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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

Guthrie, Okla Sept 23.-The clrcu.
lation Of petitions has begun through
out the state to initiate an amend
ment to the constitution by adding n
new section to that portion which
fixes the duties and powers of the
corporation commission and prescribes
regulations for public service oorpor
ations. The amendment Is presented
by the federated clubs OF Oklahoma
1t Is understood 70 have the indorse-
ment of the railroads and number
Of their labor organizations
In effect the section viii repeal the
much talked of Sec. 9 Art * Of the
constitution. which forblds consoida-
tion OF the property of transmission
and transportation companies of this
state wllA those Of any other state,
either by private OF judicial sale. II
expressly gives such authority and al
SO grants TO existing railroads the
right TO extend their lines in the ,a,c
without perpetuating the state organ
ization or company for management
OF such extensions, and with it goes
the power of such companies, whether
local OF foreign IN their nature, to ex-
erclse the right Of eminent domain.
Companies, however. are required TO
maintain state agents upon whom the
process of service may be obtained
but under the proposed amendment
are neither required TO maintain gen
eral Offices IN the state nor keep books
and records in the state, save as Il
may be necessary TO transact their
business within the state. It will re.
quire $4,000 signatures to initiate an
amendment to the constitution, which
is IS per cent of the highest vote east
ln the last general election.
Railroad officials say there are near
| ly 5000 miles Of construction ia pros
peot for Oklahoma, II the present reg
ulations are modified
The proposed section to Art 1X
reads as follows
Sec 40. Any railroad, transporta
tion or transmission company, organ
lied under the laws of any state, or o
the United States, or any territory
thereof and owning or operating any
line or lines IN this state. or which
may wish to construct or extend III
line or lines in or into or through thii
state, shall have the right and powe
upon filing a copy of its articles of in
corporation with the secretary o
state of this state, and appointing anC
maintaining a resident agent upoI
whom process may be served 10 ex
tend to construct its line or lines II
or into or through this state, and bull,
branches. and make additions or inn
proyements and exercise the powe
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
From Wednesdays Daily.

N. X. Warner Is at Muskogee today.
W P. Thompson was at Tahleauah
today.
Davis Hill returned from Norman,
last night.
Tom Gray came over from Chelsea
this morning
Claude Freeman was here from
Adair, today.
Miss Mabel smithson has gone to
Broken Arrow
G. C. vandiver was here today
from Centralia.
Seymour Riddle was at Miami at.
tending couTt today.
]. w. Douthitt of Blueiacket, was
a visitor here today.
J. V Roberts went to Miami this
morning on business.
Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell we're here
today from Pryor Creek
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sanders were
here today from Centralia.
w. II. Doors and G. NJ Barnett were
here today from Blueiaeket.
Sheriff Ridenhour spent yesterday
afternoon at the Chelsea fair
Rev. Joseph King OF Nevada, Mo,
is visiting his son. A. T King.
Chas. ~ Flint. of Tulsa. visited
friends In this city last night.
Omer Stroud and wife Of welch,
we're in the city this morning.
Mrs II. J Young Is expected home
this evening from a visit at stilweil.
II. o. Bland and wife. Of Alton. were
here this afternoon TO see the circus.
R. G. snodgrass came up from Big
Cabin yesterday afternoon on busi-
ness.
II. L. Patton. Of Miami. Is among
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Circulate Petition for
Constitutional Change

and right Of eminent domain to ac-
complish the corporate purpose Of any
such corporation, and any such for.
eign and any domestic railroad, trans.
portation or transmission company
may lease. purchase or otherwise ac-
quire and operate the line or lines or
any railroad, transportation or trans.
mission company in this state, and
any such foreign or domestic railroad,
transportation or transmission com
pany is hereby authorized and en-
powered 10 make such lease, sale or
other disposition OF it's property. or
any part thereof provided only that
the line or lines of such railroad
transportation OF transmission com
pany SO leased purchased or acquired,
shall in some way connect at any
point or form part of the line or
lines constructed or projected, or sys-
tenn or business OF such foreign or do
nestle railroad transportation or
transmission company thereby form
ing connected or branch lines to the
line or lines Of such foreign or do
nestle railroad transportation or
transmission companies constructed
or projected thus facilitating the trans.
portation of persons or property or
transmission of intelligence and form.
ing through or extended lines of trans
portation or transmission and com.
municaton from aud to various points
in the state Such foreign corporation
shall not be required TO maintain a
general Office or TO hold corporate
meetings in the state. or keep It's
books or records In this state except
as may be necessary in the tranaotlon
OF business within the state but this
provision shall not be construed as
limiting the power OF the state to
require by law tho filing Of such re-
ports and tae furnishing Of such In
formation as may be necessary to
properly regulate It's business IN the
state aud shall not reliye such for
eign or domestic corporation from all
porper supervision and control of the
corporation commission under the con.
stitution and laws of this state.
An amendment to See Of Art TX
was submitted to vote OF the people
by the last legislature, and will ap-
pear on the ballot IN the next election.
The legislatures provision modlhes
the constitution SO that sales Of prop.
critics may h made. but requires the
property in the state so sold to re-
main subject to jurisdiction of the
state courts. as though no sale had
taken place. The right Of the legls.
lature or the constitution to render
a corporation half domestic and half
foreign In its operation or character
has been disputed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
.SAPULPA JOINTIST
WAS NOT MURDERED

Guthrie. Okla. Sept. 22.-W. E. Nc
Daniels, a sapulpa joint keeper who
testified for the state in the late grand
jury investigations In Greek county
and then disappeared, is now in Pan
anna lie has written to the editor
OF a newspaper IN Memphis. Mo, di-
recting that his newspaper be sent
30 him at Panama CITY. MeDanlels'
testimony resulted in many indict-
ments against bootleggers and joint.
lists in sapulpa and it was feared
that he had been murdered because
of his disclosures.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

the throne o. circus day visitors 81
vinita
W. W Breedlove, Of Fairland. was
a well known visitor in this city this
morning.
II A Tucker Of Bartlesville was
transactng business in Vinim this
morning
w. r. Clements, of Wooster Ohio,
is in the city looking over the pros.
poets here
Charles Collins returned this morr-
ing from d two weeks vacation spent
IN the east
Mrs. +. l. Kelly and Miss Pauline
Kelly have returned from a visit at
Kansas City
Pearl Feunel returned this morning
from Chelaea. whore he has been at
tending the fair.
Don Mcdonald, formerly 0 this
city, came up from Tulsa last aieht
for a short visit
a Mr. Weitzel Of Greenfield, No.
is in the city looking for a location
ifor a grocery store.
II Ward and family of Ketchu
were among the throng here TO see
The circus today
j. o. Taylor Of Joplin national or
ganizer OF the Order Of Owls, Is here
to remain some weeks
The yinita Quartet held very en-
joyable practice at the home OF E.
I b Davidson last evening
w. N Mercer Of Aurora III. who
purchased the Doherty farm east Of
town, was a visitor here today.
The city schools dismissed today in
order that the children might have
an opportunity to see the circus
Miss Lulu Pigues. of Sloan
Springs, Ark, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. NJ f. Knight, in this city
Miss Ruby Ice Fogle, Of Yosemite,
Ky, arrived in this city last night,
for a visit with her brother, G. p.
Fogle
| Mrs. Heckadon, who has been visit
| ing her sister, Mrs p 5. Cope, re-
turned to her home at Centerville,
Kans, this morning.
Miss Alma Hayes OF Muskogee is
here visiting friends for a few days.
She will go to Bluejacket where she
will teach in the schools.
c. c. Roberts is in receipt of a fine
collection of minerals, from the state
geological survey. which win be sent
with the exhibit to the Illinois state
fair
Lieutenant and Mrs. Charles f.
Henser, who were recently married
at Oberlin, o., came In this morning
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord
Bebout Mrs. Henser is a sister of
Mrs. Bebout and was formerly Miss
Corine Mann
The Civic Club is preparing to give
an entertainment at South Park, Fri
day evening, In honor of Mrs. J. w
Orr, who will soon go to Tulsa to
make her home.
| J. P. Grimes. of Enid, who recently
purchased a 320 acre farm near Alton
was here this morning, and went tC
the farm, for the purpose of locating
the buildings, which he will erect there
preparatory TO removing there.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Here For safe Keeping.

Sheriff Rufus Riley. OF Nowata
county. came over last evening with
prisoner named Kennedy, charged
with having set fire 70 q number Of
buildings in that town recently. The
jail at Nowata is somewhat frall
structure and the prisoner was
brought here for safe keeping
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

country near Big Cabin, this morning.
for a visit with her brother.
A. e. Hicks formerly Of this city
was here yesterday from sapulpa. for
short visit with old friends,
Ish Davis who has been in the city
the last two weeks visiting old friends
left this morning for Kansas City
Mrs. j. NJ Etter went 70 Chelsea
this morning, to attend her daughter.
Mrs. Chas sutton, who is quite m
Van Chandler returned TO Ketchum
today after a short visit with his par.
ents Mr. and Mrs b C chandler
MIR John H. Robinson and Miss
Susie Bandand, Of Catale, were mar
rled today by Rev Robert J Church.
/ DR. II NJ. Adams and Robert Lee
came up from Bic Cabin last night
to see the Hagenbecl. Wallace show.
/ D. A. Barnes and family have re-
turned from two weeks trip to spay-
iuaw
T. M Burlington aud ID M Mars
went to Chelsea this afternoon to at.
tend the fair
SIR and Mrs e A. Bradshaw Of
Lenexa. Kans. and Mrs. Rice Of Mi.
Iamo are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Billy
Sims
Mrs r A. Abney left this morning
for her nome at Alton, after a visit
here with her mother Mrs. Oce
Trott
Five drunks received the custom
airy ten dollar fines In police court this
morning, rs result o. circus day
celebrations
Emmett Despair and B w Thoma.
son left last night for their home at
Sloan Springs, Ark, after a short
business visit here
g. j. overley was here today en-
route from McAlester to Joplin. lie
was awarded a paving contract at Ne
Alester amounting to s12500O
Joe l. Wilson. and family were IN
tthe city yesterday from the old Saline
court house, to spend the day with
Lou Bordenkircher and to see the
show
John Edwards, of Lincoln, ILL.,. ar
rived here today. on prospecting
tour Of the new state He will spend
two or three days here and may de
eide to invest here.
w. p Gatewood received letter
this morning from DIR, w G. Williams
in which he stated that he expected
to go to Springfield, ILL.,. TO help boon
Vinita, during the fair.
The program at the Commercial
Club tonight will be very interesting
The proposition of the home product
market is important to every either
of the town and county therefore le
all members be present
The next big show In Vinita will b,
the Elks show which will take place
on the main streets of this city TO
morrow afternoon. Twenty wild anC
untamed Elks will be paraded for tn,
amusement of the public.
All members of the Civic Club ar,
invited to come to South Park, Frida!
evening between and 7:SO. where
picnic is to be given for Mrs Orr, ou
president, who is soon to leave rs
Come and bring a well filled basket
Among those who attended the fai
at Chelsea today were Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Leforee. Mr and Mrs. M. G. Haw
kins, Mrs. l.. B. Moorehouse. Misses
Viola Britt. Mary Chandler. Mar
Tolbert, Anna Chandler and Bes
Spauldlng
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
sooten Wins Corn Prize.

In the corn contest conducted by the
international Bank a Trust company
as advertised, J. d. Booten. living
twelve miles north, received frst
prize and @ w Goodpaster. from the
same nelghborhood received second
prize. Sam Leforee, Geo. Nldifier and
Geo. Costley were the judges
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24

H. ". c. shelton visited country
schools today
Rev J. w. Sims returned from Mus
kogee last night
Rev G. W snodgrass went 90 No
wata this morning.
W. Thompson attended court q
Pryor Creek today
Father Charles Van Hulse Went to
Wagner this morning
Seymour Riddle returned FROM
Pryor Creek last night.
Doc. Clawson returned this morning
from a visit at Tulsa
r.. W. Mcspadden went to Musko-
gee today ON business.
Vernon Thompson of Miami was
hero on business today
Mr. and Mrs e. IT, Hobby visited
at Blueiaeket yesterday.
Wilda Copeland. OF Grove, was
visitor in the city last night
Jimmie Chouteau, who was operat-
ed on last week, is still improving.
b. ] 0yerley passed through today
en- route from Joplin to MoAlester.
/ G. II. Harris. Of Parsons, was trans
acting business in yinita this morn
ing.
Mrs. Z. l.. Kelly and Miss Pauline
Kelley are visiting friends IN Kansas
City
q. a. Jackson came up from Mus
kogee last night on business mis-
sion.
j. N. Meade of Welch, came down
on the early morning Katy on bust
ness
Mrs. Bramble has moved to the
Lee Barrett property on South Miller
street
Joe Williams, Of Chelsea, was among
the throng of visitors IN the city this
morning
Elgin Creamery Butter Red star
Flour. Golden Gate Coffee Three
winners. At Garrison's.
Vern u Thompson, Of Miami, was
transacting business in the city this
afternoon.
The express car for the oklahoma
exhibit at the Illinois State Fair ar
rived today
Mllliard Davenport left this morn
ing for Boonville, Mo, where he will
attend school
Wilson Smith, county judge of Della
ware county was in the city this morn
ing on business.
f. w strout and wife returned yes
terday afternoon, from a visit at Min
eral Wells, Tex.
Judge Burlington finds plenty of
employment these days in supervising
the construction OF his brick build
ing on South Wilson street.
Miss Sadie Woolsey of Bentonville,
Ark, visited friends here today white
en- route from st. Louis to Texas
Rev. w j. Moore and wife of Okla
homa City. were visitors in Yinita to-
day. The Rev. Mr. Moore is chair
man of the Sunday school board Of the
oklahoma Conference of the NJ, u.
church. south
VIII Meeks was at Grove today
Mr. and Mrs. s. L. Smith and Mrs.
III. A. Hartman went to Tulsa today
for weeks visit.
Mrs. A. f Morrison, who has been
critically i'll for several weeks, is i'm
proving somewhat.
Mrs NJ. Donahue, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w M.
Campbell at Seneca. returned home
this morning.
r. NJ. Alexander. of Muskogee, was
among the throng of business visitors
in the city this morning
G. IT. Terbush will leave tomorrow
for a trip to New York This is his
annual trip back to the meeting Of
the New York Life Insurance com
pany, Of which he is agent for this
district. Mr. Terbush will visit
Niagara Falls and Buffalo en- route
and will go to Atlantic City next Mon.
day. where the meeting will be held
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
COMMANDER pEARY WILL
REACH SYDNEY LATE TODAY
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Sydney n s., Sept. 2O-rhe arctic
steamer Roosevelt, with Commander
Peary and members Of his party on
board. passed ST. PauIs Island. sixty
five miles north Of here this morning
It Is expected be will reach sydney
late this afternoon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
sRoM TUESDAYS I ALLY.

J. J. Spencer was at Wagner to-
day.
Arthur Dick was here from Catale
today.
Jim Nolen was here from Big Cabin
today.
John crutchfeld was at Claremore
today.
Mrs. Sage Of Miami is visiting Mrs
T. Allen.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
SAYS VAHpEReiLTs SIGNED
SEPARATION AGREEMENT

BY Associated Press.
New York. Sept. 2i--Aecordlng TO
local newspaper w. X Vanderbilt,
Jro and his wife. formerly Miss Vir-
ginia Fair. have signed a separation
agreement.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
Cars Health is Unchanged.

cars Healtn - Unchanged.
BY Associated Press.
81. Petersburg, Sept is-Aecord-
ing TO reports received from sebas-
topall, the czar's health is still very
bad The emperor and empress In.
tend to remain for some time cruising
in the south.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-24
ENID VOTING TODAY ON
NEW CHARTER FOR CITY.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
Enid. Okal., Sept 22-This city is
today, voting on a new charter EN-
bodying the commission form of gov
eminent. A heavy vote Is being
cast
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15
FARM WEALTH.

L. G. Powers, the chief statistician
of the Census Bureau makes the fol-
lowing statement in regard to farm
wealth in the United States:
American capital employed in agri-
culture at present is not less than
$4,000, 100000 and may. exceed $780,
OOO, 900, OOO-or one-fourth of the en-
tire nations wealth The increase in
farm capital in the last ten years is
substantially the value of the farm
products of 1908, or nearly eight bill
lions, or more than the reported value
of land, buildings, personal property
and slaves that constituted our entire
national possessions in 1850. The
American farm wealth is productive
beyond the corresponding capital OF
other lands.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15
RFCLAMATION
Edited by Prof w. w. Mclaughlin, Logan. Utah

ing. Bore the second and third foot,
and on down to the subsoil in like
manner until you have a sample of
each foot of soil.
Second-The relative position of top
and bottom soil you have ascertained
by boring holes in the first instance.
THRIFT the surface slope is too
level to determine by the eye, employ
q surveyor to run levels over the
ground and furnish you map showing
the elevations in one foot contours, or
in squares of 100 feet. This will al
ways be extremely useful to any one
in the distribution of water for irriga-
ton.
Fourth-Knowing the depth Of your
subsoil at all points and the surface
apparent.
Fifth-To ascertain the percentage of
moisture the soil holds stored in it's
present condition, take the samples Of
soil you have in the sealed glass jars
from your borings. Weigh each sam
pie separately, noting the part of the
field from which it was taken, then dry
each sample perfectly and weigh again.
The difference is the amount of moist
ure in the soil, from which you ascer-
tain the percentage of moisture in each
foot of soil from the subsoil to the
top.
VII "a ~ OitU
the soil may be determined by taking
box one foot square and one faOt
high with a fine screen for the bottom.
The capacity of the box will be one
cubic foot. Fill the box with soil, pour
water on it with a sprinkler until the
water drips off at the bottom through
the screen. AS soon as the dripping
stops, weigh the box and contents
Then dry the earth and weigh again
The difference between the two weights
gives you the amount Of water the soil
will hold in it's water holding capac-
ity.
The soil is a sponge and you can
only fill the voids with water Having
learned all the conditions, you know
how much water it will require to
bring about certain percentage Of
moisture in the land you wish to irri
gate. You know how 1t drains, whether
it teaches down or runs off in the
subsoil. You can ascertain at any
time whether your percentage Of moist
ure is too low or too high, also how
deep you can store water in the soil,
and know how much it takes to wet it
one foot down.
(To be concluded.)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15
PRACTICAL IRRIGATION.

The following is compiled from Mr..
H. L. McIntyre's paper, read before the
Washington Horticultural Association
in Spokane:
Don't irrigate too much. over sat-
uration checks the growth of plants
and trees by lowering the soil tenn
perature and at the same time COM
pletely shuts out the air. This prac-
tice takes money out of the growers
pocket Roots, like human beings or
ANYTHING else that breathes, must have
air for life and growth. The water
holding capacity of soils runs from 40
to 60 per cent of the total solid volume,
and As per cent of the whole is about
as much water as should be put on
the soil at any time. The best results
from the application of moisture on or
binary crops have been obtained by
using 25 per cent of the water-h holding
capacity of the soil at planting, de-
creasing gradually to Is per cent, re-
naming at that point until the leaves
are formed; then, increasing quickly to
40 per cent and allowing the water to
fall rapidly to from 1919 to Is per cent,
and remain there during the fruiting
and maturing period.
Mr.. Mcintyre said it is the practical
side of irrigation that appeals to the
farmer and orchardist and fruit grower.
They want to know how much water to
USE when to apply it and how. To
know these things the grower must
first ascertain certain facts regarding
the land before he is ready to irrigate
practically and intelligently. The
speaker grouped them as follows:
First depth of soil; second, relative
position of top and subsoil; third,
slope of surface for drainage purposes;
fourth, slope and characteristic of sub
soil for under drainage; fifth, percent
age of moisture the soil holds stored,
in it's present condition.; sixth, water
holding capacity or amount of water
the soil contains when in a state of
complete saturation; seventh, degree of
fineness or grain of the soil.
With these questions solved, the
grower is ready to irrgate with some
degree of certainty as to what the re-
suit will be; without the facts the
grower occupies the position of the
head of a mercantile house without his
books and statements and invoices To
ascertain these facts is not a complex
process, as you can see:
First-The way to ascertain the
depth of the soil would be to bore
augur holes at short intervals over your
tract of land. Bore one foot in depth
at a time, pull the auger, save the soil
and put it in a glass jar and seal it up
to prevent the moisture from evaporat-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15
HERMAN MErzeER Pays the high
TACOMA, WASH.

est price for Wool, Mohair, Hides,
Pelts, Horse Hair, Etc, Etc. Agent
for SANFORD MILLS for the purchase
of Mohair Proprietor of the Portland
Curled Hair Factory. Manufacturing
all grades of Curled Hair Mattresses.
226-22S Front St., Portland, Or.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15

This picture shows the interior of the
busy office of Manager j. G. Robinson,
of the Empire Cream Separator Com
pany, Ltd, at SO North 9Th ST., Portland.
Oregon, where the business of the great
Empire Company for this territory is
carried on. The Empire is favorably
known among the farmers as one of the
best and most efficient machines on the
market and has the reputation of being
the simplest, easiest running and most
all-round, satisfactory cream separator
offered to dairymen. At the Portland
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-02-15

branch a complete line of these separa-
tors may be seen, but it is not necessary
to visit this branch in order to secure
a complete description of these machines
and what they will do, for the Empire
Company has issued a complete dairy
book which is sent free on request from
farmers and dairymen who desire to in
form themselves on the separator ques-
ton. Address the Empire Cream Sepa-
rator Company, Ltd, Portland, Oregon,
for copy of this book.