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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

vlnlta vii soon have relic Of tie great Worlds Par
a. s. Louis IL the shape katy depot bat Of lumber
obtained from Tie wreckage of the fair budIngs Tie
material beug used ia TIE construction Of tbs depot AZ
this place was Il said, l.sppei i,on raj place
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

The Chleftaa ia reeslpt Of an illustrated souvenir
catalogue Of tie Cherokee National Female semlnafy St
Tahleqaah. This elegant pece Of typographical sofk
executed az the Indian print shop At Chiocco Okla.
homa. u s epete With illustrations of persons and
buildings dear and familiar % Cherokees and vi
be tendeff kept as a memeato oi q very happy past
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Tie south MeAiestsF capital has already begun 10
hos about the lack af fair pay The Muskoeee eonst
tutona convention Russell visions Of state capt
tal foF his town but when t developed tat wlat he
av ony MuskoEse mirage he beeams ffautle
The oAly difference between Russell and tle Nuskoges
contingent i the length Of ms ears
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

The work oi The prohibtonists IN ths separate state
constitutional convention has brought forth an article
providing for the free introduction Of liquor the Ia.
dian Territory This would mean The repeal Of tie main
safeguard and would food tie Indian country with H.
toxieants am make il the eehenna Of the Southwest
Does Captain Mcgennon, Rev. a Grant Evans e A.
agree q thisY
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

vii tie people Of tbs Indian Territory bs willing 70
turn tie organization Of stae government 70 The
bunch q mavericks composing the Muskogee eonstiiu
tionaI conventions Not your life TIE progress mi.
country las made 10 the asi decade has bsen at
The assistance ot MS separate state crowd but rather IL
snlle 81 h
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

c. s. HASKELL during one q the loseisasts oi tie
constitutional convention at Muskogee this seek an.
noBnced that he would take tie hide % Morton Rother.
ford when be got 8 chance There are mans brands Of
hides On the separate state fence tat up 10 date no enc
las identified Ruthsflords
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

William Allen White, o. Kansas fame, trisd 70 show
that Governor Folks sunday ~ IN S. Louis vas only
paper I'D but Ia The evening he vas compelled e a..
nit thai It was fonead bsssemsf steel eoppef.fs.
lteds II Folk we're governor over IN Kansas william
would probably want 70 move out
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

From ne window oi the chieilaln sanetum eso par.
sons wsrs counted who got water from the Anesan
fountain IN tie square one day this week. within
the space Of little less than hour about aity min.
uies What IS more, the water vas pure, bubblne %
from s9me 80 feet belou the surface
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

One Of the arst acts Of the constitutional convention
60 declare against obedience 60 tie federal AVS
Congress viii be SLOW IN granting statehood % bunch
Of political niueompoops eho have the enFoatsFy 20
q declare their hostility to the enforcement q law
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Codsyxllle citizens afe discussing the question to
whether they should gise the yinlta aud Western Fal-
rad bonus Of s2oelo Ia tie meantime the road ls
building cut Of ynita and u hlt some good town 70 the
northwest
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

The people of TIE Northern district As a whole refuss
to be enthused a ts prospects u separate statehood
Little 40 interest IS manifested IL the Mnskoxes con-
ventoa Ne one scarcely las any faith Ia The success
ful outcome q the matter
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Tie separate state convention should ofer put 70
any man Who can ofer sane reason ior the separate
state movement Thus laf Il has been oandcrng around
begond ts dept catching At straws Ia frantic enasas-
% n aaan anaaf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

II some good Samaritan would secure tie erection Il
watering trough where tired aud Thirsty horse could
sake rs desire e drink, IA convenient place on
our streets he would cover himself witl glory aud
achieve a great public benefit
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

II the prohibition clause the Maskogea constltu-
tiou should become a law tie number Of indian Terri
tors men who viii want LIQUOR for scientific purposes viii
astonish the natives
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

s. Rockefeller and tie Standard OH eompany seem
% very little for publicity and sll ahls 70 held
their own against Kansas
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

n anybody thinls this IS poor season Zee him
take drive into The country any drecton from NpltA
and be convinced that corn IS still king.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Tie Chelsea fair is attracting much attention, and
many Of our people expst 70 attend Il IS conducted
BY men Of character aud standing the community and
is meeting with deserved success
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

summer Is gene and this VII Is known tho year
tie marshal didnt blua anybody into cutting weeds
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

President Roosevelt vii ask congress 70 pass joint
statehood bill uniting Iudan Territory aud oklahoma IN
great state and congress viii ignore the presi.
dent; indeed congress is d the same opinion
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

To repeal the law against the introduction q intoxi.
into the Indian Territory and 70 deease against
obedience existing aw part Of The recorded desire
Of the separate state convention to date
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Both Japan and Russia out aith a card of tlanks
10 President Roosevelt for parting and stopping
big fight
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

The greatest event that never happened is shat gld
Oyama would have dome 70 Linesltch peace had not
been declared between Japan and Russia.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

That state map with hortyuine dnky counties will
look mighty sorry along side Of Oklahoma with twenty
five magnificent divisions
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

fever bg yellow reporter down the chlekasaw
this week
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

Let's see what vas tie war about anyway SOC
didn't Japan get a she went 70 war about and then
someg
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

r two states Is better than Why not make four
nseg That sort Of logic would hold out indefinitely
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07

The separate state fellows evidently 50 On the theory
that whisky must follow the nag
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-07
6be Vinita Chieftain.
weekly edition

The vlnta chleftain is published every Thursday
morning at Ninita lnaan Terr tory. Il Is the oldest
and most extensively read apor Ia the Northern
District Il 10 It's year andhas general
circulation throughout the north half Of the Indian Ter
ritory The subscription price of the paper IS sioO
year always Ia advance postal card will get sample
copy anywere IN the United States
ID. "a. RSARRs. Editor and Owner.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


L. NJ Penweu went to Kansas City
today on business
The warm weather is causing-some OF
the trees to bud
The six bazaars which were IN oper-
alton last week cleared nearly $500.
Frances. the infant daughter OF Mrs.
Len Fortune, is very sick
There will be a hurdle race at the
rink tonight.
The Christmas holidays for Bethany
students viii commence the 21st Of De-
cembef.
The Christmas vacation for Washburn
college commences with the 22d of De-
cember.
The Kansas Authors club will meet
Wednesday evening at the home of d.
C.. NelIls, 314 West Fifth street.
]. w. O'Neil has been elected to
succeed Rev. A. Wyman as president
Of the Foster Humane society
Ladies viii be admitted free at the
rink every afternoon this week except
Saturday.
w. W. Webb has some good Offices
and sleeping rooms for rent. Fine ave
nue. location.
Judge Pollock says that Kansas City
viii have a population Of one million
people some day and will be the third
largest city in the United States.
Colonel A. R. Green. the man behind
the land fraud Investigation, is out dig
ging up material the fOrepart of this
week He is not in Topeka either.
Cooley and Crow say that they viii
have some new ball players for the
White SOx to announce within few
days.
Employment agencies say that the
hardest kind of labor to find right now
are men to saw wood. The supply don't
half fill the demand.
A SO, 200 residence VIII be erected by
=. S. Bates at 129-131 on East Tenth
avenue The building permit was
granted Monday
Mr. William Brown is in Chicago buy
ing holiday goods for his Mems F'urn-
inshing department of the Robinson
Marshall Clothing company.
The Topeka and Northwestern rail-
road win begin the construction of the
FIRST depot on their line of road this
week. The station win be located eight
miles northwest Of this city.
The flight of college students has al
ready commenced and the remainder
are commencing preparations to spend
the holidays at home or signing for
that opportunity.
There is this to be said for the par
ticular brand of weather which this
city is enjoying at this time. The street
on Kansas avenue are dry.
A. G. Stacey. formerly Topeka CORE
spondent for the Kansas City Journal
and lately Of Yellville, Ark, is now liv-
ing In san Diego Cal, and is aoout to
engage in the newspaper business there.
The Reviewers club viii meet with
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
OPENING THE BIDS.
Board OF Control WIN Let Contracts
for state supplies

At 9 o'clock this morning the state
board of control commenced the open
ing of bids on grocery supplies for the
state institutions. As the bids were
opened, they were tabulated upon large
blanks provided for the purpose.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
board started the examination of the
samples to correspond with the bids,
and the awarding Of the contracts is
now in progress. It will continue for
the rest of the week, all classes of sup
plies being considered.
In addition to E. b Shermerhorn,
sherman Elliott and H. c. Bowman,
members of the board of control, the
state is represented at this bidding by
the following:
Mrs. w E. Stanley and Mrs. J. NJ.
Lewis, jr., women visitors.
Mrs. Julia B. Perry. superintendent
Girls Industrial school, Beloit.
T. c. Biddle, superintendent Topeka
state hospital
L. L. Uhls, superintendent OsaWato-
ME state hospital.
NJ. L. Perry. superintendent state
hospital for epileptics at Parsons.
I. W. Clark, superintendent school
for feeble-minded youth at Winfield.
H. c. Hammond, superintendent
sch ool for the deaf at Olathe.
Lapier Williams, superintendent
school for the blind at Kansas City.
E. L. Hills, SUPERINTENDENT Soldiers
Orphans home, Atchison.
H. w. Charles, superintendent Boys
Industrial school at Topeka.
c. S. Stokes, steward, Osawatomie
state hospital.
G. T. Almond, steward Topeka state
hospital
J. E. Baird. steward Girls Industrial
school. BeIoit.
T. R. Oldham. steward Boys Indus
trial school. Topeka
There are also present the repre-
sentatives of many different houses
which are bidding on supplies.
In the board of control rooms. the
walls are lined with trunks and boxes
containing the samples which under
the law must accompany all bids. IN
der the new law. each bidder must
come with a good sized retail store in
his trunks, for the law requires that
a sample Of the article purchased must
not only be filed with the board, but
must be sent to each institution which
is to receive any of the goods. This is
to insure the quality of the goods being
up to the standard set by the bidder
when the contract was awarded to
him
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12

There is a young minister in Phila-
delphia who has been remarkably sue
cessful in paying off the debts o. the
various churches to which he has been
assigned from time to time. A brother
minister, who was laboring earnestly
by means of bazaars, fairs, and other
affairs to accomplish a like happy re-
suit at his own church, went to him
and inquired the secret of his success
And I observe that you never have
to resort to my present methods he
concluded
The successful one smiled.
NO" he replied. You see, when We
need money. some GOOD sister suggests
a bazaar Then I call on the husbands
of the married ladies of the member
ship and explain to them that in order
to raise a certain sum we are finding it
necessary to hold a bazaar. We have
never had to actually bring the affair
of. ff.''-Harper's Weekly
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
BABY'S TORTURING
SKIN HUM0R
Ears Looked as if Would Drop off,
Body Entirely Coyered-Face Mass
Of SOres-Three Doctors Could
Not Cure-ChiId Grew Worse.
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN TWO WEEKS FOR 75c.

Mrs. George J. steese, Of 7O1 Coburn
St., Akron, Ohio, tells In the following
letter Of another Of those remarkable
cures of torturing, dis6guring skin
humors daily made by Cutieura Soap.
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, after
physicians, and all else had failed: ''I
feel it my duty to parents of other Door
suffering babies to tell you what Cuti-
cl1ra has done for my little daughter.
She broke out all over her body with a
hunors and we used everything recon-
mended, but without results. I called
IN three doctors, they all claimed thew
could help her, but she continued to
grow worse Her body was a mass of
sores, and her little face was being
eaten away; her ears looked as if they
would drop of. Neighbors advised me
to get Cuticura Soap and DIN ntment. and
before l had used half of the cake Of
soap and box Of ointment the sores had
all healed and my little ones face and
bodywere as clear as 8 newborn babes.
would not be without it again if It
cost five dollars, instead of seventv-five
cents, which is all it cost US to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
on doctors and medicines without any
benefit whatever. "
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
TAYLOR OPPOSES IT.
Thinks Illinois Plan Of Reducing
Rates Is Not a Good One.

Carr Taylor, attorney for the state
board of railroad commissioners, does
not approve of the Illinois plan OF re-
ducing freight rates. In that state
the board of railroad commissioners
have ordered the roads to make a
horizontal reduction of 20 per cent
on everything. This is an easy and
direct way of lodging all the perplex-
ing problems of long and short hauls,
distance tariffs, commodity rates and
trade conditions. but Mr. Taylor
thinks it will not stand the test of the
courts.
"The danger of a horizontal reduc-
ton in freight rates" says Mr. Taylor.
"is that such a law is more likely to
be declared invalid than law Of less
sweeping nature. It is highly prob
ably that if a 20 per cent. horizontal
reduction in rates were made the
railroads would be able to prove that
on certain items of freight, at least,
they would lose money. Tne Wnole
proposed reduction would then fail to
the ground, for no rate can be put
into effect which is conhseatory-
should be afraid of such plan OF rate
reduction
Already the letters have begun to
come in to the members of the rail-
road board and to Mr. Taylor, ASKING
that the Kansas boarc follow the
precedent of the Illinois board, and
reduce rates 90 per cent.
Yesterday a letter came from VIM
Kenton and S. H Coffman, president
and secretary. respectively, of the
Chase Grain and Supply company. Of
Chase. Kas. They state that the 120
stockholders of the Chase Grain and
stock company ask the board to use
it's best efforts to secure for the peo-
pie of Kansas the same sort of q re-
duction secured by the railroad board
of Illinois
It is not likely that the Kansas
board will take UP the matter in the
way done by the Illinois board. The
Kansas board is busy listening to com
plants about freight rG-es on certain
commodities on which the discrimina-
ton has been unusually unjust. It
seems to have its hands full with the
business Of getting rates on different
commodities down to a parity, instead
of figuring out the effect Of horizontal
reductions.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12

Mrs. Ray Dietrich Thursday evening
and on Friday a meeting viii be given
at the same place to which the huS-
bands Of the members will be invited.
Topeka has one thine at least to be
thankful for since Thanksgiving. The
bazaars came in a bunch so that they
could be taken as an allopathic dose,
and the supply must be about exhaust
Mrs. W. A. McCarter will give her
lecture on "Portia, a Prototype" al the
Young Women's Christian association
rooms Wednesday evening, December
Ii. This is the third in her lecture
course.
An athletic contest will be pulled off
this evening at the Eagles club room.
A number of athletic features, such as
broad sword contests, boxing, fencing
and wrestling are included in the
evenings bill.
The new city ordinance books are
being passed around by the city coun-
ell. The work done on the books is
good and the books both inside and out
are a big improvement over anything
that the city has ever had in the past
City Attorney Drenning says that
there is no way to prevent the suspen-
sion of street signs He should have
look before making statement of that
consult a lawyer if he really wants to
get rid of the signs.
The piano business in Topeka is more
than prosperous It is as good as the
gas business. When people buy pianos
it is sure sign Of prOsperity-fOr the
piano dealer. One firm in Topeka sold
go pianos in less than the last two
months.
Bishop Millspaugh, of the Episcopal
church, says that a mistake has been
made in the church census Of the count
of the colOred members of the church
in Topeka. The Church Of St. Simon is
stated to have 45 communicates with
$50 attendants.
One of the street car conductors was
mad this morning. He said: These
firemen and policemen make me tired.
They lounge all over a seat and when
the car is crowded let a woman 49,
up hanging on to a strap" The fire.
men and policemen ride for nothing.
Fhe new automobile numbers for
the licensed owners of automobiles
will be in the hands of the city clerk
for distribution by the latter part of
this week. J. c. Darling stamp works
is the contractor furnishing the num-
bers.
An interdenOminational missionary
meeting will be held in the Lowman
hill M. E. chapel Friday afternoon. the
18th. The missionary societies of all the
various churches of the city will partici-
pate and a programme in which rep
resentation will be accorded to the de-
nominations.
Mr. F. NJ McKirahan, parole officer
for the boys industrial school, went to
Wichita today taking with him Chester
L Long Kidd, a fine looking, eleven
year-old boy who has been paroled. He
was brought to the institution a year
ard a half ago for refusing to attend
school.
Topeka camp No. 80, W. o. w, elect
ed the following officers for the coming
wear. p @ c. A d Bauer c. c.,
W. E. Atchison;; A. l., W. J. White
kind; banker, G. S. MedlScott; clerk,
Edwin Wolff; managers, James Chap
pelle, A. T. Pigg, T. Mccall; physician,
D. T. Nicon. W. S. Osborn; watchman.
E. H. Ebey.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
MERIWE ETHER'S DOOM.
To Be Confined Year and Be scolded
by Bonaparte.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Midshipman
Minor Meriwether, Jr., who was tried
by court martial for causing the death
of Midshipman Branch, has been SEN
fenced to confinement to the limit of the
naval academy for a period of one year
and to be publicly reprimanded by the
secretary of the navy. Secretary Bona
parte has ordered that the sentence be
carried out but that so much of the
penalty as would debar the accused
from serving on any practice ship at
tached to the academy be remitted.
Representative Broussard Of Louisiana,
who had a conference with the secretary
this morning regarding the case after
reading the findings announced that
he was entirely satisfied with them.
Midshipman Meriwether was acquit-
ted of the charge Of Hanslaughter and
found guilty of the other two charges
namely, violation of the third clause
of the eighth article for the govern
ment of the navy which prohibits mid
shipmen from engaging in fisticuffs and
conduct to the prejudice of good order
and discipline.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
ronrlst CO PonuIar.

The idea that an inferior class Of
neoule patronize the tourist sleepers is
An error. On many trips only the best
class of travellers are found. They are
merely men and women OF good sense
---T7o would rather travel to California
in this manner and save a snug sum
of money to be used elsewhere. It is
be-inninv to be understood that it is
by no means necessary for the traveller
70 spend large sum Of money in or
5er Fo an5ov a trip to the Pacific coast.
IF Won cross the continent in one of
the tourist sleepers of the Union Pa
cific you win enjoy your trip and save
considerable money.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-12
VOTE WHERE YOU SLEEP
That Is the Rule Established by Iowa
Supreme Court.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 12.-The Iowa
supreme court decided today that a
man can not vote where he eats, but
must vote in the precinct where he
sleeps.
The ruling was made in the case of
DR.. L. Savre of Usage, who was ac-
quilted on a charge of illegal voting in
the precinct where he took two meals
q day. The court rule reversed the
acduittal and Savre must stand trial for
Illegal voting. The court held that a
man can not say for himself where he
is to vote, but must cast his ballot IN
the precinct where he has established
q residence.