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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR KNIGHT LANDS

ralso Okla Sept iie-ludge +. NJ.
r0e yesterday appointed Oscar Z.
Howard receiver Tor the Herman
knight thirty acres IA the Flatrock
all fields. over which there has been
considerable controversy for some
months nast
The olympus on company asked
that the court enioin the Alpine conn
pany from interfering with them in
the work ot the lease. and the Alpine
company aesed The court that the mat
ter be- untaagled by means Of a re.
eeivef Tbs court. after considering
tho pleadlngs, decided TO appoint a
receiver
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
ALLOWS $3.50 CLAIM
FOR PRISON CELLS

Guthrie Okla. Sept 1.-THE state
board of public affairs allowed the
claim of $3.50 for steel road cells
which are now ia use AZ the state
penitehtiary These cells ure Of such
character that they can be usSd there
while the building is in course Of con-
struetion and later on can be sold to
the various counties and used on the
public roads for the purpose of work.
ine tie eonvicts Of the state thereon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
THREE CHILDREN BURNED
IN GASOLINE FIRE

BY Associated Press
ST. Paul. Mimi, Sept 10-Three of
the eleven children of Robert a
Walsh were burned to death today, IN
a fire that destroyed his summer cot
tage at White Bear Lake. The other
members Of the family we're severely
injured in the blaze, which followed
an explosion Of a gasoline stove
which the father was attempting &c
fill.
The dead are Constance. nine
months old; Robert, four years old
and John FIVE years old
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
ATTEMPT TO APPEAL IS
DEFEATED At M'ALESTER
by Associated Press

1y AssuclatcU Fress
McAlester Okla Sept ls The 81
fort Of the department Of justice e.
appeal The fourteen so-called typical
land title cases 10 the circuit court Of
appeals leaving the elher cases in
statue quo. pendin the final reiailt
was defeated teday when Judge
Campbell said ne could not make
such an unusual .ordeFspyer the po
test OF the defendants, even to eH
pedite matters. The defendants in iHe
eases fwere not selected It is also
claimelJ that the fourteen cases were
not t2pleal
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
BATTLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
ls ON BETWEEN GOLFERS
By Associated Press.

~ AhkUtIHICU IIHHh.
Wheaton, H. Sent i1.-H. Chand
ler Egan and Robert S Gardner start.
ed their battle for The national anna.
tear a.' ata 3ionahlu. ip The pres.
epce Of a large sa,haing. t0ay ia
promised 70 be a anectaeulaf event
agn WIS apparently q light fagorle
as the men started on their thlrty-alx
hole struggle
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
UNION PACIFIC BEGINS
IT'S REORGANIZATION
AAkocIaIaa -

u Askoclnteu Press.
New Strs. Sept. fs William Rock.
efeller and Jacob II schif today,
were elected directors Of the Union
Paeinci succeeding Harry H. Rogers
and Edward Il Hartman They were
alsn appointed members OF the eve
cutlye committee.
The board OF directors elected
Judge Robert s Loyett chairman OF
the executive committee to succeed
Hartman
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
NO EXPLANATION FOR
THIS HORRIBLE CRIME
Ry Assooiated Press.

u etF717EIN7tFFN7''F N9'7'7'
Utica, NJ ~. Sept. IA crime, fol
which there appears to be no explain
alton, was discovered here today
wnen Theresa Trasapalo, aged seven
was found dead, shot trough the head
and two other children, Fannie In
fusiono, aged six, and her baby broth
er we're seriously wounded. The chill
dren had been missing since yester
day and were last seen walking with
a strange man.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
ANOTHER TERRIBLE FLOOD
IS RAolNG IN MEXICO.

ny Associated Press
Mexico City, Sept. Another ter.
rlble aood las visited the Jamiltopeo
district n The state Of oaxaca. Sever.
a sugar plantations and mills we're
destroyed nl hundreds Of cattle Kill.
ed Scores ~ farm laborers lost their
llNea
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
HARTMAN FAMILY SHUT
OUT WORLD M chr,
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Q Q Q o o 0 0 o 80 o ooooo
Q Arden. n. r. Sept lo.-Little o
Q or no work was done today in o
Q the villages Of Turner and q
Q Arden, and every where deep o
Q sorrow over Harrimans death D
Q is apparent The Hartman d
Q family, today, shut itself in 3
Q alone in it's grief and al their 3
o request no attempt was made o
Q to reach the house o
o o o o o o o o o oooooooo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
A PROSPERITY EDITION.

The Hannibal ,Courier-Post, one Of
the Lee Syndicate newspapers, has
just issued a forty page prosperity
edition. which speaks we'll both for
the progressiveness of the merchants
or Hannibal and the enterprise Of the
publication. In the two years the
Courier-Post has been a member Of
the Lee syndicate it has made won
derful strides forward 1t has be-
come metropolitan daily in all thar
the word implies and with its daily
circulation of 5000 it has become a
power in northeast Missouri and west
ern Illinois. BY extending it's intlu-
ence and enlarging its field 1t has
brought expansion to the business in
terests of Hannibal and has extended
the field Of the Hannibal merchants.
AS is usually the case where a news
paper takes a stride forward as the
Courier-Post the city Keeps pace with
Its stride in the march forward. This
Is especially the case in Hannibal. The
last two years has witnessed an ex-
pansion movement in Hannibal that
has increased the population, enlarged
the business field and brought gener-
al prosperity to the community. For
this happy situation credit is due both
to the Courier-Post and the enterpris-
ing citizens who are straining every
point to make greater Hannibal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
Peoples Pulpit !.
zsgs2saga7sgsy7s2N
'ditor of Courier
A REJOINDER.

In the Courier of Feb. Goth I not
only tried, but gave review of the
school controversy in Richland town
formation of the whole township.
l was not attempting campaign ar
gument. The county superintendent de-
cided that the school board should re-
submit to the voters of the township
another proposition to levy tax
upon the township to rebuild a school
house in No. Z.
The board resubmitted the matter
in accordance with the decision a
proposition for $225 tax, which was
voted down. The custom of each sub
district building or rebuilding its own
house during 45 years preceding. per-
haps, mad some influence with the
voters of the township. And the mem
bers of the board as Individual tax
payers certainly had the right as elect
ors to vote for or against the PROPOSE
ton. If the board could not build a
house without funds, and No 7 did
not vote them, and the township would
not vote them, and further, no one in
No. would rent room to the town
ship for school purposes, the board
contracted to transport the pupils
But there is no assurance that the
board will continue" to transport the
pupils another year or any time That
will be matter resting with the new
board after next July. The tax propo-
sition is now up to the voters on
March Sth. j. l. Griffith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
WHAT is ONE TO THINK OF SUCH
WOMEM7

Cedar Rapids Republican, is re-
ported in the Des Moines papers that
scores of women rushed to the Jail to
see fiend who is confined there. This
particular fiend is black man, named
Junkin. In Ottumwa a few weeks ago
he killed woman and ravished her
body, after she was insensihle, A
more atrocious crime was never COM
mited in the annals of Iowa. 1t is so
revolving that 1t ought to make all
women shudder at him.
But what did many women of Des
Moines do?
According to the newspapers Of that
city they went to the Jail in droves
to see this man. They went not with
the desire to tear him to pieces, they
went to fetch him flowers, fruits and
so on. More flowers were offered at
the jail door than fall to the lot of the
average bride. They were indignant
when the jailer turned them away.
What do you think of that? Is it
not enough to make the blood boil in
the veins of decent thinking people
Flowers for fiend incarnate, flowers
offered by wome.. 10 one who had
committed the greatest crime against
womanhood. Is ravisher their ideal
Of man, black ravisher, who com.
mitted murder in order to accomplish
his passionate ends?
Any woman who could express sym.
pathy for such brute, any woman
who could carry flowers to such a
man ought to be-well, she Is beyond
the pale of decency
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
SPEEDY JUSTICE.

Cedar Rapids Gazette-The villain
who murdered Miss Rosen at Ottum-
wa says he will fight for his life and
for freedom. AS his guilt is unques-
toned, it is to be hoped that the law
will make short work Of him. If the
authorities want to SOW the seeds OF
mob law in Iowa they will delay the
trial of the Ottumwa villain, and after
his conviction allow sentimentality or
technicalities, or something else, to
prevent the villains immediate exec,l-
ton. A little speedy justice is need
ed in Iowa; it will have a salutary eff
feet; and if it is not Forthcoming, the
people Of Iowa will have cause for
regret.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
1AE1,s INAUGURAL,

President Taft's inaugural address
will ppeal to every reader as a strong
presentation Of his views. There is a
directness in his manner of dealing
with the policies discussed that leaves
no doubt as to his meaning. His state,
ment that he will continue the pol
icies inaugurated by President Roose-
welt, that when congress assemblies in
extra session to revise the tariff
"such reduction should accomplish the
reduction of rates in certain sched'
ules and the advancement of few, 4
any" and his other expressions wer'
plain and honestly stated. President
Taft has pithy style of expression
that Is characteristic of the man. He
goes to the bottom Of the question ne
considers and when he reaches dee
cision it is direct and convincing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
coppLING THE coNVlcTs.

The Fort Madison Democrat mas
Joined in the protest against the le-
form policies inaugurated IN the pen
ltentiary at that place. 1t CITES the
murder of Clara Rosen by the negro
Junkin, a few weeks after the lat' et
had been released from the penlten-
,tiary as an illustration that the AT
tempt to reform criminals by PINK tea
methods can have no good results
The Democrat says:
"Junkin has served several terms
in prison, was released from the Fort
Madison institution On January ~
less than three weeks before the com
mission of his henious crime, whica,
according to the statement of his cell
mate at the prison, Missouri negro,
was planned while he was still all In
mate here. When one considers that
while in prison this beast was given
music at meals, musical entertain
ments, better clothes for Sunday 10
increase his self-respect,' was better
fed in prison than when out, was CIV
en- tailor-measured, made-to-order
suit to go out of prison in, it enlplla-
sizes the idea that many citi
zens now have that the board Of con
troll would exercise much better judg'
ment in returning to tho former order
of things than they did in instituting
the reforms that are now being
tried out in the Fort Madison inst!tn
ton. The sooner that body drops from
its sentimental plane to the realtZa'
ton that probably full half of the
inmates of the prison here are OF the
same stripe as Junkin- burglars and
thieves are all murderers at heart >
the better it will be for all concern
ed
Then the Democrat goes on to show
what would be the result under the
reform methods if instead of balng
hanged, Junkin should be returned to
the penitentiary for his latest shock,
ing crime. 1t says:
"Let us suppose that Junkin the m'Ir
derer and ravisher Of Miss Rosen AT
Ottumwa, be sentenced to prison for
life for his horrible crime, coming OF
course to Fort Madison. Then imagine
him at dinner with orchestral music;
at prison Sunday school dressed up
with white shirt and collar, fancy
necktie and freshly shined shoes, pos
sibly singing in the choir If he is pos
sessed of a fair voice, with woman
teaching the class in which he Is
placed. Just think of it and keep calm
If you can"
OF course Junkin's guilt in this case
Is so firmly established that justice
demands the extreme penalty. But
there are other Junkins in the pen1
Tertiary and gushy sentimentality
should not make heroes of them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
THOUGHT DEAD; IS ALIVE
Rev. J. A. Wheeler, Formerly of Mar.
shaltown, Did Not Drown Self
as Supnosed


Marshalltown, March 6.--About a
year ago word received here from
Stamford, N. Y. told of the sensation
al suicide of the Rev. j. A. Wheeler,
formerly of this city, who was sup
posed to have jumped from steamer
into the water of Long Island Sound.
A note signed by Wheeler and saying
that he was tired Of life, was found
in the stateroom occupied by him.
Now word is received from Stamford.
saying that Wheeler was recently seen
in Troy, N. Y. 1t is also said that
the story Of the suicide was generally
doubted in Stamford at the time the
note was found.
Wheeler's career in Iowa was about
as stormy as it appears to have been
In New York. Shortly after coming
here he induced Mrs Catherine Strain.
an aged widow of LeGrand, to give
him $1,000, all her savings to invest in
an alleged cancer cure company.
known as the "ovene Company" sit
uated at Omaha. This company proved
to be myth and the street number
occupied by the general offices" was
nothing but wooden shack. Wheeler
was arrested in Canada for swindling
Mrs. Strain, and for several months
was in jail here. Finally friends In
the east succeeded in raising the
amount that Wheeler had used, and
prosecution was dropped upon pay
y,,ept to Mrs Strain
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
iowa State Ne VS.
iowa MAN SHOOTS
SISTER OF WIFI:
QUARREL OVER PROPERTY is
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY AT
GREENE.

Greene, a., March 6.-Late yester-
day afternoon Irving Bucknell, a
young farmer, shot and probably fatal
ly wounded Miss Frances Miller.
adopted sister of his wife, and then
turned the weapon on himself inflict-
ing slight wound
The shooting occurred in this city at
the home of Bucknell's mother-in-law,
with whom Miss Miller has made her
home and was in the presence OF
Bucknell's wife. Buckness was put
under arrest as soon as it was dis
covered that his wound was not ser,
.ious, and is now in the town jail Later
he will be taken to the county jail at
Allison.
The community is considerably stir
red up over the tragedy, but it is not
believed there is any danger of lynch
ing.
Though Miss Miller is unconscious
and unable to talk and others con-
cerned have refused to make state
ment it Is understood the shooting fol
lowed a quarrel over money matters.
1t is said that Miss Miller recently
came into possession Of considerable
property through Inheritance and it
Is charged that BucFnell was anxious
to get control of it.
Since the tragedy there has also
been much talk to the effect that there
has long been doubt as to Bucknell's
sanity. He is about thirty years old
and lives Oh farm near town.
When arrested he declared that
Miss Miller had shot him, but this
statement has been shown to be. with,
out foundation, as she was not armed
in anyway at the time of the shooting.
The girl has not regained con.
seriousness and the doctors hold out no
hope of her recovery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
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Washington, D. c.. March 6.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
TO cross continent to 8, warm wave S
to Z, cool wave to 10. This dis
tnrbance was expected to come in at
the beginning of a week of cold wealth
er and TO be followed by severe cold
and a northern blizzard
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 9, cross Pacific slope by
close of 10, great central valleys IL to
IS, eastern states IA. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 8, great cen
trail valleys II. eastern states Is. Cool
wave will crosS Pacific slope about 10,
great central valleys IA, eastern
states 16.
This disturbance will radically
change weather conditions from real
winter to balmy spring for few days.
The cool wave following will, in some
places, be a cold wave but not much
precipitation. While temperatures
were expected to go down from last
days of February to about March s,
the average rise March 8 to 20 will be
greater than the average rise of the
SeGoOll. Allu ldSl ud.I OF MarCn Will
be warmer and drier than usual
Following March all weather feat
ures will be of greater intensity or
force than usual throughout the month
and destructive storms may be expect.
ed at any time.
There is no reason why farmers
should not obtain good prices for their
products throughout the year and
when prices begin to go down it should
be understood O. scheme of the spec.
ulators. While l am not expecting a
| famine in farm products it will not be
boom crop year. At Chicago prices
of corn should not go below SIS cents
and wheat not below $1O0. New Or
leans prices OF cotton should not &c
below 10 cents. Our law makers
should find some way to break up the
schemes Of spectators by which they
cause great and unnatural fluctuations
in prices of the cereals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
DAVID STEWARD DEAD.
Well Known Newspaper Man, Former.
Iy With Burlington Gazette,
Passes AWAY


Fairfield, March 6. = The body of
David Steward, well known resident
Of Fairfield a half century ago, was
buried here Friday. His death occur
red at Council Bluffs the I'd inst, aft
err an illness of about eighteen months.
Mr.. Steward was a well known
newspaper man of this state at the
time of the civil war and his connec-
ton with the Fairfield Constitution
and Union in the years 1868 will be
especially remembered He also estab-
lished, or was connected with in diff
ferent capacities, the Fairfield Sen
tinel, Wapello Sentinel, Burlington Ga
zette, ST. Louis Times, Council Bluffs
Globe and the Sonoma Democrat at
Santa Rosa, Cal.
Mr.. Steward was born at Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, July II, 1925, and was mar
ried to Miss Louisa Elizabeth Hunt at
Summerset, Ohio, Feb. Z, 1s49. He is
survived by the widow and one OF
three sons, Relph l.. Steward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
THE TRoUeLE IN oTTUMwA,

The Marshalltown Times-Republical,
takes issue with the Des MONIES Reg
lister and Leader, which got the int
preston through reading the procla-
nations driving the Migrants from the
city that Ottumwa lis nest of I'M
desirable citizens" The Times-Repub-
lican comes nearer the truth when 1t
says Ottumwa's trouble Is due to the
careless, neglectful, desirable citi-
zens." The Times-Republican says:
The Register and Leader gets the
impression by reading Ottumwa pa
pers that Ottumwa sis a nest of UNI
desirable citizens" That paper draws
the wrong conclusion Ottumwa Is
like other cities mainly made up of
respectable people. The trouble is
that they have turned the city over
to comparatively small. population
to operate under the impression that
the sporting element knows how 20
run the town. The trouble with o.
tumwa is that it is nest of care.
less, neglectful, desirable citizens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
Final Debate March 2e.

Cedar Falls, March &c. = The final
debate to decide the championship in
the State High School Debating league
will be held in Cedar Falls March 26,
when the Cedar Falls team will take
the Affirmative on the question with
Fort Dodge upholding the negative.
The debate with Iowa City was called
off and the honors for the eastern half
of the state were conceded to the Ce-
dar Falls team.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
Moulton Boy Wounded in Arm.

Moulton, March g. Glen Murdy,
aged 26, son Of William Murdy. an old
resident Of the vicinity Of Moulton
was seriously wounded by an accident
al gunshot while on hunting trip
near Liberal Kas., one day this week.
The young mans brothers, Frank
Murdy. northwest of this city, and
Blink Murdy of Moulton, have gone to
Liberal to bring the wounded man to
his home. DR.. e. L. Printz of Moulton
has also gone to the scene
1t seems that Mr. Murdy was out
hunting with several young compan.
ions when the shotgun of his lifelong
chum. Loyelle Minear, was accident,
ally discharged, the load striking
Murdy in the upper part OF the arm
and tearing out about two inches OF
bone. 1t is thought amputation will
be necessary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
YOUNG Man Disappearo.

Marshalltown, March 6. = Despite
the efforts of relatives and the author
tiles to locate him. Harry Houghton,
aged 81. of Reinbeck, a school teach
err of Gladbrook, has succeeded in
evading all knowledge Of his where
ahouts Houghton was last seen Sun
day, and it is presumed he left Rein
beck Sunday night. There is no reason
why the young man should go in hid
ing, and his aged grandparents, with
whom he lived are Frustrated with
grief. Houghton was a young man Of
exemplary habits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
Young People See Legislation.

Des Moines, March 6.--Thirteen
shiek county, arrived in Des Moines
to "do the town" and visit the legis-
lature as the guest of Representative
Grier Of that county. The ages Of
those in the party range from ten to
eighteen. Those in the party are w. 3.
Coleman. Marion Cullesa. Lordine For
by, Forest Fahrney, Memo Light Law
ina Goebel. Iva Hanawalt, Hona Glenn
ents Elliott and Jennie Hill. The
ra-tY is at the Chamberlain.