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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
over THE RIVER
THERE is PEACE
Many Mourn the Death OF
Thomas C. Collins.

Thomas G. Collins, after lingering
illness, passed away shortly after )
o'clock yesterday, his end being peace
ful as he lapsed into the slumber of
death.
BY his bedside mourned his widow,
his children aud a few Of his most
intimate friends who, knowing him,
loved him as brother.
Deceased had host OF acquain-
tances and each were proud to call
him efriend, Known TO all as
"Tom, he endeared himself by force
Of his splendid manhood and magniti-
cIent traits OF character. Tom Collins
was a man. lie lived a Christian life
and his faults, II any, were not
grieyous. His frailities were human
and he adhered as nearly as man can,
to The golden rule OF life. His chart
ties were many, but were cheerfully
bestowed without ostentatlon. Many
today are sorrowing for his demise
who felt instinctiyely, when Tom
Collins grasped their hands In life,
that they had a friend indeed.
Mr. Collins was born at Clinton,
Mo, December 20, lS52. Shortly
after his marriage he came TO Ninita
and for six months engaged in the
cattle business with his hrother-in-
law. Nat Skinner. lie entered the
employ Of Skinner, RatcliG * Co.,
seventeen years ago next January and
remained with the firm through the
successive changes OF title, Skinner &
Ratcliff; skinner, Ratcliti Mercantile
Co and, as at present, the 4. \. Rat
clin Mercantile Company.
He leaves besides his widow, four
children, Charles H., Frank, Mamie
and Thomas.
Little less Sorrowful than the fami-
" are those who have been so inti-
mately assocsated with him. Mr.. Il.
\. Ratcllff and Major f. D. Ficklin
have been his associates In the store
for II years and, when the spirit OF
Mr. Collins took its flight beyond
that mystic river, a tie Of comradeship
so close as TO be seldom eQualed vas
severed.
The store where the deceased served
50 long, so faithfully and so we'll, is
closed this afternoon. The funeral is
being conducted from the Methodist
church. OF which he was a member,
Rev II. II Watson speaking the
eulogy Of tile dead. Tie pail bearers
are his former business associates:
T. n Ratclitf, Major T. d. Ficklln,
+, NJ. Skinner. c. O. Berry, j p. Nc
Glasseu and Fred + Ratcliif.
Tie Masons OF tie city will perform
the last sad rites Of their order az tie
grave Of their departed brother
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
OPERATORS BATTLE.
Katy Agent FArthing Objected TO
Having His Picture Took"

j. Il. Moon and d. G. Mccall are
telegraph operators and were formerly
In the employ Of the Katy. The
union men have been taking pictures
OF those who took their places at q
less wage than they were willing TO
work for. These pictures are to be
used for future reference to identify
those they term ''scabs'' II they ever
appear among union men. Thursday
morning Moon and Mccall took a
snapshot photograph Of J. E Earth
ing, the local Katy agent, as he pass.
ed along by the Cobb hotel. The
latter kicked tile camera and, II is
said, Mccall struck him. Then ID. M.
Hisey, an operator at the depot who
took a strikers place, interferred to
protect FarthIng. There was a free
fight that was stopped by Marshal
Rldenour and Posse Chief Maddox.
Recorder Barrett fined Moon and Nc
Call $3.50 each.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
WHEN OOOLEY WAS 'OOLEY
Story Told on an Eastsider Who
VIII be Tried Tomorrow.

DOoley johnson will be tried tomor.
row before Judge stanfeld on a charge
ef keeping a dlsorderly house.
They tell this story on Dooley. In
his Younger days he posed as a
'scrapper' and had ambitious flights
Of imagination IN which he pictured
himself in the roped arena emulating
tie proves Of Mistah petah Jaeksing.
He was at that time at IT. Scott aud
another man, tie brand new coon they
talk 50 much about. appeared and
won away the affections Of Johnson's 5
sweetheart. At dance Do0ley piled
heap OF chairs against the door and
announced that lie had fixed Il 20 that
his rival could not run away and that
he was going TO give him his ''need-
ings.
Dooley made a dIgnliied advance
upon his enemy's left flank but the lat
ter soon became active, dug In" In
great shape, and soon had DOoley on
the floor shouting; "For lands sake
nlggahs, take dem chairs down an LEI
me 'scape."
Dooley's ambition % become a eele
brity as a prize fighter was shattered
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
Another Zine Imposed. 1.

Recorder Barrett Thursday after
noon imposed fine OF $500 upon J,
f. Farthing tie local agent Of the
Katy railroad who was mixed-up
In the row OF the telegraph operators
at the Cobb hotel yerterday morning,
The court dismissed D. NJ. Hisey
stating that he thought he was guilty
but insomuch as as there was a doubt
he would release him.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15

Mayor Davenport is a believer in
aiding boys who try to help them
selves and there are several young
men who owe their success largely TO
him. Among others be secured re-
muneratiye position for Walter Martin
some time ago and the other day he
secured the appointment OF George
Leslie, 20 a eIerkship Ia the Dawes
Commission.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
Land Office Bulletin.


W. #. Harrison Cleveland. Miss.
writes. August l5 lH2 Il want to
say a word ot praise iof ballard snow
Liniment. stepped 0u a nail. which
caused tie cords Ia my leg 30 contract
and an abscess 10 rise in NJ knee, and
the doctor told me that would have
stif leg 70 one dag vent 10 ). r.
Lords drug store sli0 Is nov IN Den
yer, Colo. lie recommended q bottle
Of Snow Llnlment. got a aOc slze, and
II cured my leg. L II tie best linI-
ment In the world
ABSCESS, wltl fea exceptions, are
Indicative OF constipation Or debility.
They may, howe 'ef result from blows
or from foreign bodies, Introduced IN
% the skin or nesh, such as spllnters.
thorns. etc. Peoples drug store. y
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
Frisco Brakeman Killed.

Billy Fry, trainman on the local
Frisco freight going east Thursday,
was killed at Catoosa. While switch.
ing he was riding on a side ladder. In
passing another string OF ears there
was not enough room and Fry was
caught and rolled between two box
cars. His remains were taken TO his
home at Parsons, where he leaves a
wife and two children, Tie deceased
was ~ years old
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
viai,A Exhibit.

John II. Crutchdeld, who has been
employed at the Territorial bulldingat
the Worlds Fair and who IS now
home on a vacation has gathered some
magnificent specimens Of Jonathan
and Bellfower apples, and some corn,
which lie has sent 20 ST. Louis as a
Vinita exhibit. The fruit and corn
we're grown on the farm Of ". II.
Morrison, Duck creek.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15

Early Thursday morning Dr. Louis
Bsgby was called TO tile Frisco depot
70 attend }. .. Hepburn, an engineer
Of freight train A telegram sas
sent to Sapulpa for an engineer 70 re.
lleye him here A man was called
from his bed and, as he was approach
INK the round house be fell Ia the
turn table plt and sustained fracture
Of tile skuh. Another engineer came
down and relieved Mr. Hepburn willie
the injured mar was sent from sa-
pulpa to tie hospital 81 Springfield
last evening. Wien the train reached
here Dr. Fortner vas called to relieve
him, the train being held ten min
utes.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
canitaIl.t. Cemlne.

A number Of capitalists Of steuben-
Vile, Ohio, Who are interested In the
production Of oil, have notified their
friend, ). 4. Orr, that IN response TO
hls Invitation they viii soon visit
vlnlta and later the oil fields Of Indian
Territory.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
Death Of Mrs. Springer.

Mrs. Rebecca Suger Springer, widow
Of ex-Congressman Springer who
served as Judge Of the Federal court
In this district. died al a sanitarium
at jacksonville, H., wednesday The
lady was we'll known in Vinita where
she was highly respected for her en-
dearing qualities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
BLOCK SIGNALS NECESSARY.
The Failure of the Railroads to Install
Them the Great Cause of Disasters.
From Worlds Work.


1t is proper to say that the greater safety
of British lines is very largely due to al
most complete reliance on signals to guard
their trains against accident Since the
block system would prevent large part of
of the appalling number of collisions and
their resultant injuries and deaths. why
then, it is inevitably asked is not this me-
chanical supplement to discipline forthwith
installed on every railroad in the United
States? The answer is simple. Because
it costs money. That is the only reason
Because 1t costs money. A few of the best
roads, as has been said. are installing the
system. The other roads excuse themselves
by saying that their business has so devel-
oped in recent years that they have not
enough cars and engines and branch lines
to handle it also there are many more
pressing matters to be attended to before
they afford to give attention to bloc<-
signaling. That is. they must arrange to
carry more passengers before they can at
ford to make safe the passengers they ara
now carrying.
But, in fact. would it actually cost so
much money to block signal the roads Of
the United States? The number of COLI
SionS during 1904 was more than six thou
sand, and the loss in property was more
than $5,00o,0o0. We can only guess how
much more the railroads lost in damages
paid for injuries and deaths. Perhaps an
other $5,000,00O. Now this 10000. 00O. or fits
far greater part could have been saved
by the block system. In ten years COLI
sions cost the railroads about 500. 100000
This amount would come very near cover
ing the cost of Understanding the roads of
the United States. Here. then. Is a simple
problem. If the railroads were now to in
stall block signals at the end of ten years
what will have been the actual cost to
the railroad companies? Nothing And
think of the lives that would not have been
lost, and of the injuries that would not
have been suffered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Pugilistic Brag.
rom the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal
If we must have prize fights what a re-
lief it will be when some aspirant for
pugilistic glory gives out an interview IN
advance of a contest that does not smack
of conceit and bragadocio. Nowadays on
the eve of a fight, Terrible Willie announces
that there is no question whatever of the
result; he was never fit in his life, and
at the end of the fourth round at the --latest
his lackadaisical opponent will be lying
supine on the floor of the ring. In the same
issue of the newspaper containing this
cheerful Information there appears a ring
ing statement from the party of the second
part, Battling Billie, who urges his friends
to place their money him as he is
ready for the supreme effort of his life. He
is absolutely confident that his dreadful
left swing to the jaw will be the undoing
of Terrible Willie falsely so-calleD am
that when the bell sounds for the conclu-
sion of the third round the aforesaid Willie
will be numbered among the heroes of the
past In the courteous future the rivals
will talk like this: THE outcome is really
very doubtful. We are up against a Sc
rious proposition-exceIlent training I'M
questioned skill and fine combination of
agility and Drawn. In view of these facts
all We can say is that we will do the best
We can" Or. better still, there will be no
advance talking at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31

which serves as an effective check not
only upon the work of publication, but
upon the accuracy of the local manage
ment Thus. IL the name OF subscriber
should by mistake have been assigned a
number which already was taken by some
other subscriber, the mistake will imme-
diateiy be noted when the subscribers card
Is put into the catalogue. IT, for example
hling clerk takes down the number of
John smith, with the number 3f4M and
there Is already on the list of the company
William Jones of the same place, with the
number 3l4M. the duplication is immedi-
ateiy noted and the error corrected.
BESIDES being entered on the card cata-
logue the changes are Immediately recorded
on the proof sheets for the next book In
other words, the preparation of copy for
the printer goes on daily throughout the
period. The alterations are indicated very
lesibly In red ink. and the number to a
page IS often startling. In the case of the
New York Telephone Company. where
about 10000 new Instruments are put in
position in single period of three months,
ana the discontinuance and other changes
in the service reach total about as large
the proof sheets of the new books will bear
considerably more than 10000 red lines. 1t
is the experience of telephone managers
after year. once they have become used to
the service, but as persons move from
place to place considerable time fire.
auentiy eiapses between the removal and
the replacing of telephones, and in such
cases names are stricken from one edition
or the directory and reinserted in a sue
CetuiHS lSSutS
Careful Proof Reading.
About two weeks ago. just before the ex-
piration of the three-month period of the
Washington directories. the copy began to
go to the printer and to return to the head
of the departments the form of page proofs,
which are as easy to revise as the ordinary
galley proofs in the office of a newspaper
or magazine. True. these proof sheets have
been read with more than ordinary care by
the proofreaders. and are usually in such
shape that very little of what has been set
up needs correction. but before they go
back to the printer they are once more in
terlined with red ink, representing all the
changes and additional names that have
come i'll in the interim. These have to he
added up to the latest possible moment. and
as the work is doEe in sections ii is an in
teresting fact that the names at the lower
end of the alphabet may get into one di-
rectory "a little later than the AS Bs or Cs
Every effort is made to make the directory
as inclusive and as nearly up to date as is
possible
Now that the directory is on the press 1t
Is being run off night and day. Nothing is
allowed to interfere with the books coming
out on time. for it is law in the telephone
office that subsc' bers must not only have
their directories right, but must have them
on the date they are scheduled to appear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
COLLECTED THE FARES.
How He Helped the Conductor on a
Crowded Car

1--WE seen q good many instances OF
queer things that happened on cars in this
town since I came here fifty-four years
ago." said one of 1.-THE old boys the other
day to a reporter on his way down town,
"but the other night I saw a crowd on a
car that had the conductor fiabbergasted
Yes, sir, habbergasted' fits the bill. He
was done up, paralyzed, amazed, confused,
dumbfounded, stupefied, excited and wor-
ried, if you like, but what it seemed to me
was that he was simply 'fiabbergasted.'
1.-THE crowd got ron the car about 14th and
L. and there must have been fifteen OF
them. The car was already well filled, but
you know that don't make any difference
to the cars in this mans town. They go
on the principle the more the merrier,
and the straps are good and strong, so tho
little girls and big men can hang on with
their teeth when their arms are filed with
bundles. rs Il
This crowd wasn't filed with bundles
but it was filled with Christmas cheer and
good will toward every man, woman and
child on earth, even to street-car conduc-
tors. The uniformed employee of the COM
pany tried his best to get through to coll
lect the fares, but his efforts came to moth
ing in the mass of people aboard. The car
had got down to New York avenue, and
he had missed many fares, when a lusty
young voice bawled out:
"'All right, conductor; I've got 'em all:
I'll give 'em to you at the junction. +
1.-THE crowd looked and saw that the
speaker was a fine-looking young fellow,
and that he was making his way toward
the door. He had collected every fare be-
yond the point where the conductor had
been stopped, and when we got to the
treasury he had reached the platform and
handed the total to the conductor, with the
remark:
There they are; forty-seven OF 'em.'
1.-THE conductor took the money with
grateful words, and the merry crowd got
of the car and started down the street
singing. 1t was an example of the brighter
side OF human nature that it did me good
to Witness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
AFRICAN PEANUTS.
Have Been Imported Into This Coun.
try in Large Quantities.

An invasion of African peanuts into the
markets of the United States Is reported to
the State Department by United States
Consul General Skinner. at Marseilles,
France. During the past year over $4,000
worth of these nuts were exported from
Marseilles to the United States. Ameri-
can peanuts are well known in Europe,
and the turn of affairs has created some
surprise. 1t appears to have been due.
however, to an unusual shortage in the
American crop rather than to any special
demand for the African product
Consul Skinner says he is Informed by
experts that the African nuts are inferior
to the American nuts for comestible pur-
poses, although richer in oil. The Vir-
ginia peanut is undoubtedly the finest in
the world in quality, but yields so poorly
in oil as to render impracticable the crea-
tion of an oil-crushing industry in the
United States, says the consul general, UNI
less steps are taken to secure a new
variety combining the advantages Of the
standard American nut with the percen-
tage of oil in the foreign nut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
why She Threw Up Her Job.

From the New York Sun.
Hebe had just thrown up her place as
cup bearer to the gods.
would you believe itg' cried the celes-
tial waitress. chose stingy old men didnt
tip cent"
Herewith she departed to find job in
dairy lunch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Scared.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
John. here's letter from the gas COM
pany.- They say we were overcharged las.
month. and a check covering the amount is
inclosed. Why. what's the matter? Where
are you going?''
"out TO Join the Seventh Day Adventists.
L believe the worlds coming to an end"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31

oh now. 1 almost forgot the most i'm
portant thing / wanted to say" remarked
y trig little woman to the man presiding
over one of the big meat stands in the
Center market today after her purchase
had been delivered to her and she was
about starting away.
The market man listened patiently as she
explained with considerable detail all about
the needs of some poor family and con-
cluded with an earnest appeal that the
meat man should promise to send to that
poor family a supply OF meat twice week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31

Sisters Lover-"Bobby how do your faith
err and mother feel about me?"
Bobby-'I don't know. I'm sure. They told
me never to mention your name In their
presence. "-Melbourne Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31

Editor Thorndyke of Loveland saws IL |
Wagners Simple Life is no better than |
bis music he doesn't want it--Denver Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-30
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Chairman Babcoek Says II Is
Closeet Since 1898.

washington, Aug. 90. -Charm8n Jo-
semi BabCock of the Republican con-
gresslonal committee today expressed
the opinion that the present Is the
closest congressional campaign he mas
experienced since 1898
what are the conditions which make
the congressional campaign closer lhlr
year than II has been since 1888? Mr.
BabCock WAS asked
"Thcy differ in localities, ne re-
sponded I'm some the conditions re-
suit from the character OF the national
campaign. IN others the conditions
are almost entirely local. Then, IN
some cases, the difficulty Is over the
kind Of men nominated for congress. In
Nebraska, where there are six members
of the house to fight for, the Democrats
have abandoned the national campaign.
They have fused with the Populists on
the legislative and congressional tick
cts, but not ON presidential electors.
Nearly all congressional districts In
the state are close. We redeemed four
Of those districts two years ago, but
they have been going one way or the
other by very marrow margins mot by
200 or 300 or 400, but In some instances
by II or 70 or 20 votes. Now the con-
gresslonal committee has To 20 into
them without the usual support from
the national committee.
"There Is not much interest I'm cam
paign literature" said MIR. Babcock
I'VE are sending out speeches ON the
tariff and some matter relating to tho
Panama canal. also few Democratic
speeches, like that Of Bourke Cochran
on tho tarifi. But We have not had
real campaign Of education since 1896.
have never sent ont as many docu-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-30
TOTALS.
INSPECTING MAJESTIC MINE.
Officials OF the Company on the Ground
And Planning for Future work.
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence.
Milford, Utah, Aug. President
William Il. Muckow, and George f.
Kellogg, one Of the directors Of the
Majestic Mining company are here
looking after company affairs, and are
making an exhaustive examination Of
the various properties included I'm the
holdings OF the association. In this
work they are being assisted by Gen
eral Manager Il. +. Prudential, who
since taking hold, has been pushing
exploratory work in a manner that has
been most pleasing, as several new dis
coveries have been made under his
able direction. and lost ore bodies have
been found, some Of the credit for
which is largely due to the recent visit
OF Henry Rives Ellis OF Salt Lake, to
our camp. as this gentleman made a
thorough inspection Of the mines OF the
company, and submitted several point
ers to Mr.. Prudential, which. when
followed out, resulted most fayorably In
adding TO the value and permanency OF
these fine properties
II is understood that the object OF Mr..
Mucklow's visit here at this time Is to
determine the ore tonnage In sight In
the various mine workings, and that
he VIII take a week or more In making
tAdtllnhNlun UloHk TINS llltf lnf IfpplN
to follow to be submitted to the new
directorate OF the company at later
date.
The people OF Milford, as well as those
interested In the affairs Of the COM
pany. and its future prosperity, are
much pleased with the personnel of the
new board, recently elected, and believe
that the company win now bring sue
cess out OF failure, and that In due
time the Majestic win have reached
q producing and paying basis,