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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
CAPTURES A FARM
Negro. Armed with a Winchester
Takes Possession Of place

" . Rowss5 IS haying trolpe of
hs own Three feaf age hy bossai :
tract of and originally osued ~ Lev
ls jlmlsou. : Cfeek freeman Tie ne.
gro claimed possession ever after tie
courts had decided RoNsey was ghe
rightfal ownef and one night tie
buiIding on tie pace was dynamitcd
Yesterday tenant eho las rented
az a. ln.nE farm from Rowsey came
g. TIE cts and sid that I.esis Jimt
s5a. armed vith 3 Winchester would
aot alloN hlm . taks possession A
peace warrant slll probably h. svoru
out fofthe negro
The land IS located % the Arkansas
river tottom nssf tie Arkansas river
bridge. north of tie city ssvera miles
Muskcgee rhoenia
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
CORONERS INQUEST
friiaY Jan

FRIDAY Jan
C8f0nsg Adams and County Attof
mes bradg today finished taxing tie
Testimony at the Cofouefs inquest
over tie bo1g q lesse C0rntassal sho
vas picked up DEAD along TIE FFiseo
tracks yesterday morning Eighteen
witnesses sere examined The yer
Diet of tie laff Vas that Cofntasssl
came t. as death by being struck -
the east found passenger train Al
wto heAnd tie testimony lu the ease
are Of tbe srlnlCn that the conclusion
reached - tie lafy vas tie correct
one
TIE evidences showed that amtaSssl
vas 10 au intoxicated condition that
evening shen lAst seen alive -
.C T. MeNsw sho works a. the IRIS.
co coal cllutns NcNew Aw him pas
the coaiIehutss about hfgsen mlnates
befoFe lie sfain came 10 that caused
his death
Tie hoag sas prepared foHhuflal hy
Leuis. Rogers a the undertaking -
tablishmsnt Burial a. Paw pas Z
day
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
A Beautiful Book Representing
aFlns Institution

We are tosiaY IN receipt u : ane
catalogus from the PARSONS Busluess
College 1his Institation has grown
year Is yeAr until it IS one II tie
largest aud tsst business Colleges in
tile UmItnd states. A ine slesMnhf
Ncglooi i opefated in connection Wtfh
the College Ard with tht N n \ IT.
rs. Nos aispAtelitFs wires running
right into tle Cuiiege ~ ihAt students
fecelFe practical work During TIE
recent strike this ssh0c furnished
NAM operators a. ths different rail-
ruads tllfunghuut TIE SouthWess
It elll p4s the fuung people e IHls
community 80 Nrite Tot ths eataieEas
and decide - attend this College.
ahat Il las done for thousands 4
others # can DO Tor YOU.
Address James g. Olson, President
parsoas uuslnass College -
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
vinImHonefed

TIE Masonic Lodge at MeA lester
ehflsfinet their class faf HaA TIE
IL lhtvf in heuaf 4 IS Chief z.
81 Burlington, and uamed him al
TIER President ana ltf8s Ayerl
as Secretary THIS s quite an honor q
Nlnlta a. sci asto ~ Hunngton
aBa NJ Avery as taih men are prac
tieAllY Hn3a men NJ Avery was
among De e.ass that toos the l2nd
dHHfeH
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30

Measure sHnl Means Much .
The lndhns

me foIlowlne y lhs bih introduced
h congress hy Hon. Jas s. davenport
70 remove the restrictions from part
of tie lands Of ne Allotted Indians "a
TIE state o. 0kiahoma.
lie sf enacted by ths Senate ana
nouse ef Representatives q the uult
"a states n AmeFica "a Congress ~
semhes. THAT the restrictions upon
the 4 - AZ ali allotted Indians 10 the
state il Oklahoma except allottuna
al full Indian blood, and except a. ~
the homassaars of alinttees wno are Of
one half oF more Indian blood. be,
aud TIE same are, removed 90 and -.
Ter March thlEsg-hrst, ninetesn hnnd'
red and eight. 4pd the restrictions ap-
on tlls lands hefeihaboye exeepted Of
Allottess uho are Of one half Of moreo Of
Indian hlooi nag be removed b the
Secretary Of tie Interior under such
rules And Fsguiations As he nay pre-
scrlhs Aud Tor the purpose of exam
inAgion and approval of applications
for tie removal o. restrictions IS here
IN provided = representative Of the
Secretary pi tfs Interior shall be 90
micilod III tbs State of Oklahoma
Sec THAT upon Tie death Of ANY
AlioEtee tlv restrictions upon the
allostee's lAnd are removed Provided
houavef ThAg 10 Conveyance u the
lnteress 81 any isll- blood Indian heirs
shall b. valid unless approved - the
probate court Of Tie county IN which
the lands Or some part Of The lands Al
lotfssi e the deceased are located
Sec ; That no Agricultural orTraz
ing lease made viii any fgll-ulood In
dian allottse shall be- oi any validity
unless appsoved.by tile tie represent,
aiisc q TIE Secretary u ths Interior
dCmlclled iu the state ~ Oklahoma.
Provided THAT the parent Or any hear
relative having ln charge ans full
h'oua minof Indian Ailotfee mas make
al Agricultural lsAw ~ sad minors
lana aithout tAAinr put letters of
guardianship aarlnF minofltg and for
a reFlgd q npt longer than i've years
subject Sc lle approval o The probate
court q the county in which the Al
.oites resides
See That afttr iht approval 81
fhs At no cntesf shall De- Instituted
after Stats dafs after llle dsls of tle
iouffnal aleeuau 90 al allotment
lthereafisi made 90 usads seven mouths
lpuaf thereto ~ o. foi ans Indian a.
lottes ln fhe state II Oklahoma sad
a. eaflg thereafter a. rracf leabls pat
tpt STA lssas tiieiefor
>ss Inal no Will og e falI blood
iuaian asfisinE real estate silaH he
valid i saen asi ~ia and testament
disluhefIt TIE parent wife Spouse
lchi8 children II such fu. blaod
Indian 4alsss cEnosiedsed before
aud approved bfa Judge d lie county
court
sse at aU iots iu Tie towns
sithtU TIE lnIlsof tls Flse Civilized
Ir0ss hereafter sold silall be sold as
nav provided bY lac tscepl that
tl1sf sllafI not r. sold o. - pad fur tn
iusiaI ments hat O. ths highest bid
Der faf cash
See Ihaf the rolls n eitzaash.p
oi iHdlan tf.bes ln Tie state ~
Oklahoma approved by tie Secretary
q tie laleu0f shaI is conclusive evi.
deues as q tHe euautam Of Iudlan
bl0pf s ang mpmuer o. said fflnes q
iefsrHtHe Qeslnns uyelted Il THIS
am
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
TOURING THE SOUTH

Nashville Jan 3. wv } HfyAn
and son Hsrmon. of Ohio. mAis an 10.
formal cal on Governor Pattsfson this
moiass3 Later Mr. huAn delivered
two adifessass one before TIE pabllc
school ursesfs Association AMI another
20 TIE luEaI fIks.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30

lfr following list q Jurors have
teen drawn iram = iistof 0auames ~
Gently prepared u the iury Comm
lssnn. d sertain Judge Frears Court
teginning January p ll1s
81 H. Fooie \ gnats y +
Wfly n C. Watkins q J Anderson
Thos breeds. Nai nIekexon, Jane.
scott. J n MeNells. Russel Hunt F
n Nceman. S. e. Minor g ~ Coile
lohu bird, sf r + Mare. Wm. Onef
d. r Murpbey. Bird ballenger
Petit Jurors fof Jan W
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30

Tickets for the concert 10 le given
by Madame Norwood assisted by
Miss Campbell viii 20 on sale Monday
morning Jan Z1th All Who have
subscribed for tickets will confer
special fsYof on The ladies composing
ths committee By getting Jour tickets
promptly Tickets on sale at Hafl
mans Jewelry store.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

TIE County Superintendent viii
bold an examination oi taacheu Who
are applicants Tor schools 10 craig
County far the ensuing three months
terms and igr al other persons who
Noad like a teaehsrs Certificate
TIE examinations vii L. held ca
tie oth ana llst iaysl u Jan 1905
beginning a. 5oa n 10 the Il n.
Comml@lonsrs room 81 the Court
hanse
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-30

Last week farmer living near
lawton missed roll Of s3l0.9o which
he. feared The hanks had sewed up In
q nlilos Yesterday If vas returned.
sesed up IN the pillow II would look
IS though that mans enemies are
these Of his own household
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
The ReeIinlna Posture.

We stand and sit too much. accord
ing to the views of DIR. Gelbke. ex-
pressed I'm a lecture delivered before a
body of Berlin physicians. Chairs may
have been known to the ancients, but
they were used only on extraordinary
occasions. Persons of culture as we'll
as the barbarians took their meals and
their rest reclining. 1.-THE bad effects"
says DR.. Gelbke. ''of the sitting habit
have not been sufficiently spoken
about although tha remarkable cures
effected by rest are well known. 1t Is
only reasonable that the merchant or
the professional man who sits al day
should recline or take exen.rse In the
evening The American rocking chair
seems to be practical piece of fnfEi-
ture for that purpose" In discussing
the subject DR.. Kruche of Munich says
that TO this dav the primitive peoples
prefer the reclining TO the sitting pos
ture, and the fact that they lie not
upon the back. but on the stomach,
accounts for the better and more sup
pie figures of these people. mot until
late In the middle ages" he says, do
we find in pictures the fat human be-
ing" and he thinks that the change or
posture at rest from reclining to sitting
hastened the advent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16

ever notice" asked a salesman for
of supplying the big New York hotels,
chat if you stroll uptown and look al
any of the big hotels you will see them
all pretty well lighted up? Plenty of
rooms occupied apparently. Well.
that's sometimes a bluff The help has
orders to light up a number of the
front rooms every evening just so that
the hotel won't look like a graveyard"
New York Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
The Land of Fire and Ice.

An example of the strangeness Of
Iceland is furnished by the volcano
Malta. This is buried under immense
snow fields, but from time to time it's
fires burst through the glittering
blanket, and then such floods are pour
ed from the melting ice that great
stretch of country between the volcano
and the sea is inundated and huge
masses of ice are carried out into the
ocean. 1t is unsafe even to cross the
territory lying between Malta and the
sea, so suddenly come the f1oods.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
Not at All Like Him,

To the studio of an artist who had
just finished a portrait of a distin-
guished resident of a neighboring city
a friend of the sitter came to look at
the newly painted canvas. The visitor
was nearsighted and not particularly
well acquainted with studios. He
wanted to see how good likeness had
been made of his friend. He kept
walking nearer and nearer to the paint
ing and finally put out his finger as if
to touch it. The artist was getting
nervous at the approach Of the finger
to the paint, and he asked the visitor
not to touch the portrait, as it was not
dry. The nearsighted man put down
his hand and walked to the door, turn
ing only to say, "If it isn't dry it isn't
my friend" And he walked Out.-New
York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
FOR SALE

OFFER NO. 63-Please mention offer
number when writing.
$50 Acres Good Unimproved Land
creek running through it, fronting on
a new road, not improved, miles west
of Stevens Point Wis.
Price $50 per acre, balance long
time with per cent interest.
j. p. MALICH,
Stevens Point, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
Dixie's Land.

The phrase Dixie" or 'Dixie's
Land" is supposed to be derived from
one Dizzy. kind hearted slave owner
on Manhattan Island in the latter part
of the eighteenth century. His treat
ment of his negroes caused them to
regard his Plantation ("Dixy's") as lit
tie short of an earthly paradise. and
when any of the slaves were taken
away from their old home they were
always pining for "DiXy's" and singing
and talking of its joys. When slavery
moved southwark. the same ideal of
"Dixy's'' was taken along. and in the
course of time, it's origin being forgot
ten. it was applied to the southern
homes of the negroes. = New York
American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
THE Cocoa TREE.
This Evergreen Is Found Everywhere
In tine Trcp pics.

III 1ttc iTSPtCS.
The cocoa tree is an evergreen and
grows to height Of from fifteen to
twenty-five feet. it's leaves being
bright and smooth. somewhat resem-
bling the foliage of a rubber plant. 1t
is very low branching. and the bios
SONS are small and pink. The bios
SONS and pods not only spring from
the branches. but often from the trunk
itself. The fruit is a yellowiSh pod
about the size of cucumber and is
filed with seeds. all strung together III
pulpy. pinkish mass. 1t is from these
seeds or beans, each about the size of
a chestnut, that the chocolate and CO.
Goa of commerce are manufactured.
The trees bear from the fourth to the
thirtieth year. and it is not unusual to
see on the same tree buds. flowers and
fruit.
When ripe the pods are gathered by
the native women and are allowed to
lie on the ground for a day or two,
after which they are opened. The pulp
containing the beans then ferments
for about a week, the astringent quail
ties of the beans being much modified
and their favor improved.
. After being thoroughly dried the
beans are packed in hundred pound
bags for shipment. When received by
the manufacturer they are carefully
picked over for quality. assorted and
roasted The nibs. as the roasted beans
with the shells removed are called. are
then fed int. hopper and ground be-
tween stones similar to an old fash
Toned -four mill The grinding process
coupled with the friction of the stones.
which produce a temperature of some
120 degrees. changes the solid nibs
without the addition of anything into
thick. heavy liquid. This is technic-
ally termed chocolate liquor and is
sold to confpctiuners
This same liquor subjected to ny
draulic pressure. with the resulting
separation into clear oil. gives the
cocoa butter of commerce. The remAiu-
ing pressate when powdered form
drinking cocoa The chocolate liqu, t
solicited becomes cooking chocolate
and. with sugar. vanilla and sDicea
added 1t is sold rs sweet" or eating
chocolate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16

Sunday Travellers and lnrs and T-u
ems In Scotland.


ems In Scotland
There is law in Scotland generoH
to travellers That law grants then
the privi, = Of all taverns and i'm
during prohibition hours. Thus if vol
arrive in Edinburgh on Sunday. ha,
ing Travelled. say. from Glasgow, yoI
innkeeper is bound To serve you with
any sort of alcoholic ref:eshment. A
belt the native cf Aud Reekie mus
fret and staiye his Sawbath away or
ginger ale, memories and the aurorai
promise of tomorrow But the law *
merciful He that hath journeye3
three miles is traveller within the
meaning of the act
Consequently there is vast array o.
travellers leaving Edinburgh on foot;
on coaches. pony carriages. ETC.. for
the trains run not
They all seek to constitute them
selves as travellers. Just within tbs
three mile Init. as far as Edinburgh is
concerned, lies the historic village o.
Corstorphine.
A traveller arrives from Edinburgh
He knocks at the door of the villl%
Inn. He is wearied by his long walk
He is in sore straits.
The door is opened timidly, cautious
~, and a voice is heard, ''Who is it?
"a traveller" is the weary answer.
"Whaur do ye come from?"
II come from Edinburgh" is the an
swer.
'Then ye Gamma come in. It's against
the law"
The door is banged ruthlessly.
The traveller thinks awhile. Your
Scotsman thinks slowly. bit very
surely.
After deliberation he knocks again.
The formula is gone through.
"Whaur do We come
"Frae Lei-h." answers the traveller
quickly
Then We may come in. Why did We
nae tell the truth at first?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
RAYS AND SKATES.
They Are Known to Fishermen as the
Jokes of the Sea.

Jokes OF the Seas
The rays and skates are the jokes of
the sea. Their bodies are as fat as
the pancakes made by the man in
white on a griddle in the window of
"beef and restaurant. Their eyes
look upward. and they have tails as
slender and tapering as the whip Of
a ringmaster of circus.
In the United States the most com
mon rays are called skates" The
whip tailed rays because of their long,
slender tails with their erectile spines
at the end, capable of inficting severe
and dangerous wounds, are frequently
sailed sting rays. The common sting
ray feeds on oysters, CLAIMS and other
valuable mollusks and in the Atlantic
waters is known as the ''clam cracker"
OF the skates the commOnest as well
as the smallest species on the Atlantic
coast is known as the tobacco box;
the largest is aptly called the barn
door. On the western coast of the
United States is found the big skate.
which reaches a length of six feet.
two feet larger than it's eastern rela-
tive.
Because of its habit of rolling itself
up when caught the common skate has
been called bonnet skate" 1t is also
known as the hedgehog ray"
On the New Jersey coast the trawl
fishermen cut off the broad, feshy
wings and they are sold for sad
dies sometimes bringing and even
10 cents a pound. These men call the
fish 'possum,' ''sea possum" and bob
tailed skate" AS rule. anglers throw
of no value
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
MARIAN LIFE.
Conditions Make For Cre atures of an
Advanced Order of Intellect.


Advanced Order of Intellect.
Whatever its actual age. any life
now existent on Mars must be in TIA
land stage of it's develOpment-On tLo
whole, much higher one than the ma
rine But, more than this, it should
probably have gone much further if j.
exists at ALL for in it's evolving of terri
firma Mars has far outstripped the
earth. Mars surface is now all land
Its forms of life must be not only ter
roStrial as against aquatic, but even
as opposed to terraqueous ones. IT
must have reached not simply the
stage of land dwelling where the pos
sibilities are greater for those able to
embrace them. but that further point
of pinching poverty where brain is
needed to survive at all.
The struggle for existence in the
planets decrepitude and decay would
tend to evolve intelligence to cope with
circumstances growing momentarily
more and more adverse. But, further
more. the solidarity that the condi-
tons prescribed would conduce to a
breadth of understanding sufficient to
utilize it. Intercommunication over the
whole globe is made not only possible,
but obligatory. This would lead to the
easier spreading over it of some domi-
nant creature-especially were this be-
ing of an advanced order of intellect
able to rise above it's bodily limitations
TO amelioration of the conditions
through exercise Of mind. What ab-
sence of seas would thus entail alb
sence of mountains would further.
These two obstacles to distribution re-
moved, life there would tend the
quicker to reach a highly organized
stage. Thus Marian conditions them
selves make for intelligence.-Percival
Lowell in Century.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
Their Crimes,

Two boys of strict Free church par
entage and upbringing in a Scottish
town were comparing iniquities. One
boasted that he had furtively been at
q circus show. ''Ah, but I have done
worse than that" said the other, ''for
I've been once in the pit at the theater
and twice in the Established kirk
BlackwOod's Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
lHnttantot Women-

Among the Hottentots women hold
better position than they do anywhere
else in Africa. THE married woman"
says one traveller. ''reigns supreme mis-
tress. Her husband cannot without her
permission take bit of meat or drop
of milk" Generally they rank much
above the average of the negro races"
London Spectator
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
a Pnr4 Ane,,,ar

Mistress (astounded)-Yol can't read,
Norah? Good gracious! How did you
ever learn to cook so well? New Cook
Shore, mum, Oh lay it t. not bein' able
to rade tn cookbooks.-Tagnl and Coun-
try.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
What is a bucket shop, papa.

Johnny-What is bucket shop, papa.
please?
Father-A place where you get
soaked.-Lipnincott'
Sunday School Teacher-And you
have no brothers or sisters?
Little Edna-No, ma'am. I'm all the
children we've got.--Exchange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16

Her hand this man could not get,
His health was not as it should be-
He had not used the "best as yet"
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
j. Il. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-16
His Weight.

"What do you think young Chumpley
weighs"
about 200 pounds On the scales and
about ten ounces in the community"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-07
MEXICAN DIET

Not Conducive to American Energy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-07
Take q Look at the -AlI-in
Bur i'm Vel g CO. s II indOzv

ALI Detroit Is laughing today oyec
the extremely funny window arranged
by We'll & Co. the well-known Wood
ward-ave furniture dealers, picturing
a situation" that was undoubtedly
duplicated In divers and numerous
dens and homes throughout the city
at the one. two and three bell hours
wednesday.
No sooner had the joyous Wee
abs" of the populace resounded up and
down the main thoroughfares or the
town districts Tuesday afternoon, an
nouncing the triumph or the Tigers.
than the curtain in the large north
window OF this enterprising firm was
raised on a scene that, for downright
eleyerness and attention TO detail
would do credit to the genius Of
Belasco.
The picture presented was the den
OF baseball bug" at 2 a. m. His
enthusiasm had led him TO put up
blackboard on which was recorded the
story OF the deciding contest in Chi
cago. received by phone by Innings.
Sheets OF paper disclosing all kinds OF
five win-and-if;we-lo figures. scat
tered promiscously about, together
with veritable picture gallery OF ia
yorite ball players, left no doubt as
to the reason for the presence OF
empty beer and whisky bottles. and
the numerous other accessories for .
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-07
corteIyou Rewarded.

when Roosevelt so sweepingly con-
demned Haskell for his alleged con.
nection with the Standard OIL Co., no
perhaps forgot that in 1904 his. Roose.
velt's committee, received 100000
from the Standard OIL Co. for the
campaign fund, and used It. And