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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

That French writer who said
that Americans owe a great deal
to trusts was away off. It's i'm
possible fer US to owe much to
our trusts-their collection de-
partments will not allow it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

The women of Bayard, Iowa,
are tarring and feathering all
common drunkards, probably
with the idea that if they make
them look like birds, they may
fly away.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

This country is nothing if not
progressive. Consequently no
body need be surprised should it
be announced that the vaudeville
trust had arranged winter dates
for some of the most popular
Chautauqua stars.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

Lots of folks can see no moral
difference between a railroad
freight rebate and a "rake-off'
given in the form of commits
sion to an employe of a business
house, for doing what he draws
salary to do.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

If judged by its adopted reso-
lutions, the universal peace con
ference, lately held at Mystic,
Conn, had the notion that con
gress had the power to neutralize
the Philippines. All the same
it hasn't.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31

First Published August 30, 1907.
WARNING ORDER.
In the United States District Court at Vinita
IN the Northern District Of the Indian
Territory.
Lutte Elizabeth Davis, plaintiff,
Va. No, 27O5.
William Lee Davis, defendant.
The defendant, William Lee Davis Is warned to
appear In this court within thirty days and an
swer the complaint Of the plaintiff Lutte
Elizabeth Davis.
Chas. A. Davidson, Clerk,
BY +. B. Davidson, Deputy.
John b. Turner Attorney for Plaintiff.
r. D. B. Frear, Attorney for Non Resident De-
fendant.
August 20, 1907,
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District officers.

Congress, Third District, J. S. Daven-
porto
Representative Craig, Rogers aud
Tulsa Counties, John T. Ezzard.
Judge, 2nd Judicial District 7. L.
Brown.
Senator, 30th District j. II. Strain
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-31
Saturday, vINITA, OKLA. August 81
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

United States Senators Robert L.
Owen. Thos. P. Gore.
Justices Supreme Court-Jesse J.
Dunn S, w. Hayes, n, L. Williams,
Matthew J. Kane, j. b. Turner.
Governor-C. N. Haskell.
Lieutenant Governor Geo. W. Ball
amy.
Attorney General Chas. West.
Secretary OF State William NJ Cross.
james Menefee.
Audltor-M. Il, Trapp.
Clerk Of Supreme Court-W. H. l..
Campbell.
State Examiner Taylor.
Superintendent Public Instruction
d. d. Cameron.
Mine Inspector-Peter Hanraty.
commissioner Of harities-Miss Kate
Barnard.
Commissioner OF Labor-Charles
Daugherty.
Insurance COMMISSIONER. J. Nc
Comb
Corporation Commlssioners-J. J. Nc
Alester, A. p. Watson, j. Il. Love.
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"Big Bill" win probably see a
few other things broken before
the "solid south" goes to pieces
to any noticeable extent
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
WALL STREET EASIER.
Sight OF Relief Follows Copper Market
Storm.

At a late hour Sunday night II was
announced by the clearing house COM.
mittee that the Heinze. Morse and
Thomas interests had been eliminated
from the banking organizations of
New York City, and in the light of this
fact the Clearing House association
announced its readiness to lend all
necessary aid to any of the banks
VIII, CHI have been under suspicion, the
clearing house investigation having es-
tablished their solvency
1t is believed that this action will
prevent any crisis in New York bank
ing circles.
William III. Havemeyer, one of Its
directors, was elected to the presidency
of the National Bank Of North Ameri-
ca, succeeding Alfred III. Curtis, re-
signed.
1t is understood that the Mercantile
National bank will undergo process
of slow liquidation.
The principal source OF the fresh
disturbance in the stock market last
week was traced finally to the copper
world. but before the conditions had
become sufficiently well defined the
financial district was kept nervous by
all kinds of rumors OF the nature of
the trouble that was threatening. The
result was seen in the range of quo
tations established which presented
the lowest mark for several years in
a considerable list OF important stocks.
Foreign money centers were kept well
supplied with all the alarming rumors
current and originated others on their
sale to this market meanwhile and re-
stricting credits to New York in many
ways.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
LONE BANDIT RoBs STAGE.
He Gets Only Small Reward for His
Trouble.

The Murray stage used for the con-
veyance of passengers on the line be-
tween Bingham Junction and Sunday,
Utah, was brought to a halt by a
masked man at Leendahl, Monday.
The driver and the male passengers
In the coach were ordered from their
seats and when the robber faced them
with drawn revolvers they readily
complied with his demand for money
and valuables.
Only SIP was obtained, 1t was said,
hut the driver, who had q considerable
sum of money in his possession. man
aged TO secrete 1t under the seat of the
stage while the passengers were climb
ing down from their seats. The purse
was overlooked by the robber. The
women passengers, OF whom there
We're d number. We're not molested.
Thinking he had obtained every
thing Of value the bandit took place
alongside the drive and rode with the
party to the end OF the stage line.
where he dismounted and escaped un.
molested.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
MAILING PARTY is RELEASED
FROM RUSSIAN JAIL.
OficiaIs Explain that Arrests Were
Due to Overzealous Spy, but at the
Same Time Urge that the WaIlings
Leave Russia.

The directors of the secret police Of
st. Petersburg Monday informed the
American charge d'affaires, Montgom-
cry Schuyler, Jr., that Mr.. and Mrs.
William English Walling and Mrs
Walling's sister, who were arrested
Sunday night because of their associa-
ton with members of the Finnish pro-
gressive party, would be released Mon
day night, intimatlng that 1t would be
desirable for them both to leave Rus
sia permanently if they wished to
avoid further embarrassment.
The authorities profess to be greatly
alarmed at the activities of the Russo
Finnish revolutionists and assert that
Helsingfors Is the center from which
terrorist operations are directed.
The police found nothing among
the papers OF the trio to warrant de-
tanning them. No conditions are at
tached to the release, but Mr.. and Mrs.
Walling and Miss Stransky intend to
leave ST Petersburg on Wednesday.
They say they have practically finished
their work in Russia. All their pa
pers and manuscripts have been re-
stored to them.
The officials Monday evening ex-
pressed regret at the arrest. which
they say was ordered upon the report
of an overzealous spy.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
The News o. South Dakota |
VENERABLE ELK POINT.
Indications that 1t Existed as Early as
the Year 1856.

Elk Point may now justly claim the
honor of being one of the Oldest settle
n. enus in the northwest. The journal
of Audubon, the great naturalist, con-
tains distinct reference to Elk Point.
In 1912 he stopped here, and, being
about 70 years of age, as he stepped
from his boat he fell and sprained a
limb that made him limp the remain
der of his life. This reference to Elk
Point sixty-fve years ago has been
long known and has been supposed un-
til just this summer to be the first au-
thentic reference to the place or local.
ity
In an interview with Doane Robin
son, secretary of the State Historical
society, a very interesting fact was
brought out which fixes a distinct ref
erence to Elk Point nearly century
earlier than the visit Of Audubon. The
records of the Hudson Bay company
are preserved in England, and for that
reason have not been of easy access to
American historians. This summer an
enterprising New York publisher sent
Agnes G. Laut, a competent author, TO
England to search these records ana
to compile whatever facts of interest
or value might there be found relating
TO the early explorations of this enter
prising fur trading company through
the central and northern regions of
this continent. AT Mr.. Robinson's re-
quest Miss Laut has furnished him
with copious notes relating to the re-
gion Of the present state OF South Da-
kota. Her researches will be publish
ed early the coming year. but we shall
be violating no confidence by giving
our readers this very interesting ref
erence to Elk Point
Thara has long been tradition that
the Hudson Bay company had trad
ing post at Elk Point; Miss Lauts re-
searches establish it as a positive fact.
In 1856 company of fur traders set
out from the north with the design OF
establishing a line of fur trading posts
along the valleys of what is now
known as the Red River of the North
and the Sioux rivers to the juncture
of the latter with the Missouri. Differ
ent localities along this route are de-
scribed under other than the present
names, of course, but still definite
enough SO that the location of some of
these trading points can be regarded
as definite. After references to what
IS now Lake Kampeska and points on
the Sioux river, the southernmost post
established is referred to as ELK
Point, near the mouth of the said
stream Attention should be given to
the fact that they were working down
stream and that as soon as the Mis-
souri, river was reached (known as the
Missouri river even at that day. the
expedition came to an end. 1t is GER
tan then that these early day traders
only went as far as the junction of the
Sioux with the Missouri and that the
reference above was to the present
day Elk Point rather than to Sioux
City or any location below the Sioux
river.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
TAFT AS PROPHET.
Says He Will Likely Visit Manila I'm
Two Years as Private Citizen.


At a banquet given In his honor in
Manila Secretary of War William III.
Taft made a most significant state
ment He was referring to the fact
that he had already visited the Philip
pine islands three times, and In ex-
pressing his intention to come here
again he said:
II hope in another two years to visit
Manila again, but then I probably will
come as a private citizen"
The significance of Mr.. Tafts re-
mark in relation to the chances of his
nomination for the presidency did not
seem to strike his audience. The sec
retary's speech was received with
much enthusiasm by the representa-
tive Filipinos when he declared that
the government was anxious and ready
to help the business prosperity of the
islands.
Saturday afternoon Secretary Taft
laid the cornerstone of the first per-
manent school house built in Manila
under the American regime.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
FISH SCORES A VICTORY.
Hartman Agrees to Adjournment of
Illinois Central Meeting.

Stuyvesant Fish Monday secured an
adjournment of the Illinois Central
stockholders meeting to December
18th. The Hartman people agreed
to the postponement, although prev
iously anxious to push matters as rap
idly as possible.
The decision to adjourn the meet
ing was the result of a conference
held at ) o'clock Monday afternoon
between William Nelson Cromwell.
for Hartman, and Judge E. Faorrar.
for Fish. The oyertures came from
Cromwell. who sought out the Fish
people, ana declared they wished to
come to some sort OF an agreement.
He was informed that the only agree
ment that could be reached was to
accept the terms of Fish, which would
be an adjournment until December IS.
and the decision of the court, If the
Hartman people so desire, to determ-
inc the right to vote the 236,731 shares
OF stock against which temporary in
junction was issued by Judge Ball a
week ago. After an extensive con.
ference Cromwell consented.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
WANTED IN MILWAUKEE.
Man Held In Aberdeen Said to Have
FScaped Prison

The discovery has been made that
the man arrested at Aberdeen recent
ly and awaiting trial on the charge Of
passing a forged check is William j.
Martin, who escaped from the house of
correction at Milwaukee last August.
When arrested he gave the name of
Chars. Rumple and his home as Pitts.
burg Chief of Police Zirbes made the.
discovery while reading a police jour-
nal, which contained a picture Of the
man who escaped from the Milwaukee
institution. The description fitted &C
curattely with the man held at Aber-
deem and an examination makes it
quite clear that Rumple and Martin
are one and the same. When con-
fronted with the facts the prisoner
denied that he was a fugitive, but the
authorities are convinced he is the
right man. He is wanted in Milwau~
wee on a forgery charge, but there In
little chance of that city getting him.
for the present at least. The prisoner
admits passing a forged check
in Aberdeen, but says that he did not
know what he was doing because he,
had been drunk for several days be-
fore his arrest.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
CASE AGAINST JIM HILL.
Venner Makes Appeal to Federal SUI
preme Court

An appeal in the supreme court of
the United States has been filed in
the suit of Clarence III. Venner. of
New York, to compel James j. HILL
president of the Great Northern rail-
way, to restore to the plaintiff and 9TH
er stockholders the profit Of 100000
600 which Hill is alleged to have made
by purchasing In 1900 and 1901, $685.
100000 worth of Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad stock at an aver
age Of $3.50 a share and then selling
to his own company for $500 share.
The federal court of New York dis
missed the suit on the ground that the
plaintiff did not own his interest in
the Great Northern company at the
time the injury complained of occur
red. He asks to have the issue re
manded to a state court of New York
for trial.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
IN 5oo-MrIE FLIGHT.
Signal Corps Balloon Wins the Lalm

Cup.
Swinging through the atmosphere at
a speed roughly estimated at twenty
two miles an hour the United States
signal corps balloon No. 10, in which
Aeronauts j. c. Mccoy and Capt. Chas.
Def. Chandler, of the United States
signal corps, assembled at st. Louis
Thursday evening, passed over Illinois
and Indiana Thursday night, and
across Ohio Friday, and at nightfall
landed in the vicinity Of Point Pleas
ant, w. Va. The distance covered on
straight line measurement is approx
imately 500 miles, and the voyage won
for the aeronauts the Lahm cup.
The Lahm cup was instituted by the
Aero Club of America soon after the
international races at Paris in 1906,
at which Lieut. Frank Lahm won the
James Gordon Bennett cup for Amer
ice. SO joyful were the members of
the club at the victory that the cup
was named for the pilot of the balloon
United States" and it was put up by
the club to be won by the aeronaut
who travelled by the United States in
the Paris races, provided that start
was made from American soil.
Lieut.. Lahm has never held the cup,
and this was the first time it was ever
won.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
BLACK FANATICS IN RIOT.
New York Policeman Killed as Result
of Religious Frenzy.

Fanatical excitement of negroes
calling themselves Council Of God"
appears to have been the cause of the
riot Saturday night in New Orleans
in which one policeman was killed,
several others wounded and number
of negroes badly injured. The isolated
house In which half a dozen negroes
barricaded themselves and which was
fired upon by policemen and citizens
from all sides for nearly two hours,
proves to have been meeting place
of the sect. Saturday nights trouble
started during meeting. when highly
excited negroes inflicted razor wounds
on Policeman Cambias becauses he
attempted to enter the meeting to in
vestigate reports OF a disturbance
caused by boys throwing stones.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
SNAKES BITE FATAL.
Nine-Year-Old Boy Killed by Fangs or
a Rather

The latest victim in South Dakota
of the deadly rattlesnake was the g.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. III.
Schooler, prominent residents of Ly-
man county. While out on the prairie
near his home in company with lit
tie cousin the two boys ran upon the
snake, which fastened its fangs in the
9-year-old boy. The snake was a very
large one, having nine rattles. After
killing the snake the cousin had pres
ence of mind enough to take one of
his shoe strings and tie it tightly
about the leg Of the injured boy imme-
diately above where the fangs of the
snake had entered. But his strength
evidently was not sufficient to draw
the cord as tight as necessary. The
two boys then hurried to a nearby
school house, where school was in ses-
sion. The teacher lacerated the wound
and then attempted to suck out the
poison. A physician was summoned
and everything that was possible vas.
done, but without avail, for some
hours after being bitten the little fell
low died.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
TAFT is UNDER C-4CSE GUARD.
Great Precautions Taken by the Au-
thOritieS

treat precautions TAKEN by the Au-
thorities.
A report reached the local police OF
Manila Thursday from a priest that
an attempt had been made to throw
a bomb at Secretary Taft while he was
attending a reception given in his hon
or at the Jesuit college A careful
investigation failed to Disclose any
foundation for the statement
Every precaution has been taken by
the authorities to prevent any such
outrage, the secretary being closely
guarded by insular as well as United
States secret service men. Besides it
is, believed no anarchists or men of
that class are in the islands.
Secretary Taft was present Friday
morning at an entertainment given in
his honor at Fort William Mckinley.
Friday afternoon he reviewed the
troops composing the garrison of Ma
Mia. Later he was entertained at din
ner by Gen. John ]. Pershing, COM
mander of Fort Mckinley, and Friday
evening was present at a reception
given by the American club.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
IN SEARCH OF HOME.
Dakota Trains Are Still Crowded with
InndSeelSerS, '

Every train from the east and south
brings to Huron great numbers OF
landseekers. The traffic has been sim
ply enormous. Every train is loaded
to its utmost capacity, and since the
first of October it is estimated that
not less than 1000 people have come
to that city. They are scattering over
the country in search of lands, while
the majority Of them go west of the
Missouri river Very many are either
buying or taking government lands
within the limits of the Huron district.
The opening of the Lower Bpule reser-
walton seems not to have decreased
the numbr of homeseekers Not few
Of those who hope to get land in the
Brule reserve are in this locality seek
ing investments. Never in the history
of this part of the state have people
been so land hungry as at the present
time. The crowd is so great that no.
tells, boarding houses and restaurants
are taxed to their utmost capacity to
accommodate sojourners.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
PIONEERS WED FIFTY YEARS.
Amass Comfortable Fortune During
rs Years I'm Dakota.


Nels Madsen and wife recently cele-
brated their golden wedding on their
farm near Arlington. Seven children,
fifty grandchildren and four great
grand children helped tl.em to remem-
Der the day. Mr. and Mrs. Madsen are
among the oldest settlers in this re-
gion. In the spring of 1878 they came
from Denmark and filed on home
stead near where Arlington now
stands. They came by team, as the
railroad had not yet penetrated this
far west, bringing all their possessions
in covered wagon. The farm where
they then built their first sod shanty
has been their home ever since. Dur
ing their twenty-nine years residence
in Dakota they have amassed COM
Portable fortune, and now are rated
among the wealthy farmers of this
community.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
MAGILLS NOT GUILTY.
Judge I'm Illinois Murder Case Directs
Verdict of Acquittai.

A jury at Decatur, ILL.,, on instruc-
tons from Judge Cochran Friday
night rendered verdict acquitting
Frederick Magill and his wife, Faye
Graham Magill. of the charge of MUIR
dering Mrs. Pet Magill, the first wife
of Magill. In his instructions the judge
said that the state had failed to prove
the corpus delecti. The verdict was
greeted with cheers despite the effort
of the court to maintain order The
crowd in the court room hurried for
war and offered congratulations to the
Magillss The jury afterwards filed by
and each shook hands with the de-
PENDANTS
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
BRULE HoMESTEADs CHOSEN.
w. iii Scarle, of Tairvicw, Has First,
Choice on Reservation

Forty-three out of the first fifty
numbers drawn for the Lower Brule
lands were on hand Monday to make,
their selections. w. FL. Searle, of
Fairview s. d., who held No. 2, Sc
cured the first selection, as No. ! was
barred from fling, having already ex-
hausted his homestead rights. Searle's
selection was the northwest quarter
of section 4, township 106, range n.
Harry l.. Anderson, of Newcastle,
Neb., made the second selection on an
adjoining quarter in section 5. Prac-
tically all the selections for the day
We're made along the southern line of
the tract, which lies within few miles
of Presho. on the Milwaukee road,
only two taking other portions of the
tract for the day.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
NEW RULE FOR HoMEsTEADERs.

commuters Will Have to Prove Res
idencc of Fourteen months.
An important change in the regula-
lions for acquiring homesteads or the
public domain has been announced by
Commissioner Bailinger. of the general
land office at Washington. AS an adj
ditional precaution against fraud all
persons making homestead entries on
public lands after Nov. l next will be
required to prove actual residence on
the land for fourteen months before
they will be permitted to commute"
the entries to obtain title by cash
payment. Heretofore the period OF
actual residence has been eight
months. The ruling will not affect en-
tries made priod to Nov. 1. 1907.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
TRIES 10 BLOW WIFE UP.
No One Injured by Explosion OF
Dynamite Bomb.

II. r. Stacey. soon after his arrival
in Great Bend, Kan, Monday, from
Denver, made an attempt to kill his
wife with a dynamite bomb. Stacey's
NOTWITHSTANDING saw her daughters
peril and showed her out of danger
before the bonn exploded. No one was
injured by the explosion. but the Val
ley house. In which the bomb was
thrown. suffered some damage.
Stacey first tried 10 put ths bomb
in the bottom Of his wife's drass. but
his mother-in-iaw knocked 1t out OF
his hand and pushed her daughter
from the room before It exploded
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-10-26
He Jumped on a Burglar.

Hearing noise under his bed. Rev.
w. H. Wilbur. of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
sprang up and alighted upon the back
of burglar who was crawling from
under It. The burglar threw him on
the bed. threatened him with a revolv-
err and then calmly rifled the minister's
clothes.