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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18
brk Of the Townsite Com
mission Reviewed From
the Official List.
PARKS andCEME I ERY
Appraised at Nominal Figures
Schedule Of Some Rus'ness
Blocks Given. Means :
I L.sss sdm to chsro-
kee Nation.

-
The work Of the townsite com.
mission 10 completed 80 far as
vinita is concerned and is cry
batisfactory 10 the citizens and
forerty owners of the town.
There are upwards Of seventeen
hundred lots, two ten acre parks
ind . cemetery. The entire ap-
praisment is approximately $780,
poo, and runs from ten cents to Sl8
Dor front foot.
The highest priced lot in the
|ity is the Ratcliff corner fifty by
bne hundred and twenty five feet
occupied BY the Ratcliff Mercan-
lie Company, The Taylor q
lawrence Grocery on the first floor
nd The Chisf.ain on the second
Ioor. The lot upon which the
'ew Halsell building stands is
alued at S400, or SIS a front foot.
There are forty-seven lots con-
,sted, distributed among eighteen
ersons. The two parks contain
en acres each and the land en-
braced in them is appraised At ten
Dollars an acre. The cemetery is
lso appraised at $40 an acre and
contains thirty.seven acres
mounting 10 1857. The chnyches
n fifty feet front and pay ONE
our.h value of balance. The lat
occupied by the First National
Bank, twenty-five feet, is ap-
praised at s4O0. Twenty five feet
IN the corner occupied by X. N.
tcliff building is appraised al,
400.
The property between the Hal
oll corner and the Western Hotel
ks appraised from t1S-to sl5 per
k6t; and from HalselI corner to
hurt house SIS TO $40 at the Court
nse. The same on the opposite
e Of the street.
/ From Rstcliff corner to Cobb
otel the same a. from HaIrell
sfner to Western Hotel. Cobb
5tel south from s15 TO s..
\ On Scraper street from Western
Motel south IS per foot, to park.
round south park ano north park
be sppraissment was from 81 %
B 81 80 per foot.
kAll north Of Frisco and east OF
unter street and west Of Katy
om 81 to e1.25 foot.
| On Foreman street, which The
bmmission consi dered as whole
be best residence street in toe
tty, the price was from 81 70 to
.5O. 48
South part of town cot on the
lark or on Wilson street is from
b cents to 1inety cents per foot.
puth Wilson street from 81 to So.
buth-west part Of town where
Rankin, Forsner. Hill and others
IS cents per foot.
Out Illinois avenue around and
eIuding public school sl.25 to
so per foot. The public school
rck was appraised at 81 900.
- the east sids Of The NJ. X 4
Illinois avenue property was
rzised at from IS TO s4 per
The highest residence
periy on that side was ap,l
sed at 81. and nom that down
IS cents.
Iaat 10 the north east portion
Aged from 40 cents to eileen
per foot. AreQnd the put.
If town on. All aides th e /
Rgs price ie % eenta per fapt
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

The most reliable preparation for kid
neJ' troubles on the market is Fo'ey'!
Kidney Cure Sold by Shanahan 4
Mitchell dw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

70 Cure Cold N One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quiolue Fab
lets. This signature -
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

eIf / could only get bite to eat. !" he
NbIned.
"iFhy don't you work r. she asked.
"Nothin' doin' ia my line" he an
swered. "Im dime museum glass
eater, an they're gettin' too CON-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

MiIissry,L Land Warrants.
nAid persons telling who has 'n'
. Her I buy or not
r. X. KELLEY,
kansas City, Ne
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

10 tho United States Court for the. N ortherr
District Of the Indian Territory. sissing a,
Vinita,
Lula Howser. Plaintiff
". No lg4e.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-18

Ed. Howser. Defendant
The defendant. I'd. Howser. to appear In
this Court within thirty days and answer
the complaint OF the plaintiff Lula H0wser
CHAS. A. DAVIDSON. CLERK
John B. Turner. Attorrney for Plaintiff.
:: ~ Parks, - for nom resident Deft
Ihls ftu. ~. 1898. w2g
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Lewiston 70 the aaa.

Salem. Ore, Feb. 1.-The bill -
propriating $165.OO0 for the construc-
ton Of portage railroad around tho
rapids In the Columbia river between
The Dalles and Cello. which passed
the house, has been passed by the
senate. When this portage road ID
completed. which will probably be dur.
ing the coming summer. the Columbia
will be open to navigation from Lew
lston to the sea, distance Of more
than 500 miles.
At the evening session the house
passed the senate bill by Marsters, re-
quiring that executions take place 1T
the penitentiary, and the senate bill by
Smith Of Umatilla, to permit the state
medical board to grant licenses to
physicians who hold licenses in other
states.
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LlNcoLN's MARROW ESCAPE.
Fiendish Plot to Inocu1ate Him with
the Snalipox.

Fiendish Plot to Inocu1ate Him with
the Sralipox.
The demand for an additional body
guard around the White House recalls an
incident Of the civil war within the men,
ory Of many residents. During the excit-
ing period of 81 great fears were enter
tanned for the safety of the President,
and every precaution was taken to insure
his personal protection.
One morning there appeared at the
White House woman, closely veiled,
demanding an immediate interview with
Mr.. Lincoln. Approaching Messenger
Perkins, who guarded the door of Mr..
Lincoln's private Office, the visitor made
known her request and pleaded earnestly
that she be admitted to personal inter-
view. The doorkeeper's orders were how
ever, very strict, and finding her eloquence
oil in vain, she finally compromised by
confiding her message to the courteous
but firm employe. Taking him to one
side, the veiled lady took both his hands
in hers and tenderly rubbed them as she
extracted promise that he would imme-
diately deliver her request to the Presi.
dent Perkins was almost overcome by a
most peculiar odor that appeared to ema-
A"eS AhoAAA AAo SOAlpdAlOu, anu udSleHeQ 10
get rid of her without creating scene,
No sooner had he accomplished this than
he ccnfded to one of the household the
effect produced upon him while in con-
versation with the importunate visitor.
physician who was present promptly di.
vined the truth and instituted search
for the woman, when it was learned that
she had driven rapidly away in a carriage,
and all trace was lost. Perkins was i'm
mediately ordered to return to his home
and await developments.
Within the usual period he was taken
i'll with one Of the worst cases of viru-
lent smallpox on record, and for weeks
lay at the point Of death. Upon his re-
coyery the faithful messenger, whose de-
yotion to duty doubtless saved the life OF
the President, was appointed by Mr.. Lin.
coin to permanent position on the cleri-
cal force of the War Department. which
Office he has continued to hold up to date,
being one Of the most efficient clerks on
the rolls
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was he who had sent the valentine, hop
ing the little message would, In some
way, help him to gain her love, for II
was not true, the report which the Cos
sips Of Baysville had brought agains,
him. but more reserved nature which
had made him seem Indifferent to those
who would like to have been his friends
Aunt Selma soon found that he was a
noble. true-hearted man, one she could
trust with her whole love and life, and
when he asked:
'Will you share the home I have made
ready with the thought of your" she did
not refuse, but little later went quiet
ly into the church which the children
had filled with flowers, and when she saw
the sweet blossoms and realized that al
this had been done for her, tears of hap
piness filled her eyes and she thought:
"How fair Is life and all changed fol
me by the aid of valentine. Indian
apolis Sun.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The hour was on us. where the mani
The fatcful sands unfaltering ran.
And up the way Of tears
he came Into the years,
Our pastoral captain. Forth he came
As one that answers to his name;
nor dreamed how high his charge.
Ills work how fair and large
To set the stones back In the wall
Lest the divided house should fall,
Ana peace from men depart,
hope and the childlike heart.
We looked on him; 'Tis he," We said,
-Come crownleSs and unheralded,
The shepherd who will keep
Inc nocks, will fold the sheep"
unknlghtly, yes; yet twas the mien
Presaging the immortal scene.
Some battle Of His wars
VINO sealeth up the stars.
Nor would he take the past between
his hands. wipe valor's tablets clean.
commanding greatness walt
TIL he stand at the gate;
NSt Not he 9 would cramp to one small head
Inc awful laurels Of the dead,
Times mighty vintage cup,
And drink all honor up. ,e
No hutter Of the banners bold
Borne by the lusty sons Of old.
The naughty conquerors e 81
Bet forward to their wars;
Not his their blare, their pageantries,
Their goal, their glory, was not his;
Humbly he came to keep
The docks. to fold the sheep.
The need comes not without the man:
The president hours unceasng ran,
And up the way of tears
He came into the years,
Our pastoral captain, skilled to crook
Inc spear into the pruning hook,
The simple, kindly man,
Lincoln, American.
New York Independent.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Man of the Peonl,.

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln may
we'll recall the principles which he rep
resented, for which he labored and for
which he endured martyrs death.
There is no more popular figure in Amer
lean history than that of Abraham Lin
coin. He was pre-eminently a man of
the people. Sprung from the people. he
always remained one of them. Men ad-
mired George Washington, but it was
an admiration mingled with awe. The
people both loved and revered Lincoln.
President or rail splitter. he was the same
plain American citizen. in whom hon
esty was an instinct and whose patriot
ism was part Of his very soul.-Charles
4. Dana.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

Spokane. Feb. 13.-Arthur sewell
lies dead In the morgue and John
Walker Is at the Sacred Heart hospital
seriously injured by being struck by !
snow train on the Great Northern
about three miles east Of Camden.
They were part Of bridge crew Of
five and were working on trestle
when they were run down by the snow
train. consisting Of an engine with I
snowplow. Hanger and . caboose.
.raveling at the rate Of 40 miles an
hour. Sewell was caught beneath the
pilot and was dragged nearly 1000
'eet before the train was stopped.
Walker received serious cuts about hia
face and head.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

west Of the illfated Paumota. Here
.Auch damage was done, although no
.lves were lost. A wen Duiit road, con.
structed BY the French government at
considerable expense. was demolished,
bridges were carried away, butldtnge
overturned and shattered and pieces
of big ships, old wreckage and COCOA
nut trees heaped high along the coast
line. Old inhabitants Of kaitea stated
the storm to be the worst they had
ever seen. Returning to Tahiti the lit
Gle schooner upon which he sailed wae
almost swamped by the high seas, ana
= water spout came near to the beat
at one place.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Sold Into Slavery.

Manila, Feb. 1.-Two girls have
been sold into slavery by Gregoria
Torres, both bringing $50 pesos. The
thirteenth amendment to the constitu.
tion of the United States prohibits
slavery, but the flag continues to float
over that practice in these islands.
Girls can be bought in the provinces
for insignificant sums, especially u
the parents are in debt. There are
number Of human vultures In Ma
nila who make a business Of buying
and selling girls.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
President Loubet to Wait .. :.

Chicago. o.-Accoidlng to the ChrOnt.
les New Orleans correspondent the
rrench colony there mas received word
nat President Loubet OF france Will
come to that city about June 10. 1904,
N board q trencn man OF war. On
QUITE to the st. Louis fair. The idea
- to retrace the steps of historic
lrench discoverers and to ascend the
mississippi river as they did in years
gone by.
1t is planned that after visiting the
worlds fair. M. Loubet will cross the
continent on special train. where ne
will be received at New York. There
ne win boards q United States cruiser
and be taken back to France.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

IDAHO NOTES.

James X. Traynor was accidental,
shot and killed at his ranch on Graves
creek recently.
The Business Mems association Of
Kendrick is working to secure the es.
tablishment Of a cannery at that place
1t has developed that plan Is on
foot to pass bill through the legis
iature providing for the appointment
Of railway commissioner.
Frank Perry OF Culdesac has keen
arrested on q charge Of stealing sack
of mail from Mail Carrier Orville Kel
lsgg, who drives the stage between
Spalding and Culdesac.
Five freight cars were thrown OF the
track by misplaced switch at Coco
lalla, recently.
The supreme court has reversed the
judgment In the case against william
irwin, who was convicted in Washing
ton county on charge Of crimina
assault committed upon Dora Irwin
his niece.
Initial steps toward the organization
Of mining bureau at Lewiston wer,
taken recently at meeting Of tn.
mining men of the city In conjunction
with the governing board Of the Com
mercial club.
Because their fees were not forth
coming a jury in Justice Hoffman'l
court at Troy, refused to deliver ,
verdict which had been agreed upon
The justice had not required a bont
from the litigants and they refused !,
pay.
According to the Boston CONNER
ical Bulletin, one Of the big wool Arm
of that city has a man in the field II
Idaho sheep districts who Is contract
ing for this seasons clip at about i
cents per pound. This Is an advanc
If half cent over the opening pric
Idaho year ago.
The Northern Pacific has abandone
ts effort to run freight trains on tn
Palouse & Lewiston branch hatwee
Spokane and Genesee. Idaho, and ha
'eturned to the old plan Of running tn
freight through to Lewiston and ha,
ing the Genesee branch, from Pullma
/ ~ 0CACSCCp dS q 6cQhl dIO Aun.
M. J. Shields of Moscow, who Is tn
chief enthusiast in the matter Of gras
raising in the interior northwes
states that from statistics he ha
gathered, there was now over 1000
acres in timothy, red clover. orchar
grass, tall meadow, oat grass, bromu
inermus and other cultivated grasse
within radius of 10 miles Of Mo-
COW.
The commissioner of the geners
E1and Office has opened for entry tn
south half of sections Z, s, 8, 10,
and IL, and the north half Of section
10, 20, 81, %, % and "a, in townshi
81, range west. and sections II an
Is and the north half Of sections Ii
20, 21, %, % and "a, In township 81
range west, of Boise meridian. Thes
lands were all withdrawn and entire
thereon suspended in March, 190'
The land in question lies along th
north boundary of the Nez Perce
reservation.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

One Of Commissioners to Settle Alaska
Boundary.

One Of Commissioners to Settle Alaska
Boundary.
Washington.-Senator George Turn
er of Washington has been selected by
the president as one of the commits
sioners to determine the Alaskan
boundary under the treaty recently
ratified by the senate. Turner was
recommended to the president by Sena.
tors Foraker, Spooner, Lodge. Perkins
and others, and the other day was
told by the president that he had been
decided upon II he would serve. Sena-
tor Turner replied that he would be
glad to act as one Of the commission
ers. His term as senator expires
March 4. No indication has been given
of the identity of the other two COM
missioners. With the exception Of
Senator Teller and Mason, there was
no special opposition to the treaty in
the senate. They spoke against 1t In
executive session, and one or two
democrats voted against It. But 1t is
said that Senator Turner's eloquence
prevailed upon most Of his colleagues
to favor the treaty.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
ldaho,s Reapportionment.

Boise, Idaho, Feb. 1.-THE legislar
i've reapportionment of the state has
been determined on by the joint 70.
publican caucus. As q result the fol.
lowing counties each gained one rep.
resentaIive: Ada, Bannock, Bing-
ham, Canyon, Fremont, Nez Perce and
Oneida. Boise, Lemhi and Owyhee
each lose a representative, thus in
creasing the membership Of the house
by four. The number of votes neces-
sary for each representative was fixed
at 1850 or the major portion thereof.
The vote for governor at the last cleo
ton being used as basis.
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Reached Ace Limit.

Chief Justice Fuller has reached the
age Of 20 and thereby becomes eligible
for retirement on full pay. There have
been rumors during the last year that
the chief justice would quit the bench.
but as he is still full Of mental and
bodily vigor despite his three score
and ten years 1t Is not regarded as
likely that he will retire for some
time.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Insurgents Routed.

Manila. Feb. 11.-A force Of 100 con-
stabulary under Inspector Keithly
have defeated q body of 200 insur-
gents near Mariquina, small town
seven miles from. Manila city, after
severe engagement Inspector Har-
ris and one man were killed and TIVE
other men OF the constabulary wound
ed. The enemy left Is dead and three
wounded. Inspector Harris homo was
at Atlanta. Ga.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
BURLINGTON EXPRESS ROBBED.
Bandits Stop It Near Butte and Take
Car 4 mt IL

Bandits Stop II Near Butte and Take
Express Car Away to Loot It.
Butte, Mont, Feb. 13.-The Burling
ton express, No. 6 eastbound, was held
up little past midnight on the North
ern Pacific tracks, eight miles east oi
this city, near Homestake, by two
mounted men. They covered the
sides of the train with their guns, un
coupled the engine, mail and express
cars. and ran them ahead Of the train
about two miles.
The operator at High View says he
heard two explosions and 1t is believed
the bandits attempted to blow up the
safe,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Princess Must Have ojron

London, Feb. 11.-A News agency
dispatch from Brussels asserts that
NJ. Giron is returning to Geneva In
response to an urgent appeal from
the former crown princess of Saxony.
rhe princess having failed to obtain
permission to see her sick children,
considers It futile, according to the
dispatch. to make any further ceA-
cessions to the Saxon court.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
e. W. Dean Lost overbo ard.

Marshfleld, Ore, Feb. 11.-E. ".
Dean was lost overheard from the
steamer Arcata while she was lying
off shore waiting the coming OF day.
light to enter. Dean had been head
bookkeeper for Is years for e. B.
Dean & Co., lumber merchants Of this
city. He was standing by the rail.
when the ship gave lurch and hs lost
his balance.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Elevator Strike ls OF.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE strike OF the
elevator men and janitors in number
Of office buildings of Chicago came
to an end tonight and the men will
return to work Immediately. The
abrupt finish of the strike was unex
pected, and was brought about by the
managers association receding from
the position 1t had taken in refusing
to submit It's case to the Chicago
board Of arbitration.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
LlNCOLN'S LIFE.

Characteristics Of the Great Emanci-
pator as Told In Paragraphs.
The familiar cabin Of Lincoln's child
hood could more properly be termed
camp, for, instead of being made of logs,
it was built of poles, was about fourteen
feet square and had no floor.
In youth he was an ardent advocate
of temperance, and delivered discourses
on cruelty to animals and the horrors of
war. He liked stump-speaking much
more than the ak he had to WELD SO
often.
Among the first situations he obtained
after coming of age and striking out for
himself was us a hat-boat hand to New
Orleans. The slave auction he witness
ed there bore the ripe fruit Of after years.
It il said that then and there, in May,
1881. the iron against slavery entered
his soul.
Tall, lanky, sallow, dark and slightly
STOPPING he was In appearance, being a
muscular 6 feet at IT, His dress in
those days was all tanneddeer hide coat,
trousers and moccasins. The luxury of
wearing garments of fur and wool. dyed
with the juice of the butternut or white
walnut, WAS just being adopted in his
neighborhood, and Lincoln was not a
person to take the lead in elegance.
Lincoln had very little actual school
education, his first goings. at the age of
10, were in Indiana, to a woman named
Hazel Dorsey. He was often taken from
school to work or hire out. At II he
went again to Andrew Crawford's school,
and at II he saw the last of his school
days under a man named Swaney. All
the education he obtained afterward was
through his own exertions. Education
defective" was his own definition given
to the compiler of the Dictionary of Con-
gress, although it was not pleasant
thought to him.
Being raised in q community supersti-
tious in the extreme, Lincoln believed in
supernatural portents all his life. Fri
day he considered fatal to every enter
prise, and, as 1t turned out, well he
| might. He had many dreams which he
considered forecasts Of coming events,
once sending a telegram to his wife to
take away "Tad's" pistol, as he had had
4 bad dream about him. A good dream
presaged the victories of Antietam, Muir
freesboro, Gettysburg and Vicksburg He
related an Ill one just before his assas-
sin natiOn
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Burned to Death.

New York, Feb. 13.-Louise Nosaka
and two others were burned OF death
in a tenement house fire at Williams
burg. Her father was seriously burn
ed in trying to rescue her.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
Animals Admitted Free

Washington, Feb. 13.-The house
has passed bill allowing animals Inn
,orted for breeding purposes to come
nto the United States free Of duty.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

The rapid decay of the house in Wash
ngton in which Abraham Lincoln died 10
attracting public attention, and it is prob
able that something will be done TO pre-
serve it. 1t contains the Oldroyd col
lection Of Lincoln relics, and until re-
Gently was in the care of private tenants,
who charged small admission fee to
visitors Now it is in the care of a So
ciety, but nothing has been done to pre-
serve or repair the walls or the interior.
The house is directly across the street
from the site of Ford's Theater, where
Lincoln was shot
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
INA aentence for Younu,

New York, Feb. 10.-william Hoop
er Young. on trial for the murder Of
Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree and Was
sentenced to lie imprisnnment.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

Tennessee. with $4,000. 900. has !
larger lsbt than any stAsr state.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

The expectation Of cattle from Cuba
II preh1bits1.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13

In youth he was an ardent advocate
Of temperance, and delivered discourses
on cruelty to animals and the horrors OF
war. He liked stump-speaking much
more than the ak he had to WELD SC
often.