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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-05
Embarrassing.

One fault of certain extremely
popular general is that he, being
rather deaf, is apt to come to wrong
conclusions.
Returning from a campaign, one
of the first men to greet him was an
old acquaintance. "Ah, my dear
fellow" said the general, $50 glad
to see you again. Hope you have
prospered and had good fortune
these years"
eyes, general, yes; but l have had
the great misfortune to lose my wife
since 1 saw you"
Catching the word wife" the
other guessed at the idea of re:
rcent marriage, and, patting his old
friend afectionately on the Shout
der, he exclaimed:
ppEz man! Happy manl"-
7 I
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-05
Observation.

Che madeE Sherlock has bee1
hastily n11oned to discover why
soflittls work was done in the big
ofaAe.MhiIe fhetboss was out.
81 said Sherlock, look
ing ar nd the room, 'Sthat Mr.
Bonesy edr tall bookkeeper, has
been kissing your pretty stenogra-
pher during your absence.
GLOW in the world did you find
that out ?" gasped the boss.
"Why, she has blot of ink on her
nose. He forgot to remove the pen
from behind his ear" = Chicago
News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-05
Wasted Effort.

In Photographic establishment
a worthy rustic presented himself
20 the lady assistant. She ushered.
him to the dressing room to prepare
his toilet. This operation appea4-
ing to take a considerable time, she
gently tapped at the door. Getting
no response, she entered and found
the swain seated before the looking
glass in most striking attitude.
He anxiously inquired, as a tyek-
ken yet, mum ?" = London Tele-
graph.
Let's see, haven't you some
distant relatives in London?"
Say, old man, if had any rela-
tives in London, naturally they d
be distant, would't they?"
An accident policy doesn't help
n ,-,or, OFF ,r,la.7 ba foIIc ir, lowe
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-05
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfngsylIIe, Texas.

Everything in trees. plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas that
is, everything of certain adarta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost all fruits succeed here,
but only in certain special varie-
ties OF grated on special roots.
We handle these only.
Write for CataIOg and Price List.
Cañon City record., 1907-05-02

a. Buys Ladies Sleeve
" less Gauze Vests, reg
ular 15c values.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
BIG FLEET SAILS
The Battle ship Fleet, in Fighting
Trim Put to Sea

Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec. L.
Led by the flagship Connecticut, with
its band playing THE Girl Left Be-
hind Me, the battle ship feet sailed
this morning for the Pacific. The
great fleet steamed out to sea and pas
sed the Presidents yacht Mayfiowtr
in single column formation, 400 yards
between each floating fortress.
A great crowd, of whom many were
officers wives and daughters, stood
upon the government pier here as bat
tie ship after BATTLE ship swept by
with flags flying and bands playing.
There we're handkerchief waves to
father, son or brother of to the far
Western ocean. The crowds stood OH
tho pier watching the great war yes
sells as they sunk hull down upon the
horizon, leaving only line Of smoke
showing their course to the Southern
seas.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
u. T. D. Cook Book.

The u. T. d. Cook Book gotten up
by the ladies Of the Civic Club is be-
ing printed at the Daily Chieftain
Office. The book will contain over 100
pages of tested recipes prepared by
those who are authority in culinary
art,kand when completed it will be a
book well worth place 10 every
household for the valuable information
it will give to lovers Of good things to
eat. The printer is putting forth his
best effort to get out nice job Of
work, and we know the ladies have ex-
ercised the same care ia compiling
the book. Mrs. J. W. Orr and Mrs e.
M. Probasco have both labored hard
to make the book a success and the
proof Of their undertakings can best
be gotten from a careful perusal after
its completion. The book will be sold
at a nominal cost and we know Of
nothing that would be more suitable
for holiday gift than the q. T. D.
Cook Book.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
SHOOTING SCRAPE

Shawnee, Ok, Dec. 17.-(Special)
Henry Wallace, switchman at the
Santa Fe shops, was shot in the right
shoulder by burglar, with whom ne
had grappled inhis room, at l:SO yes
terdaylmorning. The burglaEshad re-
moved his shoes at the door and enter
ed the room, securing Mr.. Wallace's
watch and some change.
The presence OF the intruder arous-
ed Mr.. Wallace and The thief hid in a
closet,
Mr. Wallace called to friend in an
adjoining room when the burglar
came out of his hiding place and gave
combat. He fired two shots and es-
caped through the door followed by
Mr.. Wallace When they got outside
he again turned his revolver on his
pursu- II and fired three more shots and
jumped fence and disappeared.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

The Cow-Puncher," to be seen at
the Auditorium on Wednesday Dec.
Is, by Hal Reid, with its breezy de
lightful atmosphere of the west, is
said to be one Of the best plays to De
seen here this season. Few writers
Of recent years have achieved such a
wide popularity in this field as has Mr..
Reid. For rattling good play Of love,
intrigue, adventure, plots and counter
plots, we know Of nothing better.
There is life, movement, animations
and absorbing interest in every act,
and for a tedious evening or a dull
rainy afternoon, nothing will please
you half so well. This play will make
you forget your troubles. Undoubt-
edly the most elaborate and expensive
ly dressed play Of modern times yet
offered at popular prices
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

Yesterday evening a young man
from Sapulpa went to Tulsa to fill an
engagement with lady chance ac-
quaintance, in that town, and while
strolling around the outskirts Of that
place, with her, looking at the stars
and enjoying the moonlight, the couple
we're accosted by the irate husband
with a small canon in his hand, who
Immediately took possession Of the
lady and told her escort that the fast
er he ran the quicker he would be out
Of range. There is no proof that he
did not run the entire distance to
Sapulpa and now stands without
peer as a sprinter. He says, however,
that the lady played a mean trick on
him by not making known the fact
that she was very much married.
.Sapulpa New.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
BLACK HAND BAND
Man who Wanted Money Left at
Street Corner Nabbed by
Police.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 15.--A genuine
black hand affair developed here to-
day. An Italian named Tony Seaby,
for many years a resident Of Dallas,
this morning received a letter signed
"Black Hand, threatning him with
death II he did not leave sum Of
money near Live Oak and Ervay
streets.
Seaby gave the letter to police de-
tectives, who concealed themselves
near the spot indicated. Seaby at
noon. dropped package Of papers and
walked hurriedly away, as the letter
had-directed. In a few minutes an
Italian stranger came from a hiding
place near by. He picked up the
package and hurried away.
Detectives Duncan and Dewitt
seized him and soon had him in
jail. He has not been Unidentified by
any local Italians.
He refused to talk Cr tell anything
concerning himself. Seaby says he
never saw or heard of him before.
The letter stated that the writer
was a member of band of nine Black
Hand Italians now in Dallas.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
REMOVAL or RESTRICTIONS

The department Of the interior has
removed the restrictions on laads Of
the following persons;
Cherokee
Ernest B. Schrimscher, Claremore.
BENZ. #. Large, Pensacola.
Lena L. Logan, nee Warwick, Pry-
or Creek.
Oracle v. Lemons, nee Milligan,
McLain.
Josephine Rocker, Locust Grove.
John Roach, Hadey.
Brucella Russell, Cookson.
Marguret A Ridenhour, Stilwell.
Olola Stokes, nee Clark, Bushyhead.
James lineup, Pryor Creek,
Betsy Tally, Fort Gibson.
VIM. e. Fays, Muldrow
Nose w. Waters, Wan.
John West, Texanna.
Reuben Q. Thompson, 1916 State
Street, Kansas City, Mo.
w. L. Teel, Pryor Creek
Josephine Nichols, Chouteau.
Lewis Mcdaniel, Wagner.
Andrusha Largent, Texanna.
w. B. Foreman, Lowrey
Johnson Fields, Vinita.
Elnora Fitzgerald, Little Maumee,
Ark.
Stella Ford, nee Cowan, Hubert.
Jennie Coleman, nee Storkey, Ca
toosa.
Nancy d. Adair, nee Watkins,
Muskogee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
AN AWFUL MURDER

Kansas City, Dec. 16-Mrs. Fannie
Sternberg, wife Of Louis d. Sternberg
the grocer who was killed Saturday
night by robbers in their small store
on the outskirts of Kansas City, Kan
sas, died today Of wounds :. fiicted up
on herby the murders. Sternberg asas
instantly killed by the robbers and the
woman was horribly wounded. The
robbers are still at large.
The murder was one Of the most
brutal ever committed in this city and
the officers will exert every effort to
capture the parties who committed
the heRious crime.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

". L. Gibson, Of this place has
been appointed game Warden for
Craig County. He says the game law
is open until january first, but any
one is subject to a fine for hunting on
another mans premises without per-
mission. Mr.. Gibson will no doubt
give universal satisfaction to the
voters Of Craig County.
]. n. McClain, representing the Ra-
cine Sattlery Co., Of Kansas City call
ed on f. III. Lewis today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

Dorce BucKett created quite a lot
Of excitement Tuesday evening by
discharging firearms within the city
limits, and disturbing the peace Of a
number of our citizens. Soon after
wards he was run down and captured
by Constable, @, i. Merrill, giving
bond next morning to the amount OF
$4,000 for his appearance in Judge
Smiths court next Monday. We un-
derstand that the young man was un-
der influence of intoxicants, and his
friends are greatly surprised in such
disorderly conduct as he displayed on
that evening Glove Sun.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

A new modern FIVE room residence,
close in, lot 15OxI5O Barn and other in
provements. Electric lights, gas,
bathroom, toilet-room, hot and cold
water, ALREADY for use. Price sl,25O.
s400 down, balance to suit purchaser.
This is a great bargain. Want to buy
so acres Of good farm land
See Dr. Williamson Gatewood.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

The chiet Of police took a dozen or
so large jack-kniyes from drunken
Indian Saturday night, who did not
seem to know where he got this small
cutlery exhibit, or what he intended
doing with same, unless, possibly he
was going on the war path.-Sapulpa
News,
J. w. Orr went to Cassyfle No.
last night.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17
MORREL
Say, are you the man?

friends happy.
It does not necessarily take much money to show you
wishes
z slightly intoxicated askeda Of Alton how far
is to Vnita2 Twelve miles the reply Thank you sir.
and walked away lie returned asked how far Vinia
Afons just told you how far Alton vnta and Of
it is the distance from vina Alton Not
necessarily So said the inebrte it one week from Christ
mast to New Years and almost whole year osa New Year to
Christmas
Sd. BURNS,
South Wilson Street, VINITA, OKLAHOMA
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

Make your wife a present of a carp
ct sweeper from Hollands Prices So,
1925 and S4.00. 27tl
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-17

The latest in folder photos at Fowl
er's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
THE TEDDY BEAR.
Teachers In n. Y. University Summer
School Put Ban on 1t.

New York, Aug. s.--Teachers in
charge of the sewing department in
the summer school at New York uni
versity have put a ban on the Teddy
bear. and henceforth the elaborate de-
votion showered upon 1t by school chill
dren will be discouraged.
A great fear has arisen in the minds
of pedagogues and others that the FASH
Toned doll of our foremothers will soon
become an extinct species of playfel-
low.
In charge OF Mrs. A. Jessup, the sew
ing department In the schools includes
teachers and supervisors from every
state in the union who have come to
New York to get the latest methods
In needle and basket work in weaving
and dressmaking to take back to their
classes in the fall
In speaking OF tina Teddy bear craze
ana its eifects upon the children. Mrs.
Jessup said:
Formerly as / went about the city
visiting the different schools IL was
always a delight to me to see the little
girls sitting about in groups making
dolls clothes or engaged in some bit OF
sewing that I knew they had learned
In school. Now, instead of these do
nestle scenes, II Is invariably a Teddy
bear that Is the center of attraction
and the little hands are idle
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
Secy. Wilson Says That United
States is on the Eve of a
Lumber Famine.
HAS BEEN ENORMOUS.
Checking Of Present Peril Rests With
The States Through Enacting
Proper Laws.

San Francisco. Aug. s--Years of
waste, careless methods and a short
sighted policy in order to gain immedi-
ate profits has brought the United
States to the eve, of lumber famine.
Wlls the deoiaration ne5s h1A Sccs Of
Agriculture Wilson. who arrived here
yesterday from the northwest. Al
though the federal government is doing
all In its power to ward off the peril,
having set aside 5000. 900 acres of for
est reserve lands. the prospective fam
Inc, according to Secy. Wilson, can be
prevented only by the individual hold
ers OF forest lands or by state laws.
1.-THE waste has been incalculable."
said Secy. Wilson, "and the increased
cost of lumber at present heralds an
impending famine. The loss by forest
fires alone amounts to hundreds of
thousands of dollars every year
In reply to question as to the prob
ability OF the federal government TAX
ing some action for perpetuating the
forests by replanting, Secy. Wilson
said:
ut will have to come to that in time.
but the checking of the present peril
rests with the state and through state
laws. The greater part of the eastern
and middle west country now looks to
the Pacific coast for its lumber. and If
the coast states wish to maintain this
profitable industry In the future, they
will have to pass and enforce suitable
laws governing II"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
WAS SKELETON
THAT OF BARNEY?
Dr.. S. Lord, Dentist, Failed to
Identify the Teeth as Those
He Had Treated.
HAYWo0D'S OPINION OF CASE.
He Intimates That the Skeleton Was
Not Genuine Nor Discovered
In Good Faith.

Denver. Aug, s.-Contrary TO the re-
port of last night, according to a
News special from Telluride, Colo, DIR.
s. Lord. dentist, failed to identify the
teeth in the skeleton found en- Wed,
nesday by Gen. Buckley Wells as those
OF w. ]. Barney, the miner who is said
to have been murdered in 1901 because
OF his known hostility to the Western
Federation of Miners. DR.. Lord dis
continued keeping record of his work
before he filled a tooth for Barney,
but he remembers that the only filling
In Barney's teeth was one in an upper
back molar
Gen. Wells, In an interview pub
lished in the News, declares Steve
Adams admitted burying the body two
years after the murder, but denied
having committed the act. Accord
ing to Wells Adams told him st. John
and six Austrians beat up Barney the
night OF the murder.
Adams confessed to killing Arthur
Collins, II Is said.
william d. Haywood, secretary-treas-
urer of the Western Federation of
Miners, intimated in an interview to-
day that in his opinion the skeleton
found at Telluride was not genuine nor
discovered in good faith. He said the
renewed enforcement of the card system
at Cripple Creek since his acquittal at
Boise indicated an intention on the part
of the mineowners to continue war
upon the federation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
Western Union Telegraphers Walk Out Today.
Response the Whistle of President Of
Postal Telegraph Not Affected

was much excited during the delibera-
tions. When asked why the strike
was called, he said he had merely
blown his whistle and the men and
women had responded because the
company refused to reinstate MI Bart
lett.
You can simply say for me-" de-
clared Manager Long as he stood
alone In the big room that Is usually
so crowded with busy operators. that
! refused ut 1880 O'Clock to reinstate
Bartlett, and that this action pre-
cipitated the strike. think, how
ever that strike was in the air and
IL was due. and the matter of an ex-
cuse Is only incidental"
Things began to grow serious for the
Western Union In Salt Lake at 3
o'clock this morning. AS the operat-
ors began to take notice of the unset
tied conditions in other exchanges,
Barney Bartlett was asked to work a
Chicago wire, with a non-urion man
at the other end. He refused to do so.
Chief Operator Mcdonald took up
labor with him that resulted in his dis
charge few minutes later for insub-
ordination. That spread the strike
fever very rapidly through the operat-
ors and from then on the accustomed
routine calm departed from the office
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
LAST STAGE COACH PASSES
AWAY FROM NEW YORK.

New York, Aug. 9.--With the auc-
ton sale on Wednesday of all the
Fifth avenue coach company's horses
omnibuses, stage and harnesses. the
last of the stage coach passed away
from New York. The new electric
omnibuses with a fare of 10 cents have
now completely replaced the old sys-
tenn on Fifth avenue.
The first public stage for local serv-
ice made Its appearance in New York
June, 1880. 1t ran hourly between Wall
and Bleecker streets. In time the stages
ran on all the principal streets and con-
nected all the principal points of tho
city. They came TO represent an invest
ed capital of more than a million dol
lars Instead of street car accidents
and automobile collisions, people II.
those days read OF the stage drivers
striking against the rule compelling
them to wear tall hats or OF stage coach
races between rival drivers down
Broadway. Then the stage lines were
supplanted by street cars and now their
last stronghold has been stormed by
the automobile.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
INCREASE IN LUMBER RATE.

San Francisco. Aug, s.--There VIII be
an increage on the rate on lumber from
cents 10 10 cents hundred pounds
from common shipping points on tho
Pacific slope TO all points east ON Oct.
next
The new rate will go Into effect on
the lines OF the Southern Pacific. the
santa Fe, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific
effect to introduce Pacific coast lumber
In the eastern markets. II found favor
rapidly with builders all over the conn-
try, and now there are several hundreds
OF cars sent east daily, laden with the
product OF western mills. one agency
alone handles from $500 TO 5000 cars a
wear OF redwood shingles 10 all points
east and as far AZ the Atlantic ssa-
board.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
MORGAN'S ART TREASURES
EXCEEDINGLY FINE.

London, Aug. 9.-The Daily Mail to-
day publishes an interview with one
OF the foreign delegates who is attend
Ing the International School congress-
who with dozen other delegates was
permitted to view the art treasures
contained in the Princess Gate mansion
OF j. p. Morgan. In describing the
wonders he saw the delegate said:
1--WE traversed a series of beautiful
rooms, in which articles OF fabulous
worth we're strewn about broadcast.
II saw in the course OF brief half
hour visit In this house marvels OF art
from every corner of the world which
must have represented a total value OF
close upon $780, 900 900. A tiny miniature
lying In an open case, with the Jewels
OF it's frame sparkling In the sunlight
would realize not less than 100000.
Pictures by the most famous paint
ers OF all time cover the walls each be-
ing Illuminated by an ingenious artistic
arrangement of concealed electric
lights
THE owner OF this vast wealth OF art
treasures was absent. but learned that
he had been obliged to knock two
houses into one TO accommodate this
ever increasing collection.
II heard incidentally that Mr.. Nor
gan has 80 artists engaged In the pro-
duction of hand painted volumes deal
ing with the miniatures OF his marvel
Gus collection. Each OF these books
viii cost $500, and II Is stated that they
viii be presented 10 crowned heads OF
Europe.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09

and Manager Long expressed the con-
clifton to reporter by saying that his
office was well keyed up to striking
pitch"
PRESIDENT PALM CALLED.
The operators at work held hurried
informal conference. and called Presi-
dent Palm OF local union No. 30 out
Of his bed. Mr.. Palm is night oper-
ator, and 1t took him some time to come
down from his home. At 1925 p. IN.
Mir. Palm had finished a conference
with the unions executive committee
and had placed its grievance before
Manager Long. His demands were
that Mr.. Bartlett, the discharged oper-
ator, be reinstated at once. Mr.. Long
replied that he would have to submit
the matter to Denver. and they gave
him until 1880 o'clock to deliver to them
his answer. The ultimatum accom-
panying this grant of time was that
If Bartlett was not reinstated by 1880
o'clock, the entire force would be called
out, and the Salt Lake exchange closed
along with that at Helena, Los Angeles,
and Chicago.
All day today messages for the east
were taken subject to delay, and 1t was
given out that wires were not working
to Chicago. Helena. or los Angeles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09

Every. operator In the Western Union
his instrument at 1880 o'clock today.
and this afternoon the office is operat-
ing with only Manager Long and Chief
Operator Mcdonald IN charge. Imme-
dlately following the strike the SO OPP
orators employed left the premises for
the Federation OF Labor hall and ex-
element ran high among them. Three
women were in the number They were
Ada Gurnsey, Mrs, Mat Riley and Mrs.
Hillock All are members OF the union.
Two non union men quit with the 9TH
ers. They have filed applications and
will join the local. The strike in con-
nection with trouble elsewhere badly
cripples local telegraph service. The
Associated Press is not involved as 1t
has it's own operators, They are all sea-
soned men who have been loyal to the
Associated Press Is not involved, as it
the Associated Press for years, and
they are not expected to strike.
The Postal Telegraph company Is
working as usual none OF the trouble
involving It's service.
At p. m. today the striking tele-
graphers went into conference at the
Federation of Labor hall, and began
to plan for a campaign Of activity
during the strike. President Palm