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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
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Senator Robert L. owen favors sell
ing the segregated coal and asphalt
lands in Oklahoma to the highest bid
der so as to produce the best price
available for the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians.
There is no possibility OF the Unit
ed States buying these lands as con.
gress is strongly opposed to It, and II
the United States should buy, II would
bring the Choetows and chiekasaws
less money than from private pur-
chasers," said the senator today
IF the United States was the pur-
chaser II would shrink the tax rolls Of
Oklahoma In counties where segregat-
ed coal lands lie, in very serious
way. too, because government property
is untaxable It is easy for the Choc-
taw council to pass resolutions offer.
ing the property for sale to the gov.
ernment for $50. 100000 but it would
be impossible to get congress to agree
to this.
"As long ais the matter Is kept unde-
termined the salaries viii go on, 50
the delay Of settlement caused by Of
ncials in charge. is good for one thing
only. the continuance of their sal
aries. shall do everything I can to
bring distribution OF undistributed
property to speedy conclusion and to
give peace to Oklahoma.
Pipe Line Assured.
The bin introduced by Congressman
Cravens, OF Arkansas, tog rant the
Prairie oil and Gas company right of
way OF 20 feet in width, across all the
public lands Of Arkansas in order that
oil may be pIped from Oklahoma fields
70 the new Standard refinery at Baton
iAouge. La, will be reached shortly
after the holidays and viii likely be
passed without any opposition.
The bill would have been reached
today only Congressman Ferris, OF Ok
llahoma. member OF the public lands
committee, wanted time to investigate
tue status Of the Prairie company in
regard to taking out domestic char
ter IN Oklahoma.
eulenard at Fort Sill.
Captain William s. Guignard, OF the
second field artillery, has been reliey-
ed from duty in Washington, to take
leffeet upon the expiration Of such leave
Of absence as may hereafter be grant
ed him and will proceed to Fort Sill
lokla.. and report for duty with the
first battalion of the first field artil.
lery.
Owens Bill Passes.
The bin introduced in congress By
Senator owen to permit the Missouri
lOklahoma and Gulf Railroad company
to erect a railway. wagon and foot
bridge across the Red river between
Grayson county. Tex and Bryan coun
ty Okla, has passed the senate and
will probably be rushed through the
house.
Homestead Law Wanted.
Representative Gronna Of North Da
kota. has introduced bin IN congress
authorizing settler TO make a SECOND
homestead entry, applicable 70 those
who have forfeited or abandoned
homestead because OF inability to com
ply with the provisions OF existini
land laws. A second homestead can
; not be filed on. If fraud is entered int
In the cancellation Of the origina
fling
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

Buy your Christmas presents at Men.
del's semi-Annual Sales.
c. P. Jones, Of Welc!i, was a visitor
In the city this afternoon.
F.-M. Ruckcr came up from Clare
more last night on business.
Miss Amanda Morgan was a visitor
here from Bartlesville today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Thompson were
here from Big Cabin Sunday.
c. A. West, a real estate man, Of Mi
ami is in the city on business.
J. w. Smith and r. L. Pyatt, of
Galena, Kans., were here today.
Mrs. E J Hobby left last night for
visit with relatives in Kentucky.
j. w. Roberts. of claremore was
transaoting business here today
Harry Mead is here from Wichita
looking after his property interests
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. King Will leave in
a few days for a visit at Nevada, Mo
A. T. Mclaughlin. OF spavinaw was
transacting business in the city today
Mr. ana Mrs A. J. Lemaster are the
proud parents or seyenpound boy
p. L. Thurman, an attorney of Tulsa
was transacting business here today,
f. r. Montgomery of Centralia, was
mingling with the throng here today,
j. II. Snow and wife Of oolagah were
among the throng Of visitors here to
day
George Roberts Of FL Reno. is here
visiting his sister, Mrs. w e. Whit
taker.
Frank Burckhalter and family leave
tonight for a visit with relatives in
South Carolina.
Dr e. D. Murdaugh, president OF the
eastern preparatory school at Clare
more was In Vinita today.
Miss Charlotte Archer, county super.
lntendent Of Mayes county was here
today from Pryor Creek
Mrs. Roy Franklin and little daugh-
ter and Mrs. NJ. w Franklin have gone
to Columbus to spend the holidays
Miss Mary Kennedy, who has been
the guest Of Mrs. O. B. Delaney went
to Broken Arrow this morning for q
visit with relatives
The county superintendent of Craig
sowata and Mayes counties. held a
meeting here today to discuss plans
for a summer school.
Misses Artie. Mary Clarence and
I.eona Cobb returned Saturday night
from Mexico, Mo. where they have
been attending Hardin college
/ Mrs. Barber Churchill had Mr and
Mrs. c. II. Reidemann for guests at
lunch yesterday. the occasion being
Mr.. Churehilis birthday.
Ivan King was very pleaaantly sur
prlsed Saturday eyeiiiug hy number
OF his friends coming IN q spend the
evening. II being lis thirteenth birth
day anniversary About thirty were
present and gamea Of various klnds
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
27 KILLED. 90 INJURED.
IN TRAlN WRECKS IN WEEK.

Chicago, H., Dec. 2O.-Twenty-seyen
killed, ninety-nlne injured in FIVE
wrecks last week.
The last week has seen many rail-
road wrecks The following are the
most serious
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
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These stains may be removed ea-
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

Ivan King was very pleaaantly sur.
prlsed Saturday eyeiliag by number
OF his friends coming IN q spend the
evening. II being hia thirteenth birth
day anniversary About thirty were
present and genes Of various klnds
were enjoyed turing the evening. He
received q number q pretty gifts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

Mrs. Barber Churchill had Mr. and
Mrs. c. II. Reidemann for guests at
lunch yesterday, the occasion being
Mr.. Churchill's birthday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
Navy Foot Ball
Player Dying
From Injuries
Midshipmsn Wilson, Hurt in Satur-
days Game, Suffers Paralysis
Operation Deemed Inadvisable.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. oct. @.-Hope Of the
recovery OF M%idshipman Earl D.. Wilson
quarterback OF the navy foot ball team,
who was injured IN the villa Nova game
last Saturday was practically abandoned
this afternoon. when, the following state
ment was issued to the Associated Press
from the naval hospital. here;
a consultation of physicians this
afternoon It was decided that the benefits
Of an operation were so improbable and
the chances Of death so great. that an
operation is not considered iustlfiable,
Midshipman Wilson'S condition is serious
and there is little hope of recovery in any
case"
Wilson was injured in stopping a long
run of the opposing halfback after a
score had been made and another touch
down being worked down the field. Will
son, by a flying tackle through two inter
fering men who were helping Barr, stopped
the play within a few yards of navy's goal.
When the mass of players was untangled
he was found at the bottom of the pile
unconscious.
Paralysis developed Immediately and
since Saturday Wilson has been unable to
move any part of his body. An X-Ray ex-
animation yesterday disclosed that the
fifth vertebra was fractured.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
Roller and Curley
Going to Europe
Seattle Wrestler and Manager Stop
in 0mahaAvDoc Says Gotch
Will Throw Zbysco.

DR.. b. f. Roller OF Seattle, the wrest-
ling physician and his manager, Jack Cur
ley, an old Chicago sport, stopped In
Omaha, Wednesday, on their way east.
They will tarry In Chicago and possibly go
on to Europe. Roller has never been abroad
to wrestle and Curley thinks he win be u
big card over the seas, where so many men
OF the mat have found lucrative harvest
fields among the Johnny Bulldogs of Dear
or Lunnon and other British towns
are sorry to have become contain
mated with that bunch or fakirs, most Of
whom have been indicted by the federal
grand Juries In Omaha and Council Bluffs
for completely in the Mabray crimes" said
Curley. When DR.. Roller first arranged
to wrestle Warner, under the management
Of Joe Carroll or ole Marsh, his allies,
neither OF us was aware OF the records
these men had made in the Mabray cases,
but we beat them at their W game and
now we are trying to show our friends
that we were simply the innocent victims
Of evil associations. In Seattle all the
decent papers have come out strongly on
our side. One paper, for some peculiar
reason, boosts the other fellows, but that
We can't help
Roller and Curley were anxious to meet
Farmer Burns in Omaha, but the old man
was out of town looking after one Of his
half a dozen farms in Neehaska, Iowa and
South Dakota.
Speaking OF this big fellow zbysoo, who
has recently been unloaded from a European
vessel at New York and hauled back TO
the interior, DR.. Roller said:
He's a good man, a very good man, but
when he goes up against Gotch he will
find that there is one man better than him
self. There is no wrestler living today who
can throw Frank Ghtch."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
Jeffries Wires
from Lusitania
Says He is Feeling Fine and that
Fight Will Take Place
Sure.

ON BOARD LUsITANIA AT SEA. oct.
Ally Wireless telegraph. via Halifax,
N. s., Oct. M)-To the Associated Press,
New York; Il am feeling fine and shall be
glad TO get home. / can say nothing
definite before reaching America. l expect
my fight with johnson to take place before
a responsible club offering the largest
purse. JAMES j. JEFFRIES."
The foregoing wireless message came
from Jeffries tonight He will reach New
York on the Lusltania late Thursday night
or early Friday morning. Jeffries Is re-
turning from the continent after aking the
waters at Carlsbad, Bohemia, and a brief
course of preliminary training near Paris.
Tuesday night OF next week has been set
for a meeting between Jeffries, his man
ager, Sam Berger; George Little, manager
Of Johnson. and James Coffroth, the pro-
moter. Coffroth, II Is said, will come pre-
pared to make an offer OF n large purse for
the fight to take place in San Francisco.
SAT FRANCISCO, oct. 2O-James w.
Coffroth, promoter Of many big fights here,
left today for New York TO meet James ].
Jeffries and to make a bid for a fight be-
tween the former champion and Jack John
son, the contest to be held here.
Il will offer Jeffries either a guaranteed
purse or one made up on the percentage
basis" said Coffroth. IL intend to make
my offer as tempting as possible and 1
believe that my chances for landing the
match are very good"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21

has agreed TO keep his name on the payroll
~ tull salary as long as he lives.
uRINNELL-Two accidents here yester-
gay resulted each In a broken leg. A. u.
Aohins was caught In a ditch on Main
street by the caving In OF the sides. for
winch the city may be asked for damages
aha FRESHMAN Loos Of the college broke
a leg IN foot ball practice.
D~EN1sON-Dr. Phubrook. a dentist here.
has offered a gold medal to the best men
IN n horseshoe pitching contest. Any citi-
SenH or the county can compete. The contest
thhes place IN front OF the court mouse
aho men nave been practicing up for weeks
10 compete.
LAKE CfTY-John wiseman and Mel
ford Brooks, two young men OF Auburn.
were seriously and perhaps fatally in
juted today, when the horse they were
driving became frightened and running
away hurled them out Of the buggy. When
thrown out the buggy overturned and
they were dragged 100 yards.
CAHTtOLL@Tho sixteenth annual meet
Ing OF the Northern Iowa Medical associe-
ton Will be held In this city thursday. A
program OF interest TO the member OF
tho association had been prepared. DIR. l..
q Patty OF Carroll IL president and DR.. G..
q. hOOrehead Of Ida Grove Is secretary.
TAMA-Aieging that Il was because OF
the liquor he sold her husband, which
made him drunk and resulted in his being
run over by a train and badly injured, Mrs.
ed Emerson Of Buckingham has brought
-4HN - HAI A-1A1 AIAAN 11hAk AZ AONEIN
against J. II. Nauerth for t10,O 900 damages
place.
CREsToN-Miss Nellie Louise Bailon OF
Charlton figures IN n charming romance
which began last spring In Kansas city
and which eliminated at COvington. Ky,
last week In her marriage to Thomas
JamlHOn, n broker Of Washington Court
House, o. Her father. mother and an aunt
OF the groom witnessed the wedding cere-
mony.
LOGAN - The men Of the Methodist
church OF Logan gave a harvest home sup
per last evening at the Park hotel. Some
go attended. Excellent music was given
by the Logan orchestra. There II a sus-
picion that the Ladies' Aid society was
really the one responsible for the excel
lence OF the supper. At any rate the So
ing.
GRINNELL-An expert office thief made
a raid on the dental offices OF this city on
either Saturday night or Sunday night
last and took gold and other material
from Dr. L.. q. Lemley valued at SIS; from
Dr. Alliene Holson about $3.50 in gold and
from the Brock Bros. about $50 in gold,
and som money.
MANILLA-John Bayles, one OF the most
prominent men of this town, fell dead
today while out In the country near by.
For many years he was a leading stock
dealer at Denison and later became one
OF the early citizens Of Manila. He had
been assessor for twenty years. He was
directing a man in improving the highway
when he fell over dead.
LAKE CITY-In order that a new church
to cost 5000 may be built on the site the
old Methodit Episcopal church OF this
place is being torn down. Work on the
new church, the contract for which has
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21

tackles and center for consistent gains.
The new tricks that are to be attempted
against Iowa proved good ground gamers.
The forward pass was used with consider
able effect, although the scrubs were on
the alert and broke up some OF the open
formations.
A slight rain which fell here today was
welcomed by the Cornhuskers, for II has
softened up the ground on the new field,
where the game will be played next Satur-
day. Since the squad has been training on
this ground the dirt has been packed down,
forming a crust that is dangerous to the
limbs OF the players.
Cole is afraid his men win be hurt II they
play here Saturday and he wants the game
pulled off at Antelope park II has been
advertised for the new field and II will
have to take place there. II another rain
comes before Saturday the ground. how
ever, will be pretty well softened up and 1t
will be nearly as good as a turf field.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
HAwKEYEs ADMIT WEAKNESS
Coach Griffith says TaIk IL Not
Merely for Effect.

Coach Griffith says Talk IL Not
Merely for Effect.
IOWA CITY, Ia. Oct. ~2O.-(Special) -
Iowa's freshman team made great head
way against the varsity I'm last nights
on a drop kick by Oxley and by holding the
regulars TO two touchdowns both of which
were made by Quarterback Fee on long
runs.
Good work by Oxley, Won Maur, Nc
Henry and castro marked the practice
These first year stars led in the attack
which proved almost too much for the
varsity. Fee made one S0-yard run dodg.
ing through the freshmen eleven In re
side kick and dashed thirty yards for a
touchdown.
You may call these bear stories" said
Coach Griffith last night, but they are
not. They are the truth" This is the senti-
ment OF the coaching staff. They unite
as one in stating that the outlook Is
gloomy, owing to the many losses OF men
through accidents. dearth Of substitutes
and general lack OF fighting spirit In the
eleven.
Despite the obstacles. however, the coach
Ing staff Is working to the limit to prepare
the men for the hard Nebraska game
and to whip the green offense in trim for
battering ram tactics against the stone
wall defense OF the Cornhuskers.
Hazard Will probably be out OF the game
for two or three weeks owing to the de-
and this will seriously cripple the team.
Murphy will probably be used at fullback
and Dyer and Collins at the halves.
Thomas is making a strong bid for half
back and win be used In part OF the Ne
braska game according to present plans.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
King" Coles Men Are Not 50 Confident of an Easy Time Defeating lowe NetS SATURDAY

been let to Schroeder a Sullivan Of pes
Moines. Is to begin as soon as the site e
cleared. II Is expected the building VIII
be finished by February l.
MARSHALLTOWN-A message received
here today from Iowa city says that Act
Ing State secretary John A. Goodel OF
the Young Mems Christian association Is
IN a ho nos there 6eipqs prepared for an
Mr.. Goodell Is we'll known all over the
state. He was formerly general secretary
OF the local association ana for n number
Of years he. was assistant secretary Of
the Duluth (Minn.) city association.
CRESTON-One Of the longest bridges on
the Burlington south branch between here
and ST. Joseph was entirely DESTROYED bv
fire yesterday. The origin Of the fire is
unknown, though Il Is suspected Il caught
from sparks from passing trains. The
bridge was ia feet in length and mostly a
wooden structure, making IL an easy prey
to the flames. Passengers from the south
were transferred at Kent to a stub train
run to that place from here, arriving sew
eral hours late.
MARsHALLTOwN-Charging that he at
tempted to extort money by threat OF pros
%ecutlon, Otto Radloff, a we'll known farm
rest OF w. Lou Maloney. Maloney was ar
raigned. furnished bond for $1,000 for his
preliminary examination next Monday. The
case is directly connected with a civil
suit brought by Maloney fOr, $4,000 against
Radloff, In which In two counts he charged
Radloff with alternating the affections OF
MRS. MalOney. Brlor TO this suit having
been filed, Radloff alleges, Maloney prom
ised not to bring suit against his wife,
Mrs. Mary Maloney for divorce.
CRESTON-A rather unusual action WAS
brought here yesterday, to come up in tho
district court at the next term. Mary Sim
MONS, an aged woman OF Alton, bringing
charges against William Cunningham. also
OF that place. whom she claims came to
her home last April and after using abu-
stve language to her without any cause
for so doing. followed up the attack by
striking and kitcking her, from which
causes gangrene and blood poison settled
In one OF her limbs injured by the blows
she received at that time. Since then she
has been obliged to submit to an amputa-
ton OF the limb, and she now asks dam
ages for 5000 for doctors and nurses fees,
also for future care and maintenance. The
woman gives her age as 81 years.
CRESTON-Burglars visited the store OF
G. V. French OF Conway some time last
week and appropriated tho contents OF six
teen fine shoe boxes. The boxes had been
packed neatly back on the shelves and
there was no trace showing thieves had
been in the store, consequently the loss was
not discovered until some days later, when
Mr.. French went TO show some shoes to
q would-be purchaser and found nothing
but empty boxes. 1t Is thought the parties
must rave used skeleton keys, as no locks
were broken to the doors, no windows
forced and no clue whatever to the that
has been found.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
AMEs HAS PROBLEM IN TIGER
Aggies Must Put Up strong Game 20
Beat Missouri.

AMEs. Ia, oct. @-(speciai.)-But two Of
the Aggie players who gave the Tigers OF
be on the team which faces Roper's eleven
Al Ames next Saturday. One of them Is
Heggen. the quarterback, and the other Is
Wlmerth, the tackle and captain. HegBen
played but a few minutes In this game and
Wilmarth was used as n substitute.
With the conditions such as these the
Ames students are not anticipating any
such victory as was scored last year. In
fact, a defeat would not be surprising. II
is realized that Missouri is strong. The line
appears to be such that Ames with its
green forwards can hardly hope to cope
with ~. Missouri has dOwned some mighty
opponents this year, and must be rounding
II must be admitted that Coach Williams
of the Aggies has done wonderful work
with such green material Soe ana Grin
and Minnesota's great eleven was held to a
total OF eighteen for two terrific halves.
slowed away in the husky frames Of the
present foot ball team here. Williams Is
bound to have It developed some time be-
fore the season Is over. The only question
is whether or not he can get It ready for
the Tigers.
In the Ames backfield. there are no 81
Lamberts, Guy Lamberts or Homer Hub
bards. There Is not even a star in the back
three. Harte, q brother of Harte Of the
Nebraska team, is the best mar of the
trio, and he Is the main reliance in carry
ing the ball. He Is a hard man to stop,
running with great power. johnson at full
back is a fair performer, and Ringman is
a good steady plugger. Heggen, at quarter
vs. a star, but has been In but one game
this year on account Of injuries. He Is
liable to go out any time. Mccoy. his sub
stitute, is not up to the requisite standard.
Chappell and Teller, the two best ends,
are light and have not had the experience
necessary for first-class foot ball teams.
The Ames line will be fairly strong. VIII
marth at one tackle is fast and aggressive.
He Is good not only on defense, but on Of
Tense as well. Troeger Is the best green
tackle that Ames has had in a long time.
Elliott is a first-class guard. Ketman Is
fair. Scott is a good reliable center. Ames
is weak in substitutes this year. Williams
has used nothing but straight foot ball thus
far, but has a few tricks up his sleeve to
spring in the Missouri game.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
me COurt DeciaiOna.
Religious Awakening In lows.

GRINNELL, Ia. Oct. 2o,-tspecial.)-The
union meetings under the lead OF Evangel-
list DR.. Henry Ostrom are awakening a
widespread interest in not only this imme-
diate community but in the nearby towns.
Yesterday morning a company went In
autos to Malcolm, where the business men
closed their places OF business and the
principal closed the schools and the church
was filled. Last night a supper wss laid
for $50 men and every place was taken
and the four-minute talks afterward by
Mayor Kemmerer and other prominent
business men OF the city had the appeal
for the closer brotherhood and a higher
manhood that emphasized, outside the
church and ohurchmen. the spirit OF these
meetings. Today a meeting was held at
Chester Center, six miles north. e Sur
day will be held another mass meeting of
men In the Colonial theater like the one OF
last Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
90. Flow. wIthout Meter.

GRINNELL, Ia, Oct. 20-(Special.)-
Sunday night, last. some malicious person
took off the cap OF one of the drip pots
and let out the gas from the tank holding
the supply for the city. The loss was not
discovered until the h~ousekeepers wanted to
get the Monday morning breakfast and
found they had no gas. Another tank was
soon tapped, the missing cap supplied and
the incident was supposed TO be closed
with the offer by the company Of a reward
of $50 for the arrest and conviction OF the
evil doer. But on Tuesday It was discov-
cred that some one had been tampering
with the gas pipes with a cold ohiseI and
hammer and a trap was set for the man
who is evidently trying to get even' for
some real or fancied wrong.