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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-17

is impossible to buy in this vicinity
or in the hail storm belt of last sum-
mer.
Thomas Carolan hauled one load
of oats from Cresco last week.
Miss Katie O'Brien and brother
made business trip to Cresco Sat
urday.
Mrs. Luke O'Brien is quite sick
and Dr. DAILY of Cresco was called
to attend her.
John Henry hauled load of baled
hay from Cresco on Friday and Sat
urday of last week.
Sexton Brothers and Martin Jones
bought car load of hay at Cresco
and are busy hauling.
John Carolan is making prepare
tions to celebrate st. Patrick's day,
with his friends at the old stand.
Ed. Crane bought a car load of
baled hay from Sullivan Brothers at
Lime Springs to be shipped to De-
corah.
We are sorry to hear of Dick
Elliott and wife, an old Bluffton
boy, going to move to Washington
state.
Will Foley and family of Bluffton
have rented and moved into the old
George Goocher farm in Orleans
township; it is now owned by John
Mara of Cresco.
James Henry hauled a load of
shelled corn from DEBORAH last
Thursday.
Buttons retired janitor is talk
N Of 10 yipu s,sin hn q
like cold, bleak winds. He prefers
living in more wooded country and
close to Bluffton.
Mike Mara was visiting a few days
last week at the home of his aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew
Courtney.
The following items were received
too late for publication last week:
Mike Courtney made a business
trip to Protivin last week
Henry Courtney hauled a load of
seed barley from Ridgeway Satur-
day
Miles Henry and two sons, Law
renee and John of Howard county,
spent few days visiting his mother
ilVhls anu anu
sister.
Mrs. p. T. Courtney went to Cres-
co Monday and visited until Tues
day at her brothers, Miles Henry
near Vernon Springs
Michael Courtney and Henry
Courtney are hauling seed barley
from Ridgeway today.
Tom Henry delivered a fine horse
in DEBORAH Saturday.
Miles Henry took in the sights of
DEBORAH Saturday and met number
Of his boyhood friends.
Remmen Brothers auction sale on
March 4th was attended by very
large crowd and everything sold
we'll.
Luke O'Brien and daughter, Miss
Mollie. were over to Cresco last
Thursday.
Miss Alice Courtney was over to
Cresco a few days last week and Wis
tied her parents and sister, Mrs.
Rocker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-17
Simple Remedy for La Grippe

La grippe coughs are dangerous
as they frequently develop into
pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar
not only stops the cough but heals
and strengthens the lungs so that
no serious results need be feared
The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar
contains no harmful drugs and is in
yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes. Engberton's Pharmacy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-17
BLUFFTON.

March IA, 1909.
Quite a few of our farmers have
been hauling baled hay and seed
oats from Cresco the past week and
il this wintry weather continues
most of our farmers will nave to
buy baled hay as we'll as corn and
oats to feed their stock. Home
grown feed stuff for stock and hogs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-17

-Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs quickly, strengthens the
lungs and expels colds. Get the
genuine In a yellow package.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
BOARDS FAIRNESS
PLEASES LESSEES
School Land Lessees Admit They
Were Misled as TO Intentions Of
Land Commission.

Guthrie, okla. May 3 IN compli.
ance with the promise made to the
lessees of the state. when they were
assembled IN Guthrie. that no apprise.
ment would be approved until full
justice had been granted 80 the les.
sees, the state board of land commits.
sioners made the following order
First The secretary Of this board
is directed to proceed to collect rem.
tails for the current year on the same
basis rs the last preceding year, and
have existing leases remain IN force
until appraised valuations have been
decided upon and confirmed aud that
this board proceed to hear and de-.
termne the correctness Of the pend
ing appraisement with a view to cor
recting irregularities inequalities and
want Of justice IN all said appraise.
ments, before coming to the approval
thereof and for the purpose Of deter.
mining an economic and fair method
fo r6a investigation that may prop.
efiy protect the interests Of the state
aud at the same time give each
agrieyed lessee an economic and fair
hearing; that committee Of two con.
ferring with the secretary OF this
board be appointed to devise aud re-
port to the board the detail method
of such hearing. and within the limit
of lawful powers OF this board. due
notice OF said hearing to be given
when the method thereof is determin-
ed by the board
The lessees of the state are delight.
ed with the fairness shown 10 them
BY the board, and admit that they
were misled as to the intentions Of
the board b. persons who were ap.
parently playing politics
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
DECEASED SHERIFFS
ACCOUNTS SHORT
Inspector Taylor Reports Shortage
In Accounts Of Former Sheriff
Garrison Of ss.ot2.52.

/ Guthrie, OKLA, April ga short
age of ss.0l2.a2 in the accounts Of
George w. Garrison, deceased. for
mer sheriff OF oklahoma county. was
reported yesterday by State Examiner
and Inspector Charles A. Taylor to
Governor Haskell. and by the COVER.
nor announced 20 the county commits.
sioners OF Oklahoma county. The
shortage or amount due the county
was incurred from January /, 1905,
when Sheriff Garrison went into Office
land June 1, 1908. when he was killed
near Kingfisher by the negro. Alf Hun.
ter
The report OF the state examiner
is technical and itemized statement
of the amounts due the county. The
inspection was made by Jacob A. Mer
GER deputy state examiner and in
spector In his recapitulation oE the
amounts due he shows an excess OF
salary allowed by the board OF county
commissioners OF sl,675.35 allowed
on claims IN excess Of the legal com.
mission. per cent S249.65; allowed
as commission to deputies for collect.
ing delinquent taxes, excesses. $2S7..
20; TO civil fees collected and not re-
ported. $S,SS0.64. taxes collected and
not paid into couDty treasury, sS.S19- |
6S. This last itean includes S189SS |
collected by Harvey Garrison. present
sheriff presumably collected since
his fathers death. and held awaiting
final settlement.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
waysIde School cIoses

Wayside school closed Friday. April
S0th Miss Annie Johnston. their
teacher had prepared program for
her pupils We must say it would be
hard to beat. recitations. dialogues
and songs the way the program was
carried out was enough to show that
Miss Annie was an excellent teacher.
The patrons Of the district prepared
dinner and before twelve oclocl, the
house was full Of people and such a
dinner Il consisted of every thing
that is good 70 eat, the table fairly
groaned with the weight of good
things Il had on e. Il Is needless to
say everyone enjoyed It and had
plenty 10 eat. After exercises was
over pupils and teacher had their
pictures taken We are 50 glad the
school board have hired Miss Annie
to teach next term OF school She
mas give entire satisfaction through
out the district. We only wish Craig
county had more teachers like Miss
Annie.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN
POLICY.

PRECEDENT Taft viii be universally
commended for one position which he
has taken, namely, that he will not ap-
point colored men to positions where
appointment OF one Of their number
TO local offioe in q community in
which the race feeling Is so wide.
stpread and acute as to interfere with
the ease and facility with which the
local government business can be done
by the appointee" He very properly
remarks that there Is doubt whether
such an appointment is of sufficient
benefit by way of encouragement to
the race as TO outweigh the recurrence
and increase OF race feeling which
such an appointment is likely TO en-.
gender He might have said that II
is certain that such appointments
would injure the black man as much
as they would offend the white man.
The colored man has been harmed
rather than helped by those who have
increased the antagonism between the
races by attempting 20 force oolored
appolntees upon communities where
objection was made 10 them The re,
publican politicians instead OF reeog
mixing conditions have attempted to
discharge their political debts In the
north by appointments made In the
south, and in doing this they have
retarded the progress OF the colored
race in two ways first, by kindlng |
race feeling. and second, by leading |
the black man TO oyerestimate the inn |
portancc Of Office holding. Office hold |
ing ought 10 be an incident, not the |
object Of a life. Instead Of emphasiz-
Ing the Importance OF industry, devel-
OF character, the exercise Of
self restraint and education some
lorthern republicans have encouraged
the colored people to believe that
)lnoe holding is the only occupation
worthy of the aspiration OF colored
Youths. Mr.. Taft will be remembered
with gratitude If he inaugurates a new
policy IN this respect, The Common
'r
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
INVESTIGATION TO
BEGIN ON MAY 10
District Judge Ralph Campbell Grants
Petition Of Attorney Gregg For
New Grand Jury.

Tulsa. Okla. April 0.--mdeeslalph
r. Campbell sitting in the federal
circuit here yesterday, granted the
petition Of District Attorney Gregg or
dering that new grand jury be
drawn for reinvestigation of the
Muskogee alleged town lot frauds
Attorney Gregg's petition was in
accordance with instructions from the
Washington department of Justice.
This means that grand jury will
be drawn at once May 10. was the
date set by Judge Campbell for q
commencement of the investigation
This procedure was determined up
on by the government following the
quashing OF the indictments found
here last winter against Governor Has
kell Clarence w. Turner. F. B. Sewers
Walter X. Eaton, A. a. English and
Jesse Hill. all Of Muskogee, on charges
of using dummies" IN scheduling
town lots IN eastern Oklahoma. When
The case came up for trial recently
motion by the defendants attorneys TO
quash was sustained on the ground
that the grand jury returning the in-
dictments was composed of twenty-one
men, as is the uBe under the federal
statutes. but that grand juries in the
federal courts in Indian Territory at
the time the alleged eonspracies
were committed, were composed Of
sixteen men The court held that the
grand jury should have been compos-
ed of the latter number end sustained
the motion to quash.
The merits of the case we're not
brought into issue, and It IS the de-
Of the government that
this shall be done
Just whether or not the govern /
ment will attempt to investigate any
other cases, or devote the time of
the investigation to the former In
Is not known Hundreds /
of witnesses win be brought to Tulsa |
from other states and a repittion Of
The investigation of last winter, ex
sept that 1t will probably be shorter
and less exciting, will result
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
ADVERSE TO RAILROADS
by Associated Press

| Ry Associated Press
Washington. d. c., May 3.-The SUI
preme court today In The cases Of the
government against the Anthracite
coal carrying railways, involving the
eonstitutionaity of the commodities
clause of the Hepburn rate law. hand.
ed down an opinion, reversing and
remanding the decision Of the trial
court, which upheld the contention of
the railroads
Briefly summarized. the decision of
the supreme court. In the commodities
clause cases holds the law to be con
stitutional but does not eoncede the
contention OF the government as to
les scope An especial exception was
as to the ownership Of the stock IN the
different corporations, which It was
held did not constitute such owner.
ship as would prohibit transportation
under the terms of the law Il was
also held that the ownership OF the
commodity applied only 10 the time
Of transportation
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
JONES' SPUR.

Corn that is up.is looking fine
Road oyerseer Boores had his men
out working the roads near the Spur
last week.
Mrs Odell and family, spent sun
day with r. L. Payne and family.
". II. Doores and daughters. Nellie
and Birdie were In Bluejacket satur.
day
Bunch and Clark Payne went 10
Welch Sunday 10 play ball.
Tom and Ben McBrlne Of Anon
spent sunday with their sister Mrs.
Wess Call
There was a dance at n l.. Payne's
Friday night
Earl Payne and Victor knight a..
tended church at Dlueiacket Sunday
might
Mr.. aud Mrs Grant Knight were In
Bluejacket Saturday
Jim Johnson spent Sunday with
Nathan Harrison and family
Charley Burnett has been sick for
the last week.
Mr. Rheard's brother-inlaw OF Kan.
sas. Is visiting his this week.
Sunday school was organized sun.
day al the Payne schOol house. A.
large crowd attended
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
A RECORD or WHICH WHOLE
CITY is PROUD.

The outgoing city council has made
record that the people Of vinlta
ought 10 point to with some appre.
citation and the Chieftain believes
they do The city OF Yinita has been
transferred into one Of the llvest
towns In the state. More than seven
blocks OF streets have been paved and
counting the additions nearly % miles
OF concrete side walks have been
built The business portion OF the
city has been provided with storm
sewers aud two Of the principal az.
enues OF the city are now IN course
OF being graded. curbed and guttered.
Lateral sewers have been construct.
ed in many portions VI the city and
the water mains extended so as TO
reach districts hitherto not supplied
with water. The town is left In the
most prosperous condition Of anytime
In It's history
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
FREEZING WEATHER PREVAILS
OVER ENTIRE SOUTHWEST

Ry Associated Press
Kansas City. Mo, May Freezing
weather with temperature in west.
ern Kansas as low as twenty degrees
above zero sull prevailed IN the
southwest today According to local
observers It covered most Of Missouri.
all Of Kansas and the greater part of
oklahoma, and extended into the Pan
handle of Texas. Growers IN the vic
unity of Wichita, Kans., report much
fruit killed. On many Kansas fruit
farms, ice three-quarters of an inch
thick formed,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

The hospital for The insane having
been located at the Cobb farm, two
miles out, the next thing is the 10.
cation, grading mud maeadamizng OF
n fine roadway from town to the m.
stitution The extension OF Wilson
street to the section line al the
Beatty farm, thence east to the Cobb
place seems to be the choice Of many.
This route will be satisfactory IL sell
ected but some are Of the opinion
that the land north OF the cemetery
will be a hard place to construct a
good road as we'll as an expensive
one.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

Governor Dawson of West Virginia
says eThe saloon furnishes the
scene aud the atmosphere where hrih.
cry Is easy and secure. rallies the
venal voters who constitute the bosses
power, is the refuge of criminals, pro
lots y'eo, affords gamblers a shield.
and the patronage of inexperienced
youth, a place where the opponents
OF every movement for civic better,
ment gather TO devise fraud to beat
f. TO embazon this responsibility OF
the saloon is the immediate next task
OF the saloons enemies
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
NEW BOARD or CHARITIES
AND CORRECTIONS CHOSEN

These officers have been elected by
the Oklahoma board OF charities and
corrections s. G Heyman oklahoma
City. president. Or Troy. MeAlester,
vice PRESIDENT Joseph MeNeal. Guth-
rie. treasurer: Or J II stelther Nc.
Alestef. recording secretary; Mrs G
NJ Flake, Oklahoma City membership
secretary and II Hudson. Guthrie.
corresponding secretary Muskogee
has been selected as the meeting place
for the next convention
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

4 friend writes the Chieftain for in.
formation as 10 why the joints IN this
city were not closed sooner, why they
ran unmolested for months and
months when the same laws have been
IN effect ali the time? The Chieftain
can't answer that question any more
that II can tell who hit billie Patter.
son or what became of Charles Ross.
or how old Is Mary
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

civil liberty aud the liquor traffic
are engaged today, as never before
IN death struggle. Il Is the last
great desperate battle am not here
with blanched check aud quayering
voice and trembling limbs to tell you
that one or the other must go down.
! am here with my feet on the solid
rock Of the constitution with my front
20 the foe and my eyes on tho stars
to lell you that civil liberty will live
and the saloon will die, Samuel
Dickie
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

vinlta has chance to land IIGr-
vey eating house WIN Vinlta turn
down so good an opportunity to locate
so valuable an acquisition?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

Tomorrow The civic club VIII have
charge of the city The shibboleth
wifi be- "rhe awakening of Vinita
The children of the city are being or
ganized into an army OF civic workers
and a rity beautiful" Is the object.
4 parade IN the forenoon aud a drill
at the public school grounds in the
afternoon is part Of the program
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER
FOR OKLAHOMA RESIGNS
Rx AssoeIatd -.

By Assoeiatd Press
Oklahoma City. April 3O-John NJ
llite, national bank examiner for ok.
lahoma, today wired his resignation
TO the comptroller Of the currency.
lie will associate himself with the
State National bank here as vice presi-
dent aud director
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

The movement toward high school
education IN the south and west Is
general IN half dozen states border.
ing on Oklahoma the average of high
schools established last year was
about l50 q state.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
GLEN PooL OIL LEASE
SELLS FOR 100000
ny Associated Press.

~ Associated Press.
independence. kans May THE
Lucinda Pittman lease In the Glen
Pool field, containing twenty.three
wells with capacity OF twenty-five
hundred barrels per day. was sold to-
day. by Arglye & Compton. to this
city 70 the Gulf Pipe Line company
for four hundred thousand dollars
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

After all when the newspapers got
after the Joints the latter had to close
Publicity Is mighter than the law
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

This is cleanup day and It Is con-
iidently expected that next Sunday
will be the cleanest day vinita ever
saw both inside and outside.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07
KETCHEL' S MANAGER is
FOUND UNCONCIOUS
Nv Associatd Press.

l3y Associatd Press
New York, April 30 Willis Britt,
manager Of Stanley Ketehel. and Bat
tling Nelson was found unconscious in
the doorway OF house here early
today. His condition Is serious sey.
1ral poison tablets were found In his
pockets
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

why didn't the tariff tlnkers sock a
tax on garden hoaey
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

Hear the indianapolis News again:
The saloon is q running sore on the
body polite Il is vicious, con
taglous, dangerous plague spot. There
is not room for It aud liberty both
to live One or the other must 20"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-07

Cleanup day was worth while as is
evidenced by many clean and beauti
ful lawns and grounds
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
PAINT BEAUTY

Assured OF durability the next
thought In painting is beauty - the
complete aim being durable beauty,
or beautiful durability.
National Lead Company here again
offer you the cooperation OF their
paint experts-this time In the line
OF color schemes, artistic, harmonious
and appropriate. You have only to
write National Lead Company, 1909
Trinity Building. New York City. for
~Houseowners' Painting OUTFIT No.
A." and you will promptly receive
what is really a complete guide to
painting, including a book of color
schemes for either exterior or interior
painting Gas you may reQuest), .
book of specifications. and also an in
strument for detecting adulteration
In paint materials. This outfit is sent
free, and. to say the least, is well
worth writing for.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
ATTITUDE OF THE CLERGY.
How the Emmanuel Movement Has
Been Received by Churches.

''The reception of our project by
the church has been far more favor
able than had any right to expect"
writes Rev. Elwood Worcester, DID,
in a discussion of "The Emmanuel
Movement" in the Century.
1T is true that we have met with
opposition, but, on the whole, with
far more acceptance than opposition.
Hundreds of clergymen of all evangel-
ical denominations have visited Bos-
ton, have attended our schools, stud
led our methods and are reading our
statements, not with a view to form
ing clinics and classes, but to deepen
and strengthen their own ministry.
When our work first began to at
tract attention, a general apprehen-
sion was felt that many other clergy
men. excited by what success we had
met with and without our prepare
ton, would rush into this work, to
the injury of the church and to the
detriment of the community. Two
years and half have passed, and
this expectation has not been real
lied. There are at present about a
NONCh NlSl BY men III Tic OulI0O states
who have announced themselves as
willing to treat certain forms of func-
tional disorders by the advice of ply
sicians. With scarce an exception,
these are picked men of scientific
training and of experience in deal
ing with men and women.
The opposition we have encoun-
tered In the church has come in every
instance from men who have reached
time of life when opinions are crys-
talized and it is difficult to accept
anything that is new. Their real
quarrel is not with us or our work,
but with the new spirit that is pass
ing overthe world of thought, which
they are unable to grasp. They
stand in the presence of the most re-
markable religious awakening that
has ever taken place in this country,
but they stand helpless either to
guide it or to oppose it. They feel
the cold breath of a new day, but it
comes too late for them. This move
ment springs from a new motive
the application of psychological prin-
ciples to the problem of religion. It
rests in part on the recognition of
powers within the soul of which we
were not formerly aware"