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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
AN $4,000 BLAZE
Gasoline Stove Starts Fire at Okla
homa University

Norman, Okla, Dec. 20-Sweeping
through corridors freshly coated with
oil. as if famed by demon, and with
in four hours after classes had been
dismissed for the Christmas holidays,
fire caused by a gasoline stove explos-
ion destroyed Administration hall OF
the University Of Oklahoma this af-
ternoon. Damage to the building and
its contents is estimated at $4,000.
Yhe total insurance is S67, 500.
Heroic work by the students OF the
University, members Of the faculty
and citizens Of Norman saved the
connagration from spreading to
Science hall and Carnegie library, val
ned at $3.50 600 and containing more
than 5000, 900 worth Of laboratory
equipment and books. A stiff breeze
from the southeast carried the en-
daneered flames directly toward
Science hall
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
TO RE-ARREsT BOOTLEGGERs

Tulsa. Dec, %. Every man loosed
from the jails by the Governor under
the act Of the legislature authorizing
him to extend a wholesale pardon to
all men incarcerated or on bond,
charged with a misdemeanor, who has
been bound over or indicted for boot
logging, Will be re-arrested at the
prison doors by the internal revenue
collectors on the charge of violating
Section 324A United states Revised
Statutes The section referred to
makes tie selling Of whisky or other
alcoholic or spirituous liquors, without
having first obtained government
license, a felony punishable by a tine
OF from 500 to $500, or imprisonment
of from 30 days to two years, or bcUil.
This statement was made yesterday
by Deputy Collector W. S. Irwin, Of
Muskogee, who was in the city yester-
day, and who has charge Of this
portion of the state under the SUPER
vision off. M. Simpson, Of Leaven-
worth, Kansas.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
JEFF DAVIS.
The Senator From Arkansas AS
saulted on a Street car.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 23.- United
States Senator jeff Dayis was assault
ed on street car IN THIS city Satur-
day night, the result otwhieh caused
the senator to roll on the ground into
the gutter.
His assailant was Col. George ".
Murphy, former Attorney General,
JEFF Davis most bitter enemy, polite
ally and personally.
The story told by bystanders is to
the effect that Murphy was on a
street car enroute home when Senator
Davis stopped the car and started to
board.
With few words Colonel Murphy
characterized the recent actions Of the
Senator as cowardly and proceeded 20
punch the senator with his walking
cane.
Senator Davis lost his footing on
the car and fell to the ground.
The speed of the car, which had be-
come considerable by that time, caus-
ed Davis to roll to the sidewalk, say
eye witnesses.
Davis was not badly injured, it is
reported, but his expressions regard
ing his old time opponent in Arkansas
politics cannot be printed
When telephoned, Senator Davis
failed to come to the phone to discuss
the matter in any way whatever He
sent word that he was not struck, that
Colonel Murphy did not call him a
coward, and ne did not roll the sena-
torial toga in the dirt OF a Little Rock
street.
The incident is the chief topic OF
conversation on the streets here.
Colonel Murphy is aged and infrm,
almost totterring in his walk, and
surprised was expressed at his deter
mination to chastise the senator.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
$4,000 FIRE
Fort Smith Visited by Disaster
Gus Conflagration.

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. %. With a
water pressure that would not reach
the second story windows a fire swept
the Haglin building and Ingeberg s
book store on Main street at 1855
O'Clock yesterday morning, entailing a
loss of $3.50, 600. The origin OF the fire
is unknown.
For awhile the entire business
section of the city was threatned.
The lives Of three people, roomers in
the Haglin building, we're saved by
fireman and Irving Almer. A fireman,
was severely burned by coming in
contract with live wire.
The Haglin block, where the fire
started was six story building. The
Southern Hotel and annex buildings
were also slightly damaged by fire and
water.
P McVettie, cotton buyer en-
ployed at the compress, who roomed
in tile Haglin building, is missing and
is supposed to be in the ruins. Fire
man Boehmer, the first man on the
scene, says he saw a man appear on
the second floor balcony and call for
help and later fell back into the
the blazing building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24

This Office has received from Mr.
Fred S. Kelly one of the handsomest
calendars OF the season. The illustra-
tion represents "Genevive" repro
duction from famous French artist
of Paris. He has given away 1000 Of
these beautiful Christmas offerings to
his many friends and patrons 10
Vinita.
Misses Julia Taylor and Jessie Davis
Of the Chieftain force, will spend
Christmas in Adair with relatives.
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA, l &C
COTrNTV OF CRAIG %

COUNTY OF CRAIG.
In the County Court within and for Craig
County, Oklahoma, sitting in Probate.
No. I74O Probate.
In the matter OF the guardianship Of
Adelfa M, Tesste, V esta, Clarence
D.,and Ntta CornatAer, Minors.
L. L. COrnatzor, Guardian.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That, in pur-
-~ance Of an order Of the County Court Of
the County Of Craig, State Of Oklahoma,
made on the 9th day of December 1907,
in the above matter, the undersigned, as
the guardian of the estate Of the above
named wards, will sell at public auction
10 the highest and best bidder, subject to
conf raation by said County Court, on the
9Th day Of January, 1908, at l:3O p. m,
at the door Of the court house in the city
Of vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, ths
entire interest in remainder belonging to
the above named wards in the following
described lands, subject, however, to a
life estate Of j. l.. C0rnatzer and Efie
Cornatzer in succession.
Ell Of swl section ], township "a north,
range I9 east, in the Cherokee Nation,
Craig County, Oklahoma.
Said land viii be sold on the following
terms One-third Of the purchase price
in cash, one-third in one year and one
third in two years from the date cf the
sale, the purchaser thereof giving mort-
gage on the estate purchased to secure
the payment Of the deferred payments,
Dated this 9th day Of December, 1907.
Signed i. j. CoRNATzER, Guardian,
BY GAYLORD n. BEBouT,
VI 27-3t His Attorney
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BABE BURNED TO A CRISP

Oklahoma City Ok, Dec. 22.-Her
clothing igniting from fire in the
stove, the 7-year old daughter Of MI.
and Mrs. M. Kehl, living near Carney,
was fatally burned Although her
body was burned almost to crisp.
she lived several hours suffering the
most terrible agony.
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Miss Henryetta Patton, assistant
Register Of Deeds, Of Craig County,
goes to Boynton today to spend
Christmas with her mother.
Miss Stella Roberts, who has been
teaching at Narcissa, came home sick.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
LINcoLN's ASSASSINATION.
The Long Night of "BIack Friday" in
the War Telegraph Offices.

I remember the long night of Fri
country's history, when the hate and
cruelty embodied in four years of
bloody war eliminated in one stroke
~ madness, aimed ut the life of one
who himself had onl. charity for all"
with malice towarI none" writes
David Homer Bates, in Century. AL
though l was or daty in the cipher
room that evening, have no distinct
remembrance of anything that oc-
Cured prior to the moment when
some one rushed into the office with
blanched face, saying; There is a
rumor below that President Lincoln
has been shot in Fords theater." Be-
fore we could fully take in the awful
import, other rumors reached us, hor-
ror following fast upon horror; the
.;avage attack upon Secretary Seward.
and the frustrated efforts to reach and
kill Vice President Johnson, Secre-
tary Stanton and other members Of
the government. AS the successive ac-
counts crystallized, a fearful dread
filed our hearts, lest it should be
found that the entire cabinet had
been murdered. An hour of this awful
suspense, and then we received word
from Maj. Eckert, who had gone
quickly to Secretary Stanton's house
on X street, and from there with the
secretary to the house on Tenth street,
opposite the theater, to which the
president had been carried after hav-
ing been shot by John Wilkes Booth.
This message merely assured us of the
present safety of Stanton, while con-
firming our worst fears concerning the
president.
A relay of mounted messengers was
at once established by Maj. Eckert,
and all night long they carried bulle-
tins in the handwriting Of Secretary
Stanton addressed to Gen. Dix, New
York city, which were at once given
to the press and sent over the wires
throughout the country. AS these
bulletins were spelled out in the
Morse telegraph characters, our
hearts were stunned and yet seemed
to be on fire. The awfulness of the
tragedy hushed us into silence. AS
the hours slowly passed hope revived
fitfully as some sentence offered faint
encouragement that the precious life
might perhaps be spared to complete
its chosen work; but at last about
7: 80 a. M, April Is, the tension gave
| away and we knew tnat our beloved
president was gone from US forever.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04

vented his own capture, and the train
backed to Covington for fresh start
These guerrillas were undoubtedly
tough proposition, if l do say it
myself. and, speaking Of train rob-
bers, while l was on the Galveston &
San Antonio railroad we were stopped
one night some miles out of Ell Paso,
Tex. Two men wearing masks crawled
over the tender, revolvers in hands,
and ordered the engineer and fireman
to lead the way to the express car.
They did so.
Reaching the express car, one of
the robbers threw some dynamite
against the car door, the explosion of
which knocked hole in the car and
broke all the glass in the other doors.
The robbers called upon me and my
companion to come out. We did so,
but before obeying l put my revolver
just inside the car door.
They searched us and ordered us
back into the car. We again obeyed,
but as one of the robbers attempted to
follow me into the car | caught up my
plolOi dhu pieiSlll6 IL d5dlllSI Tie TOU-
ber's breast, fired, and shot him
through the heart The robber, while
lying writhing upon the ground, fired
twice upon me and then expired.
The second robber and then ex-
changed shots as he attempted to
drag his comrades body to the engine,
intending to uncouple' it from the train
and thus get away.
while the robber was lifting the
body upon the engine | secured a
double-barreled shotgun and quickly
fired at the surviving train robber.
He sank to the ground and then sud
denly sprang up and ran away. On
the following day his body was found
in bush about so yards from the
scene of the attempted robbery. Only
one buckshct had struck the fellow
but it had cut the artery over the
heart.
However. the toughest time ever
had was the express car fight ir Mon
tello, New, in 1882. l had carried q
shotgun as express messenger on most
of the lines in Nevada, Arizona and
Idaho and other states, but" after q
pause, II never had as close call az
that.
"The train got into Montello about
one o'clock. bright moonlight night
The engineer stopped at q switch tG
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
IN GUERRILLA DAYS.
The Express Messenger Tells How
He saved the Money on the Train.

81 ran through Kentucky in 1864
and '65, on the Kentucky Central, and
had to make some short turns in or
der to keep company money out of the
hands of the guerrillas."
Thus spoke James G. Newland. one
Of the oldest expressmen in the coun-
try. He now runs between Cincinnati
and Pittsburg, over the Little Miami
and Panhandle railroads, handling as
much cash business, dare say, as any
through messenger in the service.
Mr.. Newland was en- route to Chi
cago, renewing acquaintances, and, it
was while he was stopping at the Ire
mont house, Wabash, Ind, that the
correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean was introduced to the old gen
tleman, who, little later, warming up
to the subject of his experiences on
the railroad as expressman, contin-
ued:
AT one time 1 lay in my car a
whole day at North Benson, KY, while
the guerrillas on the other side of the
town and the garrison in a federal fort
ou Iue JULIET ulSpuleu WIFI SOllu SnOI,
shells and bullets for the possession of
the passenger train. The fort saved
us, and that night l packed up all the
money and got away over ten miles on
foot-several burned bridges prevent
ing the trains escape-and took a
hand-car for Louisville, KY, at the
first unbroken piece of track.
Another time, remember, we left
Coyington for Lexington, having ex-
Postmaster General Blair among the
passengers. Old Pete Everett's guer-
rillas opened on the train from a
small dry creek bed at Harrisburg
station, so miles out, and the regular
train guard-they were on every train
in those days, as you're doubtless
aware-had rafting fight with them
before the guerrillas left. When the
show was over eX-Postmaster General
Blair picked up a baby belonging to
young woman who got off there, and
went away, unsuspected, with the
mother, and thus undoubtedly pre-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04

allow freight train to go by. aud
while the train was standing still the
robbers, seven in all, appeared, GOV.
cred the engineer, fireman, and con.
ductor with revolvers, and took pos.
session of the train.
After the freight train pulled out
the robbers entered the engine and
pulled the train down the track and
then began their attack on the ex.
press car
They ordered me out of the car;
1 refused, and during the night never
spoke to them again.
while they were consulting as to
the best mode of attack I barricaded
the doors with the safe, boxes, etc.
and was prepared for them. They sur
rounded the car and seven bullets
crashed through the solid sides and
doors. l knew, of course, that my life
was at the mercy of luck or fate. but
never weakened / took up a position
at the side of the car, and returned
each round of shots during all that
night. At one stage of the proceed
ings the robbers swung my car loose
from the remainder of the train and
pushed it along the track 60 yards.
They would then shoot for time and
retire to consult, and then renew the
attack.
Finally they determined to carry
wood and set fire to the car, and
would doubtless have done so had not
the process exposed them too much to
my fire. At about three o'clock the
passenger train from the opposite di-
rection arrived upon the scene. Some
of the attacking party Immediately or
dered them to move on as rapidly as
possible. Deeming prudence the bet
ter part of valor, they at once did so,
running to the next station, where
they secured help and then returned,
arriving at Montello soon after day
light. OF course it must be remem-
bered that in the meantime the at
tack on me was continued.
During the night was three times
shot at, one bullet striking me in the
left hand, badly damaging it; one in
the thigh, flesh wound, and the last
one grazing my abdomen. l was, of
course, pretty sore from the hurts for
some time afterward; nevertheless,
was glad to escape with my life.
"One of the robbers was so badly
wounded that he died an hour after
ward and was buried mile or two
from the station by his companions
before they attempted to make good
their escape.
Shortly after daylight came they
gave up their attempt to rob the car,
mounted their horses, and left, taking
their wounded companion with them.
Il was taken to San Francisco to
rest and recuperate, while Is men in
all pursued the highwaymen.
THE express company offered re-
ward of 81 900 each for them, and five
of them were captured namely:
Brown, Kelly, Walker, Delano and
Murry, and sent to prison in the city
of Carson, New, for a long term.
Three of them, however, have since
been pardoned by an ex-governor on
account of 'eXtenuating circum-
stances
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Expo Officials Reslan.

Norfolk, Va.-A number of heads
of departments will resign with
Director General Barr, of the James
town exposition. John A. Wakefield,
chief of concessions, and A. G. Sher-
wood. chief of admissions. announce
their designations.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
cKeene's Turf Winnings Total sss2,ooo

Brighton Beach, n. Y. = James
r.. Keene's Colin won the colts
half of the Brighton Produce stakes
of $4,000 at Brighton Beach Monday.
Through the victory of Colin and third
money with Meggs Hill in the filly
half, the total winnings of Mr.. Keene
for the year are $362,594.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Toronto Wins Another Game.

Columbus, o. - Toronto on Mon
series with Columbus for the class A
minor league baseball championship.
Score: Columbus 4, Toronto Z.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Sues Senator Platt for a Divorce.

New York City.-Mae Catherine
Wood, the former government clerk
who has been suing United States Sen
ator Thomas c. Platt for several
years, on Monday brought action in
the supreme court for absolute divorce
from the senator. alleging that she
had been married to him in New York
In 1901,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Cholera Epidemic Spreads.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-The epi-
demic of cholera which broke out in
August is spreading rapidly and -
provinces are affected. The disease is
reported mostly along the Volga, but
1t has gotten as far north as Arch
angel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Musical South Africa.

One of the greatest markets In the
world for musical instruments is
South Africa, which spends on an
average $1.000000 a year, about $500.
900 of which goes in pianos.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Killed His Sweetheart and Himself

Johnstown, Pa.-John Miller. aged
"a years, on Monday shot and killed
Mrs Rose Pier, aged "a, of Pittsburg,
said to have been his sweetheart, and
then committed suicide at his moth
.er's home ip Walnut Grove, a suburb.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04
Doctor and Wife on Trial for Murder.

Raleigh. S. C. - The trial of
DR.. Thomas l.. Rowland and Lille,
his second wife, charged with the
murder of Charles r. Strange, a loco
motive engineer. began here Monday.
Mrs. Rowland is the widow of Strange,
the murdered man, and the theory of
the prosecution is that the pair poison
ed Strange that they might wed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-04

Railroad on Trial for Relating.
Los Angeles, Cal.-The trial of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e Rail-
road Co. for alleged giving of rebates
began in the United States district
court here Monday.
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agencies of the soul. It Is often re-
ferred to in fiippant manner, as when
one says of another, He just imagined
that But in a true sense, the word
has deeper meaning. Through inaag-
ination, the understanding and mem
cry find an outlet to the will. Through
the imagination, the minds eye sees
pictures of that which is past, present
and in the future. Every person
amounting to any worth in the world,
must exercise this faculty. BY 1t Full
ton could see the first steamboat ply
ing up and down the Hudson, even be-
fore the keel was laid for his famous
work. BY imagination, the dressmak-
er can see the garment complete, be-
fore the pattern is laid upon the cloth.
So the carpenter sees the house, the
farmer the waving golden grain, and
every workman the result of his toll.
Likewise, we use this power in our re-
Iations to the future life.
There is much that I would say
concerning the will. but time viii per-
init only mention. 1t is the greatest
of All faculties. In 1t we hold the key
to our own happiness, and indeed our
own salvation. It is Gods plan, that
we are TO be our own free moral agents
and ne Will work with us to the ex-
tent of our cooperation only. If we
Christians wish, as we sing, to be lift
ed up where we can stand, by faith,
on heavens border land the Lord will
lift us, on condition that we let him
have his way with US. If that uncon-
yerted man, out there, wants TO be
saved God viii save him, on condition,
that he permits the Lord to tune up
his heart to fear his name, and love
his law Of love-
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BROTHER HENRY's
EDUCATED BEES

Brother Henry of st. Louis College
is a great student and lover of bees
and in his study has an up-to-date
portable apsary composed of several
sections. one of which sports a handle
and can cogYeniently be carried from
classroom classroom to be used as
a living example in the study of social
economics. practical philosophy and
government, for the bees are perfect
workers and wonderful in their sys-
tenn.
The queen bee Is a choice specimen
and was imported from Los Angeles,
being the daughter Of the most IA
NOUS queen bee Of that honeyed city
of the angels. The queen bee at St.
Louis College has a grandmother still
living in Los Angeles. The 10000 other
bees. whom the queen has in perfect
training. are Italians. They build an
unusually perfect comb.
Brother James is the bee expert and
he is IN charge of several million bees
belonging 10 St. Louis College Last
year they produced two tons Of the
finest honey.
Brother Henry's studio bees are tame
and sociable and the Brother frequent-
y lets them out for exercise in his
room and they buzz aTectionateIy
about his unworthy head. friendly and
unafrald in the kindly aura of the holy
sran
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letter into the membership of the
church his own two. daughters who
have recently accompanied him here
from Delaware. Ohio.
The Rev. Mr.. Cranes sermon was,
in part. as follows:
by the help of the Holy Spirit,
whose presence we invoke, I want to
show, that it is Gods win. that a per-
feet bond of sympathy should exist
between himself and the human race;
that man himself IS not averse to such
union. and then, to inquire why there
is such distance between the two.
; sit does not require an argument to
prove Gods willingness to a recon-
ciliation. Ever since the fall, he has
been trying TO get men back TO him.
self. His efforts have given rise to
ali that we find in the good old book,
from the beginning of Genesis to the
end of Revelation.
ION the one hand we read. in the
word. that God is not willing that
any should perish, but that all should
come to repentance and everlasting
Iife.' On the other hand. we discern
that men are anxious to be saved. No
sane man will say, that he wants to
go to hell On the contrary, every in
dividual finds himself, at some time
during his lifetime, if not frequently,
specializing about what heaven is ike.
And, though he may not be able to
discover the nature of that abode, he
must conclude that it is where God is,
and where his loved ones are, and
with such conclusion, there will in
yariabIy come a desire that he may
some day reach that place. And to
help him reach it, God has employed
every means at hand, even to the tenn