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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19

The nksnse oi v. B. Caldwell. n.
D., il On estEy bottle Of the genuine
Dr. csldveIl Syrup pepsiu. accept
no other Tshe II for constipation aud
As E lezulafer Of the stomach aud
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19

ThaFoazbbred White Plymouth
H0sh Ehieaens, one dollar each. Eggs
asl1 zaHI Ter IS, 81 tor 30.
NEs KArK FRANgLiN, vinlts.
2 3. M q. WI
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
EmbrOIdery Club

The Embroidery Club never enjoyed
an afternoon more fully than the one
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
]. II. Quillian. Mrs. QullIlan was as
SISTED in receiving by ner sister, Mrs.
Mcclure aud her mother, Mrs. Will
lIams and her guests we're treated to
hospitality as charming as IL was
gracious. After an hour or two spent
10 work and conversation refresh
ments we're added 10 make the merTi-
.,o,,t ,,asrtar Tho foltoyiuo pnegts
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19

EEcHFe IEub
A particularly delightful meeting
of The Euchru Club took place Wednee.
day afternoon 81 the home Of Mrs. |.
d. Wade and the Euchre Club nsyer
enjoyed a more hospltabIe Or >
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
womau's Foreign Missionary Society

womau's Foreign Missionary Society
This interesting society met on last
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. +.
Quililan. Quitea number of guests
we're present, which added much TO
the pleasure Of the afternoon. After
the regular business meeting, the
rest Of the afternoon was spent social
" during which Nine delightful re-
ffeahments we're served In one course.
chicken salad, cracker waters, olives.
coffee. whipped cream and cake.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-19
Atcsrds

On last Monday evening Mrs. w. p.
Thompson entertained 4 few Of her
friends at 40 Informal card party
complimentary % her sister, Mrs.
Ross. who has been visiting her from
TahleQuah, There were only = few
guests invited but a happy evening
vas spent By al present.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
New Church Edifice.

The march of Improvement in this
citE-1s not to be confined to secular
edifices. if such an expression may be
used. A building which will be one
of the handsomest church structures
in this city is about to be built by the
Congregational people 1t is to cost
S12. 900 and will be modern in every
appointment.
The structure will be built on the
church property now owned by the
congregation near the corner of 9Th
and Rood streets and its dimensions
will be 46 70 feet with a large
basement.
There will be choir loft and gal
leries extending along the sides and
provision will be made for a twenty
foot pipe organ
The church will be heated through
hot wafer and will contain besides all
modern improvements now made in
church buildings.
Architect Boyer is now busy on the
plans for the construction of the
building and it is hoped TO begin
work upon the structure by January
1st.
The building of this handsome new
church home and the improvements to
be made in the Methodist church will
keep up the march of Improvement in
the building line. which has continued
uninterrupted for the past several
years.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
Case in Court.

Georgetown. Colo. Dec. Dis
trict court convened at 80 this morn
ing when the talk of selecting the
jury in the case OF the people versus
the Idaho Springs miners charged with
conspiracy to blow up the Sun and
Moon property was resumed. Little
progress is being made because of the
lengthy interrogatories propounded to
each juror and the work is necessarily
slow. 1t is now conceded that at
least four or five days will be consum-
ed in selecting jury.
There will be AZ witnesses for the
prosecution and some startling testi-
mony is promised when the trial be-
gins in earnest as it is claimed that
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
Under Arrest.

Pearl Bick1ord young man and
resident of Palisade, who was married
last Friday evening at Palisade is un-
der arrest in the Plateau country by
Sheriff Struthers. on charge of per-
jury. Sheriff Struthres made the
arrest there today and is bringing the
young man and his bride home.
Young Bickford came to this city
last week and went before County
Clerk Mann and asked for a marriage
license to marry Miss Jennie Pierson.
of Palisade. swearing that she was
twenty two years of age. He obtain
ed the license upon his oath and on
Friday last Bickford and Miss Pierson
were married and they at once started
for the Plateau country.
When Mrs. Anna L. Pierson the
mother found out that her daughter
was married and that the license to
wed had been issued upon the repre-
sentation of the county clerk that the
young woman whom Bickford intended
tc marry was twenty two. when the
mother says she is fifteen. warrant
was sworn out for the arrest of Bick-
ford by the mother at once and Sher-
iff Struthers went in pursuit.
Bickford will be brought to this
city at once by Sheriff Struthers to
answer to the charge of perjury.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
Gasoline Lamp Explodes.

Evans Colo Dec 17.-Josehp Ross.
Fred Minis. Wasley French and John
Herriott are. confined to their homes,
suffering from burned hands. faces
and necks. as the result of gasoline
lamp exploding. The meu We're at a
social clubroom enjoying game of
cards. when without the slightest
warning, the gasoline lamp hanging
above their heads exploded. scatter
ing the burning fluid over them and
onto the walls of the room. 1t is
feared by the physicians in attendance
that Ross will lose his eyesight.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
Letter List.

The follwing is the list of letters
remaining uncalled for i'll the post
office for the week ending Dec. 18th.
Maud Brown, Judd Bradbury. j. j.
Reller, Geo. E. Bownlog, Herbert
Bowerman. Geo. Boyd. Craze Becker,
Mary Doln. j. e. Hubbard, Edgar
Hollifield Amanda johnson A. e.
Key, Florance King. John Lowery.
Ray McFailne, n. E. Music. Mamie
Murphy, Daisy Moulton. Bert Moore,
E. NJ. Niles. E f. Post. Herbret Pal
mer, L. @. Rater. Tressa Smith. S. l..
Staples N. S. Spencer, j. NJ. Smith.
Anna Smith. Florence Sewell, David
Seton. A. @, Swell, T. H. Tullivan,
H. T. Wardman.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
HOLLY AND MIsTLEToE.

Christmas green's of all kinds.
Christmas trees. southern smilax,
Georgia Pine needles. fern leaves.
galix leaves. cycas and palmetto leaves,
wreathes. smilax, roDing. bouquet
green, Christmas bells and stars cut
flowers and green house plants AL
together making the finest collection
of Christmas decorations ever brought
TO Grand Junction. Remember the
place. No. 327 Main st. Grand juno
tion Seed and Nursery Co
Every body come and watch the
old year out and the new year in at
the ball to be given by the Fire De-
partment Dec. 31st.
Superintendent Mayo of The Globe
Express company is in the city.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
zsas
Gunnison Tunnel.

1t is no sure thing that the Gnnni-
son tunnel project will not be. aban
doned by the government. A dispatch
from Montrose to the press states that
Secretary Hitchcock has demanded
that contacts must be secured ON
80. 600 acres of decided land. the own
ers, which agree to take the waters of
the Gunnison canal. before the gov
ernment will begin construction.
a final date for the passing upon
the construction of the tunnel has been
fixed at time six weeks hence and if
at that time the so. 900 acres are not
in sight the scheme may be absn-
doned
Thus far only So. 900 acres have been
secured and there is great excitement
in the Uncompahgre over the possi-
bility of failure to secure the re-
building of the tunnel. The people
of Montrose have appointed a COM
mittee to 90 to Washington and Law
the matter before Secretary Hitchcock
and see if the matter cannot be de-
layed until the people of the Uncom-
pahgre Water Users association have
time to see the large mortgage com
panies owning large bodies of land il
that valley and insist that they sub
scribe for more lana.
1t will be seen from the above that
the government does not intend to act
in paternal manner under any cir
cumstances. 1t seems that they will
have to "be shown the same as any
other investor of monies and that
they must be made to believe that il
will eventully be paying proposition.
In this county the proposition to
build the High Line canal by govern
ment might have taken a dozen years
or more. Under the circumstances il
was wise to start out by ourselves tC
secure private aid to build the pro
posed canal.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
Will Not Move.

Frank McVaughn, who is quoted
literally as beet sugar expert in one
of the famous boom folders of the
Union Pacific railroad, has this to say
of the Grand valley and the beet sugar
factory
81 believe that Sterling offers the
best location, and at least three mills
could be built. anyway. There has
been only one failure of mills in this
state. and that is at Grand Junction.
1 do not think it was owing to the
beets or the plant. but to the people
engaged in farming. They can do so
we'll with fruit there. at such min
imum amount of labor. that they did
not take to beet raising as they should.
The Grand junction mills will be
moved to the eastern part of the state.
but l am not at liberty to say where. "
EDITORS note. For the informa-
ton of Mr.. McVauehn we will say
that the Grand Junction factory is not
going TO be removed now nor in the
future. 1t is here to stay and the
Union Pacific road need not try to
boom the South Platte valley by hold
ing out the hope that the Grand valley
factory will be moved.
We applaud the interest that the
Union Pacific railroad company taxes
in booming the land along its line of
road. 1t could well be emulated by
the Denver and Rio Grande and Mid
land roads in exploiting this section.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18
GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES,

Watches too-a glitering Holiday
Display is our Jewelry Store of the
things pre- eminently meet for Christ
mas giving. The gold watches, some
specially made for us abroad, others
the product of best American Makers
are doubly to be relied upon. The
makers back up our guarantee. The
gold iewelry is admirable for its
beauty and variety of designs; the
diamonds are as trustworthy as they
are clear. and yet there's an all-per-
vading ground tone of reasonableness
in pricing that can only happen when
even diamonds and gold are treated as
ordinary merchandise. and priced ac-
cordingly.
Eyes tested free. Glasses furnish
ed at prices bonh reasonable and just.
S. W. MOODY JEWELRY CO.,
OPTICIANS, WATCH INSPECTORS
PRACTICAL JEWELLERS.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18

Nothing equals a really good
photograph for Christmas
present and when you think
of how many you can make
for the price of a dozen
photos when can you get
such value for your Christ
mas money as at the picture
shop of Photographer Dean.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-18

Don't fail to attend the joint ball
of B. of l.. f. Nos. 475 and "a. Ad-
mission including supper. Sl.o0 per
couple. extra supper 20 cents. This
will be one of the big events of lthe
season.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
4 PICKLE PEOPLE.
Some Queer Characteristics of the
4bYSSinidnS.

A recent murder near the sources Of the Blue
Nile has turned the eyes of Europe and America
again toward half Christian half pagan Abys-
sinia. While M Dubois Desaulle, correspond
ent Of the Figaro" was accompanying the ex-
pediuon Of W. n. Mcmillan the American
plorer, he was wayIaid and killed. Two COM
pauions found the body and tracked the muir
derer from village to village The criminal,
however. finally escaped, through the aid of fel-
low natives and the conniyance Of a Dinkli
chieftain
The object of Mr McMnlan's expedition is to
learn how much Of the Blue Nile is navigable. so
that. With the opening Of the British built canal
around the Second Cataract of the Nile in Egypt,
the rich agricultural and mineral products Of
Central Abyssinia may be hoated down to the
Mediterranean. Air. Mcmillan has dispatched
messengers TO procure the arrest Of the
derer. and in the mean time the powers are
awaiting developments. France has just slain
several hundred Moroccans in punishment for
a much less serious offence, Now the question
is, What VIII she do with the Abyssinians? As
the head Of the expedition IS st. Louis man,
and his present position IS not without grave
danger Washington. as well as Paris, is in
terested.
The disastrous defeat Of Italy some time ago
at the hands Of King Menelik has warned eau
t-ined with Dwelling on a broad table land
some six thousand feet above the Red Sea,
which lies to the eastward, and possessing
country as large as the States Of New-York and
California combined, the Abyssinian has great
natural advantages over an invading foe, Nor
maly j coward, he be aroused to a high
pitch Of ferocity, and fights with much the same
frenzy as his Mahometan neighbor on the sea
coast the SOmaliman.
Diplomacy, therefore, is often far more potent
in vanquishing the Abyssinian than gunpowder.
He is supremely volatile. Quick to anger, he is
quicker to forgive and forget. Catch him in the
right mood and one may bend him to his Will.
This uercurial temperament crops out in a hun
dred various ways In birth, marriage, and even
death the Abyssinian betrays his tickle nature
husband who can afford the expense is thus
continually adding 10 his household Of wives.
As soon as his favorite begins to pail on him he
deposes her for another The new wife rules the
house, dictates orders TO the other wives, who,
strange as II may seem, obey her without open
remoust-ance. If any Of the former favorites
ever cared for their lord they soon cease to be
Jealous 4 his dffections. They know, too, that
the time viii surely come when they viii be
turned out into the streets to look for another
master.
On visit to Condar. the capital of the prov
ince Of Amaara. an American was awakened
one morning ay chorus Of feminine screams.
de thought at hEst there was massacre and.
looking from his window. he half hundred
women running up and down the street.
who are these women?" he asked.
They are the wives Of the chief" was the
CON UIlaisant answer.
is the chief dead?"
oh, He is only going to his summer
home In the mountains. He has only left his
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
HIS WIFES STOCKINGS.
ont 5cith Black Ones, They
CHANGED to White.

travelling with children is the very dick
ensr' said a Newly orS family man who es-
corted his wife and offspring to their chosen
summer resort and had returned to the city.
IF you don't think So" he added. 4 will tell
you what happened on the trip from which
have Just returned We were going to a little
place not far from Buffalo. and. knowing how
tiresome a long days travel IS to those IN
charge of the young and active, 1 proposed
we should make the journey by night and my
wife assented readily. The children were eager
for the novelty of a night on a sleeping car. 1
secured three berths, a lower for my wife and
the baby an upper for myself and my little
son, and a third upper for our two young twin
girls
cat 10: 80 O'Clock we got to bed. and I at least
spent pretty wretched night, I worried about
our trunks. which I suddenly remembered had
been very late in getting down. and about the
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

that it is already asking for 4 preseD+ Ons
chief. after coveting almost everything valuable
IN his province. and obtaining the most that he
wanted by command or seizure died with these
words on his lips:
Bury ne near the track Of the sreat caravan.
so my spirit make the merchants nav me
toll"
The Abyssinian's pleasure in gloating over his
treasures is almost as intense as his desire to
possess them. 1t is for this reaon that he
must see and fondle a gift, on receiving one
When chief is presented by his subjects with
sheep, goats swine or COWS, the animals are
always brought into his round mud house, so
that he can pat their sides and admire them.
1t matters little how much the beasts may defe
his abode The Abyssinian practically has
little love for cleanliness.
And thus the subjects of Menelik despite the
aspirations of this monarch himself to learn
and introduce into his kingdom Western ideas
and customs, live in ndescribable squalor for
religious reasons. To go unwashed they regard
as emblematlc of piety. One of their chief
saints is Istathos who is said to have crossed
the Jordan secure from wettng because of his
greasy skin. In the morning an Abyssinian
will rub his eyes with a dry cloth. and then
laboriously do up his hair" in which he takes
an inordinate pride. 1t grows luXuriantly
that he is able to sleep on wooden pillow wiz
perfect serenity. After untanglins few of its
snarls he soaks the mop with melted butter and
then combs it into fantastic shapes. In his love
for a change he seeks to arrange his locks a
way every morning
Next to his boast that he can be the worst
enemy the Abyssnian warrior claims he is at
times the most hospitable friend. Besides
spreading a table for his guests, this African
host goes so far as to feed the banqueters with
his own hand. There chairs in Abyssinia,
and so the diners squat the grass-covered
floor with the table just high enough to be
free of their knees The host rolls up ball OF
dough, dips it in some honey, and then pushes
it into the dstended mouth of his chief guest
Often the ball is too large, and in this case the
host literally jams the morsel down the ban
uueters throat. He then feeds the other guests
the same way, and then all feed one another
1t is accordingly dangerous for a person OF
especial distinction to accept invitation to
dine with friends of inferior rank. The conse-
quence will be that all the rest will try to feed
him at once; and often death has resulted from
such over-enthusiasm.
1t is the custom among Caucasian nations
for the rich to dress their servants in fine iv-
cries The Abyssnian, on the contrary has his
servants go entirely without clothes. In this
fashion they wait on the table tend the door.
drive their masters carriage, and perform other
nnenial duties The custom is said to have orig
mated from the many murders of masters by
servants: and naturally this simple style of uni
form nrevents the conceaIment of dangerous
weapons.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

wives behind They weep now. Tomorrow
they will laugh. They will find new masters"
The custom of discarding wives at random
has practically destroyed the Abyssinians idea
of morality. Though devout in Observing the
mere forms OF Christianity, In fasting nearly
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

Avarice is another besetting sin of the
Abyssinian, and the saying is a common one
even among his own race: ''If he can't get
more an Abyssinian will sell his soul for
farthing."
The fascination of jewelry and beads is so
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
ILLUSTRATED Press Bureau.

irresistible to the native women that they hes
itate at nothing to gain such coveted trinkets.
A will ask a stranger not only for money
but the cloak on his back the shoes on his
feet. When child is born. and stretches out
its tiny hand. its mother boasts to her neighbors
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

two-thrds Of the year, and in giving to the
priests. yet his social life is deeply debased.
Chastity is said to be practically unknown. The
word fraternity does not belong to the language.
Most brothers are half-brothers embittered one
toward another by domestic quarrels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-27
FATAL FIRE.

NEW YORK, May 27.--Fire this
morning destroyed a five-story tene-
ment on 135th street. A mother and
her three small children were burned
to death. Two more were fatally In
jured and two were serious and sew
eral slightly injured.
With the exception Of one fireman.
who was burned, those injured sus-
tanned their wounds by jumping. The
had made big Roadway when discov
cred.
The fire was the work of an incen-
diary. Johnson, one of the tenants
saw a man apply match to the
wainscoting, which was instantly
ablaxe, having been soaked with kero-
sene. Johnson gave chase and the
incendiary dashed past the policeman
at the entrance. Johnson's clothing
was ablaxe and the incendiary es-
capped.
The policeman who turned In the
alarm returned to the burning tene-
ment. where he heroically saved many
lives, although he himself received
burns which will mark him for life
in returning through the blaze re-
peatedly In carrying women and chill
dren to safety.
johnson. who chased the incendiary,
was so badly burned that recovery is
doubtful.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-27
HAS
MONEY OF
WATELET

Paul watelet, the dapper French
mining engineer who disappeared
from Spokane two weeks ago in con-
nection with a fraudulent mining
deal, as first announced by The Press,
has doomed up in the courts in an
other wsy-through garnishee pro-
ceedings brought against banks which
were believed to hold money to his
credit
The Bank Of Montreal mas answer
ed that 1t has no funds belonging
to Watelet. The Traders bank. how
ever. admits having $2S4.40 deposited
to the credit of the missing French
man. who Is now under arrest in Brit
ish Columbia. and 1t also has Ernest
d. Leverson's note in favor Of Wate-
let for $500.
Watelet, it will be remembered, got
more than $4,000 out of J. f. Carna-
han, a Canton (O) ironmaster. on the
fraudulent representation that he had
uncovered a rich vein of ore in the
Colville group mines in Stevens coun-
ty. 1t was the investigation conduct
ed by Attorneys Domer and Estep on
behalf of Carnahan that preceded
Watelet's fight from Spokane. The
baggage of Watelet is still at the
Hotel Spokane.
Mr.. Leverson. the other victim of
Watelet. recovered his $1,000 by run
ming Watelet to earth in British Co
lumbia, where he now waits extradi-
ton proceedings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-27
Plckpockets Do
Thriving Business.

did We ketch eny of the chaps wot
picks pockets?" asked John Oldacre,
an old soldier, as he leaned up to the
desk sergeant's window in the police
station this afternoon.
''Why?" inquired the sergeant.
We'll. 1 was a-standin' on the cor
ner across from the Owl when some
one bumped into me, kind of hard. 1
think it was one of them gold darned
pesky pocket-pickers and when I got
myself collected l reached into my
pocket and, sure pop. he'd got 1t.
There wuz $50 gold piece. $40
piece and four pennies, en- l thought
If you'd picked up eny of them fellers
you might hev got him"
A man named Taylor. who claims
to have had his diamond pin snatch
ed from his shirt front yesterday. mas
sworn out warrant against Lewis
Thomas, a st. Louis bartender. whom
Detective Bob Briley arrested last
night
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-27

Swaneker. bartender, said that Spen-
cer's weapon had been with Swaneker
for couple OF week until the night
before the shooting, when Spencer
asked for It, saying he was going
homo to Walla Walla-
ExPH1TS T1STIFY.
This afternoon Drs. Potter, Essig,
Smith and Luhn were called and their
testimony was Of q scientific char
acter, dealing with the neuro pathic
condition of a person subjected to the
influence of whisky for period and
followed by absinthe.
The practical side Of the effect Of
absinthe as seen by bartenders was
the subject Of expert testimony given
by such qualified observers as Harry
Gordon. Lou Hunt and Jack Wilmot,
each Of whom called from personal
experience in fixing UP bracers and
noting the effects of the prescrip-
tions.
The defendant Is to be placed on
the stand to tell his own story and
another witness is to be called.