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, 1909-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Huston and lit
tie son came down from Encampment
Monday for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Turnbull and to be present
at the fine ball given by the Eagles.
They returned home yesterday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Wilcox left Friday to
join her husband at Cheyenne where
he was Night Waterman in the Sem
ate. After the Legislature adjourned
Saturday they went to Wheatland to
visit MI. and Mrs. Alex. McDougal.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Fulton came
down their ranch on Brush creek yes.
terday and left today for Canada.
They sold their ranch and much to
the regret of their many friends are
leaving for the north. We wish them
every success, as they are very desir.
able people for any community to
have.
E. P. Andrews left Sunday for Al,
berta Territory, Dominion of Canada
where he will be met by both his
sons, Elmer and William. They will
look over the country with the view
oil taking up land in that country
MIR. Andrews expects to be back bere
next July unless his present plans
m%iscarry.
ID. $. Stout a down from the
Stanley ranch on Cow creek Monday
says they are having a hard !
winter on Cow creek and hal the
snow has drifted around his stable ,
TO such an extent that the cattle can
walk right up on the roof and he has
been compelled to build a fence on
top OF the drift to keep them out,
, 1909-02-25

A private letter from Capt. G. J.
Rhode states that he in the employ OF
a private concern. the Sultan Trout
Farm, at Sultan, Washington.
The Altar Society will not meet
on March the 18th as previously
announced but will meet at the home
of Mrs NJ. B McKillip on the first
Thursday after Easter.
Lee Wilcox returned Friday from
his visit of a week to his father, c
NJ. Wilcox, Night Waterman in the
Senate during the session of the
Legislature just adjourned.
Miss Hazel Bickerstaff, who has
been teaching the Cedar creek school
the past winter and which closed the
18th inst, left for Colorado Springs
Yesterday on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Coulson.
A Mrs. circuit who was called to
Encampment recently to attend her
daughter, Mrs. Neahl, who died from
pneumonia, was herself stricken with
the same disecse, and died a few DAYS
after her daughter.
Ira Casteel of the cattle firm of
Hunter, Casteel & Hunter came down
from their big ranch on Big creek
Friday and left Saturday for the Pa
cific coast where he goes on a bnsi-
ness trip for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Ellen Lewis left today for
Oklahoma when she was called by
the serious ILLNESS of her father, who
lies at deaths door. She disposed
of her laundry business to the China
man, but expects to return and open
up business in the summer.
Frank Schilt brought his wife and
little son up from the Savage ranch
Tuesday. He reports more snow on
the river at that point than Saratoga
has had all winter and states that it
all fell Monday. There are drifts in
that locality that a team can hardly
get thru.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White and
Harry F. Kincaid came in from the
ranch Monday to be present at the
Eagles dance. Mrs. White is one
Of the most influential members of
the Women of Woodcraft, which or
der had charge of the most excellent
served on that occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Stoyer and
and Mrs. Goodman returned Sat
friday from attending the funeral of
Albert Goodman's wife at Bosler.
last week. Albert Goodman
ilso came with his two children one
If them only two weeks old, and will
make his home here for the present.
, 1909-02-25
The Primitive

ing to pick it" He snapped shut the
lid of the cigarette case, thrust it
carefully into his shirt pocket, and
stepped forward to pluck the flower.
Makes a fellow feel like a kid; but
maybe It'll make her feel less sore at
me-"
He stood gazing at the flower for
several moments, his eyes aglow with
a soft blue light.
"Whew!" he sighed; "if only But
what's the use? She's way out Of my
class-a rough brute like me! All the
same, it's up to me to take care of
her. She can't keep me from being
her friend-and she sure amt object
to my picking flowers for her"
Amaryllis in hand, he gathered up
his bow n club. Then he paused
to study the skin of the decapitated
adder. The inspection ended with a
shake of his head.
Better not, Thomas. It would make
= dandy CULVER; but then, It might get
on her nerves."
When he came to the ant-hill. he
found companions and honey alike
Eone He vent OF to the %cocoanuts.
There he came upon W~inthrope
stretched fiat beside the skin of hon
-. Miss Leslie was seated a little
way beyond. n%ervously bending a
palm-leaf into shape for a hat.
81 say, Blake" drawled Winthrope,
you've been a deuced long time in
coming. 1t was NO end of a task to
lug the honey"
Blake brushed past without reply
ing, and went on until he stood before
the girl. As she glanced up at him,
he held out the crimson blossom.
Thought you might like posies." he
said, in a h%esitating voice.
Instead of taking the flower, she
drew back with a gesture of repul-
sion.
"Oh, take 1t away" she exclaimed.
Blake flung the rejected gift on h
ground, and crushed it beneath his
heel.
Catch me making 4 fool of myself
asain!" he growled.
IL did not meal It that way
really / didn't, MI. Blake. II was the
thought Of hat awful snake"
But Blake, cut to the quick, had
turned away far too angry to heed
what she said. He stopped short be
side the Englishman; but only to sling
he skin Of honey upon his back. The
load was by no means a light one.
even for his strength. Yet he caught
up the heavy pot as well. and made
of across the plain at a pace which
the others could not hope to equal.
As Winthrope rose and came for
ward to Join Miss Leslie. he looked
about closely for the bruised flower.
It was nowhere in sight.
"Er-beg pardon. Miss G%enevieve,
but did not Blake drop the bloom
er-blossom somewhere about here?"
Perhaps he did" replied Miss Les
lie. She spoke with studied indifer-
ence.
"T-ah-saw the fellow exhibit his
impudenos."
"Ye-ss?"
You know, / think It high time the
boundsr is taken down a peg"
"Ah, indeed! Then why do you not
try it,"
Miss Gensvieve! you know that at
present l am physically SO much his
inferior"
How about mentality"
Though the girls yes were yelled
by their lashes, h saw Winthrope
cast after Blake a look that seemed
to her almost fercely vindictive.
"Well?" she said, smiling. but watch
Ing him closely.
"Mentally!-Wen soon see about
that!" he muttered. 81 must say. Miss
'Ssnsvieve. 1t strikes me a. deuced odd, I
, 1909-02-25
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends
the kindness shown during the y
5 ckness and death of our belo'
mother, Mrs. Marie Probst.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Walter,
, 1909-02-25
Ranch Tor Sale.

ia acre ranch on Pass creek !
sale Price cheap. Cuts 100 tons
nay Address Emile Lemo''
Saratoga, Wyo. 2 rs So
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
TIE GREAT BLIND

The great sightiess Of the world
prove that blindness Is no insurmount.
able handicap to success In life. Blind
Homer, weaving legends Of heroes and
gods; Milton, creating epics In heaven
and hell, have been followed in this
more practical age by that unique
woman.ngure, Helen Keller. that great
ship designer. John Herreshoff the
great economist, Henry Fawcett of
England the orator Senator Gore, Of
Oklahoma; Louis Braille, who gave the
slghtless the inestlmable blessing of
reading and Joseph Pulitzer, the great
blind journalist Others there are hard
" less notable than these, who by
courage and patience have made
themselves useful citizens. adding TO
the worlds happiness and triumphing
over their blindness, which. Of all
afrlietions, seems most stultifying.
1t is a curious fact that the ratio of
really gifted blind people is out of all
proportion to their total number when
one compares them with those who
have full power to see. Nature, as II
rependant at the afflicsion II has inn
posed upon these people, seems TO en-.
deayor to make partial amends by
sharpening the other faculties to an
almost uncanny degree In some in.
stances. We need only 10 study briefly
the lives Of the great quarette to per.
ceiye this-van Norden Magazine for
August.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
CATTLE Market
GONE TO SMASH
Improvement Of Railroad Service Has
Caused Rush Of ouarantines
to Market.

Kansas City, Mo, July 2l.-With
the improvement in the service Of the
roalroads there seems to be a tend
ency on the part of all quarantine
shippers to rush cattle to market this
week. Monday with 1900 total re-
eeipts over 10000 were in the quar-
antine division, and Tuesday with
10000 on sale there is about 5000 quar-
antines, with large hold over.
This extra supply and weaker mar
kets at other points have given pack
ers an opportunity to force market
downward, and how well they have
succeeded only those who have been
Obliged to take the prices the past
two days, fully realize
Prices on the good, cake fed steers,
weighing 1850 to 1850 are 40 lower
than last Wednesday, selling from 6
to 5.35. Good grassers are soc lower,
1000 to 1860 pounds 4.15 to 4.50, while
the medium kind $50 to 1000 steers
are so to go lower, ranging $50 to
425. and fair to medium 800 TO 900
grades 1856 to 1856, while the light
common $50 to 500 pound steers are
almost unsaleable from 2.75 to 1926.
Cows-Market very draggy showing
a decline of fully soc, with medium
to good cows and heifers selling from
2.75 to S.15 and only few choice
ones up to $50, with plain light helf-
ers $50 to 2.75.
Calves-Market weakened Monday
and receipts were liberal today prices
soc lower than a week ago, with
good choice yeals selling &c to &c. and
the 175 to 200 pound 45O to 5.25, $50
pound and up 1926 to 4c.
Hogs-Receipts yesterday were 5000
market opened steady to shippers.
Packers bought their hogs to 10
lower, bulk of hogs selling 7.60 to
1896, top sos. pigs 10 to Is higher
selling 6.25 to 100.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
alno II that win be from 81 500 900

value of that wili be from $1,000, 900.
600 10 little under $4,000, 100000.
These figures make It evident. even
to him that runs. that corn xiii prove
a considerable factor in promoting Sae
early return Of that prosperity this
country was enjoying prior TO that
fateful day, during the administration
Of Theodore Roosevelt, when a bank.
ers' holiday" was called and the
wheels OF industry and business stop.
ped. It may also be expected that.
when the corn crop Is harvested this
year there viii be no more idle cars.
The politicians will say the improved
business conditions are due to the set.
tlement of the tariff question, but the
prime cause of returning prosperity
will be King Corn -Oklahoman
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
FRISCO CASHIER DIED
At SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's paily.

From Wednesdays Daily
i. Allen, cashier for the Frisco at
this point, died yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock, at the company hospital at
Springfield, Mo. Mr. Allen was taken
violently m about ten days ago and
was removed TO the hospital at
Springfield, where an operation was
to have been performed as soon as
1t was thought that he was able to
stand the shock A few days ago he
began to grow worse and the end
came yesterday.
Mr.. Allen is survived by his wife,
who was at his bedside when he pass
ed away. The remains were brought
here and the funeral will be hold
from the residence tomorrow after.
noon
Mr.. Alien was connected with the
Frisco here for several months and
by his pleasant congenial manner won
great many friends who feel great
ly the loss and extend deepest sympa
thies to the bereayed wife.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23

In the tangled hauk of human life
there are many tragedies. This week
the governor of Kansas pardoned
from the state penitentiary an old
man, sent up for life many years ago,
for killing a man thot had ruined
his daughter He had served
fifteen years and was in the
last stages Of consumption The
daughter In whose defense he gave up
his liberty has been dead many years
His gray haired wife sleeps in her
grave while the old prisoner has toilel
on in silence paying back to the state
as best he could the penalty of broken
laws A sad figure as the old man
tottered out Of the state prison and
went his way toward his broken home
where he wants to die as ne says and
end his struggle The struggle and
pathos of human life is too deep for
human thought.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
UNITED STATES CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the post Office in
this city on August IA, 1909
Age limits is 10 As years, on the
rate of examination.
Married women will not be admit
ted to the examination.
Unmarried women viii be admitted
to the examination, but are eligible
for appointment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically
sound, and male applicants must be
not less than 5 feet 4 inches in
height, without boots or shoes, and
weigh not less than 1875 pounds with
out overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative to the examIna-
ton, qualifications, duties. salaries,
vacations, promotions. etc, address
Immediately, Postmaster, Vinita,
Okla, post Office vinita, Okla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
Do NOT BELIEVE
IRISH GIRL S STORY
Ella einsles Acquitted OF CHARGE :,
Stealing Laee-Wlll Tell Her
Story to Grand Jury.

Chicago, ILL.,. July 20.-Ella Gingles
was cleared last night from the charge
of stealing lace, but the story she told
on the witness stand Of being white
slave" victim was denounced as un-
true by the jury that freed her.
The verdict In the case was fitting
climax to the peculiar series Of sensa
tlons that have followed the little Irish
lace maker. This was the form as
read by the clerk
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant
not guilty, and we. the jury, further
find that the charges made against
Miss Agnes Barrette were unfounded
and are untrue"
The basis of the defense made by the
Gingles girl, who was on trial for
stealing lace from Miss Barrette, was
that Miss Barrette and others had at.
tackled her and mistreated her IN the
Wellington hotel on two occasions last
winter and that the object of these at
tacks and the animus back OF the theft
charge, was the attempt to sell her to
Ian unnamed man in Frech Lick
Springs, Ind
The jury reached verdict after
nearly seven hours A few of the
women who have stood by the Irish
girl since the day her story became
public were there. They arose and
clapped their hands and screamed
when the words mot guilty" were ut.
tered. and II was some time before
they realized the import of the last
half Of the verdict
Miss Glngles, who remained the
coolest of the lot, walked up to the
jurors and shook hands with them.
Juror Thomas Mackey. the Oldest man
on the panel, turned to the girl and
said:
Now, be a good girl. Ella. Go back
TO your home in Ireland and be a good
girl"
The girl nodded her head and turned
laway
!, What are you going to do now?v
she was asked as she vas leaving the
court room
Il am going TO tell it to the grand
jury" she answered quickly.
When she was asked what she was
going to tell and reminded of the fact
that the jury had said that It did not
believe her story she appeared little
discomtited Before she could talk any
more her attorney and the natsstn hur
ried her away
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
HASKELL TALKS Of
TAYLOR'S REPORT
Newspapers Would Serve Readers
Better if They Were Guided by
Figures of Report.

Guthrie, Okla, July 81 Replying
to certain newspaper conceptions Of
State Inspector Taylor's report on the
condition Of the state auditors Office
and the misleading headlines publish
ed IN connection herewith, Governor
Haskell yesterday had the following
to say.
= have not examined State lnspec-
tor Taylor's figures and computations.
but presume they are right, as he Is
careful accountant. and always CON
tends for technically perfect system
of bookkeeping, for there are certain
expenditures for the public service,
which the Legislature properly con
eludes must be left to the discretion
Of the officer in charge. and therefore
makes the appropriation accordingly;
particularly. all secret service work,
whether Il relates to the bootlegger,
the special interest corporation. or the
ordinary CRATER violations of the law.
which would be wholly useless If the
offenders knew at all times just who
was after him, and what methods were
adopted to uncover their unlawful
practices.
rhe fact that IN my discretion may
have had three thousand dollars of
this work done for the interest of the
state without seeing fit to warn law
offenders in advance, and that the at.
torney general or law enforcement at.
torney, Caldwell may have spent funds
In like service without warming the
law offenders in advance. Is no
ground for criticism. and Is practieed
In the national government. and prob.
ably in every state In the Union
approve of what has been done by
both the attorney geenral aud by Mr..
Caldwell and no amount OF manufact.
ured headlines IN newspapers opposed
to honest and moral government win
have the slightest effect in inducing rs
TO weaken our efforts By telling the
lawbreakers in advance how he Is
likely % be run down
Some newspapers would serve their
readers better II they would be guided
BY Taylors figures rather than their
own Imagination
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
rAg versRANs, woRksHop.
From Van Norden magazine.

From Van Norden Magazine.
Attached to the National Soldiers
Home In Leavenworth. Kans., is a
little. square, wooden building, known
as the soldiers crank shop" All OF
the workmen are veterans It is a
novel sight to see a group of these
hardened old warriors working away
with saw and hammer for the pure
love of making something. Here is
a gray-haired workman constructing
what he says will be a shirt-waist
box. Another is making a cane of un-
usual design Here is one dabbiEg
in paints at an artists easel That
one is designing a yacht. One little
Irishman is forever making wooden
legs to take the place OF one he gave
to his country. He has leg for every
occasion. They are al doing some
thing-whether useful or not matters
little.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23

The BartlesYllle Enterprise Is exeit.
ed because Il has been threatened by
black hand letter unless It let's
up on some local devlltry Don't
worry, the man who sends you an
anonymous threat to blow up the
newspaper isn't dangerous. The Bea-
con has received tons of those harm
less misslves The thing to fear Is
the quiet looking man who comes into
the Office with a glitter In his eye and
the paper carefully folded back around
the Article which has aroused his ire.
when he lays that wadded paper on
the editorial desk and says delIber.
ately Il wish to speak for a moment
with the man who writ this piece" Il
is time to get worried. These are the
only dangerous kind. The man who
writes you an anonymous threat to
blow you up Is as harmless as the
indignant woman who calls you over
the phone and orders her paper stop.
ped Wichita Eagle
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
noRn As klNo oF cRops.

showers that are falling in various
portions of Oklahoma have a vital
interest to the Oklahoma farmer for
taeyi mean salvation for the corn
crop. and corn Is the monarch Of
crops in the new state as 1t Is through.
out the land. Once cotton was king.
but that dag is long past oklahomas
corn crop IN 1907 amounted TO 1895
600 bushels, and the last year about
100000 600 bushels This year It Is ex.
peeted thai the crop h this state viii
reach 175.o00. 600. representing a value
near si0O.0OO,o0o
Away back in 1871 when SAMUEL J.
.aEned from season IN Eu.
he had been counted out"
,led president of the United
addressed a large throng
ssembied at Gammerey
ome him home He did
American politics. but
theme the development Of
eerce with Europe and talked
nat he believed was destined to
ome our principal crop-indian
ss q, Or maize He said that II might
reqFire . generation OF time to teach
the people OF Europe the food value
that is in Indian corn
Governor Tllden said that there was
no reason Why. within the course of a
few years. the United States should
NOT raise a harvest OF S00000O 900
bushels Of corn. lie ventured to pre-.
diet the money value Of harvest OF
that kind at not far from 81 600 600 600
and IN graphic manner depicted the
relation Of so great a harvest as that
10 the prosperity Of the American
railways. IN the last FIVE OF six years
Of Governor TiIdens life he frequently
in private conversation. referred 70 the
wealth.Droducing possibilities for the
American people that lay IN the pro
Nuclion Of Indian corn What be then
laicted Is this year realized. We are
have at least a 2 coo. 100000 bushel
aafeest 2f Indian corn and the money
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
TWO KILLED IN STRIKE
RIOT At KENOSHA
By AssoeIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kenosho, Wis. July 22.--Two men
We're shot and score injured h a
strike riot at a tanning plant here to.
day. Governor Davidson appealed
for troops ana two companies are IN
readiness. The violence began with
the attempt to open the plant today.
The sale Of fire arms has been pro-
hibited, but many of the strikers are
known to be armed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23

In the discussion of the Taylor elec.
ton law the republican press assumes
the the average precinct election board
lis generally composed of INSCRIPTIONS
rascals who are always ready to steal
the election. This is AM insult to the
intelligence and honesty of Oklahoma
citizenship. Democrats and republicans
all over the state should and are re.
senting the lmputation
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-23
SENATOR CORES FINE
STANDARDS.

Il believe tue country's monopoies
lote for their interests without regard
10 party. Most OF the people vote for
{fparty regardless of their interests
& There ought to be some way to con
vert the win OF the majority into the
law Of the land. People who want the
tariff revised should vote for the men
who will vote in congress ia enact
their sentiments into law" "- Senator
Gore
One Of the best contributions TO the
discussion OF the tariff situation as Il
now stands Is the interview with Sen.
ator Gore, which appeared in The
Star OF yesterday afternoon. and from
which this extract is taken. The SEN
ator from Oklahoma is entitled to ex-
press himself freely and strongly on
the tariff. lie is the only democratic
member OF the senate who has been
unnillngly consistent In his attitude
on the tarlf bill He voted for every
proposed reduction and against every
proposed increase. lie made several
OF the strongest speeches delivered in
the aourse OF the senate debate
II Ahe democratic party In congress
had made a record equal to that of
Senator Gore. It would have come out
Of tlhis session with flying colors, re.
garlless Of the net results Of the ses.
sioh In the way of tariff reform. For,
II that result would have been de
ci1|ed Victory for downward revision,
the democratic party could have claim
o6 d big share Of the glory. and If the
result had been defeat. In spite Of
tfone. consistent democratic align
ghent, then the traditional party Of
law tariff would have been IN better
strategic position than Il has occupied
ID many years.
Unfortunately many democrats have
been SO eager for high protection as
past of the republicans have been.
4'he honors of the session and the
odlunn Of The SESSION lie on both par
Il nov a matter Of men.
ator Gore strikes At the greatest
alSness Of every reform movement
that Is depended upon to work itself
out through one party or the other.
srhe interests vote for themselves,
regardless Of party, while the people
ii large hahitually vote for party re
gardless Of their interests People
Who think alike should vote alike"
says Senator Gore And especially
Il IS up 10 the people to vote for real
low tariff candidates for congress, re.
gafdleas Of party Kansas City Star