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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

Hundreds Of copies Of the Worlds
Fair edition Of the Chieftain are be-
ing sent to friends in the east by our
citizens.
The townsite commission sold all
he lots offered in Adair except one.
They also sold II in Choteau and one
at Big Cabin.
Judge Stuart, of South McAlester,
who was TO have delivered the address
at the Worlds Fair Saturday, is re-
ported to be i'll.
Mrs. George Nidifer and family,
Mrs. r. /. Blakeney, and ]. o. Hall
and family will leave this evening for
the big fair at st. Louis.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes the dis
eased kidneys sound so they will elm
mate the poisons from the blood. At
Peoples drug store. DIV
The small boy was on hand bright
and early this morning prepared to
stay all day and incidentally carry a
few buckets OF water for the elephant.
Col. Soper, when asked what he was
going to do with tin megaphone he
had replied that he needed it to
deaden his voice while barking for
the side show at the Society Circus.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
VERY COARSE POWDER.
Must Have Burned Slow-Like, Ac-
cording to the Narrative Of
a Slow Relator.

Eben Greenough could not be excited
by fre. murder or hurricane When the
railroad was put through his native viii
lage. a serious accident, to which he
was an Immediate witness. shocked the
neighborhood. For years afterward he
told the story 10 those who asked. but
always delivered the narrative In his
lingering. passi0nIess mode Of speech.
says Youths Companion
They'd got the cut about halfway
through Bellows rock" be used to say.
maybe more'n half. maybe less. Abe
Harrington. he had charge o. the shan
ty where they KEEP the powder n
tools N the timekeeper's ONCE Some
O. them blasts was good ones. tao We
can see now how high the rocks was.
maybe go foot high. maybe more. maybe
less
Well. Jake Hopkins an me went
down TO see Abe 70 tell him that his
aunt that lived at Pools Corners was
dead she KEEP a hen-farm an lived
al alone Abe was the nearest relative
nearest In one sense an nearest in an
other because his other brothers had
ali gone west
Well. about as soon as we got in the
door. where Abe was watchin' things
all alone. we SET down TO tell Aba. and
as soon as he heard be was some cut
up. The old lady had constable prop
erty. Abe, he went 10 git his coat. an
while he had his back turned Jake--he
was settin' on a keg O. powder-he
pulled out match an started to light
his pipe"
At this point there was a long pause
Then the narrative concluded thus:
Well. as soon as me an Abe saw
what Jake was up to, or about as soon.
we went down to the spring to git some
water. but before we got there. at least
before we got back. guess that powder
was more'n half burned up"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
MUSICIANS TO ARGUE
Committee Will Weigh Dance
Hall Ordinance


The aldermanici committee on streets
will today consider the public dance
hall ordinance, which was referred at
the instance of members of the Musi-
clans union.
This measure was introduced at the
request of Rev. David Morgan and Prof.
George S. Innis, who made Saturday
evening tour of the public dances.
Their report to the city council called
attention to. the, conditions encountered
and asked that an ordinance be drafted
that would give the chief of police
power to close places Of questionable
fepute. The ordinance under consid
Grafton was the outcome.
At the last regular meeting of the
aldermen, a committee composed of
members of the Musicians union asked
that the aldermen give a public hear
ing upon the question The musicians
argued that the enforcement of such an
ordinance would result in interference
with public dances given by lodges and
labor unions, as such organizations sell
tickets to the public. Rev. Mr.. Morgan
and others interested in the ordinance
gave assurance that such dances would
not be molested, claiming that it was
the purpose only to regulate dances
given by irresponsible clubs and
persons.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
BLIND PIG" CASE IN
FAIR GROUNDS COURT
John Seymour Will Explain Presence
of Beer in His Place

John Seymour. 1881 University ave-
nue., will be tried before Justice of the
Peace Lorenzo Hoyt at the fair grounds
today on a charge of conducting a
''blind pig" His place was one of
eight raided on the night of Oct. Is,
and he was the only one of the alleged
blind piggers" who did not demand
a change of venue when arraigned be-
fore Justice Hoyt. Che cases of the
others were transferred to the court of
Justice Gould, who is at present suf-
fering from a paralytic stroke.
Seymour declared, when arraigned
Oct. II, that the barrels containing bot
tied beer found in his place did not
belong to him, but that they were the
property of the Midway Social club.
The officers and several members of
that organization have been subpoenaed
to testify before Justice Hoyt today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
WILL RECONSIDER
ITEMS IN BUDGET
Aldermen and Assembly Meet
Tonight to Decide on
the Amount

The assembly will meet in regular
session and the board of aldermen hold
a special meeting this evening for the
purpose of considering the budget for
1905.
All the reductions made by the MEM
bers of the council in caucus will be
considered, and it is expected that in
most instances there will be objection
from some source against upholding
the action that reduced the amount of
the budget by $83, 400.
Members of the Minnesota national
guard, who secured from the caucus
the insertion in the budget of 81, 900
to complete the armory are not GER
tain that the action win be sustained,
with the result that they are actively
soliciting support from members of
the council. Their fear is based upon
the fact that in almost every instance
where the budget was cut an effort is
being made to secure the reinstatement
of the full amount.
A strong and likely successful effort
to secure the appropriation of $25,O00
for the small park near the new cap
itol will be made. Several members of
the council have pledged themselves
to vote to reinState this item in the
DuoSeI- IniS IS Delng especially dSheu
by the capitol commission. The libra
ry board will ask that the appropria-
tien for it shall be restored to $4,000,
having been cut by the caucus to $45,-
600. Members of the playground COM
mittee are also actively urging that
the full $4,000 be allowed for this
work This fund was cut to $2,500
Comptroller Betz has prepared the
budget ordinance in accordance with
the action of the caucus, but it is ex-
pected that efforts to amend will be
made in all cases mentioned. A ma
jority Of the members of the council
are determined to reduce the total of
the budget, if such thing is possible,
but with all the objections raised to
the actions taken there is disposition
to restore the amounts cut out and
adopt the budget as it came from the
conference committee.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
BENSON is GUILTY
AssaiIant of Sergeant Smith
Convicted by Jury

After his second trial Oscar Benson
was found guilty yesterday afternoon
by district court jury of assault in
the second degree upon Police Sergeant
George Smith. The jury was out from
noon until o'clock p. m. Benson will
be sentenced this morning.
Sergeant Smith was severely cut in
the right wrist last September while he
was trying to arrest Benson on Eighth
street, near Sibley street. Tendons of
the sergeant's wrist were severed so
that it may be permanently manned.
Benson testified that he was drunk
at the time; that he thought the ser
geant, who wore rain coat over his
uniform. was a stick up man." and
that the sergeant must have been in
jured by falling upon glass or a jagged
piece of tin.
After the first trial. which took
place before Judge Jaggard, the jury
disagreed. Judge Brill presided at the
second trial.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
POOR HAVE TO WAIT
Mayor Unable to Negotiate
Note for Cyclone Victims

Persons granted relief because of
damage done by the cyclone will likely
be compelled to wait until after the
first of the year for their money
A note was secured a few days ago,
and was signed by Mayor Smith,
Treasurer Bremen and several members
of the city council, but other council
men declined to sign The result is that
the note is in the mayors office, not
sufficient names having been secured
to get the money from the bank.
1t was proposed to borrow the money
from the bank on the note, apply the
proceeds to payment of the allowances,
and pay the note with the money raised
from the item placed in the budget for
the purpose. A number of persons to
whom allowances were made are de-
claring that they are badly in need of
the money, and assert that it would be
appreciated much more greatly at this
time than after Jan. 1.
Mayor Smith is in favor of making
the payments at once, but says that
unless the other members of the city
council see fit to sign it will be inn
possible to secure the money.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
NORTHROP REPROVFS
VARSITY REPORTERS
President Takes Exception to
Stories of the Core
spondents

DR.. Northrop, president of the state
university, addressed the students in
chapel yesterday morning on two sub
jects. The first was the result of the
canvass of che scholarship standings
of the students for the first half of
the first semester of the current year.
1t showed that 10 students were below
grade in four studies, 20 in three, 80 in
two and 237 below in one. the col
Iege of science, literature and the arts,
or total of S57 students below in 4S9
studies from a total enrolment Of a
little over 500 in this college. Such a
condition has never before existed in
the history of the university, and Dr.
Northrop hoped it would be remedied
before the end of the semester. He at
tributed it mainly to the fact that the
students interests are too much d.
versified, both in the university and in
their work and pleasures outside the
university
Denounces "Pipe Stories"
The second part of his address was
directed at the students who report the
university news for the Twin City pa
pers and who, he said, were often
guilty OF eXaggeratlon and m1Srepre-
sentation of facts. The occasion for
this was the reinstatement of a stu
dent who, while representing a Min
neapoliS paper, wrote up a recent en-
tertainment given by the University
Woman s league as being indecent, and
this report was copied in Chicago and
Eastern papers. The student was sus-
pended until next September, but the
University Press club petitioned the
faculty to reinstate him, as he was not
so much to blame as the paper he was
working for
DR.. Northrop said that in newspaper
work, as in any other business, a young
man should be careful to confine him
self to the exact truth. DR.. Northrop
declared that they should see to it that
in their news stories" they injure no
man or institution which did not de-
serve to be injured, and that they cir
culate no false reports, as even though
the reports be denied, the denial would
not reach all the. people who read the
report.
The address was the longest one that
the president has made to the students
this year, and as he had announced
that he had an important communities
ton to present to the students, the
chapel was filled to overfiowing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
TRIED FOR ROBBERY
Richardson, Accused of'HoIding
Up Landlord, Faces Jury

The trial of Daniel Richardson, in
dicted for grand larceny in the second
degree, began yesterday in the district
court before Judge Brill and a jury.
Richardson is indicted Jointly with
Michael Harkins, but they will have
separate trials.
The complaining witness, Henry
Weingarth, proprietor of a hotel at the
Minnesota Transfer, asserts that Har-
kins and Richardson, both of whom
had lived in Weingarth's hotel, attack
ed him in the dark one night and at
tempted to take from him some $500.
He had displayed the money In the
presence. of one of the prisoners. Ac-
cording to the Indictment, however,
Weingarth was robbed of 500 only.
After the assault, in which Weingarth
was painfully hurt, his assailants are
said ito have condoled with him and as
sisted to make him comfortable. They
supposed that he did not know them
But he will swear, the state says, that
he recognized the voices of one or both
of them.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
WANTS " 4 WORK DONE.
Mayor insists on Immediate
Repair of Bridge

Mayor Smith insists that the por-
tion of the high bridge blown down by
the cyclone shall be replaced during
the present winter.
Yesterday the mayor called in City
Engineer Rundlett and informed the
latter official that the work should be
pushed. 1t was argued by the mayor
that the Importance of this bridge TO
the city cannot be overestimated, as it
accommodates a large number of Da-
kota county farmers who patronize the
St. Paul market
The city engineer contended that
there had been no unnecessary delay
as to the preliminary work connected
with the reconstruction of the bridge,
and that bids will shortly be asked for
the placing of the steel spans.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
SUES ROAD FOR FOOT
Michael StephensBrings Action
Against Wisconsin Central


The suit brought by Michael Ste
phens against the Wisconsin Central
Railway company went to trial yes
terday in the district court before
Judge Lewis and a jury.
Stephens demands compensation in
the sum of $4,000 for personal in
juries received by him at Jewett Mills,
a small station. Because of the small
ness of the station there was no ticket
agent from whom Stephens could have
bought a ticket had he so desired. But
he says that, before he attempted to
board the caboose of a mixed train
he informed the conductor that he in
tended to take passage for st. Paul.
AS Stephens was climbing the ca
boose steps the train started, he says.
and threw him beneath the wheels. His
injuries resulted in the loss of part of
his right foot.
The case may go to the jury today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
NARROWLY ESCAPES
BEING ASPHYXIATED
Fire at Rear of Home Nearly Suffo-
Gates James n. Harrison

James H. Harrison, living in a small
house in the rear of 155 Forbes avenue.
narrowly escaped suffocation at his
home early yesterday morning as a re-
suit of a fire which was left in the rear
of the building by children and which
filed the rooms with smoke while he
was asleep.
Harrison was awakened about 2:30
o'clock choking from the smoke he
had inhaled He finally made his way
to the door and ran out into the open
air. When he recovered he returned
to the house for some clothing and
then called a fire company. The dam
age caused by the fire was small. Har-
rison lived alone in the house.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
MEN ARE WANTED TO
WORK ON THE CANAL
Examinations Will Be Held by Civil
Service Commission Next Month

A civil service examination of candi-
dates for the position of steam en-
-gineer in the departmental service al
Washington was held yesterday at the
federal building. Three men were ex-
amined. The salary of the successful
candidates will not be less than
$1,000 a year.
Examinations will be held under the
civil service rules at st. Paul, Duluth
and Mankato on Jan. 18, to secure as
Sistant civil engineers, instrument
men, level men, rod men, chain men
and helpers. They will be employed
on the Panama canal, under the
isthmian canal commission. The en-
gineers, twenty-five to fifty years Of
age, win receive from 5000 to $3.50 a
month; the instrument men, same age
limit as for the engineers, will receive
$175 a month; the level men, twenty
one to forty-five years, will get $100 to
$125 month; rodmen, eighteen to
forty years, SIS and $83.33 month;
chainmen, eighteen to forty years, $50
a month, and helpers, eighteen to forty
years, $50 a month.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
CORONER DISCOVERS
WATCH IN A TRUNK
Property of TiIIie Donahue Will Be
Stored Until Probate Court Acts

Coroner Miller administrator of the
estate of Tillie Donahue, made a last
search of her house, $50 Eight street,
yesterday, and found a gold watch
which had escaped notice during the
previous overhaulings.> 1t was in
trunk that had not been opened.
The jewelry and other property left
by the woman has been placed in stor-
age by Coroner Miller, and the things
Will remain there until disposed of by
the probate court when the coroner
makes his report as administrator.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
For Benefit Of Battery a

An entertainment will be given in
Mozart hall this evening under the
auspices of Battery A, Minnesota guard
artillery The proceeds are to be used
in furnishing the quarters of the guard
in the arnoFy. The programme will
include tableaux,v vocal and instrumental
music. recitations, slack rope perform
ances, etc.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
WANT SECOND CHANCE
TO BID ON PAVING
Contractors Will Ask That Third Street
Contract Be Readvertised

A strong effort will be made before
the aldermanic committee on streets
today to secure recommendation IA
voring the readvertising for bids for
the paving of the Third street bridge.
Bids for the work were opened at
the last meeting of the board of alder4
men and referred to the committee. A.
w. Van Hafften & Co., of Minneapolis.
We're the lowest bidders, at $10,9S9.23,
and the matter was referred to the
committee.
Local firms are making an effort to
induce the aldermen to readvertise,
contending that the city will save
money by so doing. The estimate of
the city engineer was that the work
would cost $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
SECOND VERDICT IN
CITY RAILWAY SUIT
Jury Returns Findings in Case of Dam
eI kroning Sueins for Damages

A sealed verdict was brought in at s
o'clock last evening by jury that
had heard, in the district court, the
trial of Daniel Kroning's suit to re-
cover $25,300 from the city railway
company for personal injuries received.
The jury went out early in the after
noon.
The trial began Monday before Judge
Lewis. Kroning, a German, who tes-
titled through an interpreter, said that
he was run down last summer by a
street car while he was riding biey-
Gle along Wabasha street. He was per-
manently injured in his limbs and
spine, as he declared, and he was also
injured internally.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
SUES RAILROAD FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Guardian Brings Action on Behalf of
Edward r. StapIeton, Minor

Twenty-Five thousand dollars is de-
manded of the Northern Pacific Rail
way company by the guardian ad litem
of Edward R. Stapleton, a minor, in a
suit brought to trial yesterday before
Judge Lochren and a jury in the Unit
ed States circuit court. The sum nam
ed is the amount of damages alleged
to be due for injuries sustained by
Stapleton when he was knocked off
flat car while acting as brakeman on
the defendants railroad.
The trial will probably continue sew
eral days.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
RELIEF AFFORDED
TO SUFFERING FAMILY Y
Reader of Globe Comes to Front il
Case of Distress

AS a result of the publication in
T h e Clio e yesterday of the dis
tressful condition of family of small
children and an invalid father, the un-
fortunates were last night warming
themselves around coal fire.
The family was found in small
house by Relief Agent Hutchins Tues
day, suffering from cold, the father
being confined to bed with consump-
ton. Mr. Hutchins was yesterday Of
fered a ton of coal by a reader of T h e
G O be, and the coal was delivered
yesterday afternoon
Another case, on the West side, was
relieved by Mr.. Hutchins who found
sick man and family without coal
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
RAILROAD WINS SUIT
IN FEDERAL COURT
Estate of Charles MoIin, Who Was
Killed on Tracks, Gets Nothing

A verdict for the Milwaukee Railway
company was directed by Judge
Lochren, of the United States circuit
court, yesterday in the personal injury
case of John Molin, administrator for
his brother, Charles Alfred Molin,
against the company.
Charles Molin was killed while
standing on the Milwaukee tracks at
sthe foot of Chestnut street. 1t is said
he stepped upon one track to avoid
train passing on another track.
The defendants motion was granted
that the case be dismissed on the
ground of contributory negligence on
the part OF the plaintiff.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
ENGINEER AND LABORER
GO INTO BANKRUPTCY
Both File Petitions Showing Their AS
sets to Be Exempt

Martin j. Lynch, laborer, has filed
petition in bankruptcy. His debts,
amounting to 1892, were incurred
chiefly while he was a farmer in Da-
kota county in 1886 and 1887. His as
sets of $3.50 are exempt.
Thomas Keegan, railroad engineer,
has also filed a petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are $353.35; his assets,
all exempt amount to $100.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
AWARDED VERDICT FOR
$3.50 AGAINST CITY
Augusta Ritschdorf Asked for $4,000,
but Jury Deducted $3.50

verdict of $3.50 in favor of Au-
gusta Ritschdorf and against the city
was returned yesterday afternoon by
district court jury after four hours
deliberation. The case went to trial
Tuesday before Judge Kelly.
The plaintiff sued to recover $4,000
for injuries said to have been received
by the breaking of a plank in a de-
feetive sidewalk at Dale and Fuller
streets.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
BOYS Arrested for Hunting

George AbdaIla, eighteen years old,
and Willie Merke, seventeen years old,
were in the police court yesterday
with violating the firearm or
dinance. They were arrested while
hunting on the lower West side fats.
Judge Hine released them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
LIBBEY GETS FUNDS
FOR WAR EXPENSES
Adiutant General Returns After Suc-
cessfuI Plea to Department

E. D. Libbey, adjutant general of the
state, returned yesterday from Wash
ington, where he had been to press
claims of the state of Minnesota
against the war department for ex-
penses Incurred by the state in pre-
pairing troops for service in the Span
American war.
Gen. Libbey succeeded in securing an
allowance of $1O,O 600 in disputed claims.
The proceeds will go to the revenue
fund of the state.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
II Cost ]. H. Wilson s1e.75

A statement Of campaign expenses,
amounting to $19.75, has been filed with
the county auditor by John H. Wilson,
who made an unsuccessful attempt to
secure the Democratic nomination for
the office of sheriff. Mr.. Wilson'S prin-
cipaI disbursement was SO for mis-
cellaneous expenses"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
Accused of Resisting Arrest

Charles McCauley, who. fought with
PatrolTnan Mcclure when arrested at
Ninth and Robert streets, Tuesday
night, was arraigned in the police court
yesterday and pleaded not guilty to
being drunk and disorderly and to re-
sisting arrest. He will have a hearing
today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

Brother Claims Body of Swan Carl
son-The body of Swan Carlson, who
was killed in North ST. Paul Sunday
night was yesterday claimed by has
brother, Gus Carlson, of Chicago. The
body will be buried in this city.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

Sent to Training schooI-William
Hail. sixteen years old, arrested last
Saturday night. charged with stealing
an overcoat from a Wabasha street
store, was yesterday sent to the state
training school by Judge Hine
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15
NEWS OF THE CITY
The temperature at 2:3O a. m.
was | degree above zero, drop
of 9 degrees since 7 p. m.

Sues for Price of Goods-Suit to re-
cover S2S4.60 for goods alleged TO nave
bean sold and delivered has been filed
TI, French. Finch e. Co. in the district
court against John Hoffman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

Girl Confesses She Is lncorriginle-
Marie .Juneau. sixteen years old, plead
ed guilty to being incorrigible in the
police court yesterday, and was placed
in charge of the probation officer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

Will Open Bids for Sewers = The
board of public works will TO-DAY open
bids for sewers on Palace, Victoria,
James. Milton, Juno, Watson and Arpor
Streets and Stewart avenue.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

Smelling School for Officers Makes
Progress recently established
school for officers at Fort Smelling IS
making good progress. The classes are
very well attended and the course OF
instruction is said to be thorough. Lee
lures and recitations are held every
week day for two hours in the morn
in
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-15

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxstive Brorno Quinins Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it falls to cure. E. w
Groves signature is on each box. 25c