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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-18

South Dakota this week to look It the
country with view Of buying land.
Miss Agnes Sheridan returned to-
Des Moines Monday. after spending
ersvacation here with her folks.
Miss Helen McAlpin visited over
Suday with her cousin. Lulu Mcguire.
Andrew Cummings was down from
Denison Sunday.
Mr.. James E. Walsh and daughter,
Mrs. Jas. Naughton, left here last
Wednesday evening for an extended
trip through Canada He has sis.
ter ct Kilialoo. Canada. whom he will.
visit first. Mr.. Walsh is quite nm
old man and his friends wish him Z
pleasant time and q safe return.
Joe Harrington returned Saturday
from Nebraska, where he has been on
q land buying trip.
j. P. Doherty sold his residence to
J. ]. Costello, Who has rented his
farm and will become : retired far
mer. Mr.. Dohertv viii % =. so,th
Dakota and improve his land which heI
owns near Vivian. s. b. Mr. and
Mrs. Duherty g many friends are sorry
to lose them from Vail.
The following parties Skinned stnck
to CHICAGO Saturday nipht: lam, :.
Broran three loads Of cattle Andrav
Gallagher two loads. VIM. Rarnhnff
two loads and John Dieter three loads
The owners accompanied the ahinmant
John McDonnell Of Creporv q -
took his friends bv sunrise S.tnrd. :
evening when he stanped off M. -
for ! weeks visit and "a attend ~
| some business matters. $50
Chas. white and wife vera e.,lad
| to Mutao. 8: Is "a attend tina inner
4 of their nenhav
John Harrington. son Of Mr. and
mra. VIM. Harrington met Nth !.
verv sariou. acciaent On s.tnrd.v l..t
| He VAS descendino fran . .vhe.t .t..l
!he had finished rh.n !. foil h.raI..;
|nenetratad his bodv Gaming /. yerv
na;nful injury He ma. t.ken - tta
| Carroll hosnital nm tho ,ata train s.t
urdav evening and was ons,.+ed ~
sunday forenoon. A. la.t renort. ha
MA. Getting alono a. vell Z. .o,,,d &
axnecte.l and h;a MANY f,;.rda bora "a
w;iI have . .naaav r..ov.-,
A rroun ~ vo,,rr ,,aorIa .o,,,no..,
catherine for !. dane, = the 4 -
| "A. hall last Friday n;pht commitment.
arv to the Misses ioretta ani Tott;a
Champion az Clevel.nd ohio vho
were visiting thar nncla Iohn cher
nion And amt Mrs Iohn nohs,t.
| r. was . very ENJOYABLE affair .ho,,+
ltventv-t;ve eonnies he;ng = .tt.nd
.nca. The ont ~ toun ,,a.ta n-s..n.
q the dance inclnded the Misses K.ts
Henry Ma,p.rat Mcc.rthv M.ras-st
lChamnion Ksta Malanv M.,e.rst
lC,.rka a nar;.on .nd NJ. M.cs.shn
Of South omah. and Mi.. cali.h.r ~
Omaha
John Kelly and am John of
Puehlo. Col. made !. hr;ef v;.;t 9TH
lvail frien1a the first If tia veak
M KeIlv and son are enro,ts -
lTolone nj for :. too weak., v,.;t
with Mr.. Kelly,s parents
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28

contestants knight and Twist to
raise their price to 25,OO00O and on
May 10th, 1909, the secretary Of the
interior accepted the confessions Of
Judgment and awarded the land to Her
man Knight and William J. Twist re-
spectively. The motions to confess
Judgment for $12,00000 met with the
approval of j. George Wright but were
turned down by the department and in
turning down the offer of sl2,00000
Assistant Secretary Pierce said he
would accept a confession of judgment
for S25 100000 for the MINOR. This sum
was quickly offered by j. w. zevely
for hIs clients the Los Angeles -Chero-
kee Oil & Gas company ana the AlpiDe
and LITTLE Rock companies and a
cN"tk 70" $25,O00OO Was put up wiz
the -, etaTy of the interior
On June 9th, 1909, motion for
rehearing and review was filed by the
attorneys for the minor and had at
tached to it the offers of Olympus Oil
company together with a certified
check for $4,000 as a guarantee Of
its good faith. The motion for review
by the attorneys for the little girl was
Friday sustained and the decision Of
May 10th was reversed set aside and
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
MUST PUT FAKIRS
OUT OF BUSINESS
Denver News Cries Out The Neglect
of Department of Justice in
Cases of Land Frauds.

The Denver, Colo, Rocky Mountain
News had the following editorial Sat
urday relative to the incident in Vinita
where the purchasers of land i'll the
San Luis Valley demanded their
money back. The only error il in the
statement that the first payment was
lost. This money was refunded by
the agents of the company here:
"The News is frankly proud of the
results of it's campaign against the
land wildcatters We have succeeded
in reaching the small investors in the
states adjacent to Colorado, and they
are needing the warnings given by
this paper.
In one small town in Oklahoma
seventeen investors had been ensnared
in the swindler's net, but they read
The News expose, sent a man TO Colo
RADIO to investigate, and he returned
to confirm all that had been said. The
investors forfeited their contracts, con.
tent to lose the first payment they had
made, and thankful to The News for
having saved them $3.50 each.
This is just one example Of the ef-
feet Of The News fight. Similar stoiies
reach this Office every day.
Many of the wildcatters' agents
have thrown up their jobs refusing to
be parties to swindle, and others
have quit because they found Il i'm
possible to dispose of the contracts
Altogether the swindlers find their bust
ness badly demoralized, but they are
holding on desperately, hoping that
the national government will give
them a fresh lease on life by refusing
to issue fraud orders against them.
But this is a vain hope. The case
of the wildcatters have never her-to-
fore been properly presented at Wash
ington. The national character of the
evil had not been revealed until The
News began its fight. 1t is true that
an occasional postoffice inspector had
made cursory examination of an "auc-
tion sale" scheme, but his findings and
were lost sight of in
the departmental grind The News
campaign has been made along broad
er lines. National attention has been
on the wildcatters' swind-
ling lotteries. and the postoffice de-
partment had been induced to make
an exhaustive investigation.
Under these circumstances there
can be but one result-Uncle Sam
must put the takers out of business. ."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
v|NITA WON TWELVE
INNING GAME SUNDAY

The r. M. Jones team of Muskogee
and the local baseball club engaged in
what is conceded to be the snappiest
game of the season yesterday at
Sportsman's park. The local team was
the victor by a score of 2 to l in the
game that ran twelve innings Fast
plays on both sides kept the crowd of
fans in frenzy of excitment. In yes
terday's game two of the best anne
tuer teams in the state we're pitted
against each other and in the defeat
of the MuskOgee team Vinita can just
ly claim the independent champion
ship of eastern Oklahoma.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
MYSTERY STILL SURROUNDS
CHICAGO EXPLOSION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, H., June 2S-The cause Of
the explosion, which, last night,
wrecked the telephone exchange in the
heart of the city and did damage to
property to exceed one hundred thous-
and dollars, and inflicted injuries on
fourteen men is still unexplained. The
police are unable to determine whether
the terrific detornation was the work of
persons desiring TO harm the telephone
company or another of the series of
bombs in the so-called gamblers war.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
SHORTY FLANDERS
BADLY WOUNDED
Complicated Case Presents Itself to
County Officers in Free For All
Fight Sunday

Shorty Flanders is in the hospital
and Barney Lannum. Oliver Scott and
Dean are confined in the county
jail as a result of a serious cutting af-
fray that occurred near Electric park
yesterday forenoon. Just who is re-
sponsible for the cutting is a difficult
problem which the county officials are
now trying to solve. The cutting was
done in free for all fight, but the
wounded young man claims the cutting
was done by Oliver Scott.
The story of the affair as related by
Scott at the Jail last night, says that
the trouble started over an affair
Wednesday night in which Dan
Bridgeman, keeper at Electric park
had Lannum elected from the park
for alleged disorderly conduct. Yes
terday morning, Scott, Lannum, Dean
and Joe Reed were near the Frisco
bridge across Bull Creek when Bridge
man started to dinner. Then accord
ing to Scott, the other four started to
assault Bridgeman for his part in the
affair Wednesday night. Scott says
he told the others that they could not
all attack Bridgeman at once, and that
if they whipped him they would have
to do it one at time. This only an
gered the other four the more and the
fight was started with Scott and
Bridgeman pitted against the other
four. Two of the fellows, whose
names Scott says he did not know, one
of whom was the boy wounded, had
him down during part of the fight, but
in some way he managed to get up
and that Flanders then started to run
and that he followed striking Flanders
two or three times, when the latter
announced that he was whipped. The
two then, according to Scott sat down
to talk the affair over, when it was
discovered that Flanders was badly
wounded. Scott stayed until the
wounds were attended and Flanders
was taken home in the cab. Then he
said he saw City Marshal Wilkinson
coming for him, and he thought he
would be arrested and have to pay
fine, so he decided to leave town for
few weeks until the affair quieted
down. He went to Bluejacket, where
he was later arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Ritchey.
Bridgeman corroborates Scotts
story as to the origin of the fight and
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
STRIKE OF
MINERS EXPECTED
Six Thousand Men in North Pittsburg
Field Suspend Work Pending
Outcome Of Dispute.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 2S.-All miners
in the north end of the Pittsburg coal
fields, about six thousand in number
quit work today. No strike has been
called, but the men decided to suspend
work until a decision is reached in the
check-off dispute. 1t is possible for
NAL strike order will be issued tomor-
row, calling out all miners of the
southwest. A break in the ranks of
the operators occurred today, when
two companies, the Sheridan Coal com
pand and the Mccormick Coal com
pany announced that they would grant
the miners demands
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
ATTENTION TO NEW
THEORY ADVANCED
Police Show Interest in Rumor That
Leon Ling May Also Have
Been Victim.

New York, June 2S.-A failure to
find any trace of Leon Ling has-caused
the police to give some attention to
the theory strongly received today, that
the missing man may not have killed
Elsie Sigel, but that he was himself
a victim of the same hand that killed
the girl. This line of reasoning neces-
states a rejection of the story told by
Chung Sin, who said that he saw Leon
in the room where the girls body lay,
but the authorities declare Chung's
statements have shown discrepancies
in several particulars.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28

held for naught and the two contest
cases will be decided on their merits.
A final decision will be handed down
in the Twist-Waters case in few days
and the Knight VS. Waters case has
been remanded to Commissioner
Wright for a speedy trial on its merits.
This a signal victory for Starr &
Patten who have followed this case
to Washington and have fought it out
from the beginning
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28

as to the latters interference in his
behalf, but says it was impossible to
tell who did the cutting as they all
were to closely mixed up in the fight
He says, however, that one of the
others had tried to get to his knife and
had threatened what he would do if
he got to it.
Flanders is in very serious condi-
tion and there is much doubt as to his
recovery.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
PRELIMINARY FLIGHT or
WRIGHTS AEROPLANE

Washington, ID. c., June 2S.-Orville
Wright is scheduled to make a pre-
liminary fight in his aeroplane at Fort
Myer late this afternoon. Every thing
is in readiness and unless the wind is
too high it is not expected that there
will be a postponement
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF
AN AUTOMOBILE PARTY
By Associated Press.

Emporia, Kans., June 2S.-An auto
mobile driven by James Thompson, an
Emporia business man, and containing
his family turned turtle while running
at a speed of forty miles an hour near
here last night The occupants were
pinned under the car but all escaped
injury. miraculously, except Thomp-
son, whose breast bone and three ribs
were broken. He will recover, how
ever.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
TWO NEGROES KILLED IN
QUARREL OVER CRAP GAME.
Rr Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Ripley, Okla, June 2S.-Two negroes
were killed and five wounded at
stone quarry near here last night, in
quarrel over a crap game. The dead
are Daniel Caldwell, of Guthrie, and
F. H. Smith.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28

Miss Lora Martin, who has been the
guest of the Misses Roberts will leave,
Wednesday for her home in Indiana
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
ANNOUNCES INTENTION
TO RESIGN SOON.
by Associated Press.

by AstUtIdItU IItsa'
Berlin, June 2S.-Prince Won Buelow
today authorized the announcement
that he intends to retire from the chan
cellorship as soon as the pending fin
ance reform measure is dispersed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19

team of fighters that won't quit until 1t Is all over was shown tn the Nashville games, and if they can make that kind of a showing before hostile crowd 1t will certainly be easier for them before the home crowds.
 The biare of a brass band win start things between I2 and 1 o'clock today, but It has not been decided yet wheth- CT there will be a parade of the Bir- mingham and Montgomery teams or not. The original tdea was to have the two ball teams In automobiles fol- lowing the band and possibly officials of the Montgomery ball club and prom inert fans In other machines follow ing the ball teams. This may be car- rfed out, but 1t is certain that tho band will be getting busy all the af-
 The game will be called at s:se. Molesworth will possibly start with Grant Gchopp. the southpaw that beat Atlanta on the opening day, while aremin8er will have Jack Lively, who worked the opening game in Nashville. The transportation facilities promise to be perfect aa does the weather. and the outlook is for an overflow crowd.
 The lineup of the teams will be:
 Birmingham Henlina, f.: Bowen 2b. Molesworth,. cf.: McGlivray. If. ; Raftis. sb.; Gygii. ib.; Eiam, ss.; Kane.
 MontgoHmery--Daiy. If; Persons. of. {: Kerwiu rf.: Gremfnger, h.. Mmnush, sb.: Rockenieid. 2b.: Pope. ss.; shan non, C.; Lively, D.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
SHOW UP WELL
 IN AVERAGES Climbers Get a Good
 Start. FOUR BATTING OVER 300 Big Gremminger Is Heading the
 Local Crowd. DaIy is Lending In the Number of Kits With Four Drives |. the
 Tsree openins Games
 st NashvilIe.

If the bunch of Climbers keep hp the work that they did in Nashville they will be on very familiar terms the shank of the strenuous campaign that is ahead of them. They have been tried under Ire and proved that even In gruelling contest on for sign soil they have the stun in them front in the long run.
 Thursday they~ ad Bernhard's crew backed off the .rds until that un- msa vsS ost in hs hf brana by q wild heave to second base. Fri- day the Volunteers got away in front and held the position to the end. Hub Perdue worked nice game of ball, and lucky in having some Montgomery err TOTS mixed with the Volunteer hits at the right moments. Saturday Elmer Bliss started and Nashville was ham. in good shape yet, that split finger stili worrying him, but the local fans know what the big fellow can do, and there Is no worry in that line. Debalt pitchs ed brilliant ball from the sixth inning on. and his pinch stick work. together Daly and Kerwin, cinched it.
 Daily is leading in the num- Der of hits-four in the three games, but he had five times more st bat than Qreminger who leads him in percentage. Kerwin has the same mum Der of hits that .Greminger has. but the manager was lucky in having only eight times at bat. Lively and Debaie lead the batting, Lively with two hits In his game, and Debalt with one. Pope and Persons each two hits. but Per- sons was at bat one more time than the Bronx Kid. {
 The outfiefd has nineteen chances and one error. Persons and Kerwfn each having an assistk Daly's error was through over-anxiety to stop . runner going from third@to the plate. The infield had seventy-one chances and eight errors. Greminser twenty-seven chances and one error, Manush seven chances without an error, Rocky twen- ty chances and three errors and Pepe seventeen chances and four errors
 Shannon and Hart are both catching good ball. Spike with one error in eight chances and Hart five chances without an error. Lively and Debait have each struck out three men. but Lively has given three bases on balls to Debait's one. the latter. however only working three innings.
 The batting. fielding and pitching av- erages for the three games are:
 m
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
Pitching
FILES WAS AFRAID THE
 SOUTHERN WAS TOO FAST

It turns out now that Files was afraid that this league was little too fast for him and wanted to break in in a smaller league. This is his first year in professional ball. as last year he was one of the pitchers on coll lege team
 The following letter from the astute manager of the Athletics explains
 philadelphia. Pa. April IS. INT. R. J. Chambers. Tulane Hotel.
 Nashville. Tenn:
 "My dear Mir. Chambers--Miies seem- ed at first perfectly willing to go South, but later on decided that he did not care to go. To be candid with you | had my doubts about him making good, and arn positive for this reason ne did not want to so, as he considers Glass A altogether too high for him. preferring to go with Class B league. | deeply regret that any misunder- standing should take place, but at the same time feel that you have lost noth : ing hy his not going. Later on If I can do anything for you. am going to dos it. Hope that you will have the best of success for the season of 1909 {,
 "Connie Mack"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
LANDS LEFT LANDER
GREAuNGER PICKS UP A TwTRLER
 AT NASHVILLE.
William George, 0ace Given a Trial by tlse Boston Americana, ia Now
 on the Local Teana's
when Gremlnger and his team z

When GremInger and his team got In yesterday morning there was an extra man with them William George, a left handed pitcher that Greminger latched on to Saturday in Nashville.
 During the spring of 1907 George was tried out by the Boston Ameri- cans, but was later turned over to Little Rock. Before he got started with the Travellers he was Knocked out with typhoid fever. and his ball play ing for that year was over. This spring Johnny Dobbs landed George for his Chattanooga team. but he had so many pitchers that there was no place for the left-hander.
 Big Henry Meekg recommended George to Greminger, and Saturday he joined the Climbers in Nashville. Archie Persons and several of the boys who watched George warming up Sat- urday. say that he looks like he has something that will last down here iI, this warm climate.
 If George turns out to be what is ex- pected and hoped, he will At In nicely, making, with Herbert Juul, couple of left -handera Willis and Krebs have been working out hard while the team was in Nashville, and Willie may work one of the Birmingham games If he is in condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
Mobile Wins One
CALENDAR OF SPORTS

S Monday.
 Annual Marathon race of the Bosron sii,S Billiard HS1,alos souTnsmsn, for the Glass national championship begins in New Chess match between Frank ,, Mar shall and Jose R. capablanca begins n
 Tuesday.
 Opening of annual norse show fn Nsspsss opsnins . of Sors. show ct purisad's Riding Academy, New York city, twelve round;a w:s.!ss.s. q sS:a9n.
 Ray Bronson vs Freddie Cole, ten Central A. A, u swtmming and ys- Opening of spring race meeting ia faoussoh. asA rh.r.d.y. pionships at New York. namsnt Rsnins at q nassnooa ssnSot sS R. ''1 ''u Automobile climbing contest at Lock- League. Cotton Sa s statss League, I virxinis League and careiins AssqciatiOn. Opening of three days automohIls tour under auspices of Denver Motor Opening of season in connecticut State League.
 Johnny Couion vs. Tfhby Watson. at Dayton. O.. for bantamweight cham opening of season of New England
 Saturday.
 opeLing of seven days race meeting at Lexington. Ky.
 Opening of sixteen days race meatx ing at Pimlfco.
 Rowing regatta at Sacramento. Cal. Annual relay races at the University of Pennsylvania
 Fffteen mile race between Henri St Yves and Alfred Hhrubb at New York. Navy-New York University boat racs at Annapolis
 ----------------------------
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
Cubn BIanIxed in TweIfth.

Chicago, April 1s.-Chlcago played the first extra inning game of the Chi 70 season today and also suffered the first shutout, Pittsburg winning by one run in the twelfth. It was the best contest played on the home field this year. Abstein led off with fly In the twelfth just out of Browne's reach. was sacrificed to third and scored on chicago Ooo 900 900 ooO--0 8 PIttsburg 900 GOO 900 001--1 10 1.
 Batteries Browne and Moran; Cam nitz and Gibson. Time. 2:14. Um- pires, Klem and Kane.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
LITTLE ROCK BUYS OLD
 BIG LEAGUE PLAYER

IittIe Rock, Ark. April 18.-(Spe- ciaI (-President Rather announced tonight that the Little Rock Club had concluded negotiations for Dick Pad den. the old-time big league second hasernan, who Is now property of the st Paul American Association club Padden did not play last year, and it hut he will be given a chance to show his worth. He will not report until about April zb.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Cincinnati. April 18.-The largest out to see Cincinnati and St. Louis do battle this afternoon. Lush, the visi- tors pitcher, was wild in the early hard. Moore. who succeeded him in the fourth. did not allow q hit. Camp bell, the Cincinnati pitcher. was wild, but was saved by good support.
 Cincinnati <. .... .4o1 900 oos--5 2 st. Louis . .. .000 800 000--3 8 2
 Batteries Campbell and Mclean; Lush, Moore and Bresnahan. Time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
LITTLE TIGERS WIN
 FROM MILDRED STREET

Tn an interesting game of ball the Little Tigers ated the Mildred Street Boys to tno tune of Q to {. The victory of the Little Tigers was due in no large measure to the errors of the Mildred Street chaps, which came at inopportune times. R.H D. little Tigers .. ,o23 os0 pUi---e i2 s Mildred Street. .O10 200 160--S C
 Batteries-Wilixina and WfilSins; LoR- ton and whtie. Umpire. L. Rutter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
SOUTH MONTGOMERY
 WINS OVER INTER-SE

Tns a hotiy contested game of base- bail, tho South Montgomery Champions
 The features of the game were the fleIifng of Hendricks and the throws of Spann to the plate from deep lefk f7eid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
MOBILE LANDS ONE
DEFEAT PELrcANs IN sUNDA,
 ENGAGEMENT.
Gordon Hickman Tswfrls His First Game of the Year and He Puts
 ft on the Right Side ef
 the Eedwer

New Orleans. April 1s.--Ed Reasan's errors at short coupled with wildness of Pitcher Hess. gave Mobile an easy ed shutour by punching three hits in the eighth inning, scoring a run. Thornton's running catch of a Texas .Leaguer in the third inning cut off two runs. Catcher Schriver made his debut in local unfforu Scare.