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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-29
Zelda Cameron.
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
copyrishs. 1904. By Tbs Bebb.LMsrrin Co.
CHAPTER xI1.-(Continued.)
copyrishe. 1904. b. Tbs Bobb.M.rril Co.

They all laughed and he sat down II
give them a chance to ask him ques-
tons. Up to a certain point he always
did all the talking; but he knew when
to quit. He submitted himself to their
cross denomination graciousIy. They
were simple. hard-headed men, and he
answered them patiently and careful
ly. He had accumulated a great fund
OF data relating to the life of such
structures as he proposed building:
the cost OF maintenance: the heating
n lighting questions and the matter
OF service. Much of this was wholly
new to the country capitalists; 1t was
novel and 1t was interesting and there
was a glamour about 1t that charmed
them.
You'll go over to the club for lunch
BON, gentlemen" he said. when the
whistles blew at IL O'Clock, and several
OF his syndicate drew out their watch
es-"with me-" he added. We'll go
about L."
After seeing them fed at the Com
mercial Club he parted with them,
with the understanding that he was to
search for a proper site for the PATIO
ka Flats, as the apartment house was
to be called. and report on a day fixed.
lie returne to his Office for a further
conference with Van Cleve, his lawyer.
The fiat project was uppermost in Bal
combs mind, and he was zen on push
Ing 1t through. His interurbanites a
already subscribed for considerable
stock n he was reasonably sure Of
getting all the money he needed. Times
were good: there was plenty of capital
seeking investment, and the %incorpora-
tors of the Patoka Land n Improve
oent Company were men of considera-
BILE influence In their several communi-
ties.
Il ray. Van Cleve," remarked Bal
comb to the lawyer, we're going to
make q big winner out of this. Some
o. h things we put through are jolly
rotten; but this fiat scheme is away
up and out Of sight the best thing ]
ever tackled"
Those farmers are stuck on 1t. all
right" said Van Cleve. You certainly
know how to blow hot air"
There's only n place for that fat"
remarked Balcomb. musingly. That's
old Dameron's place on the creek at
High street. The malaria Is all drain
Cd out OF there now and it's getting
more valuable every day. The extern
sion Of the park system along the creek
and the building OF the boulevard will
Give the region a whirl. It's only a
idea that apartment
houses mutt be built on the court
square: but we'll show them, all
He opened a plat book and pointed
put to Van Cleve the location Of the
ground.
Il suppose the old man will throw
, At when ] ask him for a price on the
"trip. Everybody seems to be afraid OF
Ezra cameron: but I'm not half as
afraid of him AZ I am of his
daughter. who's q pleasant rest for
eyes all right. Ezra's a queer
Did party, with a chilly name and an
Alluring smile; but l rather slater my
self h . ] know how to handle difficult
customers"
7 guess you can handle them II any
body cam said Van Cleve. admtrinx-
Y.ALE4 aar9f a
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
Marbles.

Marbles got their name from the
faet that ORIGINALLY littie hats Of mar
bic were rolled down the hills ana
rounded and pounded by other stones
until they became toys for the chm
dren to play with. 1t Is said that the
Dutch exported them to England.
whether they did or not makes little
difference to the boys and girls Of To-
day. No matter who introduced the
world 70 marbles as Toys. they are
with rs and always wfIl be. Some Of
you get them from other children, some
Of you trade postage stamps for them,
but some persons originally bought
them from the little store around the
corner, whose HvneF got them fron
The greatest toyshop In the world
Germany. In the beginning marbles
Wers called bowls" and men and NO
men played with them a. wen ~ eht'
dren.-Dundee Advertiser.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
III. blind H1n;1 Lantsrn.

A bind nan in Khoota' "a Caucasian
Vliag9 cane back from the river one
night bringing q pitcher Of water and
carrying in his hand q LIGHTED lantsl.
Some One meeting him said: You're
Sind It's all the same to you Whethsr
rs day or night. OF what use TO you
\ a IanternY' Il don't carry the Ian
kern in order to see the road" replied
the blind man, -butto keeR some todl
hke you from running against me and
breaking my pitcher"
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
Problems Of Light.

A remarkable Increase In the en-
cient distribution OF light from an In
candescent or other lamp has been ex-
hIbited by me hoiOphane renectos re
Gently introduced In England. Photo
metric tests have shown that the en-
cheney is incFeaSed from seven to ten
times by the rehectOrs, and the disIi-
button Is very much improved. The
renectofs are In the form Of globes sur
rounding me night. having a sef1es Of
prisuis In the interior to dlnuse the
hRht and another series Of horizontal
prisms on the exterior to redirect the
iieht. The angles and incllnations o.
the external prisms are carefully cal
eulated tn order 70 direct the Hight C
the best advantage. The gain In er
bective illumination Is described a
OaFprising.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
NerI HER BUSY.
The Way She Tried 60 plseoVsr ths
Telephone Numbers.

Il don't believe that the public
schools teach their graduates to use
their minds" remarked a well known
citizen Of Philadelphia the other day.
Here's a story just to illustrats what
] mean:
II got secretary last summer who
had Just been graduated with high
honors from the Commercial high
school. She had been picked ont for
me as the best girl in her class, and !
found her excellent mall that required
methodical. paTotlike work.
zone day jotted down some tele-
phone numbers that wanted 10 r.
member and, having Q poor memory,
forEot in the course Of the morning
whose the numbers were or what The
business was upon which wanted %
ph0ne.
$50 / called Hiss Blank lust -
was going out and said. Before yOu
Ret your luncheon ] wish you'd ind
cot Tor ne whose these 56lephons num-
ban9 ara
Two hOafs later came back, and
Miss Blank was 'sitting at her deak,
weary and perssveringly studying the
teIspbone book.
81 asked hersif he had got some let
tsrs written that dad lett Il she had
iunched, II she had done several ntt1e
Ehnes. she said no and then a.
paained: L.L-.
"tYou see, it takes me q long dine 70
read thYough the book thl i come to
the numbers you want she said I
haven't had time to do anything .elssF :
-PhiIadelphia Times.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
on..n narnIista.

Floating wrecks are q serious anu
ecnstant menace % commerce. There
Sg-one bureau Of the uEVy- Department
witch tNeeps tack Is best It can Of
thaae derelicts and whenever practical
aods 4 rgvenus edtrer, or the spSdn
derelict destroyer Seneca to destroy
them or tow tkShi 70 pvt. The extent
Of this work Of hunting down water
49, ma 8onSd shaps b nd
Gated By. the fact that during recent
ssTen year peEiod 10 fewer than 1.6S
dsrelictz Wers reported'st WsshngtoAs
an-1Terage of - FOR each year. "A
Idrts part NJ them &rs lunber 1AoeA
craft, As other vessels usually, 90 to
the bsttSm wtSen water ees inside.
my sometimes drift for great dis
tancss. th0nsaDds of fniles, 4nd7ee-
main aaoat for years before finally
aohS1GShOrs bomeThere or Beng ie1p-
tured By a government vessel-Hx-
Ea,Nnea --r---~o--~ PGS
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
Turnina Polished Nuts.

Almost an machines are made with
sor1e mus or bolt heads finished
Upright" or highly polished, and to set
them up tight and pot mar the sur
49, cans for more than an ordinary
monkey wrench. A special socket head
must be made to at the head close and
used with an ordinary wrench In turn
ing a nut. Where only a few bolts or
nuts are to be frightened TAKE strip
OF heavy tin or zinc and bend 1t to the
shape Of the nut to take the place OF
the special socket head The jaws OF
the wrench should be perfectly par
allel and set up as close as possible.
KerI HER BUSY.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
UNCLE SANS PRISONERS.
Thsy rFsvsI In Luxury From washing
tea % Federal Prisons.

They Travel In Luxury From Washing
tea 20 Federal PFiSonS.
a1The LeaTenworth overland speciAr
a a car which runs every now and
then from Washington to q certain
rest cure out west with a stone wan
around It The Ntoufs are personally
conducted and are rapidly becoming
6ameus. .
Win Uncle samuel there IL no class
distinction. It doesn't matter whether
be was a man hher up" or not He
travels like one. he travels to the
FOlden wet in "a Pullman. he has
porters TO wait on him and extremely
attentive detectives 70 see that he -
comfortable. Re Tolls In plush swivel
ehsars, and be dimes In those mat httls
a IA carte Pullman buflets On ehicssn,
porterhouse steaks and all TIP aea
at9nes: He eats what he please "a
hSidoSSS not DIP the Vsiter. Neither doo
Aetpdy the bm. Uncle Sam attends 70
that. Il Is q delightful rip that 4
furnished him IN bis cOncluding days
Of freedom. days he Is not likely %
forget.
From Washington 10 LeaVepworth Il
a tip Of more than l,500 miles. On
every fnile Of the journey the wants
a. uncle sdms prisoners and guards
SrehWen catered to. as evidenced %
the hampers Of chicken. sDeef, ham
ergs, sardines, and so on, down to the
more aesthetic delights Of the tourist
library. ASA.
Warden Mckee, who has been n
eharre Of the United States jan fol
several years and who has sent more
than 500 convicts TO various federG
prisons from Washington, said that 4
- possible 10 feed the prisoners mix
chicken, STEAKS Of various kinds an
even q few watermeions for the negr'
members Of the aggregation at CON
paratiYely small cost when the raw
Tod Is purchased before leaytnl
washington. An appropriation O
about 5000 Is made each year 70
this item, and the meals cost only 8
cent? eaeh-washington Cor. 'Kansai
City Star.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26

Attorney walter ~. Farmer has
built Up an excellent practice In the
short time ne has been In the city Of
Chicago. AZ q collector Of debts he
cant be surpassed. once III Wash
Inston st., Room 7oa. Phone, Main
415S.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
A1r,. cut po,Sn b. Riiss Bullets.

a Tree Cut Down ~ Nine buileeSs
In the sanguinhry annals Of ths
American war there vas no more
asznguinary episode than ne Hght d
1884 Of 'ths Bloody ANGIE e spottsyE
iVanie." -Efery bofn fnd every tap.
lIinesfhat sShstfsted ne thlesf tlers. :
laays Mr.. G. Q. Rssie ton q nis his
tory Of tie e1nfeds rite war;. wa,
emf away ~ a. 6.fssmc Il buses q
Rrass 4 b tf : q sefihe, EysI
a ok tres istiv Two rs mex VA
Won IN two htsf IL - ~ - eol
tanuai ana ine mt Epke g lsadel
ili hntiI II feli. "a s5ns a q,
Confedsrates WhQ were 1ehtng -
naafh tn btaneAeiS
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
nh.Mida,u.

sIn q town" said a life insurance
Omcial. where life insurance was 3
rare thing a scboOiteacher said to .
little boy pupil: mn
"sTomIny. define the word widow.
sSA.&5doW, Tommy answered, - Q
poor woman with a large family q
ehiloren who takeg Doardets.'
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
St. Monica's Church

81 Monica'S Church, DoarborA and
SetA streets. Rev. JOha 8. Morris,
Pastor. RSetory, SS4S Dearborn street
Masses On Sundays, $50, $50, leo.
Instruction for the children aftsr tie
$3.50 mass.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26
"a. -.

PA, what does # mean 10 BE- trisd
b. jury Of ones peersF"
at means. my son. that q man b 10
Be- tr1ed By a jury composed Of men
Who are his equals o. On an equality
Win him. 80 that they win have no
prejudice akainst him"
'.Then. pa. / s'pOse you'd have 70 b
txied by q Jury Of baldheaded men" =.
The broad ax., 1910-11-26

weedsrIy-Thsy say thats man end
IA wife grow 70 look alike aftsf thay
hs&s 3 married q fsW years. Now.
ny wife and have Zen married ID
toarA Do yon think We box alikef
HnRIebon-Yes. hdssd You bOth
80 - have ths Gms sd expros-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
FERGUSON WANTS
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

watonga, Okla. Feb. 25.-Ex.Gov-
.ernor Thomas B. Ferguson has an
.nounced his candidacy for the republi.
can gu6ernatorial nomination on this
platform
Il believe IN clean politics. gooa
government. the promotion Of good
citizenship. enforcement Of law. econ
omy in public service, cutting Of all
useless Offices. encouragement and as
sistance to agricultural interests. de-
velopment Of good roads. promotion
Of the labor interests. a business and
not a political administration Of pub
lie affairs All legitimate business iu-
terests should be encouraged Capital
seeking honorable investment should
be invited and not driven away Edu.
cation should be zealously promoted
and politics should be eliminated from
the schools OF the state. All records
OF the state should be open for pub
lie inspection. Reports should be
published from time to time upon all
matters OF public importance"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
auIIette Murderer Arrested.

a man by the name Of Charley
Myers has been arrested al Joplin.
Mo- charged with tho murder Of John
Bullette In this city nearly 4 ycar
ago Myers was arrested on the or.
der OF Sheriff Stephens. who left on
the afternoon train Wednesday for
Joplin to bring the prisoner here who
has agreed to come without requisl
tion papers 1t is reported on good
authority that Myers has confessed 10
the killing
Sheriff stephens returned Thursday
morning from Joplin, Mo. whore he
vent with the intention OF bringing
back Charley Myers. charged with the
murder OF John Bullette here, last
April Myers refused to come with
out requlsition papers. it being re-
ported yesterday that he would waive
this formality. Governor Hadley viii
at once be asked for the necessary
requisition papers. when Myers will
be brought back here for trial-Clare-
more Progress.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
Proposed Injunction Against
Two-Cent Fare in Oklahoma

eturn Of 1881 per cent on the ac-
tual cost Of the railroad as shown by
It's statement Of the average cost per
mile
Had the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
company done no business at all ex-
cept what It did within the state Of
Oklahoma. and had its volume Of
business and rates charged been what
the records prove to have been the
actual volume and rates Involved, 81
per cent OF the receipts from what
was really intrastate business, and
1884 per cent Of the receipts for what
was really interstate business, would
be recorded as clear profit. IN other
words, in every dollar collected by
this company In Oklahoma on busi'
ness originating and completed IN
this state there was 81 cents Of pro-
fit, and in every dollar collected for
business originating in this state with
destination outside Oklahoma or con.
Quoted In Oklahoma having originat-
ed outside the state there was 1854
cents OF profit.
In the face Of these indisputable
figures. and in the light of the fact
that the United States court never
has upheld an injunction against the
Of any rates where 1t
could be shown that the railroad COM
pany was making a profit equal to
four per cent Of the value Of the prop
erty, II is difficult for disinterested
parties to see how Judge Hook could
have brought himself to consider the
rates as applied to this railroad as
anyt ng but ample, and impossible to
see nov he could have construed them
as confiscatory unless he was misled
by the opinions Of interested railroad
experts.
Backed by these and other figures,
the corporation commission insisted
upon further hearing in this case, not
as lltlgants often fight in support Of
a legal proposition about which there
is room for argument, but as the
of a righteous cause. sup
ported and spurred on by the con.
yictlon that the cause Is just and that
II had incontroyertible proof Of the
Of its contention.
In the face Of the fiscal showing
that cannot be questioned It is clear
to the public, and the commission con-
tends ought to be clear to the court
that there Is no just ground for issu.
Ing the proposed injunction, and that
the rates that the commission has
both freight and passen.
ger, should be allowed to remain in
effect.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
Cannon to Be Sacrificed
at the Altar of Harmony

and Of the thirteen representatives
from there. eleven are democratic Al
though the city Of Indianapolis has a
republican mayor. the representative
from that district Is a democrat In
addition TO this. there is no harmon
ious action between Senator Bever-
idge aud the Hemenway.Watson wing
OF the party.
While Roosevelt Is expected 10 save
New York and Ellis TO pile up a ma.
iority in Ohio. Senator Beyeridge has
been given a free hand In Indiana,
and has been told that be is expect
ed 20 turn the trick for that state
But II is admitted that he Is lighting
against fearful odds and has a ter
rife task TO perform.
More than a score Of Ohio republi-
cans gathered around the state dinner
board at the White House. and with
President Taft talked over the poll
tlcal situation In their state The
dinner was given by the president In
honor Of Wade H. Ellis, who recently
resigned as assistant 10 the United
States attorney general to become
chairman Of the Ohio state republican
central committee In addition TO the
two senators from Ohio and the re-
publican members in the house from
that state. there were present former
Governor Myron T. Herrick and
number Of state officials.
Plans for the congressional com
paign In the presidents home state
were discussed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
COMMISSIONS ORDER
DISSOLvING ROADS

On March 10th. the order OF the
corporation commission making ef.
fective the dissolution OF the Rock
Island and Frisco roads in its bear
ing upon rates for freight routed
over these lines becomes operative
The order Is Corporation Commission
Order No. 279. and vacates and
abrogates Order No 205 issued last
summer. putting into effect on these
lines the one.liue rates for freight
Since the Order 205 was issued the
Frisco and Rock Island railroads
have been entirely dissolved, being
now two separate railroads under en-
tirely separate management. The
commissions order authorizing
the changing of rates in accordance
with this dissolution was signed on
February 16 and made operative on
March 10th
All arbitraries charged on commodi.
ties and classes of freight where rout-
ed over more than one railroad viii
become operative as to the Rock Is
land and Frisco on that date.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04

ing to pay the tax. which they as.
sumo will be declared uneonstitutIon.
al.
Collector Hertz, OF the Chicago dis.
trict, is reported as saying.
The spirit showr By most of those
We have dealt with is good. Now and
then a man comes in with a chin on
his shoulder, and. as my assistant
Frank Hemstreet, says: When It
comes to taxes every man Is against
the government, but most of them are
reasonable. They know that the mat.
ter is TO be fought out in the courts
but they don't talk about It. Some Of
them have expressed themselves
warmly In favor Of the Law. and I
already have lot Of checks. although
they don't have to pay before June
These are more numerous than those
who attach a protest to their return
Collector Mccroach. Of Philadelphia
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
Corporations Must Report
Incomes BY March First

Washington. Feb. 2s-Adviees from
all over the country indicates that the
officials Of corporations are awaken
ing TO the importance Of the new
corporation tax law. and il Is not like
ly that many important concerns will
be delinquent In filing their reports,
which must be in the Office Of the col.
lector Of internal revenue for their
district by tomorrow night.
Every corporation that fails to have
its report, properly filled out. in the
hands OF the revenue collector by to-
morrow. makes itself liable 10 a fine
OF not less than $1,000, aud possibly
$4,000.
New York corporations have gener.
ally shown an inclination to comply
with the law. 50 far as the filing OF
reports is concerned. but most Of them
do 50 merely as a matter Of form and
without any expectation Of ever hav.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04
REPORT SHOWS GROWTH IN
STATE MEDICAL PROFESSION

Guthrie. Okla. Feb PA great
growth In the medical profession IN
Oklahoma Is shown BY the annual re-
port Of DR. r. P. Davis OF Enid, sec.
retary Of the state board OF medical
examiners. just submitted to the gov
ernor. IN which be also speaks highly
OF the success Of the policy OF recip.
rocity established by the Oklahoma
board.
During the year the board issued
certificates 10 752 physicians. as fol.
lows Examination, los; re-registra-
ton On territorial certificates, 5sl re-
ciprocity. So, duplicates IN lieu Of Ger.
tideates destroyed The board has
established reciprocal relations with
IS other state boards and received
certificates from ten OF them during
the year.
Especial mention is also made Of the
high standard Of work being done by
the two Oklahoma medical schools.
those at the state university az Nor.
man and at Epworth university at ok.
lanoma City
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-03-04

To the man engaged in private busi-
ness and compelled TO be satisfied
with a return OF from two or three 70
ten or twelve per cent on his invest
ment and who considers himself ex-
ceptonally fortunate If his profits
can be figured at the latter rate. a
court ruling that rates under which
Ia railroad makes from 81 to 35 per
cent profit on its volume Of business
are confscatory appears not a little
peculiar.
The ruling OF United States Circuit
Judge Hook as announced at St. Louis
on February 5th. In the Oklahoma
rate case makes this declaration.
The proposed injunction against Ok
lahoma's rates applies IN the interest
OF the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe com
pany as well as Of the other companies
interested in the case. The figures
showing the profits in the business Of
the Gulf Colorado 4 Santa Fe com
pany, contained I'm its sworn state
ments made to the state corporation
commission and presented to Judge
Hook on page a Of the defendants
record in the case. copies OF which
are In the hands OF many attorneys
and newspapers Of the state. show
that instead Of being confiscatory, the
rates have netted that company pro-
fits. on the revenue basis, that would
look so good to the average business
man as TO be beyond hope Of attain
ment And the so-ealled revenue
basis upon which these profits are
computed. has always been contend.
ed for and upheld by the shrewdest
railroad legal rights as the proper one
for arriving at conclusions in such
matters.
The statement Of earnings Of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe company
for the fiscal year 1909 shows the pro-
fits on the Oklahoma intrastate busi-
ness, OF business originating and COM
pleted within the state, to have been
s9l .73123. The profits on Oklahoma's
Of the companys inter
state business, meaning business orig
mating in Oklahoma and carried TO
the state line or the reverse thereof.
we're S464.37SS9. Thus. the whole
profits. intrastate and interstate. on
the company's business done In this
state. amounted to 1856. .10512.
Instead Of being conhscatory, or
less than an ordinary and reasonable
profit upon the investment involved,
these profits were equivalent to re-
turn Of 1914 per cent on the capital.
ization Of the company as shown By
the balance sheet Of the average cap
italization per mile Of line and to