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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
STEVENSON JURY
SAYS NOT GUILTY
Hard Fought Case over Killing Of r.
w. cathey Results IN Victory
For the Defense.

Normaa Okla April t9. Not
guilty read the clerk of the district
court for the jury in the ease of
James Stevenson charged with the
murder Of Il VI cathey deputy city
marshal Of Pauls Valley. in 1907. and
the attorneys for the defense. Ben +.
Williams of Norman. Moman Prulett
Of Oklahoma City and YealSer Il. Tay.
lor Of Pauls vQroy hal won the great.
est legal battle that has been fought
out IN Norman for many years The
state had called many witnesses and
built up. under the direction of Bob
Jones of Pauls Valley what seemed
TO be 4 case tnat was sure To con.
viet. The defense made the plea
of self defense. and carefully studied
out every thing that could possibly
raise doubt IN the minds Of the jury.
and built up a case Five days and
nights were spent IN trying the case.
When Il came time for the case To be
argued conviction still seemed pro.
bable. Ben Williams Piled for three
hours for his client often bringing
tears TO the eyes Of his hearers. Later
Moman Puiett for two hours and
a half argued the case. till It seeaed
that Cathey was an overbearing oih.
Ger and had prosecuted Stevenson un-
oil the latter was afraid OF his life.
and that Cathey had opened the bat
tie that resulted IN his death. Il was
due to the eloquence OF these two at.
torneys that Stevenson came clear.
stevensons wife and children were
with him during most OF the trial but
were not present when the jury re-
turned their verdict Judge Huston
't Guthrie thanked the Jury for their /
services and viii return to his court |
It Guthrie.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
MUSKOGEE CHOSEN
FOR NEXT MEETING
Odd Fellows Close Seventeenth An.
nuat Session With Grand Ball
at Muskogee Last Night.

Muskogee okla. April Is The ok
lahoma odd Fellows closed their ser.
enteenth annual session with bail
at Convention hall last night Several
! thousand attended
Practically the entire day yesterday
was spent IN the election OF officers.
On the fourth ballot the race was mar.
rowed down TO / r. Mason of Ard.
more and G. - Chauneey Of Ada. The
latter was elected grand secretary by
"a vote Of 155 TO 12s. other grand
officers are:
Representative sovereign grand
lodge, for two years, George NJ. Mo
bray, Tulsa; representative sovereign
grand lodge, one year. II. D shearer.
fishomingo, grand master, ] h. Me.
Donald, Tulsa. aeputy grand master
George A. Ienshaw Madill, grand
warden, A. NJ. Leeraft. Colbert. grand
secretary G. NJ Chauncey. Ada: grand
treasurer b. y. Burnett. Tulsa
The delegates were so profuse in
their appreciation OF the hospitality
extended by Muskogee that a STAN
pede was started for this city, which
was chosen for the meeting place
in 1910.
Grand Master Mcdonald was au-
thorized to- appoint a committee. in
himself, to meet with like
committee from the Oklahoma dis
trict to consider the proposition Of
merging the two bodies
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
Historic Fort Gibson Hall
To House Oklahoma Blind

Guthrie, Okla, April 1.-THE ven
cradle barracks and dance hall of ole
Fort Gibson, the pioneer army pos
of the southwest. have been LEASED
by the state to furnish shelter for tn,
blind of Oklahoma. State Superinten
dent +. ID. Cameron returned from
Fort Gibson Friday, where with other
state officers they inspected the state
blind school, decided that its accom-
modations were inadequate and fin.
ally made arrangements to lease the
old barracks and officers quarters
which We're built nearly a century ago
as a part of the now deserted Fort
Gibson.
No more beautiful nor historic site
for a state institution can be found
anywhere in the southwest. Fort Glib.
son was established in 1876 and the
buildings which will now furnish shell.
ter for a class of the states unfortu-
mates We're all built at that time.
Notwithstanding their age they are all
In an excellent state of preservation.
lhe fort buildings are located on a
spur o 1.-THE Cherokee hills which runs
to the iuncture of the Grand with the
Arkansas river From this hill a view
of the Arkansas Of the town OF Fort
Gibson and the country surrounding
for many miles can be had.
Fort Gibson is notable for the great
men who were stationed there or
visited the post. also from the fact
that the soldiers of the United States
army which were selected for their
Indian lighting qualifications were
stationed there The old National
cemetery az Fort Gibson contains the
graves Of many men killed in the bat.
tie Of The Washita and many other
similar fights with the rowing bands
of semi-ciyili2ed Indians that roamed
over the broad prairies OF the territory
now embraced in Oklahoma before the
days when the Five Civilized Tribes
We're removed from their eastern and
southern reservations into the Indian
Territory
General Taylor Jefferson Davis. (
henery NJ Sanley Washington Irving
II W. Longfellow and General sam
Houston are some OF the names that
lend a charm to the historical asso
Citations OF Fort Gibson Both TAYLOR
and Davis were in command of the
post during the early period of lts-ex
Istenee ane it was from Fort Gibson
Lnat Washington irving began his pill
sramage across the vast wilderness
now known as central and western
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23

(Fist Published March 26 looo J.
State of Oklahoma, County ~ gy q.
IS. In the County Court. " eraig.
In the Matter OF the Cpardi..
Of Samuel Terrell, Minor Ism p D
Mcfarland, Guardian. Probate a
i64, New. V'"'e no.
ORDER FOR HEARING pEr,r,.
TO SELL REAL ESTATE 'oN
The petition o. b. A. McFarlana
the duly appointed qualified ana as
ing guardian of the estate of Sau''. se''
Terrell, a minor, having been nresn..
ed 70 this Court, praying that nm ~ \.
der be made authorizing said petit,oa o'
er to sell at private sale the who'll y.
so much and such parts of the -, y,
estate described in said petition ~ 4.
the Court shall Judge necessary y. "
beneficial, which lands are situated ,a
the County OF Craig, State of otla y
homa. mia
And Il appear to the Court from en,h
petition that 1t is necessary TO sell tba
whole or some portion of the real os
tate for the purposes and reasons men
toned in said petition, therefore sais
petition VIII be filed herein and y
time appointed for hearing the same
AND 1T is HEREBY ORDERED n.
the Court that Thursday, the 22nd day
of April, 1909, at the hour 81 ten
O'Clock a. m, of said day, or as soon
thereafter as the same can be heard
that being a day of the regular Anrii
1903, term Of said Court. be ana nv
same is appointed as the time when AIN
persons interested In said estate as
well as the next of kin are directed
and required to appear before this
Court TO show cause why an order
should not be granted TO said petition.
er to sell so much of the real estate
of said minor as is necessary.
II Is further ordered by the Court
that copy of this order be published
Tor three successive weeks I'm a news.
paper of general circulation. in the
County Of Craig, State of Oklahoma
before the hearing day Of said bet.
tion
Dated this oath day of March. 1909
THEO d. b. FREAR.
Judge OF the County Court
Adds A. BROWN,
Attorney for Guardian. 4f.f4
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
(First Published April 2. l9Ogl
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON Ap-
PLlCATioN or GUARDIAN
FOR ORDER or SALE OF
REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE.
State Of Oklahoma. County az CRAIG
ss In the County Court
In the matter Of the Guardianship Of
the Estate Of Franklin e. Bailey
and Sarah A. Bailey. Minors.
II appearing to this Court. from
the petition this day presented and
hled by j. II Bailey as the Guardian
Of the Estate OF Franklin n Railev
ahd Sarah A. Bailey. Minors, praying
Tor an order of sale of certain real
estate belonging to said wards. that
y Il beneficial for said minors and 10
the pest interest of each Of their IS.
tates that such real estate shuald be-
sold.
1T Is HEREBY ORDERED. That
the next of kin OF the said wards ana
all persons interested IN the said es.
tate, appear before this Court ON
Monday, the Ord day OF MAY A. ID
1909, q o'clock A NJ. or as soon
thereafter as II can be heard al the
Court Room OF said Court. at Vinita
IN said Craig County. then and there
20 show cause why an order should
not be granted for the sale Of said ~.
tate. e -
AND TT IS FURTHER ORDERED.
nat q copy of this order be publish.
ga az least three successive weeks ~.
lore the day OF hearing, in the Vlnita
weekly Chieftaiu, a newspaper print.
ed ana published I'm said Craig County
THEO. ID. II. FREAR
County Judge
Dated March 81. 1909.
PAUL +. MACKEY.
Attorney for Guardian 42.44
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23

IOElahoma which was the subject oi
his Tales of the Prairies."
Longfellow visited the post and be
came intimate with many of the Della
ware and Cherokee Indians and some
On the scenic descriptions in his poem
'Evangeline" are laid in the mountain.
Gus regions along the beautiful Grand
river near Fort Gibson.
The man who had been predestined
to give independence TO Texas and es-
tablish the republic waited at Fort
Gibson biding the logical time to pro
ceed to the south and take up the
cause Of the Texans. General Sam
Houston after resigning the governor
ship of Tennessee came to Fort Glib
son and fell violently in love with Tall
hina Rogers, a beautiful Cherokee
maiden. He was married to her ac-
cording to Indian custom and when he
went to Texas 10 follow the course of
his destiny he invited his Indian wife
to accompany him, but she refused de.
claring that while she loved him she
would be a burden TO him aud she
again refused to go to her husband
and preside as the mistress of the
executive mansion after Houston had
become president Of the newly created
republic Talihina died IN obscurity
and grief and was buried In an un.
known grave In the hills overlooking
the Arkansas river Her burial place
was not discovered until few years
ago after much searching and her re.
mains now lie buried in the officers
circle in the National cemetery which
lies directly at the foot of the hin
where the old fort buildings stand
State superintendent Cameron
brought back with him from Fort
Gibson a piece OF the pear three sun
growing, which was set out in 1S27by |
ieneral sam Houston. He also secur
ID as relic a piece Of the walnut hat
'aek used in the house of General Tay |
Or IN 1923, the very rack upon which |
Jefferson Davis hung his hat when he
vent to the Taylor mansion to court |
Betty Taylor
Later on jefferson Davis when ne
vas in command of the post lived in
his house and the old log mansion is
till standing in fair state Of preser
alton Superintendent Cameron also
upplied himself with a splinter from
he Washington Irving tree, the tree
which according to tradition aas one
nder which Irving pitched his tent
'hen he visited Fort Gibson
Superintendent Cameron stated to.
ay that he VIII have d gayel made
rom the piece Of the sam Houston
ear tree, using the piece of the old
'alnut nat rack from the Taylor
ome for the handle lie has been
romised a larger piece from the
Washington Irving tree which he win
ave made into a gayel and present
, the state teachers association.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.

Z
Ira llia was here from Chelsea sun
day.
Miss Kate Duncan spent sunday in
weleh
John Blue of Chelsea spent sunday
in vlnlta.
Lon Conner returned from Guthrie
yesterday
Luther Duncan spent sunday in
Bartlett HANS
S. + Parks came in from Tahle.
quah last night
Miss Lillian Reynolds visited IN
Bmeiacket Sunday
Miss Mae Shepard is VISITING rela
tive IN Neosho Mo
W 2 Thompson made a business
trip to Chelsea today
r. 4 Ring Of Appleton city is In
the city on business.
Miss Bowling returned this morn.
ing from 81 Louis.
Miss Florence Bramble left last
evening for Chicago.
Miss Elsie Morrison spent ths dav
IN the country Sunday
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
STOLEN

From Anderson Lynch's place ON
Big Cabin Greek, on Sunday night
April lltn, one dark bay horse. about
Il hands high, branded on the jaw.
Two white hind feet. about years
old. Tail about IA inches long shed.
ded OF on hips WIN pay $40 reward
for Information leading 70 recovery
OF same. EVANS LYNCH.
Chahee. Okla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
tFirst Published April 2, 1909.
NOTICE or SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

ES T..
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
IN pursuance of an order Of the Coun
ty Court of the County of Craig and
state OF Oklahoma, made on the 26th
day Of March 1909, in the matter of
the estate OF Mamie =. HHH and
George ~ Hill minors the under
signed, as the guardian of said min.
ors. viii sell nc private sale to the
highest bidder on sealed bids subject
TO confirmation by said County Cont
on Saturday the 18th day OF April 1909.
at 4 o'clock a m at the chambers
.ot the County Judge Iii the Court
House in Ninita. IN said County of
craig, all tile right, title, interest and
estate OF the said Mamie Il. Hin and
George n Hill, minors at the time
OF sale and an the right. title and IN
terest that said estate has. by opera
tion Of law, OF otherwise. acauired I'm
and to all those certain lots. nieeas
or parcels of land situated living ana
being In the County OF Nowata and
state of oklahoma. bounded and de-
scribed as follows, and upon the fol
lowing terms and conditions, to.wit
Belonging TO Mamie II. Iill. minor.
The ~ OF SW Ia of NV Ia
aud the SW IA Of SE IA of NV
II. less 007 acres for NJ. X. &
y X X M Section 20 Township
~ \. IN Range 10 +. containing
30 acres more or less
Also the n i-2 of N t-2 of SW Ia
less 4,9S acres for NJ. X q O r.
X And SIC ia OF So "a Of NV
l-i less LIZ acres for NJ X. q
o K Il in Section 20 Township
- \, Range l6 h. containing so
,acres more or less.
Belonging to George II. Hill. minor.
The " ~ of SW IA of SIC IA
and SE Ia of SW IA of sE IA
ana the NV ia of SIC Ia and the
Ne IA of SW IA Of Sc II. All in
Section "a IN Township 20 y.
III Range - r. containing so
acres more or less according 10
United state Government Survey.
All situated in Nowata County
and State Of Oklahoma aud sub
ieet TO oil. and gas and agricult.
ural lease
Said sale to be for cash in hand
Sealed bids should be accompanied
1y draft for one third amount bid
payable % order of Theo. d. B Frear
sounty Judge and an bids should be
addressed 20 the undersigned guar
ii0n at Vinita oklahoma
Dated the 26th day OF March. 1909
II y WRIGHT.
'-tf Guardian.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
ROBBERS OVER POWER
OFFICERS AND ESCAPE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
BartlesyIlle, Okla. April 1.-Two
robbers, today, dynamited the bank OF
Havana. Kans.. near the Oklahoma
line. They fed on a hand car and
were arrested here by Policeman
Morton, but overpowed the officer and
escaped agalu
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-23
President Returns to Washington.
by Associated Press

Washington. d. C.. April l6.-Presl.
dent Taft returned to Washington this
morning from New Haven, where ne
had been TO attend a business meet.
Ing OF the Yale corporation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-05
QUEEN OF SPAIN HELPS
STARVING W0RKINGMEN

san Sebastian sept "A destitute
workman dropped fainting in the
street today from sheer starvation just
as the queen mother was passing
stopping hcr carriage. the queen mo-
Their assisted the workman. giving him
all the money ia her pocketbook.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-05
WILLING NOW TO ADMIT
POSSIBILITY Oi IEfI.

TIiI0dI IphIH- SOnt Y I'H7r W
mirlI George Az. Melville. rhen seen
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-05

Continued on Page Tvo c"i"mn -
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
Dresden a City Of Pleasure.

Dresden is essentially city OF pleas
ure-of fair. wide prospects. Of hearty
river life. OF zest In nature and art.
Even the public buildings cluster about
the Elbe just as the huts OF the first
settlers clustered. A circle of WendisA
herdsmens nuts on the right bank. a
line OF fisher shanties on the left-thcse
were the unlikely beginnings OF Dres-
den in the sixth century. But the set.
Element lay AZ the only point In the
river valley where a ford was practlca.
ble. tempting the Germans TO settle on
the left bank between the Wends and
the swamps. or Seen. unlovely places
that have long since disappeared. leav-
ing behind only the names Seestrasse.
Am See and Seevorstadt Indeed, the
very name Of Dresden Is derived from
the Slavic dresjan. which means
jewellers In the swamp forest."-Rob-
ert Haven Schaufiier In Century.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
sHAPIRA's DEALINGS.
Twenty Bales Of Cotton Shipped From
Oklahoma for Warehousing
Sold TO porranee & Co.

In the Eleventh district court the
suit OF +. A. Henderson of Yale. Ok.
lahoma, against Dorrance a. Co. In.
volying the value OF twenty bales OF
cotton, which were shipped to the de-
funct Farmers and Bankers Ware
house Building association. is on trial
before a jury.
The cotton which is alleged TO
have been shipped TO the company of
which Dave H. Shapiro was president,
TO be held until the price of cotton
should reach the l5-cent mark. was
sold by Shapiro to the defendants in
this case, without the consent OF the
plaintiff.
During the taking of the testimony
inquiry was made Of some the wit
nesses regarding the whereabouts OF
Dave Shapiro. who disappeared from
Houston a few days previous to re-
turn OF several indictments against
him by the grand Houston
Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
A Wealthy Soldiers Idea.

Australians still tell stories OF the
colonial volunteers. although the war
Is far memory. One. member OF
the Stock Exchange. was left one wet
and miserable night 10 guard wagon
load Of goods. lie shlvered in the un'
sheltered place for some hours ponder
Ing many things. and then n bright
thought struck him Just as the colonel
came around on his tour of inspection.
Colonel" he asked. show much Is
this wagon worthi"
II don't know" was the answer.
"Much or little. we can't afford 10
lose g."
well. but. colonel" persisted the
amateur soldier. ''you might give me
rough idea Of the value"
about GOO" said the colonel testify.
Every well" was the answer: II Will
come down to the camp and give you a
check for the amount. Then I'll turn
In. wouldn't catch my death OF
cold for twice that much
What the colonel said Is not record.
ed.-Meibourne Times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
Why the Criminal wssp..

The central office detective had Just
sent one Of the worst criminals In the
city away for n long. long rest.
did he give you any troublei" asked
a friend.
mo; he did a good deal OF crying.
though"
"For some woman, ] supposey'
woman? Rather mott They never
cry for human beings. This fellow had
q wife who had stuck by him through
the trial and who before he was
caught worked her fingers of for him.
Then there were two children. But he
never mentioned them. He was crying
about his fight-his pigeons. you know.
He had about sixty fancy ones. ana
whenever he thought OF what would
become Of them while he was away
tears would spring to his eyes. A lot
Of the worst crooks and gangsters In
the city are fanciers. and kid couldn't
be more sentimental than they are.
Sometimes. too. they are sorry for
dogs. l knew one who was more anx-
ious about his ferret than anything
else. At the same time l never knew
a criminal. man or woman. who had
cat among the things they were sorry
to leave behind."-New York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
Fourteenth Century pos,or..

Synge's social Life In England
quotes a number OF fourteenth century
hints 90 success for physicians:
Suppose you know nothing. say there
Is an obstruction Of the liver. Perhaps
the patient Will say. "Nay. master. II
Is my head or legs that trouble me-
Repeat that II comes from the liver.
and especially use the word "obstruc-
tion." for patients do not understand
II. which Is important.
Never dine with a patient who has
not paid you. II will be cheaper 90
get your dinner nc an Inn. for such
fcasts are usually deducted from the
surgeons fee.
When you are treating a wound or
accident. the friends OF the patient
should be excluded. for they may faint
and cause n disturbance. but some
times a higher fee may be got from
persons present falntlng and breaking
their heads against wood and the like
than from the principal patient.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28

A lad attending school craved 1T
tie holiday one morning when he
started out to wrestle once again with
the trials incident to getting an edu-
cation. As be entered the schoolroom
he Matched a plot to get the coveted
holiday. Ae went mp 10 the teachers
desk and told his story. my mother
wants 10 know II you won't excuse
me for today;" he began. "she wants
me 10 do some work at home and
thought II I'd study at home this even
Ing and make up what I'd missed
mebby you'd let me on"
Something about the lads manner
kept the words from carrying convic-
ton. The teacher bluffed back as fol-
lows: Tommy" said she. you won't
need TO go home at all. Since you
started 20 school your mother called
me on the phone 20 tell me that she
had changed her mind and for you 20
stay here"
The lad looked at her. startled. Jaw.
WELL" he said. las long as both Of us
are lynn about II let's Just call II
quits. I'll stay here."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
The Blushinq Tree.

The blushing tree gets its name from
the change OF hue IL assumes when
the rain falls on H. As the drops
drench the leaves, gradually but I'M
mistakably the green tint gives way 10
pink In n few minutes the green
fades from sight Only In n few half
hidden spots beneath broad branches
and on It's trunk is there a tlnge OF
green 10 be seen. After an hour or
more. when the shower Is over. the
tree assumes Its familiar green once
more. Certain tiny insects. and not
the tree itself. change color These
peculiar parasites are possessed Of the
power Of c'ameleons. In the warm
sunshine they are greener than the
tree on which they live. but when the
chilly rain falls upon them they con-
tract their tiny backs and become u
pretty pink in tint Millions OF these
change the entire appearance OF the
tree and make II seem 10 be blushing
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-28
The Fairy Hounds.

In some years stoats appear TO be
more numerous than IN others. and
they are seen not m ones and twos,
but In dozens. hunting together in
small packs. The late L. T. Booth Of
Brighton. when shooting In East
Lothian one autumn. met pack OF
stoats which attacked terrier he haG
with him and would not be driven OF
until he and the dog between them
had killed more than a dozen. StoatS
VIII hunt together from scent and in
full cry like pack OF hounds. one al.
ways keeping the line and followed
closely by the others. This sight has
been recorded by different observers,
who have also seen weasels hunting In
the same way. There Is n popular no.
ton in the west OF England that hares
are hunted at night by packs OF little
fairy hounds. locally called dandy
dogs" and these are said TO be wea-
sells. which the west country folks call
fairies" pronouncing the word
VARY" and ''vair." Some OF them de-
clare that they have seen and watched
the chase with awe.-London Graphic.