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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
MADISON DIES Of
HEART DISEASE.
Representative of Seventh Kansas Dis
trict And Leading lnsurgent, in
House, Dies at Breakfast.

Dodge City Kans., Sept. 19.-Con-
gressman Edmond II. Madison, lead
ing "insurgent7 from the seventh Kan
sas district and who persuaded Presi-
dent Taft to make his present western
trip, died here Monday Of heart di-
sease.
Representative Madison was stricken
white eating breakfast with his wife.
Death was almost instantaneous. Fol
lowing the attack he was unable to
speak He died in the arms of his
wife Mr. Madisons two daughters
are in Washington, D. c.
\ physician reached the Madison
home within a few minutes of the at
tack, but the congressman was dead.
Judge Madison was always popular
among those who knew him. No man
had a stronger hold on the people Of
southwestern Kansas than he, and
when he enlarged his circle of ac-
luctiAbtlilNNo III olcllC anu udllOndl pun
tics, his popularity increased accord
ingly. Two events happened in Wash
ington that brought him to the front as
a national figure. First his attack on
"Cannonism," and second, his report
as member of the Ballinger commit
tee, He always felt kindly toward Can
non personally but insisted that the
"old man." as Cannon is known in
Washington, was too arbitrary in his
actions as speaker and that his rules
were too rigid for the good of the
country So he Joined with those op-
posed to the ex-speaker and helped to
overthrow him. He joined the demo
Gratis in an adverse report against Sec
retary Ballinger which brought him
applause and condemnation.
Although elassed as an "insurgent."
Judge Madison never deserted Presi-
dent Taft, nod did he join the other
insurgents" and vote with the demo
Gratis against the Payne-Aldrich bill.
He "insurged' against Cannonism and
Ballinger, but remained regular" in
other respects.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
THE HOME COMING OF TWO MEN

Missouri newspapers gave accounts
of the home coming" of two promi-
nent Missourians Monday. They were
the Hon. Champ Clark and Edward
Butler, the former speaker of the
house Of representatives, the latter
politically discredited democratic boss
of ST. Louis politics.
Champ Clark was received by ten
thousand fellow citizens and given
such an ovation as seldom comes to the
lot of any man. Taken to a beautiful
grove he was buried in the affection
and love of his fellow men and made
to realize that "Old Pike" was proud
of him. "In the land of Joe Bowers"
one has always realized that the milk
of human kindness and sincere appre-
citation for good deeds flows with pro
digality 1t was never more in evil
dence than on last Monday, nor was
any man ever received with more open
arms at home Certainly Champ Clark
will have the support of his neighbors
for anything he wants, if he never gets
another vote.
But the other picture
On the same day. a member of the
same party in the same state, went
home-in this case to nis final reward
What that reward was on the other
shore, no man can tell; but he left
earth an old, discredited, debased and
broken idol At one time Ed Butler
was a common horseshoer. At that
time he had the respect Of his associ-
ates, and was happily surrounded by
loving family Soon he began making
money He got the contract for doing
city work, and then he became the
political boss of his ward, then of the
city He made and unmade governors,
mayors, judges and police commits
sioners. His "OK" was necessary for
any man to succeed in politics
In an evil hour he came to be bribe
giver and dispenser of tainted money.
He was arrested, and after tedious
delay finally secured a trial that failed
to convict him That miscarriage of
Justice was a disgrace to the state;
but it never removed the disgrace that
had attached to ed Butler. 1t did dis
credit him to the extent that he was
shorn Of power He retired to private
life and since that day had lived the
life of a quiet, home-loving citizen of
the metropolis of Missouri
Ed Butler left five-million estate,
the name of having ruined more men
than anyone else of his day, and died
practically friendless. Such is the
story of two Missouri men who on the
same day had Homecoming"
The lesson should be one that all
young men, especially those who enter
public life and politics, should heed
Oklahoma City Times.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
one Million For Roads.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 1S-A good roads
campaign will culminate in a special
election Tuesday A large road dis
trict centering about Tulsa and cross
ing the county from north to south and
east to west will decide a proposition
Of 100000 bonds for permanent road
building The advocates Of the move
ment have been promising the farmers
who suffered from the drought will be
employed on the work. If Tulsa coun
ty votes these bonds there will be
available about one million dollars foI
good roads.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

In state and county politics next
year promises an upheayal of no mean
proportions The democrats are not
making a very enviable record in any
county in the state. The republicans
are doing no better but they are in
power only in few places in the state
and as the minority party are therfore
not held responsible. The democratic
party in Oklahoma has a tremendous
task before it and is having to face
\ great variety of handicaps High
taxes and all the Pandora box of evils
incident to a new state administration
is theirs to account for Next year will
be a lively one in political circles in
Oklahoma. and no man is prophet en-
ough to see that end or foretell the re.
suit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
Maine Gees in Wet Column

Augusta, Me-, Sept. 19.-Complete
official returns from the special elec.
tion of last Monday when Maine voted
on the question of the repeal of the
constitutional prohibitory amendment
as canyassed by the governor and coun-
ell last night, showed a majority Of
twenty votes in favor of repeal. Var
ious discrepancies were found in the
official returns as compared with the
tabulations compiled by the secretary
of states office The latter indicated
majority for repeal of 1856.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The ability Of labor union to inn
prove the quality of the work done by
its members is shown in the printing
turned out by the graduates of the
school of instruction of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. The in
struction was first offered in 1907 Since
then nearly three thousand printers,
of all ages, have taken the course. Not
only have the wages of these students
been voluntarily increased by their
employers. but the art of printing has
been lifted in the printers estimation
from a mere trade to its proper place
as a noble art.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Geo. A. Kimmel of Niles, Mich, is as
near a stranger according to his way
of thinking, as it is possible for a man
to be. His own mother, or the woman
he says is his mother, does not rec
ognize him When a mans mother
forgets him he must be a stranger in
deed. When the mother cannot re-
member some scar, or a smile or pc
culiar twinkle of the eye in her child,
it is strange indeed One is almost
prone to believe Kimmel is an impos-
tor, but he may not bee. How un-
speakably sad it must be to be for
gotten by ones mother who nursed
him through the years of helplessness,
and who steadied the little form when
he began to walk, and who taught him
to lisp the very first word he ever
uttered Can the mother forget her
child?" was the question asked by the
Psalmist thousands of years ago.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Every family should keep constantly
on hand a reliable antiseptic dressing
good for man or beast so that in case
of burns, cuts, bruises, wire, cuts, etc,
an immediate application can be made
$50 as to prevent inflammation and blood
poison. One of the best preparations
of the kind is NUMBER TEN" made
and guaranteed by HUDSON Price
so cents-TWO GUESSES.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
NASH'S REPORT Of SHORTAGE
IN CRAIG COUNTY OFFICES

commissioners to receive a raise IN
salary during their terms of Office
they each had $S394 coming from the
county. If they could not receive the
increase, each owed the county $505.6I
This will be decided by the supreme
Icourt.
The county treasurer had $496.4l
coming from the county, the county
clerk, $6O5.9 and the register of deeds,
$55O.84. The accounts Of other Off
cials were straight.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Hiro Cudio, member of the Snake
band of the Greek Indian tribe. has
made a prediction, based on an In
dian superstition, that the coming win
ter will be a long hard one, The lang
uage of his prediction is as follows:
when the Great Spirit sends the
rain down upon his peoples crops in
the fall; when the birds and insects
abound and deyastate all growing
things; when the trees in the forest
are covered with mast, then the In
dian, with the knowledge of his fore
fathers handed down from generation
to generation. knows that he must
begin laying in his food for the winter
must repair his tepee and must weave
more and thicker blankets, that he and
his squaws and papoose will be guard
ed from the chilly blasts that the
Great Spirit sends down to vent his
w~ath on those who have not obeyed
Him."
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Now there is a rumor that a com
mittee, representing the capital boom
ers of Oklahoma City, has approached
members of the state senate with the
proposition that if they will agree to
take over the property subscribed for
the capitol building, release the com
mite of thirty from their guarantee
and bond, and vote to have the state
appropriate the money to build the
capitol, the oklahoma City committee
will guarantee to secure a call for an
extra session the day the governor re-
turns to the state. This proposition
is said to have been made to a very
prominent state senator by Oklahoma
City men who insisted that they could
deliver the goods We simply rise to
inquire through whom the Oklahoma
City committee expected to work in
securing the call for the extra session?
Don't crowd boys. there's plenty of
time for all to reply-Times-D Democrat.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

When a boy decides in his own mind
that there is nothing ahead of him in
the schools if he will look around he
viii find something behind him-and
close to him at that
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The last report of the collector of
internal revenue for the district of
Kansas shows that only 451 persons
in that state have been granted a fed
eral license to sell intoxicating liquors.
A year ago there were more than
one thousand licenses issued to Kan
sas dealers.
Everybody who sells liquor for any
purpose is required to apply for fed
.eral license, and failure to do so sub
jects the person to prosecution by the
government even if there is no viola
Ition of the state law. Druggists,
wholesale dealers and others who are
permitted by the Kansas law to sell
alcohol under certain restrictions are
included in the list of 451 who are
shown by the federal records to be en-
gagged in the traffic.
1t is quite evident. therefore, that
Kansas is reducing the number of law
lviolators to the minimum.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The consolidation of the Interna-
tional Bank & Trust company and the
Cherokee National bank of this city
meets with the hearty approval of the
business interests of Vinita There
is a feeling that such combination will
be in the interest of business in this
city and section. Fewer and stronger
institutions is going to be the rule in
the future and the public will be the
gamer. Vinita could support two or
three churches much better than eight
or nine that are now struggling for
existence in the town If the ten thou
sand dollars or more that is now paid
in pastors salaries were divided be
tween two or three they would not
have to fight for existence but would
be on paying financial basis Tuis
is thrown out gratuitously and only
suggests itself to the Chieftain as a
good business proposition and of course
will not be acted on
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

With the advent of fall the danger
OF prairie fires begin to be apparent.
The great growth of grass since the
raines begun will make the fires hard
TO manage when dry While the grass
is green is the time to cut and burn
around property.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Champ Clark has given additional
evidence Of his fitness for the presi-
dency by defining the difference be
tween a speech and a lecture The
difference says Champ IS YOU get paid
for a lecture and the speech is gratui-
forfc
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Kansas is fifty years old, but in
most ways Oklahoma has crowded
more history into four short years
than its neighbor on the north has in
half a century
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
ASKS PEOPLE TO WAIT
UNTIL MATTER IS SETTLED
Vinita, Okla, Sept 20
Editor Chieftain,
Vinita, Okla.


Dear Sir In your issues of Septem.
Der Is and 10, you publish a report OF
r. NJ. Nash. showing an alleged short
age in several of the county Offices, in
cluding the sheriff l wish to state
that this report is not accurate and
has wrought an injustice to the county
officers named The matter win be
thoroughly threshed out in the courts,
and my only request to the people of
Craig county is that they withhold
their judgment of the conduct of my
Office, until the matter is finally settled.
am fully confident that my Office will
be completely exonerated when the
complete investigation is made
II. E. RIDENHOUR, Sheriff.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Cattlemen in Grady county have de-
cided to resist the quarantine regula-
tions imposed by the state and refuse
to dip their cattle. They complain of
the army of tick inspectors who are
Iharrassing them to the limit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The cattle dipping has about settled
the matter Of the farmers of Craig
county being able to sell the vast
amount OF feed that will be on hand
this winter. There will be few cattle
to eat IT,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

According to reports now being
made public by State Examiner Tay-
lor's Office from the different counties
in this state there is upwards of a
million dollars due the state from de-
linquent county officials This is an
exceedingly important matter to the
people Of Oklahoma, and should work
wonders in preventing delinquencies
in the future The law should be
amended so that when an inspector
comes around he could simply go into
an office and Immediately take charge
of the books and accounts without no.
tice and check up same as is done in
the postofiice department and by ex-
aminers of national banks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

Swanson county continues to have
its troubles although there is no such
place on the map of Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

An upto-date hotel is long time
coming to Vinita. but is sorely needed
just the same
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

It's funny how all the republican pa
pers in Oklahoma are against an extra
session of the legislature. Maybe the
republicans are playing politics
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
September "a. Notice.

On or about October 18th, 1911. l
Intend to make application for parole
from prison. A. F. BROWN. S-s
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

II members of the legislature really
want to be called in extra session that
might pledge themselves to not do
certain things.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The Craig county campaign is open
Notwithstanding it is a year in advance.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22
Carl Morris threatens to come back.

II the city of Vinita should be
audited, it is the thing that would make
some men mighty restless.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

a trip through Craig county in any
direction reveals the fact that there
is an immense feed crop already made
Corn, hay and the forage crops such
as millet, kafir corn, milo maze and
cane are in such abundance as never
seen before in the history of this sec
ton. There is feed enough in Craig
county to winter all the stock in east
ern Oklahoma. The wonderful re
sources Of this country are just be
ginning to be developed To the west
and north, added to a fine agricultural
country are the finest coal beds in
the state, practically undeveloped. All
the Paw Paw region is underlaid with
veins of coal from three to seven feet
in thickness. Whenever a real road
lis built from the northwest these vast
coal fields will astonish the world.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

That game may not disappear from
the Dominion the Canadian govern
meut has lately set apart as q pre-
serve the eastern slope of the Cana
dian Rocky Mountains for a distance
of hye hundred miles north and south,
and thirty to forty miles east and west.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

A good loser is to be commended
even in a prize fight.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-22

The Arapaho Journal has a new one
which was found written inside the
cover Of a high school girls text book.
Here it is:
Boyibus kissibus,
Sweet girlorum;
Girlibus likibus,
Wanti somOrum
The girls father discovered the
poem" and here is what he wrote:
Paplbus hearibus,
Soundus sonOrum
Kickabus boyibus
Out de dorum
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

-~S
led FOR SATURDAY
White Wasting 19c
White Mercerized Waistings, SPLEEN -
did quality, yard --.---..----------- ~
ga Sheeting 23c
Unbleached Sheeting ox4 wide. the 90
best Pepperell brand, yard ---- --- Z0C
Ginghams 7 1-2c
Dress Ginghams in desirable patterns, ri
up to ~ nc values, yard --.. ------..-.- 4 ~
Linen Crash 7 1-2c
Unbleached Linen Crash, the Stevens NJ
brand, now going yard --------- ..-.------ 4 &c
Soisette tic
This cloth always sells at 2sc. All
wanted colors, yard ------. --.-..-.-- &c
Poplins tic
Cotton Poplins with mercerized finish 49,
all staple colors, yard ------,------ ] &c
Fur Scarfs
Ladies' Fur Scarfs, up to s. values, ~
especially priced each sSS
Lace Curtains 1859
One lot Lace Curtains, assorted pat 20
terms up to S. 50 values, pair 49, s0S
Bleached Muslin g l-2c
BIeached Muslin Of good quality Fl.
marked out ) d. ------ - o2C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-11
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 10.-Cotton futures opened steady at an advance of to points on the old crop months and an advance of 1 to points on the new. Cables were favorable but were offset to some extent by the favorable weather map. Reports from the entire cotton belt were that ideal conditions for planting and working the crop were prevailing. Tn the face of these accounts the bulls were aggressive and soon after the call put July to 15 71c, a new high figure for the season. At the end of the first half hour of trading the old crops were Ii to 1T points over yesterdays close, and the new crops were Ii to 12 over.
 From the middle of the morning on the market was dull and the trading was favorable. No great amount of business came from outsiders and professionals withdrew temporarily from the market. Both factions in the market appeared 10 be waiting for new developments In the old crop months Something of a. ten denoy to shift the long interest from July to August was in evidence. Many irn- portant sections of the belt reported that crop prospects were fast becoming very good but prices held steady, nevertheless. Late in the morning there was slight recession, amounting to half a dozen points on the most active months. At noon the list was g points over yesterdays close.
 In the afternoon session the tone was very steady In the trading up to O clock the old crop months were put IS to IS points over yesterdays close and the new crops were put 12 to B points over.
 Cotton futures closed steady points down to points up, compared with yes terday's close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-11
HOT WINDS SEND
 WHEAT HIGHER Action Was Complete Re- yersal of That the Day Previous

Chicago, May 10-Hot winds in Okla homa and Kansas helped to send wheat higher today Dryness throughout south ern Russia had similar effect, and so did the notion that rainfall in the spring
 belt on this side of the Canadian line
 was inadequate. Firmness prevailed at the close, which was ssd1sc to %QBc above last night The days trading left corn with a net gain of ssc to 1d1lsc; oats at ssc to ss@94c. advance, and hog products more expensive by 5Q45c. In wheat the action was a complete reverse of that of the previous day, the close be- ing at the top figures reached. Dealers who were conspicuous yesterday in mak- ing short sales appeared to be mainly re- sponsible for the new upturn. The lead- ing bulls let go of 8 good deal of wheat during the swells. The market had sey- eral reactions, but was braced up by talk that the hot weather was bringing out a second brood of Hessian fly. Little at tention seemed to be given to the official forecast of showers and coolness in the southwest today and tomorrow. Decided " InOT6 lultTeSl WAS tdhtH III d ttaoo bulletin that the worlds supply of bread stuffs had decreased 32, 2,sOOO 900 bushels last and now aggregate 192, ,9S3, 900 bush els as compared with 197,983000 the cor time year back. Between the opening and the close July ranged from s6s4o to STAG, and in the end was %0
 Sc net higher at S7ss4S7%c. Unfavorable crop advices from the Danube and less- ened offerings in consequence at Liver pool led to a sharp advance in corn. This rise, however called out liberal sales from dealers and gave occasions for predictions of heavy arrivals here next week High and low points touched by the July option were 52ssc and 511ac, with the close at the flrst-named figure, gain of 7sc over last night. Cash grades be- came unsettled, low sorts weak and the better kind showing strength. No vel low finished at 54q54i4c.
 Future quotations were as follows.