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La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

He passed . long gentiemanly hand
gently over It's sOiled ribbon AZ b
said:
II picked this up In the Pamela front
yard little while back. and AZ It u
not likely I shall be going back to Mr..
Jixby's perhaps you will be 10 good as
to leave 1t on his counter 80 that ths
owner may. and IT."
The banned knight errant fell Into tie
trap Then 1t was you that fired all
those shots7" he asked
A demure smile wrinkied the corners
of the "feliow's" lips. 81? No. am
afraid I cannot claim the laurels Of
this occasion. suspect 1t was my
cousin Maude." he said.
The Jaws OF his hearer dropped dis
consolately. Your whatT'
my cousin and as 1t will be gener-
ally known by tomorrow night, my
| fancee. 'ss-'s ~ 77s~. w. -
"The devil! A st. John Dalton marry
a drummer
"As to that. she might and never re-
grct 1t. In point Of fact. she Is not"
"But those three big sample trunksT'
"Contain Miss Daiton's trousseau. I
dm trtdtihS you WAN k'e"e '"hhuOhscs
you perceive, because have favor to
ask OF you. In some mysterious way
| have lost the box containing the we'd
ding ring. Girls are 80 superstitiOus
about such things that I did not care
to let Miss Dalton know OF my arrival
until the ring have telegraphed for
reaches here by the boat. I stepped up
on Bixby's gallery just after my cous-
ins had driven away. and the talk
there going on made me uneasy 30 as
| I had to ride out to the landing to send
| my telegram I came back by way Of
| Panola."
"And was there when r.
| This time the fellow" permitted
himself well bred laugh.
mo, 'pon honor. the girls did 1t all
before I got there. But 1t was n mat
ter OF some speculation while I was
there as to why you did not answer
when you were spoken to. You see. the
name in your hat gave you away"
"Oh, dear! And went there to pro-
tect them against you"
"Really? That was tremendously
kind OF you"
The little bookkeeper was red and
writhing. But you said you had ia
vor to ask OF me-" he stammered.
"Yes The ring ought to come up by
boat at dnybrcnk. 1t will come to Blk
by's care. Would you be so good as to
see that get II by 9 o'clock In tho
morning."
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

- 10. there won't be no celcbra,ia'
NJ an ye won't go traipsin' on
to no town either. went
there last Fourth. an the
boys scairt my horse ~ he run OF an
broke four dozen eggs. Nobody's guin'
Il TO step a foot on this farm tomorrer
not II 1 know It The Fourth's all hum
bug an fooIishness.'
But ye said l might have a day on
for workin' 80 hard through the
4 spring." ventured the boy. a little re
4 belliously.
q "Mebbs did. an mebbe ! didn't. hui
faint to he on the Fourth. Ye'li have
the day some quiet time. when there
amt horses % scaire an iendin's ON to
Z mischief. If ye're sensible yen walt
ztlll huckleberries are ripe. when ye en-
k enough n day to buy Il pair O
shoes"
4 But we furnish Reub's clothin'
4 Enos,'' demonstrated his wife hesitnt
Singly You know that was our gree
4ment with his uncle. An Reub has
3worked awful hard since he come an
zbeen a good boy"
a Reasonable clothin'. Anna" impa
stiently: that's the 'greement. I've had
SOne suit O. clothes the last year. an
Reub's had one: I've had one straw
That an one homemade cap. an Reub'l
had Jest the same an last Christmas
bought two pair o fne dollar shoes
Mines good yet. an Reub's Jest about
gone. Talk o. being reasonable. Not
many men would treat their help jest
IKE themselves. When my shoes are
Srorn out I'll buy two more pair. An
Dow. Reub." turning again to the 10y
Eyed best be gfttin' on TO bed. Ye
shpust be up early tomorrer. Them
Stones must he Nil out an the ground
3eveled by next week. ~ We en- be git
Nm in the turnip seed. How's It comm
Sn?'
s& Pretty well. I guess. sir. I've eot
Abnut forty big rocks drilled"
"Forryr' with some appearance ot
0nrprise. which. however. was instant
checked as he went on. Seems to
be ye might have done moren that II
xe'd hurried. Well. soou's they're ali
0one they must be set OF. 40 we en-
nther up the stones an cart 'em away
II ye hurry like ye'd ought to mebbe
s7e can finish 'em tomorrer. Then I'll
elp carry down the powder. an well
1t 'em Oh. Better do 1t fore it's fair
light. on account O. the pasture BE-
u next the main road. Some foo
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
She glanced at ths

Florentine table She glanced at tho
weapon frowningly.
II must take it to pieces tomorrow.
1t is getting hard on trigger Rusty
froai disuse. suppose"
The oldest Miss Dalton picked the
weapon up and wiped or the Floren-
tine table caressingly with the sleeve
of the wrapper she had drawn over her
nightgown.
-MaudIe. you show our dear old table
no more respect than II 1t were kitchen
deal"
Miss Maude followed her sisters
movements abstractedly. Il do wish
we knew who 1t was" she said.
The five st. John Daltons laughed
contemporaneously and contemptuous-
ly.
"Some one who has yet to find out
that women can protect themselves in
the hoUr OF need. Mamma. dear. l do
hope this untimely disturbance will not
give you one of your bad headaches"
said the eldest.
Bixby's clerk stopped In at Brent's
tavern on his way bnck to the store.
He really felt the need OF something to
quiet his nerves. Moreover. he might
incidentally learn something about tbs
movements OF that fellow. Agitation.
disappointment and perpiexity stris-
gled for the supremacy In his knightly
BOSOM The night clerk at Brent's bar
must have made the toddy Jonas Or
dered unusually strong. or perhaps ia
tigue did It. He fell asleep on the cano
sette ann after lmbibinY 1t
When he awoke 1t was midnight. and
the lnquisitive villain was giving an Or
der to the night clerk. Bixby's book
keeper was Intensely wide awake In
half second. His tired eyes opened
to their fullest capacity when he dis
covered In the fellows hand the straw
hat which he was last conscious OF ~
1t had dropped from his fleeing head.
The fellow came over and seated
himself by the dazed owner Of the hat.
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

"wHATD Yk SET THEM STONES OPP FOkf
Ing. But there's something else. We're
planning for pretty big day. and we
want you and your folks to join In.
It's late asking. l know. and we feel
ashamed Of having overlooked you. but
you must let bygones he bygones.
There's to be a big dinner In the ball.
and some speeches. and In the after
noon games. and then fireworks and Ice
cream and some other things for the
evening And. by the way. we want
that boy Reub OF yours to help let Oh
the fireworks. He's prime hand.
No." as he saw protest on Enos Jud-
kins' face, there Isn't to be any Ifs or
ands. You just hurry home and tell
your wife to get ready and then coma
right over to my house. Wen start
from there. But excuse me-" ~ q
figure passed them on the sidewalk.
there goes one Of my patients.
want TO so him q minute"
Enos Judkins walked back toward
his farm in q dased manner. They
the villagers. wanted him to join them
In everything-to be one Of them. II
seemed Incredible. His farm people
had always lived apart from the I'll
lnge in a social way. Even his father
had felt aud been considered outside.
1t was their way.
but something In the cordial grasp
Of the DOCTORS hand-which he hsd
never felt befOre-and In the new way
the people had looked at him was STIR.
ring q strange. unknown chord In the
grabbed old mans heart. He had new
or voluntarily given q dollar for public
good, and he understood that being one
If the village people in social way
would involve this also. but for some
reason the thought did not make him
wrinkle up bis face as It would have
done an hour before. Indeed. 1t would
almost scem that be found the thought
a pleasant one for more than once on
the way to the road pasture he mutter-
ed: "Mebbe 'twould be wuth It: mebbe
'twould be wuth It. An he's q real
nice man. that doctor"
But when he came opposite the pas
ture and saw Reub working among
the stones. whistling. his face hard
ened.
"Come here, Reub." he called angri
ly. Then as the boy approached
"What'd ye set them stones on for
when 1 told ye to walt till they's oil
drilledT'
"They was all drilled" answered
Reub. II drilled the last rock an had
the powder all In fore I went home
last night"
'Then why didn't ye tell me?"
"Ye didn't ask. Ye said they was to
be set when all was done. an ye said
ye didn't want 'em set by daylight.
when travel was goin' on. An'-an' b.
days the Fourth"
Enos Judkins' eyes twinkled little
but his face remained grave. He con.
tinued to regard the boy for some mo-
ments in silence.
+. Eyes, It's the Fourth" he said al
last. II guess ye'd better go on to the
house. Reub. an put on your good
clothes. An tell Ann to git ready
We're goin' over to the village to help
with the doin's."
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

"RIaHT YOU ARE, MY DEAR YoU:;o LADIES. T"
John Daltons it's time for the cows to
come home with butter on their horns
Come to your dinner. Reuben"
She had found him comforting nffa-
bly, with strange man. From Mrs.
Bixby's point OF view measureless pos
sibilities Of iniquity attached to ev-
cry strange man.
Ladies from top to toe" Bixby was
saying. but in fair way to come
to actual want with silver and gold
enough tucked away in jewelry and
tableware to keep them In comfort all
the rest Of their days"
"How about the men Of the family?"
the strange man asked with what Mrs.
Bixby declared "vicious alertness."
"Got none. Father and two boys
picked on at Chickamausa. Mother
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
The
Night Errand
OF q Knight
Grant.
By JEANETTE II. waLwoRTH.
Copyright 1906 by James Schroeder.

Both are lonely. Also both In
spire awe in the beholder
There are five Of the Panola people
to share ;he exclusiveness and the lone
liness they have elected to maintain, a
mother and four daughters. The moth.
er looks as young as the youngest
daughter. and the youngest daughter
looks as old as the Oldest The entire
group has n contemporaneous appear
ance. They talk contemporaneously,
and they think in batch. They have
the effect Of being preserved in amber
for the consideration OF future students
Of their kind. They would well repay
the cost OF the amber and the labor of
preservation. They are the peculiar
product of day that IL done
Locally they are always spoken Of AZ
the Panola ladies'" Pamela IL the Ir.
dian word for cotton. A their lands
are given over to the exclusive cultiva-
tion Of that staple the name stands
Justified. Even in their industries, you
will perceive. they were exclusive.
Whenever the demands OF the larder
render 1t imperative that provisions
shall be conveyed from the store to the
plantation two OF the young ladies' go
for them. II IL not at all easy to de.
eide whether 1t Ii the youngest two or
the Oldest.
1t was on one such occasion that Blk
by. the storekeeper. bubblinR over with
the best Intentions. gave some advice
and invited his doom. Few people ever
ventured to advise the st John Dni.
tons. No one ever did II successfully.
In a spirit OF yelled apology for the
meagerness OF the purchases he was
slowing under the seat OF their old
buggy. one Of the young ladies' thus
plaintiveiy alluded to the stringency OF
the money market:
what with our cabins out OF repair
and the restlessness OF tenants 1t Ia
impossible to keep such large estate
as ours In proper condition at the pres.
ent price Of cotton"
Bixby bcamel benevolentiy upon the
two pinclied aristocrnts. blundered and
fell from grace: Right you are. my
dear young ladies'. But, I say, why not
cut the blarsted old place up into small
farms and sell 'em Oh to darkies? You
could keep enough right around the
house to do for garden and corr
patch for old Highnyer here and live
In clover on the proceeds Of the rest"
The stAG tsathern reins were gatheret
more tightly BY the small. thin hand ol
the driver. Her nnger tips SHOWED
through the frayed nnsers Of hei
gloves. The 6ash Of 4 diamond ring
pierced the third finger Of the old
gloves. Its wearer looked vagusiy
over Bixby's head:
"Did you put up 10 cents worth oi
laundry soap. Mr. Bixbyr'
BiIby quailed before her frigid glare
but answered meekly. "Yessum."
"And package Of cooking sodar
BEST bi-carb. Soda's all right"
THANK you. ThAt liz all this morn
ing. Get mp. Highnier."
After tho manner OF woman prac
ticed in rubbing things In. the store
keepers wife added last drop to hia
cup OF bitterness:
maybe some Of these days, Bixby
you'll know enough to save your
breath to cool your porridge. When
folks gets to giving advice to them st
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

hos yUDKUS THREW HIMSELF HALF UP.
|orse might git scairt an the owner b
esterin' us bout damages. Come" as
Reuben stood silent. but with an odd
~ ON his face. Didn't ye hear me
Eye to be gittin' Oh to bed? An
80 come home tomorrer till the last
tbem big stones Is drilled"
Il Reuben slipped quickly from the
bonn, glad to escape any direct ques-
ons. In spite of the hard work and
ck Of commendation, he had never
He'd to evade the truth. Enos Judkins
|as suspicious By nature and some
mes not overscrupulous. but he knew
Int he could trust the boy to do Just
good work when OF In a field by
mself as when In full view Of the
buse and that whatever the boy said
build be relied on as being absolutely
ue.
"Be ye goln' to let Reub help set the
cks ofr?" asked Mrs. Judk as the
ceding footsteps grew fainter up the
tic stairs. Powders mighty unre-
eble for boys to mix up with"
'.Reub's safe enough" grufiy. He
klped me last year an has helped 9th
folks. He don't do 30 much work a.
ought, but he's better'n the com
on run O. boys. An I don't mind
yin' he drilled them rocks quicker'n
"a b'lieved anybody could. IL he
hishes 'em tomorrcr-which. Of course.
can't-I shall be with him the day
her to look out for the blowin'."
AT that very moment Reuben was
rowing himself upon his cot bed In
e attic. shaking with merriment. Not
me home on the morrow until the
BIT one Of the rocks was drilled
bcky Mr.. Judkins had been too busy
go to the road pasture during the
bt few days. and lucky that tree
Jew Just outside his attic window. %
could shin down when he wanted
10 little extra work BY moonlight
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
Reliability.

"Do you regard the faith cure as re
liableT
I'm one way" answered the sardonic
person. 'it seems quite reliable. There
appears to be no doubt whatever about
Its paying dividends" - Washington
Star
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
4, tho wrono Place.

Chapleigh-I say. druggist, can you
--aw-giye me something to-aw-
bwighten me up. doncher know?
Druggist in the wrong place.
young man. This is drug store, not Q
night schooi.-Chicago Nsws.
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
A s.asenahls Wish.

Mrs. Outatown--Jnck. dear. they say
that new neIghbor OF ours is fright
full somnambulist. Last night he got
up in his sleep and milksd bis COW.
Mr. Outatown-fs that sof Wish
he'd wander over here and NOW cur
iawn.-Houstoa Post
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03
REUB. 4
IN Fourth Of
Ju!y Story.
B, FRANK n. SWEET.

Copyright. ,ss. by Frank II. Sweet.
La Junta tribune., 1907-08-03

expected. but none of Its own celebrat-
Ing seemed to have yet commenced.
Apparently its enthusiasm was mo-
mentarily paralyzed by the unexpected
and tremendous noise which 1t could
not hope to emulate. As he appeared
among them. Enos could see fingers be-
gin pointing toward him from the vari-
Gus groups, and he raised his head de-
family. He was accustomed to point
Ing fingers and even to hooting from
the younger boys. He had not been
public spirited man, and the village had
resented 1t. None from his farm was
ever asked to Join In the "doin's."
But now something very strange hap
pened. Behind the pointing fingers he
began to see smiling. admiring, even
cordial faces. Several Of the promi-
nent men started toward him with ex-
tended hands
"well, Enos. you certainly did US up
that time" chuckled the doctor rs he
held on to the horny hand and looked
Mt It's owner admlringly. land. what's
more to the purpose. you did up the
folks In the town across the river.
They've been Growing over us for ten
years, setting themselves up ns the
most patriotic village In. the county.
and I'll admit they did make IN out
rngcous racket on the Fourth. But this
year we made up our minds we'd beat
'em II II split the last gun. And here
you come In. without so much as horn
blowing on ahead. and do rs both up.
Well. II serves m right for not asking
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-05-17
LAwLEss usuRPATroN.

Unless hepu0llcan organs SIAN
der President Roosevelt nefari-
ously, he and his Attorney Cen
eral are exceeding all the bounds
of official decency in their attacks
upon the statehood movement
for Oklahoma.
If it be true that the President
has given notice in advance that
he will turn down statehood if
the constitution, when adopted,
shall contain the "gerrymander"
charged by Republican partisans
he usurps a power which, as
president, he does not possess,
and perverts the great Office he
holds to the use of the political
boss.
Everybody knows that if the
Republicans had controlled the
Guthrie convention they would
have gelTymandered the new
state in their own interests to the
limit of their opportunity. And
the President would have ap-
proved because he has no right
under heaven to object
1t would be better if the pro
posed constitution were free from
the fault of which it is accused,
but it is a matter over which the
President has no control. And
he must know this so well that
the latest declaration attributed
TO him seems more like an at
tempt to bulldoze the Democrats
into making fundamental law
more favorable to the Republican
party than like a serious utter
ance.
Attorney General Bonaparte's
effort to obtain correct copy of
the document is as Extensively
meddlesome as are the Presi-
dents threats. Neither the
President nor his A Attorney Cen
eral will be in any way officially
with the constitution
of the state of Oklahoma until it |
shall have been adopted by the
people and certified to him by the |
board which canvasses the re-
turns of the election of August 6. /
Mr.. Bonaparte's desire tostudy
the constitution and report upon
it to the President at this time is
only part of the plan to enable
Mr.. Roosevelt to dictate what
shall and what shall not be part i
If the fundamental law of the
lew state.
But the Guthrie convention
Knows the law and the conditions
II its action as we'll as the Presi-
lent does. If it is sure that it
las framed an instrument which,
n every particular, complies with
he terms of the enabling act. it
iced pay no attention to the bull
.ozing of the President and of
he shystering politicians who
re advising him in this matter.
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Politics is mighty interesting
to write about these days, but
The Chieftain does not intend its
readers to forget that we are
building a city here, and that
it is just about the best place on
earth.
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The men who are leading the
Republican party in its wild, fool
revolt against the constitution
in Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory are laying up for themselves
a drubbing that will end in OBJ
livion.
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Kodol for indigestion and dyspep-
sia not only digests what you eat, it
tones the stomach and adds strength
to the whole body. Makes rich pure
blood. Kodol is made in conformity
to the National Pure Food and Drug
Law. Sold by M2Haraey & Myers and
Peoples Drug store. ~
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After the smoke Of battle has
cleared away Oklahoma viii be a
state of this great Union with all
the powers of any other state, and
perhaps many more.
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The Chieftain advises all can
didates to be of good cheer. The
election may not come off August
6, but that it will eventually hap
pen there is not much doubt.
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The Oklahoma Republicans
die good deal harder than is
necessary. They show no phil
osophy Of life and little judg-
ment.
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EFor representative for additional le-is',ti~s
district composed Of the COUNTIES 81 Crafz. Triss
and Rogers The Chieftain Is nrthorfrs-i to ~
nounce the candidacy Of
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cAMPBELL cHRrsr1AN.

Vest Cabin. have called him cut ta maze the rssa
for the Lower House of the Legislature for Crsie
county. and he has azreed % become candidate.
suniect g the action Of the Democratic party.
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In the United States District Court within and
for the Northern District OF the Indian Terri,
tory, sitting at vinita
In the matter OF the Guardianship Of
Coda Gore, ct al, minors, No. 150sP
Henry b. Gore Guardian.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate
Notice is hereby given that the understand
guardian Of Golda Gore Roberta, Gore, Elda B.
Gore and Heber Gore minors, pursuant to an
order OF the United States court, sitting at
Vinita, will offer for sale at public auction, at
the door Of the court house in the city of Vfnta
l. t., on Tuesday June 4. 1907, at 10 o'clock, a..
m. and will sell to the highest and best bidder
therefor the interest in remainder, subject to
usl NJ. Gore, deceased In the following described
lands, situate in the Cherokee Nation, Indian
Territory, to-wit:
The Sl2 Of the NwA, and the Ma Of NeA Of
the swA ana the NeA Of the NwA Of the swA
Of Sec. 80, Tp. q n. R. q E, and containing ITO
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The above lands comprise portion Of the al
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Said lands will be sold as inherited lands, under
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terest at the rate Of per cent. per annum from
date until paid.
HENRY B. GORE, Guardian.
Gaylord N. Bebout, Attorney for Guardian,
Ninita, !. T.
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