy
lines yesterday that being n main lino
train fioni Oklahoma CHv which was
datoured through hen- o Fallla at mid-
night enroitte for I1hhoui! and Kan-
sue points
A deloui"d S.inta r-v trtiin from Tex-
as arrived at eight o' U k this morn-
ing bring Ing a numlx i of persons who
have been waior bound at Aid more
Gainesville and other points tn that
Htatc. The train came by way of Hold
envllle and U mlolph.
The Katy will probably Uotour
trains through here lotluy.
The Rock Island and Frisco trains
ere running several hours late.
Local Agent Cocbrell state that no
through service cau u bad on the
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe from Pur-
cell to Texas points for a day or two.
The Fort Smith & Western will bo
gin to rebuild grades and bridges Im-
mediately the weather permitting.
S25.000 REALTY DEAL PULLED OFF
( n V Ualuer today sold hnTf of Ms
H.l.lhjtin 4) ifit-s in the )Uln r addi-
tion. Kant of thi ci'v tn A L. Oeek-
imii 'I lie mislih milott w.n $-ftO0.
On ili u n-uiaiuim. fmt ncios Judge
Halner will at . '" rc i n 0O0
residence Cock-urn till impiovt. his
forty.
Two Special Elections.
(loveru r Huhkell to.lu Is.sues proe.
ianiaOons calling speual eKotions
July 11. at HartUfivillo t:nd Xuwata.
Those cities are to vote on organisa-
tion as titles of the first class.
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