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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-23

o. saturday Jan ls.
ItpuoF FarleyIcame 10 ca the Flyer
Us stewart came 90 from nlg
Cabin to-day
ouuty Commissioner, GeorgQ Cost.
leg Is here TODAY
Mr4 s.E Wallea has hesu very sick
fof ths past few days
FfsdGray of Chelsea had lmpoft
ant baslness here last night
4. Cover, 3 travelling man from -
Louis visited relatives hers today
A. n King arrived last night. 70
tase ehaTge. 0f tie Robinson Luabsr
yard
Judgs !. J Brown passed throug b
last night from Clafemafs 70 Pryor
Cfeek
IL Edwards came az from AdAlr
yesterday evening, 70 DO shopping
while the big sales are on.
Mrs. J e Haynes. .vlio has been
visiting her daughter, sis ferd X
tsr went. ITO. Keller lesteriAy.
Frank G. Cutter. of the arm.
Of acCoy 8 Cutter left lar
svsningsf9r oluey, 81, 70 remain
ChafleY Nsvnsn intended on going
% Alton on the morning train. bai
missed hls train lie sill 20 N0n.
day4
Hennsssey Las bachelor eiils club
whiclI.maAss d especially dangerous
iof tie msn during cap year, aS IL
uaion tle'e IS caeuge
Als sal - I'D sts et oat q tie
Bsagef a lar etxefclss tie other
da1 aud sksfelsed fof e.. satsIhefoss
ttis1 caught him again
1uhu Coais Is li-fs fum SpaglnaR.
Mrs. Felix Nile, rstanasa 10 Fair.
land yesterday after vislt slth
hef mother Efeeman Nldefief
4 .ilartlssvllle eaman sith three
small children weula Ike % make
living fof them b uashing. bat hasn't
: tab and then se complaint
IA Grads county farmer las hssa af.
rested fof transporting whlskY from
fhs depot 81 Vefdeu 10 his home. nut
c'almslit i Tor hls oun consumption.
4 gang of hunters vent out lhs|
morning 70 be gone a week One of
them ted a. that tie blll q fars read
s0methlng Ike this usans &c. uhis.
key ltloo. bread a0e, Whlsker saoo
lard 2se, shisksY 800. bacon Fl os
whlsksT .t3oo fte sapuipa Demo.
erat.
That Edmond nan who Is claiming
the belt for having cnwIed under :
house and taken alive with hls uara
hands TIE largest specis Of Kfag aoif
found n that section Of ths eouatfg
i il danger 1f essriasna the thing
and. instead q landing 3 fat appalnf-
malzt. merely being aieeled =
membership Ia tho Ananlas club uilh
other nature fakirs
4 kinaflshef RlFl, aha recently
returned from = slsll hack sass.
relates ths following experiences. shs
attended 3 parts ore evening uhsfs
chocolate bonhoua eere a pafl of IL
relTeshmenta STE snlca nles pIam1
one on The sids e fhs alsh. whlch shs
/ tried % take but which seemed io hs
stuck . The dish. after the seaonz
atIsmpt ne negro walter. rho ua.
passing tIe dlsh. remarked bea rnr
aon. mla hat dzl' snah thumb
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-23

We ara in rsesipt 6 copies sSf tie
tAllt ARD Weekly ilAiu. punish.
81 A. vinila Okla ,ga nafiea ths
name of " } Hutchif, Is tie 80
credited editor and ns ,ear TIE
enlsftaln IS 4 bright nee and wesl
edited paper fally - 20 tf.s times ard
Democratic to tie eofs Il announces
- ehplee iof President William lsn
nlngs nFfan and senator Culbeftson.
o. TeSAA fof Wee President. Mr.
uuiehlnson was torn and raised IN
hatlsr learned TIE printers trade ia
tie Times oFiea Aud nAsfsd : hut
TER gifl, - Ne are wstchlne he sae
cess wlth much interest Butler
Tines. Ne
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
WEST DuBIIN.

Harvey Mumma, OF Wells Val
ley, passed through this place
Monday morning on his return
from a visit to his father James
A. Mumma of Licking Creek
township, who has been In poor
health for the past few weeks.
Prof. b. G. Lam berson, County
superintendent, was in this vi
cinity last Saturday fishing.
Brownie Reeder, Harvey Clev-
enger, and Edwin Brant attended
the meeting of the Jr. o. U. A.
M. at Clear Ridge on Saturday
evening.
Frank Price who is employed
at North Point returned to his
work on Monday.
Mrs. Joseph M. Laidig and
daughters Luella and Edna, of
Minersvllle, spent few days at
their property along the State
Road last week.
Harrison Hoover spent the lat
ter part of last week with friends
and relatives in McConnellsburg
and Tod township.
Quite number of people were
fishing in upper Wooden Bridge
last week and a number of speck-
led beauties were taken.
Ezra Clevenger spent Sunday
with relatives on Clear Ridge.
e. II. Kirk bought a good horse
from Ezra Clevcnger on Monday.
Dallas Brant and Harrison
Hoover started to Wells Tannery
to school on Monday.
Our huckster, D. E. Ham, of
Saluvla, had the misfortune to
have a break down on Sldeling
Hill mountain Saturday night
while returning from Broad Top.
Julia Mumma, a pupil of the
Laldig school, made good record
for attendance at school The past
winter, considering the mum ber.
of deep SHOWS, having attended
every day. The distance travelled
morning and evening beng about
1t miles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
PLEASANT RIDGE.

Mrs. Elizabeth Morton who
has been sick for sometime does
not improve very much.
Mrs. Martha Deshong, Anna
Polk Earl Shives aud Charles
Fittery visited al f. II. Shives
Sunday.
Mr.. U, w. Kline recently sold
yoke of oxen for 500. Pretty
high price for cattle.
Shlves & Son have finished
saving shingles.
Howard Strait has gone to
Franklin county whero he has
secured employment.
Miss Louie Shives and brother
ID. G. spent Sunday at Mrs.
Martha Skiles.
The people are stalking off the
ground for the proposed Tele.
phone from Harrlsonville to Need
more AMI we hope that IN the
near future com munications msy
be established between the two
places.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Married.
DANTELs-SrouTEAGLE

On Saturday, April IS, 1908, IN
Harrisburg, by Rev. Joseph Rod
dy, pastor of Ohvet Presbyterian
church, Mr.. Frank Daniels, son
of II. s. Daulels, of Licking Greek
township, to Miss Olive Rebecca,
daughter Of our townsman, Mr..
John Y. Stou teagle.
The bridegroom is one of Ful.
ton county's highly respected
young men, who holds responsi
ble government position in a
Philadelphia shipyard, and the
BRIDE Is one of McConnellsburg'
fair daughters, who we are proud
to own. The happy young cou.
pie have gone to housekeeping IN
Philadelphia where Mr.. Daniels
had home ready for his bride.
The "News" and a host of
friends wish them long and
prosperous voyage through life.
KEITH-DoUGHERTY.
Mr.. Afford Keith, of Wells
Valley Fulton county Pa, led to
the marriage alter on February
26, 1908, MISS Mary o. Dougherty
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Dougherty, 124 Willow Ave. AL
toona The best man and lady
were classmates, Charles Holde-
man and Agnes Sinclair. The
ceremony was performed at the
parsonage by their pastor M. A.
Kennelley. Mr.. Keith is an en-
ployee of Altoona Rsllroad Shops
14th st. They will reside in AL
toona. The infare was held at
the home of. Mr.. Kelth's parents
near New Granada, on Monday
evening April IL where many
friends were present and helped
to get away with a bountlful
feast, of which Mrs. Keith knows
how to prepare to tempt the ap-
petite. We congratulate the
happy couple. May sorrows
never find them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
TOBACCO TAGS BRINGS FINE PRESENTS
Tobacco Company Redeeming Tags From
Many Brands.

According to reports from the
local dealers ih tobacco more peo-
pie are saving tobacco tags than
ever before in the history of the
giving of presents in exchange
for tobacco tags. This tremen-
dous increase In tag saving is due
to the action of the American To-
bacco Company in offering a re-
markable list of valuable presents
IN return for tags from various
popular tobaccos.
Such brands as Master Work
man, Bride Bit, Tnslev's Natur-
al Leaf, Town Talk, Spear Head,
Standard Navy, Jolly Tar, and
about dozen others, bear tags
which can be exchanged for pres
ents. An idea of what can be ac.
compllshed by so far-reaching a
cooperative system IS gathered
from such sample offers as the
giving of au English Steel Razor
for only so tags.
Reports IN the tobacco trade
indicate that dealers throughout
the country are laying in stock of
presents IN order to be able to
meet the rising boom IN tobacco
tag saving. In places where the
dealers are not supplied with
presents, the American Tobacco
Company is redeeming by mall
tag-savers selecting the presents
they wish from free catalog.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Widows Pensions Quickly.

Washington, April 16.-Pen'
sion Commissioner Warner to.
day announced that widows now
on the pension roll would not be
required to make application for
the increase from s. to $12 a
month recently voted by Con.
gress.
The com mi ssloner has instruct.
ed the pension agencies through.
out the country to put the law into
effect automatically, the first pay
ment of the increase to be made
May 4. This action will result IN
a saving of several hundred thou
sand dollars to the pensioners
affected. Widows not already on
the rolls, but who are entitled to
the increase, are required to
make application, as IN the past.
The law effects only widows
who were married prior to June
81, 1890.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Spelling Reform.

The Simplified Spelling Board
is not a gutter. Its suggestions
as to reform have not been re.
ceived as kindly as it expected
when the President supported II
by ordering that the simplified
spelling be used in the publlca'
tion of State papers. There has
been a halt in the general move.
ment, but the Board goes brave
ly on regardless of the small mum
Der of it's followers.
These, however, make up in de-
termination for the detection OF
the weaker converts. They are
ightlng tooth and nail, pen and
typewriter, for the improvement
of photography as they think il
ought to be improved. 1t will
not be denied that the present
method, or lack of method, OF
spelling is absurd. Not even
those who resls5 the sImpllfled
spoilers deny 1t. An example of
Its absurdity is given by an organ
of the simphtied which argues
that If we say ''lost" we should
say "crost." That is an argu-
ment that is unanswerable. But
by the same reasoning if we say
"blew,, and "snowed" we should
say "blowed" or "spew." 1t
may be held that this has no con-
nection with spelling reform.
But If we begin al bltrarily to
change rules OF spelling the
change of word forms must of
necessitv follow.
The changes advocated and
pressed by tue simphhed spoilers
must come by the process OF
evolution and natural selection
The changes IN photography that
have been adopted by common
consent during the last few cen.
turles are many, and the process
will be continued VI. till some.
thing like phonetic spelling shall
be in common use. But nothing
viii be gained by trying TO force
the reform. That Is productive
Of resistance. Harrisburg Jude
pendent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
MEETING or CARLISLE PREsBYTERY
Hon. w. Scott Alexander Elected Modera.
tor to Succeed Rev. Dr.. West.


The spring meeting Of the
Presbytery of Carlisle was held
in the Central Church IN Cham
bersburg, on Tuesday of last
week, and was presided over by
Rev. DR.. West, the Moderator:
45 ministers aud 81 elders were
present The usual reports of
the different com mittees were
made, and their recommenda.
tions adopted. Rev. E. II. Speir-
ow was dismissed to the Presby-
terry of Oklahoma; Rev. Leroy l..
Daniels, to the Presoytery of Uti.
ca, N. Y. G.. Herman Flckes, J.
w. Diehl, and John Wltherspoon,
of the graduating class at Prince.
ton Seminary. were licensed to
preach the Gospel, and Mr.. Diehl
was ordained. 1t is Mr.. Diehl's
purpose to go as a foreign mls.
slonary to the Philippines or Ko
rea. A call was extended to Rev.
James Glenn by the church at
Dickinson. Rev. Charles Dalzell
and T. 9. McCarroll we're elected
ministerial Com missioners to the
General Assembly that meets IN
Kansas City IN May, and Hon. E.
u. Gross and DR.. H. G. Devilbiss,
lay Com mlssioners. The next
meeting Of Presbytery Will be
held at Dillsburg on the last
Tuesday in September. Hon. w.
Scott Alexander, of this place,
was elected Moderator tor the
SIX months beginning with the
Septem ber meeting. Senator
Alexander makes the second lay
Moderator in the history of the
Presbytery; the first was Hon. E.
u. Gross, the retiring Mayor of
Harrisburg. The Presbytery of
Carlisle was organized IN 1856,
and has always occupied proml-
nent position among the Presby-
terles by reason of age, Its con-
servatism, and the high standing
of it's mem bers; and for it to elect
layman as It's Moderator is evi-
dence that it is breaking away
from it's time honored customs,
and is becoming more progress
i've.
The last session was devoted to
a popular meeting. The speak
er was Mr.. VIM. T. Ellis, of Phil
adelphla, and his subject was
''The big world through a Journ-
allst's eye." Mr.. Ellis recently
returned from years journev
around the world, having spent
the most of the time in the Orient
studying the social and religious
conditions, and his lecture was a
treat to the large audience that
had gathered to hear him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Has Returned.

A letter received on Tuesday
informs US that Miss Alice Wish,
art, who has spent the past five
years as a missionary IN India,
and who has been In ill health for
some time, landed in New York,
on Thursday last and was i'm
medlately taken to the Woman s
Hospital 4035 Parish. street,
Philadelphia. She has been suf.
ferlng from appendicitis and on
Saturday morning an operation
was performed which proved
successful. The physicians think
she will be able to return to her
home IN Wells Valley IN about
one month. Her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
FAST PASSING AWAY.
More Pensioners Died Last Year Than
Fought at Shiloh in 1862.

More pensioners died during
the past year than fought at the
famous battle of Shiloh in 1862.
This was the statement made 10
the House when the $l50,O00, 900
general pension bill was up for
passage. 1t was shown that As
768 names had been stricken from
the nations roll by death. OF this
mum Der 81 POI were CIVIL war vet
Grams. 1t was predicted that IN
nine years Civil war veterans will
be as scarce as are Mexican war
veterans oday.
The McCumer act, which puts
the soldiers on the pension roll,
according to age, without exami-
ntlon, increased the annual pen
sion roll over $15, 100000. In 1905
there were l,004, 900 pensioners,
the highest mum ber ever known,
but the next year this dwindled
to 9S5, 600, and Notwithstanding
the increase during the last year
on account of the McCum Der bill
the number went down to 967,-
81. This number is now the
smallest Stree 1893.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
INTERMEDIATE.
teacher

Nun ber enrolled, 43; average
attendance, 80; per cent. of st
tendance, SO. Those who attend
ed every day during month
Floss Thompson, Elizabeth Doyle
Grace McQuade, Lois Mason,
Mildred Mock, Margaret Patter.
son, Lucille Grlsslnger, Dorothy
Hamil, Albert Largent, Elwood
Grissinger, Robert t1amil, Thad
Sinner, Raymond Grissinger,
Pierce Henry, Mac Morton, Guy
Reed, Wayne Taylor, John Stout
eagle Gertrude Hoke, teacher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Normal School,

| will teach normal school at
Needmore beginning June 4. A
prospectus containing all the me-
cessary information will be mailed
upon request. Students desir-
ing me to order textbooks for
them should send me their order
not later than May 10. These
books will be furnished to stu.
dents at cost.
w. Don MORTON,
Maplewood Institute,
Concordville, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23

ed for their cooking chatties and wa
ter pots The smoke has no way of
escape except through small hole in
the roof, so OF course, the interior of
the houses is soon very black. They
have no furniture, or at most an old
chair, and are they happen to have a
rough old cot or two they are consid-
cred little above their neighbors.
But it is not on account OF their
physical condition that we appeal to
you for sympathy and help. Great as
their temporal needs may be, the
needs of their minds and hearts are
TAR greater. Worst of all, they are
SO ignorant and degraded that the
most of them do not realize their need.
| found when at home, that telling the
people there are thousands here who
have never known what it is no. to be
hunghy, made deep impression, but
we feel that to the Christian the spir-
itual needs OF this people should APP
peal very much more strongly, and so
we urge you to do all you can, both
by prayer and giving, to help supply
the greater need which In time win re-
lieve the lesser.
With best wishes for prosperous
year,
Yours sincerely,
MRs. w 4. KING.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Deaths.
Mrs. ELLEN B. THOMAS.


Mrs. Ellen B. Thomas, wife of
George w. Thomas, died on Sat.
urday night, on the farm of the
late Samuel Houp, near New
Grepada. She had been suf.
ferer for many years with ston.
ach trouble, terminating IN can.
GER, which caused her death. Her
remains were inferred in Bethel
cemetery Cu Tuesday, her pastor
Rev. illegal, officiating. She Sc
lected her own pail bearers, and
the choir of Wells Valley Nj. E.
church to furnish music at her
funeral, as we'll as the music; she
also, selected lot in the ceme-
terry. She passed peacefully
away, leaving evidence that all
was well with her soul. She was
a mem Der of Zion M. e. church
since 1866, or about AZ years.
Her age was 63 years, 6 months,
and 2 days. She was married to
Geo. w. Thomas on June IA, 1874.
They never had any children,
hence George is left sadly alone;
and only one brother, Harry, of
Hollidaysburg, and one sister,
Mrs. Sarah Schenck, of Wells
Tannery, survive, being the only
two of the Houp family living at
this time.
Many of the readers of the
"News" who were schoolmates
of hers at No 4 school, and in the
Sunday schools of Zion and Beth
ell, IN their young days, will read
this with sorrow. They are pass.
ing away one by one.
DAVID j. SEYLAR.
David Jefferson Seylar died on
his farm at the head of the Fall.
ing Spring, in Franklin county,
on last Saturday about 2:20
a. m. HIS death was very sudden
and entirely unexpected. When
he retired at night he was IN ap.
parently the best of health.
About IL p. M, he aroused his
wife as he was suffering from
acute Indigestion, and despite all
that could be done for his relief,
he died at the hour named, after
intense agony. Mr.. Seylar was
aged so years, and had lived on
the Mcknight farm near Marion
until April 1st, when he moved to
the place where he died. He was
a son of Joseph Seylar, near Mer
cersburg, and was a good, indus.
trious man. He is survived by
hrs widow and nine children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
Had His Gold In The Wall.

Banks might fail and cashiers
abscond for all the late William
ID. Wilkins, of Whltestone, l.. &,
cared, according to testimony
presented to Surrogate Noble in
Queens county, where his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Horton,
of Whitestone, put in an appear
ance as executrix to straighten
up her fathers estate.
In her testimony she stated
that her fathers estate amount
ed to about $14,369, and of this
amount she found 1862 IN gold
and silver coIu stored away in a
hole in the wall. She SAID her
father had no faith in banks or
cashiers, so he had sort Of re.
posltory built in the wall back OF
the kitchen door casing. After
it was once sealed up he had no
way of opening his homer made
bank, and he dropped money in
through a small slot from time
to time. From the day he had
the place built, up to the time of
his death, and he lived to be
eighty five years old, he never
disturbed his hole-ln-the- wall
savings. New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23

Mr.. Thomas f. Sloan is MAX
ing preparations for q new two
stored kitchen TO the South side
OF his house on West Water ST.,
to take the place Of the one that
was burned several weeks ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23

The Waynesboro Tourists AS
soclation has completed it's plans
for It's trip to the Pacific ocean in
July and August. Ninety.two
people have already decided to
take the trip.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
McCOnnelsburg Schools. Sixth Month.
PRIMARY.


Number enrolled. 80; average
attendance, 30; per cent. of at
tendance, "a; those who attended
every day, Willis Daniels,
Ross Hamil, Ted Hamll, Francis
Houpt, Pete Morton, Frank Shi.
mer, Dwight Steach, Harry
Steach, Parker Tritle, Chester
Woodal, Tommy Woodal, Helen
Bender, Rose Daniels, Mary
Fisher, Nettle Mellott, Winnie
Mellott, Mary Pittman, Anna
Mary Sipes, Elma Smith, Helen
Steach, Ethel Stevens, Martha
Taylor, Goldie TritIe, Helen
Washabaugh. Nora FIs h e r,
teacher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-23
McconneIIsburg Normal.

The undersigned will open a
summer normal school In the
Pubhc School building at McCon-
nellsburg, Pa, Tuesday, May 12,
1908 at 1880 o'clock, p. m.
Special attention given to
teachers and those preparing to
teach. County Superintendent's
examination, July End and 3rd,
For further information address
EMERY THOMAS
LEWIS HARRIS
McConnellsburg. Pa.