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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12

R. A. Gray, J. P. oakville. Ind,
writes, For ten yeats ] was confined
to my bed with disease Of my kidneys
It was so severe that I conli not Move
part Of the time. consulted the very
BEST medical skill available, but could
get no relief until Foiey's Kidney Cnre
was recommended 20 me It has been a
Godsend to me. Sold by, Peoples Drug
Store. dw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12

zone thing that has put number
OF our old-timers to work, says John
Martin, "is that autedeluvian list the
merchants are now passing around
among then elves The old plan OF
trading a month about and changing
nff al pay day DON'T 20 anA more.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12

Living At az ont Of way place, remote
from civilization, fa-nar is often driven
to desperation q ase Of accident, result
ing in Burns. cuss, Wounds, Ulcers, etc.
Lay in a supply OF Bucklen's Arnica saivS
It's the best on earth. 25c at Peoples
Drug Store DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12
Another aLone Dele Lhis:
a BRoTHER oF pEcATuR.

In the Official records of the
cemetery is a notation that Deca-
tur, a sutler at Fort Gibson known
personally to Lieutenant Colonel
Rucker, was a brother OF Commo-
dore Stephen Decatur, famous in
american history for his recapture
Of the frigate Philadelphia In the
harbor Of Tripoli, and his success
compelling the dey Of AIgiers to
release Christian prisoners.
Since General Custer's campaign
in 1858 the Cheyenne, Arapahoe,
Kiowa and Comanche Indians in
Oklahoma never dared again to 60
on the warpsth Their defeat was
so overwhelming that they never
recovered their courage. One of
the most valiant officers in that
campaign was Major Joel Il. ELL
lott OF the seventh cavalry, who
lost his lie at the battle OF the
Washita, near the present town Of
Cheyenne, in Roger Mills county.
Elliott, seeing fugitive Indians
skulking in the timber near the
battlefield, was joined by fourteen
troopers in an attempt to capture
the Indians. They encountered
superior number Of Indians and
we're killed TO a man, their bodies
being horribly mutil ated Upon
his return to the battle ground a
week later, Custer found the naked
and frozen bodies OF Elliott and
his troopers. Elliott's body was
taken % Fort Arbuckle for burial.
A person interested in frontier
history had been seeking for sew
eral years to ind Elhott's grave,
believing that possibly it bad been
moved to hi former home in the
states. Elliotts grave was dlscov-
cred lately 10 the officers circle"
at Fort Gibson. A simple stone
marks the spot and bears only
these words: "2233. ]. H. Elliott
Mel. U. 6. A.
MAJOR ELLIoTT's BODY MOVED.
The records show that his body
was moved from Fort Arbuckle to
Fort Gibson. His memory is wor-
thy the respect Of every citizen of
Oklahoma, snd a proper recogni-
iion Of his bravery and dev otion
TO duty would cause the erection
OF a more fitting monument over
his grave. Many an Indian now
living in Western Oklahoma dane
ed around bis mangled body.
Viva. This one word on a
crumbling stone in the circle is
the only visible relic Of woman
whose history belongs 20 the ro-
nance Of old Fort Gibson. A man
who knew fragments of her story
faltered in speaking Of her saying;
sWhy should | do it2 She is
dead these many years, and gone
10 . judgment which | dare not
question. II she sinned, she was
doubtless wronged." As tradition
runs. VIVA was a daughter Of
the regiment" who came to the
frontier post Of Fort Gibson 10 Its
early days, possibly from St.
Louis. Sae was woman of re-
markable beauty, with a power
Of fascination that brought many
mrn TO her teet. C1e com mitteu
suicide, so The story runs, alter
jealousy had led her to kill her
sweetheart. Whatever she may
have bern, she lies ua disturbed
among the dI-tingnished dead in
the cemetery careless Of scorn
aud the sorrow Of the living
The difficulty ct transportation
between the We=l and the East
in the early 30. was sufficient
reas N, possibly. for the failure ''
carry TO their Es-tera IN ms ths
bodies 81 officers who died 10 tbs
West. Men shrink from dying in
strange and and one Of the deep
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12

Appreciation you the mourner rears
this stone
To sootbe'your sorrows and records his
Own.
Another stone bears this:
10
Memory
Of
John p. Decatur,
who died
18th November
1892.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12
NJ EREDITH BROS.
Veterinary BSSE5ssSi4Hii9Sssss BSEsS4His9s.i' :

Permanently located. Office at
Webb Bros. stables, Soutt Wilson
street. Office phone 50, Residence
Phone o. Hospital tor patients d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-06-12

s without feeling the melan-
peace and quietuds that
8 therein. The soft blue
turf sinks gently beneath the
nd the dark pines intone a
)m- III the wind. This is a place
/ for those who died for
counlry, and was established
National cemetery in 1868
ised letters on iron tablets
anzas of Theodore Hara's
al poem. This one stands
le entrance gsteway:
Y4utiied drums sad roll has beat
soldiers last tattoo;
viii More on liie's parade shall meet
brave and fallen few.
Ame's eternal camping ground
Mir silent tents are spread,
lory guar ds with solemn round
pivouac or the dead.
- 1ar ter of a century before
= g. was organized into ter.
officers and soldiers who
Nlried were fighting the bat
sNe-u civilization IN the Southwest
naking safe the way for those
ANNIw were to come after them
9i Fl. Gibson, Fort TOwson,
Y Washita, Fort Arbuckle and
y II frontier posts, now almost
(in the haze Of tradition, were
<ight the bodies inferred here.
= iy loyal Indians. among them
~. Bowlegs, and others with
OF many syllables we're
In this cemetery.
fANY NAMELEss GRAVES
T. she 2, ,465 graves. 2,2l2 are
4 Bless, the fortunes OF war and
<areck Of time having made
x Identification impossi Bile.
federal government maintains
> Ametery zealously and care
%r. II is surrounded by heavy
of brown native stone five
r high, now overgrown with
\ Near the massive iron en-
u oe gates is stone building &C.
D lied BY the custodian. At the
er Of the grounds is a circular
Y ind from which risss the dag
= 10 graves encircling the
nd are the bodies of officers,
: wives and children A green
IA slopes from the mound on
AIDES. Grasses, trees and How
grow luxuriantly and are we'll
"a by the custodian. The grave
aes are mostly Of native mater
and many are stained and
3 tthered with time. Occasion
friends, who sought more en-
ing monuments for their dead
II vaults
~ NE inscriptions on the stones
lne graves in the officers
III ioie, sit is called, tell pa
III tic stories, and recall the days
III en IL was popular to inscribe a
II ia Of poetry on gravestones-
II is one:
III Beneath tnis tablet
4 IS deposited
All that was mortal
Of
NJ. Euzlbeth A. Alexander
wife OF
E5mnnd b. Alexander, U. S. A.,
Died at Fort Towson Nuv. !, 1854,
lIb'ral souls whoreyerence Friend
ships name,
boast her blessings and who fee
her fame;
In from early youth one friend
you've loved,
1m warm affections chose, and
taste approved;
sou have felt that anguish rend.
the heart,
eu SUCH 50 kn1sa, 81 ioysi for
ever part.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
HOLDS JUSTICE
LAW NOT VALID
Judge Stewart Declares City
Provisions Unconstitutional.
EDLERSAvED FROM CONTEMPT
THOMAS RoSCAMP SCORES POINT
AGAINST FORMER WIFE.

The new justice of the peace law is
unconstitutional in the opinion of Judge
w. S. Stewart. He so decided yester-
day when he overruled the demurrer of
the defendant to the complaint in the
action of E. NJ. Love VS.. Ed J. Liddle.
The case involved the collection of a
$40 promissory note, with interest, ag-
gregating S30.25.
The new law consolidated the five old
Justice of the peace districts of Salt
Lake City into one, which is presided
over by one justice. His Jurisdiction
extended only to cases where the
amount of judgment did not exceed SO.
The action in question was brought
IN Justice Clark'S court, who found for
the defendant in the sum of 5000 An
appeal was taken to the district court.
The defendant demurred to the COM
plant on the grounds that Justice
Clark, under the new law, had no juris-
dlctiOn. Judge Stewart overruled the
demurrer, holding that Justice Clark
did have jurisdiction, which ruling is
to the effect that the new. law is uncon-
stitutional. In the decision the court
held that a justice court is a cOnstitu-
tonal court, and any law which affects
the jurisdiction of such a court in
particular precinct without applying to
justice courts in general throughout
the state, is unconstitutional
The case will now come up for reg
ular trial before Judge Stewart, and
will probably be appealed to the SUI
preme court for final decision on the
question of the constitutionality of the
new law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
UNIFORMS FOR
SCHOOL PUPILS
Let Rich and Poor Children Dress
Alike, Says Educator.
WOULD PREVENT TRUaNcY
PLAN UNDER DISCUSSION FOR
GIRLS OF FREMONT.

The girls in the upper grades of the
Fremont school. will soon all be dressed
alike if the proposed plan of Prin-
cipal David A. Nelson succeeds. and
he has every reason to believe it will.
1t is his desire to have those girls at
tend school attired in q neat but at
the same time becoming, blue dress
or uniform. They win be expected to
wear it on days when they attend
school. After school is out, they are
at liberty to return home and change
their uniform for any dress or gown
which they see fit TO wear.
In some of the most advanced schools
in eastern cities such a rule is in force,
and it is said to work admirably.
The neat appearing uniform not only
slgnalizes that the young girl attends
a certain school, but is member of a
particular grade. 1t has a tendency to
prevent truancy, for a girl seen on the
streets during school hours wearing
that uniform is subject to the sus-
plclon that she has remained away
from her studies The uniform also
prevents girls whose parents can
afford to dress them in the height of
fashion, from appearing in the class
room or on the play grounds better
dressed than her classmates.
The matter of adopting the uniform
has been submitted to the parents of
the upper grade pupils of the Fremont
school, and reports on the views of the
parents will be made today to Prin-
cipal Nelson.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
F0RTEACHERS' PENSION
Representative Done Will Intro
duce Bill Today-CIause Pro-
tects instructors Jobs.

A bill will be introduced in the
house today by Representative Done.
by request, empowering boards of edu-
cation in cities of the first and second
class to provide a system of pensions
and sick benefits for aged and disabled
teachers.
On the request of two-thirds of the
teachers of a city such a corporation
can be formed, under the terms of the
measure. Its control is vested in a
board of trustees of nine members.
composed of the superintendent of
schools, four persons chosen by the
board of education and four by the as
ISOLATION. When such an organization
is formed it shall become the duty of
the board of education TO deduct from
the salary of every member of the as
sociation a sum not to exceed ] per
cent One of the most important sec
lions of the bill makes the following
provision:
mo member of this association who
has been in the employ of the board of
education three years shall be dis
charged or fail to be reelected by said
board except upon a ma Ority vote of
the entire board of education and that
after full and fair hearing has been
accorded the teacher
The Introduction of the bill by Rep
resentative Done is the result of the
steps taken by the Salt Lake teachers
to form such an organization in this
city. 1t has been under consideration
for some weeks. and meets with the
general approval of the teachers and
principals of the schools. At a meet
ing of the teachers, to be held this
afternoon in the West Side High
school, at O'Clock. the articles of in
corporation Of the Salt Lake Teachers
Mutual Benefit association win be dis
cuSSed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Robert G. Sleater ct al. to George
j. Taylor, 16X53 feet northwest from
60 feet north of southeast corner
of lot 1, block 1872 plat A.S
lions Savings Bank & Trust COM
pany to Willard Funk, lots Al and
A. and north half of lot 43. block g.
Forest Dale ....................
William B. White 10 Lewis Larson.
415X10 rods southwest from 21z rods
south of northeast corner of lot f.
block l24. plat d ..............
s. b. Miner to Hulda Sjoberg. north
half OF lot ~. and south half of lot
IS. Grand View -..-......
William w Vaughan ct al to Ash
ton hyte-S. CO.. south half OF lot
8, block 90. plat c ........-.-..
western Investment & Trust Co. to
Josie Anderson, 10x4 rods southeast
from 4 RODS east of northwest cor
ner of lot s, block q. plat B .....
Sarah E Jack ct al. to Sarah n.
Woods. 1OxS 1-3 rods. lot I. bleck 30.
plat b ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Moline State Savings Bank TO Rob
ert Farrar 10 acres. southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of sec
ton z. township 3 south, range /
Robert Farrar TO William Bowler.
northwest quarter Of section Z
township south, range l east
William Bowler to Mary TriptoW.
10 acres. southeast quarter Of the
northwest quarter of sec on T.
township south, range / east -.
David Gordon to Leo s. Nestor. 4
acres, southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 3s.
township ] south. range 1 west -.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
WINE AND REVELRY.
Nampa's Hotel Was Opened With
Feasting and Dancing.

The railroad representatives. who
were present at the opening of Colonel
DeWey's palatial hotel at Nampa have
returned and recovered sufficiently to
describe the splendor Of that event. One
of the men said yesterday:
Nothing like it had ever happened
in Nampa. Nothing like it had ever
happened anywhere else. I wish you
could have been there. 1 wish every
one in Salt Lake could have been there
All the rest of the world was on hand
They fed about 500 people at a time
The banquet hall was gorgeous with
flowers, and they Toasted until o'clock
/ wish you could have been there. There
were so many to feed that some did
not get anything. Every guest had
quart bottle of wine put beside his plate
when he sat down. and walters kept
the glass full. 1 wish you could have
been there
Barrel after barrel of fine old Ken
lucky goods was tapped. The rooms
are gorgeous. Fine pianos are every
where, and these were kept busy
Christensen's orchestra furnished mu-
sic for dancing, and the people came
from everywhere. There was a crowd
of 600 from Boise alone. All the rooms
are furnished in brass. Brass bed
steads, brass chandeliers, brass stands
and brass everything.
The hotel has it's own plant and the
rooms are circled with light. 1 wish
you could have been there. / went to
my room about O'Clock. The bed was
filled with wine bottles. When I went
to bed the orchestra was still playing
for the dancers. / could hear the mu-
sic. Somewhere from the basement
came the hum and the click Of the balls
and the nine pins in the bowling alley.
/ wouldn't have missed it for anything.
wish you could have been there"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
LENT BEGINS TODAY
Ash Wednesday to Be Observed
With Services in Catholic and
Episcopal CHI. ches.

The Lenten season opens today. and
for the next forty days communicates
of the Catholic and Episcopal churches
will forego all social functions. From
now until Easter Lenten services will
be held almost daily i'm the various
churches of both denominations. To-
day is Ash Wednesday and the season
of fasting and abstinence from social
pleasure viii be opened with appro-
pirate celebration.
At St. Mary's cathedral mass will
be celebrated at s o'clock this morn
ing and services Will be held this even
ing. The season will be observed with
appropriate services in all the Cath
Ollie institutions of the city. Each
Wednesday and Friday evening from
now until Easter Will be observed with
special services at the cathedral.
IN the Episcopal churches Of the city
similar services will be held At St.
Marks cathedral holy communion will
be celebrated at s o'clock this morn
ing. At 10 O'Clock the order of serv-
ices. will be; Litany penitentiaI office.
holy communion and sermon by Dean
Eddie. At 7:30 in the evening Dean
Eddie will deliver an address. Serv-
ices will be held in the cathedral each
evening. except Saturday and Monday,
from now until Easter.
At ST. Pauls church services will he
held the same as at St. Marks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
WILL MOVE RIO
GRANDE OFFICES
Force in the Traffic Department
to Be Further Reduced.
DEWEYS OPENING AT NAMPA
APPEARANCE OF E. BUCKING-
HAM CAUSES CONNECTION.

II reports are true, it will be but a
short time before the remainder of the
offices in the traffic department of the
Rio Grande will be moved to Denver.
prominent railroad man who has
lately returned from Denver said yes
terday that such plan is on foot. The
move would be no surprise TO the local
pubic. Ever since the headquarters of
the Rio Grande Western were moved to
Denver the few departments remaining
nave followed until now the force here
is reduced to a comparatively small
one.
The force, however, is still larger
than il is claimed the company needs
at this end. The object is to have the
traffic department represented here by
one commercial agent, who will have
charge of the travelling freight agents
the same as is done in the case of the
other companies which have offices
mere. Such a move has been expected
and the change has been prophesied
from time to time so that the public
has become recOnciled to the POSSIBLE
ity.
Indicates Gould Merger.
The change would. it is understood
involve all the traffic department Of
hces, including the treasurer's office,
and would result in the reduction of
considerable clerical help. This move
ment is, however, only preliminary to
what is believed to. be the eventual con-
solidation of the entire Gould systems.
This possibility has been paraded in
the papers upon numerous occasions of
late, and the reports have invariably
had their source in New York City. The
plan involves the merging of the east
ern and southern Gould lines as well
as the Missouri Pacific and the Rio
Grande systems.
The change is one that is expected.
and several weeks ago it was reported
IN the dispatches from New York that
a plan with this end in view had al
ready been cOnsummated. When the
details are finally carried out it is prob
able that the various railroad systems
in which Gould is a controlling infiu-
ence viii be operated from st. Louis,
as this would be a central point and
would mean an enormous reduction in
the cost of operating expenses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
TRAINMEN HOLD OUT.
Will Settle With Santa Fe and Then
With Rio Grande.

Topeka, Kan. Feb. 24-Further con-
ferences We're held between the officers
of the Santa F'e and the trainmen, but
no settlement of the wage problem was
made It is rumOred that today the
company announced it was willing TO
grant an advance of Is per cent in the
wages of conductors and trainmen.
This was refused by the men, who are
holding out for 20 per cent increase.
After the differences here are settled
1t is the plan of the national officers
of the trainmens organization to con-
fer with the Denver & Rio Grande
management with the object of obtain
ing an increase in wages there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
Buckingham In Town.

The appearance in this city yester-
day of E. buckingham was the occa-
sion of comment in railroad circles.
1t was believed that his visit had
something to do with the strike on
the Union Pacific and all sorts of
stories were set afioat. At any other
time a visit from Mr.. Buckingham
would have occasioned but passing
comment. He is one of the men who
We're prominently mentioned as the
probable successor of General Manager
Dickinson. He is the superintendent
of transportation and a man who
stands close to President Burt. Of
ficials Of the Oregon Short Line said
yesterday that his visit to this citv
had no significance. He was in Ogden
and ran down to make the officials a
friendly cab.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
RoscAMP GETS RECEIPTS.
Scores Point in Dispute With His
Former Wife.

Pending the settlement of the qUes-
ton of ownership to a lot of household
effects. including a piano and other
articles valued at $1,000, which are
claimed by Thomas Roscamp and his
divorced wife Henrietta Roscamp, the
former is to have the possession of
the storage receipts for the goods.
When the mining man secured his
divorce he was also given the house
hold effects of his home. When Mrs.
Roscamp took her departure, she car
ried with her the articles in question,
which she placed in storage. Roscamp
cited her for contempt, and she was or
dered to appear before Judge Hall yes
terday. The matter was not determined
then, but until it is, ROscamp is to
keep the storage receipts in his posses
sion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
Sues Smelter Trust.

NJ. d. Durrant has brought suit
against the American Smelling & Re
filming company to recover 81, 999 dam
ages for personal injuries. Durrant
says he fell through an opening in the
floor of one of the buildings at Muir
ray, and received permanent injuries.
Negligence on the part of the company
in having the opening unprotected is
the ground upon which the suit is
based.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
ART EXHIBIT PLANS.
Display Will Be From March to
April g.

The annual exhibit of the Utah Art IN
stitute win be held in the old Social
hall from March 9 to April O. inclusive.
The members of the institute have made
every effort to secure some fine works of
art to be placed on exhibition, and they
are very much pleased with the pros
poets.
The prizes to be offered are as follows:
Bronze medal OF honor for best work of
art IN the exhibit; 500 state prize; $50,
best water color; $50 first prize and 500
second prize for best design for country
church to cost $4,000; so offered by Solo
mon Siegel for best design in silk fabric
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
Railroad Notes.

L. L. Downing of the Oregon Short
Line has returned from. a trip east
F, T. Lewis. superintendent of the
dining car service of the Oregon Short
Line, was in the city yesterday.
w. J. Kidd. travelling passenger
agent for the Rio Srande. has returned
from a trip over the northern lines.
Charles Pruitt. travelling agent for
the Burlington, has returned from a
trip IN the northern states.
officials Of the Oregon short line
state that nothing will be done this
year with the st. Anthony branch ex-
tension.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
Court Notes.

Judge w. c. Hall announced yester-
day that he would call his law and
motion calendar on March and s.
Margaret ]. NJ. Young yesterday pc
titioned Judge w G. Hail to appoint
Esther Moore Badger and Arthur
Moore administrators of the estate
of Christin c. Moore. deceased. The
hearing will be held Friday. March Is.
The deceased left an estate valued at
about 81, 500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-25
One New Director.

New York, Feb. 24-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Denver & Southwestern Railroad COM
pany was held in Jersey City today
The old directors. except B. P. Cheney,
who was succeeded by J. w. Hurl-
burt, was reelected. President Gil
let's report showed a deficit of S129. OO9
for the year ending Nov. 80.