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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
Federal Union
10 Meet Tonight

Dodgers have been distributed calling
q special meeting of the Federal Labor
union tonight.
The object of the meeting is to dis
cuss the present wage scale paid com
mon laborers and the best method OF
enforcing the payment of the scale.
1t is understood that the union viii
consider differences between them
selves and the big contractors hand
ling city work
The meeting tonight is to be a calm
discussion of conditions as they exist
the hope being to agree on some plar
that will bring the employers and EN-
ployes together without the need of a
strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
OBJECT TO OD0R
OF PICKLE FACTORY

People living IN the northeastern part
of the city are making violent objection
to the odors which they say come from
the Falls City Pickle factory, on Front
avenue, near Sheridan street.
According to people living in that
part of town, the odor from the factory
can be smelled for many blocks. One
man is authority for the statement that
the factory can be smelled by passen-
gers on the Hillyard street car line,
which passes the factory, before the
car reaches the Olive street bridge, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
ROOSEVELT TO WRITE
IDEAS ABOUT DIVORCE

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Common report
has it that one of the features of the
Forthcoming message of President Roos-
evelt to congress will be the subject OF
divorce.
The president, it is said, will recon-
mend an exhaustive inquiry into the di
vorce problem. The government pub
lished a report on this subject in 1889,
but since then no statistics have been
gathered upon the question. except the
very meagre figures prepared by the
census burau when the last census
was taken. A close friend of President
Roosevelt, who is deeply interested in
this subject. and who stands high as an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

can be smelled after the car has passed
until it reaches Division street.
Some of the keen-nosed people living
in that section have tried to describe
the odor, but, according to one of the
compliments, the odor has no counter
part in the catalogue containing the DIFF
ferent kinds of odors.
At the pickle factory is was said
this afternoon that some people had
very keen sense of smell, that no
odor from the factory was outside the
building, and that the factory was open
to inspection at any time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
horsemen Come
With Their Racers

Polk brothers, the Montana race
horse men, arrived in the city this
morning with q good sized string of
fast ones.
A string Of runners from the Neill
stables in Seattle arrived from the
meets this morning.
Three carloads Of horses are expect.
cd today from North Yakima and
ether points.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
Will Entertain
at Spokane Club

Messrs. Albert Kimmons Prince and
Guy L. Daniels will entertain the mem
bers of the Spokane club with mando-
lin, harp, singing and .monologue this
evening at $3.50 o'clock. Refreshments
are to be served after the entertain
ment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
Fort Wright the
Scene Of a Party

The officers and ladies at Fort
Wright gave dancing party last night
in the new barracks at the post,
large number of Spokane's society peo-
pie accepting invitations and enjoying
the event. The affair was also in the
nature of farewell to Captain Helms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

the fashion of the old forty-niners, who
crossed the plains in prairie schooners.
The bottoms along the Spokane river
and also along the creeks are covered
with the campers and there are so
many of them near the Olive street
bridge that their outfits resemble those
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

Spokane has been named along
as assembling points for exhibits to
the st. Louis fair. Exhibits will be
carried free from the producers to
those points and return after the fair
Carload lots Will be forwarded from
these points to st. Louis at special
rates
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03
Campers Come to
Witness the fair

The vanguard of the campers from
the districts around Spokane have ar
rived in the city and they represent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

Count Won Buelow, the ladies went
into raptures over him. They all
We'd with each other to be near him,
to touch him, to speak to him, and
to look up at his height. He is IL
feet 6 inches tall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

The above picture is that of Mach
now, a Russian, and the tallest man
in the world. He is at present the
most popular and we'll known man in
all the select societies of Europe Re-
Gently. at a party given in Berlin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

Of a regiment In camp. Extra horses
have brought along and 1t 10 the inten-
ton of the travellers to make the ex-
penses of the journey by selling or
trading the animals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.--The An
cient and Honorable Artillery com.
pany of London will visit the capital
on Thursday. This will be the first
time armed British troops have been
in Washington since 1904. There will
be an informal reception by President
Roosevelt, and the visitors will pay
their honors at the tomb of Washing
ton at Mount Vernon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-03

state and municipal officials viewed the
parade. The Britishers put up a splen.
did appearance, and were cheered con-
tinuously. The chief feature of the
day, aside from Che parade, was the
big Rhode Island shore dinner at Cres-
cent Park.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
SET TREES
IN THE PARK
------.---~
The Time of Year
Has Arrived for
This Work.

Now that the south park has
been plowed up cannot some civil
engineer, landscape gardener or
even one of the ladies social clubs
OF the city prepare come artistic
scheme to be- followed In setting
the trees2 Allowance might be
made for walks and bicycle
courses, a fountain, pavilion aud
all the accessories of n modern
park. Not only should the plan
show location Of trees but also
different varieties which are de
sirsble At particular locations.
The favorite trees for this latitude
are naples, with elms aud IS ca
mores % close rivals, though
some quick growing varieties IN
terspersing those named. are de-.
sirable. Included 10 the latter
class may be named catalpas, 10
Gusts, box elders, aud the differ.
ent species Of poplar There is
no reason why thered bud (Iudaa
tree) the dog wood or other flow-
ering trees might not be used, as
well as some Of ths evvrgreens,
though the latter afs difficult 10
make grow.
No expression hes ever been heard
from the city council on the propos
Al bus there seems ~ good reason
Why The cooperation OF our citi
sens should not be weieo@nad Il
this work that has now come tc
be regarded as 80 important and
which has received 80 little a..
tention IL years pact. But one
thing must be remembered: There
is little use 70 eeG pus trees unless
they are to be protected and ouI.
tivated aud unless the city Ia go
ing TO look after the matter, or
some improvement society or az
sooIaliou i going to do so. Ii
would be unfair to encourage the
people TO spend their time aud
money In planting them.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
ESCAPED MOST
FORTUNATELY.
Lamp Exploded
While Wind at
its Height.

Miss Halle Thompson and the
ladies who live with her In the j.
P. Green home, south Of the park
had q thrilling experience last
night and fortunate escape az
well, As Mics Thompson and Miss
Juliet Walker entered the house
on returning from the theatre last
night the lamp, turned low, was
discovered TO be 90 The eve OF an
explosion, the fame having de-
scended into the bowl. Seizing the
lamp Mise Thompson rushed 10
the west door which she was able
TO open, but the screen was latohed
and before sha could open IL the
lamp exploded Ia her hand. In
an instant the interior Of the room
was afre bat by presence Of mind
and the sacrifice Of all the bedding
at quick reach the flames we're ex.
tinguished, despite the fact that
through the west door the wind
was blowing gale.
To add to the danger threaten
ing, the oil which the lamp con
tanned when thrown out the door
caught fire on the porch and that
took a considerable effort to ex.
tinguish. Il is q source Of con.
graduation that the ladies' reached
home just - they did and iursher
that they had presence Of mind 10
do tho right thing under such try.
Ing circumstances And another
0t those unaecountabls thines al.
luded TO as fate occurred In CON.
nection with the incident. When
Mics Thompson and the lady ao.
companying her reached ]. A
Thompson's, = block away. The
wind vas at ils height and they
"stopDed IN" for ten minutes 10
recover their breath. While there
Miss Thompson was seized with .
premonition that she should 20
home, and so strong was IL that
they started In the rain. THAT
the arrival Al their destination
wse most timely will be appreo,at.
ed when IL is understood thai two
ladies' we're asleeD In The house
and bad the lamp exploded while
they we're The only occupants. with
.be wind blowing = ii was, their
late can only b eonjectufed.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
THE FIRST ABSTRACT.
The New Enterprise Made
Necessary by New
Conditions.

The international Bank and
Trust Co. OF this city has, after
much labor and considerable ex.
pense completed a set Of abstracts
Of title TO lots withia the inoorpo-
ration. The 6rst ab slract Of title
was issued Monday, and ia about
A. elaborate and complete AZ the
most exacting could desire. The
instrument shows date o, survey
aud certificate Of the government
eurveycr who made the plat Of
the city together with its approval
by the various officers through
whose hands il had to pass before
perfect title was reached, plat
showing the particular lot with
ahutling lots and the stresls upon
which Il IL located. The patent
or warranty deed il set out in full
and properly certified The trans.
fer from the original holder Ii
made by warranty deed, a copy oI
which is attached.
This arrangement for complete
abstraeting Of title enables ths
purchaser to be absolutely certain
of the sort Of deed be ie getlint
when purchasing property In vi
nita, and will be Of invaluable
benefit 10 attestinp lhe legality o
holdings. The clerical work is
model Of neatuees and bsspeak
the hand Of an accomplished pen
man as we'll ~ careful husines
man.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

And Tookpafka Micco he say,
Well, 50 you see Secretary
Lamb a the convention on how
to resolute was got lost from
the subject and took refuge in
a refrain on single statehood. /"
Then Hotgun he say, "Well,
maybe SO a fox could get a fit
in the sleeps tailor shop same
as a wolfe. +"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
A SAFE BIDDER.
Usual Offer About One Third
of Selling Price.

In some way those Greek land
sales bids furnish peculiar read
ing. For instance. certain man
dgurep several times in eaeh days
business and he Il apparently
looking for "aoft snap" biz Ger.
titled check fund is limited or be
is after free advertising. Last
Friday he bid on eight of The 21
traete--and bought none Of them.
He bid $500, eco. $50, 500. AIS.
l25., 600 300. The successful
bids, respectively. we're 5000.
1919 1l20.. 905 1850. ,525., 1905.
800. Aggregate bid $3.50. ,agers.
gate wnloh ths eight trauts sold Il
s9917.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
DR.. H. H. WATSON.
The New Pastor PODu.
lar lnhis HOmeCity
and State.

fhd Little Rock Democrat con.
'ains The following com plrmentarx
notice Of Dr.. Watson tie newlx
appointed pastor oi The Metbod.st
church IN this city:
Rev. H.H. Watson sf this slty
has Just received = telegram lfasn
Bishop 3. +, Hoea. advising hin
that be has been transferred 10 at4
Indian Territory conference. so IS
stationed q viniss. Ry ihis traaa
ter Arkansas Aslhodism loAsa s..
Of IL best ss wall as Bess kaosn
preachers. Df. Whieaa wa i dne
time stationed ~ pnssnr Of win.
teld church, this city. aaH tas
slso Al various tImss bssn prsald
Ing elder ui wominent districts Il
this atale. including the LssalA
Rock district. where ha pill lone
be remembered. The doctor nusn
hers biz frienda 10 AfkanaAe ana
10 ouf ollY h ahe hundred and
ahay ulll learn with regret shas IL
has hebn transferred beyond auf
hofdsFa However. he wGll skfHs
With hlm their haaA wlshss ii 80
esss I'D prosperity 10 hsa ~
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
EXCESSIVE HOLDINGS.
New Chief One of the Men
Recently indicted.

Thus far but Two writs have
been served on indictments By The
last grand jury for excessive hold
ings Of lands: Chiei VIC. Rogers .
four counte; Geo. Eaton. four
courts; bonds $500. As In the
caae Of NJ. Holderman and ]. L.
Beatty. indicted In from 50 to rs
counts each, 1t i for the identical
piece Of land. but undsr the Law
esoh day II l. held i separate
oilsnse. The extreme penalty Il
500 : day fine.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
DENIES DIVORCE STORY.
The BagweIl-lrOnslde We'd
ding Commented on
Unpleasantly.

A Maskogee Times has column
on The Begwail.lroneide wedding
to the eiieci that Mr.. Baewell vas
mol divorced lrom his wife, who
lives At Muekoeee With her little
girl aged elk. This seems Inn
probable. Mf. Baewel has been
q lawyers clerk for long time
sud Il ia said has hiireelf been sd
mitted 10 practice Law. That he
would take any sucn ohanoes Of
prosecution appears incredible.
The understanding befe Ii that he
secured The divorce in Arkaneas
aud this il the Inflammation obtain.
ed by the family before lhs recent
marriage took pisee
The nrvt Nj naas wnp
peeFl Adams, daughter 81 physi
eisn II Mafrilllon. Ark She
siaisd 10 The TimrA reporter that
anr knew nothing If divorce and
hfpei4tsa % hiring saminal
ptssecu lun
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
HIGHWAY
ROBBERY
Loses All
He Has to Two
Sharpers.

An old man from Springfield
was robbed near the Frisco
depot at an early hour Satur-
day morning He was stand.
ing on the platform waiting for
a train when man hesupposed
to be on the same errand, sue-
gested they walk up tho track.
As they were passing a freight
car someone jumped out with
a pistol and held up the man IN
question, securing money,
checks and notes exceeding 800
in yalue-all lie had Ills
shouts were heard at 4 boarding
house near by but before aid
came the thieves had made their
escape in the darkness.
4 ticket was secured for the
I man 9 lis aome through
taa efforts y the city marshal
aud others.
Although a sharp lookout
vas maintained next tlav lhe
miscreanes could not be appre-
hendtd.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
AnxIouM kaosaanta.

ssme # the most anxious hours of :
mothers life aFs those Vhen the little
ones Il The household nase The croup.
IheEs i 10 her medicine 80 elective
II this tsfFik n1alady - FoleY'a uoney
ard Tar. Itisa hoaashaid favofisa ios
throat and lung troubles. and = It con.
sAsas no arasss = ssheF pesAans. i "a
= safs siese it ss psapse nfaa
Store ~
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12

time and the Cherokees paid
over for them q total Of $500 80.
Having thus started the fraud
Triplett was in a better position
to work his graft in 1894, when
the Gherokees had a payment
of S265.70, and he had enrolled
on the pay rolls these same
nineteen persons, and for them
the Cherokees paid out a total
s5, ,04S. 80; orders were forged
on the treasurer for these lic-
titious persons.
SO easily had Triplett run
gauntlet of the Cherokee au-
.horities he thought he would
try the Dawes commission. Not
long ago an enrolling party
was sent to Tahlequah to enroll
full bloods .1'riplet applied for
a number Of full bloods at diff
ferent times their names were
discovered on the 1894 pay roll
and in the special appropriation
acts Of 1901 he had them en-
rolled on doubtful cards a few
on straight cards. He applied
for these fictitious people on
the installment plan a few
this week, a few a week later,
and SO on in order to avoid
suspicion.
When the land office opened
he applied for allotments for
these same people. The oppor-
tunity was open for him the
commission for short time al
lowed aged and infirm persons
TO execute power Of attorney
and upon the evidence OF some
person suggested by the allottee
the commission would make
discretionary allotments in
other cases guardian papers
were supplied in other cases
administration papers were re-
quired and between these three
Triplett was enable to apply
for reservations of allotments
for his nineteen fictitious
names. The Dawes commits
sion, or rather one or two of its
clerks, discovered the fraud
and TOOK testimony OF q Witness
who retracted her statement
that she knew these people and
admitted that Triplett had paid
her to swear falsely. The ap-
plieations for these nineteen
fictitious persons will be reject
ed in the enrolment division
and their applications for allot-
ments will be conceled at the
land office. This new work OF
the boodler is in the hands Of
the federal grand jury, now in
session at this place.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
TOM TRIPLETT'S
FINE WORK,
Part of His Schemes
Exposed blythe
Officials.

Abiding to the exploits OF
Tom Triplett q Tahlequah cor
Respondent has this to say:
To show how impossible it is
10 get the Cherokee boodlers it
may be stated that when Pliny
+. Soper, United States attor-
ney for the Northern ditrict Of
the Indian Territory, went to
the executive Office of the Chero-
kee nation to get the records in
which the evidencein some Of
the Triplett cases were contain
cd, lie was informed that these
records had been stolen; thus
! the boodlers had been to the ex-
ecutiye Office ahead OF the pros
ecutor. The evidence against
many boodlers was thus stolen
out of the executive office OF the
Cherokee nation.
On another occasion an at
tempt was made to burn the
capitol building at Tahlaquah
in order that these records of
Doodle might be destroyed, but
fhe attempt was not carried ont.
EOil had been poured on the
stairway and matches applied.
but for some reason the oil fail
I'd to ignite. An executive Sec
Efetary at one time peeped
lErough the transom Of the
ehief's Office aud saw Il boodler
aelth lamp in the room alter
@lEz the records but that secre-
fsIFy has let the matter slip his
ademory since then and does not
know who the boodler was.
About she time Triplett was
halled before the federal court
TO enter q plea in his cases and
while his friends were interced-
ing for him with the federal
authorities, Il sensation was
sprung at the Cherokee land of
flee, where it was made known
that Triplett was engaged in
padding the Cherokee rolls and
ne Of the most gigantic frauds
nown to the history of the five
aivilized tribes was discovered
Ind brought to light. Triplett
bad succeeded in adding the
hames Of nineteen fictitious
persons 20 the rolls now being
made by the Dawes commission
and had taken out reservations
of land for these supposed hu.
man beings. In some instances
The land was leased.
The land Office fraud was per-
.petrated in this way The
Cberokees, in the year 1890,
aeased their range on the Cher
kee strip for enough moneysstc
make a per capita payment Of
1870 TO each citizen Of the
gherokee Nation. A payment
Mas made and when the eoun
Eli met in the fall after the pay
ment many persons made ap
plication stating that they hat
not received their share OF thii
grass money the nationa
council passed various acts up
propFiating money for thesl
people. Th4mas W. Triplet
appeared on the scene and hat
appropriations made for som
Muateen persons this menei
vas drawn Cor them The,
wefa not Ii existence At th
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-12
FUS FlXICO'S
LAST LETTER.
Characteristic Size-up of
the Congressional"
Convention.


"there was a fine opportunity
for some lawyer to pay his
board bill and saw off his prac-
tice in the police court. =
And Tookpafka Micco he say,
"Well, so you was had to sight
me.
Then Hotgun he say, "Well,
so ! think they was a good
chance for some lawyer that
didn't had anything but bright
prospects and the Arkansaw
Digest to start something sides
pow-wows to make resolutions
and delegates to congress cause
the people was burned out on
old chestnuts like that and they
appetite was craved for green
things. {"
And Tookpafka Micco he say
"Well maybe so my old friend
See A Castle up TO Wagner
could conjure up something
new under the sun"
Then Hotgui he say, "Well
SO See A Castle has done lots a
practice trying, but his medi-
cine looks like was had some.
thing the matter with it and
the people was had no faith in
it any more.
"Well, maybe So" Tookpaf
i ka Niece he say my old friend
See A Castle was not keep good
time with his foot when he was
sung and blowed in the medi.
cine"
Then Hotgun he say, "Well,
so they was more than that the
matter-he was sung the same
song too many times and left
out the variations. /"
And Tookpafka Micco he say,
"We'l, SO | think Clarence
Dug Last at the Muskogee
Phoenix was tried to ring in
the changes for him down in
South Town, when the coming
senators and congressman and
county judges and sheriifs and
justices Of the peace and school
trustees and state house jani-
tors and dog pelters was asked
the Great White Father in
Washington for a handout from
the pie counter. .
Then Hotgun he say, Well,
50 what kind Of variations was
Clarence Dug Last introduce2n
And Tookpafka Micco he say.
well so you see he was the
big man in the row<row and
when the committee on how to
resolute was submitted its re-
port he was Knocked for order
and say, " Well, 50 the report
was unanimously adopted.
What other business was they |
before the meeting2" When
Clarence Dug Last was made |
this bad break they was a bigl
hustle II the convention, like /
a cyclone busy in Kansas. =
And 'rookpafka Micco he ex-
plain, Well, 50 | mean the
editor Of tho South McAlester
Capital was start IN objection
again that kind d daspotism
aud fond reeollections d Tom
Reed, and was shrowed more
pireknots IN the fire when lie
W. p'inted cut a bad verse IN
tn prayer 70 the Great White
Father Il Washington.
Then Hotgun. llt sey We'll. /
20 you pint IL out "a me.