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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

hanging garsien Of Babylon.
Nothing Of man. IN this world, :
immortal unless be writes his name
IA the hook OF fame, either by mobile
deeds and great. % weasem it ~ The
loom OF his own genius.
Today Is the anniversary q Ann
erica 5 Idol The lustre of whose re.
nown grows brighter a. the foans
glide by into centuries The name q
George Washington has hcsn sung az
che cradle and told q the child on
the knee for more than one hundred
years, and yet, each year the pen q
the historian and the brush Of the
planter, finds some new phase Of The
story % tell
To-day, the anniversary oi his birth,
viii be celebrated by The aSons aml
Daughters 81 the American Revolu
tiou Ia al The different chapters q
those societies 10 the United States.
and many other National societies
will 90 honor % Isis memory while
the day wlil bc commemoratea 10 q
thoasand different lofHs sss formal
and less dlgniaed perhaps
There vi'l be GeoWe Washington
parties el efer description fpr both
youugand Oh when ntheseuwabie' cher.
~ tree and che iatchel thai gn
never cut Il down, viii oe called into
requisiii0a and the brush and the pen.
~ 81 the local artist Will % lustiee.
1n Invitation and nlly card % the
countless variations suggested By that
famous llttle ialclet and tiiat eels.
Dfated tree
Now fhe little cherry tfoe isa
preacher,
Preaching sermons with the ha.ehet
foF text.
God and nature - & speaks
Hate the liars and thc snea6S,
rheg'e not wanted 10 tins world
nor the next.
So the little cherry tfee Is
immortal
For centuries is fruit shall
glitter red,
Trees that round t used % erow
turned to saw dust long lgo.
Hut this felloN Flses yearly
frum the dead
oh. little cherry tree.
bs the portal
OF fame's historic fsmple
you are SCI
And. because Yoa had
10 die.
Just 90 teach us net fo lle.
You're : MARTYR and well
Cann0uiie sou yet
Feb e lao3. NJ " A.
Pryor Greek. 1 4
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

v \ Sfemelt ui BoanYilie Afk
Formerly cashier ol the Missouri pa
ciae AZ the freight depot vito IS visit
mg az the home u II Tapds o.
South Main street met sith a verl
painful accident Sunday night n
vas Ia tnv act Of opening q baiib
sith a eofksrfov and in the oneu
ton tie bottle bursies in such "a
that MS ieft hand Nas badly iacsfaied
4 vas several hours hefofe the fuu
blood sas checked 4 physician wa
called and j. is the opinion that NJ
slenneft wi'l lose the nc Of hls hand
~len'iu tllabzt
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

ahoula Strive 10 win the Aneetiou of
fhair Fatare Mother
in-IAw.

rev Fifis reallke hoe lmpoitanl a
= thas thsy should via the regard and
airectl0n IL their lovers mother Too
often, says the Americas Queen. they
treat the matter IN shat mar bo
termed "a on hand manner IL mAny
eases they aay 10 themselves o. 70
friends prior 10 the arsg mesung
with their prospective mothet-ln-lAw
We'll. | suppose ! must maka myself
a. pleasant and emlahio a. ponaible.
and endeAyor q create a good lm-
preston But their words and de-.
aire lack sincerity
iusseaa of making uR their minds
10 DO everything 81 their poser 10 via
The love q The woman who is - -
their hec0nd mother. they seem 20
comfort themselyea uith the refse-
ton that after aii. they are not mar
ryiug their lovers parents probably
uill Only ses them ii fare Intervals
and consequently they need not tfoa.
bic themselves 70 any great extent
about the mAiisf
A sifi whese conduet is guided ~
such thoughts can oaly b. character
tEcd as exceedingly selfish. sho daes
not consider Nhat Il meana q her
lover that she should be on The hap
picSl and most pleasant terms wisA
hla mother. o. how painful must ba
the lattsr'a feelings when aha rcallHea
that her SON ia Anout 90 marry a Nifi
whom she cannoi llte There s nogh-
TAG Which delraels - much ffom 4
mans happiness 20 his wedding d2y
aa the knorlsdee that little friendshlp
or regard saisis htt@esD hiA bride ana
his moihef
There are many girls Who argaa thai
q u impossible 20 win a m0thefsin-
laws Affections. Thty wiil tell yoa
hat she Is lonul % mest htr future
daushieF.ln-law is "a aptaKoalsue
spirit owing - tha merc fa3 ihni her
epna arceiioaa have hoen aiienAisd
FROM herasif r. say ghs EAST ~ C
this b foolish reasoning No SRI eah
come hetNrtn e9aa wan ant hts
m1ihtr sach love s ~ qaile a iif.
isrnt character ffan thai which hs
ssgesa gnon ne rifl ehota b nrp-
poses - make his eiff
That the mother Wiil ho efitstai thars
3 na dsnyine ftst. sfitF al. aniy
natural she haa aaa its ffafainH hfhes
sons hHuFness uf % Years - mage.
and shs would ladscd BE- lacking n
mnther.g oonfefa asa shc infFuFs g 10
he ieepins - anoihff wenan eitboat
due sramiunuan ol tie latfef Tha
fuinre bride mnes fememhsf ihai s ia
a great vuneh ~ a mother G. PARA
wtih beg SOP. ossn lhoueh his aew
home may - asaf -. ana other bfuth
ers and sisters ftli rsusln - the 90
dfasidr
The ftn sto alshCs 10 Ntn zee AZ
fe aan = hsF tHiars mnihsr in-iAw
should b. eimnle aad siunere il Arr
desire 70 siu Eef eso and II she d zhs
vlli brlug soy e. gha heafg q enc vham
saf has rohsiea - : ssn
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

Buttsr = deep baking dish and aast
thiekiY wlth hno ereeher srumba Aad
in alternate layers eae qnzft u flnsly
eur teFrApin and arr bread crumbs
Mnisten eaeh layer vlth white sanes
and season with peppef aail lnace
and grated lsnon peel Have tha top
layer q erumbs and moIsten viia rleh
milk. adalna also butter eat - sail
pieces naks slowly half "a hour ras
4 EafHish q hard boiled ears. sllcea.
luF lhs eies eE tAe dlsA ~ !. ~
aa.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
Mechanic. sleek

A two.sfegt hflct building siti
hundTed and ats foot front ard alls
laielfnd fsnt deep IL to te Constructed
ua soath Wilson street ths spring
There NilI - six store roms leiua
aud the uppef stofy wlll - atfad uH
iof onice and lodge Foamk Rssplai
hlc parties have siFnesi tils Eapers ans
w0fk ou the building slli begin ~lthla
sl1iY dasa " $. Isamsef IS to- pm
nsaisf Il fhe eufeftafss
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

wksnlSeTuN Ar VALLEY FausE
Valley Forge takes the IS name
from All old iron bridge located ia re-
volutiouary times on the banks Of
Valley Greek the site 81 which IS nov
marked by ! dam newly built, in place
Of the older one
Into Waller Forge the dlsheaFtened
ard almost dlsofganlzed troops under
Washington wearily crawled rather
than marched. Ia the midst Of = fefce
snow storm, on Decemher 20 ls7T
Their condition vas pitable.
Washir sson. whose great. brave
heart knew well their su1sfiugs,
wrote an account uf their eondi
tion and misery that Is compelling
Of food. they had little or none
there was le@ than 3 round Of powder
and ball fof each muskst, and not al
Of the troops we're armed Clothes
and blankets sefe ragged and torn.
and - destitute vas the patriot army
u shoes that the march through the
snow could he traced By the bloody
prints left by the feet q The soldiers
on The lee and snow
An Ineffective eemmlas4fist and ~ iu'
different eonrress lefs their wants loBr
unzapplied antil Washington slmost In
despair. penned the famous letter IN which
he lola Of nearly ave thousand men .isk,
naked And anht for duty ont Of total Of
II 900 troops
Valley Forge offered 20 these men hni
~ lnhospiteble slsslier 70 provide sleep
lna places. sa searee uere at tents. the,
were ermpelied 10 build hnss frum Lex.
hssn lsosa lhs voaas en Mount Joy
HG1NT nskn A. sHvvnA.
- fsliIfy he plan = camp the soldier
A. laae sfeaohss h lhe lEusen soll vii
asass lnfa frem he uoll " bleeding IN
sszs. one lbs sl lnlzsnsAments uai
shzoua upoa Naans dag fsosa . pesnt o.
lhs ulssnss zids. laskiae toward lhs Che,
leE fa||e1. p ~ eass Of he hluh. an
nlng alons - HshaYIkll|
n snls1 I|ak eazseasssi = 81 aa|ias'
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

The Mlliers Daughter viii te pfc.
sented u the opera house TUESDAY.
March Z, unocl H. auspices Of the
Department % Expression of ihe
Willie Haisell collele 1hey will b.
assisted by tl.e best locai talnui ~
the city Thos, sla have attended
the eulersah ells given hereiofor
Nifi certainly not mis- tuis one.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
MarriaK. l.,e.a.e I..usa.

Marion A Roper and MarY Leei,.
Tulsa
Dr " Sam Jones and Rosa = l,oe.
man, Echo
Lewis Vann and Maggie Down lne
Cloteau.
p o Taunani, vlnlta, aud Bulah
peyt0n. Adair
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
nullalnr prs.p.et. oeea

CarpeuieFs. brick klasers ana al classes
~ building oontmcfon ard painters
report q rush IN their class - wnrk a.
sson as the weather moiefafts NanY
0f them have ; full seasons wprk eu.
gagged ahead There wlil - a rash Ia
an lines Of building here This sprlnf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

4 aarty OF lrleiges ~ lhe Tate A. y
Manning, superintendent - the katl
Construction eonagAni fassea through
this citA TUESDAY 10 We special ears
dmped with crvpe, uue of which euit
tanned the fomaius d The decreased
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

Deputy aanshal Priest hsoasla Ia
Clsas Henry, ]. n Henry ana /. A
Townsend from salllslu lasi nlshl
under charge ug murder
Joe Smith and ~ ragneit rsn
brought ~ - vut Of removal
IslM leslhei'ef FIRM Naskorre
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

hour lots and Hooa I've story resi-.
flenee on noFthslle, hear eolleEe. The
block Is 10 feet 81 soo feet Within
ise minutes ualk ffem business por.
tlon of town. Enquire u his ofF'ca
Ter information. ioI.ilz
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

Chief Rogers wlll attach his auto
graph % two thousand uiorc Cherokee
deeds this week rhls Is tl,e SECOND
iustallment Of CheFokeo dseds that
have been issued AID sent 10 tie clllsf
fof his signature
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
onMan n.r..

nc. 0ibbons d Teiesio. ohio. MP
fesenting souie large oll companies q
tie eas as here yesterday evening
consulting Camplell llrosn sna Other
real estate dealers concerning fhs
possibility ~ forming an OIL comnns
here this spring lie w4s greatly in
tsresiod ln Tie pfospeeis fuf oil here
and uill return March = 70 Ne wha
can te dome toward ssruriag 81 81
lease uf forming : locsl comIany.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
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White Plymouth hpek chickens
ona dollar each RsEa sixiy cents for
IS sloo fog 30 Mas kAriK FRkNK.
LIN. Ninita / q w15Js
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23

~ ore Tho
seven wonsie r.
Of the world
exist chiefly ln
tradition only
tho Pyramids
remain q
they in time
viii follow The
temple Of 81
ana and the
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-02-23
Father of IBIS Country
One Hundred and Ssventy-three
Years Ago Washington
Was Born.

The greatest structure thai man
builds IS doomed 20 final decay Cities
which nnee ruled Tie earth are no
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OpesinE 81 csssesuf tietaI q nusehs
sertara.

W. haze pleasufe in announcing ia
tie public that On March :. iaos. tia
KTcAt hesitll resort. Eureka Springs
vii open for the SEASON f1sis bsaui.
iful usart 0an b. reached ~ flsa
Frisco system anlf fteduced rate
~ tie seaf lm.is5
L.. ". rnioN.
Divisions Passenger Agent
I0nl4D. Ne
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

Horrweiler, in the province OF Bingen
on the Rhine, November, 1862. After
getting married he kept small store
in his native village and later became
a broker and wine merchant in the city
of Bingen.
In his capacity as a wine merchant
he lived pretentiously and used his
acquaintance with high society as the
means of extracting large sums OF
money from business men, whom he
impressed as a good fellow. There it
was that Hoch learned the winning
ways that captivated his American VIC
tins. However, the pace grew too fast
for Schmidt in Ringen and after a fare
well swindle of a sugar refinery he
sailed for the United States, leaving a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

and furniture on Union avenue.
went with him to the bank and got the
money and gave it to him. Then he
disappeared" Mrs Fisher says she
Delleves that she and her sister have
been made victims of deep-laid plot
to deprive them of their earnings and
savings. She declares that she believes
that, seeing that he could not disap-
pear from the presence of Mrs. Welker
and marry her without the knowledge
OF both, he formulated the plot
to murder the first wife by some sys-
tenn and securing what money he could
frem Mrs. Fisher, disappear for all
time Poison found in the stomach of
Mrs. Welker, the police believe, prac-
tically corroborates the statement OF
the latest wife of Hoch.
Cases in Other Cities.
Word has come to the local police
from ST. louis, Cincinnati and San
Francisco that man who operated ex-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

Of as much currency as time would per-
nit. Probably the most notable OF
his poses is that in which he is said
to have represented himself as the
Count Otto Won Kern, of Germany.
This little adventure took him to St.
Paul Here he is said to have intro
duced himself to Mrs. Hulda Nagel,
whom he married after a brief court
ship, in May, 1902. Very soon after
the simple ceremony the count induced
the newly-made countess" to turn her
real estate and other possessions into
cash, preparatory to taking trip
abroad, in which, incidentally, the pair
were to inspect the estate of the
"nobleman" in Germany He left the
countess" to herself while he went to
the city to purchase tickets for their
trip. The count was never heard of
after that, although a warrant was
sworn out for his arrest. Just at pres
emit the countess" conducts boarding
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

wife and three children in utter desti-
tuition A receiver was appointed for
his business, but his creditors are still
waiting for dividend. The people in
Bingen are grimly rejoicing that their
former townsman is at last in the tolls,
Hoch Will Feign Insanity.
From previous experiences Inspector
Shippy declares that he believes the
alleged bigamist will, as is usually the
case when he has been placed on trial.
profess insanity. His actions on the
train en- route to Chicago made it APP
pear that possibly this might be his
scheme when brought to account His
rambling talk, and repeated declara-
ton that he was IAN educated man and
a gentleman" give the. authorities the
belief that. this is to be the defense OF
Johann Hoch. And Judging by what
old men on the police force who have
seen Hoch say, the man is no mere
novice at the insanity gag" and they
declare that even the insane officials
who have to deal with such cases of
shamming almost every day, were
fooled at a previous appearance before
law court in Chicago 81 rather ex-
pect Hoch will sham insanity" said
Inspector Shippy. when caught and
charged with selling mortgaged furni-
ture In 1898, he played the same dodge.
ION trial in Judge Bakers court he
nyffr 1. L
F. J. Magerstadt, who had furnished
four flats for him, and declared he
never had seen him before, and when
Mrs. ]. H. Schwartzmann, of Milwau-
kee. pointed a dramatic finger at him
and said: That man poisoned my two
sisters, he made faces at her. In. the
county jail he kept up the farce, raw
ing like wild man until the guards,
who believed in the genuineness of the
seizure, feared to come near him. Aa
soon as Hoch realized his pretended
insanity would not save him from hard
work, he suddenly became as sane as
any man.
Summary Of His Life.
In an interview Johann Hoch vouch-
es for the following summary of his
career ending with his arrival in Chi
cago, in 1895. 1t has been reported
that his operations began in 1881, or
about that time, but according to his
own story he did not arrive in this
country until two years later The his
tory is:
November 81, 1860, born in Horn
weller, Germany Father, Wilhelm
Hoch; mother, Margaret Hoch, nee
Schiller
-1S76-Attended common school
and gymnasium
6-1880-Learned trade Of sheet
metal worker.
1880-1882-Served as soldier.
1882-1884-Served as reserve.
1SS4-Left native town, went "a
Paris
1S84-1SSS-Worked at trade in Pariss
lived at Rue de Seine, 43.
1888-Went to London.
1S8S-1895-W at trade in Lon
don; lived at 1872 Eugenia avenue.
June Is, 1895, sailed from Southamp-
ton, England
July 1, 1895-Arrived in Chicago.
July Is, 1S95-Bought saloon at 1903
Western avenue
When speaking of events during his
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

stay in Chicago, the bigamist becomes
greatly confused, denying his state
ments time and again.
Will Hoch Be -ConvictedP
Whether this character will be con-
victed of the crimes with which he is
charged is merely a matter of conjec-
ture, but whatever turns up it will be
recorded in the annals Of crime in the
United States, and doubtless in the
world, that no greater case of whole
sale marrying and pitiless swindling
has ever come into the public lime
light than that which is charged
against Johann Hoch, man whose
operations have been felt nationally in
two countries and have attracted al
most universal attention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04

liked me. She said she did, so mar
ried her, and here am.
''But am not afraid. Let them
come on, all these other women, 81,
81, 101. Let them all come who have
been deserted and robbed by me-
What about the arsenic, then, that
the Chicago police say they have dis
covered in the stomach of your dead
wife?"
Hoch fidgeted.
Arsenic? Pooh! 1t was her kid
neys that killed her. She was sick"
One Woman Hypnotized.
Mrs Leo Prayer, 1910 Cortez street,
has been added to the list of Mrs.
Hochs." When she married Hoch.
some time ago, it is said that he gave
the name of Leo Prayer. Mrs Prayer
secured $500 through the death of her
former husband, and shortly after the
marriage to Prayer" she gave him
$1,000, with which he started a second
hand furniture store at 704 Sixty-third
street. They fitted out fat at 4431
State street
One day Prayer" purchased $1,000
worth of rugs from the A. S. Klein
Carpet company, and when the goods
were delivered the Sixty-third street
store was found closed. Prayer" dis
appeared and has not been heard from
since.
Amelia Holm, 5122 Princeton avenue.
declared she was married to John
Healy' December IL, 1900, and desert
ed by him after he had secured 500
OF her money. She believes from the
description that Healy was Hoch.
The story came to light through the
good memory of Policeman Ward, of
the Hyde Park station. He recalled the
story the woman had told him. and.
struck by the similarity of it to Hoch's
methods, after search of several days
found the woman. She said the man,
after six days acquaintance, showed a
roll Of money and proposed marriage.
After the wedding he disappeared.
He hypnotized me. I was compelled to
obey him." Miss Holm said.
Career Began Early.
1t is very clear that Hoch's career
has not been of the meteoric variety
as have the developments in the lives
OF many great criminals. He began
his career in this sort of life, it is said,
in Germany, his native country, by
petty swindling. From this, which he
carried on in Bingen Germany, he
went to greater things He was wine
merchant. in Bingen and associated in
high society, where he learned his
charming manners. that have proven
so captivating in this country A swim
die in German town compelled his
departure and, leaving a wife and
three children destitute, he Skipped
All over Germany where he has per-
petrated his swindles there is great
rejoicing because of his apprehension
and the belief is expressed that the
magnitude of his crimes will be
found to increase as developments pro-
coed. A dispatch from Berlin contrib
utes the following to the known facts:
Berlin.-Johann Hoch, whose many
mysterious marriages are vexing the
Chicago police, was compelled to leave
Germany January, 1895, to escape i'm
prisonment as an embezzler and COM
mon swindler His real name is Jacob
Schmidt He was born in the town of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-04
Finding of Poison in Stomach of "Next-to-
Last Spouse Points Accusing Finger at
Versatile German Whose Record
Covers Two Great Countries.
Holmes Archfend of History. Declared to Have Beer
His Teacher in the Terrible Art-Bigam mist Then
Known to Authorities Edward Hatch

Chicago-Johann Hoch, whose record
as bigamist is said to surpass anything
of the kind in police annals, and a for
midable rival of "Bluebeard" Holmes,
hanged in Philadelphia some years ago,
has arrived here from New York to an
swer charges of homicide and bigamy
The Chicago authorities have already
placed on this man responsibility in nu-
merous cases of bigamy and murder,
but hardly day passes that some de-
serted wife does not make herself
known to the police, and, after having
seen Hoch's picture, declare that b in
the versatile German lies her long-lost
husband The number OF these cases
has reached nearly 60, and new ones are
constantly coming to the fore.
Hoch's alleged doings are, to say the
least, remarkable in the extreme. 1t
is declared that he has operated in towns
in all parts of the country, and the
names which he assumed in his deal
ings are, as one police official puts it,
as numerous as Fourth-of-July
"sdrunks." The list of cities in which it
is believed Hoch operated is as follows: