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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05
P|CKPOCKETS ROB
A Passenger on a Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Train Last Night.

Coffeyville Kan, Dec. I'll =
Brockmeyer, OF Hercomer, Kansas
Who arrived in the city last night ever
the M. K. & T. railroad, appeared be-
fore the Chief Of Police Kloehr, this
morning and stated that he had been
robbed Of wallet containing about
500 in currency and a note Tor $500
while getting off the Katy train which
arrived here at S:14 o'clock this morn
inc Two tickets for himself and wife
which were also in the inside pocket
az his vest with the wallet we're also
taken.
IA states that he is certain the rob
berry was committed while ne and ms
wife we're getting off the train here
He has no clew to the guilty parties'
unless it was one Of three men who
were crowding him closely when tne
passengers we're leaving the coach. In
fact ne is almost certain that ne was
robbed at this time, although ne coplo
give no description Of the three men,
other than that they were all three
smooth shaven.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05
SCHOOL MEETINGS
At Each School House in Craig
County, Thursday December
IL, 1907.

/ have just returned from Guthrie
where all the County Superintendent
OF the State Of Oklahoma met in Con.
vention. The state meeting was
called by Hon. Il. ID. Cameron, State
Superintendent.
The meeting was addressed by Gov
renor Haskell, and also legislative
representatives Of the Labor Unions
and also the Farmers Union. They
all vouch positively for the statement
that the state apportionment of
school moneys win be divided among
all organized counties January IS,
1908.
This means that Craig County can
secure the aggregate amount Of
several thousand dollars, provided
we organize our districts all over the
country, School districts including
the towns as we'll as the rural com,
munities outside of the towns must
be formed, and a scholastic census
taken, officers elected, and a report
made to the county Superintendent
as hereinafter set out,
Each county falling to do this will
forfeit several Thousand dollars due
and payable January Is next.
In view of the foregoing facts /
shall have to change my plans OF
visiting each neighborhood and hold
ing local meetings prior to the laying
out Of districts. All this work must
be done and report made to me at
my Office in Vinita by December IA,
1907.
As the law provides that the county
superintendent after laying out the
districts throughout the country shall
post notices ten days in each district,
in five different places, showing the
metes and bounds Of said districts.
And at the experation of said ten days
it will be my duty again to post five |
notices, again in each district, calling
an election for each purpose of choos-
ing one director, one clerk and one
treasurer, This applies for all dis
trIcts including all the Incorporated |
towns, of Craig Co.
Then these clerks so elected must |
take an official census Of all persons
between the ages Of six and twenty
one, and report under oath, same to
the county superintendent before
January Is.
So direct that or Thursday, Dec.
II, 1907, at O'Clock, p. M, mass
meeting Of all legal voters in the
various shool houses in Craig county,
and that you take as nearly as possible
by a careful estimation a census of the
school children on each section in
hat township, and if there be no
'chool house in the adjoining town.
hip, you, or those present from that
iownship, take census by mere esti.
nation Of it also. After taking this
number of school children
~ each section, also ascertain the
ection, township and range your
chool is located on.
Then send acommittee with all this
in writing to me at my
flee at Vinita Saturday, December
4, 1907. suggest that the committee
% not exceed three in number in
ach instance. II
H. w. G. SHELTON,
County S uperintendent.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05

1t is stated on good authority that
the Frisco authorities at Monett have
announced their intentions of putting
ia a division here. It is stated that
our abundance Of water and gas
helped the authorities to make up
their mind
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05

The American express company
shipped their big horse to Muskogee
last night by express in the place OF
the one received from there yesterday
morning.
D. H. Walker came down from
Kinnisor last evening and while here
ssssw the Lyman Twins
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05
BODY IN CREEK
Missing Official Of LawtOn, Okla,
Bank Was Probably a Suicide.

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 5--The body OF
ID. r. Rankin, cashier Of the Mer-
chants and Planters bank, who mYs-
teriously disappeared Nov. Sth, was
discovered this afternoon by Preston
Tlcekahic, an Indian boy, in Cache
Creek, near the Comanche school.
Though the dead body has been in
the water nearly month it was de-
composed very little owing to the sea
son Of the year. Papers positively
Identifying the body were found in the
clothing as was also his satch and
$3.50 in money.
Rankin owed the bank, which closed
the day before he disappeared, SO, 100
on an unsecured note, and his accounts
were s662.03 short. He carried $685.
600 life insurance, payable to his wife.
A will, made shortly before his death,
conveyed his other property to his
wife and three babies.
Rev. Fulcher has been subpoenaed
to appear here as a witness against
Nanny Bean. L5 was he who had the
saw and square borrowed from w. w.
Keigle when they were stolen.
Mrs. Jno. Hopkins, of Clear Creek
took dinner with the family of County
CLERK Nix, today.She is enroute to
Benton County, Ark, to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin McGhee.
The Treasurer, of Township No. 7,
A. j. Snyder is IN town today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05
BIG BANK SUSPENDS
National Bank of Commerce Closed
It's Doors at 9 O'Clock
This Morning.

Special to the Chieftan
Kansas City, Mo, Dec 5.-The Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce Of Kansas
City closed its doors this morning aft
er long siege In which they paid out
over 20 millions Of dollars and still
have about l6 millions due to deposit
ors. This bank was one of the large
institutions OF the country and it is
believed the suspension is only tenn
porary as the management was good
and other financial interests will as
sist in putting it back on its feet.
We are glad to announce that no
bank in Vinita had any finds with
the suspended bank as all have, at
the present time, got their Kansas
City accounts with other good banks
in that city. So our people will not
be affected any way from a financial
standpoint.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05

Rev. II. M. Moore goes to Des
Moines, Iowa tonight to join his fami-
ly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-05

HOLIDAY ATTIRE
rHIs sTORE IS BEING DEcKED OUT IN Irs

Everything wH be done make Santa Claus feel at home here and Merchandise
all departments Un be arranged make gift selecting easy
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
The Burning of Columbia.

Editor National Tribune: l see In
your issue of May % an article on the
burning of Columbia, by Comrade S. r
Averill, in which he gives his views and
invites others TO do the same. Now, as
memory is a treacherous servant espe-
citlly after the lapse of so long a time,
almost hesitate to offer my humble con-
tr1bution on the subject, but with no
other motive in view than to get at the
facts l will venture my recollection of
the origin of the fire-as gained at
the time. First. | have the state
mcnt of Gen. Sherman as referred to
by Comrade Averiil relative to the loose
cotton, the strong wind, etc, and then /
remember that at the time. perhaps on
The night of the immense fire, it was
reported that some prisoners had been
forgotten BY Hampton. and when liber-
ateu by our advance troops sought to
Wreak their vengeance on the city for
their brutal treatment, etc Which (if
either) of these views is correct | will
not attempt to declare, but will say
positively that l saw Gen. John A Lo-
gan and his staff and escort making he
roic efforts to clear the streets and pre-
vent the spread of the fire. / remained
in the city, viewin gthe destruction of
property and seeing thousands of women
and children. some with bundles of
clothing, others mothers with babes
in their arms and groups of trembling
W titiI ShlTlS, seek
ing safety in flight, they knew not
where, until, sickened and weary,
sought a house in the outskirts of the
city in a measure free from present
danger. where l found number of
women and servants, busy cooking and
feeding score or more of our boys, for
which they were well paid. / distinctly
remember that l had a long wait before
getting my order filed, as we were re-
quired to take our turn.
But, then, who was responsible for all
this misery and suffering, which paIes
into utter insignificance when compared
with that sustained by the thousands of
brave and noble boys who starved or
were ruthlessly murdered in the South
ern prison hells? Those who by their
influence and votes forced these sad con-
ditions on innocent people both North
and South will surely receive their por-
ton in the great future, and as to the
question of the fire / am perfectly will
ing to take Uncle Rilly Sherman's word
for that, or anything else, even to his
description and definition of war.-E. B.
Reese. Co. B. 59th Ind, First Brigade.
Third Division. Fifteenth Corps. New
Cumberland. Ohio.
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
Forming N Regiment.

Editor National Tribune: Will Won
be Kind enough to tell me now the com
panies of regiment are formed by let
teri. G. Wilverton, Effingham, Kan.
tThe practice varied in different parts
of the army. The usual way is to put
Co. A on the right in the infantry regi-
ments, Co. B on the left and Co. C in
the center, with the other companies
following in the same order; that is.
ID would be on the immediate left of A,
r on the immediate right of b, and SO
on. In the first formation of the volun-
teer regiments the company of the
ranking Captain became A, the next B,
and so on. Later in the war, as changes,
took place in the officers, two different
practices were adopted by the regi-
ments. In some the ranking Captain
took his company to the right of the
regiment. no matter what its letter was,
the second in rank took his company to
the left of the regiment, and so on In
other regiments the officers were trans
ferred according to rank to the flank
companies; that is, Co. retained its
position on the right of the. regiment
and b on the left all the time, but the
ranking Captains and Lieutenants were
assigned to Co. A and the next in rank
to Co. b, etc. In the cavalry there was,
comparative uniformity. as the regiment
was formed of three battalions We
should say that the more general prac-
tice was to make Cos. A, B, c and d
compose the first battalion, the next
four letters the second battalion, and
the third four the third battalion. This
rule was not at all rigid and was varied
in different regiments in order to get
certain companies together, to put GER
tain officers In command of certain
battalions, and for various other rea-
sons.-EditOr National Tribune)
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
Gen. walker and Hi. sword.

Editor National Tribune: Some time
since l wrote an account of the capture
of Gen. Walker, c. S. A, but have not
seen il as yet, and i recently saw an
article in regard to his reception at
headquarters and inquiry as to his
sword and its whereabouts. Gen. Walk
er was captured on the picket line In
front of Bermuda Hundred by the 67th
Ohio. He was making q reconnaissance,
with the intent of locating our lines,
and whilst picking his way thru "a thick
underground got within a few yards of
our line and was Immediately fired on
by Co. + of the 9th and some others.
His saddle had so or so holes shot in
it and his leg was shattered. His horse
fell on his other leg and pinned him
fast, and our officers rushed out and
brought him in. He was Immediately
sent to the rear. and that is the last
saw of him. col. A. c. Voris, COM
manding the 9th Ohio, got his sword
orders not to deliver them to any one
but him. i had them a couple of hours,
and gave them to him when he called
for them. Some officer from headquar-
ters tried to get the sword from me, but
told him my orders from Col. Voris
and be rode off as mad as wet hen
promising to have me reduced to the
ranks. but he did not keep his promise
What became of the sword and belt
am unable to say. My recollection is
the point of the scabbard was off and
the blade prOtruded thru the scabbard
at the point. Col. Voris passed away n
number of years since in Akron, O., and
his relatives may know something o.
the whereabouts of the relic-Henry
}. Hermance, Musician, 9th Ohio, Hot
Springs. Ark.
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
The eapture of David o. Dodd.
Editor National Tribune: In a

Editor National Tribune: In a re-
cent issue of The National Tribune Os-
car w. Carlson, of Milwaukee, Wis,
asked for information concerning the
capture of David o. Dodd, who was
hung at Little Rock during the Winter
of 1868 as a spy. AS | remember, Dodd
was a clerk for the sutler of the 43d
Ill and used his position to get data re-
sar;iing the location of the various bat
is,ies, cavalry and infantry there at
Little Rock. Having collected this in
formation he obtained pass to GO out
side our lines, and on the road to Benton
ne met SQUAD of cavalry coming in.
0:e Of the men looked at Dodd rather
hard and he changed color. After tie
squad passed Dodd this man went to
the caicer in command and told him
that Dcdd was not straight, giving his
reasons for his doubts The office. was
sufficiently impressed by this to turn
the SQUAD around for the purpose of
overtaking Dcdd, and when they came
up with him todud the tell-taie plans
and piats IL his shoes. Dod,i was taken
TO Little Rock, court-rnartialed found
guilty as spy. ana sentenced to be
hung. ] weil remember the efforts of
the rebel authorities 70 save the young
man, who was connected with some of
the hest families Of Arkansas and
Texas. These eEcrts proved unavaiiing,
however, and Dodd was hans on the
large vacant 10; in front of st. Johns
College. The scaffold was a temporary
affair. and Dodd was brave to fault,
riding up to the scafoid seated on his
coffin. When the drop car1e, the rope
was a little too long, the unfortunate
mans toes touching the ground, and
the Sergeant in charge WAS forced to
climb on the scaffold and. winding the
rope around his arm. raise the dying
man from the ground. the scene Is per-
fectiy clear 70 me today. as l was seat
ed on my horse not more than so feet
away, directly in front of the scaffold.
/ was sincerely sorry for the young
man, and no doubt was not alone in
that feeling, as Dodd was handsome
young fellow and went to his death so
bravely. But he deliberately exposed
himself 20 the chances of the dangerous
vocation of a spy to serve what he thot
his country's good, and the stern rules
of war took life that should have
served a better cause.-Henry Emerich,
Co. A. 18th Ill. Cav, Galesburg, Ill.
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
A NonneennrInn comrade.

Editor National Tribune: You can
say to John Bell, of Marinette, Wis,
that we have got him beaten. Matson
Mowder, of Perry Wright Post 1SS,
Iowa, was 93 the 10th day of June,
1907. He started on that day with us
to Dubuque, Iowa, and carried his flag
all thru the procession. He is the Flag
Sergeant for our Drum Corps. He went
with us to Minneapolis National and
Boon and Dubuque State Encampments
He was a fiatboatman ON the Missis-
sippi River, from Louisville to New Or
leans, when Abe Lincoln was at the
same business. He was bowman on
Ohio Canal when James A. Garfield was
boy riding a tow-hOrse. He served as
First Duty Sergeant, Co. ID, 26th Iowa
and had two sorisoiH the army with him.
We expect to go to- Saratoga, and if so
Dad goes.-CyreneiE II. Morris, Comman-
der, Post IS, Iowa GA. r., Coon Rapids,
The National tribune., 1907-08-01

in the army, always with full supply
of writing paper. pencils and stamps,
which he sold to the soldiers, or any
one who wished to buy. He came to our
camp. sold thousands of his songs. made
a speech. saying he should not see us
again for months, as he was going to
join the Army of the Cumberland, in
the West. We next heard that he had
been tried as a rebel spy and shot. 1t
was. of course, all n mistake Soon after
he left. man. think. by the name of
Richardson, from Baltimore. had a
large supply of Locke's songs printed,
with a few other Union songs. went
thru our army selling them. but with
out the stamps. This man was arrest
ed and searched. but nothing of sus-
picious nature was found on him. He
also had a pass in Locke's name. Gen.
Fitzpatrick. not being satisfied. ordered
that he should be searched more mi
nutely; then they cut his saddle in
pieces and within it were found docu-
mentS that incriminated him as a spy.
He made confession, and begged for
mercy. but his trial took place at once,
lasting but a few minutes. and he was
hanged at the limb of a tree just out
side of Frederick City.
E. W. Locke was one of the staunch-
est as well as one of the most useful
men in the Union army. He wrote
many of the popular war songs. such as
Then Tramp Away While the Bueles
Play. We're Marching on to Richmond"
The Long Night Is Ending Dupont
and Sherman Took 4 Sail to DiXie's
Land, to DiXie's Land" and many more.
met Father Locke in Boston in 1873.
He was then living in Chelsea. few
years later he died. and think the body
was taken to Maine for burial. Mr..
Locke wrote a book, Three Years in
Camp and Hospital" published in 1870.
M +. Stiles, Co. B, Sd VT. IL South
St. WeStbOro, Mass
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
A Comfort Bag.

Editor National Tribune: / have a
comfort bag / received in the army. 1t
Is calico with draw-strings and in IL
with this letter were buttons, thread,
needles. pins. Everything it contained
was useful for soldier in the field. and
I have thot. If published, she or some
of her friends might see it and write
me l would like to know if she is liv-
ing.
Addressed:
"A Soldier in the Army of the Union.
Lowell. Jan Z. 1865.
Dear Soldier: / wish you a happy
New Year. AS the ladies OF our society
are going 10 send some things for our
brave soldiers. they wish me to write a
bags. and I take great pleasure in do
ing so. Shan't you be glad when the
war is over and you can return to your
home? Wasn't you glad to hear that
Abraham Lincoln was elected again? I
never made a comfort bag for a soldier
before. but am very glad to now. Have
you ever been in any battles? l haven't
any relations in the army, except an
uncle. l suppose he is at Savannah,
and so / don't very often write to SOL
diers. and so hardly know what to say.
| suppose you didn't have any Christ
mas presents. We all had one That
was Savannah. L wish we could get
Richmond.
Il must confess don't know what to
direct Miss Anna F. Peabody, care of
venport McKenna, 18th Pa Cav. Elco.
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
ANOTHER GRAND OLD VETERAN
Comrade Burt Outranks wesfcott by
Five Months. a

Editor National Tribune: ] find in
The National Tribune of July 4 the fol-
lowing: rr..,s =.
zone of the Oldest-Zadok westcott,
Frankton, Ind. makes application for
entrance into the ranks of the Oldest
veterans. He was born Sept. SO, 1928.
which will make him "a next Septem-
ber. He served in the 11th Ind. Cav"
Comrade Westcott, hearty welcome
was born April 23, 1923, and am just
year in the ranks in the Mexican War,
and from December 5. 1861, to July 15
1865, in the civil war; enlisted as pri-
vate, was elected Second Lieutenant.
promoted to First Lieutenant after the
battle of Arkansas Post, and promoted
to Captain when my regiment, the 10Th
Ohio, reelisted, and participated in %
battles and sieges during the civil war
and was wounded twice, at Resaca and
Jonesboro. The first battles ! had a
part in was Fort Doneison and Shiloh;
was with Gen. Sherman in the March
to the Set, thru the Carolinas and Vir-
ginia, and was in the Grand Review at
Washington. i was brevetted Major by
United States Senate the year follow
ing my return home. l very highly ap-
preciate the grand work The National
Tribune, McCumber and the Comman-
der-in- Chief of the G.. A. K. have done
to reward those who sacrificed so much
to save the Union and make il the
grandest and most powerful Govern
ment in the world.-R. w. Burt, Peoria,
Ill.
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
TIE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Council Which Gave II It's Name

Editor National Tribune: The un-
yailing of the statue of Gen. Mcclellan.
the organizer and commander of the
Army, of the Potomac thru its earlier
history, brings to my mind an incident,
an account of which was related to me
by Cen Stoneman, Chief of Cavalry un-
der Mcclellan.
Being in Los Angeles in 1888 and
having the residence of ex-Gov. Stone
man pointed out TO me while driving
on Grand avenue with friend. j i'm
proved the opportunity subsequently to
call and pay my respects to Gen. Stone
man, under whom IL was my privilege
TO serve i'm the civil war. In response
20 the ring of the door bell, a young
lady made her appearance. and i'm reply
to my inquiry If the General was at
home, said: Il will see, sir. What did
you wish ?'' Simply TO pay my respects
to my old commander" was my reply.
"Ah. you shall come right in. sir" and
she ushered me into the parlor and
made my presence known TO her faith
er. the General
He soon made his appearance. when
arose and gave him the Salute" Bid
ding me to be seated. half hour was
spent in chatting over army incidents
without reserve on his part, altho he
had been a Ma jor- General and / pri-
vate in ranks. In the course of con-
yerSat tion he related the circumstances
incident to the naming of the Army oi
the Potomac, at the same time saying
that he did not think II had ever been
made public. He said that at a council
called TO consider matters relating to the
army. there were present Gen. McClel-
Ian. Gen. HeintZelman and others be-
sides himself. whose names are forgot
ten by me at this writing.
When the matter of giving the army
O name was brought up by Gen. McClel-
Ian each one was requested to suggest
q name for It,
Some one suggested army of the
Potomac" 1t seemed to meet with gen.
eral favor by those present, and Gen
Mcclellan directed him (Stoneman) to
70 to Gen. Scott. who was then in com
mand, with his compliments. and say
TO him that that name had been pro-
posed, and ask him If it met with his
approval TO sanction and confirm it
Gen. Scott listened, and for a moment
or two was silent, and then asked: Ibid
Gen. Mcclellan request that?" seeming
much pleased that such difference
ahould be shown to him by the young
Major General. He then repeated the
name, Army Of the Potomac! Army
Df the Potomac! That is suggestive
euphonious and appropriate. Let 1t be
The Army OF the Potomac"
Thus did the Army Of the Potomac
The National tribune., 1907-08-01
81 ? |
AnsWera, "Here."

Editor National Tribune: 1 saw in
an issue of fhep National Tribune
Everybody Answer, Here" Wishing to
comply with that Request, 1 will state
that l was a niember of Co. H, both
sion, Thirteenth Corps, was a partici-
pant in all the engagements of the cam
paign leading to iyicksburg, and thru
the sieges; made, the march to Jackson
and that siege, and returned to Vicks-
burg. Then PORTION of the corps was
sent to the Gulf Department. / was in
the expedition up the Red River. in the
Spring 1864; was captured April 8,
1864. at the battle of Mansfield, La. !:
was taken to Camp Ford. Tex, and re-
mained prisoner until May II, 1865. I
send this to The National Tribune in
the nope tnat congress may pass the
Prisoners of War Bill and give us some-
thing in addition to our other pensions.
ARENAS Smith, Lincoln, Ind.