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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23

]. E. Henderson, promoter Of the
Vinita & Western railroad, is in the
city today. AS usual Mr.. Henderson
is decidedly uncommunicatIve He
arrived here yesterday with Messrs
IZilgen and Turley, two prominent
st. Louis financiers, and Immediately
went out on the line Of the road with
them They returned this afternoon,
and Mr.. Henderson, after comforting
with local parties, expects to return
TO St. Louis with them this evening,
Mr.. Henderson has declared that he
thinks thathe has things in shape
now for the building Of the road, of
which several miles of grade were
completed last year and are ready for
the rails. His company hes spent
some s25, 900 or more already, and he
is loath to lose this
He and his party drove out Yester-
day to the Timber Hill coal field and
the Coodys Bluff oil and gas field, and
we're much pleased with the prospect
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23

So successfully has the distrlcting
and canvassing board done its work,
SO impartially and with such regard
for the interests of all, that the Dem
ocratic organs, primed for weeks to
deliver broadside at the gerry
mander' which they foresaw- knowing
what Democrats would do in like cir
cumstances-h have been utterly at a
loss for something to say and all their
boarded ammunition has been found ab-
solutely useless
OF course the gerrymander howl is
made, per schedule, but it is 50 tame
and SO lacking in whaU the dramatic
critics term real heart interest that
no one who has even glanced at the
map will for an instant be deceived
by it. Even the McAlester Capital,
the most rabid Democratic organ in
the territory, has but a few perfume
tory complaints to make, and the
Muskoge1 Times Democrat is satisfied
with a general condemnation, without
specifying concrete instances.
Editor Amos Of the Vinita Leader
makes brave effort to do his duty in
raising the "gerrymander'' howl. but
it IS a somewhat laughable effort
Editor Amos, it will be remembered,
is one of those who furnished the CEN
sus for this district. Now, in his en-
deavor to prove gerrymander, he
claims that these figures which he
helped to furnish are too large.
He makes several rather astounding
statements. For instance: "Who
believes there are 10000 people in
District SO (Vinita)?" AS matter
Of fact, no one claims there are 10000;
each district is supposed by the board
to contain 13,6OO. Again; "There
are only twelve townships in District
65 pryor Creek and the idea that
there are 10000 people in this district
is preposterous. He seems satisfied
with the population of Districts 81,
5S and go, which he admits are Re-
publican or else very close.
Elsewhere the claim is made that
District SO is Democratic by 250,
while no Democrat will admit that
Pryor Creek will go otherwise than
Democratic. Bearing this in mind,
read this other gem from Editor
Amos: "The small districts are where
Republicans are most numerous and
the large districts where Democrats
are in the ascendant. "
DO you see the absursdity to which
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23

do so. For the benefit of The misin-
formed Leader and Of all others who
are blaming Mr. Hitchcock and the
territorial courts folna law with the
making Of which they had nothing to
do, The Chieitain reprints from
Mansfield's digest Of the Democratic
laws of Arkansas certain pertinent
sections;
Sec. 3465 In all cases not other.
wise provided for by law the father
while living, and, after his death, or
when there shall be no lawful father,
then the mother, If living, shall be
the natural guardian Of their child
rem, and have the custody and care or
their persons, education and estates;
and, when such estate is not derived
from the person acting as guardian,
such parent shall gipe security and account
as other guardians.
Sec, 3475 Whenever it shall ap-
pear to such court thar minor over
the age of fourteen hag no guardian,
the court shall ssue noIJce to such
minor to appear before it atNa stated
time to choose guardian, or tilat one
will be appointed; and, If such minor
on due notice shall neglect Or refuse
to appear, or to choose a guardiaa
after appearing, the court shall ap-
point one as II such minor were under
the age Of fourteen years.
"Sec. 1928 Guardians and curators
shall make annual settlements Of their
accounts with the court OF probate In
which their proceedings shall be, be-
ginning at the first term after the
end Of a year from their appointment
or admission, respectively and at each
corresponding annual term, as nearly
as may be, until final settlement; and.
In such settlement, guardians having
the care Of the education Of minors
shall make goatemenr, on oath, or
the application Of all moneys directed
by the court to be applied by them to
the education of their ward. Guard
iqns or cllrators neglecting on refusing to
make such settlement and statements
shall be liable 10 be attached and iulpfis0n-
ed until they make such settlement
and statements, the court first caus-
ing rule to be served on them, res
pectively, to show cause why they
should not be proceeded against.
That is the law. AS such there is
but one thing for an honorable Official
to do, whether he likes it CT not. and
that is to enforce it, As matter OF
fact, while in some cases the law may
work hardship, it has been found
only too often that guardians, either
through Incompetence or downright
rascality, flagrantly abuse the rights
Of their children. In such cases, only
the United States courts stand be-
tween the minors and the loss Of all
their property.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23
Railroad Promoter Is Still
Planning to Build
His Road

as they found it. Offices Of the Vini
ia & Western have been maintained
here ever since Mr., Henderson's prop
osition for the building of the road
was accepted, more than year
ago.
His contract called for the compile
tion Of the road to Timber Hill by the
first Of last January and to Coffey-
vile by the first of September, and as
this has not been done Of course the
contract does not hold, except as the
signcrs to the bonus notes desire. 1t
is understood, however, that Mr..
Henderson will return to Vinita
soon with proposition, and when he
does he can be certain of careful
hearing. lie has had hard luck in his
first attempt to build the road, but If
he has his finances in hand now so
the work can be pushed to compile
tion the people would as soon see him
build the road as anyone. What vi
nita wants is the road, regardless Of
who builds it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23
ISN'T OUR FAULT.
The Tragic Story, Published
for the First Time, Of The
Chieftain's Map

The Chieftain promised its readers a
map of the delegate districts of the
Indian Territory. That premise must
be broken. And thereby hangs har-
rowing tale. The map was ordered in
plenty of time from the engravers in
Kansas City. There was delay
there, 1.-The first time it has happened
in our dealing with the house in ques-
tion, -but finally the map was started
off a day late.
And then, as If matters we're not
bad enough already, the American
Express company carried the map
straight through Vinita, on down to
Muskogee or Denison or Galveston or
some other remote municipality.
The Chieftain wired and cursed. and
finally the map was apprehended in
its southern flight and brought back
to Vinita.
The engraving is smashed, ruined
in transit!
We have donated the map to the
American Express company. Our
feelings on the sabiect we cannot ex-
press. We trust our readers will par
don our reticence, understanding the
inadequacy the English language,
and will pardon us for breaking our
promise about that map. 1t really is
not our fault.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23
CENSORSHIP
is APPLIED

St. Petersburg, Aug. 23-The Asso-
ciated Press learns by mail that the
strictest censorship is being exercised
over press dispatches from the Cauca-
sus. The Tartar situation
is worse than is known to the outside
world. Almost all the Russian mili-
tary units are disadected and even
the Cossacks are rebelling against do
ing police duty.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23

call a meeting of all the members Of
the township organizations within
each delegate district, who will con-
stitute campaign committee to elect
Republican delegates to the conyen-
tion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23
Hello Girls Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 81 Three hundred
and fifty telephone girls in the Chi
cago telephone Office struck today,
putting out Of commission the 1000
telephones Of the Chicago Telephone
company in the business district.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-23

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
MONTANA NEWS.

Frank Marolt, a miner, shot and
killed his wife, Mary marriott, in a
Butte boarding house in which the
woman was employed as a cook. The
Ian made his escape. marriott and his
wife had not been living together for
some time, and the officers believe
that jealousy was the motive for the
chine.
The Oregon Short Line, Great North
GIN and Northern Pacific railways in
Butte have announced that, beginning
August Is, a reduced scale of freight
rates would go into effect The new
rate will effect all goods moving by
rail routes or by lake and rail routes.
The state board of equalization has
completed its work of assessing the
railroads, by fixing the valuation for
purposes of taxation on the Montana
railroad, running from Lombard to
Lewistown, at $4,000 a mile. This is
an increase of $500 a mile or just 1917
per cent over the valuation.
James Henry Williams died recent
ly at his home in Walkerville, of min
best known residents of the hill town
and for 20 years had been employed
in the mines of the Butte district. He
was 81 years old and leaves a widow,
but no children.
The premium list and program for
the Butte fair, to be held in the west
side town from Aug. 81 to Sept. 4, in
elusive, is out.
The wool sales in the Great Falls
market will close with the last of the
week.
While alone and with no assistance
at hand, Nathan Robert Mitchell, mar
ried, % years old and popular Butte
miner, was killed in a crosscut of the
800 level of the Ohir mine.
Frank Williams, struck by locomo-
tive on the tracks of the Great North
ern railway near Woodvillel recently,
died few days later.
According to H. G. Howell, superin-
tendent of the oil digging operations
near Lubec, Mont, a flow of natural
gas has been struck there.
Not in the memory of the oldest of
the old-timers has there been a more
delightful July than this year.
David Hoover, deputy collector of
customs at Gateway, and Quon Lee,
charged with conspiring with Wong
Wing Guey to- smuggle Chinese into
the United States, were bound over to
await the action of the federal grand
Jury.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
IDAHO NOTES.

W. M Hoffman was instantly killed
by being hit by an engine while on
the way home to his ranch near Os-
burn, about four miles below Wallace.
Milos Milosevich, an Austrian, 3S
years of age, killed himself while alone
III tent at Camp of the B. R. Lewis
Lumber company, on Mica creek on
Occur d'Alene Lake.
Thirty mining men and business
men of Wallace recently met and or
ganized the Occur d'Alene mining
stock exchange.
The Western Union expects to have
direct wire between Lewiston and
Portland, Ore, before the Lewiston
Riparia branch of the Northern Pa
cifc is completed, according to Rob-
ert T. Reid, of Seattle.
This years session of the State
Normal school will open on Septem-
Der II. The prospects for large at
tendance are exceptionally bright.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10

Cheefo.-Rear Admiral Charles J.
Train, commander. in chief of the
United States Asiatic fleet, is dead Of
uraemia.
Charles j. Train was born in Mas
sachusetts, and was appointed to the
navy from Massachusetts, in Novem-
Der, 1861. He was in the naval
academy from 1861 to 1864, and was
promoted to master in 1866, to lieu
tenant commander in 1863, com
mander in 1886 and captain in 1898.
He served on many stations and
duties in the navy, among which
we're: Naval officer of Atlanta expo
sition from 1894 to 1896; commanded
United States steamer Prairie, an
auxiliary cruiser, in the North
Atlantic patrol squadron from March
to November in 1898; was commander
of the Puritan and later of the Massa-
chusetts.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
SIMPLE LIFE WARDS OFF ILLS.
Cancer Rare Among All savases, Says
SaVant.

Cancer Rare Among All savages, Says
SaVant.
That cancer can be warded of by
the Simple life" is the lesson learned
by DR.. Nicholas Sem, who returned
to Chicago recently from an extended
tour through the interior of Africa
In describing his explorations through
the dark continent" DR.. Seen de-
clared that the nearer man approach
ed the lower animals in simplicity Of
habit and diet the less liable is he TO
cancerous growth. He said cancer is
almost unknown among the natives Of
the interior of Africa, because Of the
simple habits of the people, and that
civilized man is like a dollhouse plant
and cancer due largely to Overnutri-
ton and luxurious living.
DR.. Sem went to study the pyg-
mics and aboriginal race of that coun-
try and the pests which infest it
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
sioAr a coupon and these
areturned in for the silver

rSiroS d cnI1nnnc- nlatiE------
mebts; merchant marine; oriental
trade; Alaska; Columbia river; irri-
cation; forestry; San Francisco; ma
val construction on the Pacific coast;
trusts and their relation to business;
government ownership of railroads,
telegraphs and public utilities gener-
ally; levee systems in Texas and Lou
isiana; Pan-American Commercial I'M
ion; drainage of public lands; state
hood; deep water from the lakes to
the gulf
It is the desire of the executive
committee to confine discussion to
matters of general interest and to ex-
clude subjects of political nature.
The following are the officers of the
organization:
D. R. Francis, st. Louis, president;
Tom w. Fleming, Kansas City, Mo-,
chairman of executive board; Tom
Richardson, Portland, Ore, vice chair
man; E. R. Moses, Great Bend, Kan,
chairman advisory board; Theodore
B. Wilcox. Portland, Ore, chairman
congressional committee; Arthur F.
Francis, secretary.
Already 10 governors have accepted
invitations to attend and address the
convention, including Governor Cum
minis of Iowa, Davis of Arkansas,
Franz of Oklahoma, Hoch of Kansas,
Folk of Missouri, Mcdonald of Colo
RADIO and Pardee of California.
Secretary of State Elihu Root also
has accepted an invitation to address
the gathering, and many other public
men of prominence are expected.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
cHAMBERLIN is A SICK MAN
Rumor Says His Condition is Very
Critical.

Rumor Says His Condition is Very
Critical.
In palimentary Hobbies a rumor is
current that Joseph Chamberlin's
health is in a most precarious condi-
ton. 1t has been openly stated that
after the fatigues of the Birmingham
birthday celebration he had fit, and
for some days before his son AusteD's
marriage he was very ILL.,
Miss Galbreth, a school teacher and
the Misses Hilda and Margaret Saw
yer were drowned in the South Coos
river near Allegheny recently. The
young ladies were bathing. Miss Gal
breth, who could not swim, got into
deep water and cried for help.
Several men were standing on the
bank, but none offered to help the
young woman, so Miss Hilda Sawyer
went to the rescue, but could do
nothing with the drowning girl Then
Miss Margaret Sawyer went to the
assistance of the girls and gave up
her life in a vain endeavor to lend
them aid. Miss Galbreth is from
eastern Oregon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
Americans Lure Americans.

Mexico City. - Three Americans
Fred Jones, Jerome Turner and w. ].
Wilson-have been arrested and sent
to prison, charged with practicing
swindling ON American tourists. 1t is
alleged they lured the Americans to
the bell tower of a cathedral and in
duced their victims to gamble. When
they protested against the swindle a
bogus detective came upon the scene
and frightened the losers into silence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
DEDICATION CONGRESS.
Boise is Making Great Preparations
for Meeting.

Boise Is Making Great Preparations
for Meeting.
Senator Knute Nelson Of Minnesota
has formally accepted IN invitation to
attend the Fourteenth National Irriga-
ton congress, which ets ct Boise.
September 8 and 8, an Il be among
the distinguished nat characters
taking part in its proceed nes.
The special train brin e Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks and part 10 the Ma
tional Irrigation congress at Boise 10
scheduled to arrive in the capital city
Of Idaho on the morning of September
3. A public reception will be held that
evening to the distinguished guests Of
the congress.
A year ago the government reclama-
tion service had under construction ir-
rigation projects involving the expend-
iture of $50, 600, 900 and the reclams-
tion of 100000 acres Of land. The
expenditure Of this amount Of money
will result in creating land values in
excess of $87 900, 900, and the lands
reclaimed will produce an annual crop
of the value Of $27, 600, 900, or nearly
sufficient to pay the sum advanced by
the government every year This il
one Of the arguments which will be
used by the advocates Of the PROPOSE
ton of asking the government for an
addition to the fund Of 500, 900, 900
for reclamation.
The Official proclamation issued by
Governor Mcdonald Of Colorado, COM
mending the National Irrigation cong-
ress, which meets at Boise, Idaho, Sep
TENDER 8, to the people Of the Centen-
nial state, insures a large delegation
from Colorado to the congress.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
MINING NOTES.

The Silver Grown mine, near Kalis-
,ell, Mont, has a carload Of ore
iacked and ready for shipment. The
ire ranges from $50 to 500 ton
n value.
A - drill compressor has been in
stalled in the Paragon mine near Muir
.ay, Idaho, and the 300 foot flume
las been completed.
A contract for 300 feet of tunneling
IN the Reindeer mine near Mullan,
Idaho, has been let to Paul Paulson
and j.. B. Cameron of that place.
A strike of high grade lead and
silver carbonates has been made on
lie Guelph mine, adjoining the Her
hles, near Burke, Idaho, on the north
|! de.
A strike on the $50 foot level of the
Fhite Bear at Rossland, B. c., is
bnsidered the most important made
that mine. During the week so
ms of ore have been shipped to
e CRANKY Smelter, and so tons to
Nail
: With water cents a quart to de-
= Yer at the mines and with mining
3 nbers costing $3.50 a thousand, the
Ehrnace Creek district is a tremen-
Husly expensive camp in which to
=lerate just now.
q The strike which has shut down the
j Pston & Montana electrolytic smelt-
) and the mines of the company in
rte has been declared off. The men
q rec to resume work pending an in
. stigation into the cases of five
3 leltermen who were discharged by
Hh company, and whose reinstate-
3 bnt is demanded by the union.
B Sixteen shaftmen employed at the
y Prning mine, at Mullan, Idaho,
. med by the Federal company, went
on strike recently for six hour
I'll or for IS day for an eight hour
1T. The men have been working
int hours for 81, but claim that as
er miners have been given a re-
btion of two hours in a day they
build receive the same.
The ore shipments for last week
m Rossland were 651O tons.
Tor the first time in two years and
alf the Snowshoe mine at Phoenix
&C.. is on the shipping list.
teasers on the Bullwhacker mine at
m lite, owned by the Patrick Clark in.
Psts of Spokane, have come into
romising body of 4 per cent copper
he management Of the Eureka
ling company, developing a group
plains a mile and a half up Nine
creek from Wallace, Idaho, is
pairing to construct a fiume and &
hpressor plant in the near future.
thousands of acres of placer claims
the Douglas Greek, Wyoming dis
lit, the mineral deposits of which
are estimated by experts to be worth
from $15,000,000 to $2O,0O0,0 900, will b.
opened as the result of a report re
ceived by Frank B. Evans from DaviC
T. Day, chief Of the division of tht
United States geological survey. Sam
pies, the poorest of which could b.
found in the center of the placer
field, were sent, and his assay hal
Just been received, showing that thu
DIRT runs $3.50 to the ton in gold, 81
Ter cent of magnetic iron and "a pc
cent of hematite, making these among
the richest placer mines in the coun
thy. The sample also carries plati
mum, on which Mr.. Day made no re
Tort.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
DREYFus LONGS FOR WAR

Would Show How He Appreciates
Honors.
Dreyfus, in an interview at Paris.
declared that he would be glad person
ally if great foreign war should
break out and if he could by his con-
duct on the battlefield show how
much he appreciates his latter day
treatment at the hands of the French
nation. He does not hesitate to state
that he would be willing to die for the
nation on the field of battle if cir
cumstances would only permit it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
MR.. ROOT HAS A UNIQUE RIDE
On Platform up Most Wonderful Rail-
road Grade.

San Paulo, Brazil.-Secretary of
State Root on board the United States
cruiser Charleston arrived at Santos
Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Root
and Edith and Edward Root, and Am
bassador Griscom.
The secretary rode from Santos on
platform erected on the front of an
engine up the most wonderful grade
known in railroad construction, hav-
ing a rise of 1000 feet,
At the station here he was received
by the governor and other officials
and escorted to a carriage in which,
accompanied by lancers, he was
driven to the governors residence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
OREGON NOTES.

A jury in Judge Hunts United
States circuit court at Portland re-
turned a verdict of guilty in the case
OF Hamilton H. Hendricks, indicted
February 8, 1905, in connection with
the land frauds in Oregon. At the
time of the crime Hendricks was,
United States commissioner at Fossil,
Ore.
Mrs. H. o. Gorham, residing about
20 miles from Baker City, at the age
of SO years, a few days ago gave birth
TO daughter, which is her thirteenth
child. Her eldest child is son now
over 80.
Willard N. Jones, member of the
Oregon legislature of 1904, and
wealthy contractor and timber dealer,
las been sentenced by Judge William
H. Hunt in the United States circuit
court, to serve one years imprison-
ment in the government prison on
McNeiIs island and to pay fine of
$1,000.
DR.. D. D. Stephenson, the pioneer
dentist OF Baker county died at his
home in Baker city at the age of 78
years. He came west when a young
man. He leaves a wife, who has been
mis- helpmeet for over so years, and
four sons.
Nine leading business houses in the
center of Dayton were destroyed by
FIRE, which started in a haymow of
livery barn, recently. Loss, 100000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-10
PhotOaraphed MhIIe Drowning. ;

William Jacobs, "a years old, and
Abraham Jacobs, aged II, brothers,
were drowned while rowing in Branch
Greek park lake New York city.
Their boat capsized while the younger
brother was standing up to have his
picture taken by William Nichols, an
amateur photographer. Nichols en-
deavored to rescue the young men,
but without result.