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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

River RInIto Brevitiea.

--Dultag " G.. Abbott % Chicago f. en- ruat"
launch Hr is accompanied D. hIs wife auI
after f-v DAYS step hr all 81 -Iuth as iaE
a. louisiana
The Lotus Sims arrived from Memphis v-S-
,sr4ay morning with ~ ~ TT = ium9gr. l.yy
Tsilroai ties AMI % bai-s ~ cotton. sh- WIZ
depart on the r-tuEu this afternoon
-,IptaIu @ J Yuuus % Clinton Ia. owner
o. th- steamer Cylumhf1. wiII arrive TODAY -
s-Taus- fgr rvgoirs - the steamer. which va
The Es-s Lee departed for Memphis y-st~r-
day afternoon With fair freight SE- t11A
down y pus--uE-r--
-Th- Cap- Glrard-au came in from C.mms-re
y-s:eriay morning Win a Eoed rip. zat i.., o.
g.;gl On ise 5g'GIg In N S,Isl OoH "''I
Captain John MOrsn % Pitt-burg. Pa.
traf1c manager or The MOu1nEah-la CJaI G-rr-
sIaaas tR- liver fr9nt. Hr .sr-cts the 5iE tow
bat SpraEu- tp arrive at ST Louis today
with tow " lumber
.-Th- Chester will come In this morning rom
Caur Gi-arieau and DEPARTS Oh the return IN
the sft-rnoou-
-Tn- toWbaat : IT. H. clark % the Ms
Win L- IA command. Wi,h KsIiysE and Waltz as
pilots
The sidney u the Diamond Jo Line all
be IN thi> mosuinE trum k-ukuk and departs
iu th- afternoon Tor burlington.
-CaptsIn T. a. MaltUy Ia charge " the
Government fleet at Memphis u4s a caller
at the Harbor rooms Yesterday
Captain j. Cad- Stewart Will depart FOR
steamer Mis~i=-ippl, which iE % take Jlt the
Mississippi River Commission On November 9
-Th- t1tv " Memphis ~ the Tennessee laN-
Line taken 10 the CIfuud~l-t ways YES
t-TLHy. n l. expected sh- Will b.. again pLIg 81
IN ths Tennessee River trade. ss the river .s
rising
-raptaiu Jesse Nichols has resigned as pilot
o. the t.W buat Polar Wave and d-part- Tor his
hone a. cairo to-day
Captain Joe Mccullough AMI Henry Partse.
Tiiots % the Lotus Sims. were callers a. the
haTtur rooms yesterday
a-saptaIn James X Roger. general superln-
t-ut-ut Us the Tennessee River Line arrived
yesterday from palutah. ky.. and Is the guest
" Captain J. T. Mas~-nsale
4 report % tie channel between Natch-Z
and New Orleans va- received ut the HAEGoT
looms Yesterday from 7. :. WaIdlinEtun. one
Of the pilots uu the STEAMER Natch-Z.
Captain Frank Farn-iey. master o. the tow
boat barrett has furnished report - the
river channel ftum Cairo 20 Eiyhs1-TE 10 iisr-
bOr NJ. ..
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
SPLIT AT OPENING
OF YATES CAMPAIGN
Negroes of Cairo. Ansrred Be-
cause of No Representation,
Hold Rival Meeting at Cairo.



Cairo. III. Oct 70 -,iuy-ruur Yates to-
night opened his cump1igu iu Southern
Illinois with an address here before a
faif-sizet audience IJ the Courthouse. His
talk Vas largely 4 boom for himself and
dealt with State issues. The most strik-
iug feature Of his address was HE reference
20 mOJs In Illinois. IN which he denounced
lyHchings and mDbs. and declared that
mob was composed of CuwIrJs
Governor Yates gave tn. ChiaIga news
papers "a Has.i dig. AMI said that the pa
p-rs which were lighting him were all Iu
A trust
\ split occurred in She ranks here. owing
10 the fact that the negro voters were
not included !u the Arrangements and an
opposition meeting Was held . the Court
house. which was largely attended by the
negroes II was reported that Major
Daniel Hogan " Chicago. who is in the
city. IL engineering the split iu the inter
,s's UT LSWIeu. This however, was de-
MED bv the negroes who declared that
they arranged the meeting themselves.
Governor Yates was asked 20 attend the
negro meeting bul diI not iO 50.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
RI,rrn nnh Ru.Inr...

,Ths rivers In the 81; Louis district will faii
I So. b.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
PENNSYLVANIA TRIES
TO F0RESTALL STRIKE.
Railroad Company Announces That
BiE Per Cent of the Employees
VIII He Laid on.


lt-fl EI-Ic SPECIAL
Philadelphia. Pa. oct ls-FOr-s,aIlius
action 10y the 1900 trainmrn ON its lines
east of PittsburE. in case OF 1 pOInt-blank
refusal 10 comply with the demand Of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Traiumen. the
Pennsy Iyania Railroad Company has made
an important move to prevent trouble
Thousands OF employees have been Iaii
OF. and orders have been issued that the
cutting down shall be from per cent of
the total force In some departments Co y
per cent IN others.
Not less than 6.5lo. and probably 7.5f0.
men will b. discharged a. soon as the
lists can be made up. This scaling down
viii fail heavily on the trainmen whose
demands for shorter hours are now before
the company. BY laying on men the rail-
road vii! cut down it, monthly pay roll
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The statement j. frankly made hv high
officers OF the railroad that the demands
Of the trainmsn cannot be granted. The
company is irritatsd by frequent demands
by its men. will refuse TO move an inch
and will meet fight n one Is made. but,
while no nearer settlement than when
the conference began. both sides are Still
conciliatOry and scout the idea OF an open
break.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
TIED N TARGET WORK.
Doctor krsSI-r and PatroIman Srars
EncI. Scored EIghty-I,INr PnInt..

Ia target practice ut the Chestnut street
station range last evening PatrOlmau
Seur- Of the Central DiStIigt and Doctor
hessier TIED Tor tirst place. with a total Of
= points out OF a possible Ir1 Doctor
Kessler used u .t-caIiber pistol and the
patrulmau q fi-Caliber rryU.N-r
Captain Creepy. shooting 4g-raIibar rs-
yulveT. was third, with a marx " -. yhIle
Charles Mueller and q. " Bauer We're
the sole r-maiussg contestants To- reach
-. with marks OF 81 and -. respectively.
e.. i. R-iliCh used "a pistol and scored
y. Other scores, all maize with rvv0ivrTs.
follow. ". Bauer, a.. Sergeant J. l. Dra-
on. -: Thomas Meagher. =: II. q. Tiffany
=. Harry Frsse. g.: W. e. Ball, g.. Paul
Fres.. 6S: Roy Frese. -: - r Van
Elreck. -; X. l.. Thompson. -. Sergeant
Gilmore. ~. Z. e. CrOssmsu -
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
CorRsING MEEr an kEARNE1.
Dogs Entered In Contest- From All
Surrounding states

Kelrnty. Nrb. OCT. ls--IH- opening lay
81 the Mississippi Valley FutuHty C0urs-
Ing Meet was a great success. The day
was perfect and the hounds ran well
There were ia entries In the F'uturity
many coming from a. Tar as California,
Texas and Montana The majority OF the
entries however. are from the Stat-S uf
Kansas Missouri Nebraska and south
Dakota 81 Louis sent s-lm. uf the
sI.-etlisst dogs To- the meet
Among the notable winners to-day were.
Tracy PsSha. Northern IIght. Lord
Bright. Princess Kirk. Gold Chain. Bo-
uitH. Paul Jones. Humble Hannah and
Lord killar--
The final heats Of the Futuritv will b.
run tomorrow. and "Wednesday th,. all
age stake viii bt started
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

weight champion. and Joe Grim, the Ital-
ian pugiIIst or this city who stood six
rounds before Bob FStzsimmons and re-
ceived severe punishment last week. met
tonight in q six-round fight at the Wash
iugtou Sporting Club.
Cans had the better or the bout from
beginning To end. sending Grim TO the floor
one or more times IN nearly every round.
The Italian received a severe pounding,
hut the col0red champion w4S unable 10
knock him out
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
GRAND LODGE MEETS TO-DAY.
Delegates to Pythian ConclavC
Arrive in Jefferson City.
REPUBIIC SPECIAL.

Lodge of the knights OF Pythias Will con-
veue here tomorrow for its annual ses-
sion Many Pythians are arriving to-
night. The meeting will cover two days
Rank. Rathbous Sisters and Pythian Sis
isrs will BE- held I'm conjunction BrfEa-
der General W. r Webb Of Macon. com
manding the Missouri Brigade OF the Uni
form Rank. arrived tonight and will con-
duct the annual assembly Wednesday
evening.
Among those who are candidates for Of
nces are II. r. Barker OF Kansas CITY.
who wants to be vice chancellor. and MAJ
or James A. Reed uf Kansas civ. who
desires TO be supreme representative.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
MISSOURI GETS TRIAL TO-DAY.
Captain Cowles VIII Have Com
mand of New Ship.
REPUBLIc sPErIkL

Boston. Mass. OCT. ls.-To-mOrrOw the
battleshiD Missouri. a sister to the new
Maine and the Ohio. and with one eN-
ceptiOn the largest wsrship ever tested on
this coast. will have her official trial trip
over the cape Ann course.
More than ordinary interest attaches 10
this trial because the Missouri WAS built
by the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany. rivals OF the Cramps and an at
tempt viii b. made to beat the record for
uattl-ships Of this class
Captain William :. COwlss. brother-in-
law OF President Roosevelt will command
her during the trial trip. She viii be com
miSsiuutd December l.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
ASKED TO BE LEFT ALONE.
Oscar Chamberlain Sent Family
From Room and Killed Himself.

Ardmore. l. r. oct is-OScar Chamber
lain. a business man of Sulphur. commit
ted suicide at his home there last night
by shooting himself Ia the head with a
revolver. Bad health is supposed to have
been the cause. \ few minutes before the
tragedy he requested the family and his
physician 20 leave the ruOm, as he wished
10 sleep. When they had gone out he
fired the shot into his brain.
Chamberlain leaves a brother In Seialia.
Mo
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

Ions preliminary trial and she was set
down for several fast miles. the last haN
Of the finish being made In l-ti.
Both horses are In superb condition, ana
while there Is not much b-tJing on the
- ssIf The greatest uf Interest D. mani
tested and the city is filled with visiting
huTSpIuyu-
The. rhiri annual meeting uf the Mem
uhis TTUttiuE Association Will open In this
city tomorrow aud continue l"r eight
daNS
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
FIFTH MATRIMONIAL VENTURE.
-Four Times Il Widow. Mrs. Reed
Takes Another Husband at -.
REPrRI.Ic SPECIAL.

Charleston. III. Oct 1s.-NIrs. Julia Ann
Reed OF this city. :. years old. and four
times a widow. was married last night
10 Mr.. A 4. Mansfield. a bachelor. IS
years old residing IN Iattoon. Judge T.
y. Cofer tied the knot.
Mr.. Arthur shriveT and Miss Ella
Balls were married last night after
church service BY the Reverend TheO
Kemp. pastor Of the First ". p Church
The wedding was a surprise 10 their
friends
Mr.. r. b. Jett Of Nation and Miss
Anna Coverstane of Newton were married
here Yesterday the Reverend l. g Ross
performing the ceremony.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

uIavsd OF and to allow Missouri a team
of three 10 compete AGAINST their two men.
singles and will appear a. gns. OF the
missouri team. but who else Wili make up
the team cannot % told until the tour
II,rlent Is completed. In all probability IL
,vilI h,. Carrtngtuu aud CatTUu. Moore and
BATES. or Crouch and Bate. they being
regarded aS the best players entered la
Gh. doubles
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
JOINT MEETING is PLANNED.
DeSloge and Flat River Folk
Clubs Arrange Il Rally.

klmmswiCk. Mo.. Oct iS-Presldents
r ,. Hubbard OF the DeslOge and jesse
NJ. Garrett Of the Flat River Folk clubs
have arranged FOR a monster joint meeting
October 81. at which time the ST. Louis
Circuit Attorney has been invited to de
liver an address
The meeting will he held in a tent at
Flat River Senator J. L. Bradley will
preside. On the Reception Committee
are the presidents Of the DcslOge and
Flat River miners unions
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
IInrnIns Q. Crescrnts 4.
o. VI. q. uOWLING LEAGIE.
Rough Riders :, DeImHrs q.

The following scores were made 81 the once
Mems club ALLEYS:
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
WHEELER WINS FROM PETERSON.
Long shot In Grand Tournament In
crensrs Average

Peterson Handicapped fv. points. was
beaten by Wheeler in the grand three
cushion tournament last night BY fourteen
points Wheeler played at fast clip all
through and Peterson could not make up
Wheeler's start. much less pass him.
Wheeler counted eleven points ia six
trials along toward the middle OF the
match. and this precludel all probability
u Peterson finishing first Both players
made runs OF three. but Wheeler averaged
better with 81. Jesse Leon refereed the
match. Tonight Luke and Stal-y will be
the contestants The score Of last nights
match follows.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
TWENTY-YEAR-0LD GIRL
MARRIED TWICE IN TWO DAYS
ArrrSI ON Charge of BIgRmy Reveals
Plot of First Husband Co
Poison Her.
REPIRI.Ic SPECIAL.

taF-t-l Blu - "a
New York. Oct. ls-Niargarrt EamlIon
Of Whit-Stoue. ]. l.. oj-yeIr-old girl.
was arrested to-day on charge Of big
amy and spent the night in Queens Couu-
ty Jail With the arrest OF the girl was
made known a dastardly attempt on the
part OF the man she FIRST married 10 kin
her by means of poison. The girl married
one man on Sunday and another the next
day
Edward Roche. husband No :. tells the
story of the poison plot. and declares
Frederick EiTkman. IT.. husband No. ].
bguachsj the idea 10 him and tried TO get
him to Join In the conspiracy. KIrkman Is
Is years old and Roche. who Is a medical
student. il ~.
Young Roche told the Grand Jury that
kirkman came 20 him at the Fort WiIet's
Point. where Roche H. a member OF the
Hospital Corps. and suggested that they
candy.
He said 10 me-" Roche stated. Lets
make another MoliueuN case out OF Il
81 the. Hospital Corps You can get at all
gets the candy
The poisOned-candy story was frankly
admitted BY young Kirkman.
one of Us was 10 buy the poison and
the other the candy" he said 4 thought
that was the best way 10 get her out "
her trouble"
Roche Is stin loyal to the girl. who. he
asserts. was completely hypuOtiZed by
IIirkman, and therefore was not a respon-
sihle party to her marriage with him. The
young girls defense rests entirely upon
her story that kirkmAn eNerted an infiu-
enCe over her that she could not resist.
II was just like the Influence SyenEah
strange young woman u said To have told
her parents
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
RINrr Eorecast.

L II DATSGERFIELD.
Local F1IrCt-t J.Eglal
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Celebration ID EIdorado.


E.dorado. Ill. Oct. ls.-A meeting Of the
citizens Of Eldorado was held this evening
In COmmemnration of the hOIstlng OF the
nrst coal by the EidoradC Coal and Coke
Company. They began sinking the shaft
March - and struck vein No. ON the
Ronalds land Saturday. The coal Is said
10 be equal to or better than the Big
Muddy coal. which Il the best in Southern
Illinois
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

Petersen Go . 0 o 0 o 00aOa q
9eg9 .
o . l1 o 90 90 /
Total. g. high run, :: average. "a
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
ST. LOUIS TENPIN LEAGUE.
Cardinals =. HanIlrrs L.

The folInNIuE Scores were made az tile Grand
alleys last night
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

-BugtuG " g. Abbott % Chicago f. en- rult-
20 - Louis from 4'ul. aHu aboard Hu ri-.l''.
iauueh he is a,.vmplui-i hg Dis wife anu
a. louisiana.
The Lotus SIM. arrived frgH Memphis -
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
By TELEGRAPH.

EEPI' RI.IG SFEtTAI-j
NirksburE Mss oct. ls-The gauge to-
night showed l5.5 The Belle Of the BsHds
cleared for Grernvill- The Senator Coriiil
cleared FOR Natch-z. The Reese Prltchard Is
due rr1m Yazo1 River. The city Of Wheeling
arrived this morning Weather clear and warm
Paducah. Ky. Olt- Is.-rhs gauge reads 81.
Weather clear and cool Joe Fowler 10 cairo
on time J. b. Richardson 10 Evansville on
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
CITY ATTORNEY DIES SUDDENLY.

EEPLBLIC sPECIAL-

Paducah. Ky. Oct. 1s.-City Attorney J.
N. Gilbert. q years old. died suddenly this
morning from neuralgia OF the heart. He
was one OF the most prominent Democrats
in Paducah He served one term as C0tin
~ School Superintendent He WAS born
IN Marshall County. Kentucky Gilbert
leaves a wife and daughter.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Injuries Result Fatally.

James Leroy curry. fireman. who was
scaIded in a collision OF Terminal switch
engines al Atlantic street and MontrOse
avenue ten days ago. died at St Mary's
Iunrmary late Sunday night. Curry was
caught In the cab and his entire body was
scaided by escaping steam
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Produce FIrn Moves to st. Louis.

wenona- Ill. Oct l9-Priebe & Sima-
ter. cold storage and produce commission
men " Miuonk. departed to-day with
their families for 81. Louis. where the
general Offices OF the firm will be In the
future. The firm Of Priebe & SimAter
owns about forty poultry y-hOuses I'm Hi
uois lows Missouri and Arkansas
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

GI-I.7 ------- - y y = y y u
Eg.ES
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
RIVER NEWS.
Rise and Fan OF thr River.

- hours ending az : a. m.
...,- M,uisy, oct. ~. isas-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

T0taIs .---- > "a - - = =
CLIPPERS.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
GREAT TRoTTERs MEET TODAY.
Major DeImnr and Lou Dillon Warn
Up for Last Time

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Memphis. Tenn. Oct 19-E. Z. Smath-
ers. owner Of Major Delmar. warmed up
his $4,000 purchase TO the last minute in
public to-day before the meeting with -
X q. Binings's Lou Dillon in the Gold
Cup contest tomorrow, when the two
two-minut- trotters clash. Several heats
OF one mile each were made in better
than 2:l5. the average time being about
2:l0
Minara saunders looked after Lou oil
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
kANsAs TENNIs PLAYERs ARRINE.
JayhawLers Find Missouri boys
stIII Matched in Doubles

Columbia, No. Oct. 1s-The Kansas
players in the interuniversity tennis tour
nament arrived this morning and the
first match between them and the rep
resenta tives OF Missouri will be PLAYED
tomorrow. The Kansas men arrived
rather Unexpectedly and found the IncaI
players still unpTcpared for them sIs
the preliminary tournament had not vet
been finished. The frst place In singles.
however, had been decided and Kansas
agreed 20 wait until the doubles could be
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Wine, to Be Operated AraIn.

XIII Blu EstslAA-
Wenuna, Ill. Oct. ls.-After having been
permitted ~ remain idle for about three
years, the extensive coal mines at Min
unk originally thd property Of Miner 7.
Am-s. are again TO be operated.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Oklahoma Hoo.Irr. Celebrate.

Guthrie. Ok, Oct i9.-IndianR Day was
nttingly observed BY the natives Of the
Huusirr State oJ celebration here to-
day The programme included addresses
BY ]. y. Cotterall, Mrs. J. II BurfOrd and
Senator Dick I. Morgan.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
HIsze at Cor.Icana. Tex.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Corsicana, Tex. Oct 19.-McCOnnich's
saloon. Kerr < Wares saddlery, K. y.
Jones's grocery and L. +. HOlcOmb'S no
tel We're burned to-day. The loss is I5,Ooos
Insurance. 5000. J. p. Stevens. a roomer.
was burned TO death.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

MguiHv-Isffers1uz 81. Esauwuuf~
Tuesday -NrrarghE SIS. t-ynIsrs
W.sluF-HisE-H 'aT14iuals IS. Olives.
T'HurSlIN -IuuiaTa SIS UEparl-
Frflny- t'lnlury- ". uslWlrs
Saturdsy-EuuEE Riders IS GllIi-IlgUs-
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
Charged With killing John KaIis.

I.F-TL HIsII NFEIINLs
Guthrie. Ok. Oct Is.-GOyernor Fergu-
son hOHOred a requiSition to-day from
Governor Jsr Davis OF Arkansas for the
turn 70 Miller County. Arkansas, OF
haTlrs Ward. charged with the murder
Of John kaliS June / 1901. He Is now IN
der arrest at Oklahoma City. Ok.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
BENTON DRAMATIC LEAGUE.

Totals .... q IL - iss 81 - 30 l'ss - H.
u r-gurI f.r DufEi
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
PRIMARY LEAGUE.

Totals ...G. Ia III ss - sgs - ils. A. I.-=s
HSndigaps- Kicker o. r Bus1hart 6. g. Busch
a.L J. L-LelL.lls !. L-.uLLu q L.LlL =
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

Wilson GIcther, smith, PIugh and Malthv.
suH-i .ipi.s tor E1lla. BIIseau. bitt-rsDre,
-iHrhe. tu1rlcE and Graham. substitutes Tor
" arra'l5nilIE- Offlciais-Nilliam BuckrulfS e
Aaiiissls city ard W &. Connect OF -. Luuis
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20

Totals 30 70 So - - 81 20 l1ts 51 e5cs
TTaaps-P1ndr1m .. Gavin Z. Reilly :.
Michigan o. SaElalls J. Total T.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
u. ID. q. .. \. ". q. ..

The following scores were male sn %. al
i-Es uI trs Eeut1u Dramatic tEuH.
ID.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-20
BOWLING.
kIVDERG ARTEN LEAGUE
Ends =. Clippers

u. following =rag-s were ual- a. ti- 'srs
c-lJ a-l-g- last night
T-aTH<
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-10-14
The AUTOCRAT OF
The TERRITORY BAR
One Government Official too
Many for MuskOgee.

The Muskogee bar is making gum
shoe campaign after Judge Raymoad.
No two meetings are ever neld at the
same place, they are neyerannouoced
over ten minutes 10 advance and no
record is maoe Of the proceedings.
The lawyers are threatening to tile
charges against Raymond with the
president for uniuuicial remarks adj
dressed to bis jury aud everybody
about the court few days since.
This is the story of Judge Raymond's
appointment: a congressman up IN
northera Iliinois went TO Senator
Mason, OF Chicago. ard aske1 him to
help get Charley Raymond appointed
United States judge. WHAT the b.
do want Raymond appointed judge
forg lie never old anything for me, "
said Mason. HNo. nor be never did
anything Tor me either said the con-
eressman, "but he IS threatening 10
run for cougfes up il my district and
I've got 10 get him out Of there" II
the lawyers had their way they would
wish be had persisted 10 his intention
to run for CouRress.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-10-14
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Various Sources of Supply
Drawn Ufbn.

South McAlester has ninth
grade in its public school.
The Hammond Packing Co.
is going to erect a warehouse
at Muskogee.
The IndianTerritory teachers
association will meet at South
McAlester the last week in Feb
ruary.
A barn in Ardmore was
struck by lightning, a horse
was killed and two of its shoes
were torn off.
Mrs. Ben Davis, wife Of a
court interpreter at Muskogee,
took carbolic acid Saturday
with suicidal intent, but her
life was saved.
A Choctaw paper says Tams
Bixby has gone to Washington
to organize a fight against the
Dawes commission being" abol-
ished or turpentined.'
Granville Webb, a Wagner
negro, was convicted of murder
without capital punishment at
Muskogee. He killed Albert
Haynes, white, in negro dive
in April 1902
Chickasha's application for
free mail delivery was denied
because Of the lack Of side
walks. This being the situa-
ton there is not much chance
just yet for Vinita.
Tuttle, the Choctaw townsite
commissioner, is still giving
the editor Of the Russell Ameri-
cation time to "retract. " He'd
as we'll "pass up" that libel
suit, as Tams Bixby appears tc
be dong the one he threatened
the Kansas City Journal with,
Under a Kansas law school
houses must be so situated that
no patron would have to GO
over three miles. A man il
Atchison county brought suit
for conveying his children tc
school and the supreme court
says it must be paid.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-10-14

Strange condolences nearly always
mark great characters. Nine years, the
Italians say. Pope Plus X. was in the
SEMINARY. nine years parish priest,
nine years archpriest. nine years a canon
OF Treviso. nine years bishop Of Mantua,
nine years cardinal and patriarch Of
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