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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-14
RANDOLPH.

Alden r. Kinney died at his home on
Pleasant street Thursday morning of
heart failure at the age of = years. For
many years he had been an invalid.
Though born in Rraintrec the most Of
his life was passed in Randolph. Mr.
Kinney was veteran OF the Civil War
enlisting in Co. q. sth Vermont Infantry
was confined in Libby prison several
months and wounded in 1864 and had
since suffered from wounds and diseases
contracted there. The funeral was
held Sunday Mt his late home at one
O'Clock with the G. A. r. in attendance
Miss Edith NJ. Park OF Waterbury. as
sistant in the high school there has been
secured by the school board as first as
sistant in the high school here in place
of Miss Mary Dubois, resigned. Miss
Park will begin her duties here in
September teaching English and French
Miss Bessie Davenport spent Sunday
with her aunt. Miss Lillian Brooks, in
Northfield.-J. NJ. Atwood went to Ben
nington Sunday. From there he will go
to Albany, \. y. Manchester and White
River Junction to which place Mrs. At
wood went Saturday. They will spend
two weeks there with their daughter,
tended the Goddard Nercennes ball game
at Barre Saturday. MIR. and Mrs. ~.
D. Banister are visiting their daughter
Mrs. John Rogers, in Montpelier.The
dance given Friday night by the Bunch
OF Roses" Melted about $500 for the
benefit Of the high school base ball team.
Thomas Brennan of Swanton visited
in town Saturday.-Mr and Mrs. l. $.
Chase are entertaining Mrs. j, O. Kinney
of Baldwinsville MasS.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
NJ. Ferguson of New York are guests
of their daughter, Mrs. Guy l.amson,- -
Mrs. Mary Rcmis of Springfield is again
at Mrs. Lizzie Smiths after week 5
| absence in Belviderc and Cambridge -
Mrs. Collins of Rochester came here Sat
| urday, where she is to receive medical
| treatment. She was accompa MED by her
daughter Mrs, Hubbard.
Principal T.. q. Ham has been notified
by the secretary of the college entrance
certificate board OF New England thut
the Randolph high school has been
placed upon the approved list. This en-
titles high school graduates to admission
to 10 of the leading New England col
leges without entrance examination--The
funeral services OF Adm b. Kinney were
held Sunday afternoon with many
present. The Rev. Frazer Metzger had
charge OF the services at the home and
the G. A. r. at the grave. The bearers
were four brothers veterans, T. r. Ken
dali and W. C. Durham OF Braintree. 8.
s Whitcomb and John Manney. Inter-
ment was in South View cemetery beside
his wife who died about three years ago
Those from away to attend the services
I-l,,
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ISLE LA NOTE.

At the recently organized grange the
following officers were elected: Master,
Leslie Pike; lecturer. Mrs. a. II. Hill;
steward. ID. I. Trombley: assistant
steward, NJ. S. Thomas; chaplain. John
Doolin. treasurer. y. w. Fiske: score
tary, A. II. Hill; gate keeper. Bonnie
Duba: Ceres Mrs. Leslie Pike: Pomona
Mrs. n. W. Fisk: Flora. Mrs. d. T.
Trcmbley; l.. A. steward, Mrs. NJ. S.
Thomas. The grange has a membership
of H.-Mrs. D. r. Trombley and son
Carroll have been spending few days
in Burlington.--J. F.. Hill of St. Adams
was in town over Sunday.-E. r. Good
sell has moved back to his old home and
is putting a good many repairs on his
house.-Thc library association met with
Mrs. n. w. Fisk Saturday.-Jefferson
FleurY has gone to WHITEHALL n. Y,
for the summer.
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ELMOR'E.

Mrs. Julia Blake, who has been away
for two months, has arrived home.--Sofne
good fish have been caught in Cora
pond this spring. one weighed three
pounds and three ources.-Nrs. San
born is expected home this week She
has been spending the winter with her
daughters in Newport Vt, and Provi-
doncc. r. I.--G. f. Stone has finished
work at the mines and gone to his home
in Johnson.-Mrs. julius Knowles is
somewhat better as is Dwight Coolidge.
Mrs. McDowall is slowly failing.--Mrs.
b. r. Blake still remains in very poor
health.--rhe Mt. Morris hotel Is now
open and will have an opening ball May
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BELVIDERE

j. r. Shattuck has sold his home farm
to Paul Isabitor for $4,000. He takes
possession at once and Mr.. Shattuck will
move to his farm in Watervilc.-Ro
Coburn has returned to Milton after maxi
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W.
Coburn, a short visit.--Mrs. o. W. Shat
tuck and Mr.. +. NJ. Wcscomb we're in
Cambridge Saturday.--Among the miss
ing are Mrs. Sig Paterson and young
man by the name of Frank Button She
left three little children for her husband
TO care for.
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GRAND ISLE.

Miss Helen Barney of Los Angeles
Cal, is visiting her uncle, S. S. Girls
void, and other fricnds-Mrs. Laura
jackson has returned from st. Adams
where she visited her mother.--Miss Ethel
Button was obliged to close her school
for two weeks ON account of i'll health
and return to her home in Randolph
Miss Jessie Ross is recovering from her
Illness. Miss BESSIE Macombor Is also
bctter.-Mrs. Masia jackson remains
about the samc.-Mrs. Ella G. Gordon is
visiting in Burlington.-Mis Nina 1Ioag
is recovering from n severe Illness
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ORANGE COUNTY.
CRAFTsBURY.

The Sunday school is preparing to
observe children's day.-Mrs. Augusta
Dawson has been confined to her bed
several days by illness.-The Ladies'
Aid held its annual meeting with Mrs.
H. w Bishop Thursday when the fol-
lowing officers were chosen: President.
Mrs. J. Kerr; secretary, Mrs. Viola
sawyer: treasurer, Mrs. :. r. Lathe.
At the annual meeting OF the w. G. /.
L. held with Mrs. Mary Paddock
the old board of Offering were elected.
Mrs. Rowley, Mrs. kilhurn, Mrs. Dunn,
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Clara Gallagher
were chosen delegates to the county
convention at Greensboro Bend May -
and %.
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STOWE.

Felix Sister died Thursday night
after brief illness of pneumonia.
The funeral was Monday with bur
ial in Richmond Mr.. Sister came to
stowe with his family from Fitchburg.
Mass. and settled on the farm pur
chased Of f. j. Adams on West hill
last Juno. He leaves a wife and sew
eral children.-rhe remains OF Mrs
Della Murray were taken from the
vault in Middlesex where they have
been since her death in the winter and
brought here Thursday by l.. S. White
and William Hudson of Middlesex
The burial was in River Bank GENE
terry where her parents, George and
Amanda Sherman white, are buried.
The remains of Felix Sisters, VINO died
Thursday of pneumonia, were taken
Monday morning to Richmond for flu
neral services and burial.--F. II. Harris
thinks he can tell a good lamb story,
having l3 sheep and Is lambs in his
nock,-Miss Stella Stowe of Morrisville
passed Saturday and Sunday with Mrs,
o. f.. Gerry.-Nernon wilkins is suffering
from a throat troublc.--Miss Mabel
Wright was at home from Jeffersonvlle
over Sunday.-Mrs. Cornie Gates and
niece, MISS Margaret flkc, are occupy
ing rooms at Green Mountain Inn for the
summer.-Mrs Abbic Warren was able
to ride to the home of her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. N. Bigeow, Sunday for the
first time since she was taken i'll three
months ago.-Miss Anna &. Bracket has
opened her residence here for the sum
mer--H. b. Faunce is moving the tim
bers of barn from the place he sold
to A. A. Pike and Is putting 1t up at his
home on Bridge street--Merrill McAllis-
ter, the little grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Z. s. Edison, is recovering from pneu-
monia.-Dennis Kaiser, the eldest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Kaiser, is recovering
from a severe attack of rheumatic fever,
The Rev, f. NJ. H. Abbott will preach
sermon to the business men OF Stowe
in Unity Church Sunday morning at l0;45,
subject, Business in Religion and Re-
lgion in Business"
NJ. f.. French had an i'll turn
Sunday and has been quite feeble
Since. b. Story Of the University Of
Vermont was visitor at G. NJ. Watts
Mondcy.--A son was born Monday
night to Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Boyce,
The Lake Mansfield club house will be
opened June for club members only and
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Morton, John Gibson, w. II. Arnold,
this city.
News has been received here of the
death of Edward A. Kellogg which oc-
CURED Tuesday in Albany, N. V. Mr..
Kellogg was well known among tho
residents here of 30 years ago, when
he was employed in the Central YER
mont auditing office.
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WATERVILLE.

Mrs. II. j. Beard is ill.-Nr. and Mrs.
l.. NJ. Thomas of Cambridge were in
town Saturday.-Mrs. Florence Gibbs of
Foster. Canada. Isl visiting her aunt
Mrs, Dan Bcnnett.-Mrs. Rufus Powers
of Johnson was with her sister Mrs.
Harris Beard. several days last week -
Lee Child, who has been stopping for
several days with his cousin, Charles
Child, left Saturday for Lake City, Colo.
The bridge to replace the one burned
near thesl.arenway mills is completed -
Mr., and Mrs. James McCuin of John
son spent Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs Channey Tillotson.-Mrs A. -.
Stockwcll, who underwent a serious OPP
Grafton at the Mary Fletcher hospital
several weeks ago, was able to return to
D. Ga tIirlu,
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fishing will begin June for the annual
meeting and dinner June 10. The house
will not b. open to the public until July
Mrs. Sylvia Poor has sold her home on
Sunset street to Or. ]. c. Morgan. taking
in part exchange the B,izzcll place on
Main street, which Mrs. Poor will OCCUPY
when vacated by the present tenant
Phillip Kaiscr.--Mrs. Sylvia Poor has
handsome display of plants in the eastern
windows OF her pleasant home, there
being as many as twenty varieties of
blossoming and foliage plants.-The Of
ficers of Sickle Chapter. o. T.. s., we're
installed Wednesday evening by Mrs c.
w. jackson, as follows Matron, Mrs.
Grace Riley; patron. Dr. j. c. Morgan;
associate matron, Mrs Cora Vearren:
conductrcss. Miss Bessie Smith associate
conductress, Miss Barbara Burt sccre-
tary, Mrs. Nina Shaw; treasurer Mrs.
Helen A. wilkins; Ada, Mrs Dora s.
Eddy; Ruth. Mrs. Mary Morgan; Esther,
Mrs. Viola Marshall Martha. Mrs. Lou
stafford; Elccta, Mrs. Mary Cooley;
warder. Mrs. Clara Kaiser; chaplain,
Mrs. Helen Moulton; marshal. Mrs. Mao
Chaplin: organist Mrs, Nettic Stafford
Or. ]. c. Nor an has decided the Charles
Hale place to MIR. and Mrs. Herbert o.
Warren.-Mrs George wilkins who has
be en- seriously III for several months. Is
able to be about the house little.--Mrs.
George wilkins has leased the old post
Office building for five years to George
w. Buzzcll for furniture store.--On
half of tho money received from the
sugar sold this spring from one OF Mrs
N1lkinss four farms, was nearly suf-
ficicnt to pay the yearly rent of the farm.
Mrs. Flora Blodgett, who left for
California April %, met her daughter,
Mrs. w. A. Parks May in San Fran
cisco. where they passed few days with
friends leaving May for Upper Lake,
where daughter and husband reside.-A
large delegation from Vernon Lodge, No.
3. r. & A. NJ, OF Morrisville visited
Mystic Lodge ut the regular meeting
and the occasion proved pleasant one
John Straw broke one rib recently by
a fall from chair in his shop. striking
on a grindstone Mr.. and Mrs. Seldom
adams returned Tuesday from we'd
ding trip and are with Mrs. Aurora
Observation-Disclosures have been received
in stowe to the wedding on June I in
Denver of DAME j. McAllistor and Miss
Raub Of that ci;y.-Mrs. n. II. Kaiscr
gave a five hundred party to about So
ladies Tuesday evening. eight tables were
played and refreshments scrvcd.-J. f..
Miles of burlington was a business
visitor in Stowe Tucsday.-The ladies of
Sickle Chapter. q. f. $. served supper
Wednesday evening to a largo number
Bert Clark has sold his farm known as
the Abijah Bui;r place to Fred Casey
and & 6 Nudpctt
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York. May l:-Cotton futures
opened steady. June sas7; July s9,4s;
Aug. S.25; Sept. 1855; oct. 1886. Nov.
1898; Dec. sS.97; Jan 1886; March 500
to $9o6. The market for coffee futures
closed easy, closing bids: May $97s;
June s972: July s9,7s Aug. $4s; Sept.
$40; Oct. 500, Nov. Sso6; Dec. $s07;
Jan, ss,Os Feb. s91l; March 1915.
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SOUTH HERO.

A statement Of the South Hero Creamery
association for the month of March fol-
lows: Whole number of pounds OF milk
received, 1l70,5; whole number of pounds
OF butter made. co.'s; gross receipts. 1885,
ii3; net receipts. 5000; average price
per hundred for 4 per cent. milk, $1.32.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Quotations for Cattle. sheep and Hogs
nj New York.

New YORK, May l3.
BEENES-Receipts Isis head steers
firm; steers S7,15Q1o0; bulls s4NG5. Is .
oxen and stays S4.S0d6, 40: cows s.. SOD
go Exports to-day 200 quarters OF
beef.
CALVES Receipts 4A7; market firm.
Common 10 prime veals s. ooq7 so: culls
s.. 5O6i4 so.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts $50
market weak. Clipped sheep s+G1l5.5O
unshorn lambs sS.oHaSl2i clipped dc
s6.25n6.75; Maryland spring lambs $3.50.
HOGS-Receipts 9,S,7, market steady.
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
auStstiens IN New York Boston anS
Chicago Markets.

new YORK, May ~.
WHEAT-Receipts $1,000; exports Is. s4S;
sales 100000 futures; 24,000 spot; spot
easy within range of Ia per bushel
wheat was fairly active to-day and gem
orally depressed because Of favora BILE
crop news, outside liquidation and talk
of shut down among Northwest mills
:, closed 4 to NC net lower: May closed
N,06; July closed 9S%c; Sept. closed 94ssc
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A DIFFERENCE.

Mother, Frances, don't tease. You
know mother does not like her little
girl to eat between meals"
Frances (agcd three). Mother, this
isn't between meals, It's before meals"
Exchange
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.


wHEAT-May s1ooia; July S9a.c; Sept.
SGa,c: Dec. S17sc.
CORN-May 734c; July e4ssc Sept. 6s1s
Dec. 55i2c
OATS-May old $40; May 5si1c: July
Old 47c; July 45lsc: Sept. $3.50
PORK-May sl352is; July sl3.4714aIsto:
Sept. sl3.72ia.
LARD-May ssS7,a; July :s4e,s; Sept.
$500
RIBs-May ..r,s; July E,e',s; Sept.
$50
Cash quotations were as follows:
WHEAT-Spring wheat No. 9, 9ca$1. os;
No . red s9is@sl oo,a.
CORNING. ., 73i.a1ac; No. yellow,
73,ac.
OATs-No ., 54l.c; No 3 white. 500
55iAc
BARLEY-Fair to choice mailing, $50
&c
FLAXsEED-No ! northwestern.
slo4s.
FIMOTHY-Prme seed ss5
SHORT RIBS-Sides Hoose) S. sal fc1s
MESS PORK-(per bhl.> s1s35Ml34o
LARD-(por 100 bs) $S.37la.
SIDES-Short clear (boxed) :,Ui4GD
761l,
WHlSKEY-B Basis of high wines $1.1.
BUTTER on the produce exchange to-
day the butter market vas steady;
l7Gcoc; diaries. l6d20c
EGGS-Steady at mark cases included,
l4i.@a.c; frsts 15i4c; prime frsts Iec
cheese, easy, lot7al2ia
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BOSTON COPPER MARKET.

Boston. May choppers were strong
to-day the market showing continued
activity and general advance on
prices
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
ALBURCH CENTER.

Mrs. Henry W. Hill OF Buffalo, n. Y.
is the guest of Mrs NJ. b. Rockwell
Miss Parks was called to her home in
Hardwick Thursday by the death of her
niece
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BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.

Boston. May IS.
BUTTER-Lower Northern csc; west
ern 24c.
CHEESE-Steady, Vermont twins la
l5c
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WOLCOTT.

G, w. Herring has moved his family
to INSTRUMENTATION Demerritt has
bought Wallace McKinstry's place near
W W. Spaulding' Willis Terrll of
Morristown Is supplying at the electric
light plant until man can be secured
to take G. w. Herring's place Herbert
George of stowe is visiting his sister.
Mrs. Henry Dodge.-Arthur Bullard went
to Manchester, N. H., Saturday and is
expected to bring bride with him on
his return. They will reside in Fairfield
where he has employment at the rail-
road station.-Mr and Mrs. Adelbert
Whittemore of Walden visited relatives
In town over Sunday.-Mrs. Frederick of
of Plattsburgh, \. Y, is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Peter Golden.-Mrs. C. j.
Kimball is seriously ill.-W. Il. TWISTS
children are i'll with mock measles, The
Misses Marie and Carrie Poor visited an
aunt in Albany over Sunday.--Adelbort
Ryan has returned here from New Hamp-
shire and will buy a farm in this vicn-
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Golden is Ill with measles.
Wallace McKnstry and wife have
bought G. w. Herring's house in Potter
vile and moved into II Monday.
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lures opened quiet unchanged to s points
lower under scattered offerings by local
longs. Trading was quiet there being
nothing In the cables to create fresh
sentiment and fluctuations were some
what irregular but trade interests were
buyers in the late session and the close
was steady net unchanged to FIVE points
higher. Sales were reported Of 1900 bags
including May $50; July s6.25 Sept.
s5.2j oct. $500 and Dec. $500.
Spot steady; No Rio 6@c No. I San
tos s7sc; mild quiet: Cordova e%6I2&c.
SUGAR-Stcady: fair refining 39: CEN
trifugal &c test 4s6 molasses sugar ISL;
refined steady.
nOsroN PRODUCE MARKET
Boston, May IL
FIOrR-Flour is easier: Spring pat
ents. mill shipment. s575d6. 10 winter pat
ents, Aon5.25; winter straights. A75do
400 winter clears, a. 60ds470; Kansas
patents, s4oa5.s5; spring clears, A5o0o
1870
CORNMEAI.-Lowcr oatmeal steady:
Bag cornmeal. &l5oal.52 graduated
A.o5a410; bottled, s395ai.1o: rolled oat-
meal, s5sOn6,15; cut. s6.5Oa675; rye -four,
CORN-Corn is lower: Spot steamer
yellow, SIC; No. yellow, s3lzc; NO ,
yellow. SIC
OATS-Oats are dull and lower: Spot
No. I clipped white. Sc; No. .. &C: No.
s. 6li1c; rejected white. 60c.
HAY--iay is quiet but steady; straw
Is very strong; mllfeod is quiet but firm:
Hay. choice, s2l50. No. /. $3.50. lower
/ e.
straw. sll; sack spring bran. s2s0&50
winter bran, SIS 5pa9a; middngs. s2sN
29.50: mixed feed. s2s.5oH3o50 red dog.
$50 25d 3O75. cottonseed meal, so; linseed
meal. $3.50
! PORK-Pork provisions arc steady and
unchanged as last quoted.
BEEF-Frcsh beef is dull and easy,
but nominally unchanged: Extra sides.
1oNIr5c; good. 9iadlOc; light. cdehc;
heavy kinds, iliaTI2c; good. 1idllAc
light, 1Oi3ml1c; heavy fores, STAGE; good.
s1S4c; light 7iaGsc.
! LAM BS-Lambs are quiet but hrm
! yearings are steady; veas are easy
! Choice lambs. l2ival4c; yearlings. 1oallc
muttons. 1in12inc; veals. aTl1c.
/ POULTRY There is quiet. steady
! trade in poultry at: Native broiler chick
ems 3on25c; native roasting chickens. 2;,1'
| CSC; northern fowl. Ijd1sc.
EGGS Eggs are firm and unchanged {:
! Choice hennery and nearby, 19d2oc; east
! ern extras, lsTl9c; western. 17dlsc
BEANS Beans are firm at the
! recent advance to-day CARLOAD
lots. pea s2.65Q27o: medium. sc5od2 IS
yellow eyes, s2.5o02.so; red kidneys, sea-
30; jobbirg lots. 1Odl5c above car lots
APPLES-Apples are quiet but steady.
as last quoted.
| POTATOES-W potatoes are
steady: Aroostook and Maine Central
Green Mountains and cobblers. 9oc, ordi-
/ nary stoc'-. SSc.
SCGARS-Reined sugars are quiet but
firm. The American quotes: Crystal
doninoes S.15c; cut loaf and crushed,
$500; cubes, 6.d5c; standard powdered,
$500; graduated and fine. large and
small bbls. soc; 1op-lb bgs soc: dia-
mond A. soc: Revere granulated and
fine large and small bbls and 1oo-lbs bgs
5,70c; Belmont A. 555c.
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MARSHFIE,LD.

Miss stella Brown was at home from
her school over Sunday.-The teachers
met at the home of Superintendent
Anna Durham Friday evening. The
next meeting will be held May %.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-11-13
ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST
TO BE ONE OF SPEAKERS

Kansas City, Mo. Nov Two lawyers
will address the Kansas City Bar Associ-
alton at the first monthly meeting of the
season to be held tonight in the rooms of
the Commercial club. They are Judge
James b. Cant of the supreme bench of
Missouri and Charles West, attorney GEN
eral of Oklahoma. Both men are native
Georgians Judge CAN'T was Confeder-
ate soldier. fought at Gettysburg and still
carries a bullet in his flesh as reminder
of the engagement. He was at one time
an associate Judge with Senator Vest
Charles West is graduate of John Hop
hns university and went to Germany to
complete his education. He went to Okla
homa in 1898. Last year he was elected
attorney general Of Oklahoma by the
largest vote accorded to any man on the
ticket. One candidate a woman, received
larger vote.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-11-13
CITY MAY BUY
THE AUDITORIUM
Large Attendance at Commercial
Club Last Night Discuss Proposal
tion to Buy the Auditorium

The Commercial Club met in regular
weekly session last night with rather a
large attendance The proposed discus
sion Of the hotel propositions drew .many
members as that is recognized as one Of
the things most sorely needed in Vinita
The sale of the Auditorium building
and park to the city occupied much of the
time Of the club The Auditorium COM
plny has expended about $4,000 and
the Frisco railroad company proposes to
deed the land to the city without consid-
Grafton The railroad company proposes
to build Harvey eating house here at a
cost Of $4,000.
One thing seems to be certain. the Cobb
hotel will need to be enlarged and mod
ernized very shortly or the Vnita people
will take steps to erect one in keeping
with the general needs and progress Of
the city
The city council will be ordered to take
action with reference 10 the purchase Of
the Auditorium, and il is decided to take
favorable action a bond issue viii have
TO be made to meet the expense.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-11-13
PREPARING TO BUILD
AT SOUTH c0FFEEvILLE

South Coifeyville., Okla. Nov THE
railroad companies which run into South
CofIeyville are making an investigation
Of the depot site with view Of putting
in a union depot r W Hockaday gem
eral freight aud ticket agent Of the Nj. K
& T. was here yesterday viewing the site
and making arrangements to run special
trains here on the opening day Of the
town site Mr.. Hockaday expressed him
self as being pleased with the site and
stated that his company would put on all
necessary railroad facilities as fast as
they we're needed A representative Of
the other roads who was here a few days
ago, stated that his company was already
making arrangements to put in some inn
provements for the benefit Of factories.
The roads have practically agreed on
union depot for the location which is set
aside by the town site company.