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Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
From Mondays Daily.

Miss Lizzie Bravin is ill at her home suffering from bad case of lagrippe
 Mrs B. F. Wilson and daughter Miss Della Wilson, left yesterday foI their home in Jefferson City, Mo, after an extended stay in Tombstone, the guests of Judge and Mrs. F. NJ |. DOan.
 J. w. Walker was an outgoing pas senger yesterday for Fl Paso on a brief visit.
 R w. Sturgis, postmaster at Globe, is Tombstone visitor. MT. Sturges is acting under d power of attorney in the Policeman case, MT. Fisk of Globe, one of bonosmen, having withdrawn from the bond of the former bank president, and MT. Sturgis is here looking after the legal procedure in the matter.
 Mrs H. R. Hitchins and daughter arrived today from a visit to Reno, Nevada, and California points, and joined Dr. Hitchins here. Fled Bennett wss 6 Tombstone visitor today from Fairbank. w. K. Meade left this morning for Tucson on a short business trip con. nected with his mining interests.
 J. c. Disler and wife of Chicago, who have been here for fortnight on visit, left today for California.
 Frank Lane is reported on the sick list suffering from an attack of pneu- monis.
 F. Nj. Murphy, president of the De- velopment Co.,, of America. and heavi. ly inte rested .in the Tombstone Con Mines Go. arrived today ia his private car. With Mir. Murphy, is Joseph Mulhern, private secretary and o. Longacre, general manager of the Po- land mines which is & part ofthe large system of the Development Go opera tions Tn Arizona.
 Mir Murphy, is here on an inspec- tion trip, and will remain several days. He expects to be joined here shortly by Mir. B. F. Cteyney, the well known railroad magnate and prominent director in the Development Go. Both these distinguished gentlemen make occasional visits to Tombstone They are firm believers in the merit and mineral resources of the famed district, and are about to witness a realization of the elaine held out for it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
True Blue' Rebel
 Dies in Arizona

To the last breath a rebel soldier and believer in the cause of the con- federacy, Colonel Alonzo Ridley, sol- dier of fortune, hero Of two wars and man of brilliant intellect, died re- gently at Tempe.
 With the death of Ridley, the only ''unreconstructed rebel" in Arizona, is believed to have passed away. He never gave up his allegiance to the cause of the men who wore the gray uniform refusing to. register or vote.
 So pronounced was Ridley in his southern opinions that he never ceased to expouse the cause of the confederacy and has recognized no president since the days of Jackson and Buchanan. He could not become reconciled to the triumph of the fed eral army
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
From Tuesdays Daily.

Vim. Holmes, president of the
 Leadville Mining Co, was Tomb. stone visitor today, transacticg busi
 ness.
 | A. Y. Smith was at:the county seat yesterday. coming from Pearce in his new 4O-hOrse power Stevsas-Dur. yea automobile. Tine auto Is one Of the latest models and was much ad. mired by those who examined it.
 Judge Daniel Mcfarland yesterday united in the holy bonds of matri- mony E. F. Wendell and Mrs. Laura Wendell. The couple reside at Fort Huschuca.
 Frank Merrill, who was taken to the hospital on Sunday, is suffering From a stroke of spoplexy and is under medical care. MT. Merrill's condition IS not regarded ss alarming, but he will require careful attention and nursing to recover. The patient is an old-time Ariz nan and is we'll known in the various mining camps of the Southwest
 Frank Meyers left today for Bisbee where he goes to get his wife, who has recovered sufficiently to return 10 Tombstone.
 Death ended sad case yesterday which had been brought to the atten. tion of the probate court and local authorities. A Mexican named Garcia was brought to Tombstone a week ago and given s hearing before the lunacy commission. During the examination it developed that the unfortunate had just come from Mexico, and the case coming under the proper jurisdiction of the U. $. immigration officials he was accordingly ordered held awaiting farther examination and inquiry by that department. Garcia became i'll while in jail here and was transferred to the hospital. He grew steadily worse, and despite all medical treat ment and attention breathed his last yesterday morning Nothing is sknown of his relatives.
 The official count of the votes cast at the recent school trustee election held in Tombstone showed 52 votes. The ballots being unanimous for J. H. McPherson, who succeeded himself
 William Gordan was yesterday talk. en to the county hospital, suffering from rheumatism, which has affected both of h;s limbs.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04

| iao <Ou D A Msrkey to Miners and Merchants Bank of Bisbee, mortgage on property in the city of Bisbee and town of Courtland. ....... 5000 CHATTIE MORTGAGE Viola Douthitt to Fred Coleman, attle mortgage on h O u g. hold furniture in Bis Oee. lOo
 LEASE August Daley ct ux to Ada B Lee
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
International Land and

International Land and Improvement e m. psny to A H Wagner, property in the Claw son addition to the city of Douglas. .... 62j F H Hanscom ct ux to NJ Bristovich, Warren property. y............. 10 '. L D Shsttuck to the Mexico and Colorado Railroad company, land .. ..-.... 80 0lie Craven to the Mex. ico and Colorado Rail. road company, land. 695 :. J P Heenan to H P Nolan, undivided one. half interest in mines situated in the Hart. ford district ...... I.
 WARRANTY DEED
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
To Reduce Railroad
 Fares in Arizona

Representative stephsns, of Texas. has introduced a bill regulating the passenger fare on railroads Tn Ari- sons and New Mexico. It provides that the passenger fare upon al! rail- roads in the territories of Arizona and New Mexico shall not exceed three cents per mile, with an allowance of baggage to each passenger not to ex. ceed 100 pounds in weight; that when the fare is pad to the conductor the fare shall be four cents per mile, ex. cept from stations where no tickets gre sold, and that the minimum charge in no case shall be less than 25 cents.s
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
Bold HoIdup>
 In Clifton Store

Says the Clifton Era: On Wednes- day night at 10 o'clock a man report ed to be named Lee Seighns robbed the Standard store of$3l3 in cash, by the aid of & six shooter The rcbber, was captured within an hour after the robbery. They found Seighns to be the man suspicioned by McDavitt and he was caught at his home in the act of counting the money. After the ar- rest he confessed to the deed It is reported that he is resident of Longfellow for several years.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04

A. W. Childers, 6 csttlemsn of Bonita, was in Benson this week, and said that last week he sold l60 acres of land g miles northwest of Wilcox for $27 per acre. He said the Hooker estate had been offered $25 per acre for three or four thousand acres of land in that vicinity. The land Mir. Childers sold had no improvements except . fence around it, but the pur- chaser set up tent on it and went b blowing st..once.- Benson Press.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
A Talk With a
 Captain ot Industry

Tombstone is now in fair way tC
 become the bonanza producing csmK
 of the early days" said F. NJ. Murphy
 today.
 The Arizona mining magnste and
 railroad builder was in the office oi
 the Tombstone Consolidated Mines
 Co.,. in conference with his associate
 and lifelong friend E. B. Gage, presi-
 dent of the company. Together the
 two distinguished operstors had dis
 cussed future plane, and the remark
 was frsught with suggestive signifi- canoe. Indeed, strikingiy impressive
 are the kindly faces of both these pi- oneer captains of industry, who have grown grey in the service, applying their zeal and energy for Arizona's $ upbuilding and progress with which they are so intimately identified
 Evidences of their emprise in over coming obstacles and surmounting difficulties in reaching the attained goal of success-the success that spells alike for the individual and the com. monwealth, are not wanting, and par ticuisrly is Tombstone to De congrst- ulated that such industrial leaders and powerful factors in the realm of mining and finance are identified with its redemption.
 MT. Murphy, who i- here on an in spection trip. found much to interest him since his last visit. The striking of rich ore on the 700.foot level of the big pump shaft-200 feet below the original water leyel-its development into body of msgnIi ude; the opening of the same on the S0O-foot level stronger and more permanent in char acter; the drifting for its continua- tion on the I,O0o-foot level, the pres- ent lowest dept h ;the recent sensational strike of the came on the Silver Thread at the same depth, nearly half a mile north, and the order to begin imme- diste operations at the West Side and Tribute to open the ore bodies that have lain dormant beneath the watery barrier, just removed by the mann moth pumping plant, are important features of recent developments in the T. c. NJ. Co. system. Little wonder that the distinguished visitor gave uttersnce to the encouraging words which GO aptly applies to local con ditions and are so significant of fu- ture extensivs operations.
 Regarding his railroad operations in the northern part of the territory, Mir. Murphy stated that extensions are already planned and arranged for. The railroad man could hardly forego 8 frown while contemplating the ef forts of the legislature and other bodies to hamper the Arizona railroads when rather, should be their need. In the ligIt of millions for new prospective railroad ventures, auguring for the development of new the benefits were certainly on the side of the people as compared with the success of frivolous com plsints ~hich might deter timid cap itsl.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04

Charlie Meadows has accepted a good position with the Southwest Mining company, and will leave short ly for cid Mexico. He goes there to exspine a number of prospects for that company, with a view of bonding the same. He will leave from San Pedro in the steam launch Elliott, and touch at San Blaz. and the west coast of Sonora. His destination is Mazatlan and he expects to be gone about five months.-Yuma Sun.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
Chinese SmuggIers
 Are Indicted
An Fl Paso dispatch says

An Fl Paso dispatch says
 Under indictments returned by the ederal grand jury at Chicago charg- ng conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States seven arrests were made today by deputy marshsls at widely separated points. Four men were jailed here, one at Alamogordo, \. M., and two st Chicago. It is al- legged that the men arrested were members of an organized gang operat- ing from the border to Chicago for smuggling Chinese.
Tombstone epitaph., 1909-04-04
RELIABLE ASSAYS

Gold 75 Gents Gold and Silver $l.00 Lead 75cents Gold, Silver, Coppersl.5O
 Samples by mail receive promp' attention. Placer Gold, Retorts an Rich Ores Bought. Send for Free Mailing Envelopes and Price List OGDEN Assay Co., l536 Court Place Denver, Colo
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12

There is a certain type OF person" !"
said the business man, especially in
New York, who seems unable to under
stand what is said to him-or her
unless the statement OF remark is
prefxed by some catch word-usually
the word listen
eFor instance, / have a stenographer
who simply stares at me in dumb
amazement If / say anything to her
without first saying: Now listen. II
begin to dictate a letter to her she
will not write a word if I forget to
give that mental Jog. When snap
that at her she will scratch like mad.
She is not the only one. The tele.
phone girl cannot take a message un-
less il has that prefix. When am
out OF the ONCE and try to talk over
the wire with her must always be-
gin: Now, listen, OF else she Is hope
lessly at sea and seems not to under.
stand a word l say.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12


Now tnat the state hospital for the
insane is 10 be located at Vinita, the
tnend OF thought is naturally in the
direction and along the lines OF such
institutions In the civilized age in
which we are living there is no in
stitution that more bespeaks the I'M
most kindness and sympathy of the
human race than its care for those un-
fortunate ones who. in the inscrut-
able ways of providence have been
bereft q reason In this day OF hui
man advancement the state gathers
np the bruised and broken members
Of society and tenderly cares for them
az public expense. No expense Is
spared to see that they are given
every opportunity for the recovery Of
reason
The sadest picture in all the an
nals OF human life Is that of the
poor. darkened intellect Of the insane
person. Friends would rather follow
the hearse to the cemetery with the
mortal remains OF their loved ones
than to consign them to the walls OF
the insane asylum.
The state Of Oklahoma in all that
pertains to twentieth century ideals
stands well to the front and in build-
ing and maintaining at Vinita an as
um Tor the insane will spend millions
of dollars sooner of later. The state
proposes to lay out in grounds, boula-
wards, drives, parks and rest places,
one OF the finest asylums for the in
sane in the United States. The roll
ing prairie with its endless change of
scenery as the seasons come and go.
Its restfu calm blue sky, its multitu-
dinan flowers and grasses and shrub
berry, its sunshine and showers. It's
rainbow cloud, natures panorama of
beauty, its sparlElink, pure artesian
water that wells from the bowels of
the earth make il an ideal spot
Then the visitors that from time
to time will come to Vinita to be
charmed by the beauty of the sur
roundings. Every inmate of the asy-
lum will have friends who love them
and will want to see them often. Love
stretches it arms out to the ends Of
the earth and incireles in its tender
embrace every race and kindred and
tongue and never gives up hope until
the portals of the tomb shut forever
from mortal sight the forms and
faces of friends.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12


Rene La Montague, the crack polo
player, tells this story of a very small
miss, the five-year-old daughter of a
prominent merchant of the Cedarhurst
set
Mr.. La Montague was driving a
small trap from the Rockaway Hunt
club to his home in Cedarhurst, when
he encountered the little miss, who
was out for a walk with her nurse
and a small baby brother, who occu
pied the perambulator Being an in
innate friend of the child's parents, he
offered to give her lift as far as her
house. The offer Was accepted ana Oh
the way Mr.. La Montague was regaled
with interesting items Of family news
which were lisped out in rapid sue
cession until he pulled up in front OF
the house.
The child alighted, and as there was
nobody in sight on the grounds, he
asked her if she could get indoors
safely.
"Oh, yes,' said the little tot, "and
thank you very much
Don't mention it, nodded back the
polo player; when to his surprise the
child opened her eyes very much and
murmured:
"T won't."-Philadelphia Record.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12

Once upon a time certain commu-
nifty planned to give dinner to a
Judge there. When the judge came
to scan the list of those invited he
raised vigorous protest against one
name, that Of a man who had been
the most brilliant lawyer in town, but
who was now the town drunkard. They
finally overcame his opposition. but
the town drunkard had heard of it..
He was the last speaker called upon.
He arose and said: "Mr. Toastmaster
Fifteen years ago l had practice
in this town that amounted to $4,000
a year. had wife and family whom
l supported in comfort. had my own
horse and carriage. At that time the
guest of the evening was on his way
west in an emigrant wagon. He land
ed in this town and started in to make
his living. Since then, Mr.. Toastmas-
ter, he cried with pathetic break in
his voice, since that time have been
going steadily down, down, down, and
our guest has been going UP, up, up,
until now we are just about on lev
el."-National Home Journal
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
AROUND THE RAIL
CARELESS HELPER HAD TIED
ROPE TO scAFFoLDiNo.
Escape from Fatality illustrates How
Dependent One Workman May
Be on His Fellow-Dan-
ger in "Green" Man.

IF man stays green long" he con-
cluded, I'VE can't afford to keep him.
It amt fair TO the others. You see. in
these jobs men depend on each other.
A rope badly tied, a signal given too
soon, a slip in a tight place, may send
some other poor devil off into the open
head over heels"
Here's a story in point: A man
named Dave McRay was working out
on 9O0-foot railroad bridge over a
river. The bridge was built and the
trains were already running across.
McRay was down on a scaffold some
30 feet under the middle. His helper,
a green country recruit, had tied the
ropes that held 1t. There were two
ropes, one from each end. The first
rope the helper had tied round wood
en- beam between the tracks, and next
in a dreamy kind of a way he had
tied the second round one of the rails.
Then he slid down, and the pair be-
gan peaceably working.
Some moments later q train came
laundering out. All os a sudden Nc
Ray heard a snort He looked round,
and saw the youth staring straight up
at the track, with his mouth wide
open, a calculating look in his eyes
His freckled face grew slowly white,
McRay seized his arm.
Say" he demanded, "wot's eatin'
your"
His helper looked round, gave one
frantic shout, and dived for the river
70 feet below. Just then the train
roared overhead, cut the rope in two,
and down went McRay, grabbing the
scaffolding tight. He hung by the
other rope, and said good deal. When
the train had gone, he went up hand
over hand to a steel truss, and from
there, looking down, he saw the head
Of the youngster, who was swimming
hard for the shore. He made quick
calculations. Then he climbed up to
the track and ran like a deer. But
by the tire he got to the river bank
his helper was already ashore and
had lit out over the fields. The bridge
never saw him again.-Ernest Poole,
in Everybody's.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
Fire Destroys the Big Hay Barn And
Contents Owned by Geo. kapp.

"Firel FIRE. Fire! The cry crept
out on the still night air, and the
fire bells began to ring"
There is an event that is hourly ex-
pected yet never happens without sur
prise. It is the alarm OF fire. Like a
thief at midnight, Vinita has again
been visited by the demon fire, and
property that was yesterday well
worth $4,000. is today a smoldering,
filth, sut and ash heap.
The mighty force, heat, and prop
cry destroying power Of fire is again
deeply impressed upon our minds.
Last night, man sat in his peace
fu house, quietly talking with his
family. Inc fire demon crept up to
within 90 leet of this little cottage
ana totally destroyed an immense
building and its contents and no hu-
man power could prevent it. 2OOO
people stood by and looked on with
but one thought in their minds-"the
necessity Of some kind of protection
against the tremendous destructive
power Of Fire"
This mans property had close
call. Nothing but the incidental
shifting OF the wind kept his house
and all he had from total destruction.
While this man was fortunate-he
was also wise. A few weeks ago ne
called at a certain Office over the
Jumbo Mercantile company, just OPP
posite the post Office to inquire the
cost of a policy of insurance on his
mousse and was told that for a mere
pittance few cents per $l00. he
could place a big Million collar Co.,
between his house ana all danger and
of course he quickly decided to ac-
cept sucn a favorable proposition and
paid Mr.. Englehart tie premium and
carried away the policy. What can
be cured, may be secured If your
insured, your then secured"
1t is a false notion of economy to
be unprotected. Fire is an excellent
servant but a merciless master.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12

"Hello, Throgginsl The last time
saw you, ! think, you were in peck
of trouble. Some fellow had bought a
suburban lot alongside of yours and
put up a livery stable on it, Is he
there yet?'
mo; he's gone away, and taken the
stable with him."
Then he worked his little scheme
all right, did he? Made the property
holders in the block pay him a big
price to get out?"
Not at all. We bought the lot from
him for about half what he paid for 1t.
He was glad to get away"
How did you manage ie?"
81 bought a dozen hives Of bees and
put them along the edge Of my lot,
next to his stable The man on the
other side Of him did the same. The
fellow stood it till about the middle OF
June, and then he hiked. There's more
than one way to skin cat. old chap"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
Aard on second Hubby.

Enpeok's will was being drawn up
by the lawyer. 4 hereby bequeath all
my property to my wife" dictated En-
peck. "Go1 that DOWN." Eyes" an
swered the attorney. "On condition. >
continued Enpeck, that she marries
within a year" "But why that condi-
tion?" asked the man Of law. Be
cause" answered the meek and lowly
testator, 4 want somebody to be sorry
that / died"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
The Retort Courteous.

Roger Minot Sherman, while argu'
ing a celebrated case, said that his
opponent could no more prove his
point than he could cut hair length
wise While he was still talking the
opponent, who happened to have a
very sharp knife, pulled hair from
his beard and split it, AS he held it
up the court began to laugh, and Mr..
Sherman quickly called out. Il said
hair, sir, not a bristle."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
Musical TELEGRAPH Wires.

Telegraph wires may be defended
from the musical standpoint. The
sound they make is often curious and
beautiful, as everybody knows who
has put an ear to one Of the great
posts by the highway when the wind
IS twanging through half a hundred
wires overhead. Saturday Review.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
RESOLUTION

Whereas. it Is necessary that
proper and suitable buildings
be erected in the City OF Vinita,
Oklahoma in order that pupils
be suitably Accommodated,
Therefore BE It Resolved BY
The Board OF Education Of the
City OF Vinita. Oklahoma, That
5 per cent semi-annual bonds
be issued in the sum of Sixty
Thousand Dollars 60,000.0OJ
Fifty-two Thousand (S52,OO0.OO)
of which shall be used for the
building and equipping one high
school building; Eight Thous-
and (SS,O0O.0Ol of which shall
be for the purpose of erecting
ana equipping one ward school
on he lot now owned by the
School Board North OIL the
Frisco track
Be 1t Resolved Further that
the question Of issuing said
bonds in said amount be sub
mitted to the qualified electors
at the regular April election
1909.
re It Resolved Further that
the question be submitted to
the qualified electors; shall
the colored school be located
in the Fourth ward p
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12

The chieftain is for the high school
even with ali the objectional riders
that have been ordered by the school
board. The high school is a neces-
sity that cannot be delayed much
longer We are all ashamed Of she
old shack we are compelled to send
our children into at present give
us chance to vote for high school
any old way.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-12
Bastinq and Drinking.

81 went away from home the other
day." his wife was saying, "and left
my husband to baste the chicken. 1t
seems he had a bottle with him. Every
time he basted the chicken he took a
drink. He must have basted it a
good many times. When l got back
1t was beautifully done and basted to
the queens taste, but he was orieyed."