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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02
NOTICE no PAVING AND STREET
IMPROVEMENT TAxPAYERs.

Notice is hereby given chat there
will not be any notices mailed out this
year
You are further notified that on all
paving and street Improvement one
tenth (l-1o) of the principal and in-
terest ga tho whole amount remaining
unpaid Up 70 September 1st, 1910, viii
be due and payable at the Office Of
the City Clerk Of the city Of Vinitai
Okla. during the month Of August,
1910. aud al unpaid installments viii
be certified to the County Treasurer
to be collected according to law. and
he viii collect interest on the same at
tie rate Of IS per cent from the 1st
day Of September. 1910
Read carefully the following streets
to be effected By this notice, designat-
ed BY districts, to-witi
District No. q All OF Canadian
avenue from Fourth to Fifth street.
District No. g. All of Canadian
avenue from First street to Second
street.
District No. A. All of Canadian ave
nue. from scraper street to Ross
street.
District No s. All of Delaware ave
nue. from Wilson street to Ross street.
District NO s. Canadian avenue
from the alley in Block 4S to scraper
street, and all of Seraper street from
the south line line of Canadian avenue
to the north line of Flint avenue
District No. Z. All of the alleys in
Blocks 4S and 49.
District No. s. Scraper street from
the north line Of Flint avenue to North
avenue.
District No. 3. Foreman street
from Delaware avenue to HalseIl
avenue.
District No. TO- wilson street from
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02

First Published in the Chleftain.
July 29th. 1910)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
ESTATE.
suanee Of an order Of the County Court
Of Craig County, Oklahoma. made on
the 25th day of July. 1910. IN the mat
ter of the estates OF Saphronia Long
tail Josephine Longtail Willie Long
TAIL Henry Longtail and Erwin
Longtail. minors. the undersigned
as guardian of the estates of
said minors win sell at private
sale to the highest bidder for
cash, subject 70 confirmation by said
i County Court. on Tuesday, the 10th
day of August, 1910, at ten o'clock a.
/ m. of said day or at any time there
after within the statutory period for
+ receiving bids, at the County Court
room in Craig County, oklahoma. all
the right title, interest and estate Of
the said minors abo~o named, acqnir-
ed in whatsoever manner. in and to
the following described real estate sit
luated in Craig County, Oklahoma. and
more accurately described as follows.
lto.wit:
All the right, title. interest and es-
Itate OF the above named minors as
theirs at law Of Minnie Longtail de-
ceased, and Minnie Longtail, deeeas-
led, and all the. right. title. inter-
est and estate Of said minors, acquir-
led in whatsoever manner, in and to
the following described lands. to-wit
NE IA Of SW IA and r IL of SIC
IA Of NV IA, and NV IA of NV
IA. and n IL of NE IA Of NV
Ia, Section z, Township % North.
Range 20 East.
Bids must be in writing and may he
left at the Office of the Judge of the
County Court, accompanied by a certi-
lfied check for one-third of the amount
lof the bid
| Dated this 25th day Of July. 1910
JACOB SECONDINE,
/ Guardian.
BY PARKER, RIDER & BROWN.
l7-9 His Attorneys.
| 3 residences to rent Fowler, Photo
grapher sstf
Rooms for light housekeeping. 800
Isouth Smith. $3.50
I FOR SALE Two new houses on
North Smith street Easy terms sen
In. P, Messenger
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02

tFirst Published ia The Chieftain,
July AZ, l9l0A
State Of Oklahoma, Craig County. ss
tn the County Court
In the Matter OF the Guardianship Of
Samuel p. Cameron, Minor John
Dameron. Guardian Probate No
2120.
I0RpER For HEARING Pc ITO s
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.
The petition Of John Dameron as
guardian of the estate Of Samuel D.
Dameron, a minor having been pre-
scented to this Court praying for an
|order authorizing said petitioner to
Esell the whole Of some part of the real
estate described in said petition. at
private sale And it appearing to the
Court from such petition that 1t is nee
|essary to sell the whole or some part
ef such real estate for the purposes
land reasons mentioned in said petit
ton. Therefore. said petition viii be
filed herein and a time appointed for
hearing the same
IT is HEREBY ORDERED BY the
Court, that Monday, the 22nd day of
August, 1916, at the hour Of 1:30
O'Clock p. N of said day or as soon
thereafter as the same may be heard.
that being day Of the regular July
1910. term of this Court. be and the
same is appointed as the time when
all persons interested in said estate
as well as the next of kin. are directed
and required to appear before this
Court to show cause why an order
should not be granted to said petitioner
to sell so much OF the real estate of
said minor as Is necessary or bene-
fetal.
It is further ordered that notice Of
this hearing be given as provided by
law.
Dated the 21st day Of July, 1910.
THEO. D. 3. FREAR,
Judge of the County Court.
PARKER, RIDER & BROWN,
6-3 Attorneys for Guardian
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north line Of Delaware avenue to
north line Of Excelsior avenue
District No. il. Smith street from
sequoyah avenue to North avenue
All the lots, tracts, pieces or parcels
of ground on both sides of the above
described streets and avenues to the
center of the block abutting on the
streets o. avenues are included II
this notice
Dated this 25th day Of July. 1915.
a. ]. GREEN,
s2-8S City Clerk.
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p W. Harrison was over from Az
ton today on business.
Carl Howell was in the city this
afternoon fFom Bluejacket
FOR sALE-oliver typewriter, good
as new, Apply at chieftain Office.
Good skating, god music, and good
service at Electric Park each even
in gthis week l. F. Hansberger
manager
WANTED--At once, several young
lady clerks Apply at rear door Dan
Myers.
Joe Scott and family and e. c Dai-
quest and family left this morning for
a weeks outing in the spevinaw hills
The College Addition lot auction re-
suited in the sacrifice Of a number OF
lots. We bought four east front lots
and resold two and will sell the other
two at a bargain. Cherokee Invest
ment Company ct
FOR SALE-Good oak kitchen cub
board Also oak bookcase and desk
combined. Miss Graper. &
W. T Ford was here today from
Falkland on business.
H. w. BrambIe and little daughter
lreturned to Broken Arrow this morn
ing
w. NJ. Malone viii leave tonight for
Denver Colo, on business in eonnec-
tion with his duties as building and
loan inspector for the state
| Business il police court today Is
conspicuous BY its absence.
o. L. Rider and wife returned this
lmorning from trip on the Great
Lakes.
Miss Annie Gatewood arrived this
morning from Humbolt, Tenn. to visit
lher uncle w. p Gatewood and family
Dr. G. W Day returned this morn
ing from the National Dental Associa-
tiou, which met at Denver Colo
LOST Keys Please deliver to
Chieftain soffice
DR. Ben Dobkins Of Welch spent
this afternoon In Vinita
+ George Fineannon was here from
lBluejacket this afternoon.
The streets are filed with politicians
Iof all shades and grades today
United states Marshal Grant Victor
was here last night from AIuskogee,
Een route To Afton
Mrs ~ NE lgeredith returned to
lJoplin last night, after visit here
with Mr.. aud Mrs d. NJ Meredith
Mrs. W. B crawford's pupils recital
at Bluejacket last night was a success
in every senee Of the word The pupils
even surpassed themselves. The Vim
ita people we've delightfully."- entertain.
ed at six o'cioeE dinner BY Miss Nellie
Maloney
W r Bray 81 Pryor Greek, was ia
the city this morning
Judge Wilson Smith returned to
/ Grove last nigsa after business visit
there
Fred rrusier and wife Of Wagner
wre in the city last night.
1liss nellie Smith has gone 70 0s-
vego for a visit with relatives
Ileber Skinner ana Pryor Farley
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02

FOR SALE Two new houses on
North Smith street Easy terms Sen
r.. r, Messenger
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02

Rooms for light housekeeping, 800
South Smith $3.50
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02

3 residences to rent Fowler. Photo
grapher SStf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-02
HAYi HAYi HAYl

We are in the market to buy hay.
VIII pay the top Of the market See
us before you sell. HUMPHREY
COM. CO.. Corner Illinois and Thomp
son streets. SS-tf
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FOR SALE Modern 5-room house,
on South Foreman street: with crate
and all conveniences; a dandy. Better
see this snap at once Corlett c
Hamilton. 74tf
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FOR sALE-5-room bungalow. Just
completed. East front; 6 blocks from
postoffice. See it. Corlett & Hamil-
ton TAFT
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

dlssemble only with the greatest difficulty, and she
must dlssemble to be able to say with placid
smile her face things which must be said then or
her opportunity might be lost Therefore as she
looked at half laughingy and spoke in very low
tone that might have been the coquetry expected of
her i was amazed at the words l heard
I am asking you for the love of heaven to get me
out of here quick; get of here, get me out of
here, before lose my mind. am San Francisco
girl and my father is well off. l ran away with
man thought all right and married him, but he
brought me here and left me- You are the first man
1 have seen but one whom dared ask to get me out
not the only one. There lot of other white
girls and every and then kills herself. That
lis what afraid Of It is that or take to drink or
dope to keep from thinking, and I will not give up
yet. will not, will not, but, OH please, please, get
me out of here!'
4 as certain that she was telling the truth as
am thatI am living, and l answered quite as if
telling joke. If either of had seemed to be
serious we would have been suspected once
Il don't even know how to get out of here myself
Will Ramon help me?'
"No;she knows the others would find out and kill
him. You can get away"
DO you know the way out?"
81 got "a plan from Chinese girl year ago. but
they took it away from me. There are 20 doors OF
which know, but there are guards at them Is it
daylight or dark outside now?"
TT is dark-about o'clock in the morning
Tam almost blind at times from being away from
the sunlight so long I think shall go crazy with
joysif see it again. How you going to get
out?'
She seemed to take it for granted that meant and
had a plan perfectly arranged.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
By Samuel Garretson Cornell

TVER since the establishment Of the foreign con-
- cessions at Shanghai when the various powers
were given tracts along the Bund and each lit
tie tract became colony of the nation to which
IT belonged, there has been talk of the underground
life of the city 1t is known that in Canton and other
Chinese cities old societies guilds construct
ed elaborate subterranean systems and in San Fran
cisco and New York the Little Chinas" have done
the thing in a much smaller way. The fire in
San Francisco revealed that the ground under China
town was literally honeycombed.
The very uses to which the underground parts of
Shanghai put keep their secrets secure and many
white who has spent half his life in the city
will tell you that beyond he knows nothing
about Shanghai having any underground inhabitants.
The statement that there is such a thing may be
laughed at even among the ignorant.
l in position state positively that there is
underground for have been there and escaped
with my life after most peculiar set of circum-
stances How extensive it is / can not say, but
emerged half mile from where went below the
surface of the ground and fully thousand per-
sons down there.
1t is a well known fact among the cosmopolitans
of the concessions that if it is needfl TO have man
killed, be he white, yellow or brown, need only
walk down the Bund step into the Chinese city and
ask the first Chinese he meets:
Where IS Wal Aung!
That particular Chinese may not know, but if he
does he will take you to one who does know
and that second man will take you to a third, who will
satisfy himself as to who you are and whether you
are fit person to see Wal Yung. If you pass the
examination you will be taken through tortuous
and passageways into dark hall and will walk
for perhaps FIVE minutes, making turns and twists in
absolute darkness, coming at last to a room where
you interview parsonage who is said to be Wal
Young The rooms is sitting but chill 1t must be
underground The light is furnished by lamp.
What do you want?" says Wal Yung.
Il want man killed"
rs he a white MANI"
The visitor answers yes no as the case may be,
and if he says yes the price for the killing it set at
$lO0, save in the case of Engshman 1t costs
$500 get Englishman killed, because Of the ef
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Taking carriage, we drove down the Bubbhng
Well road in the after midnight moonlight and
stopped at teahouse for the usual tresome show in
that sort of place. and then proceeded until we came
to the point where should have straight on to
enter the concessions but the driver turned sharply
to the left and descended into the Chinese city.
After little passed under dark arch and then
another. have good bump of locality and tried my
best to keep my bearings at all times but very soon
knew | lost. Then left the carriage and
gong along some narrow, dark passages came to a
heavy door, at which Ramon Knocked The typical
oriental wicket was opened and big coolies head
appeared He opened the door when he heard Ra-
mons voice, and after had gone on in the dark
little way Ramon opened door and ushered us into
great subterranean chamber.
do not know how far under ground it is, but we
had been going down, down for fully three minutes
1t was thick with smoke, but saw draught in the
vapor overhead SO that there must have been some
ventilatng device. The was foored with teak
wood and seemed to be ceiled with it as well as I
could see, and all about were little cubcles COM
partments with teakwood partitions which did not
up to the ceiling
In the dim light could not to the farther end
but could make out side passages bays with
cubcles, and there seemed be throng in the place
from the sound of many voices and the moving
masses could see. tits almost impossible to give a
picture of the crowd in words A small percentage
were men in European dress The great number
wore native dress or mixed Malay, Japanese or
Filipino garb and they of all colors except that
of the red Indian.
Never had seen SO many different sorts of people
IN So uniform state of drugged and drunken de-
pravity.
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f HIG HBINDERS OF

Ramon of the best of the many. 1t was
plain that he was great among the hathtues. l
saw several white whom recognized as beach
eombers, fugtves from justice, dscredited sons of
resident family type, etc The women were amaz-
ing mixture also though most of them Chinese
and Japanese girls.
Taking seats in one of the cubcles, Ramon ordered
food, wine cigars and to keep company
Of the physical comforts brought to exception
could be taken Served in Chinese fashion they were
all of the very best and found myself wondering
where the food could be cooked in place like this
The greatest interest centered in the women who
came to sit with One handsome girl from
the Friendly islands, and her coppery skin and bronze
gold hair and her magnificent teeth arms and shoul
ders would have made her conspicuous anywhere
The second half Russian, half Samoyede, With
small gtterng black eyes and thin graceful body
The third was tall white girl of the type OF woman
hood one sees so frequently in California. Her figure
would have been excellent had she not been slightly
emacated and her face, with all the misery and suf-
fering written on it, was beautiful, while her eyes
were the saddcst things have in all my life
THE GIRLS PLEA
The Polynesian girl was favorite of Ramons and
the Samoyede half caste sat down by Phelps who
overwhelmed by the startling nature of the place The
tall white girl gathered her loose attire about her and
down her dreary task Of being entertained. No
sooner had l spoken her in English than great
change went her.
Il thought you German, said she in an ac-
that unmis stakably western American. "Y ou
are an American. You the first American have
seen here for two years. How do you come to be
heree'
Briefly | told her.
Are you gambler she asked with peculiar in
tensity.
told her very frankly that was plain American
travelling and nothing more.
All the while she watching the Others with
apprehensve caution particularly the Samoyede girl
and Ramon She seemed to be gathering herself for
effort of sort, and | watched her curiously.
Very understood what that effort She
in such mental and physical state that she could
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in Germany, married to italian noblewoman,
he had excellent beginning as cosmopolitan.
Though still young man he has been round
and round the world and into every known quar-
ter 81 it, speaks all the principal languages and
numerous dialects and uses many of them so well
that his nationality Is often a matter of doubt
among the outland people.
He is giant physically, is crack shot, horse
and swordsman, and since he is full of the
love of adventure 1t is easy to see that he would
find his share of it The following narrative is of
experience in place where few decent white
men ever have gone and come out alive
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forts the English government will make to get his
murderers punished. A Japanese will cost $500, be-
cause of the risk of retaliation the Japanese being the
only people able to cope in any degree at all with the
subtle methods of the lighbnders.
DELIVER THE GOODS
When the price is paid the goods are delivered
within "a hours, unless the victim of the plot leaves
Shanghai by barrcades himself in his house
Not long ago Judge Wiiey, courageous American
Official cleaned up all of Shanghai that fell within his
jurisdiction and quite bit that did not but there
were limits to his powers The great secret things
he could not touch, and when l in Shanghai not
long ago found them just the same as they always
have been. Shanghai is still the clearing house for
the renegades and cutthroats of the orient
One night had just had my dinner at the Astor
house and wondering what / should do for the
evening, when the manager made acquainted with
intimate friend of his named Phelps. After bit
planned drive out the Bubbling Well road to the
Alhambra, which was at that time gay drinking
resort below stairs with character that was cut
between the Haymarket in New York and the Troca-
dero in London. Upstairs every sort of popular
gambling game, with possibilities for play high
any place in the world
There is not of those wheels that is straight"
said my friend, except the on the end They let
the tourists and outgangers play at those other wheels
and the people who in the know play at this
The croupier, however, is Ramon, an Indo-
Chinese born in the Philippines. He is the cleverest
seight of hand in the world, I believe We will
play at his table, but keep your eyes on Ramon"
We played for time and detected nothing wrong,
though when cashed in it seemed to me that
whereas very nearly broke should have been
$lOO ahead. In rough sort of way had idea of
the number of bets lost and the number of times
had made my number or color We went below and
met other men knew, but l got to thinking
about the cleverness of Ramon and decided to visit his
wheel again to see if had been cheated.
/ have always had a fondness for eghteens and
nneteens and played them consistently, losing
steadily in regular bets of IS chips. At last an IS
came, and, doing croupers do the world over, Ra-
paid me by stacking the pay chips with the
bet chips on the board A moment before had
counted my bet stack and the nail of my
of course were all the other stacks in which he was
paying my winnings.
Come on Ramon come on. A stack of chips is not
yard of flannel that will shrink" said in half
whisper to him.
His dark mousy eye caught mine and he saw was
certain Without much ado he measured up the added
three chips every stack This seemed to affect my
luck and in little while heavy winner; then
/ dropped the size of my bets and stood watching
ing hundreds of dollars in few hours time by the
nirnbleness of his hands. The wheel was straight
but the croupier was as crooked as the letter T.
When the nights play was leaving the
second floor with Phelps when felt touch on my
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arm and Ramon stood beside me, an ingrahating
smile on his dark face.
If you are not otherwise engaged would you not
like to of the places about the city to which
take your" he said in Spanish
There was violent opposition to the suggestion on
the other side of me, to judge from the kick in the
shins received, but saw opportunity IN the in
yltaton and accepted it with aacrlty Ramon was
bent of two things, closing my mouth by
placing me under obligations to him or closing my
mouth in more permanent way. We would see.
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Ii is not often that a man possessed with the
true spirit of adventure maintains anything like
permanent base, but Samuel Garretson Cornell,
the writer of the following true and amazing
story, has for years held quiet peaceful. public
Office in New York city attached to the board of
magistrates.
A scion of an arfstocratie Buffalo family. the
stepson of diplomat, postgraduate student
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
The San Francisco Sunday Call
D SLAVE BY
SHANGHAI

"Of course have gun in my pocket said "Fe
take chance in minute, but can't see that there
is any chance The most could do would be -
shoot FIVE times and, il was lucky, kill hve menL
then I would be knitted shot and you would b
killed"
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

Mar Hs., M B. p F. Mezssa z.. of Of chsgG % z Mas.sa
thousand Doors HE, IPaifui Plea TO Mr.. Samuel
Garretson Cornell. of Ne4u York. Who Also ATTEMPTED
to SAGE Her from Her Frightfaf Imprisonment in an
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-VER since the establishment of the foreign con-
% cessions at Shanghai when the various powers
were given tracts along the Bund and each lit