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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-01
FAIRLANO ITEMS
Dated December 80

Dated December 30.
Fred Draeeo Of Venita was doing busi-
ness in town yesterday
Alb Harlan and J. R. Copeland were in
lawn from Denmark yesterday,
The new livery barn, under the man
agement Of Duncan & Hill. has opened
up and is already doing good business.
The Fairland Development company has
started drilling for lead on the McCul-
Tough farm. four miles south of town.
They have excellent prospects and will
1000 feet of drilling on this place, and
viii then move west Of town for further
prospects.
Ben and John Chandler are at home
from school at Tahlequah, and will return
to school Friday.
E. NJ Conner is still In old Mexico, but
Is expected home soon.
Mr.. Sam Nidifier ST., yesterday sold 81
head of young mules to a shipper for
Si20 each realizing $4,000 from the
sale. The bunch was loaded and shipped
yesterday. This Is conceded to be the
the finest bunch Of young mules ever
shipped from this section
]. A. Chandler of Centralia visited
friends at 0geechee this week.
A good lot Of work is being done on the
roads leading into Falkland, and their
condition is being very much improved.
Rev. J. r. Riley. who is q missionary in
the state Of Louisiana, Is at home visiting
bis family.
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(First published Jan. /, l9o9.)

tirst published Jan. l. 1909
STATE or OKLAHOMA,
County or CRAIG. S.
In the County Court
In the matter OF the estate Of Henry Car
bin, minor Sanford Carbin, Guardian.
probate No i22 New)
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION 10 SELL REAL
ESTATE.
The petition Of Sanford Carbin, as the
guardian of the estate Of Henry Carhin.
minor, having been presented 20 this
court praying that an order be made au-
thorizing and directing said petitioner 90
sell the whole, or SO much and such parts
OF the real estate described in said petit
ton as the court shall judge necessary
or beneficial. at private sale,
And il appearing 70 the court from such
petition that is necessary to sell the
whole or some portion OF such real estate
for the purposes and reasons mentioned
in said petition. therefore. said petition
will be filed herein aud time appointed
for hearing the same
And il is hereby ordered by the court
that Monday the Isl day Of February
1903 &C the hour hour of ten o'clock a. m.
Of said day, that being a day Of the regn-
lar january 1909, term Of said court. or as
soon thereafter as the same can te hfas !
be and the same is hereby appointed as the
time when oil persons interested in Sald
estate as we'll as the next Of kin. are d.
lrected and required to appear before iijs
court 60 show cause why an order should
not be granted 20 said guardian % sell S.
much If the real estate Of said minor a
+ Is necessary
And Il IS further ordered that eas nt
this ordef be published for three success
slve weeks in some newspaper d general
circulation in The county of Graie state
Eof Oklahoma before the hearing day Oh
said petition
Dated this 3ist day Of Dacember, 1908.
TMo D. B. FREAR,
Judge Of the County Court
Adds A. Blows.
ATTY for Guardian
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Ring out the old ring in the new.
Fred Warren was here from Abba te.
day
J. L. Chambers is here from Claremcre
today
DR.. L. O. Ellis and wife are here from
Neosho.
E.J. Overley win leave this evening foi
Joplin,
Homer Trot, returned to Auskoeee this
morning
Wash Dick was here from catale this
morning
S. C. Wills came in from White Oak
this morning.
Dr.. F. NJ Adams Of Big Cabin was here
this morning.
P ". Bonfoey drove TO the country nesl
Big Cabin today.
Earl Pendell and Joe Chambers spent
last night in Claremore.
F. z. Cummins and wife Of Alluwe
spent today in this city.
DR.. J. W. Craig will leave this afternoon
for Kansas City on business.
Mrs. 7. A. Chandler will hold an "Opcn
house tomorrow afternoon.
C. C. Hsrkey Of Pryor Creek was trans
acting business here today
House and lot for sale. New 4 room
house. barn, water and gas Close In
$4,000. TB Webb Il vii
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WOMAN HAS CLAIM ON GLACIER.
Expects to Dig Some Precious Ore
from Her Moving Mining Property.

Mrs. Mary e. Hart, formerly Of
Los Angeles, Cal, who has just re
turned to Seattle after visiting Alaska,
has the distinction of being the first
person TO stake out a mining claim
on glacier while It was still Ia ac-
tlon.
Sidney Noise, with the local arehi-
tect firm of Hunt & Gray, was on
board the Seattle, which has just re
turned from trip to the klondike,
and he states that for the first time
in nine years passengers were able
to make landing at Muir glacier.
near Skagway.
The glacier is considered f from
safe, but Mrs. Hart, with natural love
of adventure, stepped trlumphantly
ashore, and was followed by others
eager for the experience of landing
upon the forbidding ice field.
II was Found that the moraine, a
deposit frelghted with precious ore.
which is always carried with the ice
In this section, had already become
quite solid, and Mrs Hart forthwith
staked out claim.
Mrs. Hart has passed a number of
years In Alaska and is conversant
with the mining situation there, hay.
ing owned and superintended the
work in several claims. In order 10
gain experience she at one time
worked with a pick in her own mine
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fFirst Published Jan. /. 1909

(First Published Jan l. 1909
STATE or OKLAHOMA. 60
COUNTY OF CRAIG,
In tn County Court.
In the matter Of the guardianship Of Frank
Mabry. a minor, ]. A. Leforce, guardian
probate No. ils New
ORDER FoR HEARING PETITION TO Sill Real
ESTATE.
The petition Of J. A. Leforee, as the
guardian Of the estate of Frank Mabfy a
minor. having been presented TO this
court, praying that an order be made
authorizing said petitioner 20 sell the
whole or so much and such parts Of the
real estate described In said petition as
the court shall judge necessary OF beneficial
at private sale.
And Il appearing 10 the court from such
petition that it Is necessary to sell the
whole or some portion Of such real estate
for the purposes and reasons mentioned
in said petition. therefore, said petition
will be filed herein and time appointed
for hearing the same.
And Il is hereby ordered by the court
that Monday, the 18th day Of February,
1909, al the hour Of ten O'Clock q. m, Of
said day. OF as soon thereafter as the
same may be heard that being day Of
the regular January. 1909 term Of said
court, be and the same Is hereby appointed
as the time when all persons interested
in said estate. as well as the next Kin are
directed and required TO appear before
this court 70 show cause Why an order
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Difference Of Opinion.

Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson thinks that
American women. With the possible
exception OF Chicago women, are too
much interested In their own indiyid.
uallty and think too little OF the com
munity, in other words are lacking In
civic pride. In England, she says.
there is not the sharp line between
mems interests and womens interests.
but the policemen who are detailed
10 keep the ladies out Of the house
OF commons may have a different
opinion on the subject
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- praa h PublIe soaooIs.

The pace Of classes IN our public
grammar schools rs determined by The
average pupil, or perhaps pupils a 1T
tie below the average In view Of the
task thrown upon our grammar
schools. of taking al sorts of raw
material children of foreign birth.
children in whose homes study is i'm.
posslble-we can hardly complain that
the work often drags. Our chief criti.
cism Is that in so many cases no pro
vision is made for promoting the
bright children more rapidly They are
held back in a lockstep with the rest
The boy who can easily complete the
program for three years IN Two or two
and a half, and who would profit large
ly by moving ahead quickly, Is not al
lowed to break the ranks. He is under
no stimulus TO exert himself and do
his best As a result he dawdles and
forms thoroughly bad habits OF appli.
cation, habits which may cling to him
and clog him through life--New York
Post
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(First Published January /. 1909
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL. ESTATE

NOltIE Of SALE Uf kEAL ESTATE
In the matter Of the guardianship Of
Bessie Bethel. a minor.
Notice is hereby given in pursuance Of
an order OF the county court Of the county
Of Waeoner state Of Oklahoma. made on
the 2Sth day OF December. 1908, the un-
dersiened guardian of the estate Of Bessie
Bethel, a minor, win sell at private sale ts
the highest bidder, subject to confirmation
by said court on Saturday the 23 day of
january A. d., 1909, at O'Clock .. M.
at the county court room in Wagoner.
Oklahoma, oil the right, title and interest
OF said Bessie Bethel minor. in and te
the following described real estate situate
IN Craig county, State Of Oklahoma. to-wit
The n l-2 Of the ne IA, Of sec 10, TWP
~ north, range II east.
All bids must be in writing and mailed
or delivered 10 w. T. Drake. County Judge.
Wagner, Oklahoma.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms ard conditions to-wit:
All cash upon confirmation Of said county
court of Wagner county, Oklahoma.
Dated the 10Th day Of December, 1908.
W. i. Mass, attorney
ARTHUR BEgHEi., guardian
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STATE of O6LHnoaA.
CouN@ OF CRhlG
H. f. Nix
County Clerk

STATE 0f 0nHnoaA,
COUNTY on CRhlG
ln the County Court
Iii the matter 0l the Guardianship Of Le-
eustus Downing. q minor Stanford
Characterization
Probate No i2t New
Order for Hearing Petition % Sell Real
Estate
The petition Of Sanford Carbia. as the
guardian Of the estate Of Lefnstus Down
iea a minor, having been presented to
this Cout, prayil ( that an order be made
authorizing and directing said petitioner
20 seH me wnoie or 80 much aud such
parts of the real estate described In said
petition as the court shall judge necessary
or beneficial at private sale.
And il appearing 70 the court from such
petition that II is necessary to sell the
whole or some portion Of such real estate
for the purposes and reasons mentioned
in said petition. therefore. said petition
will be filed herein and time appointed
for hearing the same
AND II is HEREBY ORDERED BY the
court that Monday. the lst day Of Febru-
ary. 1909. az the hour Of ten O'Clock a. m.
Of said day. that being a day Of the req
ular January 1909. term of said court. or
as soon thereafter as the same can be
heard be and the same is hereby appoint
ed as the time when all persons interest
ed in said estate. as well as the next Of
kin are directed and required to appear
before this court 20 show cause why an
order should not be granted 70 said guard.
ian to sell so much Of the real estate Of
said minor as is necessary.
A d firth, red deredEthat a copy Of
this order be pubnshed for three successive
weeks in some newspaper of general cir
culaton In the county Of Craig, State Of
Oklahoma. and also In the county Of R0g-
ers. State Of Oklahoma, before the hear
ine day on said petition.
Dated this 3ist day Of December, 1908.
THO. d. b. FREAR.
Judge of the County Court
Adds A. BR0ws.
Atty for Guardian 20 3w
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(FIrst PabIlshed Jan. /. l90al


NOTICE or SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance
Of an order OF the county courty court Of the
county Of Craig. state Of Oklahoma. made
on the 28th day of December. 1903. In
the matter Of the estate Of Ulysses Nann.
q minor the undersigned. as guardian Of
the estate Of said minor,will sell al private
sale to the highest bidder for cash. sub
iect 10 the confirmation of the said coun-
ty court, on Tuesday. the 10Th day Of
January. 1909. az ten O'Clock a. m. Of said
day. az the county court room In said
county Of Craig. state Of Oklahoma. all the
right. title. interest and estate Of the said
Ulysses Vann. a minor. In and to the fol-
lowing described real estate. situated IL
the county Of Craig state Of Oklahoma.
and more accurately described at follows.
tO-wit
The Sc IA Of The sw Il Of section 80.
township 25 nortn, range a east. be-
inc in all 40 acres. more OF less.
BIDS must be IN writing. accompanied
BY 3 certified check for one-tnird the bid.
and may Be left at the Office Of Adds A
Brown. attorney at law. Vinita. Oklai0-
ma. OF may be filed In the Office Of the
Judge Of the county court
Dated this 29th day Of December. 1908.
SAa VAHE. Guardian.
BY ADDS A. Brown.
Attorney for Guardian. 2u
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should not be granted to said guardian TO
sell so much Of the real estate o said
minor as Is necessary
And II is further ordered that a copy
OF this order be published FOR three success
slve weeks. IN some newspaper 0 general
circulation in the county of Craig. State
of Oklahoma, before the hearing day on
said petition
Dated this 3lst day Of December 1908.
THEo. d. b. FREAR.
Judge Of the County Court.
ADDS A. Brown,
Atty for Guardian, 29-3t
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today.
Miss Hattie Haynes is quite sick with
appendicitis.
B. II. Brown of CIeremore. was in Vinita
this morning
J, L. Stemen came up from Tulsa last
night on BUSINESS,
Miss Della Basey went to Joplin for a
visit this morning.
c. B. 0dell was in the city this after
noon from Cowskin river.
R. Lee Martin came up from Adair last
night on a business visit
T. C. Newly is here from Coffeyyille
this evening on business.
The Cherokee club will give their New
Years bali tomorrow night
Glen A. Walters of Muskogee spent to
day in this city on business,
0rphia Powell went to Pryor Creek this
morning after a short visit here.
Mrs. A, W, Foreman will entertain
with a card party tomorrow night,
Albert R. Jones Of independence, Kans.,
spent today in Vinita on business
j. w. Russell of Falkland was mingling
with the throne here this morning.
W. W.Hastings of Tahlequah.w Wis
itdr in the district court here today
B. C. Pose returned last night from a
Christmas visit at Warensburg, Mo.
f. J. Lambert is here from, Indepen-
dence, Kans. on a business mission.
Frank McGinnity is here from Collins
Vile on business with the district court
Mrs Paden robert Of Oklahoma City
was here this morning, en- route to Mus
kogee,
W, c, Rogers, last chief of the Cherokees
IS very i'll a, his room at the Cobb hote
in this city
Mrs w II. kornigay gave a card party
yesterday afternoon to a numberof young
ladies Of the city
C. C. Roberts and wife left last night
| for Kansas City called there by the dealt
of Mr. Roberts brother
Earl Pendeu arrived last night from
Kansas City where he has been in the
hospital for several weeks.
Miss Katherine Hall, Of Tulsa, passeC
through on the Frisco this morning er
route to Pittsbure, Kans for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Eegers, who have beer
residing on a farm a few miles southwes
Of this city left yesterday for Kansas
to remain.
A letter from Fred Gray who is now a
North Tonowanda. N. ", briags the sad
news ofthe death Of his father OF tha
place Tom Gray 81 Chelsea left Sunday
night for thot place
The f. NJ Ratclih Mercantile company
is invoicing preparatory TO closing up th,
business for the year 1908, which Mn
Ratela said this morning was the mos
prosperous year enjoyed by that store il
the last five years.
The infant child of G. D Norton. whl
lives on Rock creek some four miles nortl
Of Adair dropped away yesterday, follow
ing it's mother by bat ahree months to th'
land of sunshine The intennent tool
place at Ghormley's chapel
Mrs. Lee Barrett is the hostess this aft
ernoon at her beautiful home on Wes
Canadian avenue, at one of the mos
elaborate receptions ever given in Vinita
This will be followed by dance for tbs
YOUNGER people this evening.
Twenty-seven different cases came VI
in the county court here today before
o'clock This is given as an indication
of the great bulk Of work in the county
court Most Of these cases are land sales
guardianship and other probate cases
with some criminal business.
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Plant stones Of PhlllnnInes.

PLANT stones" seem to be among
the rarest of the strange products Of
the Philippine islands. The tabashlr
is a variety Of opal sometimes deposit
ed IN the joints of the bamboo, and tie
beautiful greenlshpink sclntillating
specimens of the Philippines are stat
ed by German publication to be
much more costly than the ordinary
opal Thousands Of canestalks may be
examined without finding one of these
curious gems. which are probably the
result of disease or injury Beautiful
blush pearls or stony seeretions are
occasionally formed I'm some cocoa.
nuts and are found. ranging in size
from a pinhead 10 a pea, by carefully
examining the interior of ripe nuts.
About a dozen OF these exquisite
pearls--all from the Phllippines-are
said to be preserved among the treas
ures Of European museums.
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The young divine untangled him.
self from rather powerful blue bill.
low.
Il hope" he said. that you are go.
Ing to do something this summer for
the slum children's seaside homer
"oh. yes" she said, brightly. as
she brushed the water from her face.
They're getting up a charity dance,
you know; and I've already ordered
my dlreetoire gown for Il"
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(FiFat Punished January /, I909)
Adds A. BRoWN
Att'y for Guardian

(First Published January /, 1000
NOTICE or SALE or REAL ESTATE
Net ce is hereby given that in pursuance
Of an order OF the County court for the
county Of Craig State Of Oklahoma. made
on the 24th day Of December, 1908. in
the matter Of the estate Of Clara +. Mar
tin, a minor, the Undersigned as guardian
Of the estate Of said minor will sell al
private sale to the highest and best bid
der, for cash, subject 20 confirmation BY
said county court. on Tuesday. the lauh
day Of January, 1909. 81 the hour Il ten
0 clock a. N. Of said day. 81 The eofialy
court room in said county - Craig State
of Oklahoma. all the sisi,s. title. interest
and estate of said minor, Clara E. Martin,
in and TO the following described land.
situate In the county Of Delaware. State
Of Oklahoma, and more accurately de-
seribed as follows, to-wit:--
All Of section II. township % north.
range % east except the sw Ia Of
sw IA Of Sc IA Of said section. town
ship and ranee.being in all $50 acres.
more or less, subject 10 existing Tim
ber rights.
Bids must be IN writing, accompanied
by q certified check for one-third the
amount Of the bid. and may be left at the
Office Of Adds A. Brown. Attorney at
Law. Vinita, Oklahoma. or may be filed
in the Office Of the Judge Of the county
court.
Dated this oath day OF December. 1908.
FRANK MARriE. Guardian.
Ay Adds A. Brown.
29-30 Attorney for Guardian
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THE LADY AND THE UMBRELLA.
Not Every Woman SO Lucky as the
Heroine Of This Tale.

In the storeroom that every rail
road maintains for the safe keeping
OF lost articles left in It's care by for
getful passengers there are always to
be found hundreds of umbrellas But
not every umbrella left In the cars
Is lost long enough TO find fits way
TO the lost department; Il may fortu.
natcly be recovered sooner.
Here was a woman who had just
stepped from an elevated railroad
train. TO find il raining and thus re-
minded:
"Oh. my umhrellal She said, and.
turning to the train, which had al.
ready started along. she added Wait
a minute!" a request by the rain un.
needed
And yet this woman recovered her
umbrella in a moment
Here il Is, said another woman.
who was travelling with her. had got
off the car after her, and had
gathered MP her friends umbrella
with her own as she came along.
So this forgetfu passenger recov
cred her umbrella promptly. but not
an are SO fortunate thousands of um
brelas left behind by passengers 20
to the lost departments every year
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(First Published Jan lst l009)
Estray Notice
STATE oL OKLAHOMA
COUNTY or CRAIG

81 ahAAs his htAtHfhAlsAfiff
COUNTY or CRAIG
Notice is hereby given that on the 3lst
day III December. a. ID. 1908 enc G. b.
efaHe npnaared before me and made
affidavit Of the taking mp of the follow
ing described estrays: One red COW and
red heier calf, calf about 5 months old.
cows weight about 700 lbs. and one red
sided and lion back COW and red heifer
calf about months old cows weight
about 700 lbs, cows about twelve years
old. masked crop oil Of right ear branded
n Is on left side connected, That the
resident Of said taker un is on the s IA
of section IS township "a range n, That
ms postonice address Is ketchum. Okla;
That the same was taken up ON or about
the 9TH day Of December A. D. 1908
Witness my hand nd sealthis 81 day
of December 1903
20 81 R.F. HX
County Clerk
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spending today in this city.
Fox Dannenberg came over from Chel-
sea this morning on business.
Attorney W. A. Chase of Nowata is
here attending the district court
w. A. Ogden. former merchant Of Al
ton was here today en- route to Texas
S. p Bagby was in the city today en-
route from Muskoeee to his home at AT
ton
Mrs. S. f. Wallen returned this morning
from visit over Christmas at Cassvllls
Mo.
Garland Mars went to Tulsa this after
noon to attend the Elks dance there to-
night
Hendrix Brewer returned this morning
from visit at Chelsea with his brother,
Robert Brewer
The Sanders-Wnght store expect to
complete their annual invoice by mid
night tonight
Butler Bushyhead was here between
trains this morning en- route to Muskogee.
All Of the county Offices will close to-
night until Saturday on account Of New
Years.
A new porch is being added to the
Mcclellan house across the street from the
court house.
Misses 0cta, Sadie and Gladys Victor
passed through today from Alton 70
Muskoeee,
DO not forget the New Year watch party
at the Christian church tonight. Every
one cordially invited
The union week Of prayer will be OF
served at the churches the coming week
beginning January 3rd...
Freeman NdiIer was well known
visitor here today from Falkland
Judge J. L Brown and wife went to
Claremore last night returning on the
$40 train this morning.
There viii be meeting Of all Elks in
this city al the Commercial club rooms
at 10 O'Clock sunday morning.
Tom Etter will leave this afternoon for
his home at Jasper City Mo, after a visit
here with his brother Ferd Etter
Miss Maude Mode, formerly bookkeerer
at the Frazec-Hosmer Hardware company,
was in the city this morning from Grove.
Miss Margertta Eskridge returned to
her home at Oklahoma City today after a
visit with her aunt Mrs AM CIinkscales,
w j. Gregg, United States attorney
FOR the eastern district, Oklahs a. was in
the city this morning en- route % Mus.
kosee,
Miss Helen Churchill went to Chelsea to
day noon to attend a reception "a the
home Of Mr. and Mrs G. l. Lane
0ttliAA tAhti Lewis RNhtt9 ENHkNtttt y
evening buried the body Of the unknown
man found dead in the MoClellen building
Sunday night The body was inferred as
| Eli Smith
In yesterdays paper an error was made
in saying that Mrs. A. W. Foreman would
give a card party this evening. The party
at Mrs Foremans is to be only a social
gathering
Jacob E. Lewis Of Newton. Sullivan
county Missouri and Miss Hattie Tomp-
kins Of Vinita were married at the resi-
dence Of p A. Brown on east Canadian
yesterday afternoon. Rev J. E. Pershing
performed the ceremony
l. P. Garrison has sold his grain and
feed business on South Wilson street to
Delaney & Scott The business will be
carried on at the old stand.
An old gentleman by the name Of Toll
bert died on the east side last might and
the interment took place this afternoon
Taylor & Parker undertakers had charge