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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
SECOND WEEK OF
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Brown is Demanding Immediate
Trial of All Gases Possible or
Continue For the Term.

This morning began the second
week of the October term of the dis.
trict court The first weeks work was
cut short by the enforced adjournment
Tuesday night, but with the juries EN-
paneled, sails set and deck cleared for
action, the court got busy, upon re-
convening today The civil docket was
first taken and a great many cases OF
minor Importance were disposed of this
morning. The only case tried before
noon was the case of John S. Wagnon
of Centralia VS. B. j. Horn ct al, suit
on a promissory note. Judgment was
rendered for the defendant.
When the court convened for the
afternoon session the civil docket was
again taken up. Judge Brown is de.
manding an immediate trial of all
cases that it is possible to try,
Where the attorneys are not ready for
trial the cases, in most instances are
continued for the term.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
DELAWARE CO. DEMOCRATS
RENEW THEIR ALLEGIANCE

That the democrats of Delaware
county are active is evidence by the
fact that at the big banquet, given at
Grove Wednesday night, every pre-
cinct committeeman in the county was
present and stated his readiness to
work for the success of the entire tic.
ket. 105 plates were laid for this ban
quet and at every plate was an en-
thusiastic democrat. The banquet
was given in the nature of love feast
and as such was certainly a success.
Delaware county, while the population
is not so dense as in many other coun-
ties, it's democracy is on straight and
the fact that many of them journeyed
thirty-five miles to attend this banquet,
bears witness to that fact.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
HERMAN KNIGHT LOSES
| SUIT IN COURT OF APPEALS

I Tulsa, Okla, Oct. IA telegram
from Washington says that the court
bf appeals of the District of Columbia
has handed down a decision in the
contest instituted by Herman Knight
for the possession of thirty acres of
land just north of town which are held
by the Alpine Oil company. This was
b suit in which Mr. Knight sought to
tompel the secretary of the interior
10 deliver to him patent or deed
Fhich had been executed to Knight
Iy the chief of the Cherokees. Knight
lpplied to the supreme court of the
District for a writ of mandamus to
pmpel the secretary to deliver the
latent and the petition was dismissed
I'D the action was then begun in the
burt of appeals of the district.
1.-The land was in the possession of
flight at the time of the execution
/ the lease to the oil company. Sub
tluently a contest was inaugurated
| the name of Eva Waters, a minor
Ierokee, by some people at Vinita,
la Tulsa, operating under the name
the Olympus Oil company. There
IS been a hard fight over the tract
Im the beginning and it has been
Iore the department and the courts
- qayear. An appeal will be taken
knight from the decision of the
ghrt of appeals which will carry the
liter to the United States supreme
rt, which insures a further delay
some time in the settlement of
pership.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
TRIUMPHAL TOUR
WAS CRUCE TRIP
Three Speeches Made Thursday in
Craig County-Democrati En-
thusiasm at Fever Heat.

A triumphal tour indeed was the
trip yesterday of Lee Cruce, of Ard
more, democratic candidate for COVER
nor, over the greater portion of Craig
county. The trip was made by auto.
mobiles and those in the party shared
the pleasure of the occasion with the
next governor. Three speeches were
made by Mr.. Cruce during the day
The first was made at Centralia at
1880 yesterday morning, the second
was at Bluejacket in the afternoon and
the third and last was at Welch last
night Mr.. Cruce then returned to this
city and went to Claremore today
where he will speak this afternoon and
then go to Nowata for an address to-
might.
The coming of Mr.. Cruce to the
towns of Craig county had been well
heralded and everywhere large crowds
gathered to hear him. Mr.. Cruce keen
ly felt and appreciated the warm
friendship of the democrats of this
county, that made them leave their
work and journey miles to meet and
hear him speak. At Centralia those
who accompanied Mr. Cruce were sur
prised to find about two hundred farm
ers gathered to hear discussion of
the issues. No other political speaker
ever drew such crowd in Centralia
as that which heard Mr.. Cruce. This
surprise grew when the party reach
ed Bluejacket and found still larger
crowd assembled. The crowning event
of the day, however, was yet in store
for them. At Welch a crowd that
filled the hall to overfowing heard Mr..
Cruce. Farmers came ten, fifteen and
twenty miles to hear the issues dis
cussed by their idol. 1t was evident
from the enthusiasm found all over
this county that Mr.. Cruce can rest
assured that when the returns of the
skirmish of November are in Craig
county will be found with a splendid
majority for Mr.. Cruce and the rest
of the democratic ticket
The topics discussed by the Ard
more man at all Of the meetings were
virtually the same as those discussed
i'm this city Wednesday night.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
TRUSSCOTT WAS VICTOR IN
FRIDAYS ROP|NG CONTEST

A large crowd saw the first of the
roping contests, being held here, yes.
terday afternoon. This sport has quite
a following in Vinita and it was not
surprising that such a large crowd
would assemble to again see the boys
indulge in the sport that amused the
cowboys on the range here only few
years ago. Tom Trusscott won the
contest yesterday afternoon. He roped
and tied his steer in twenty-seven and
two-fifths seconds Lee Brady was
second, tying his steer in fifty-seven
seconds. Tom Donnelly, local roper
got the third money in sixty and one.
fifth seconds. Paul Donnelly was
fourth at sixty-four seconds. The last
of the contests is now in progress at
the south end of Scraper street.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14

cases involving prosecutions under
the pure food and drug act.
The last of the advanced cases is
the so-called work libel suit. The gov
ernment has appealed to the supreme
court from the action of the New York
federal court in quashing the indict-
ment against the Press Publishing
company, publisher of the New York
World, on charge of libel 1t was
alleged that articles were printed de
flaming William H. Taft William Mel
son Cromwell, Douglas Robinson,
Theodore Roosevelt, Charles p Taft,
and others in connection with the pur-
chase of the Panama Canal.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
.NNOT COLLECT BEER
ACCOUNTS IN OKLAHOMA

nthrie, Okla, Oct. S.-The first
filed in the supreme court to col.
liquor bill incurred since state
is that of the Anheuser-Bush
Wing association VS.. G. T. Doss
other members of Chickasha Aerie
1S1, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
b was appealed Friday from the
,ty court of Gray county. The
ing company sued for $15S.14 for
alleged to have been ordered by
for the Eagles lodge. The com
is careful to allege that the con-
for the purchase of the liquor
entered into in Missouri. The
gave judgment in favor of the
ats and against the plaintiff
e costs of the action, from which
rewing company appeals.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
JUDGE BROWN AGAIN
OPENS DISTRICT COURT

Judge Brown, of the district court,
returned last night from Kansas City,
where he had been at the bedside of
his wife, who is quite low in a hospital
at that place, and resumed the term of
the district court which was cut short
by a call to Kansas City Tuesday even
ing. The juries had been dismissed
until next Monday and owing to the
fact that few expected the judge to be
here today and consequently the bust
ness of the court was necessarily quiet
today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
DREER RABBIT WILL NOT
WELCOME ROOSEVELT
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. S.-Br'er Rabbit,
Br'er Fox and other creatures of Joel
Chandler Harris pen will not be here
70 welcome Roosevelt when he arrives
this afternoon, to speak before the
Uncle Remus Memorial association
but the colonel will receive an enthus-
iastie greeting despite their absence.
The Roosevelt train is due at three
o'clock. Roosevelt is scheduled to de-
liver a short address before the south
ern conservation congress.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
New State Appointments.

Guthrie, OKLA Oct. 7. - Governor
Haskell has appointed Seth K. Gordon
of Muskogee, secretary of the state
election board. John Leahy of Paw
huska, who was a member of the con-
stitutional convention, has been ap-
pointed a member of the board to sue
ceed Fred Branson, who resigned to
become democratic state chairman.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
GREAT EXHIBIT
READY AT JOPLIN
Display of international Harvester
Company Big Feature of the
Joplin Exposition.

Joplin Mo, Oct. 7.-Three car loads
of modern machinery, constituting the
exhibit of the International Harvester
company, arrived in Joplin yesterday
and will be transported to Electric
park this morning to be placed in the
machinery building of the Ozark In
terstate Exposition, which opens to-
morrow morning with an address by
Governor Herbert s. Hadley. This in
ternational display includes most every
kind of farm implement and house
hold apparatus of @odern times.
Traction engines, the latest patent
ed plows. corn shelters and wash ma
chimes operated by gasoline engines
are in the group and all of the differ
ent machines will be in running order
by Saturday. This exhibit promises
to be most interesting and will doubt
less prove big feature of the exposi.
tion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
$4,000 Electrical Exhibit.


$4,000 Electrical Exhibit.
The exhibit of the Westinghouse
Electrical company, composed of prac-
tically every electrical device conceiv-
able, has also arrived and this display
alone is valued at $4,000. A visit to
the Westinghouse headquarters" will
mean some useful instruction in the
development of electricity and it's pow
ers. The exhibit of the Paige Rubber
company arrived yesterday morning
and will prove equally as interesting
to the thousands of visitors who will
attend the big exposition.
All of the special buildings at Elece
trio park are nearing completion, and,
despite the inclement weather yester-
day, big gang of workmen remained
on the job in a strenuous effort to fin
ish up the work. The park is already
so altered in appearance that the old
patrons will experience difficulty in
recognizing it. The surroundings have
been notably changed by the addition
of so many large, new structures and
the resort resembles Coney Island in
proportions, every available foot of
space having been utilized in order
to properly accommodate the numer-
GUS exhibitors and at the same time
leave plenty of room for the thousands
of people who will visit the place dur
ing the next two weeks.
Governor Hadley will arrive in Jop-
lin early Saturday morning and will
formally start in the exposition with a
brief address, in which he will set
| forth the purpose of the exposition.
The chief executive will remain in
this part of the state two days, but
will devote most of his time to making
political speeches in the smaller cities
and towns of southwestern counties.
Furnishing Woman's Building.
| The work of arranging the furnish
ings' of the womans building at the
park is progressing in satisfactory
way and it is expected that exhibits
from several different cities will ar
rive today. Word was received yes
terday that the women of Galena,
Kans., Pittsburg, Kans., and Sulphur
Springs, Ark, will have their exhibits
in Joplin some time this afternoon
Joplin women are taking a keen in
test in the affairs of the woman's build
( ing and scores of individual displays
of fancy work, cooking and other fem
mime arts will amply demonstrate the
loyalty of the JopIinites to "home in
dustry"
The big flower parade, originally
scheduled for Monday has been post
poned until Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock This change in the official
program was deemed advisable be-
cause it allowed more time in which
to decorate and otherwise prepare the
automobiles which are to take part
in the brilliant pageant.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
strychnine in whlskey.
By Associated Press.

~ aSSOS'otSu iSSS'
Solomon, Kans., Oct Z. = Harvey
Bannon, leading merchant here, died
of strychnine poison last night, twenty
minutes after taking drink of whis-
key for stomach trouble. 1t is not
known how the strychnine got in the
whiskey.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-10-14
Roosevelt at Hot Springs.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 10.--Colonel
Roosevelt arrived here this morning
and was welcomed by hundreds of
children, arrayed in red, white and
blue and forming living flag This
afternoon he will speak at the state
fair here.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
Daddy 'sBedtirne
>fNryY The Pig That Became
Great

"A game"
NJ bedtime
4 tell
Years and there family
today chwed their
al one
That pig
whipped
leave the
block
did nothing
hide
WAL waa waa said the farmer
before
greatest pig In the wodes Stree Bob the greatest pig in all the world
I'll him the fair folks
Sammy hungry In the night that he ate the the all
farmer had called him the greatest pig all the world
Ibid he really that? asked
him about being great
THAT made them jealous kddes and be they
sixteen meals all
be big and fat which is their idea of greatness"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
Trains GOING West.
FOR MORE PARKS.

The members of the town meeting
have gone on record for more and for
better parks. The Forum welcomes
cooperation in its effort to arouse in
terest in this needed movement. From
time TO time this paper has called at
tention to the possibilities of the pres
ent park-to the opportunities TO secure
another large one in Oak Grove and
the necessity of purchasing lots at dit
ferent parts Of the city to connect these
and other parks that may afterwards
be secured with boulevard system.
In the course of time the state fair
grounds can be converted into park.
1t will greatly enhance the site for fair
purposes and also give the people of
Fargo an opportunity for an outing.
There are desirable locations in Far
go for parks. There is an adequate law
under the provisions Of which sites
can be secured and paid for with long
term bond issues.
The one essential is to create the
proper amount of civic pride and pub
lie sentiment. The town meeting should
be an important factor in this.
The city of Spokane-already rich in
parks-is just now planning an invest
ment of 100000 for new sites alone.
These are to be improved later. If
Spokane can invest $1OOOOOO in raw
land for parks, why can't Fargo-the
leading city of the state-the center of
things in this part of the northwest
halt long enough in it's chase after the
almighty dollar-and invest even $780,
900?
Is there an intelligent man or woman
in Fargo who does not believe this
would ultimately prove one of the wis
est efforts the city has ever made?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14

worse than those now existing in
North Dakota.
The Forum also believes that fire
insurance companies make great mis-
take In not doing more advertising in
the newspapers than is now their Gus
tom; there are many ways in which
publicity could be made exceedingly
profitable to these companies, as well
as to their local agencies.
The people want the best protection
in their policies 1t is possible to secure /;
they are willing to pay a reasonable
rate, but they do not want the price
to be excessive. The moral hazard
should be reduced as low as possible
and the insured should be given credit
in lower rates for all improvements in
troduced looking towards eradication
of the danger of confiagrations-whe
err such efforts are by a city admins
tration or only the work of the insur-
ed.
Greater cooperation between the in
surance companies and the public
should result in better understanding,
and good to both classes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
TEMPERATE ENGLAND.

England is SOLDERING up at a rapid
rate, judging by the nations liquor bill
for 1909-which was exactly $25 1000, 900
less than it's expenditure for spirituous
drink in 1908
Statistics show this immense saving
of money that formerly went for drink
was not confined to any single class
in the United Kingdom. Wine, whisky,
brandy, beer and ale were all consumed
in less quantities than during the prev
ious year.
Brandy and soda is no longer gen.
orally used in England, as it once was
and whisky and soda is also less
popular. Clubs and mansions have
shared with the tenements and the
mess halls the decline in liquor con-
sumption.
Police records for the United King
dom also show a decided falling off
in the number of arrests for drunken
ness and crimes due to drunkenness.
drinking is replacing the use of
alcoholic stimulants very largely
throughout England. This is espec-
tally true in military circles, where
tea is becoming more popular every
day.
Theodore Roosevelt is one of the
chief advocates of tea as a harmless
stimulant for men doing severe physi-
cal work. On his hunting trips he al
ways uses it in preference to any 9TH
err drink. He finds it more stimulating
than coffee or any intoxicating liquor
In his interesting descriptions of big
game hunting in the west he tells fire.
quently of the restorative properties
tea offers to hunters worn out by LONG
travel in stormy weather.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
INSURANCE RATES.

Complaint is frequently made con-
corning high insurance rates. and the
charge of a combine among the old line
companies is promulgated, alleging
that there is no competition as far as
fire risks are concerned. In conse-
quence of this fact, new legislation is
proposed at about every session at Bis
marck, looking to restricting the for
eign fire insurance companies doing
business in this state,
Recently the state of Texas carried
such legislation to the extreme, and
as result has practically shut out all
the foreign fire insurance companies
formerly doing business in that state
II is interesting to notice the results
in the lone star" state.
One newspaper published in an i'm
portant city in Texas states that its
insurance rate before the passage of this
law was $1.27 per hundred, while now
it is $S.15; another has been greeted
with a raise of from $1.45 to 1925, and
both are now insured in local com.
panies, where the capital is not ade-
quate to make the indemnity sure i
there should be heavy loses. This may
be a good way to keep insurance money
at home, but 1t is pretty expensive
proposition-so much SO that the part.
les paying such rates are trying to fint
some other way to protect their prop,
erty.
The Forum has no special reason tt
love foreign insurance companies--ex
cept that when there is loss, they d
not haggle over any legitimate CLAIM
land perhaps there are some restrlc
tions which should be thrown aroun
them--but In the light of the forego
ing facts which were brought out a
the recent meeting Of newspaper pub
fishers in New York clty--it woul,
seem ais if there might be condition
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
North Dakota Political Gossip

Maxbass Monitor: 1t is a matter
of some wonderment in the mind of
the thinker that at the present time,
with an election year at hand and a
session of the legislature promised
during the coming winter at which in
terests of the most vital Importance
to every man, woman and child in
the state must be settled, that there
is so little attention paid to politics.
1t is not a good indication in any
country having a republican form of
government that the people become
apathetic and careless as to govern
mental politics and methods. When
the voter is careless and Indifferent
then graft" fattens on the state, and
corruption and fraud raise their heads
which have been hidden during some
stormy political periods.
Men may differ as to the cause of
this Iaxity of interest upon the part
of the people, but one cause is surely
evident. The working of the primary
law of four years ago mas been bad.
1t has fulfilled the prophesy made at
that time by it's opponents. "That it
would destroy all political parties, that
it would make the political contest
so expensive that only the man with
money or the professional politician
would stay in the game" The pro-
phesy has come true and the state
today is suffering from a death of
competent political timber from which
to choose.
The primary law as evidenced by
our statute books is many years ahead
of It's time, the ordinary voter at the
present time does not understand 1t
and it's workings. 1t will not do to
say that under no conditions could
such law be worked with good effect
but it is an undenied truth that at the
present time the people are not far
enough advanced to maintain and APP
ply such law and to reap the best
advantages therefrom. Instead OF
being the "cure all" that it's friends
supposed it would be, it is being made
the tool of political tricksters and
thimbleriggers, of elimination COM
mittees," and under it is being built
up machine as deadly as the one
which it broke down.
Williston State: 1t is said that Tom
Marshall will make no effort in the
primaries, but that lie will undertake
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
CRUELTY TO TREES.

Trees, especially In large cities and
along roadways. are subject to many
forms of mutilation. Horses are al
lowed to eat the bark and new wood
telephone and telegraph companies cut
away indiscriminately and when side
walks or paving is to be laid the roots
are hacked and cut away without any
regard for the tree.
In some of our large. progressive cfe-
les clubs have been formed with the
aim of putting before the careless pnb-
lie ideas which will tend to nut an
end to all needless cruelty. Small cities
and villages should heed this movement
as 1t Is much easier to ACCOMPLISH re-
suits In small places than In the larg-
er, and results are more noticeable.
An injurious method which il not
so noticeable and not So well known
to the inexperienced is that Of irnproner
pruning. Al tree is not only injured bv
cutting off large branches but when
it is done so that large ragged sturnps
are left the injury Is incalculable. Al
though It IS true that pruning must be
practiced to produce svrnnaafricai
shape, still the best rule ia to pruna a.
little as possible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-14
Cummings Items.

Cummings, N. D., May Ito The
Forum: q. A. Kirkeberg left last Fri
day for Kalispell, Mont, where he ex-
poets to file on homestead on the
Flathead reservation
w. j. Burnett spent last Saturday
in Grand Forks visiting with his son,
Ralph.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Jackson and chill
dren left here for Addison, Mich, last
Sunday evening, after a ten days visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Roberts.
Fred Fingerson went to Devils Lake
Saturday morning for short visit with
his sister, Mrs. b. e. Baldwin.
Miss Elsie Bjerke OF Fargo, N. ID
spent last Sunday at home
Miss Minnie Olson returned to her
home at Reynolds, N D., Tuesday
morning, after short visit with her
cousin. Rogna Bjerke
Cor G.