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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER
II IOR. Office OF Commissioner TO
the Five Civilized Tribes, Muskogee,
Oklahoma, April S. 1910. Public notice
is hereby given that the Commissioner
TO the Five Civilized Tribes will sell
at public auction during May and
June, 1910, all vacant and forfeited
lots in the following named towns in
the Cherokee, Greek, Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations, Oklahoma. A
of this Office viii be At
the postOffice in each of the towns
named at O'Clock A. NJ, or as soon
thereafter as possible. on the dates
specified. and proceed from there to
locality Of the lots to be sold and
there offer the same for sale. Lots
within the segregated coal and as
phalt area in the Choctaw Nation will
be sold. saving and excepting, how
ever, all coal and asphalt Hereunder
Fifty per cent. of the purchase price
Of all vacant lots must be paid in
cash at the time of sale, and the re
mainder within six months from date
of sale. The entire purchase price of
all forfeited lots must be paid in cash
at the time OF sale. Forfeited lots in
Cherokee Nation: Pryor Greek 2,
May 2: Westyille 5, May 2; sAdair Z,
May 8; Ketchum 2, May 4 Vinita 3,
May 4; Claremore Z, May 5; Cen
tSalia Z. May s: Bluejacket IL, May
s: Chelsea 8. May s: Welch S. May
6; Alton 10 Nay 4; Fairland Is, May
Z; Oolagah 8. May 7: Tahlequah is,
May 9: Taale 8. May 9; Watova 2,
May 8: Lenapah 10, May 10; Pegs 2,
May 10: Braggs 5, May II; Weldon
(Copan1 l, May Il: Ramona 1S, May
12; Webbers Falls s. May Il: Gritts
1, May y; Ochelata 1, May u; Vera
L. May 1S: Campbell /, May IS; Hill
side 10, May 1S; Wan /. May 13:
Collinsyille IA, May IA; Muldrow 8.
May IA; Owasso 4. May IA; Sallisaw
2, May IA: Long l. May 16: Maple 2.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

The republican press OF Oklahoma
IS as silent as the grave on the prop
|0sition to change article nine Of the
state constitution This is not a po-
|iitical question BY any means and re-
publicans and democrats alike should
vote against it. This clause in the
constitution is the only thing that
stands between the people and the
complete control Of the state by the
railroads. The change in the consti-
tuition IS championed BY every rail-
road attorney in the state from Henry
Z. Asp on down TO the most insignif-
can't local railroad attorney in the
state
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
.SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION
DEN0UACES FEE BILL

Oklahoma City. Okla. April rs
Last night at the Lee-Huckins hotel
delegates Of the state sherifs' asso-
citation passed resolutions denouncing
the fee and salary act passed BY the
extraordinary session Of the state leg.
islzture-
The resolution as passed follows.
Whereas the last legislature III its
wisdom saw fit to place the sherifs
Of the state on a stipulated salary.
instead Of a fee basis. as heretofore
leaving the deputies TO work on a fee
basis. providing. however. that the
deputy sherifs should not receive any
fees in mlsdemeanor cases-yiz.. petit
larceny carrying concealed weapons.
disturbing the peace. and ali viola
tons Of the liquor laws. thereby de.
str0ying the usefulness OF the sher.
iF's force so far as the above men,
toned crimes are concerned. and By
making it impossible for a sheriff to
secure good and responsible men as
deputies. as It would be impossible for
an honest man TO make a meager Iy-
ing even acting in such capacity in
the average county Of the state;
And. furthermore. the law as it
now stands making no provision for
an Office man in counties Of less than
10000 necessitates that the sheriff do
such vast amount Of Office work
that It will be impossible for him to
attend to his field work; therefore.
be it
Resolved, That we. the sherins of
oklahoma, in convention assembled
at Oklahoma City, this April %, 1910.
believe that the people of Oklahoma
desire the enforcement Of all laws. do
beg and pray that they viii select
such men for the public Offices in the
coming election that will stand for an
amendment Of the present law. 50 as
to give all sheriffs an ONCE deputy
and placing all deputies on a reason
able salary
The sheriffs present follow: N. c.
Binion. Oklahoma; NJ. Louthan.
Grady; c. Morley. Garyin: G. H.
White. McLain; c. B. Noble. LeFlore;
G. G. Hensley Jackson; NJ. NJ. Tate.
Kingtisher; |. B. Sale. Cleveland: ].
4. Harrison. Pittsburg; w. A. Fox.
Payne, H. Stevens. Rogers; T. d.
Dotson. Seminole; c. I. Pumroy. Paw
nee; L. E. Martin. Chandler; C. A.
Macarthur. represented by Under
saeriT " H. Abbott; Cleveland: 5.
r. Treadwell. Jefferson. A. C. Nice
wander, Noble; L. NJ. Thompson. Kay.
and @. B. Carter, Caddo.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

a great eyangelistic campaign viii
be opened here on Sunday next. under
the auspices Of the Baptist church,
and conducted by Rev. H. H. Friar. an
evangelist from San Antonio. Texas.
assisted by Mr.. Herbert Reynolds of
Dallas. Texas Wonderful success has
followed the efforts of these men of
God, and you cannot afford to miss
any Of the services. A tent seating
two thousand persons will be used.
and full information Of the place for
same will be announced. Everybody
prepare to attend all the meetings, so
helping to get clean and beautiful
Vinita.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

Mrs. J. H, Smith returned TO Pryor
Greek today after a visit with rela.
tives here.
The Missionary Society Of the Bap-
tist church met yesterday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs F. NJ. Smith.
There was a good attendance and an
interesting program was given after
which the ladies prepared clothing for
children, who are to be sent to the
orphans home in Oklahoma City.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
HALF MILLION BOTTLES OF
BEER OEsTPaYED BY FIRE
b. AssocIated p.

ST Louis. No April 27.-Flre Of un.
known origin caused loss estimated
al s5Soo00 in the mammoth plant Of
the AnheuseT-BusCh Brewing company,
early today. and for time threatened
the entire establishment with destruc.
ton. Half a million bottles Of beer
were destroyed The streets about
the plant flowed with beer for over
an h9Ar. The bottling and storage
houses we're completely destroyed. Val
liable paintings. stored in the building
BY E A. Faust. vice president OF the
brewing company we're also destroyed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

Now comes John ". Flenner and
teleghaphs from Washington to the
Muskogee Times that the Haskell
cases may be continued because
orville r. Smith. attorney for the de-
PENDANTS has failed to get all the data
from the interior department that the
defense Is entitled to. II Governor
Haskell can escape his fool friends he
Is 10 be congratulated.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

| hereby announce that am can
didate for the nomination. on the
democratic ticket. to the oflce Of
county Judge OF Craig county. to sue
ceed myself. subject to the action Of
Ire democratic primary election. and
ssk the support OF all who are salts
ned with ny past record In said Office.
THEO. D. B FREAR
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
NOTICE OF sHERlFFs SALE.

By virtue Of an execution to me
directed and delivered, issued out of
the County Court OF Craig County,
Oklahoma. in an action in said Court
wherein Bessie Scott, Charles Wesley
Miller by Fannie Scott, their mother
and next friend. and Fannie Scott act
ing for herself is Plaintiff. and Otto
J. Storm is Defendant, will. on the
9th day Of Nay. 1910. between the
hours Of nine O'Clock a. m, and six
O'Clock p. N, of said day, at the front
door Of the Court House, at vinita. in
the County aforesaid offer at public
sale and sell to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand. the following described
real property. situate in Craig County.
Oklahoma. to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter Of the South
east quarter of Section eighteen,
township twenty-eight norEa and
range eighteen east, containing
ten acres more or less.
Said property having been levied on
as the property OF the said Otto J.
Storm and taken on execution in favor
Of the said Plaintiff.
Dated this. the 20th day of April,
1910.
H. E. RIDENHOUR, Sheriff.
BY H. R. CLARK. Deputy. 6-31
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
H. J. swARTs.

hereby announce myself as can
didate for reelection to the ofice Of
Sheriff Of Craig County. Oklahoma.
for the term Of 1slIi2. Subject to the
artion Of the Democratic Primary to
bs held August 1910. Thankful for
fhs saprort received heretofore. hope
by eozscientioas Fffort 10 merit the
sane again. H. z RIDENHOUR.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

After the government allowed the
Choctaw Indians to be gouged out OF
nearly a mIllion dollars. Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham gets excited. Its
too late old man. the money is gone.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

The chieftain Is authorized to an
nounce H. ". c. Shelton candidate
for reelection 10 the ofice Of County
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
in and for Craig County. Oklahoma.
subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic Primary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

We are authorized 10 announce the
candidacy Of Guy Patten for County
Attorney Of Craig County. subject to
the Democratic Primary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

About the best advertisement Vim
tia can present is to get people to
come here and see the town Most Of
them win want to stay.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Office Of County Commits
sioner for the Third District OF Craig
County, subject to the action Of the
Democratic Primary.
ROBERT L. CHAMBERLIN.
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EoR sHERIEF

hereby announce that I am can.
didate for the nomination of Sheriff
of Craig County subject to the action
Of the Democratic Primary to be held
in August, 1910. and will appreciate
the support OF my friends.
BILLY FRIEND.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

II Mr.. HALEY cannot steer his comet
closer than 100000 miles next time.
he'd better give up the Job.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

beg 70 znnosHce that an can
didate for the oface OF County Judge
0f Craig County. Oklahoma. subject
to TIE action of the Democratic Pri-
EaYy. AZ its August election The
people know Ehat ! stand for.
p. II. SMITH
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

| hereby announce myself as a can.
dldate for County Commissioner for
the Third District. Craig County. sub
ject to action Of the Democratic
Primary D. T WITT.
vinita. R. F. D.. No 2
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/ beg to announce myself as candi-
date for the nomination OF the Office
Ot County Attorney. on the Democratic
ticket. subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary. to be held August
tAe End. 1910.
II. ]. SwARTS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27
? u SMITH

I hereby announce myself for the
once Of County Commissioner for the
Third District o. Craig County. School
District 40. Subject to the Democratic
Primary. l.. G. COUCH.
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D B. sTUTsMAN

] solicit the support Of the demo
erzcv of Craig County for the nOmina-
tioz 70 the once OF County Judge in
the August Primary. / stand for low
taxes and law endorsement
8. 2. PARKS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

hereby announce myself as can
didate for the nomination for County
Superintendent. subject to the action
Of the Democratic Primary.
JAS. F. MCCULLOUGH.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

hereby announce myself as candi-
date for representative to the Legis-
latare from Craig County. subject to
the action OF the Democratic primary.
PETE CoYNE.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of District Clerk
for Craig county. subject to the action
of the democratic primary.
LEE r. MITCHELL.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the nomination for the office
Of Register Of Deeds OF Craig County.
Okla. subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary W. L. TR0TT.
Vinita. Okla, R. F. d. No. s.
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3 2 PARKs.

/ heseby announce myself for r.
siset1sa 10 the once Of County Clerk
q Craig county. subject % the result
q tie democratic primary r F. NIX.
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I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the once of Constable for
vinita township. subject to the action
of the Republican Primary.
GLEN HUELSENKAMP.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

Herewith BEG to announce myself
a. ) candidate for the once Of Regis
rsr q Deeds of Craig County. Okla
k0z=A Subject 70 the action OF the
Dszsocrsttc Primary to be held
kzszst isls. 4 N. WILLIAMSON.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-04-27

MiIwaukee-Kansas City game post
poned on account Of rain.
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hereby announce myself a ,eandi-
date for the once OF clerk Of the dis
trscx ooart Of Craig county. subject to
the democratic primary.
D. B. STUTSMAN.
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H. E. RIDENHOUR, Sheriff.
By H. R. CLARK. Deputy. 6-31
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
Churches Open for the Winter

sions and extensions involve an outlay
of this year Of $200,000,000 more.
These outlays are higher than ever be-
fore.
Has Big Income.
The annual report of the Church Of
England Missionary society states that
the income actually received during the
year was $1S,711.65. The total amount
available against the years expendi-
ture was $1,95l,675. The society has
now 543 stations and 1860 European
and Colonial missionaries. The native
communicates now number 100,S74,
compared with 99,579 in the previous
year, and the total number of native
Christian adherents Is 361, $3.50 against
355, 1888 in 190S-9. The society is main
tanning 275S seminaries and schools,
and its native teachers and scholars
number 165,3os. The mission hospitals
contain 5000 beds, and during the year
29,767 in,patients and 1,196,366 out
patients were treated at these hospitals.
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from shDeing the oxen and horses OF
his neighbors or mending their wagons
and ploughs he was secretly at work
in room adjoining the smithy, reft-
ting and repairing old matchloeks and
muskets. And as he pounded out gun
pliances, or fitted new stocks of black
walnut or curly maple to the old bar
rels OF Queen Anie's day, Betty filed
and ground, polished and put together
the pieces as fast as Leveyett turned
them out. Dozens and scores of such
weapons they made serviceable, though
many Of them had not been used since
the days, years before, when every man
outside the towns went to his work with
a gun over his shoulder for foar of
lurking Indian in tho bush. All this
work was done gratuitously, both the
blacksmith and helper. having volun-
teered to put In condition every gun
brought to them that was destined for
use against the common enemy.
Captured Six Cannon.
At the battle of Concord the British
soldiers left six brass cannon behind
them, Whiting only to spike the guns
bofore fyflg from the fielo. Betsy Ha-
ger, who had been ono of the first Of a
score of self constituted nurses to hurry
to tho battle ground with bandaees and
caring for the wounded, noticed these
cannon and. giving thom semi profes-
sional examination, hurried back to
Samuel Leverett with tho breathless in
formation: "The kings men left six
Of their brass field pieces down there
and we can make them as good as
new.'
Back with the girl went Samuel Lev
erett and he, too, saw how tho guns,
which had been "siIenced," could be
made to speak again, Before morning
the si1 pieces of artillery were safely
hidden in the back room Of the smithy,
where the pair, working in secret at
night, drilled out the spikes and refittod
the locks, after which they were turned
over to the American commander Just
six weeks after the battle
After the cannon were reftted and
turned against the British, Mistress Bet
sy took to preparing ammunition for
their use, and it is told that upon one
occasion where it was needed in max
ing the cartridges she ran out of flannel
with which she wrapped the charge, and
unable to get more, she cut up and used
her own underclothing. Such were the
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10 country people flocked

question, and the country people hocked
to his standard:
But not John Pratt. Betty wou1dn' It
let him. fNow, John." said she, eve
know that things are going wrong, but
General Washington will bring them out
those who make it harder for him. Yon
take -our gun and 90 and fight Shay
and III raise the CROP"
And she did. and remarkable fine
crop it was TINT Betty raised and har-
vested, while John Pratt marched with
General Lincoln dnring that awful win
ter Of 1786-87, played his part in tho
which Captain Shaw had set out TO cap
ture, and finally TO the putting down OF
the rebellion.
Leave tho Bay State.
In 1916 tho P1atts removed from
Massachusetts, to northern Pennsylvania
and bought partially cleared farm In
Bradford county, q part Of tho old
"ConnectTcut reserve over which
there had been many years Of bitter
contention between colonists holding
land with Connecticut title and tho
81 Penna mites holding titles under the
original grant to William Penn. The
county, which lies along the New York
state line, is now one of the richest and
most populous agricultural counties in
Pennsylvania, but was then almost n
wilderness, excepting where, here and
there, little settlement had sprung up.
Betsy Pratt and her husband were well
along in their sixties, and with their old
est child, Thomas, q half grown lad,
they travelled into Pennsylvania and
started in to build up a home in the
woods They became prominent and re-
specred members of the community.
Mrs. Pratt being especially well known
as "doctor She had learned the
practice of incubation for the cure Of
smallpox when that dread disease broke
out in tho Continental army, in New
England. Consequently when an Eng
lish doctor named Lee tried to introduce
vaccination, she bitterly opposed the
treatment. She was not the only one,
and when the rumor was soon circulated
that DR.. Lee was British emissary,
with British gold in his pocket for
spreading fatal disease among the
American ~eople, he WAS chased out of
the country, and the controversy ended
almost before it began. Betsy Hager
survived her husband for several years,
and died at the age Of 93, and, with her
husband lies buried in Granville, few
miles from her old home. Their de-
scendants are prominent people in north
ern Pennsylvania to this day.
Copyright, 1910 by Mary w and Harry
G. Green.)
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self sacrificing services rendered by Bet
sy the Blacksmith during all tho long
seven years war, and always she Was
ready to visit the sick and suffering.
especially among the families of SOL
dIcrs, becoming more and more skilled
in the use Of such medicaments of roots
and herbs rs composed most Of the ma
tcria medica Of our grandmothczs' days
Thrifty Betty.
Shortly after tho close of the war she
was married to John Pratt, who had
gun Of her repairing in the shop Of Sam
,uel Leverett- Pratt was a farmer and
had but little of this world s goods with
which to ondow his bride-not as much
as had Handy Botty, who notwis stand
ing her charity might have been callod
"Thrifty Betty" Any way. they Yont-
ed a farm and the wife stocked IL and
they prospered, though the times were
hard and business of all kinds nearly at
a stnndstill
The times rew harder not only in
Massachusetts, but all over tho coun-
try. Independence had been won, but
almost immediately the young republic
was faced with difficulties in the WAY
Of getting organized and the wheels Of
governmental machinery running
smoothly-difflcultie almost as great as
~ ndQ eAUelleHCeu III throwing OH Cn0
British yoke. Especially was this true
in organizing its finances The CONT
nental currency issued by congress de-
prociated in value day by day until the
small amount Of script that John Pratt
brought back as his pay as a soldier had
not enough of real purchasing value to
pay for a week - keep in Boston. Nat
urally people were loath to accept the
currency in payment for debt, yet there
was no other. Imprisonment for debt
was then legal and customary and great
Some of the people of Massachusetts
and of other states seemed to have
grown into tho habit of rebelling, and
one Of them, Daniel Shay, led in an in
surrection against the authority Of the
courts and tho government that called
for the army TO put down. This was
civil war brought home. Before, there
were few Tories who sympathized
with the king, but otherwise their en-
emies had been foreigners, invaders Of
their homes, whom they were called
upon to fight. Now the conflict was be-
tween friends and neighbors. for Shay
seemed to have the popular side of the
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BY D. v. FRANCIS.

just given for the bodies named are for
the south. Those for the same bodies
north are 5000 year lower, the Presby
tterlan being $500 lower. In the same
bodies in tho smaller cities and in the
rural districts ministers salaries run
away down, the Baptist average in the
south being 1884 year. Colored Bap-
fists in the south, 1927 year.
In actual money received Methodist
ministers get most of all in salaries,
amounting annually to $16,15o,ooo).
The Baptists receive the next largest
sum, $40 1923, 900; the Presbyterians get
$7,610,o00; the Roman Catholics, $6,-
10000; the Episeopalians, $4,Ss7 900;
the Congregationalists 1000; the
Reformed, S1,6s2,000, and the Jews
only $S01,000.
1t is estimated on the basis of those
reports that in 1910 the sum of $780,
100000 is being paid to ministers of
the United States in personal salaries
and that congregational expenses, mis-
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Episcopal.

ST. MARKS CATHEDRAL-East First
South, between Second and Third East
bishop; Samuel r. Colladay, dean. Serv-
Ices today Holy communion, 1870 a. m.
Sunday school, 945 Il. M, morning prayer
and sermon. IL d m; evening prayer,
S o'clock
ST PAULS-Maln and Fourth South
streets. Charles e. Perkins. rector. Holy
communion at s a. m. Morning service
and sermon at II o'clock. Evening prayer
and sermon at o'clock.
ST. JOHNS CHAPEL-Logan avenue
and Ninth East street, Holy communion
and sermon. ] i o'clock,
ST. PETERS CHAPEL-657 North
Second West street Holy communion,
8 d. IN, Evening prayer and sermon, 1880
O'Clock.