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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-20

TNo masked men assaulted Mis-.
Edna Cos. 5 so=seaF old glfl near ARK
ansas CifY THURSDAY 0ne hundred
men siIh shai guns are searching foi
the oalpfiis
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-20
ACTIONS OF
NEW COUNCIL
A Number of Appointments
Made Others Passed Over

The nevis elected oity council and
mayor met Ia executive session Thurs.
daysFenIuF Al members vefe present
except Seymour Riddle. who is 10
Texas oa haslaesS. and uf. r. D.
Fartner Owing 90 their ab.
seuee. a number Of Important appoint
menus Nefe passed ever until tie next
meeting
Marsha. Rldsubour appointed lee
Webb deputy marshal and the ap-
poiatmeut Vas confirmed hy che coan.
ell
p " Cunningham was appointed
city bllI poster The busines viii be
attended e s. q T. Brhlgpman
james 4 Davis aas appointed city
sateneef and appointment confirmed
Tie bonds u Treasurer n N Fiek.
lin Recorder 1 Barrett and Mar.
sinai Il Il KldenhogF ware presented
ard approved
TIE following standing committees
were appointed
HaAnn uf HEALTH
Df Louis nagbY, nr Oliver nagbyi
Df T. F fortHer
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Seymour Riddle, ) G. Wilkinson
ilaneY Coz
FInK DEPARTMENT
Tom Byrd. J G. Wilkinson. W. II
/ Deck.
sraEEra AID ALIENS.
J. e. Wilkinson. iIaney Cox, Seq
mouF Riddle.
TIE appointment Of city attorney
superintendent Of waterworks and hi
assistant, street. commissioner. an
the designation Of an official paper
were passed over until the next fegu
lar meeting. q until I'll members q
the council are present
Tha fre department committo
vas Instructed q use their iudgemen
~ dlspeslnk of tie haiky horse an
The procuring of another Tor the q.
partment
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-20

Daisy What nice asure Doule
has
Maisle Yes, her dressmaker says
It's easy 10 build q perfect shape nr
her she's ~ angular Cletelane
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OH. Mr.. DO0LEY!

A MEMBER of the Players Club in New
n York tells of an exchange of repartee
between Finley Peter Dunno of "Dooley"
fame, and Richard Harding Davis.
When Davis was introduced to Dunno, he
was evidently in a facetious mood, for as he
extended his hand he said genially.
Really. Mr.. Dunno, l expected to lind you
in chin whiskers.'
And L. reioined Dunno, twas under the
impression, Mr. Davis, that / should behold
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Now" SAYS he, startin' up the
street, you wait here till come back. &"
For the fraction of minute futile
surveyed the. procession in humble
silence, then he gave a sudden spring,
bounded into the air and lit square on
the cows back, yellin' like a Sioux
massacre and diggin' his heels into the
animals tlanks to beat the band.
With a wild heller the COW 1eaped
forward, jerkin' the rope from the
Squire's hand, and the next instant the
1iveliest kind of a movin' picture was
dom stunt in the public highway of
Saloam Center.
Thunder and blazesl" cries the Squire,
grabbin' at nothin' in particular and
catchin' the animals tail in both hands.
"Doggone vel"
Down the street went the cloud of dust,
the COW bellerin' like a menagerie in a
thunderstorm, the constable Clingin'
to her horns for dear life, the Squire
hangin' to her tail like a cockle-bur, his
coat-tailS wavin' farewell to all he passed.
Goodness knows the Squire tried to
speak! but he couldn't say nothin' but
Just "Tut-Tut-Tut." As for Tutt1e, his
eyes was weepin' profanity and his lips
was whisperin' "Now l lay me-
Strong men gazed one solemn moment,
then kissed their wives good-by; women
gathered their weepin' children in their
arms and run for the cellars; Doc Gray's
boss gave a snort of wonder and Clumb
a tree to get a better view; Mis- Jackets
dog, that hadn't walked for a month, ran
a mile so blamed fast its rheumatic
couldn't catch it; old Bill Bixby, the
village topper, hasn't drunk drop since.
Bang! Cow, constable and Squire tried
to pass through the widder's narrer
gate at one and the same time. "Ugh!"
grunts the Squire, ro1lin' in the dust, the
constable astride his neck.
"Confound vel" sputters futile, raisin'
painful on one elbow, cant ye steer
a COW any better than that, you worm
eaten old rudder?"
You old anarchist" baw1s the Squire,
gettin' upon his knees at last. what
We tryin' to do-break my back?"
"Pm Just about to beat your face into
an omelet and eat it," Kisses futile,
spittin' out about quart of dust.
why don't yer" yells the Squire,
shakin' his fist at the constable and turnin'
purple "Why don't We ter-ter-try it"
"Ruther have pie!" snaps futile,
c1imbin' onto his feet and 1impin' towards
the house. The Squire struggled after him.
Together they stumbled up the steps;
together they pounded on the door. There
came a murmur of voices from within.
A moment of silence follered, then the
wilder opened the door.
Like two old fools the officers of the
law stood, starin' dumb into the room,
too near frozen with establishment to utter
a word. There at the table, devourin' the
last mouthful of the widder's pies, was Jeff
Young, the cause of all their trouble.
why good-evenin', Squire % remarks
the late prosecutor of the wilder. Were
glad you called, amt we, Mis- Garlic
Molly?"
The wilder b1ushed.
The truth isl he continues, tak1n'
Mis- Carleton's willin' hand in his,
MOLLY and me have decided to get
married. In fact, I've got the license
in my pocket. And now, Squire, If you
will lust perform the ceremony"
Nh MD DO0IEVF
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The Washington times., 1905-10-01
NAME TO BE CHANGED,
BUT MANAGER REMAINS
Ira LaMotte in Charge of Belasco Theater He Was
of Lafayette-The Empire to Be Reopened

In connection with the opening of the
Beiasco, it is gratifying TO know that
Mr.. Ira j. LaMotte, for several years
the manager of the Lafayette, will re-
main in that capacity under the new
regime, and with him his entire corps
of assistants. Mr.. LaMotte is a
favorite with all the members of the
theatrical profession that are brought
IN contact with him. and no less with
the public that patronize the theater
under his charge. He has had wide
experience as manager.
The Belasco opens on Monday, Octo-
Der %. the Stair people closing there
Saturday night. October 21. All the lat
ter's bookings for the remainder of the
pire Theater. which Will be thoroughly
renovated and equipped for this pur-
pose. There is not, of course. much
time 20 make material alterations at
the Belasco tiiis season. but as soon as
1t closes the Sbubert Brothers will COM
pleteiy remodel the house, spending
something like $4,000 IN the undertake
ing.
Whitman Osgood has gotten from j.
]. Shubert. who was in town a few DAYS
ago, the program privilege at the new
house The great success that has at
tended Mr.. osgoods publication of the
program at Chases warrants the as
sumption that the Belasco program will
be equally interesting and remunerative.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Biggest Theater Partu.
Six Hundred and Fifty Druggists to
See Maxine Elliott.

When the crowd in the lobby OF the
Criterion Theater was greatest one night
last week. a quiet indiyidual calmly
took his place In the line of people pur-
chasing tickets for Miss Maxine FL
liott's performance of Her Great
Match" When his turn was reached. he
quietly and without a smile said to the
box Office man:
Please give me ESQ orchestra seats for
Thursday night, October 9Th"
Tho treasurer. who half suspected that
some one was trying to play a joke on
him, answered:
I'm very sorry. but we haven't that
many seats in the orchestra"
What do you mean? Is It possible
you have sold all your tickets that far
ahead? must have $50 tickets, and here
is check to pay for them-s1. 800"
The treasurer in amazement took the
check 1t was signed by John NJ. Peters,
of 200 Water street. New York. the
treasurer OF the National Wholesale
Druggists Association. which meets in
New York for its annual convention
October 5. After a dinner. at the
Hotel AstoT. they will see Miss Elliott
In Her Great Match" for IT is needless
10 say the ticket seller speedily ar
ranged TO let the druggists have every
seat on the lower floor and first bal
cony, with all the boxes. making ap-
proximately the required number of
seats. This will be the biggest single
theater party ever given in a New
York theater.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Nine. Herrmann's Hands.

Adelaide Hermann. the queen Of
magic, is possessed OF perhaps the most
remarkable hands of any woman in the
world They are wonderful because they
hold the attention of thousands OF eyes
nightly while she performs her famous
billiard ball trick Standing in the CEN
ter OF the stage, her arms bare, she
shows her hands back and front In the
glare of an electric calcium TO prove
that they are perfectly empty, then with
a slow graceful movement she stretches
her hand as though to pluck something
from the air. and 10 and behold, she holds
q full sized billiard ball between thumb
and finger This she mritiplies into two,
three and four, making them appear and
disappear at Will at the tips of her fin-
gers always with her arms outstretched.
The manipulat alton is perfect and without
doubt one Of the prettfest pieces of palm
ing that has ever been attempted by any
magician. Nine Herman is now tour
ing the West, where she is doing a phe-
nomenal business.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

Considerable interest must always at
tach to the Belasco on account of the
historical associations that cling to the
site on which the playhouse was erected.
There stood the clubhouse near which
Barton Key was shot by Daniel Ssckles.
and in which he breathed his last The
clubhouse later on became the residence
of William III. Seward, when he was
Lincoln's Secretary of State, and in one
of its rooms he was set upon by the as
sassins the same night that Lincoln
was murdered by Booth at Ford's The
ater.
The next most famous occupant of the
house was James G. Blaine. while Sec
retary of State in the Garfield Admin
istration, and there also the end came
TO him. Not long after Mr. Blaine's
death the house was bought by Uriah
III. Painter, a well-known newspaper
correspondent, who demolished it and
built the present playhouse. which at
first was under the management of
James w. Albaugh, ST.
The theater has always enjoyed the
patronage of an exceptionally fine
clientele. and the name and fame of
the Shubert-Belasco manag agement, no
less than the list of first-class attrac-
tions to be placed there by these amuse-
ment purveyors. warrants the prediction
that this distinction Will attach to the
Beiasco as IL has always attached 10 the
Lafayette
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Mansfield's Company.

Richard Mansfield's company has been
further augmented by the addition Of
Fuller Mellish, Clarence Handysides,
Sheridan Block. Franklyn Hurleigh.
Winthrop Chamberlain. Though under
engagement for several months.
the following English actors arrived
early this week: Frederick Lane. Walter
Howe Sydney Mather. w. H Gilmore.
and Leonard Sheppard Among the
principal actors of Mr.. Mansfields sup
port who have been with him for years
and remain are A. G.. Andrews, Leslie
Kenyon. Ernest Warde. Charles Quinn
Frank Naples. Thomas Mills, and j. A.
fIafey. The Misses Eleanor Barry, Irene
Prahar. Vivian Bernard. and Margaret
KilrOy remain. and the Misses Florence
Rockwell Nora Dunblane. Florence
Bradley. Adelaide Nowak, and Elizabeth
Lea are conspicuous players who have
been engaged. With the addition of
actors for the utility and walking parts.
singers, musicians, stage managers, and
their heads of departments. Mr.. Mans
fields company numbers III people.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
haude Adams in Peter Pan.
London Success to Have First American
Offering in Washington.

Affef four months spent in the Cat
skill mountains Miss Maude Adams re-
turned to New York about two weeks
since. where she began rehearsals for
her new play, Peter PAN" which is to
have its American premiere at the Ma
tional Theater, Monday evening. Octo-
Der Is. Much interest is already center
ed in this forthcoming production as
the reputation which precedes the open
ing places the play in the list a. one cf
the most entertaining novelties that
has been on view in London for a num-
Der OF years.
The play is by ]. N. Barrie, the great
English playwright, the author of The
Little Minister and Quality Street -
In which Miss Adams appeared so sue
ccssfully in this country. Peter Pan"
has the record Of having had long run
In London and so great was its popu-
larity there that It is again to be placed
on view at Charles Frohman's Duke
OF York's Theater. next December. and.
II Is believed. will run. perhaps, for one
or two years more.
The American production of this play
will be the means OF bringing to Wash
ington quite a number OF the prominent
managers of the United States as the
guests of Charles Frohman. Mr.. Froh-
man has invited Mr. Barrie, the author.
to be here upon this occasion and II is
believed he will do So as he stated a
few week since, in London, that he ex-
pected TO visit America In October. II
Is stated that the cast to present Peter
Pan will require about sixty PLAYERS
about fifteen OF whom are young people
ranging in years from eight or nine to
fifteen
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
STRONG NEW PLAYS AND OLD FAVORITES *ews Society

Minnie Gasrian. Rosa De Meza. Mar
jorie Hill. Ruth Purcell, Mary Gibson.
Florence Ccmbe. Jessie Griffith Sadie
Wilson. and Aubrey Edwards Rivera G..
Lugo. Earl Chapple. Mr.. and Mrs
Heidsman. Mr.. and Mrs Legge. Mr.
and Mrs. Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Keiso,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair. Miss Ethel Blair.
and A. Julian Hendley.
-Four of the young lady assistants at
the Sacred Heart table OF the fair.
which viii be given before long for the
benefit of ST. Joseph-s Roman Catholic
Church. will give an informal dance
tomorrow evening at St Jeseph's
Parish Hall, Second street between c
and d northeast The young ladies are
Miss Berkman, the Misses Grace and
Miss Kennedy. While invitations have
been issued friends OF the young women
and members of the congregation will
be most welcome
The dance is to be from TO u and
between dances ice cream, cake and
punches viii be served
A masquerade ball was given BY the
members of the Unique Pleasure Club
last Wednesday evening. at the home
of Miss Anna Kelly, S2S Seventh street
nOltnedSN, winch proved 10 De the most
successful Of their many gatherings
Music. vocal and instrumental. was
given by Charles Rickets, j. Arthur
Trunnel. William BroxJer and Charles
MacInney.
Prizes were awarded TO r Z. McCor-
mick and Miss Fannie II. Wright as the
best masked guests. Leroy Fox won the
BOBBY prize.
Those present were Miss Agatha Ell
lott, Florentine girl; Miss Annie Con-
nor, gypsy; Miss AIetha Clark, Japa-
nese; Miss Nellie Loveiess soldier girl;
Miss Daisy Loveless. Dutch gil: Miss
Hattie Clafiip, shepherdess; Miss Annie
Sis. -Topsy;" Miss Hennie Brant, coun-
try girl; Miss Mamie Clark, gypsy: Miss
Fannie Wright. old rnaiaa;; Miss Kelly,
/ jockey girl; Charles ricketts,. sailor;
William Wetzel cowboy; Joe Cole,
( Irishman; Earl Mccormick. Rip Van
Wrinkle; Leroy Fox. scareerow: D. Lin
thincum, negro sport: B. Loveless, IN
dian; Walter Essex, Irfshman; ]. Arthur
Trunnel, dude; Ambrose Sis, clown.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Pie Tied Up a Road.
Frank Deshon Tells a Good One on
Railway Comestibles.

After the performance of The once
Boy the other night, Frank Deshon
was in particularly jovial and jocular
mood. Whether or not IL was caused
ny the big house that Youchsafed its
applause so frequently or whether II is
his natural frame of mind, II would be
dlfficult 10 state. But let IL suffice to
say that Deshon was particularly effu-
sive and told some rattling good stories
or his experiences on the road, one of
which will certainly bear repeating. In
some way or other the railroad sand
wich. that hamless, / mean harmless.
concoction so often ridiculed by the
actor man. was mentioned
Well" said Deshon. you can lest
about your sandwiches all you please
but I'll tell you a new one about a rail-
road pie and one that's on the level,
too. IL was given to me direct from a
division superintendent of a great trans
continental railroad II seems that one
circle Of crust and stufing with wind
tied up the entire road for more than
half day. 1t occurred out there In the
sand between Gods country and Cali
fornia, when a flush engineer bought a
pie and whackeo 1t up with his fireman.
They ate and soon grew cramped and
very i'll. The freight which they were
running was suddenly stopped stock
still.
They were in the cab suffering in
tense pain when the train crew found
them. after coming forward 10 ascer-
tain the cause Of the unceremonious
stop in such God-forsaken spot 1t
finally became necessary for the brake
man after vainly trying to aid or re-
iieve his suffering pals, to go back abou,
eight or ten miles on foot to telegraph
office and wire fore and aft TO stop
all trains. The nearest locomotive
available was over two hundred miles
away and they had to send that through
with its crew and a physician TO re-
move the freight train and look after
the victims Of the pie. Who would have
thought one OF those harmless looking
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Mrs. Fiske as Leah KlesChna
An Opinion From the Pacific Coast
Regarding This Actress.

An echo of the unusual success Of
Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan COM
pany in Leah Kleschna" on the Pa
cifc Coast comes in the form Of an
sppreciative article in the Pacific
Monthly by Frank Branch Riley. who
says:
AN absorbingiy interesting dra=.=.
fashioned out of new and unfamiliar
material. brilliant array OF charac-
terizations by players of superior in
tellfgence and skill a production Of
rare pictorial beauty. embellished by
countless accessories Of real artistic
value--such 10 Leah Kleschna,' and
the presentation OF II by Mrs. Fiske
and the Manhattan company. In any
season. however important. such a per-
formance could not fail to awaken
great interest.
Mrs. Fiske's portrayal OF Leah Is
m exhibition OF the truest art; in full
sympathy with the part. she plays 1t
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

seemingly with the soul of the girl
within her, every look and action the
result of real feeling, with nothing
counterfeit, and nothing done for the
sake OF acting. 1t goes without say
ing that there Is an absence of the
a.-.calism in everything that Mrs.
Fiske does.
She is never caught acting in the
mechanical sense of the word. She is
as Tar above histrionic hocus- -pocus as
Sargent is above the making of comic
supplements. Mannerisms she has,
but not anectations. The familiar
nervous. decisive gestures. constant
ly recurring. the abrupt, rapid-fire
staccato OF her delivery. the some
times throaty. covered quality of her
voice, are unconscious externals which
often the more strongly reveal the re-
markable temperament Of this woman.
who is always in earnest"
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

Is wishful of retiring from the stage"
observed an inspired statement from the
theater. She is anxious to settle down
in her Italian home AS a matter of
fact, Duse isn't coming back here be-
cause she is sore" On London. At the
Waldorf she played to practically empty
benches. She always has played to
empty benches in the metropolis. and
she means to suffer this indignfty no
more Speaking generally. London,
which has become almost totally friy-
olous. doesn't care hang for foreign
actors. Even Bernhardt has to have a
spectacular piece such as Angelo" or
la Sorciere" If she hopes 10 make
money here. Rejane and Coquelin have
n slight following. but there is practi-
cally no interest in any other Cont
mental actors. Ristori never drew here,
and neither did Rossi nor SaivinI.
The Washington times., 1905-10-01
Sam Bernard's Idea.
Life Insurance Companies to Give
Theater Coupons With Policies.

Il have a suggestion to make 10 all
life insurance companies said Sam
Bernard. the laughh-raising wigmaker OF
THE Rollicking Girl" 1T is TO pro-
vide theater coupons with every life
insurance policy and to make proviso
that the coupons be used only for funny
shows There should be at least twenty
theater coupons for every annual pre-
MUM. And they should be absolutely
non-transferable.
The man who goes to show and
laughs is taking stronger grip on life
than the man who is bolstering himself
up with tonics and pills. He lives longer.
has a better time. and is a far better
risk. Instead of giving big percentages
TO insurance canvassers and taking
chances with all grades of heart and
liver diseascs-for any old sort of in
surance companies these days-it would
be better to offer these coupons TO poll
Icy holders as inducements, and it
would improve the morality standard
appreciably. l do not mean that they
should all be coupons for The Rollick-
ing Girl,' although that would be a
mighty good show to send them to-
Laughing is the greatest Ife-length-
ener we know anything about con-
tinued Sam. THE man who laughs sell
dom has pain or ache. He knows
nothing about disease. Occasionally he
laughs so hard and long that he dislo-
Gates his jaw or bursts a blood vessel.
but that is a rare accident. II ii kills
him ne certainly dies happy. The man
or woman who laughs ought to get his
or her insurance at a very low rate.
They pay more premiums because they
last longer and a company could afford
TO insure them cheap. Instead. however
of cutting the rates, IL would be a good
idea, as l have said. TO let the insu-
rance agent-who nearly talk you 20
death before they get you-go. and give
theater coupons with every policy. The
company that begins It will do a land
Office business"
The Washington times., 1905-10-01

red September 20 near Modena. The ma
chine in which she was travelling struck
a parapet while endeavoring TO avoid a
collision with a dray and was much
damaged Madame Rejane. who suffer-
ed some bruises, continued her journey
by train.
Lotta is endeavoring to establish her
rights to about $4,000 intrusted by her
years ago to Edwin s. Fretwen. now de-
ceased, and formerly president of the
American Bank and Trust Company of
Marin county, Cal.
Madame Lillian Blauvelt is announced
20 appear at Wallack's Theater in the
new comic opera. "A Rose of Grenada. ="
She will follow Otis SINNERS brief en-
gagement in THE Duke of Grammont." :"
1t appears that the lovely word
'ninnyhammer" has not been received
with thunderous acclaim; yet. the editor
of the Tappahannock Trumpet can
write. and be unafraid: Viola Aliens
so-called desertion of VIII Shakespeare
for Clyde Fitch was Observation-Disclosures
nacious." This, of course. is as right
an that 'shoss and socks shock Susan