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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The announcement OF the double
discovery of the North Pole by Dr,
Cook and Peary gives the United
States one more territorial possession.
II becomes ours without intention or
desire by government just as the
Philippines became ours by an acci-
dent of war In these days It Is diff
cult to imagine any possible CONNER
cial value IN those frigid and for the
most part. lifeiess lands and waters
a desert OF snow aud ice Yet the
time may come, unlikely as Il now ap-
pears, that some good use may be
found for the North polar region II
will be recalled that Alaska was pur-
chased chiefly as a whaling and seal
ing ground. and both these industries
are already nearly extinct while the
mineral and agricultural value Of
Alaska has proven 70 be Of very great
value
When Alaska was bought a railroad
in that country was no more impro5.
able than that tourists will some day
include the trip to the pole as one
Of the essentials to the well travelled
with few exceptions history reminds
as that where one man has gone and
returned others are found % do like
wise. and each additional successful
journey makes others easier and safer.
as routes are selected and provision
made for shelter However there
Is no likelihood of any uncomfortable
large rush ot tourists in that direction
for some time 20 come ri Il Wind.
sor in November Popular Mechanics.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
tFirst Published IN The Chieftain
October %, l909)
NOTICE OF SALE or REAL

BY Adds A. BROWN.
His Attorney.
ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that IN pur.
suance Of orders of the County Court
Of Craig County, State of Okla
homa, made on the 18th day
of October 1903. in the matter
of the estates of Vergal c.
Dawson James u Dawson. Jennings
n. Dawson, and Hattie r. Dawson.
minors, the undersigned as guardian
of the estates OF said minors will sell
at private sale to the highest bidder.
for cash, subject TO confirmation by
said County Court, on Tuesday, the
9Th day of November. 1909, at ten
O'Clock a. m. OF said day or at any time
thereafter within the statutory period
of receiving bids. at the County Court
room in Craig County, Oklahoma an
the right, title. interest and estate 81
the said Vergal c. Dawson. James Il.
Dawson Jennings b. Dawson ana
Hattie J. Dawson. minors, acquired
IN whatsoever manner In and 10 the
following described real estate situat
ed IN Craig County. Oklahoma ama
more accurately described as fol ae
to-wit:
Lands of Vergal G Dawson.
minor: ~ ~ Of SW Ia Section
~ NV HHAAH 50 NbflHs hhhNH 81
East being IN all so acres. more
or less
Lands Of James L. Dawson.
minor e l-2 Of Sc IL. Section
4, Township 2S North. Range 21
East, being n al 50 acres moro
OF less
Lands Of Jennings B. Da 0n.
minor w - OF Sc IA. seetn
Township 28 North. Rance Il
East, being IN al SO acres re
or less.
Lands of Hattie j. DavVh IS
minor n IL of NV il. 5eetlon
10. Township Is North, RaEa I'D
East being Ia all so acres as
or less
Bids must be in writing. aocampaps
led by a certified check for ohe5AIrd
of the amount Of the bid and may be
left at the office OF the Judge OF The
County Court
Dated this 18th day Of October, 1909.
JOHN DAWSON.
Guardian.
BY Adds A. BROWN,
His Attorney. 1921
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
(First Published IN The Chieftain
October %, 1909
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON
APPLICATION or GUARDIAN
FOR ORDER CF SALE or

REAL ESTATE.
State of Oklahoma. County of Craig
IS. In the County Court
In the Matter of the Estate Of Beatrice
Reese. Minor.
Il appearing TO this Court, from the
petition this day presented and filed
by Gus Patterson, the Guardian of the
person and estate of Beatrice Reese
minor that 1t Is necessary for the best
interests of said minor that some por-
tion Of her land be sold for the pur-
poses of education maintenance and
support. by reason OF the present con
dition of said minor, and praying for
an order Of sale of certain real estate
belonging to Beatrice Reese, his said
ward, and IL appearing unto this court
that the facts set out in the above
named petition are sufficient and that
the present condition Of the minors
estate demands that such real estate
should be sold
1T is HEREBY ORDERED. That the
next of kin of the said ward and all
persons interested in the said estate
appear before this Court on Tuesday.
the 23rd day of November, A. u. 1909.
at ten O'Clock a. m, or as soon there
after as il can be heard. at the Court
Room of said Court, at Vinita. In said
Craig County then and there TO show
cause why an order should not be
granted for the sale of such estate.
AND IT is FURTHER ORDERED
that copy of this order be. published
at least three successive weeks before
the day OF hearing, In the Weekly
Chieftain, a newspaper printed and
published in said Craig County.
Dated October 10, 1909.
THEO d. b. FREAR.
1928 County Judge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Ii Is a source OF qualification that
SO many good country schools are be-
ing maintained in an the counties in
Oklahoma Substantial school houses
are to be seen every whore and Ia
every neighborhood opportunities are
offered for the education Of the youths
Of the land Oklahoma IS not only
great IN material prosperity but along
educational lines
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Opinion may differ as 70 the
grounds for criticism Of the Oklahoma
but opinion as 20 the pro-
prlety Of the President laboriously
Juggling such criticism into his speech
in New Mexico Is unanimous There
was ne necessity for such contra.
temps There was every reason why
Il should have been avoided The Ok
lahoma constitution Is not perfect. It
contains some ridioulously illogical
and impotent provisions, put there by
partisan machine for the express
purpose 10 catch votes and with the
understanding that those provisions
should be ignored hy The party putting
them in the document But the fact
remains. whether it's generally under
stood OF not that great majority
OF the republican candidates FOR the
constitutional convention were nomlu,
ated on a platform endorsing the very
provisions most Objectionable to Pres.
ldent Taft and TO the party machine
Ia the state The oklahoma eonstltu.
tlon may very well be left to the okla.
homa people who can amend II OF re-
peal i OF do as they please with il
wherever they desire 70 do So Until
lt is amended or repealed It may very
safely be accepted as satisfactory to
q majority Of them a majority of
more than a hundred thousand decided
this lees than two years ago Tulsa
World
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
First Published ia The Chieftain
October 22, 1907
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
raTATE


Notice Is hereby given that in pur-
suance OF orders of the County Court
of Craig County. State of Oklahoma
made on the 18th day of October 1893
i'm the matter of the estates OF Burr
r. Dawson and James W. Dawson.
minors. the undersigned as guardian
OF the estates Of said minors will sell
at private sale to the highest bidder
for cash, subject to confirmation by
said County Court on Tuesday. the
9th day Of November, 1909. at ten
o'clock a. m, Of said day or at anv
time thereafter within the statutory
period for receiving bids AT the Coun.
~ Court room In Craig County, Okla
homa, all the right, title. interest and
estate of the said Burr n Dawson
and James w Dawson, minors. ac.
quired in whatsoever manner, IN and
10 the following described real estate
situated in ottawa County Oklahoma.
and more accurately described as fol.
lows to-wit.
Lands of Burr r. Dawson, a minor.
E l-2 Of NE IA Section s. Town.
ship 26 North Range % East, be.
ing In all so acres. more or less.
Lands of James w Dawson
minor. 70 l.2 of Sc IA, Section
s. Township 26 North, Range %
East, being in all so acres. more
or less
Bids must be in writing, acoompani-
ed by certified check for one.third 81
the amount Of the bid and may be left
at the Office Of the Judge of the County
Court
Dated this 18th day Of October. 1909
ORLE H. DAWSON.
Guardian
BY Adds A. BROWN,
His Attorney 1921
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The people IN this section evidently
don't take kindly to the proposition to
repeal article nine Of the state consti.
tuition. The county was flooded with
blank petitions for signatures 60 sub.
mlt the article in question TO a vote.
These petitions were 70 be signed and
returned, but very few. practically
none OF them have been returned thus
indicating that the rank and file Of
the people in this section are satisfied
with this article in the fundamental
law OF Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
(Flrst Published in The Chieftain
October %. 1909
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
EcTATE

Notice is hereby given that In pur-
suanee of an order of the County
Court of Craig County. Oklahoma,
made on tle 18th day OF October. 1909.
In the matter of the guardianship of
Mary ANA Rex. minor. the under
signed as guardian OF the estate of
said minor viii sell at private sale to
the highest bidder. for cash. subject
TO confirmation by said County Court,
on Monday. the Sth day of November.
1909. at ten O'Clock a. H.. Of said day
or at any time thereafter within the
statutory period for receiving bids. at
the County Court room in Craig Coun-
~. Oklahoma. all the right title In
terest and estate Of the said Mary Anna
Rex a minor. acquired in whatsoever
manner. in and 20 the following de.
scribed real etsate situated In Craig
County. Oklahoma, and more accurate
iy described as follows, to-wit
S IL OF SW Ia Section 4 Town
ship 26 North. Range l9 East.
being tn all so acres, more or less.
Bids must be in writing. aceompan.
led by a certified check for one-third
of the amount OF the bid and may be
filed in the office Of the Judge of the
County Court
Dated this 18th day Of October 1909
JOHN REX,
Guardian
BY Adds 4. BROWN. =
His Attorney 1921
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Craig county citizens don't want a
political machine. either democratic
nor republican There are evidences
that the board Of county commissions
ers are continually playing politics OF
making a puny effort 70 play politics
az the expense Of the county Let the
affairs Of Craig county be administer
ed in 4 more manly way
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Lots of people sit around and dis.
cuss the great opportunities that the
piopaers Of Oklahoma had 10 make
money. bat most of them fail TO state
the fact that greater opportunities are
now In their hands, II they could only
see them There Is hardly man, who
has lived IN Oklahoma long, who does
not know Of some piece OF property
which his father could have bought
gears ago and made a fortune ont Of
the same, and even greater opportun-
tiles are before us today Land that
can now be bought in Oklahoma for
$40 per acre will be worth many times
that sum within twenty years Ellis
County Capital
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

There IS vet a demand for more
store rooms on South Wilson street,
the new ones to the number Of nine
now in course OF construction are all
spoken FOR. The weak-kneed ones.
who we're afraid the matter Of building
business houses in this quarter was
being overdone can now take another
hitch in their trousers Vinita Is a
growing city
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
BY Adds A. BROWN.
His Attorney.
First Published IN The Chieftain
October 22, le09l
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.


ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
State of Oklahoma, County Of Craig.
ss, In the County Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of Alvie
Duncan, Deceased.
The petition of Luther 4. Duncan,
as the administrator of the estate of
AlYle Duncan deceased. having been
presented to this Court. praying that
an order be made, authorizing said
petitioner to sell the whole. or so much
and such parts OF the real estate des.
cribed IN said petition as the Court
shall judge necessary and beneficial.
at public sale aud IL appearing to the
Court, from such petition. that It is
necessary 10 sell the whole. or some
portion of such real estate, for the
purpose and reasons mentioned IN
said petition. therefore. said petition
will be filed herein, and a time ap-
pointed for hearing the same
And Il is hereby ordered hv the
Court that the 10Th day Of November
A. p 1909, at the hour of 80 O'Clock
p. m, of said day that being a day
Of the regular November term. 1909
Of this Court. be- and the same is
appointed as the time when ali persons
Interested IN said estate are directed
and required to appear before this
Court to show cause why an order
should not be granted 20 said petitioner
70 sell so much OF the real estate OF
said deeedent as Is necessary.
And It Is further ordered. that
copy Of this order be personally serv
ed on all persons interested In said es
tate. and general guardian of 4 minor
50 interested. and any legatee or de
visee, or heir of the decedent. progid
ed they are residents OF said Craig
County. at least ten days before the
time appointed for hearing said pet.
ton, unless they shall waive such no
tlce IN writing, and signify In writing
their assent that an order of sale BE-
made as prayed for In said petition
Cor that this order be published for
four weeks in the Vinita Chieftainl
Dated the 18th day of October. 1909
THEO ID. p. FREAR.
ls-2z County Judge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
(First Published in The Chieftain
October %, 1909
State of Oklahima. Craig County. ss
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
MAJORITY RIGHTS.

Notice is hereby given, that the un-
dersigned Annie Johnson. viii by her
next friend and father, Louis Johnson,
file in the District Court in and for
Craig County, Oklahoma, on or after
the 30th day of October. 1909, a peti.
tion and application praying the Court
to confer upon her. the said Annie
Johnson, a minor, the rights OF ma
iority, concerning contracts, and EN-
poWering her the said Annie John
son TO transact business In general
with the same effect as If done by a
person above the age of majority.
Dated this 18th day OF October. 1909
ANNIE JOHNSON.
BY Her Next Friend
1920 LOUIS JOHNSON.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The abolition Of the common drink.
ing cup on railroad trains and at sta
tions is in the interest of health and
cleanliness. Why not extent the serv.
ice to hotels and all other public
places and thus minimize the spread
OF contagious diseases?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Al last accounts the Oklahoma con.
stitution was still intact and the or
ganic law of the state notwithstand-
ing the onslaughts Of Emperor Taft.
A vast majority Of the voters of this
good state believed Il alright and so
voted when It was adopted To con
tinue to insult the intelligence Of the
state is about the limit and is out
Rooseveltng Roosevelt
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The Muskogee Phoenix bewails the
benighted conditions prevailing in Ok.
lahoma and thinks honest men would
make a better constitution II given a
chance This Of course. applies to
a majority Of the voters OF the state.
Too bad
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Work Is progressing on North
seraper street that will make tgat one
of the most popular thoroughfares in
the city Curbing guttering and grad
ing Is going forward and the street
is putting on city appearance. II
will soon be an exceedingly fine drive,
way.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Just now is good time for the peo-
pie OF the whole country to consider
who it is that would put unwarranted
checks and structure upon the press
of the United States Mr. Roosevelt
and the party he speaks for sought to
ndict and punish the publishers OF
the indianapolis News for alleged
libels - actieles printed suggesting
corruption in the matter of the pur.
chase of the Panama canal stock by
the United States government Mr.,
Roosevelt and his advisers sought to
drag the publishers to Washington d.
c., for trial The wise court denied
the plea holding in subsistence that
there can be but one place of pubioa-
tion and that the defendants must be
in that jurisdiction If at
all Judge Anderson indicated very
clearly and forcefuly that there was
sufficient grounds for suspicion of
fraud and that no restrictions should
be placed on the press of the country
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
First Published IN The Chleftain
October %, 1907
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT or



State of Oklahoma. County Of Craig.
S. In County Court
In the Matter Of the Estate Of John
smith, Deceased
Notice is hereby given. that John
NJ. Miller. the duly appointed and
qualified executor OF the estate OF John
Smith. deceased has rendered and pre-
sented Tor settlement and distribution
and filed IN said Court. The Final
Report and Account and his executor
ship as such Executor aud that Mon
day the 18th day Of November. A. D..
1909. being a day of the regular term
OF said Court to-wit: Of the October
term. A. d 1909 at l0 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, at the County
Court room IN the city of Vinita. in
the said County OF Craig has been
duly appointed by said Court for the
final settlement Of said account. at
which time and place any person in.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

"A geological garden of cranks' is
what President Taft thinks of Okla
homan's constitution A collection Of
rare and untamed animals but the
dangerous ones are all Gagged and
chained.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

terested in said eatate Jay appear and
file his exceptions in writing to the
account and contest e same.
N TESTIMONY W. EREOF, have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this 18th day or
October, 1903
II. j. SWARTS.
1922 Clerk County Court
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The state inspector and examiner
was recently criticized through an ar.
ticle issued by the republican press
bureau because he did not make pub.
lie the report Of the special examiner
who had checked up the Pottawatomie
officials. The state inspector and ex-
aminer has always given his reports
to the press just as soon as they were
completed but this was a report made
20 the governor which had been order.
ed By the governor The state in
spector and examiner had no right to
make il public until It was IN the
hands Of the governor. and at that time
the governor was not IN the city Il
IS absolutely unreasonable to expect
that these reports should be made
public before the governor has knowl-
edge Of them Suppose there Is de
heieney In some of the accounts and
the governor should want arrests
made. He certainly would not want
the press To notify the offenders in
advance that an arrest would follow
it is Just as reasonable 10 expect a
grand jury TO make a report to the
republican press bureau before they
make a report 10 the court as It Is to
demand that the state inspector and
examiner give these reports to the
press before the same ha- been read
by the governor
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

There is still evidences here and
there. of keen disappointment at the
way the Columbia Bank and Trust
Co, Of Oklahoma City is settling with
depositors by paying them their money
on demand The hope was that the
depositors would lose and the bank
guaranty law get solar plexus blow.
Every class and condition have their
own peculiar troubles.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

johnson Falling has an unfailing
sign of a storm He says when a
bunch Of fullblood Cherokees appear
on the streets that q rain or cold snap
is sure TO come
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The Oklahoma City Times complains
that the Columbia Bans and Trust
company was helped by other banks.
Who IN the thunder does the Times
think ought to come TO the rescue Of a
bank in troubleg The depositors did
not have 20 stand the loss, il any
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22
o o o o 0 o o o o 90 o o o o
o PURELY POLITICAL. o

Q Q Q . Q Q Q Q Q . Q Q Q Q Q Q
Guthrie. Okla. Oct. 2O.-There is a
vast difference between the manner in
which banking is conducted in Okla
homa since the installation OF Presi-
dent Taft's geological Garden of
Cranks." aud the time when Governor
Frantz proclaimed a series of holt
days for the purpose Of keeping the
banks closed so that a run could not
be made on them
There are people in Oklahoma so
unreasonable that they prefer the
eeranks" method of handing out all
the deposits that one has IN a bank.
when called for. to the method that
was In vogue when the "eranks" as.
sumed control, that Of letting deposl.
tor draw five or ten dollars per day
until the peculiar brand of confidence
that we then enjoyed g? could be
doctored
OF course President Taft is not re-
sponslble that the monkeys in okla
homa appreciate his logic as well as
his refined and beautiful similes.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The depositors in the defunct Co
lumbia Bank & Trust company got
their money every time one of them
appeared at the cashiers window
They got nothing else for money was
an they had IN the bank.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Col J Fent Wisdom IS studying
olocution to be used on the stump
when he runs for congress in the third
district 1t will require some more
substantial equipment than spell bind
ing to land this plum hereafter.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The government is a long time wind
ing up the affairs of the five tribes.
The Cherokees need the money that
is due them on several accounts and
il ought to be paid without farther
delay.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Great heavens how some fellows
would like to kick ON the state adj.
mlnlstration When they fear 20 make
"a direct statement they just ask a
Question and want the public to assume
that the question cant be answered,
but it can Here is a few of them;
n would be interesting no donbt
If we had all the inside facts pertain.
ing to the Columbia Bank & Trust
company's closing
Dear Boy, that's just exactly what
you viii get as promptly as the book
keeper can prepare statement Gov
ering such large affairs and the bank
ing board viii file it among the public
records New state Tribune.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

There are other reasons than un-
friendly legislation that have caused
a cessation in railroad construction
in Oklahoma for the last two years
The same conditions have existed ev-
erywhere else.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

II Mr.. Rooseyelt's Annanias Club
was stll running a few north pole
liars could be added to the collection.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

Gypsy Smiths latest stunt for adver-
tislng himself as a spectacular evan.
gelist Is to visit the red light section
OF Chicago with a procession of wo.
men and children A permit was
granted but the chief Of police said
nav.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-22

The work that is going forward in all
parts of the city in the way of civic
indicates that Vinita
will ere long be a very beautiful city