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Born, to Jasper Toalson and wife
on July II, 10-pound Democrat.
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GOOD WHITE MILLING

CORN WAN EU
win pay Csc per bu. for same
clean shucked or shelled mixed oil
yellow corn, Gle.
VIM. Pollock Milling & Elev. Co.
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LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY
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J, W. Dry sold 40 binders this sea
son.
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'ahie Hawkins, of Perry. and
1oSephlne Harrington, of Cen.
'ls'' were secretly wed in this city
'he Rev. @. o. vanNoy, pastor Of
brides church. The Ledger Joins
nos in extending congratulations
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Jas. .Dowell and wife, of Benton
City, we're in this city Tuesday.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
Test Fee And Salary Law.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 1.-THE first
case in which the supreme court has
been asked to pass on the interpreta-
ton of the fee and salary law passed
by the last legislature was brought up
from Oklahoma county yesterday on an
agreed statement of facts The suit
was brought in the superior court of
Oklahoma county by County Attorney
E. e. Reardon in the name of the state
against Hathaway Harper, clerk of the
district court of that county, to COM
pei him to make an accounting of the
fees received by him.
Harper contended that the law was
unconstitutional and that in any event
it could not apply to him, under the
provision of the constitution which
prohibits any change in the compensa-
ton of an official during his term of
office The case was decided in his
favor in the lower court and the coun-
Ity attorney appealed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
Who the Tip Helps.

Did you ever wonder why sleeping
car companies tolerate tipping?
There's a reason. 1t was disclosed the
other day in lawsuit in a New York
court, in which sleeping car porter
was forced to testify as to the wages
paid him. He declared that the COM
pany employing him paid him only $25
a month, and that the tips he collected
amounted to about SIS a month on the
average. In other words, the sleeping
car company pays its employees only
one-fourth of their wages, and compels
the travelling public to pay the other
lthree-fourths. When you tip the por-
ter, remember that you are not really
| tipping him, but the sleeping car COM
pany. Every time you tip the porter
| you are adding to the size of the COM
pany's dividends, already swelled be-
lyond a reasonable return upon the
actual capital invested, II the sleep
| ing ear companies employ 10000 por.
ters and the public pays 5000 of the
annual wages of each, it is contribute
ing annually s9.OOO,OoO to the com
panies, in itself enough to pay per
cent on s150,000,000 to say nothing of
the profit the companies collect in
their high prices for sleeping car ac-
commodations. If the companies made
no other profit the tips it forces from
the public would be enough. Tipping
is outrageous, but save your indigna-
tion for the companies behind the por-
ter, and do not vent it all on him Your
tips really go to the. companies, and
they count on them as part of their
profits-Haverhil Gazette.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
FULFILL IRIS OBLIGATION

The Commercial Club met at its
rooms last evening and heard reports
from the committees having matters
relating to the Woodcock building and
the oil refinery site in charge. D. H.
Wilson, the president, called the meet
ing to order at twenty minutes to nine.
The secretary, w. H. Deck, reported
that $533 had been received towards
the purchase of the oil refinery site.
Judge Gill presented a resolution
calling upon those who had subscribed
to the Woodcock plant to pay their
subscriptions at once, as the money
was imperatively needed to pay off the
contractors. so that the building could
be turned over to the Woodcock Man
ufacturing company
The resolution was passed after con-
siderable discussion in which Judge
Gin, w. B. Depue, DR.. C. w Day, Lee
Barrett and President Wilson partic-
ipated A. L. Churchill, DR. Oliver
Bagby, E. ~ Ratcliff and S. r. Frazee
were appointed a committee to get the
balance of the money needed to cancel
the clubs obligation
Mainly B. Updike presented through
a member of the club, a verbal request
for vote of thanks for the bulletin
ing of the election returns, which was
granted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
HASKELL COUNTY JUDGE
SHOOTS HIS ASSlILANT

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 10. c. Nc
Brayer county treasurer of Haskell
county, was shot and killed Wednes-
day morning by A. L. Beckett, county
judge of the same county, the result
of yesterdays election. McBrayer
was a candidate for reelection and was
defeated in the primaries He ascrib-
ed his defeat to Beckett. Both are
democrats. Last night Beckett read
an election bulletin which showed him
to be leading his county ticket. At
the end he added "and McBrayer has
not been heard from yet"
This angered McBrayer and when
the men met on the streets this morn
ing McBrayer attacked Beckett with
a hoe-handle. Beckett drew a revol-
yer and shot McBrayer. Beckett is
in jail
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
Elohteen aprunks" in Wichita.

Wichita. Kans, Nov 14.-Wichita's
prohibition lid sprung big leak Sun
day. Eighteen arrests were made from
s O'Clock Sunday morning until 9
at night for drunkenness. Three liquor
men are in the tolls.
Assistant Chief OF Police ". H.
Boston stated last night that about
once a month shipments Of liquor pile
up in the city and sales are so frequent
that the police are unable to cope with
the situation. Most Of the liquor is be
ing sold from private houses in the res
idence part Of the city. Bootleggers
make these places their headquarters
for supplies.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
The Youths Companion in 1911.

Just fifty-two good numbers. one
after another, of only the best reading
selected from the worlds abundance
of every sort
Nearly three hundred of the most
entertaining stories ever written-not
the kind that are forgotten as soon as
read but stories that one loves to
remember and talk about.
Then there are the famous men and
women who write for Companion read
ers. 1t is the next best thing to meet
ing them face to face, for they choose
topics which are sure to be of interest
for their audience of three million
Companion readers.
The announcement of the enlarged
and improved Companion for next
year will be sent to any address free,
and with it sample copies of The Com
panion.
Those who subscribe at once, send
ing $1.75, will receive free all the is
sues for the remaining weeks of 1910;
also The Companions art calendar for
1911, autographed in thirteen colors
and gold
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
144 Berkeley ST., Boston, Mass
New subscriptions received at this
Office.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
WEST SAYS TESTS
WERE REQUIRED
Unfortunate That Misleading Advice Of
Federal Attorney Lead to illegal
Voting in Many Precincts.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. lin opinions
yesterday to election officials Of three
counties Attorney General Charles
West declares himself very strongly
in opposition to District Attorney John
Embry's ruling that the afidayits of
negroes must be received by election
officers, and advises prosecutions for
felony where this was done. On this
point he says
"As far as the affidavit is concerned,
all the affidayits on earth could not
qualify them to vote. Please under
stand that upon this point I am very
positive. The alleged opinion of the
United States attorney is of no weight
and is absolutely wrong in point of
law from beginning to end insofar as
it undertakes to say that voter may
qualify by affidavit instead of by test.
Any voters who so qualified were quail
flied illegitimately. They should be
prosecuted for felony and all persons
who aided or abetted them should be
so prosecuted.
1T is very unfortunate thing that
the United States attorney by very
misleading and improper advice should
have led to the perpetration of numer-
Gus and wholesale frauds that have
occurred in the state by following his
opinion. The meaning of the state
laws is to be interpreted by the state
authorities in the first place and it
is very unfortunate that he forgot this
well grounded rule of law
General West holds, however, that
it cannot be taken as matter of COM
mon knowledge that negroes voted
|illegitimately and refuses to sanction
the plan proposed by democratic mem
bers of county boards in various coun-
ties where results were close, of throw
ing out all precincts into where there
were any votes cast by negroes who
were not eligible to vote under the
grandfather clause"
The attorney general holds that
where the returns are regular on their
face the only duty of the county board
is to tabulate and that it has no
judicial functions whatever
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
THE FOOL.

"Life's battle" cries the strong man;
'Life's a picnic" laughs the fool,
Where each one gets what fun he
can,"
But to me it seems a school,
Men and women, pain and pleasure,
Teach the eager scholar there
Lessons precious beyond measure,
Aspirations pure and fair
Yet the learning heems so futile,
Ever more and more to learn;
Scarce truth is seen as true till
A thousand others we discern.
Forty years I've striven for knowledge
In Life's strenuous school;
Yet a boy that's fresh from college
Sometimes makes me feel fool.
He has delved in depths of science,
And philosophy has scanned
Knows the use of each appliance
In practiced hand
He can scribble Greek and Latin,
Talks of Euclid glib and gay;
All the poets he is pat in.
Knows too much to pray.
But one truth no book can teach us,
Nor the search of skies above;
Hearts must bleed ere it can reach us,
That the greatest Truth is Love.
Life's stern rod this heavenly knowl-
edge
Taught me in his strenuous school;
Lacking this, the man from college,
Crammed with learning, is the fool.
Charles B. Mitchell.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
FARMERS MEETING WILL
BEGIN ON NOVEMBER Is

An earnest effort to organize the
farmers Of Craig county for the pur-
pose of improving farm conditions
generally. will be made in a series Of
meetings beginning at Vinita next
Tuesday afternoon at 300 O'Clock p.
NJ Mr.. Elliott, state lecturer of the
Oklahoma Farmers Institute, will be
present at all the meetings and no
farmer can afford to fail to hear him
Statistics show that by proper organiz-
alton and cooperation the income of
our farmers can almost be doubled
without additional labor or expense.
Other meetings will be held as fol
laws:
Biuejacket, Nov. 18th, at 500 p IN.
Welch, Nov. 10th, at 200 p. m.
Kinnison, Nov 10th, at $500 p. m.
Centralia, Nov. II, at 200 p. m.
Estella, Nov. II, at 500 p. m.
Big Cabin, Nov. II. at 200 p. m.
White Oak, Nov. II, at 500 p. m.
A good attendance of farmers and
their wives and families is urged for
all these meetings.
GEO NJ. MARTIN,
Pres. Craig County Farmers Institute.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
FIVE WOUNDED IN BATTLE
IN SALOON NEAR CHICAGO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. 11.-An attempt,
by three masked men, to hold up the
saloon of Louis Belmont, at Cicroyo,
town near here, this morning, led to
regular wild west revolver battle, in
which five persons were shot, two of
them probably fatally, Policemen
John Name, who ran to the aid of Bel
mont, was shot through the body five
times and probably will die. Millie Col
lor, a waitress in a restaurant next
door was hit by bullet and her nose
shot off. Belmont was hit by two bull
let's, not fatal. Fred Cobb, patron of
the place, took the proprietors side in
the battle and was shot three times.
Probably a hundred shots were fired
before the battle was over and the
wounded lay all around. One of the
bandits was fatally shot. The others
got away
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
MEXICAN CONSUL WATCHING
CAODO COUNTY AFFAIR
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, No. Nov. I4.-Oscar
Opet, charged with the assassination
of ". Temple, chief of police at Ana
darko. Okla, is not Mexican, accord
ing to the belief of Leon Gomez, Mex
ican consul here. IF Opet is the cor
rect name of the man who killed Tenn
pie, he is not a Mexican" said S.
Henreu Cameo this morning. Il am
not familiar with the last name and
cannot translate it into Mexican" 4"
Consul Gomez wired Mexican friends
at Guthrie to watch the developments
in Caddo county, Oklahoma, and re-
port to him. He said he did not ex-
pect to go to Oklahoma, unless order
ed there by his superiors.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18

Pres. Craig County Farmers Institute
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18
Mckinley Bridge Dedicated.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
St Louis, Mo, Nov f0.-Governor
Hadley, of Missouri. and Governor De-
neen, of Illinois, dedicated the new
bridge over the Mississippi river here
today in the presence of three thou
sand invited guests. Arch Bishop j.
J. Glennon. of St Louis, blessed the
new structure. which is known as the
Mckinley bridge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18

for snipe, plover and ducks has. been
on since August Is. and there has been
plenty Of chance for the hunting OF
those birds and especially OF ducks
Farmers in Canadian county have
been complaining that the ducks are
so numerous and rayenous that they
have been eating the young wheat
The beginning Of cold weather has
been driving all OF the migratory birds
southward. and all of the rivers and
ponds have been thick with them at
various times
The most notable duck shooting in
Oklahoma is found on the Salt Plains,
in Alfalfa county, where the number
that can be killed when conditions are
right is bounded only by the limit i'm
posed by the law.
Eastern Oklahoma.
Graham Burnham, who probably
knows more about game conditions in
eastern Oklahoma than any other man
in the state, reports that turkeys are
more numerous than for several years
in the windfall district along the Deep
Fork Greek county.
A few deers are reported in all the
old run ways along the South Cana
dian and North Fork, while reports
from the Jack Fork range in the Choc-
taw country say that deer, wild turkey
and bear are all to be found there this
year.
Both deer and turkey are now close
ly protected The open season for
deer is only from November l to De-
'cember l, and the limit then for the
season is one buck deer for each hun
ter.
The killing Of deer without horns is
positively forbidden. 1t is allowable
to kill three wild turkeys between No
yember Is and January 1, and one wild
turkey gobbler between March Is and
April 10.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18

Our good friend Rev. J. w. Sims,
presiding elder of this district, report
ed to the Methodist conference at Ard
more that one Of his preachers had
invented fire escape that would make
him rich. Just what kind of fire is to
be escaped is not stated, but the infer
enee is that it is the unquenchable
sort.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-18

The high cost of living is due to the
failure of the republican party
to carry out its promises to revise the
tariff downward. The tariff can now
be revised by its real friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
SATURDAY BAsEEAIL RESULTS.
National League.

Pitfsburg 6. New York ).
Chicago 9. Philadelphia .
St Louis :. Brooklyn >
St Louis ). Brooklyn >
Boston- Cincinnati GANG nnsfnnr,cd. rain
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
RAIN STOPPED GAME.
Willim antc Made Four TaIIiss m First
and New London the Same Number
in Fifth.

The bastNsll game between the
Whalers ana the Colts on W;ndham
field Saturday afternoon attra ted a
good crowd and started off nicely for
the home nine. 1t looked like a COM
City nine, but the visitors were not one.
hitting of the Colts in the first inning
when as the result of a slashins line
drive by Campion down TO Tonnor
that nearly burned his hands off, a
sacrifice by James Nichols, followed
by clean hits by Sullivan and C'Don-
nell and beauty of a home run by
O'Mars pushed four earned runs across
the plate.
New London did not get run and
only two hits for the four Innings,
but in the fifth started right iii to do
business with four hits in a row and
four tallies.
Willimantic could not connect with
any more balls after the first inning
and only twelve men faced the pitcher,
all being comparatively easy outs, in
field ground hit, except for u couple
of flies to center and foul fly 20 the
catcher 1t started to rain and when
two men were down in New London's
half of the sixth, Umpire john W.
Rogers of Hartford called time and
held up the game for thirty minutes
and then declared it off because of the
inclemency of the weather. File salts
fed the crowd and will be gwen an
other trial at New London Tuesday.
The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
PITCHER SMITH IN WINNING FORM
Shutout New London, 2 to 0--sturday Game Stopped
by Rain - Centrals Cefeat Hospitals = Tri Village
Wins from Taftviil>.

| Wicks was giving the Centrals more
/ than he should
Casey, first man up for CentralS, was
out, Gleason to S. Austin. Walsh sin
gled, stole second and scored on RiSt' 5
single to center. Bill Austin tried to
catch Rist mapping, but Sam muffed
one of his throws and he got second.
and remained there, as Calkins struck
out and Bowen sent a foul fly to first
The Hospitals evened things in their
half Gleason went out, third to first
stole second and scored on Bill Aus
tin was passed.. but was put out at
home when trying to score on Bits
hit. Harrington was out, short to
first
In the second Murphy started the
ball rolling by sendinng one to center.
He stole second, and on Simcox's sac
rifice Murphy scored. Hynds reached
third and crossed the plate when Nc
Burney sacrificed. Casey flied out to
Gleason. Fowler flied out to Casey.
White went out McBurney to Call
kins and Collines was disposed of,
Calkins to Simcox.
In the third inning the Centrals went
out in order-Walsh third to first, Rist
Sam Austin catching his foul fly. In
this inning the Hospitals tried hard to
tie the score but were not able. Kohn
received a life on first. but was out on
Gleason's attempt to sacrifice Kane
fouled out to CallSins, and Gleason
scored on bingoes by the Brothers
Austin. but both the latter We're left
IN base as Harrington foulcd out to
Callxins. The score:
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18

WiIlimantfc, with Lefty Bill Smith
pitching, the former Norwich twirler,
scored a shutout over New London on
Cannonball park, Sunday afternoon, .
to 0. The delegation of Willimantic
men following their team included
Mayor Dunn, president of the league,
who saw his boys get away with
we'll played game.
Washers throw over first presented
Willimantic with its first run The
second was scored by Smith when he
came across the pan safe by beating
the throw home when the New London
men tried to catch him on the short
throw to block a double steal New
London got the most hits. but they
We're scattered where they didn't hurt.
The score.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
BLUE PETER
WINS MOTOR BOAT RACE
From MarbIehead 10 New YorL-Three
Other Starters.

New York July 1.-THE Blue Peter.
owned BY V. e. g. Seymour, OF the
Larchmont Yacht club. won the 2S5
mile motor boat race begun yesterday
morning at Marblehead. Mass. She
finished off the Crescent Athletic club,
Brooklyn. at 1.39 O'Clock this after
noon. of the other three entrants, the
Elmo III and the Aldebaran had not
been sighted this evening, while the
Oeyesee had a mishap and stopped al
Providence
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
WOULD TACKLE JOHNSON.
SoPtain Augur of Nauqatuck-7 Feet
10 Inches $40 Pounds.

In the search for a fighter to take
the heavyweight crown from Jack
johnson, Capt George Augur of NauS
atuck has come forward with the
statement that he is ready to meet
Johnson.
Captain Augur IS about 40 years old.
is feet 10 inches tall. weighs 30
pounds. and has "A reach of feat 1
inch. He is native of Ireland and
is now conducting a farm at NaUs.a-
tuck, but in the vaude-. lie season tours
the circuit in an act. The CAPTAIN
has an eye out for the money side of
the proposition, he thinks there
would be a big purse to see two such
giants as himself and Johnson togetn-,
er.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18

Totals. 81 p Il 0 Totals. % p
One out when Winning nun scored.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL.
SATURDAYS MARKETS.
Dealings Light, Changes Mixed-Clos
ed Slightly Irregular.

New York. July 16-10.10 a. ma
decline of l IA in Canadian Pacific
was feature of the opening stock
market Dealings were light and
changes mixed. western railroad stocks
showing, as a rule. declines and east
ern railroad stocks small advances.
ST. Paul and Amalgamated Copper de-
clined large fractions and Southern
railway preferred rose SIS.
II a. m.-The market took down
ward course on light selling. After
some of the leading stocks had been
depressed a point, buying orders were
encountered, and about half of the
losses were made up.
Close-The market closed slightly
irregular Prices hardened slowly -
last nights closing level, but yielded
gain.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18

pI,ia and the night stops for the twefvs
days will be West Point, n. Y, New
Londori Conn. Boston, Mass, Port
land. Me. Bethlehem, n. ii. SUNDAY
Iayover). Burlington, VT, Saratoga, ~.
Pa. Harrisburg Pa, Washington, ID.
c. This route will take in a part of
the United States teeming with his
toric interest, while from scenic
point of view the route leaves nothing
to be desired.
An auto commercial truck has been
entered in the ynon-contest division and
will be used to- transport the baggage
of the tourists.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
SERIES NOW A TIE.
CentraIs Get Game from Hospitals,
to 2.

The second Of the series OF games
between the Centrals and Hospital
teams was played Saturday on the
Hospital diamond, and resulted in a
victory for the Centrals, 3 to 2.
This ties the series. The third and
deciding game will be played at the
con venience of the Hos pital team.
The game was fast and snappy from
start to finish. 1t was evident that
the greater part of the spectators in
the grandstand were Hospital rooters,
judging from the remarks that were
passed, as they thought that Umpire
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY.
TO new YORK
N 0 R W ICH LIN E

The water way the comfortable
way OF travelling.
Steamers City OF Lowell and Ches-
ter w. Chapin-safe, staunch VesselK
that have every comfort and conven-
ience for the traveller.
A delightful voyage on Long island
Sound and superb view of the Won
derful skyline and waterfront of New
York.
Steamer leaves New London at II
.. m. weekdays only; due Pier foot Of
East 22d Street 5.45 a. m. (MondayG
excepted) and Pier 40, North River
Z a. IN.
Fare Norwich 10 New York SITS
Write or telephone w. J. PHILLIPS,
Agent, New London. Conn. aug6d