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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-12
APPEAL FROM DIVORCE
GIVES WOMAN PROPERTY
Judge Holds This Decree Can
Not Be Entered After Death

Although granted an interlocutory
decree Of divorce from Antonio FL
eoni. fruit dealer who died in De-
cember. 1907, leaving an estate of
nearly $500, Mrs. Veronica Figonis sset
up the claim to the ehtire estate in
Judge Graham's court yesterday as FL
goni's widow AT the time Of his death
his appeal from the divorce was pend
ing Mrs. FigonTs attorneys, Bell.
straus & Atwood. argued that the APP
peal maintained the parties in the po-
sition of man and wife.
Attorney Splevafo. representing the
father of Figoni. the other claimant of
the estate, pointed out a section of the
law under which the judge may enter
a. final decree after the death of one
of the parties, but Judge Graham said
he was prevented from doing this by
the fact that an appeal was taken.
The Judge indicated that he would
rule in favor Of Mrs. Figoni. but agreed
TO continue the case. so that Splevalo
might file a brief in support of his
contention.
Leibold e. Co for good buggy or
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-12
GIVE, DINNER PARTY IN
THE WAY OF FAREWELL
Friends of Miss Edith CaIIand
Wish Her Godspeed

e The young ladies' of D. Samuels lace
house glove denartment entertained
Miss Edith Calland at a dinner party
given last Wednesday at a downtown
cafe previous to her departure for her
home in Seattle After dinner vocal and
instrumental J. music was indulged in.
Souvenirs We're then passed around for
future remembrances of the pleasant
OCCASION, Those present were Miss An
ita Lobree. Miss Mae Gillis, Miss Anna
Roche. Miss Edith Calland. Miss Agnes
Don. Miss Mae Everson and Miss Rose
de Silva.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-12

Leibold e. Co. for good buggy or
harness. II Front st. at Market.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
CLUB GETTING BUSY
Interesting Meeting Discussed
Live Topics.
Advertising Leaflet is Published

At the meeting Of the Commercial
Cub Tuesday evening several live topics
uf interest to the people of Newport
were up for discussion.
The fire Of Sunday morning brought
ont further agitation for the organiza-
tion of trained volunteer fire depart
uent and a meeting at the CITY Hall on
Friday evening. Feb. 2f, was called. 4
committee consisting of DR.. sutherland,
pr Boudwin and David Caldwell was
aptonted to arouse interest in the mat
ter and get out as many as possible to
lhe meeting The need of volunteer
department is felt by all, and it is to be
hoped that something may come from
his attempt at organization.
\ letter from II. w. Sparks, county
commissioner in charge of exhibits for
The Alaska Yukon. Pacific Exposition,
read, expressing a desire to meet with
the Commercial Club to arrange for rep
resentation from this vicinity. A spe-
rial meeting of the club vas arranged
for Saturday afternoon, Feb. q to meet
Mr.. Sparks and make arrangements for
suitable representation. Mr.. Sparks
also desires to meet and talk to the
ranchmen of this section and an invita-
ton to be present is extended to them.
President Berry called on f. S. Appel,
president of the board of school district
No. 115. for statement concerning
school conditions and the needs of the
district. Mr.. Appel made clear state
ment of the present condition of the
district and its anticipated needs, which
contained much TODD for thought on the
part of his hearers. From his remarks
we take the following:
The total enrolment of the schools at
this time is 300, with Il daily average
attendance of 225. At the beginning OF
inc school year several rooms We're badly
overcrowded. At the present time they
are filed about to capacity. Anticipat-
ing that the town will continue its pres
ent rate of growth during the summer,
1t is expected that at the beginning of
the next school year there will be needed
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE
Frame Row on Washington Ave-
nue. Threatened.
Volunteers Render Good Service

Sunday morning at about 3 o'clock
dodgers at the Dunlap Hotel were aroused
by smoke and upon investigating it was
found that it came from the Eagle
saloon building owned by A. L. Ries,
An alarm was given and in reasonably
short time volunteers were at hand with
the lire apparatus endeavoring to locate
the fire.
The fire had evidently been shoulder
ing for some time as very dense smoke
issued from the building. No flames
could be seen and it was soou deter
mined that the fire was in the basement.
The front of the building was chopped
into to get water into the basement and
two streams OF water poured in, one
from the front and one from the rear
OF the building For over an hour
water was kept flowing into the base
ment but not until the smoke was SUBJ
dued sufficiently to permit all entrance
into the cellar and the opening of a
door of an apartment in which beer was
stored were there any flames located.
Situated in the middle of frame row
the fire was the cause of great deal of
anxiety on the part of adjoining proper
ty owners. The stocks of Gus Ander-
son and Chas. Schneider were removed
to the City Hall and others made prep
aration to vacate in hurry should the
flames get beyond control.
Fortunately the fire was confined to
the Ries building and no other damage
except that from smoke and water was
incurred above the floor and basement.
Mr.. Ries was open for business again
Monday morning but as his loss has
not been adjusted repairs have not
been started. He carried insurance
to the amount of $500 on the building
and the same on the stock which fully
covers his loss.
Mr.. Anderson and MI. Schneider both
had slight losses from smoke and hand
ling goods which have been satisfactor-
lily adjusted by the insurance companies.
The volunteers did effective work in
fighting the fire but as after each fire
theae is recurring demand for the
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
JURIES AT NEWPORT
Viewed Properties in Dispute in
Condemnation Suits.
Gases Now on Trial at Colville

The center Of interest this week is at
Colville where the last two Of the con-
demnation proceedings instituted by the
Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad
Company'are being heard b efore Judge
Carey.
The case oi the company against }. Il.
Patterson, ct al, was begun Friday
and Jury was also empaneled in
the case of Fl Nj Lund, OF this city, the
railroad seeking to condemn his prop
erty on Fourth street, to de-
termine the amount of damages for
which :hey are liable. After hearing
some Of the witnesses in the Patterson
case the railroad company asked the
permission Of the court to take the
juries in the two cases over the ground
in dispute, which was granted and the
court adjourned until Tuesday morning
for that purpose.
The juries escorted by baiIiffs arrived
in this city Monday morning, the Lund
jury remaining in this city and viewing
the operation Of trains, property, etc.
The other jury was taken down the riv-
yer to view the Patterson property and
spent the morning there returning to
this city on the steamer Newport at
noon.
Both iuries departed for Colvlle on
the 80 I. & W. n. train and on Tues
day morning the hearing of testimony
in the Patterson case was resumed.
Up to the hour of going to press (Thurs-
day. no news of the case has reached
here from Colville.
The Lund case will be taken up as
soon as the other is disposed Of. 1t has
been in the courts over a year. When
the.road was first constructed through
town Mr. Lund asked and secured a
temporary injunction restraining the
road from operating trains across the
track before his building. The road
appealed to the Supreme court on the
question of the right of the court to is-
sue such injunction. The Supreme
Court sustained the Superior Court of
Stevens county and gave the road thirty
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Set Off a Big Blast

During the past two years of railroad
work in this vicinity Newport people
have become quite well accustomed to
the sound of heavy blasting, but
Sunday afternoon blast was exploded
On the construction work just this side
of the Ashenfelter bay, north of town,
that. while it did not make much noise,
shook buildings all over town in man.
ner considerably more strenuous than
usual
/ Preparations for the bic blast had
been going on for more than month.
A tunnel was driven 40 feet into the
hillside, striking a point on the grade
about Is feet below the top of the hill.
From this tunnel gopher" holes were
run, into which over five tons of powder
were placed. The whole was exploded
by means of an electric battery, and
with a mutfled roar ever 1000 yards Of
granite were thrown into the air. In
addition over 5000 yards were loosened
so as to make removal an easy matter.
The length Of the excavation made by
the big blast was 100 feet, and the total
cost of the work was in the neighbor-
hood OF $1,000.
The blast, coming so soon after the
publication of story in the Spokane
Chronicle Friday evening, to the effect
that an earthquake might be expected
in Washington and Oregon, lead many
people, who did not know of the blast
and not hearing the explosion, to believe
that the earthquake had arrived
The new schedule on the Great North
ern goes into effect Sunday March 2sth.
About the only radical change in time
is that of No. 3 which now goes west at
3:04 p. m. and which after the 28th will
run about six hours later, being due
through here about $3.50 p. M. No. 3's
schedule, St. Paul to Seattle is shorten
ed about six hours by this change and
by leaving St. Paul later enables it to
make connections with 20 additional
trains from the east arriving at the st.
Paul terminal.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25

organization of a fire company so in this
instance it is again talked of and meet
is to be held at the City Hall Friday
evening for the organization of a COM
pany. All citizens of the town are re-
quested to attend this meeting.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25

days in which to begin condemnation
proceedings which it has done.
A number of Newport citizens are IN
attendance in court as witnesses in this
case. among them, j. M. Mcdonald,
A. NJ. Harris. Chas. F. Craig, W. F.
Millard, John Koch and Chas. Freeman.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
at least one more room and one more

at least one more room and one more
teacher
The school board and district will
therefor be shortly called upon to decide
whether it will be better to erect an
other building, and if so of what capac-
ity, or to rent additional room for year
or so, until the future needs of the town
can be better anticipated
The annual expense of conducting the
school is about as follows:
Salaries of teachers and janitor $3.50 90
transportation OF pupils. ........... 400 W
Wood ... 200 90
Books nd supplies " go 90
Interest ON bonds Observation-Disclosures. 385 90
Interest on outstanding warrants 49,. 949 so
Total SIS, 1879 50
The revenue OF the district is as fol-
lows:
Revenue from special tax OF 10 mills
valuation OF 5000 ,tH0. Observation-Disclosures St, $50 CO
Stale apportionmcnt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Zoo 90
l"tai :..'-'.'... w
Which leaves the district ahead only
$3.50 80 to apply on indebtedness.
County Treasurer Adams, the total
bonded and warrant indebtedness of the
districts $24, 1858. Sc. the limit to which
the discrict can bond is $3l ,644. 20. Mr..
Appel suggested that it would be we'll to
call an election on the matter of bond
ing to sufficient amount at least to re-
fund the outstanding warrant indebted
ness as the warrants bear eight per cent.
Interest and bonds could be sold in the
neighborhood of five per cent. which
would affect considerable saving in
interest.
The Commercial Club has issued 5000
leaflets containing matter descriptive OF
Newport and surrounding territory, in
formation concerning railroad rates to
this point, etc which will be ready for
distribution this week This leaflet can
be mailed with letters without extra
postage and the club urges all residents
of the town to make use of them, par
ticularly in writing to eastern points
They can be secured from Secretary
Anderson and will be distributed to the
homes of the city by means of the school
children \ more elaborate publication
in the way of handsome illustrated
booklet will be issued later.
The annual school election Of District
No. l15, Newport and surrounding ter
titory will occur at the school house on
Saturday, March 9th. The polls will
be open from l to 8 p. m. One director
is to be elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration of the term of
D. r. Lusher, secretary of the board.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25

Wednesday before Justice Long a time
check suit against Grant Smith & Co.,
the contractors of the l. & w. grade was
scheduled to come up. The case was
similar to the ones against the 1. & w.
N. last winter. Attorney Bum, of Spo-
kane, appeared for Grant Smith & Co.
and A. s. Sherlock for M. NJ Sammons,
who began the case for the complaining
witness. When the case was called the
complaining witness failed to put in ap-
pearanee and the case was dismissed.
1t was charged in the complaint that
Grant Smith & Co., issued time check
to discharged employe before they had
installed pay Office and that the time
check was not negotiable.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Program for Recital

Following is the program for the reel.
tai to be given at Hope Congregational
Church. Thursday evening, March 4th.
for the benefit Of the church organ fnnd.
The recital is rendered by the Simon
Piano Co., of Spokace, and the follow
ing well known artists of that city will
take part: H. W. Newton, tenor;
Jasper Dean McFall, baritone; Carl
Grissen, violinist; julius Blinn, cellist;
l.. s. Roberts, pianist. Mr.. McFall,
comes in addition to those who appeared
here last fall. He has recently como
from Washington, D. c., where he was
one of the prominent singers of that
city, and is very able singer. Admis-
sion for the recital will be SOC, school
children 35c.
Trio, overture, "Maritana" Wallace
Mr.; Grissen. Mr.. Blinn, Mr.. Roberts.
Song. "The Two Grenadiers" .Schumann
Violin solo. "Poeme Hongroiso" No. 6. Hubay
Mr.. Grissen.
' ~ Mr. Newton '''.. ios'i
Cello solo la Cinquantaine". Gabriel Marie
Mr. Blinn.
Trio, selected
MI Grissen, Mr.. Blinn, Mr.. Roberts.
Mr. Newton and Mr.. iMic;iFsii. rAu'e
Violin solo. "Hejre Kati" Hubay
Mr.. Grissen.
Song, "For All Eternity" [violin obligato
by Mr. Gr1ssenl MascherOni
Mr.. McFall
Cello solo, selected; a.......................
Mr.. Blinn,
Song, "How Many Hired Sewarts' From
''The Prodigal Son"l Sullivan
Mr.. Newton.
Ave Maria" tCavalleria Rust1canaf Mascagni
Mr.. Newton. Mr.. McFall, Mr.. Grissen, Mr..
Binn and Mr.. Roberts.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
Bear Brand Story
Saved by Bear Brand Stockings


Fire. Looking the village
Dr. had his little flame
da out window and the lowest floor The second and third stories
filled with sitting smoke.
The
The lower floors flames
hot beat
and crippled
perish? Gould
Looking
Here he led the others Each
boy had naed his clothing left but mayed aemptto dress
looked
n
Quick How Stokngs?
hurdy forward Here, Everybody
fellows
bed that wild
each climbed carefully
below
Arthur old gentleman madey
heard of such athng
well Il
weight safely and out the boys who the third there
onyt not
And
Yelled Stockings they
all scho0s''
The next day while Dr. Sewer arranging for other for his boys
had another
lin O n manrem
thinks demnth
tina sort, nd i
NORTHERN MERCANTILE co.
a @ E N T 8
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19

Lee Webb. this afternoon. arrested
a colored woman FOR stealing clothing
from the Sanders-wright store
A marriage license was granted To-
day 70 Eugene Hawkins Of Catale and
Miss Edith Wilkinson Of Vinita.
+ w Burlington. Tom Burlington
and Johnson Falling went to Table
Quah to attend the wycklin murder
trial
II II Butler. father Of Postmaster
J Il Butler went through vinlta Sat
urday enroute from San Antonio to
Miami.
W. II. Lahman. bookkeeper for The
Fidelity Farm Loan company. left yes.
terday for a visit with relatives in
Chicago
Miss Efhe Frink. who has been the
guest of Mrs. Emmett skinner. viii
return e he5 home in Kansas City
this evening.
Mrs. W A. Brown died yesterday
at her home on East Canadian ave
Funeral services were held this after.
aoon at 2.3o
Nearly all the material Is here for
the katy new baggage room and as
soon as the carpenters arrive work
will be commenced.
n A. Chatterton and j. A. Carter
have bought out a general merchan-
disc store at Big Cabin and viii take
possession at once. The goods are
being invoiced today and Messrs
Chatterton and Carter expect to be
able to open the store for business.
not later than Wednesday
l. n Bunch. Of Blueiaeket, was here
today 10 meet Mr. Milford and CON
Ter regarding the coming city election
both being members Of the Craig
county election board From Cover
nor Haskell they learned definitely
the duty Of conducting the election, in
way. but until copy Of the law is
received the details VIII be unknown
Senator E NJ Landrum and wife
arrived from Tahlequah this after.
noon
Mr and Mrs T. N Bailey who
have been visiting J S. Smith went
70 Chanute today
Mrs Walter Corroway, who has
been visiting friends in Vinita return.
ed TO Aluskogee last night
Mrs T. G. Harnage, of Talala who
has been visiting the family of Jos.
eph Hunt returned home Sunday
J. p McGhee and G Il Conard of
Fairland were transacting business
with the Fidelity Farm Loan company
today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
MUSKOGEE ATTORNEY HELD
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE

G. O. Todd. Muskogee attorney.
is under arrest at Fort Smith, Ark.
on a charge of subornation of per.
jury The complainant is Bertha
Daniels a negro girl who swears that
Todd induced her 20 swear falsely so
that she could secure license 70
marry scipio Landrum, an Indian
Some months ago Landrum and the
girl came to Fort Smith and were
married i.andrum has a guardian.
who on finding that his ward was mar.
ried went into court and secured
restraining order forbiddlng him to
dispose Of his holding. at least that
Is the story. II Is intimated that Todd
was Instrumental IN inducing the
marriage On Wednesday Todd ap.
peared In Fort Smith with a negro
named Lemus Daniels. who secured
a license to marry Leila Jones. a ne
gress Of this city. and the warrant
OF arrest was served on Todd by Dep.
uty Goss Col William NJ. Cravens
went on Todds bond for the sum of
81 600 -Times.Democrat
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
GOVERNOR HASKELL IS NOT
WORRYING OVER CHARGES

Governor G. \. Haskell and wife
We're registered qt the Cobb today and
left for Guthrie on the 1880 Frisco
train.
Governor Haskell stated to a repre-
sentative of the Chieftain that the
public was so well informed as to the
status of the so-celled land fraud
cases that are doeketed in the federal
court here as to need no further state.
ment
District Attorney Gregg had notified
the parties in interest that the govern
ment would not be ready to hear the
motion to quash that would be made
at the proper time by the defendants
The governor did not show any anx.
iety aud very little interest IN the mat
ter of the indictments.
While here Governor Haskell stated
that he would be IN Vinita again soon
with the gentlemen composing the
board charged with the selection Of a
site for the hospital for the insane to
be erected here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
COMMISSIONER LEUPP
WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION

Washington. D. G. Mar. lS-It was
announced today that Francis E.
Leupp had withdrawn his resignation
as commissioner OF Indian affairs at
the request Of Secretary Ballinger Of
the interior department Mr. Leupp
will etain his position at least an.
other year and may remain indefinite,
".
There are several candidates for
commissioner Of Indian affairs
Among them are II. B. PEARS. super
intendent OF Haskell institute. Law
rance Kans., and George w Walker
of Ardmore, Okla. Mr.. PEARS has
been in Washington several days.
Accompanied by Senator Curtis he
called upon President Taft today, In
the event OF change not being made
in the Office Of the commissioner, the
Kansans win ask Mr.. Taft to appoint
Mr. Peairs assistant commissioner
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
lFlrst Published March 5th, 1909
NOTICE or SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

State of Oklahoma, County OF Chero-
kee. SIS. In the County Court Of Chero-
kee County
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of
Viola Starr Minor. Frank r.
Pack, Guardian.
Notice Is hereby given that IN pur-
suanee Of on Order or Decree of the
County Court Of the County of Chero-
kee, State of Oklahoma. made on the
first day of March. 1903, the under
signed, Frank = Pack, guardian Of The
estate of Viola Starr, a minor. will
sell at private sale. to the highest
and best bidder subject 10 contirma-
tion by said Court, on Tuesday March
23rd, 1909 at two o'clock IN the after
noon at the offices of x s. Murehison.
in the City OF Tahlequah, Oklahoma,
all the right title. interest and estate
OF the said minor. Viola Starr. in and
to the following described lot tract
or parcel of land located in Craig
County, State of oklahoma. and de-
scribed as follows to-wit.
Southwest Quarter OF Northeast
Quarter and South Half Of South
east Quarter Of Northeast Quarter
and Northeast Quarter of South
east Quarter of Northeast Quarter
Of Section Thirty.three. Township
Twentynine (29l North, Range
TweutyOne (21l East
Said real estate will be sold for all
cash in hand Bids must be IN writing
accompanied by a certified check Of
responsible bank. payable to the
order OF the undersigned for the full
amount Of the purchase price, and will
be received AZ the offices of the afore-
said K S Murehison, or may be de
livered to the guardian personally.
Said interest Of said minor will be
sold subject to such leases and encum-
branees as may be on the land The
guardian reserves the right 70 reject
any or all bids
Dated this first day of March 909.
FRANK l.. PACK,
Guardian.
K S. MURCHISON,
Attorney for Guardian 3S..J
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
tFirst Published March 9Th, 1909
NOTICE OF SALE or RENL
ESTATE.

Notice Is hereby given that in purs|
suance of an Order Of the County
Court OF the County OF Craig, State OIL
Oklahoma. made on the lst day of
March. 1909, in the mater Of the es.
tate OF Robert Allen, a minor. the un-
dersigned as guardian of the estate
OF said minor will sell az private sale
TO the highest bidder. for cash, sub
iect 70 confirmation by said County
Court on Monday, the 22nd day Of
March, 1909, at the honr Of ten O'Clock
a M. az the County Court room in
said County Of Craig State OF Okla,
homa, an the right. title interest and
estate OF the said Robert Allen.
minor, in and TO the following de
scribed land. situated In the County Of
Craig State Of Oklahoma and more
accurately described as follows 10.
wit.
The sE IA OF the NE IA and the
Me IA of the SE IA Of Section
%, Township 26 North Range is
East being in all so acres. more
or less. subject 20 existing leases
Bids must be in writing. accompani.
ed by a certified check for one.third
OF the amount ol the bid and may be
left at the Office Of Adds A. Brown.
Attorney at Law, Vinita. Oklahoma
Dated this lst day of March, 1909
JOHN ALLEN,
Guardian.
BY Adds A. BROWN.
Attorney Tor Guardian