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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
OSAGE WESTERN
PRESIDENT GONE
Bankruptcy Proceedings Have Been
Filed Against Hay Hoss, Who Has
Been Missing Since Last Monday.

Fairfax, Okla, Aug, 29-Ray Hoss,
president of the Usage & Western rail
way, a cattle buyer, financier and in.
vestor Of Usage county, disappeared
from his home here last Monday, and all
efforts to locate him have proved fu-
tile. Bankruptcy proceedings have
been filed against him at Pawhuska.
How much Hoss is supposed to be
behind. financially, probably will not
be known for some days. Wild esti-
mates afloat now are to the effect that
he is anywhere from s65,00o to s101,.
900 short.
II is known that Hoss has been some
what Of a plunger. With some others
he has been buying up the Usage lands,
and also has been a close student OF
the cattle market, letting his money
back his judgment
Formerly he was cashier of the First
National bank OF this place, but re-
signed from that position about eigh
teen months ago According to a state
ment of L. A. Witmeyer, president ol
that institution. Hoss has absolutely
no interest in the bank now Mr. Wit
meyer is one of the creditors, accord
Ing to the bankruptcy proceedings.
These were filed by Charles A. Hag
gart. who also signs as a creditor. Mar
tin Cree. a dealer in Usage lands. also
is one of the creditors who instituted
the proceedings
Hoss was last seen in Pawhuska
Monday, August %. He left that city
it IS believed, for Kansas City, but
since then no one has heard from him
When Mrs. Hoss was asked tonight
about her husband, her answer to all
questions was Il don't know" Finally
she said simply, Il don't know any
thing about my husband"
Hoss has son living here with
Mrs. Hoss The boy is only about seven
years Of age,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
COAL MINES WILL
Be OPENED SOON
indications Are That Both Sides Are
Far Enough Gone to Get Together
Wage Scale Satisfactory.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 26.-The
coal mines In the Southwestern dis.
triot, including Kansas, Oklahoma,
Missouri and Arkansas. may reopen
the last Of next week or possibly
sooner
The miners an dthe operators are
expeetant The miners will convene In
Pittsburg, Kan. Saturday to vote on
the proposition submitted yesterday BY
the operators to the miners presidents
and secretaries Of the different states
in the district Alexander Howatt,
president Of the Kansas district, is
said to be the only leader of the min
ers holding back on an agreement
The miners are eager to return to
work as are the operators to reopen
the mines and get ready for the win
ter demand for coal. The miners lead
ers hope the pittsburg convention will
not repudiate their plan to confer
again with the operators and agree
on a contract BY that agreement the
miners are to receive increases IN
wage scales and the operators to get
concessions regarding the working
conditions in the mines.
If the Plttsburg convention approves
the plan the miners conferees, in
Guiding T L. Lewis, president of the
national association, will come to Kan.
sas City Monday and meet the con.
ference committee on mine operators,
They viii finish the contract that Lew.
IS. representing the miners, and James
Elliott. representing the operators, be
gan before the peace negotiations were
broken II there are no mishaps the
contract probably can be finished by
the middle of next week.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
.UP-TO-DATE PLANT
TO Be BUILT HERE
New Building Is Started BY the Vlnlta
Electric Light and Power Com.
pany 10 Cost About $4,000.

AT last il seems that Vinlta's dreams
of am up to date light plant are to be
realized The Yinlta Electric Light,
Ice and Power company has begun the
erection Of a handsome new home for
the new machinery that has been or.
dered
The company for some months has
been laying plans for the erection Of
this much.needed building and not un-
til last week were they able TO get
their plans to working At the meeting
Of the directors held here It was de-
cided to build but the plan was not de-
cided upon until Friday when Manager
.Lahman returned from Kansas City
Work has already started on the
foundation. which Will be of concrete.
The building viii have a frontage Of
1l5 feet and viii be $50 feet IN length.
Il viii be built on Flint avenue direct
ly east and adjoining the present build.
ing occupied by the plant.
The building win be a combination
light and ice plant The capacity Of
the new ice plant viii be about thirty
tons per day and will have a storage
room for one thousand tons The ca
pacity of the light plant Is not known,
but it Is said that It win be sufficient
to supply lights and power for city
twice the size Of Yinita
New light machinery has been or
dered from the Alice-Chalmers com
pany OF Chicago and VIII be shipped
out on September 10, according to a
communication received By Mr.. Lah-
man from the company The cost Of
this machinery win be about $4,000
installed This, with the cost Of the
building. which viii be about $4,000
VIII make the expense of the new plant
about $4,000. The machinery for the
ice plant will not be ordered until
after the present ice season ends.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
DISBANOS Ar KANSAS CITY

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 27.-The congres.
sional investigating committee arrived
in Tulsa yesterday afternoon slightly
after 3 o'clock and We're taken in hand
by committee from the Commercial
club and escorted to a hotel After a
short rest they were taken for Wis.
It TO the oil fields north of the city
and were also shown around the city
The committee has been inyesti.
eating the Gore charges and has fin
ished It's work in this state and will
meet in Washington in November TO
compile their report to congress. At
this time IL is, of course. impossible
TO tell what the tenor of the report
win be. The charges made by Sena-
tor Gore have caused sensation
such as has not been sprung in years
in this country.
The committee went to Kansas
City last night and disbanded to take
their belated summer vacations.
Commissioner J. George Wright.
known to many Tulsans, was with the
party Commissioner Wright Is prob
ably one of the best known men in
the history Of the affairs of the Five
iCivilized tribes.
The personnel of the party was as
follows p. p Campbell Of Pittsburg,
Kan, c, b. Miller Of Minnesota, both
members of congress: J. George
Wright and Charles II. Burke OF
Pierre. S. d. Mr. Burke is the chair.
man of the committee Two govern.
ment stenographers also accompanied
the party
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 27-There is
much confusion in compiling the lists
Of dead, owing to the fact that all fire
fighters were included with a number
Of the employees Of the forest service
Supervisor Weigie, who abandoned
the search yesterday for Ranger 10.
seph B. Hahn and party, who we're lost
IN the mountains at the headwaters Of
the ST. Joe river, has received no word
from that party According to
Wallace authorities there were thirty.
Eve men IN the party
Tragic stories are told by arrivals
from the fire IN Idaho George Ryan.
Of Toronto, Can, one Of the thirty men
imprisoned in the War Eagle mine
Saturday. out Of whom six perished,
said.
There were seYenty-hve of US an.
der Ranger Pulaski We first took ref
uge IN the tunnel Of the ] |. G. mine
II was not safe. and after we had been
there a short time thirty Of US went
down the creek a quarter Of mile to
the War Eagle don't know what be.
came Of the rest Of the men.
Pulaski told us to lie down as close
to fle floor Of the tunnel as We could,
or close TO the walls, We tried 70
block the entrance Of the tunnel with
blankets. but the fire burned them off
as fast as we could put them up
Two men, who got scared and
rolled around n the middle Of the tun.
mel, instead of keeping by the edge or
on the floor. died across my knees"
George Bberton living southeast Of
Wallace. declared that the number
KILLED in the forest fires viii never be
known
"ln going through the bare woods"
he said. "one comes upon few charred
bones lying on the black ground That
/ is all that is left of a settler or a fire
Tighter. The reports sent out from Ida
no are not exaggerated IN the least
Harvey Bertram. q deputy ranger,
who done Invaluable service fighting
fires, had difficulty holding part Of the
crazed men, Believing they were being
trapped. one or two Of his party
Threatened to commit suicide rather
ithan be burned 70 death At times
Bertram was able 10 control 'hem
only at the point Of D revolver lie
llined up the men and said he would
shoot the first one who deserted the
ranks. only by this means was he
able To save them
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
.SAPULPA ELECTRIC LIGHT
PLANT CHANGES HANDS

sapulpa, Okla. Aug. 26.-The sapul.
pa Electric company, which furnishes
light for the city. has been absorbed BY
II. NJ. Byllesby & Co Of Chicago. who
control and operate the electric light
systems in Oklahoma city. Musko-
gee. Enid and El Reno. The new com.
pany proposes expendlng 100000 IN
Improvements. The system will be ex-
tended to all populated sections Of
the city.
The Sapulpa Electric company was
handicapped in meeting the demands
because the city has grown so rapidly,
Many sections of the city are with.
out electric light facilities and this
has occasioned more or less complaint
in the past Many improvements in
the way OF extensions and new equip
ment have been made The past year
Harry B Wales of Grand Rapids,
Mich. has been selected as manager
of the new company The company
will maintain offices here and the pres
ent construction force will be greatly
increased as the company aims to
make the proposed improvements be.
fore the advent Of winter
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
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STATE CHARTERS.
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Oklahoma city Okla, Aug. 3D.
Thomas P. Smith. secretary of state
Wednesday issued the following char
ters:
The Bank Brokers COOPERATIVE as.
sociation; capital stock. $4,000 direc.
tors, III r. Smith, w II Smith Of ok.
lahoma City, and w. e. Lecke of Cache
Union State bank of Muskogee; ;
capital stock, 100000; directors, w
C. Jackson, T. J. Collins, Leo E. Ben
nett, II. G. Baker, E. G. Davis. Carl
Pursel and ] II Huekelberry, all Of
Muskogee
The Boardman company, of Okla
homa City manufacturers Of and deal
ers In metal and machinery; capital
stock. $4,000; directors, John r
Boardman. John Fleishman and
Charles r. Rice, all OF Oklahoma
City.
Bank Of Boynton; capital stock, si5,
600: directors, a. R. and Belle Skid
more. II. L. Wineland. g. w. Alfred
and Elsie p Wineland
NJ J Gil Construction company. of
Ardmore; capital stock. 100000; di
rectors, NJ. ]. Gin and e. j. Gallagher
of Ardmore, and Mary J. Gill Of Phila
delphia
Alfalfa Irrigation company Of Altusi
capital stock, $4,000; directors, II X
Dix Of Olustee; Harley J. Hooker o.
Altus; John F. Scott Of Caryhage, III
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02

orators proposition is fair and should
be accepted. II would mean a revival
Of trade and the return Of good times
In the Southwestern district.
A parliamentary trick gave Howatt
the advantage Saturday Whep the
miners conferees met, a motion was
carried to vote in district units. The
meeting was attended by three Off
GERS and a national board from each
OF the three districts, but they had no
vote The votes were cast by the eight.
cen members Of the conference com.
mittees from the three districts. The
oklahoma and Arkansas district mem
bers, under the influence Of Howatt,
voted In their district caucus not to ac.
eept the operators proposal The con.
ferees In Howatt's district turned him
down and voted to accept ii, as did al.
SO the Missouri district members
When the unit vote was taken Il stood
2 to I in favor of accepting the oper.
ators proposal, but the vote had 70 be
unanimous to be effective.
The conferees met again Sunday
and abolished the unit rute vote
and substituted an individual majority
vote rule. That vote stood 13 70 8 IN
favor of opening negotiations with the
operators to draft contract on the
terms of their proposal
The miners started for Kansas City
last night
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
RUSSIAN EMPORER AND
EMPRESS IN GERMANY

Eydkupnen, Prussia. Aug 20 EN-
peror Nicholas and Empress Alexan-
dria of Russia entered Germany today,
proceeding to Friedberg, in Hesse,
where her majesty viii take the cura.
tive waters The usual careful meas
ures were taken to prevent a mishap
to the imperial train. German soldiers
were picketed at intervals along the
railroad. The tracks are being care
fully examined as the train approaches.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
Nearoes Driven from peIaware.

Delaware okla, Aug 29.--The color
line has been drawn by the white citi
zens here since the passage Of the
grandfather clause" at the recent
election. The whites have gradually
been driving the negroes out Of town
They have been notified to remain
here at their peril Many families that
lived here for years have been forced
to move The town is now practically
without negroes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02

Craig county farmers are preparing
10 harvest the greatest crop Of corn in
the history Of this section A look
around over other sections viii con.
vince one that the Kingdom Of Craig"
Is hard to beat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02

Keep the agitation for more gas go.
ing until the new line Is built into
vinlta and the city has plenty Of gas
for all purposes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02
MUCH CONFUSION
IN FIRE REPORTS
Many Traais Stories Told by the Ar
rivals From the Flre-swept Por-
tlon Of Idaho and Montana.

Missoula, Mont, Aug 27.-The miss
ing party OF sixteen has been found
safe, according to a dispatch received
last night by Deputy Forester Greedy
from Bonner Idaho.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20

ing their declining Years. Mrs Wal
/ ton is the daughter of the late Isaac
I Ely.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Newhope Council was held on We'd
nesday evening last The treasurer
/ reported <2a3. II Oh hand On motion
the street committee was instructed to
/ purchase boat load of stone John
| II Ely was elected street commission
en- The secretary was instructed to
notify the Borough Attorney to take
out bonds fer $4,000 for the Borough
! Treasurer aud to say that Council ae-
cepts the bond OF Tax Collector j. II.
Ely. The Secretary WIS instructed to
notify the trolley company TINT their
tracks from the canal bridge at Ne.
10 lock TO the Delaware bridge is in u
very bad condition aud unless II Is
put III share within five days the mat
ter Will he reported to the court. The
low ruce III the ttnck near the Della
ware bridge has been declared d NUS
ance lay the State Board of Health and
must be uhnted at once. Thomas
Sintsman and Joseph Pickett were
notified to close their places on Sun
day Mr.. Stlutsmau to have the priv
ilege to sell his pnpels until 10 o'clock
III the morning. The Secretary was
instructed 10 write to the Borough At
torneN and ask him to draw up an or
diuunce against fast riding through
the borough
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
Or. c. W. LARSON DEAD

DR.. Cornelius W Larson died last
Friday. in the seventy -fonrth year of
his age. He WAS II prominent figure
i'll this and adjoining counties for the
past fifty years, during which time he
had gained an enylable reputation Us
historian, lecturer. chemist. and ply
stefan. Probably no person III Hun
terdon County had IL more thorough
county thnn he had, and he contrib
uted numerous articles To the press
on this subject. He WAS devout
disciple of phonetic spelling, aud his
articles for publication were written
in this manner.
DIR. Larson WAS stricken with par
alNsis several weeks ago, since which
time he had been almost totally blind.
DutIug the last two days he lind been
unconscious, aud the end came peace
fully.
He was born nenr Sandy Ridge,
IIunterdon County, January 10, 1887,
and was the son of benjamin Larson.
HIS early life was spent upon the
farm. He entered the medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsyl=
vania October %, 1856.
Funeral services were held from his
late residence IN Ringoes Tuesday
afternoon nj o'clock, with interment
in Union Cemetery. DIR. Larson is
survived by his wife and two children,
Mrs. Harry Blackwell aud Benjamin
Larisen, both of Ringoes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
ORGAN RECITAL.

An unusually attractive program
has been arranged for the Organ Re
eital to be given by Mr. Charles l..
Gulicll, of New York, in the First
Baptist Church, OF this city, next
Wednesday, evening, April 9th, at
SID.
Although holding very important
position AT present being organist and
choir-master of Grace NJ. +. Church,
Brooklyn, Mr.. Gulick finds time for
considerable recital work. Among re-
cent engagements which has attracted
favorable criticism i'll musical circles
may be noted Lenten recital played
on the five manual organ at the church
of the Divine Paternity, New York
City.
A unique feature of the Lambert
willie recital will be an organ duet in
which Mr. James Louis smith. of
New York, will assist.
Through the courtesy of her manag-
er, Walter Anderson, Miss Anne r.
Brown, soprano, of New York will he
the vocalist on this occasion.
Miss Brown, has in comparatively
short career 50 impressed the worth of
her beautiful Voice upon the public,
that she is widely sought for concert
and church purposes
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
MRS. CASE LEAVES HOME

Mrs. Edward Case, of Trenton. dis
appeared from her home last Saturday
morning leaving her husband and five
children. They were former residents
of this city.
Mrs. Case Is 80 years old, ) feet :
inches tall and of slender built. She
weighs about 100 pounds. She has
dark hair and eyes
Although she had five children nj
home 10 look after, Mrs Case took n
notion that she wanted To work ON the
outside. Her husband, who is Il fore
man al the Pennsylvania railroad ear
shops, earns good wages and prov ides
plenty for the family. He did not
take kindly To his wife working while
he had good position and asked her
To quit.
MIR. Case finally persuaded his wife
to quit her position and last Thursday
she informed the proprietor that She
was not going To work amy more
Mrs. Case WAS Miss Victoria Phillips.
daughter of Mrs. William Phillips, OF
stockton, llmlerdon county, y. j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
HALLEYS COMET VISIBLE.

Haley comet was seen at Wash
Ingten on Sunday for the first time,
those favored with view being Pre-
fessor Asaph Hall, Of the Naval OBJ
servatory, aud his assistant 1t was
about 4:30 O'Clock in the morning
when through the big 90 inch tele-
scope at the conservatory they saw
the wanderer of the heavens which
eyes Of the inhabitants on this globe
For about Il minutes the comet re-
manned visible
In about three weeks the comet
will be visible to the mixed eve, rs-
ing two hours and 40 minutes before
the sun.
Popular apprehension regarding
harm to the earth and its inhabitants
during the visit Of the comet is I'M
founded. In statement issued Will
lis l.. Moore, of the Weather Bureau,
says that the result of collision be
tween the earth and comet would
depend upon the mass of the comet,
the velocity Of the bodies and the
angle of impact, but that in the pres
ent case collision would be lmpossi-
bic, owing to safety margin OF
IL, 600, 900 miles between the tracks OF
the earth and the comet
The tail of the comet through which
the earth probably will pass will be
noticeable only as an absolutely harm
less luminous gas or dust. 1t may
produce electrical or magnetic effects
that can be detected only by self-re
cording Instruments.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

Miss Devices, of Wcsltown, PA, re
Gently visited Miss Margaret W Ely.
The EAGLE Fire Company will hold n
supper in Rockers IIall, ON Saturday
evening, April %, at o'clock.
Burgess Middleton hns purchased
fine horse Of Stephen Kelley, of Sole
bury
Michael Shannon, of Jersey City,
recently visited his father aud sisters
on South Main street
Miss Mary Grace Reher viii make
her home for the remainder Of the
school year with Miss Emma \. Fell,
on Bridge street
Rev. aud Mrs. Armenirout sailed
yesterday from New York for II tour
in Europe and ex pect to be gone
about seven weeks.
The members of the Presbyterian
Church choir drove TO Lahaska last
Wednesday evening, where they took
charge Of the singing Mt the Sunday
School Convention held i'll that vii
age.
Another of New hopes Young men
has taken unto himself II wife This
time it is Harold Stintsman, who was
recently married 10 Miaa Charlotte Il.
Hayes. Mr. and Mrs. Stintsnan viii
reside il I,ambertville.
Mrs. jacob Munich, of Glenside for
merry of the Delaware House, has
sold the house they now occupy aud
purchased an elegant new residence IN
the same town WheIe they Will move
in about "A mouth. 'rhe new house il
Que of the finest III GIenside, with nil
city convenIences.
Miss Adele Lpplncott IL haylnG
considerable improvements made to
her property on Main street A new
front has been built which makes the
Appearance Of higher building than
heretofore, and a tin roof viii be
placed over the entire building. A
oeat Of paint will complete the work
which is being done by yhos Stints-
man.
The Rev. 'lhomns L. Crooks M
family expect to move to their n CIV
hope home for the summer. Mr.
Crooks has made many alterations to
the property WHICH hus IN many way'
improved It,
Mrs Emma l. Johnson, wife Of
Stacy johnson, of Twin Meadows,
Solebury township, died ut m eafli
hour last Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Johnson was taken iii with pneumonia
about two weeks ago, and her condi'
ton was serious from the first. She
leaves husband and one daughter tc
mourn her loss.
The remains OF the mother Of Sell
T.. Walton were buried from the homt
of her son, near Willow Grove April II
with interment at Ilorsham Friends
bufying ground Mrs. Walton iYet
to the advanced age Of IS years, anC
her only remaining child ~ Seth i
Walton, who for several years lived II
Sol ebury township, near Newhope
and left the neighbofhood a few year
ago in order to return to his natly'
county aud care for his parents dur