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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04

A Portland drug store is exhibiting a
giant sunfower a foot in diameter
containing more than $500 seeds. 1t
was grown at White Rock by II. p.
Houghton and the stalk on which 1t
grew was nine feet in height.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04

Maine people who have had to do
with the ice business could give the
court some interesting opinions on
the American Ice Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04

A Livermore Falls man who recently
fell out of a tree and dislocated his
right wrist, can teach some of us VAL
liable lesson in optimism. He is re-
joicing that it was his right wrist as
he is left handed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04

Larkin Gilchrist of st. George does
not let his SO years interfere with his
activities. Last week he carried bricks
to the roof of his house and topped out
the chimney.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-06
HOTELS
EVERYWHERE

pETRoI MICH: WAYNE HOTEL.
Z. & Am p, J. R. Hayes, Prop.
HOT SPRINGS, n. c.; MOUNTAIN PARK EoTE
All Amusements. Open all year.
LOUISVILLE. KY; THE ALT HOUSE. E. p,
Every modern convenience. $50 day up. Cars 90
depotR
SPRINGS, L MAGNoLLA SPRINGS
HOTEL. s. per day up. outdoor ana river sports
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA: HOTEL
LIN. open all year. Medicinal Baths. Geo. y.
Adams Agr,
BUFFALO. n. T.; THE LENoX. K P.
Rates also up. Geo Dusehem. Prop.
DETROIT, MICH; THE Z. ,.
Rates 81 up. Geo. Fulwell, Prop.
NEW YORK CITY: HOTEL EMPIRE. Z. p.
Rates 80 W. W. johnson Quinn.
NEW YORK CITY; HOTEL MARLBOROUGH
e. p. QBOS5 a day. L. P. Iierney, Mgr.
n. c.: THE cAROLINA-HoLLY
Inn. A. =. Rates $40 per day W,
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
URGE CLAIM FOR
REIMBURSEMENT
Bill Passed by Senate Repeats
County High School Law-Ap-
Precipitation Bill Passed.

Guthrie, OKLA. Jan. IA determine
tion on The part n the Indians Of the five
civilized tribes to secure, if possible. the
value Of tribal lands allotted the negro
citizens, on the claim that the negroes
had no right TO share 10 The tribal prop
erty, is indicated BY the adoption in the
senate yesterday Of q resolution BY sena-
tor KEYS memoralizing congress- % reim-
bufse the Indians to the amount Of the
value Of allotments held by freedmen
A bill by Senator Campbell Russell
pissed the senate yesterday which repeats
the Oklahoma county high school law. but
permits counties already having such
schools TO continue them.
The senate also passed the bin already
passed by the house extending the time
for the payment Of taxes to the third
Monday in April and requiring a reduction
Of all excessive levies.
A novel method for the disposal Of the
school lands is provided for in the bill BY
Senator Stafford which provides for the
sale Of all but mineral lands. but makes
the purchase price o perpetuallien On the
property amounting TO a perpetual lease.
the occupant to pay 3 per cent year on
the valuation Of the property.
Tho fsst bill 10 pass the houde is the
senate bill b Williams appropfiating
100000 for the expenses Of the legisla-
ture which passed the house yesterday.
The first legislative aot 10 Be approved BY
the governor is the Japp resolution mem-
orializing congress to extend the time fof
making payments upon lands in the big
pasture
The concurrent resolution BY Stewart
Williams from the senate which petitions
the secretary Of the interior TO set aside
his order scggpeating O large tract Of
timber lands in McCurtaiu Leiiore and
Pushmatoha counties as a government
forest reservation was passed IN the house
aud is ready foe the governor The reso-
luton also asks that the members Of the
Chooiaw and cfdekasay tribes entitled 10
alIotments Of lands in thls tract Be given
tlleil allotments
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
GUESTS MAKE SENSATIONAL
ESCAPE FROM HOTEL FIRE

The night Watchman, began Q strenuous
trip through The house waking the guests
Men women and children. scantly clad,
were soon erowding theupper halls About
half Of the one hundred and fifty quests
MANAGED to get to the lower floor and out
through the front and side doors. before
the stairway was cut of. Half dozen
were forced 70 Jump from the windows,
while others we're rescued from the win
dows from the tops Of adjoining buildings
to which they had jumped and from the
fire escapes.
But few Of the guests saved anything.
Most Of them got ont only with their
night clothes
The ground was covered with snow and
the refugees sramped, barefooted. 10 the
~ NJ. G. A. building and nearby drug
stores
Within an hour after the fire started the
hotel was a mass Of ruins. with only the
walls standing There we're many thrill
ing escapes. A. W. Smith and II. A. .Row-
land occupied the same room on the
fourth floor They made ladder Of the
bed clothes and descended II as far as
possible and then dropped. Webb McNall,
former state superintendent Of insurance
was on the third floor. He threw suit
case containing fifty thousand dollars
worth Of Kansas municipal bonds to the
street and after waiting patiently in the
window while the dremen made frantic
efforts p ael ladder up to him. finally
was taken out safely Editor Murdoch
was On he fourth floor. He climbed out
on The window and hung from the ledge
I'll his room mate held out blanket,
dewn this IIe editor slid safely 10 the roof
q the next building ex-governor G. W.
Click II his night clothes was carried
dslwn ladder from the thirt floor
md eseaged injury. Ex-state Sc ato.
LAMB vas On the third floor. and from
lheF be dropped " Y Morgan and his
sI3f were % The fourth floor Morgan et
- Hlle down 70 an adjoining roof by
eans Of a blanket. them jumped himself,
oH shere shey clmed down on ladder
b n ground
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
FRACTIONAL STRIFE
BEGINS TO APPEAR
Republicans in State Legislature are.
not Harmonious Over Result
of Recent Caucus

Guthrie Jan i3--Factional strife has
already developed in the minority Of both
houses Of the state legislature.
In the senate. Minority Leader Beeler
is openly denouncing Senator B1ewnlee.
Of Kineiisher. who succeeded IN getting
more committee assignments than he did
In the house the minority elected Rep
resentative Clark. Of Pawnee as their
leader over c G. Jones. Of Oklahoma City
Jones. who wants to be the republican
nominee for governor does not admit
Clark's leadership and has since the open
ing session consumed more time on the
floor than al republicans combined Clark
is indignant AZ Jones assumed leadership.
and il is said that he has appealed to
State Chairman Norris 20 relegate Jones
70 the rear. Norris. however. openly op-
posed Jones for leadership and therefore
has no private pull with the Oklahoma
City fighter
With Brownlec fighting Tie Norris crowd
IN the senate, and Jones assuming author
ity 70 speak for his party III the house.
Che organization crowd finds itself
with well natured scrap on IFS hands
just at time when Norris had arranged
his program for legislative blockade
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
KATY FLYER CRASHED
INTO ADUGGY At WEIGH

An accident that came near proving
fatal TO two men occurred at Welch late
yesterday afternoon just as the south
bound flyer reached that place The two
men in well eurtaned buggy drove ac-
cross the tracks, and evidently had not
seen the rapidly approaching train. for
they were driving at their leisure The
horses. however. scented the danger Just
in time 10 jerk the buggy forward enough
70 save the lives Of the two occupants,
The engine crashed into the rear Of the
buggy and The fore part Of il and the two
men we're sent sprawling into the ditch
The train was quickly stopped and back
ed up TO the scene Of the accident. when
it was discovered that neither Of the men
had been seriously hurt
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
ROWLAND CLAIMED HE
WAS TOUCHED At vINITA

The Tulsa World this morning contained
the following report of,a robbery here yes
terday.
l. r Howland. Of Carton, No. az Vinita
Yesterday while en- route TO Tulsa to visit
his sister, Mrs F NJ Hines, vas touched
for $50 by confidence man Nho claimed
70 be Mr. Adams, hardware dealer u
Tulsa
Mr. Howland met the man II the train.
and as the fellow seemed friendly and
willing to tell about Tulsa, they became
acquainted IN changing ears at Vi
nila. the friend according 70 Mr. How
land story managed to slip MrHowland's
pocket book from his hip pocket After
taking out four five dollar bills. he was
liberal enough TO put the pocket book back
into the owner'sspoeket
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. Without ais
senting vote the house yesterday after
noon passed a law deferring the time for
payment Of the first half Of taxes to April
10. and the bin was hurried to the senate
and read so that the rules win permit lis
final passage today 1t is expected is
will be a law by Thursday
Upon motion Of Ross the house renigged
on it's action Of Friday by providing that
suits be brought to correct the illegal
levies by the attorney general under the
direction Of the governor as provided in
the original bin, the Haskell forces turn
ing the tables on West.
The vote on the roll call was SO TO Al
Several democrats voted against Haskell
but Jones and enough republicans voted
for him to carry the motion Speaker
Wilson announced the house committees
and although the republicans have more
than a third of the members they were
given but one place on the public repre-.
sentation on other important committees
OF the chairman Of the principal commit
tees. On rules Speaker Wilson, ex-oEiico
and Tillotson. Nowata judiciary, Ross
Lawton; appropriations, Dunn. Oklahoma
City: public service corporations. Whayne
Ardmore: revenue and taxation, J. W
Smith. Manchester. banks and banking
Price. Homiay school lands, Maxey- Shaw
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15

BY Associated Press
Topeka. Kans., Jan Topekas ia-
nous hostelry, The Copeland noted as d
stopping place Of Legislators and polit-
clans was destroyed by FIRE early today.
l. f. Lambert Of Emporia. one Of the
most prominen. attorneys and politicians
Of the state is missing and is believed to
have been burned to death A dozen Of
the one hundred and fifty Quests were in
jured. but none are Thought to be fatally
hurt. There were many sensational es-
eapes several persons jumping from the
windows
The injured are;
Mrs. " Y Morgan, wife Of the editor Of
the Hutchinson News and member Of
the legislature les broken.
VIC Murray Of Kansas City insurance
agent ankle broken.
Thomas Benton Murdock, editor Of the
Fl Dorado Republican. slight
A. W. Smith department commander
Of the 6. A. R Of Kansas and once a re-
publican candidate for governor ankle
broken ard hurt internally
H. A Rowland Of Mcpherson three ribs
broken.
Mrs. B / Thompson. Of Harrington back
hurt.
Representative S c. Westcott.of Chero
kee county,b back and ankle wrecked
II. C. Bone. Of the state bcardof control
Of Topeka. back spralned.
G. W. Coodlander Of Ft. Scott. lep
hurt
Paul Reed Of Coolidge back. side and
arm hurt.
VA Elston Of Moline, sprains and
bruises
II. C Bowman of Newton ankle and
back sprained
Ex-senator @ II Lamb Of Yates Cen.
eer. internal injuries.
j. W Davis Of Greensburg overcome by
smoke. The fire started shortly after foa
o'clock this morning near the kitchen. ap.
parently from escaping gas. The flames
rapidly gained great heodway and tht
stairway vas soon cut off Henry Wells
he coIored porter and William Jenkins
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
POPULATION INCREASED
$4,000 IN ONE YEAR

Guthrie. okla, Jan l3-That the popula
ton Of Oklahoma has increased at the
wonderful rate Of seveuty-five thousand
during the first year Of statehood IS the
claim Of the State Board Of Agriculture.
based on their census taken last March
The exact figures at that time. seven
months after the federal census Of 1907
we're 3i,0SS increased. Commenting on
this, Governor Haskell In his MESSAGE to
the legislature. says these figures do not
include the heavy immigration Of spring
and early summer. II is safe estimate
to place the increase Of populationfor the
year at $4,000
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
NO MORE ELECTIONS
TO ALTER COUNTIES
Plan to Block Towns froE Calling
Elections According Present Law
Has Emergency Clause

Guthrie, Jan. l2-There will be no more
elections called to change county lines
form new countless etc, II the bill intro
duced BY Representative Ross yesterday
is passed by the legislature
Under the Tillotson bill, as passed by
{ the First Legislature. there are provisions
whereby the people Of one section Of a
county may petition and have anelection
called to cut Off portion Of the county
and attach it to another county, Or may
form new county. etc The Tillotson
bin also provided for the election ofofiicers
for such new counties and provided a
number Of other details in REGARD 20 the
matter.
Under this bin ambitious towns have
sought to secure elections for the forma-
ton Of new counties. the change ofcounty
lines etc, in the hope Of becoming the
county seat and considerable turmoil has
resulted, Today there is o party Of petit
: TONERS in Guthrie asking for an election
under which they propose 70 cut off the
southern portion Of Comanche county and
form a new county. % be known as Cache
County There have been several other
movements along this line in that section
Of the state aud elsewhere The object
81 the Ross bin Is to repeal The Tillotson
measure and il bears emergency clauses
Speaker Wilson added th name Of
Jones Of Oklahoma, Of the minority, to
the committee which win make the ar
rangements for the election Of United
States senator Owing 70 an error it has
been reported that this would take place
today The date SET is next Thursday.
when each house wiIl call the roll sepa-
rately and the vote for senator win be
recorded On the next day the Joint
session Of the two houses viii be held.
and the speeches Of nomination made.
each house ,eill announce It's vote for sem
ator, and the regular announcement Of
the election viii be made.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
v|NITANS HURT
IN KATY WRECK
Nine Coaches of Flyer Plunge into
Ditch Teventy Miles from St.
Louis None Killed

st. Louis Mo-, Jan. l3--rhirty persons
were injured, four seriously. yesterday af-
temoon when the Katy Flyer on the NJ.
X. & r went into the ditch at Hamburg.
Mo- seventy miles from ST Louis, while
rounding a curve at thirty-hve miles an
hour
Nobody was killed, but the 200 passen.
gers on the train were hurled headlong
in every direction
Nine coaches left the track and the ma
jorty Of those inside the coaches escaped
by climbing out Of windows.
The injured were lifted out she same
way and for about six hours stood about
ia the snowdrfts awaiting relief train
The train, which is due IN ST. Louis Al
3 a. n. was eight hours late at HAMBURG
town of less than 200 Two engines
were battling their way through thedrifts
the flyer being the FIRST train through yes
terday
While pmnging around the curve wher'
the wreck occurred; The front trucks d
the first ear, chair ear gave way ant
every coach followed il from the trucks
Seven Of the nine rolled over on tllnl
sides and we're dragged 800 feet befofl
the engines which did not leave til
tracks, could be stopped. Among The lis
Of injured appeared Mrs c. H.Riedeman
vinita. Okla; taken to ST. Johns Hospital
internal Injuries. condition serious and
C. II Reideman. Yinita. Okla. cuts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15

nee public buildings Wilson, Mangum,
roads Putnam, Oklahoma City;Prohbition,
Tucker Ottawa county elections, Mccall;
Marietta; oil and gas, Tilotson Nowata.
mining, Boyle. Haskell county insurance.
Gilmer, ArdmoTe. municipal corporations,
code. election and constitutional amend
ments, Harrison, Calvin.
Governor Haskell submitted a special
message to the legislature yesterday re-
commencing an investigation Of the
claims Of Tahlequah which is asking for
one Of the state normal schools. The mes
sage states that the old female seminary
at that place, owned by the Cherokee ma
ton, may be purchased through the In.
terror Department for $4,000 il the op-
ton is taken before FEBRUARY /. The mes
sage states that the buildings with grounds
cost from Sl50.000 to $4,000
Twenty-Five bills were introduced ia the
house yesterday, one by Dunn repeating
tax ferret law, another locating the south.
eastern normal at Durant another BY
Boyle requiring the payment Of wages il
cash. one BY Earl for the experimen
station IN Texas county and by Castee
abohshing the death penalty Sullivan.
republican aud for thirty years q Goa
miner introduced a bin FOR aged pensions
for corporation employees and for an &c
cident fund.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
WILL INVESTIGATE
EXCESSIVE LEVES
In Some School Districts is Often
Doubled County Tax and Larger
by Far Than State Tax

Guthrie Ok, Jan i4-State Examiner
and Inspector Charles Taylor has am
nounced that as soon as the bill providing
for the reduction of excessive tax levies,
which was passed by both houses yester-
day, is signed by the governor he win
send inspectors into every county Of the
state and examine closely the tax levies.
II any are found excessive, and the taxes
are known to be so in many school dis
tricts and several counties, Mr.. Taylor
viii report to the governor and the local
boards will BE- asked to meet at once and
reduce the levies to the constitutional
limitation.
In many school districts the school tux
is double and sometimes quadruple the
county tax and many times larger than
the state tax. In one school district the
school tax upon one half section Of land
was Sl32 Or nearly SO cents an acre. The
administration realizes that these exces-
sive district and county taxes viii be laid
70 the Democrats now in control Of the
government, whereas the administration
has reduced the state tax TO IL mills.
ass1 claims that the excessive taxes are
due 70 exuavaaant levies Of county and
township boards Of assessors. The COVER
nor will require all boards to reduce the
levy to what IS actually necessary for con-
ductine the business of the county or
school district for one year.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
BLASTING POWDER LAW
CAUSES MINERS TO STRIKE

Fort Smith. Ark. Jan. i2.--All Of the
coal miners IN and around Coalgate, Okla,
walked out Of the mines yesterday, follow
ing a dispute with the mine operators
regarding the observance Of the state law
providing only sufficient blasting powder
for one day'suse be carried into the mine,
The miners, about a thousand in NUM-
ber allege that the law was violated and
the state was result
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
vIN|TA POULTRY WON
PLACES At KANSAS CITY

The Vinita chickens made remarkable
showing In the poultry show in Kansas
City last week The Houdans from Wind
sor place CA. l. ChurchiIl's ranch adloin-
ing town. took prizes a. follows: second
cock. third cock. first cockrel. second Fourth
and fifth hen. and the first and second
prize on pens The white laced Cornish
also won first On the pen. a pen con-
sIsgs Of a male and -four females Ar.
Churchill is Justly elaied over the sueeeso-
fui showing his poultry made il this
show which was open % me world
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15

fy Associated Press
Muskoeee, OKLA. Jan i3.-A FIRE that
broke out this morning in the Saratoga
restaurant. IN the third story and spFess.
10 the Carolina and Germanhu buildings and
threatened Che entire block bounded BY
Third. Broadway Okmulgpe and Foufsh
streets ii the business district. Seveff
roomefs had narrow escapes. but il is + s
licved 20 lives were lost
The water pressure was ina1equaie H
the IRE gas nos placed under control Z .III
eleven ocl0ck. after having burned IL
scverAl iiour. The loss Is estimated IS
two hundred and fifty thousand dollaA
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
MUSKOGEE SUSTAINS FIRE
Loss OF ABOUT s25l,0DO

The following buildings mostly three and
four story brick structures. with their con
tents were destroyed The German. Caro-
lima and Evans bnildiuss Halloway &
Ross, ladisss furnishings; hItions dne
keystone taiIofs. Milo Aaams Bil
'lafj tAaH NonpareII millinery store Con
sumt lolfee and Tea comany. Persons
photograph gallery Tie ChiefHakefy and
Carlo store and mano reel estate ana
tsYe4 offices,
fhe department 4as practically helpless
5 d De ire burned Itself out after De-
HMind alsnpaf Ahe iRf
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
Fugitive Caught Near weIch

+. ]. Gambill, the prisoner Who jumped
from The flyer Sunday evening as he was
being brought % the Jail here from Dallas
Tex. and who has since been a fugitive
was captured today near WEIGH by depu-
ties Woodall and Ritchey. and will he
brouehl here this evening.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
MILDER TEMPERATURE
PREVAILS IN OKLAHOMA
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo- Jan Mider
weather prevailed IN western Missouri
Kansas ahd Oklahoma today and snow
continues to fall The temperature gen
orally IS above zero Muskoeee WAGNER
and Inala. Okla. were without gas owing
70 break IN the Gas main and The popui
lace of these places suffered Intensely Il
is preported that many cattle have per
ished
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-01-15
FOLK SAYS HE COULD
NOT ACCEPT SENATORSHIP

BY Associated Press
Jefferson City Mo, fan. i3.--Ex-Gov-
ernQr Joseph W. Folk. when asked today
in regard to the revelations of fraud In the
senatorial primary election in St Louis,
made the following statement
4 could not accept the senatorship now
even il il could be shown that was nomi-
mated do not think il incumbent upon
me TO ask further investigation.