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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
PLAYERS WILL
MEET At MUSKOGEE

Muskogee. Okla. Jan. f7.-Probably
fifty devotees 0f the checker board
viii gather 10 the Commercial Club
rooms OF the 22nd Of February TO com.
pete ln the annual state tournament Of
the Oklahoma Checker association G.
~ Cass. Of Muskogee. secretary.
treasurer Of the association IS prepar.
ing Cor the entertainment Of the visit.
Ing players and the meet VIII be the
most successful ever held in Okla.
homa.
The officers q. the organization are
DR. T T Winner Yinita. president
Il b Mathews. salllsaw. vlce-presi.
dent. c n Cass. Muskogee. secretary.
treasurer. j. O Gilmore Of Musko-
gee Is state champion and win de.
fend his title At the coming tourna.
meut, which viii last probably three
days. an effort win be made 70 Sc.
cure noted players from other states
70 play exhibition games during the
meet.
The last anegal tournament Of the
association was held in vinita. IN
August. 1909.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
KNIGHT ELECTED
BANK PRESIDEN
Regular sennLAnnual Meeting Of
rectors Of Cherokee National
Held Saturday Night.

The regular semi-annual meeting
the directors Of the Cherokee
tional bank was held Saturday nir
at which a ten per cent semi.ann
dividend was declared. and $3.50.
aside to pay the taxes Of the bank
the year.
The election Of officers also occs
led at this meeting. The follow
were elected; president, n. r. KING
vice president Dr. l. ". Trout: e
ier, B. A. Mcfarland.
The bank has enjoyed a substanf
increase In business during the u
Just closed. and the directors exprs
ed much satisfaction with the ?
gress Of the bank. under the dIr
tion Of Cashier Mcfarland.
As soon as the new Orr-KnH
building IS completed the Chero
National win occupy the corner u
and VIII make some Improvement
the way Of fixtures.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
BOTTLERS ELECT
SMITH PRESIDENT
state ASsos atlon cIcEes Arrssl Meet
f-s at Saa~nee--oslsnema City
5sts Next Meeting.

Shawnee. OKLA Jan i4-The Okla.
hou2 state Botilers. Association clos.
e one a is most successful oonyen-
tons Ga this cs,y Wednesday. after
electing o&csrs sud adsourring 70
meet 81 oklahoza City during January
lsli
The following officers were elected:
u s smith. gr o. vinitA. president.
"a J. Wagner. Oklahons City. vice
president; B S Beard. OF Tulsa. re.
elected secretary and treasurer.
trustees. Andy Akerblatt. MeAlesteE.
and D Vance. OF Tulsa
Following the assembling of The
delegates Ia the rooms Of the cham.
ber q commerce yesterday matters
of interest were discussed b more
than afty delegates of the association.
A feature o. the closing days proceed
inEs was the address ot State Chemist
DeBarr OF tire subject of The Proper
Treatment q Water in Proper Local
tiles
The state Botuers' Association has
a membership q approximately l25
and Ia in a aourishing condition. Har-
mony among the members Is the key
note Of the charter which has been
strictly adhered 70 and this vas evi.
denced Tuesday night Eher The mem
bers q the association made merry
around the festal board at the Reeble
Hotel where sumpf0ous banquet
vas served for the bottlers and their
guests Addresses were made By re-
tirlng President Davis Of Anadarko.
W E Stone q the Liquid-carbonic
Co. H c. Balls. r. z. Baker. 2. r.
Beard. s. c. Brown. Chief q Police
c. c HEX =ad Wm. Demland. secre-
tzry of chamber Of commerce.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
TICK PREVALENCE
IS CAUSING ALARM
Government oHseers 70 5e More Strict
n Enforcement of the Federai
Quarantine La1.

MuskoEee. Okla, Jan. I7.-The pre-
valenee q splenetic fever ticks tn
Texas ard southern Oklahoma has
made government officials more than
usually careful and dilggent in enfcrc-
ing the federal quarantine laws Two
Indictments against railroad com
panies were returned az the recent
session o. tie grand jury az Musko-
see. charging the santa Fe and Rock
Island.Friseo lines with violating
.taese regulations.
A shipment Of tventy-nine cattle
was carried By the Santa Re from
Nays. Okla. to Emporis. Kans.. and
placed in the pen with 8 large mum.
Der of native stock. Il was discover
ea that the new shipment was infect.
ed with fever ticks. The federal Law
does not prevent the shipment Of
fever tick infected cattle over the
quarantine line. but requires the car
and the wayhill to show them to be
southern stock The asent al Mays
had neglected TO obey this reguIa.
ton and 3 large number Of native cat.
tie az Emporia were endangered ard
necessarily disinfected The circum-
stances are similar in the case against
the Rock Island and Frisco, involving
a shipment from Red Oak to Monet,
No. of thirty-nine head.
The penalty for violations Of the
quarantine Law Is a fine OF from 500
to 1900 or Imprisonment for one
year or both. u the case Of railroads.
the violations can usually be traced
to a careless agent and are not the
fault OF the company in not issuing
the Ncessary instructions.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
ORGANIZE FIGHT
ON HOMESTEAD TAX
SELECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
on LAST SATURDAY.
CALL MEETING JANUARY 20


The all0ttees q the Cherokee na-
tor have begun 5 aght % pFeFent ths
collection of taxes on TIE homestead
aiiotusnts q the cherokees. ent
hare issued ihe following circular let
Ter. addressed to hsads Of families
calling a meeting a. clAfemors On
gaaaHFF g
Dear sir. AZ q eaii meeting A.
Claremore. OKLA or TIE sth e ian
uzry. 1919. 4 wAs unanimously Gg-eec
~ the csHEsas A11 allossess e tAe
Cherukss g1tloa to HgAf TIE ooslee
s5on cs taxes ~ TIE state o1zsl1ls g
ths state a Ok11he-za Ex1z1x, kAs
homestead a1lotwsrts q tiilsens q,
The CAarokee Nattoz. TIE title %
whstk IL Eul IL tAe hGn6s q tie
orsrinal Sllostes zn1 TIE oo8setlu= o.
EHxes against fae lz1ss q Einor a.
1otteeE 81 the Cberokse NEtioz. tie
THE to Wkstk is per ir ne kGn6s of
re urawiuai aztttes
A. sad EsstizE Sc exeaauve cen
uiftss composed q y. B Mcclellan.
ehElrmz1. q clarezurs. OklE J. g.
Lig. q Tzlala. ~ T. y seu6ser. os
Chsisez ~ 1. Harris. e IaolA, s-se
Dr r l. Higgins. of cclllnEriils. wAz
selected sd y. u Miner q Clxre.
mars w1s elected treasurer. 70 re
celrs sd saY OF an zoaies
TIE eracut1Fs committee wzE az
11oslra1 sd directed e bsgln e.
o1es Ha1 orE1ntas Ell parties inter
eEtes e each q The cD-ntiss q ths
Chesokss Natzo1
Knowing taas Tos and members q
Fcer family are interested IL tAis
zseEsga. we write POS 70 see 4 yua
WM g. into tsts fght IL the ooarts
50 szsetn fss eeliectian g these taxes
Tie exeezure egmnllstee aas deter
n5zs6 g Hs16 c1e q tie members of
faszr committee = each cogntY eaat
81 fhe 90 Cherokee Nation % sppalnt
an sEeeutFe committee a. eaeh coan-
y seas and this committee % appoint
8 COMMITTEES s. each township - each
county % raise The necessary funds
FOR TIE attorney fees aad court costs
and expenses in this litigation.
We must get busy as this suit must
be fied ca Or before the 18th day q
January. 1910
4 meeting Eiu be held az Clare.
more. January 29th Address any con-
munications % -. P. Mcclellan. Clare
more. Okla.
Respectfully,
-. T MCCLELLAN.
Chairman Executive Committee
Ciaremore. Okla
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
Code Commission Will
Make Report Next Week

Guthrie. Okla. jan. 15.-The state
Is TO have two reports from the code
commission appointed last spring IN
der a legislative set. one of which Is
being prepared by Chairman Sam Har.
RS of Oklahoma City and Jean P. Day
q Poteau. minority OF the body and Is
70 be presented to the governor next
week. The other three members Of
the commission, Judges Thomas,
Brownlee and Hayes. win probably not
make q majority report until the end
Of the year, or In time 10 be submitted
to the legislature 70 regular session.
According to statement made Thurs
day the Harris.Day report Is revis-
ION and codihcation OF the statutes,
prepared for two volumes without
however. annexation or index The
work Is classified and provided with
cross references. and proper head
notes. which was accomplished. Chair.
man Harris says. after the laws had
been put through an ironing process,
relieved OF their ambiguity. and made
70 ft the basic scheme Of state gov
ernment.
The report viii be in the form Of
.a recommendation 10 the legislature
for adoption or rejection. 1t will In.
elude a multitude OF suggestions in
yolving the change Of verbiage to
render the acts clear, and TO conform
to the recent decision Of the appellate
courts. Under the minority report.
annexation and indexing win be car.
Red on as the work is printed. pro
vided the legislature makes provisions
for publishing
Under the legislative act creating
the commission. the work was to have
been completed BY December /, for
which a limited appropriation was
made According to Chairman Harris
the idea Of himself and Day is to ter
inmate the assignment within the al
lotted time, while other members favor
prolonging the work. Other members
of the commission insist that the work
can not be done under many months
more. during which time it viii be
necessary to print the revised code.
and present to the legislature in such
form.
It is claimed that FIVE months time
win be required to place the code In
book form In revising il has been
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
DEMOCRATS NAME
Committeeman
Ninsrify Lssssr chanp clanS Re
fuses e Be Places n re Att
ta1s e BssE

/ washinEton. Jan. 37s-Actsou q shs
Ieaaeus q deuoszue Representatives
lin TIE houss CHAMBER Saturday nIghg
linsseates thas TIE noass members o,
the Baul1gsr Psnchot Investigation
Ieomuisses prosaA3y VIA he ne fol.
/ loving
Dsnocrats-Iaues. ef Ksrmeky
ard Ralney. of ualaoss chosen tolsght
Regahlsa2z raEaiars-MeCaA q
Massachusetts olnsseas- q Penn
sylvAna. s,evez8 4 Minnssosa, gen
orally rspo-tea ss hare beea selected
Rspablie&n iasurgszfs Madison.
q Kansas Ee1svaur understood % -
she ins1rEert chalcs
The semocraSss aspras lasted Two
hours thaaEA al bus half an hour of
ne Eass3aa Vas 6srotea to speech
r.Sklng and aaliouug ua tae selection
90 TIE S. eaf special messenger q the
majority. J. ,. Spslght q Alabama
urgea by Res0ssentHl&re Clayton. vas
ehoss1
Einor5ty Leader ChAEp ClHrk nomi-
nzsaz OLle James q TIE Bailuger-
P1ac5of oozuittes.
IL has been suggested said M
cara. that nominate tWo members
but I tank that course unEise~ He
sad be uonld g TIE same as an In
6iridual member. ard presented only
the oae name. thereby avoiding any
element q hossiSu
Mr sabbath. q Illinois. nominated
NF. Rainey. Claude Kuehen. Of North
CanolinA. seconliag the nomination.
Rr. Clark. of Fl0rida. nominated Mr.
.Rueker. q Missouri. and Mr. Hay. of
Virginia. dominated NJ slayden. The
rou vas called. each member voting
fer tho q the four nominees. The
vote stood James. So Raiuey 7os
slaydel. s.. and Rueker. is
ne caucus unanimously adopted q
resolution presented b. Mr Hard
Eiek. q Georgia. declaring that dem
ocrats throughout the country are urg-
sd 70 take al active part Ia procuring
the ratification y The income tax
anenamsnt % The constitution. This
amsndment Is not being fought out IL
the states
There wsre abous iz5 democratic
representatives present. MF Clayton.
of Alabama. presiding. Mr Fitzgers'd
who voted against the proposition Of
having the house select its own mem
bers q the committee. vas present
At nights caucus There we're no
factionai discussions
The republican caucus for The sel-
ection Of their members % the com
mliteee. Eln be called Immediately
after TIE presidents signature 70 the
.BaIlinKerPlnchof Inquiry resolution
that IS now ln conference between the
two houses i is possible the caucus
may Be- held either today Or Tuesday
night
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

necessary 70 search all OF the q. N,
tutes enacted under three senara,. :.
forms Of government during The y.
twenty years, and by compar,son ;,
eliminate dead matter, as well a.
wise the laws for ineligible eons,aa.
alton. Where II has been suited n. AS
law has been practically rewritten j. ~
adoption, Of course. by the legislatu,a q
The commission has found that lav.
repealed fifteen years ago were Nm =
being enforced, and certain forms y
administration we're being carried - 2
without any law whatever. The mos,
recently compiled revised statutes :,
Oklahoma, for which the state pala
$1,000. contained multitude OF laws
which have either been repealed :,
amended. 4
When asked II he would submit tba
minority's report during the speolals
session Of the legislature, Goyerpors
Haskell said that he knew OF no te
port coming 70 him and declined IA,
further discuss the matter. For soma
time, however. It has been known that !.
differences existed between members.
OF the commission. resulting, It is up.s
derstood. in Chairman Harris and Dago.
concluding to make an Independents
report.
According to views here. the legls.,
iature will have no authority TO reyise
the laws. repeal or amend them, when,
submitted By the commission. The u =,
port will be either for adoption or re,n
lection. and II adopted viii carry viii =.
II only such reforms as are recon /,
mendcd By the commission. The Ken
eral procedure is to apportion TIM,
work In either branch Of the legislA.
ture among committees. each dealnb,,
with particular class Of laws, ann
reporting It's recommendations to thc,t,
general legislative body. In the sam ~
course that proposed bill takes. Thga,
would expedite the consideration. Ifn
The view that the Legislature T. q
limited to adoption OF rejection o.
the commissions report is not share 10
by many members Of the legislatuIao
They regard the action Of submittlnds
the laws in eodihed shape a matteeia
for the legislatures full consideration
and that the laws can be adopted, n n
jected, repealed or amended as thel
legislature elects. loo
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
FLOOD SITUATION GROWS
ALARMING At LOUISVILLE
- Associated PFesa

BY Associated Press
Louisville Ky IAN l7-The ice
gorge % Wolf creek and the Ohio
riFer remains solid a. granite today
The iammed Zee extends a distance Of
about seventy miles This massive
barrier IS holding back the water and
with g heavy rainfall in fhe Ohio val
leg d loss from aood Is imminent The
river reached the aood stage a Louis.
vile today So serious has the situa-
ton become that the head Of the gov.
eminent engineering department. At
Cincinnati, has been asked TO take the
matter up with the officials at wash.
ingion by wire. today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
REPORTED FIND or GOLD
IN WELL NEAR PURCELL

Rosedale. Okla, Jan. 15.-After long
seasons Of speculation and prophesy
gold. real paying gold has been dis
covered 10 the fat country Of Okla
homa aud now awaits the pick and
shovel of the soldier Of fortune.
When J L. Minfats. an old miner.
reduced 70 well digging. turned UP a
shovel fun Of pay dirt Oh the farm Of
Mrs Albert Clair Mitchell at Rosedaie
Thursday. Be started what may result
in q rush for the little village which
Is located not far east Of Purcell. on
the Oklahoma Central
Out Of a ton Of the dirt there vas
a yield of sl9574 worth Of fine gold
The story is similar to thousands Of
finds. an accident Il may be the re-
alization Of q new California OF 40
here IN Oklahoma or. taking the pessl-
mistie side Of il, there may come only
disappointment from the hopes Of an
excited community
As It is great enthusiaEz prevails.
The mere fact that gold has been dis
covered at Rosedale has injected new
blood into the country's life and an
unwonted activity Is taking its grasp
At the stores and public places the
one topic Is gold. Men who have
long lapsed into the dun routine Of
poverty are now stirred By the re,
ports and are casting about for pros.
pecting implements. The widow Mit.
chell Is elated.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
PROVIDES FOR APPEARANCE
or OFFICIALS CONCERNED
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Washington. D. G. Jan. 17-sena-
tor Nelson. today. reported to the sen
ate the conference report on a reso-
luton providing for a. investigation
OF the Balllnger,JInchot controversy.
The conference report would permit
amy Official or ex-of8ciaIs concerned
% appear personally or BY counsel
and the tine limits provided would
make Il possible 70 extend the investi.
cation beyond this session Of con
Ersss.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
ID - No opponent.

Guthrie. Okla. Jan. 17--That there
win be no republican candidate for
congress n the field In the Fifth OK
lahoma district this year against Con.
gressman Scott Ferris Is the predic-
ton Of Jake Hamon. of I.awton,
former chairman OF the republican
state central committee who was here
To-Day.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
KANSAS SCHOOL REVENUE
LAW DECLARED INVALID
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington. d. G.. Jan. 17-In the
case Of the Western Union Telegraph
company and the Pullman Sleeping
Car company. rs. the state of Kansas.
the supreme court Of the United
States, today. held % be invalid the
Kansas state law OF 1898. known as
the Bush act. requiring an outside cor
poration to pay a charter fee for the
benefit Of the state schools and pro
hiblung gaem from doing business in
the state unless they comply with the
act
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

Robert Pigues and son, Of SLOAN
Springs. Ark, have leased the south
room Of the new Orr-Knight building
for Eve years. beginning with the com
pletlon Of the building They viii IN
stall an up-to-date drug store in this
room. The corner room Of the same
has been leased for i've years by the
Cherokee National bank.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

4. S. Haeggart is in the custody Of
the sheriff, on a charge OF mortgaglng
the same property 70 three banks and
q mule buyer Of this city. and to C. p.
Jones Of Big Cabin. and finally Of
selling the property to a horse trader
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
SERIOUS CHARGES FILED
AGAINST BALlINGEU
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press
Washington. d. C., Jan. 17--Charges
against Secretary Of the Interior Bal.
linger and other officials alleging inn
proper use Of public funds TO pay the
private travelling expenses OF the
nephew Of the secretary were made in
an affldaYit fled today, By Represeu.
tatye Hitchcock, q democrat Of Ne
braska. with the house committee on
expenditures IN the interior depart,
ment
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

Washington, D. G.. san lT--Joaquln
Nabuco ambassador of the Republic
Of brazil. 70 the United States. died
a. his home here today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
STANDARD OIL HEARING
is SET FOR MARCH "a
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington. d. c.. Jan. 17.-The su.
preme court Of the United States To-
day. granted the motion Of the gov.
ernment for the advancement on the
docket Of the stndard OH case and
set the hearing for March r.. next
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
FRENCH WAR sLooP WRECKED
ON COAST or MtNoRcA.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Minorea, Balearie Islands. in the
Mediterranean, Jan 1.-THE French
war sloop. Martial was wrecked to-
day. on the coast Of Minorca Islands
Three Of the crew wefe drowned, and
four others injured.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21
TOPEKA MlLLER's WIFE SUES
FoR DIVORCE. Ar REl

FVH uIFUHNEl AI ht
By Associated Press.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 1T.-Lucile
yane Nicholson. today. filed suit
divorce, IN Reno. New. She Is
adopted daughter Of John r.
yane, the millionaire Topeka ban
Her husband Is John Baird Nichol
the manager Of a large Touring
at Topeka.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

Kansas
ha. Net
hogs
nd thi
hnders
70 per h
this n
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-21

YER cd
lDOunce
made i
OF the
lican q
m strik
spers 1
Tho st
OF for|
urn Of e
foreBaif
nto ene
Enand
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-24
Miss Ethel Roosevelt.

there are many Americans among the
crowd that filled the historic town to-
day
Business and professional men, pol
iticians and others from all parts OF
the United States, were on hand tc
greet the former chief executive.
Representatives of cities and organ
izations in the west are here, and a:
the first opportunity will present to
Uul. roosevelt requests that he return
to America by way of the Pacific
ocean. They want him to land at San
Francisco and cross the American
continent. making a triumphal jour-
ney overland to New York.
The former president has been in
formed of the plans made for greeting
him in New York should he cross the
Atlantic. He was pleased when told
that several cities are planning to
charter ships and meet him out on the
ocean a day before his arrival In the
United States and escort him into the
Larbol.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-24
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
OF Minnesota to be Held Middle Of
June,

Minneapolis, March %. "A. d.
Brown, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, has called 4
meeting of the committee to decide
upon date for holding the Republican
state convention. The meeting of the
committee will be held at the Mer-
chants hotel in st. Paul, at noon.
April 2. The generally accepted date
for the state convention is about June
Is. s-,,, ..
The committee will also decide up-
on the place of holding the convention,
and Minneapolis appears to be the "a
vorite for choice. The last Republican
convention was held in St. Paul, and
the Democratic convention in Mime.
apolis. It is likely the two conven-
tons will alternate, although there il
a chance that both will be held in Min.
neapolis.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-24
Alfred Abraham. Clsrmont, i. s.,
Many Killed Outright.

Many Killed Outright. ,5S..
Many passengers were apparently
killed outright, but the suffering
among the injured was indescribable
Heads were severed from bodies and
arms and legs. were cut of. The
wreckage was almost crimson with
blood, some of the bodies being
crushed beyond recognition in the
mass of twisted rails and splintered
cars. A few of the passengers were
found still living, with a rod or splin-
ter impaling them in the wreck. De
capitated bodies were picked up and it
was almost impossible to correctly as
sort the dismembered parts
Nearly all of the casualties occurred
In the chair car, although two sleepers
were also wrecked. ,.,3> s.e.:a s3@t<
Nos. 10 and 21, passenger trains on
the Rock Island for Minneapolis and
St. Paul, due to leave Cedar Rapids at
1890 and a. m. today, were held up
because of the washing away of a
bridge. The two trains were CONSOLE
dated and made inta double-header.
which left over the Northwestern
tracks to Marshalltown and thence
started for Waterloo, over the Chi.
cago Great Western tracks. The train
while running at high rate of speed
left the track eight miles from Mar.
shalltown.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-24
EX-PRESlDENT GIVEN HEARTY
WELCOME IN HISTORIC
TOWN.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE THERE
C''ngs to Refusal to Talk Politics,
But Says He Will Be Glad
When He Reaches
Home.

Khartum, Egyptian Sundan, Mar. J.!
Tanned and sunburned by the trop.
tcal suns Of Africa, and teeming with
his usual energy and good nature,
Theodore Roosevelt, former president
of the United States, arrived in Khar-
tum today from his big game hult in
the jungles of Africa.
In the great crowd that welcomed
the former chief executive of America,