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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
Trouble at the Lighting Station.

A snag got into the water wheel OF
the power-house at Tumwater, Monday
afternoon, stopping it and one circuit
of incandescent lights till the obstruc-
ton was removed, about ten o'clock,
during which time about one.half the
patrons were digging up" discarded
lamps and searching for candle-sticks
preparatory to resuming "the light of
other days. Very few know how to
prize good thing until they are de-
prived of it. The first impulse is, of
course, to kick" and this experience
was no exception to the rule. The
telephone bell in the Light and Power
Co.'S Office was kept SO necessarily
ringing, that Badly" at last sta.
toned himself on high stool at the
telephone to answer all inquiries.
Whenever the bell would ring Mr..
Faulkner would reply: ayes; yes;
only little trouble at Tumwater-
stick in the wheel-workmen trying to
get it out. What? No, / can't tell
when the lights will 60 on. What?
Oh, yes; their lights are on different
circuit, you see," and bang goes the
receiver on its hook, to have the
whole matter gone over the next mo-
ment. Sometimes the dialogue was
varied by what sounded like fervent
prayers at Office end of the line, but
an occasional expletive of greater
force left the observer in doubt as to
whether, after all, the Superintendent
of Water and Light was not using the
pyrotechnies of Jupiter to meet the
peculiar exigencies of the occasion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

Much interest is manifested in
Washington in the intelligence from
Erie, Pa, that the widow of brave
Captain Gridley, who commanded the
Olympia at Manila, and to whom
Admiral Dewey addressed the now
historic words, "Gridley, you may
fire when yon are ready" is in straight
ened circumstances, the pension $50
a month accorded the widow of cap
tain in the navy being generally con-
sidered totally inadequate in all in
stances and particularly so in this
case. Plans are under way by which
early i'll the next session bill, grant
ing Mrs. Gridley pension of 500 per
month, will be put through.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

"Why Smith Left Home" one of
the wittiest, cleanest, and most ingeni-
Gus farce comedies of the day, will be
presented at Olympia Theater next
Thursday evening, by most clever
company, headed by Frank Tame.
hill, Jr. The story of "Why Smith
Left Home" treats of the determine.
ton Of the newly married Smiths" to
pass their honeymoon at home, in
stead OF taking the usual trip abroad,
OF the disturbing arrival of lomineer-
ing relative, and then of the coming
OF another pair of newly married ones,
which is still more inconvenient, and
of the final desperate resolve of the
Smiths" to leave home in order to
secure peace and quiet. "Why Smith
Left Home" is free from vulgarity,
and is clean and most wholesome. 1t
will be presented by an excellent COM
pany.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

The first snow OF the season fell at
Walla Walla on Monday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

PURE Liverpool salt 40c per so
pound sack at Stripf's grocery store.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
Notice to Creditors.
re estate Of Gertrude Phillips Rankine, de

In re estate Of Gertrude Phillips Rankine, de-
ceased:
Notice IL hereby given by the undersigned Ex-
ecutor Of the last will aud testament of Gertrude
Phillips Rankine, deceased, to ell creditors or
persons having claims against, the said deceased,
to present them to him at the law Office Of e. q.
Israel in Olympia, Thurston County. State OF
Washington, with the necessary vouchers within
one year after the date Of the first publication of
this notice or the same will be forever barred.
Said Office being now designated tas the place OF
transaction Of all business Of said estate.
J. w. RANKINE,
Executor.
Date Of first publication, December LIST. 1899.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
THE CITY ELECTION.

The late municipal contest-despite
the efforts of Oily to make party dem
onstration, and of a whited sepulchre
of amateur journalism to arouse popu-
lar indignation and focus it on the
Observation-Disclosures machines-went al
most by default, only about half the
registered votes being cast.
Following is the vote for each can
didate and the majorities received by
the few that had opposition:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

For Councilmen in the First ward,
O'Connor received Ga votes and George
20, a majority of IS for the former.
In the Third ward, Mack received
81 votes and Blankenship "a, major
ity of Z for Mack.
In the Fifth ward, Doherty received
46 votes and Bethel A, a majority of
2 for the former.
Oily says there was "less interest
manifested throughout the city than
at any previous election; in but one
ward was there anything like a con-
test-that was the Fifth" Granted,
most gracious Signor! and in that
ward be it noted, the Republican can
didate was defeated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

N the Superior Court for Thurs.on county,
L washington
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
Tenders Invited.

: Sealed bids will be received up to
Wednesday, December 20, at 2 o'clock
P. NJ, and will be opened at that time,
at the Auditors Office at Olympia,
Wash, where specifications may be
seen. for clearing land adjoining Ma
sonic cemetery on the north, for GEM
etery purposes. The committee re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. G. S. PRINCE,
Chairman Masons' Cemetery Com
mittee,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
Hair Watch Chains.

LADIES: Make your husband, BROTH
er or sweetheart a Christmas present
OF watoh-ohain made of your own
hair. Just the thing. Leave orders
at o. R. Simenson's jewelry store,
where samples of work may be seen,
or with Mrs. Ada Lott, go Franklin
street. 70.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08

XITANTED--S SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON.
w est persons to represent us as Managers
of this and close by counties. Salary $500 a
more. no less salary. Position permanent.
Our references, any bank in any town. It is
mainly Office work conducted at home. Refer
ence. Enclose self. addressed stamped envelope.
THE DOMINION COMPANY,
Dept. 5, Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
Wanted Immediately

Fifty shingle-bolt cutters. Eighty
cents per cord. No piling or heart
ing. Board furnished if desired. Ad-
dress THos. ROBINSON LUMBER Co.,
INC, Rainier, Wn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-08
METEOROLOGICAL.

IT,, follow ing record of temperature and rain
fa.i for the week ending yesterday, Dec.
7th,I IRON. n record kept and kindly furnished
IL. STANDARD by Mr.. NJ O'Connor:
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
An Ancient Camp Ground.

J. G. Estes, who last year turned
farmer and is very greatly improved
in health, is in town this week.
Where he lives on Timber hill there
are several large springs, and the
natural formation of the rock is sand
stone. But around the springs are
found more or less quantities of loose
flint rock, many pieces in various
stages of construction into arrow
heads, and some finished. Mr.. Es-
tes concludes from the surrounding
circumstances that the location
was once large Indian camp ground,
or perhaps and Indian town, where
"raw material" was brought and
manufactured into utensils for the
chase and warpath.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
BILL ALLEN FOUND.
He Wrote Ills Family But Another
Got The letter.

A. @. B. Allen returned last night
from Wagner where he went TO as
certain the whereabouts of his broth
er, William, who disappeared some
days ago and whose absence could not
be accounted for.
Bill Allen had left Pryor Creek and
on his way home struck up with a
man at Cotreyville who hired him to
80 to that place and do some carpen-
ter work for him. Mr.. Allen wrote a
letter home TO his wife at Wagner
explaining his absence, but another
Allen by the same initials got the let
ter and kept it.
A party was organized yesterday TO
start this morning TO search for the
missing man, but as good luck would
have it, he arrived home last night
and the search was thus rendered un-
necessary.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Quarterly Report of Relief Union.

The Executive committee of the
Relief Union met yesterday afternoon
at the mayors Office and transacted
business relating to the charity work
of the organization.
The roll of members who paid their
dues for February was 10, members
who have paid for March AS. April
dues have not been paid. Funds
amounting to SIS have been collected
during the quarter and s3l expended
in carrying on the work of the union,
leaving balance of S17 in the treas
ury. Fourteen families have been
helped with food purchased by the
union. Clothing has been given to
nineteen persons. Donations of cloth
ing have been received from Mrs. w.
M. Mellette, Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Stretch
and Mrs. Rucker. Also an unknown
person has made donation of cloth
ing.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
UNION MISSIONARY MEETING.
Interesting Program For Fridays
Meeting.

The following is an excellent pro-
gram which has been prepared with
great care by all the members of the
differt societies and to which all the
members of the different churches,
both old and young, are invited. The
meeting occurs from three to six
o'clock Friday afternoon at the Pres
byterian church. After the meeting
an hour will be spent socially.
PROGRAM.
Song. Praise Cod From Whom all Bless
ings Flow.
| Scripture lesson, Mrs. Ratcliff.
Prayer. Mrs. NJ. L. Butler.
Anthem. Ladies' Quartette.
| Paper, Woman as worker for Christ"
Mrs. S. L. b. George,
| Song, Jesus Saves"
Missionary roll call
School work in Key West and Tampa. Mrs.
Don-Carlos.
Burns. Mrs. II. Q. Cook.
School work among the mountaineers, Mrs.
Bethell
Mission work in South America, Mrs. W
A. Caldwell.
Work done in Vinita by women's Home
Board Of NJ. E. church south, Mrs. w. G.
Patton.
China, Mrs. o. d. Neville.
Brazil Mrs. B. r. Morrison,
Individual missionary work, Mrs. Geo,
Blakeney.
Missionary work in the Philippines, Mrs.
w. 7. King.
Japan, Miss Dora Franklin.
School work among the mountaineers OF
Kentucky, Mrs. 4. l.. Halsell.
Song. when the Roll is Called up Yonder."
Mexico, Mrs. f. S. f. Amos.
Mission work in Cuba, Miss Rebecca Myers
Mission work in Korea Miss ellison
General mission work in China, Mrs. NIL.
Butler.
Our indian neighbors. Miss Olive Allen.
Mission work in India, Mrs. G. w. Haltum.
Work among foreigners in the United
States, Mrs. Stanton Stanfield.
School work in the Indian Territory. Mrs.
j. S. Oborn.
Mexico, Miss Minnie r. Puntenney
Childrens work in India. Mrs. o. W.
Meacham.
Turkey, Mrs. f. c. Stretch.
Song, Missionary Bells" by ten little
girls.
Paper. 'Our duty to Foreign Missions"
Mrs. John f. Quilllan.
Song, God be with You Till we Meet Again.
Closing Prayer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
NHNT DEPARTMENT

If you want to buy, sell or exchange any
thing. hire help. rent property. secure a
situation or get married. lose or find any
thing. you can profitable use this column.
Price: 2h cents a line for each insertion-no
transaction for less than 10 cents
Wanted-A situation as house,
keeper, or to do general housework.
Permanent place preferred. Enquire
here.
Nursery stock to trade for good
young work horse. Must be gentle to
work and ride. Apply at the nursery
or at this Office.
For sale, a lot 15o by 300 feet with
I room house, good barn, smoke house
and other buildings, and good fenced
garden. A bargain for some one
wanting property In Vinita. Price
$1,000, cash.
ON ACAIN-ApRll 3oru
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Probabilities.
Phone II.

Probably thunder storms and cooler
this afternoon and tonight; Wednes-
day fair.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Detained by Sickness.

The wife of Grand Chancellor Wal
ker, after having made all arrange
ments to accompany her husband to
Vinita, was compelled to abandon her
purpose because their son was taken
suddenly sick.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Before the U. S. Circuit Court.

Attorney Preston Davis represents
the town of Vinita in the park case
and will go to st. Paul, Mimi, next
week to appeal before the circuit
court Of appeals in behalf of the city.
w. Il. Hutchings represents the ma
tion in this controversy.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Against the Law.

W. c. Wright returned yesterday
from hunting and fishing expedi-
tion to the Usage country. The party
had splendid luck catching fish, but as
it was a finable offense to kill a deer
or turkey in the Usage nation, of
course none were killed.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Death Of Edward Berry

Arthur Berry received a message
this afternoon conveying the sad intel
ligence that his brother Ed had died
at l:S0 p. m. at Oklahoma City at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. J. NJ. Boiling
er. The remains will perhaps be
taken back to the home OF the de-
ceased in Kentucky for burial.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Postponed.

The bible reading at Rev. w. T.
Kings study this evening has been
postponed, as Mr.. King is to take part
in the ceremonies at the K. of p. ban
quet tonight at the Western hotel.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
After a Grave Stone.

N. B. Simpson is up from Adair to-
day for the purpose of getting the
grave stone furnished by the govern
mcnt for John Caldwell, an old SOL
dier, who fell dead in a corn field at
Adair two years ago.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02

Ice, Ice. Sdm hlueHuOuT.
The brave men are with us.
Ice. Ice. At Burns Racket.
Fishing tackle, at w. W. Miller's.
Croquet sets at w. w. Miller's. &C
and buy one.
Splendid alarm clocks only 9Oc, at
Burns Racket.
You can get bargain in stationery,
at Burns Racket.
Blue fame oil stoves at Miller's.
Just what you need.
We still have a. few garden seeds
left. w. w. Miller.
Hand made, team harness, s25 COM
plete. Lee Barrett.
Summer lap robes, fly nets and dus-
ters, at Lee Barrett's.
A number of the visitors are stop
ping with friends or relatives.
Those lap robes at Lee Barrett's are
beauties. Go and see them.
Cigars, full line, including Childs
and Mercantile, at Burns Racket.
Burns has dropped the price Of his
envelopes and tablets in the well.
First class hoemaker-with all
kinds Of repairing done. Lee Barrett.
To have beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross ball blue. me
Mrs. j. A. Paul went to Neosho on
a visit last night to remain until Fri
day.
Lee Barrett has some of the pretti-
est summer lap robes ever brought to
Vinita.
Several X. p decorations are seen,
that of The Chieftain being by no
means the worst.
Ice cold soda pop, ginger ale and all
iced drinks; also fine line cigars, at
Charley Newman's.
A. L. Churchill was fortunate in
getting his blue grass seed sown last
night, before the rain.
Rev. Orlando Shay went to Catoosa
this morning to take charge of the
Methodist church there.
Ice wagon goes hereafter. Leave
orders at Foreman's Pharmacy; tele-
phone l6. Sam Ridenhour.
Zack Humphrey left last evening
on business trip to Big Springs, Tex,
and will be absent about month
II you would have your clothes that
delicate, clear white so desirable, use
Red Cross ball blue. may 6
! Joe Lahay and wife are visiting
Tony Matney's family while Mr.. La
hay is attending the grand lodge
Knights Of Pythias.
The Western hotel looks almostlike
a X. P, castle hall about three times
a day. Most of the visitors are STOP
ping with.Knight Trott.
Hubbard Ross, postmaster at Ft.
Gibson, is attending X. P. grand
lodge, being the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Badgett, and family.
The annual colored Odd Fellow
celebration occurs at Parsons May I,
for which event the NJ, K. & T. will
cell round trip tickets at s1.25.
A petition has been circulated ask
ing the city council to open a street
across the NJ, K. s. T.-the one on
the north side of the north park.
Rev. Thomas Lloyd will move into
DR.. Fortner's cottage down street
when that gentlemen occupies the
more pretentious domicile in the west
part OF the city.
A train of very poor Texas cattle
stood upon the track at the Frisco
this morning co route to Tulsa. They
were Texas cattle and number of
dead ones were IN the cars.
TnE tsKaTvB Br,vr1
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Came as Near as Anyone.

Fighting Cuba Boys" was the orig
inal Interpretation of the X. P. mystic
letters by Barritt Galloway today, af-
ter receiving an Affirmative reply to the
question if fighting did not begin with
F-the other two words he could
master.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Bought Lots.

Mrs. ]. A. Paul and her sister, Miss
Mabel Miller, have bought lot west
of where w. M. Mellette lives, but
facing east. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul ex-
pect to build on their portion of the
lot. Just how Miss Miller is going to
utilize her half is not stated.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-02
Be Back Soon.

Mrs. Cora Barritt is expected home
Sunday. Two of her brothers have
a theatrical or other amusement or
ganizatlon, and being at Springfield,
Ills, for week and another town in
that section for like period, they
invited the lady to visit them.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
Fakes and FakerS.
rney Sheridan in Psola Spirit.

Barney Sheridan in Psola Spirit.
Fake is a slaDgy word, coined in
England about sixty years ago, which
has gradually crept into general use
in the United States within the last
twenty years. As a noun, IL means
trick or swindle, and as a verb, its
definition is ito cheat, to swindle, to
rob, to steal;" hence, one who fakes
is faker. Many enormously spell it
fakir and c0nfound its use with an
Oriental religious ascetic, or begging
monk. Faker and fakir are words OF
wholly different meaning; the one is
a swindler and the other religious
mendicant or beggar.
The "Quack" doctor is a faker,
whether he travels or not; his bust
ness is to swindle, to work the con-
fdence racket on the unwary aud IN
informed.
A person who sells trinkets and nos
trums is a faker, and so generally is
the travelling CRATER who gets up city
directories. Differing from these,
though belonging to branch Of the
same class Of swindlers, are the per-
sons who go over the country peddling
clothes, groceries, steel ranges and
patent rights. They are takers who
live BY taking.
As a rule, the vibrating, oscillating,
osculating gOody-g goodies, male and
female, soliciting money for sO-called
Foreign Missions" are takers; and
their professional cousins are persons
who work lodges, churches and socie-
ties in getting up "home talent" en-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27
Does Coffee Agree with YOul

If not, drink Grain.O made from
pure grains. A lady writes: "Tbt
first time l made Grain.O | did not
like it but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to go back
to c0ffee?' It nourishes and feeds The
system. The children can drink II
freely with great benefit. 1t is tht
Strengthening substance Of nurt
grains, Get package today from
your grocer, follow the directions il
making it and you will have delicious
and healihful table beverage for oil
and young. Is and 25c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-04-27

tertainments. The only difference is
the Foreign Mission" solicitor take!
all, while the "hOme talent" enter
tainment takes 60 or 10 per cent of the
gate money. paid by the community
be works"
The lawyer who works up cases for
himself is a faker. The legal tern
ior himself is a faker. The editor
who uses his paper to promote a
swindler's business is a faker. The
most harmless faker is the merchant
who IS always and never Selling of
at cost" He breaks about even 10 his
losses and gains Of bis diversion and
has his troubles for nothing.
Among the successful takers of this
western country are gangs Of shrewd,
well-dressed men who strike county
seat towns with few car loads OF
eastern made buggies which they palm
OF on farmers. These vehicles are
made to sell, not to ride in. They fool
and cheat numerous men in every
direction from the town wherein they
operate, and then light out for other
fields. The men they rob flnd cut too
late that they are up against fale
out 10 few years the same or another
Quilt returns to catch another lot of
suckers. Patent pillow peddlers and
tree trlmmers" vendors belong to
this tribe of the faker family.
All takers, male and female. are
shrewd judges Of human nature.
Many OF them are well educated and
get princely salaries. The "cure alp
doctor Is also faker who has worked
IN other lines, often at other callings.
he or she is naturally keen as we'll as
INSCRIPTIONS. The quack prince
travels in style, dresses well and ad-
vertlSes liberdlly. He buys "test!.
monials" for distribution like a
caterer buys fish for his table, and he
always has 1t 10 for the resident phys
: II
lclans. To make stay for several
months, he generally picks out a
little country town. Sleek, cheeky
and unctious, he gets the Confidence
OF his victims, tleeces them and then
pulls out for new pastures.
Most OF the advertising and cOllec.
ton agencies that prey on cOur -
newspapers are takers. They - w.,
neither do they spin, yet tb, - I liro ~" ~,
the fat Of the land. C! live VI
Another faKer is 81. ,,.,,..,.i,
PaU' Og ,lEied be picks up a quick
nor his =, IN. Neither his pictures
of rim, .Iaracter will stand the test
fr, lie, so he is ever on the move
.Quently in a wagon fitted up for
that purpose.
The only way to beat the faker is
TO shun him. 1t is not wrong to kill
him, but on the theory that the "blood
eff the martyr is the seed nf the
church." it encourages others to
court death, and like killing a fly,
brings a hundred to the funeral; they
multiply right along. Don't patrOrize
the faker to the extent OF a penny.
Bear in mind, he or she aims to get
something for nothing, so turn your
back and 90 about your business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-15
LIVE AND LET LIVE

Although we to anticipate this seasons wants by
buvipg heavier stock than BEFORE trade has far
exceeded expectations that have been obliged to
plensh frequently and freely every department. of store