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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
AN INAUsPIcloUs MOMENT.
Society Belle Was in No Fit Con-
dition to Be "seen" by
Telephone.
Ing! Ting-a-ling!

Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling!
The telephone was ringing. Yet it
was only eight a. m, relates the Louis
vile Courier-Journal
Ting-a-ling! Ting-a-ling- ng-ling-lingl
The society belle was very sleepy, but
there was nothing to do but climb out
of bed and answer it.
"Hellol" she called, hoarsely.
'Hellol Is that you, Grace?" called
her sweetheart. "Yes? Excuse me for
ringing you up so early. but I've got to
go out of town in an hour
IT'S all right replied the girl, kind
ly What is it, George?"
Why, you see. there's an agent here
with one of these new-fangled patent
seeing devices for telephones Enables
you to see the person you're talking to,
you know He wants to demonstrate
it to me, SO III have him put it right
on, eh?"
There was maidenly Shrek and
mad rush into the adjoining room, and
a few minutes later the young lady's
mother came to the telephone and
sharply told George to ring of.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
LEPER COLONY OF MoLoKAI
The Unfortunate Victims on the Is
land Now Number About
Eleven Hundred.

DR.. William c. Vile. Of Danbury
Conn. who has achieved special prom
inence by reason OF his Investigation
Of that dread disease, leprosy, in pur
suance OF which he has spent a greai
deal Of time Of late in the leper set
Elements Of Hawaii. says:
The unfortunate victims Of the
leper colony on the island Of Molokat
now number about LOO. They are
well cared for and have everything
done for them that can alleviate their
pitiable plight
From the period Of infection, which
occupies about two years. the leprous
patient may have his existence pro-
longed from four to six years. rarely
longer than the latter period. Gu
riously enough. the taint Of leprosy ls
not always transmitted: a child Of q
leprous father and an uninfected
mother may grow up IN good health.
-One noteworthy feature Of the col
ony IS the heroism often displayed by
non-leprous husbands. who 60 10 dwell
in the disease-stricken settlement. 10
be BY the side Of a wife who Is marked
for death: and Of as equally devoted
wives. who take the same risks. In
deed, think the number Of women
who do this unselfsh deed IS greater
than 10 the case af men
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

'Foi ten years / had chronic bron-
chitis 50 LAD chat at times / could
not speak above a whisper" writes
Mr.. Joseph Coffman, Of Montmorenci,
Ind. II tried all remedies available,
but with no success. Forunatels my
employer suggested that 1 try Foley's
Honey and Tar It's effect was almost
miraculous, and l am now cured Of
the disease. On my Recommendation
many people have used Foleys Honey
and lar, and always with satisfaction
Sold by Peoplef Drug Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
WORK OF THE SHIP BIGGER
His Is a Vocation That Is Among
the Most Perilous Followed
by Man.

Men who delve deep into the bowels
Of the earth and those who rear build
ings to great heights in the skies repre-
sent the extreme in perilous endeavor.
The men who work downward, accord
ing to statistics, face far greater danger
than those who toll slowly skyward. Yet
here is an altitudinous calling fraught
with peril every minute. 1t is the ship
rigger's job, and, compared with steeple
climbing, it is much the more onerous.
The men engaged in it are as well
trained as circus athletes, though in the
rigging of a ship the performers are
carefully safeguarded. The ship rigger,
however. does not know at what minute
a rotten bit of timber or a worn rope
may give way and precipitate him to
death. With a wider use Of steam YES
sells, the decline Of sailing ships is nat
ural result, so that now the rigger does
not find as much work to do as in the
palmy days OF the fast clipper ship,
when American commerce whitened
every sea
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
CUTICURAGROWS
Crusted ScaIps cIeansed and
Purified by Cuticura Soap

Assisted by light dressings of Cuti-
cura, the great skin cure. This
treatment at once stops falling hair,
removes crusts, scales, and dandruff,
destroys hair parasites, soothes irri-
tated, itching surfaces, stimulates the
hair follicles, ioosens the scalp skin,
supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy
scalp when all else fails.
Complete external and internal
treatment for every humour, from
pimples to scrofula, from infancy TO
age, consisting of Cuticura Soap,
Ointment, and Pills, may now be had
of all druggists for one dollar. A
single set is often sufficient to cure
the most distressing cases.
Cucurs Resolveni liquid and IN the form Of chocolais
Coated Pills, Cuficura Ointment and Cuteurs Soap
solo throughout the world Potter Drug Chem Corp
1E Columbus Ave, Boston. Sole Proprietors
uF- Send for How 70 Cure EVgzy HurCur- and
k3oE 20 Have Beaufiful Hair."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

The white intermarred Cherokee citizens case has
assumed shape that will make it necessary for all
to be enrolled and presented to the Those white
men and women ntermarried into the Cherokee Nation
who expect to share in the allotment should lose no time
in sending s5 to William Little president of the Vnita
National bank be held deposit pending the decision
OF the of claims In the decision is favorable
to the whites w. T. Hutchings their attorney to be
paid s5OOO No white citizen should longer neglect SO
important matter and the money should be sent with
out delay and all parties enrolled who entitled to
enrolment.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

Group is quickly relieved, and
WhoopIng Cough win not "run It's
course if you use the original Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. This Cough
Syrup is ditierant from all others De-
cause 1t acts on the bowels, You can
not cure Group and Whooping Cough
until you rid the system OF all conges-
tion, by working of the cold through
a copious action Of the bowels. Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar does this,
and cures all Coughs Group, Whoop-
ing. Cough, etc. No opiates. Sold By
A. p. Owens. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Lady Suffered Tortures with itching
Scalp Humor - One Box of Cuti-
cura Ointment and One Cake Of
Cuticura Soap Cured Her.
WILL NEVER BE
WITHOUT CUTICURA

"My scalp was covered with little
pimples and l suffered tortures from
the itching. was scratching all day
and night, and could get no rest.
washed my head with hot water and
Cuticura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment as a dressing. One
box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake
of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my
head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing splendidly. Ihave used Cuti-
cura Soap ever since, and shall never
bewithout it. (signed) Ada c. Smith,
3oo Grand St., Jersey City, n. J."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11
Her Bosom Friends.

Esmeralda-So Imogene decided to
marry the young naval officer instead OF
the young army captain, did she?
Gwendolen-Yes; she decided that
his uniform was ever so much more
becoming than the captains. Chicago
Tribune.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

The incoming city administration will not be part
san if the wishes Of the people who elected it
consulted The election distinct rebuke to parti-
sanship in vinita and the whole town viii rally its
support if these principles followed out 1t will
doubtless be strictly nonpartsan business adminstra
tion wherein the good of the town win be put before
party
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

One Of the things the Cheftain would like with
out much more delay rural free delivery for this
ton There is nothing to prevent the consumation of
this exceedingly desirable object at distant day il the
matter be taken up and pushed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

The Chieftain's offer, made Monday. Of gift Of two
thousand soft maple trees responded to with will
and this week will witness the planting Of
Vinita than any previous week in its history The resi-
dence portion of the city puts the appearance Of
Dor day This weeks work wil within two years. trans
form many lot into more beautiful and valuable piece
Of property.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

Congress and the have at various and sundry
times made the Indian citizen Of the United States
but the Secretary Of the Interior perssenty has refused
to so consider him. This thing has occurred often
that the Indian longer regards seriously nor expects
to have such rights accorded him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

AS parting shot, it were the old city council re-
moved little more than four thousand dollars from
the general fund and transferred it to the waterworks
and sewerage fund 1t wouldn't take long, however, to
retransfer the same
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

The city fire department again came to the rescue
and saved from being destroyed on the hay tracks
today The railroads do not pay cent tax nor IN any
way contribute toward carrying the burdens Of govern
ment.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

Gubb-Yes. ] always keep ny seat IN
a car gave my seat 70 a lady once
and she didn't even thank me.
Hoe-Tou didn't efrs your seat to
LADY. thsn-Chicaeo sun.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

Vance McSpadden the first to avail himself Of the
Chiefains offer donate soft maple trees to all Vnta
people who would plant this week He got his full quota
(25) and planted them the day the offer was made
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-11

The National Editorial Association, which meets at
Guthrie in June will make itinerary Of the Indian
Territory and ynita included the list Of towns to
be visited.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Let Forfer Go.

j. H. Wheeler, the Granville
man arres, ed, believed to be a
clever louisville, Ky. forger, was
released from the county Jail at
Towner last week, just a short
time before officers arrived from
Kentucky. Naturally they were
greatly put out because the
McHenry county officials had
turned the man loose. for it is
now almost a certainty that
Wheeler was none other than a
ma,l who had been connected
with $4,000 worth Of clever
|forgeries. Wheeler departed for
the west and uf course. will not
be heard from again. just why
the Towner officers shonld turn
such man loose, especially
when everything pointed to his
guilt is more than the $Independ-
ent can figure out. But there
are some funny things happen
over at Towner, and this is LOT
the least queer OF them. The
arrest of Wheeler in the first
place was caused by one of his
letters'falling into the hands of
another man by the same name
In the letter he was warned by
his wife to be careful as the
officers were looking for him.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Avery Vining Dead.

Avery Vining, the young Sur
rev farmer, who I'LL from his
wagon, and was either run over
or kicked by his horses, died in
the County hospital, Thursday
morning, at 3 o'clock. His jaw
was broken in three orfourpl;lces
and the bridge Of his nose was
broken. His brain was injured,
which was the direct cause OF his
death.
Vining was returning to the
James Foley tarm, where he work
ed, a week ago Saturday after
noon, from Surrey, where he had
hauled a load OF grain. Two
minutes before he was injured he
met an acquaintance and talked
with him and seemed perfectly
right at the time. In some way
he fell from the wagon and either
was kicked by Foley's horses, or
the wagon ran over his head. He
was brought to Minot at once,
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Brute CruSheS Girls
Head With a jug.

One Of the most brutal things
that has come to our notice Of
late years was the crushing Of a
young woman's skull, Miss Elsie
johnson, by a thresher, A. S.
Lundquist. near Upham, in Bot
tineau county last week. The
brute had been drinking and on
account OF some very trivialmat-
ter, hepicked up a Jug and struck;
the poor girl on the head with it,,
crushing the skull so badly that
the brain was exposed. The bridge
of her nose was also broken. The
girl was taken at once to Upham
and the doctors have been doing
everything for her relief. In the
meantime, the two-!egged being
who struck the perhaps fatal
blow, was allowed to escape. A
diligent search is being made for
him. Miss Johnson was cooking
in the car OF the threshing rig.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Jim's Quart OF Gin.

1t may be that the average negro
!s ignorant" SAYS Rep esentat:ve
Noon, of Tennessee, "bu, l had one
n me employ who was one of the
shrewoes. fellows ever ran across
"Jin.. for that was lis name, was q
good negro, but he loved gin better
than he did his Maker, and he would
not pay debt If there was any
earthly way to get out of it. One.
day Jim went to the store armed with,
q gallon Jug, and asked for quar-:
of gin, telling the merchant that he
was prepared to settle. The fluid was
put in, and then it was discovered tina,
Jim had no money. torthwith the
merchant poured the, quart back in th,
measure while Jim picked ur his jug
and walked out smiling.
Tie mad put in about quart 81
water, and, Of course, he had jus.
hat much gin and water IN the jug.
The grocer's gin in his .,arrel was .
little weaker, but .Jsin's quart was'
strong enough;-to bridge over on
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Burned to Death.

Two of Andrew LandrdclAs
little boys, four miles from EpN-
port, N. D. !, burned to deaf tn Tues.
day hight, of last week. Shortly
after retiring, the house was set
i,nfrefrom embers in some;lshes.
Three little s-were sleepibgSin
a lied. One awoke and crawled
from the window and when he at
tempted to go in and get his two
brothers out, the flames had
made such a headway that he
could donothing. He ran to the
home Of a neighbor where his sis
ter was working, but assistance
did not arrive III time. The father
was away threshing and the
motheriS dead.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
ExGlaims, I'm Dead
then Passes Away.

The inquest over the rem aims
ofJ Ohm fiiffeth, the G. N. employe,
was HELD ut McJannet's, Monday
afternoon. The jury, George w,
Burke, John N. Wilson and A. s.
Blakey, decided that the death Of
the young man Was purely ;acci,
dental on his part and no blame
was attached to anyone, The
hostler OF the engine who hao
backed the ironhorse to the coal
shutes told Of the terrible acci-
dent. Griffeth stdodon the water
tank and must have pulled down
the coal chntes before the engine
stopped, for when found his lee
was caught between. the chute
and the tank. His body fell
backwards. and his back was
broken. He uttered "a crv AID
said: 'I'm hurt, Tn hurt. =
Julius Abrahamson, the hostler.
said, "Where are you hurt?" and
the victim pointed to his back.
Just before Griffeth died, he
cried, ooh, I'm dead" He,:w,i>|
picked up, the engine backed to
the depot and the body taken to
the Grand hotel. Life was already
extinct.
Griffeth's parents lived at Free
dom, Ind, sixty miles south OF
Indianapolis. His remains were
shipped to the old home, Tuesday
morning. 1t will be u sad home,
coming indeed, for the poor old
Ia;i,pntS.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
.'Tom" snesd's "Bored" Walk.

Tom Reed was very fond Of crash
s,,its in the warm weather, and he
often went down Pennsylvania avenue
In Warrington. on his way to the capi.
tol. arrayed in one Of them, With I
SILK sash about his waist and . jaunty
straw hat on his head.
One day while he was speaker
when 20 attired, and accompanied BY
Congtessman Hit Of Illinois. he ~,
overtiken BY Mr.. ] essler, VINO. Il vii;
be remembered. defeated Perry Bel
mont for congress in his famous
"washboiler" campaign.
Lessler vas not very popular with
the speaker, or. indeed, with any OF
bis colleagues in the house, so when
he familiarly said to Mr.. Reed. "Ah!
there, Mr.. Speaker. you think tina; yo;
are at the seashore, presume" re
ierring. Of course to his costume. tn.
speaker turned to him and said, "Yes
yes. Join us and we will have bored
walk"
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Will Manufacture
\ Sewer pipe.

Parties from Red Wing, Mimi
have been here this week compile
ting arrangements for the INSTALL
alton Of a 'hig brick and tile
factory. They have left the
matter OF securing a lOcation to
Devinp, Stenersen ( Co. who
have about completed the pur-
chase Of the brickyard est of
town. The new firm will
manufacture not ONLY the best
grades of building trick. but
sewer tpipeand sidewalk tilas In
the busy season seventy-five men
will be employed. One by one,
the manufactures are coming
this way. as. s4rri
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
..s oysters Mother.

me story was told one night tn -.
AZ the Malacolcgic Society,
BY IN old professor In lore profound
AIs Anent the queen OF the dredging ground.
And his wise conclusion had been. alasi
That. whether the months had an II a.
not " "
The oysters ma doesn't care one jot.
The oysters ma" said the whiskered
.Is the LATEST female in this swift ae.
She has many childl en-she calls them
And Is never concerned Just where they'r.
Though they're her consenital flesh and
DO TO speak-as mother her name Il
mud. -
And she is. I am perfectly satisfied.
Precursor Of all race suicide
The oysters maternal relative
To . waiting world would have much to
give, -,-' ~ ~
II she raised her kin in the proper way.
Instead OF letting them fail q trey
To the cannibal dsh that saunter by.
ana .sxn come i1I! si.h, 'nlnss .hsn they don't
For. Of sixteen millions OF h.yalye. anal,
a lonesome dozen " saved-.sat's 81.
And Just to think Of the stews ana fr,e.
We miss because Of this iasines, =. ..sS'
Tis tough on ths human race, / euAxs.
But the oysters mother. II she won.t
Ana Il isos 8 s.. :ss'r i her erood-~ IL. :,
i thought from the story hoard ~,
4 rEn1eDs !fsrv !. Nev vnss -. y
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department OF the Interior United States
Land OMce, Minot, N. D.. October II. 1905.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land OMce, Minot, N. D., October II, 1906
A sufacient contest affidavit having been
dled in this once by John Granley, contestant,
against homestead entry No. 1902 made juno
l3 1902 for lots and 2, in section %, and lots
and 4, in section "a, in township l55 North.
Range 81 West, and lots and in section 10,
in township l55 North. Range 81 West Of the
Fifth Principal Meridian, BY Claude +. Roberts.
contestee, in which it is alleged that said dc.
fendant has wholly abandoned said tract of
land for more than six months just prior to
the date OF said afddavit of contest: the
fact is. he never did reside thereon. and
never did mako any improvements thereon
Of any kind, and that said alleged
absence from tho said land was not due
to his employment in the army. navy or marine
corps Of the United States as private soldier.
omcer, seaman or marine during tho war with
Spain or any other war in the United States
may be engaged. said pa rites are hereby notified
70 appear respond. and offer evidence touch
Ing said allegation at ton scloek .. "a. on Doc.
1S, 1929, before the register and rscsiyer Of tho
United Land Once at Ninot, North Dakota.
Tho said contestant having. in proper am
deyit, aled February Z, 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service Of said notice cannot b mkde, IL is
hereby ordered andkdirected that such notice
may b given By dvas IN proper publication.
James sonnson Ast0fAay. fl-l.l26
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
shE SLEEPS STANDING up.
Aged Cleveland Woman Has Done
This for Twenty Years.

Aged Cleveland Woman Has Done
This for Twenty Years.
For twenty years Mary Dickerson. a
domestic in the family Of Mrs. B. H.
Smoot. has slept at night leaning
against wa. while standing on her
feet. says Cleveland special to the
Kansas City Journal. Her case has
Just come to the knowledge of the
local physicians and has created
much interest.
Mrs. Dickerson II 79 years Of age, q
small woman. but exceedingly strcny
and wiry for one Of her years. 3ke.
informed the physicians that for more
than fifty years she was addicted to
the use of morphine. but has cured
herself Of the habit through becom.
ing converted at religious revival.
"lt's this way" she said. when J
sook the dope had the most terrible,
lreams. The more morphine took
the worse the dreams got. found
that when took the dope and went
70 bed l would dream OF falling int
hell's fire or going through the worst
tortures. Just couldn't stand 1t. and
I'd have to get up and take more dope
! conldn't afford that. l had Just
money enough to bny little Of thu
stun u time and couldn't a1ord T.
take It day and night. 80 started -
sleep Ia = chair. That WA bettef.
but the dreams still came. and 20
started to sleep standing up. Then \
bad no bad dreams, snd I've kept y
up ever since. couldn't slseS Il
bpA now II wanted to-" ~
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Crooked Coon
Steals a Horse.

Wm. Golf, a colo1ed gentle
man, who has baen hert|ing cat
tie all summer, was arrested in
Minot Sunday charged with
stealing a horse from W. j..
Farding. the cOnipctioner.
Golf rode the horse in from the
hills Sunday and attempted to
sell it to A. p. Scofipld who re-
cognized the animal as the one
Farding owned, and which
became missing two weeks ago.
Golf, when confronted by the
sheriff, said he bought the horse
from the Indians Later he said
he had paid the damages on the
horse which was an estray and
now claimed it The horse had
been sold during the Gay to NJ:
o. Tounsley, who paid a small
sum down. The horse was not
very valuable but worth enough
to send the crooked coon to the
pen, perhaps.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Western Implement Co.

The Western Implement Co.
have purchased the Lorge &
knorr implement house in this
city, and H. D. Shephard, who
formerly Travelled in this part Of
the state for the Smith & thinner
Co, has charge OF their interests
here.
The new company will make
Minot their distributing point
and soon will begin the erection
OF a big building 100 feet square,
two stories high with a full base
ment. The Western sImplement
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01

and skilled physicians did all
that could be done for him, but
to no avail.
Vining was 26 years OF age. He
had worked for Mr.. Foley since
last July. His parents reside
near Red Wing, Alinn. Vining
had once been married, but was
divorced from his wife,
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Good Paying Office.

Clerk OF Court Smith is giving
the county a good paying ad-
ministration. Since he, came
into office. besides paying ex-
penses, paid into the treasury
nearly $1,000. We will venture
the assertion that no other Office
of the clerk in the state is even
paying expenses. Y
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
.,r,r1 Money to save Timber.

To save 10000 acres Of standine
timber which is held under a twenty
year lease from Idaho tle Weyer.
haueser syndicate, of Seattle and Min.
neapolis, is constructing $4,000, 900
railroad from Palouse, Wash, into the
heart Of the Idaho timber district,
distance of seventy miles.
The Ward County independent., 1905-11-01
Little Anuls

For some considerable time the ~
uens schoolteacher had been en6sa.
xrina 70 explain the meaning Of the
word angle to the infant class.
Towards the finish Of her effort she
pointed to a corner OF the 'oom.
There" she said, that corner
children. forms an angle. Now can
c7n any scholar tell. me what an
angie Isl"
'.ittie Doris Tresser's hand went
.p.
PLEASE, teacher" she aa'c. "al
angle is n place to pu. had boys in