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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
v|N|TA AGOG WITH
OIL EXCITEMENT
Many Believe Rich Pool Has Been Dis
covered on Goforth Place
East of Town.

Vinita is agog with excitement to-
day over the discovery of oil in well
on the farm of Perry Gofcrth, five
miles east of town.
Mr.. Goforth was not prospecting for
oil when the find was made. He was
drilling an artesian well. Saturday
the drillers struck strata of oil sand
and penetrated about six inches into
that strata, when they stopped for
the noon hour When they returned
to work after noon they found the well
flowing oil. They Immediately set
about to plug the well, but still the
black grease continues TO ooze out
around the plug, which was driven into
the casing.
The news of the oil strike spread
like wild fire here Sunday and many
of the citizens hurried out to see the
we'll. From those who saw there are
conflicting reports. The more enthus-
iastic believe that new pool of un-
told wealth has been found and there
is a big scramble for leases on adjoin-
ing property. A number of Tulsa oil
men are here to inspect the well and
it is reported several men from Bart
lesville will be here this evening. The
more conservative men declare that
the well is only freak and will amount
to nothing.
The true status of the case is that
there is unquestionably a flow of oil
there. Only experiment can tell how
extensive that flow is. In order to
find out this it will be necessary to
drill a few feet further into the oil
sand and shoot the well. Then il
there is oil in any quantity there, il
will be shown.
In another well a mile away there is
small quantity of oil in the water
that flows from the we'll
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12

Chicago, H., May S.-The most op-
timistic message to reach financial
Chicago in recent months concerning
the irrigation securities situation not
only of Chicago, but of the east and of
London, Paris and other points in Eu-
rope, came from Judge Charles F.
Fishback, who spoke at the fourth
monthly luncheon of the Chicago
board of control of the nineteenth Ma
tional Irrigation Congress, given here
recently at Hotel LaSalle. Judge Fish
back, who is chairman of this board,
has just returned to Chicago from Eu-
rope, where one of his missions was
to spread the gospel of American irri-
cation development
Mr.. Fishback asserted that on the
way to England he discussed with a
New York financier the irrigation Sc
curities situation and was given an
expression of opinion which in effect
was that he had no doubt that irriga-
ton bonds would finally be rated as
among the best financial investments.
This man, Mr. Fishback said, is known
as one of the nations shrewdest finan-
ciers and he declared that it was with
considerable qualification that he
brought such a message from him to
the central and western portion of the
country.
'1n Paris" Mr. Fishback said, 81
learned that forty-fiye million francs
have been sent to this country during
the last few months by Paris gnancial
institutions for investment in Ameri-
can irrigation development. These in.
vestments were placed after exhaus.
tive Investigations had been made by
French engineers, and that more of
such funds will come appears to be a
certainty.
Right now the representative OF
other foreign interests is in this coun'
try travelling extensively in the arid
states of the west. His mission is to
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Governors And Mayors Represented.

Governors And Mayors Represented.
The governors of all the states and
mayors Of all the principal cities of the
country have been invited to send rep
resentatives to the meeting of the Ma.
tional Conference of Charities and
Correction in Boston, June TIA, for the
purpose of discussing standards Of ad-
ministration in public, charitable and
correctional institutions and the scien-
tific treatment of the wards of the
states and cities. These discussions
in the national conference during the
past thirty-eight years have resulted
in placing American charitable and
penal institutions ahead of almost any
others ina the world, according to the
statement of Rev. Francis Gavisk, D.
D.. of Indianapolis, the chairman OF
the section of the conference on state
supervision and administration.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
BEN CHOUTEAU IS
ON LONG JOURNEY
Has Been a Resident of This Section
For Forty Years Prior to
His Death.
From Fridays Dailv.

From Fridays paIIv.
Ben Chouteau, aged 81, pioneer
settler of this county, and one of the
best known Shawnee Indians, in this
part of the state, died last night, at
his home ten miles southeast of Vinita.
The deceased was a son of Cyprian
Chouteau, who was one of the foun-
ders of Westport, Jackson county, Mo-,
(now part of Kansas City,, where he
was born and reared. After reaching
manhood the deceased removed to
California and then about forty years
ago, came to the Indian Territory, and
settled on the place where he died, and
lived there until his death. He was
a Mason and the funeral this afternoon
was in charge of the local Masonic
order, of which the deceased was a
member Interment was made in the
family cemetery, near the home place
this afternoon. He is survived by two
sons, Ben, Jr., and Fox Chouteau, a
daughter, Mrs. Jesse Milholland, of
Okoee, a step-daughter, Mrs. Nolen
Woodall of this city, two brothers,
Fred and Ed Chouteau and two sis
ters, Mrs. Martha Shufeldt, of No
wata, and Mrs. Carl Guinotte, of Kan
sas City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Foxes Made Bold by HUNGER.

Foxes seem to be unusually plenti
full in the Blackmore vale this year,
and several instances of their remark
able boldness have occurred of late.
A few days ago Reynard had the hard
ihood actually to pay visit to the
kennels at Charlton Horethorne, q
village in sheltered valley, In broad
daylight, between the Sherborne and
Wincanton, and carry off a much
priced cock belonging to the hunts.
man. Apparently the marauder had
been lying up in hedgerow close to
the poultry yard and his tracks were
easily traced in the muddy lane by
which he safely beat his retreat with
his capture Standard.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Pleasant Praise.

A local painter spent three months
on a painting He spent good deal
of money on models, but the finished
product justified all his expenditures
and all his time Everybody told him
so, when his picture was exhibited
Everybody but one. The lady whose
opinion he valued most was the one
he took to the exhibition with him.
Il can hardly wait" she bubbled.
which is your picture?" This one,
he told her-and waited She studied
it critically. What is 1t called?" she
wanted to know Wood Nymphs
"tIow silly of me to ask! They're SO
natural Why, anybody would think
they were really made of wood!"--
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Maine Nature Fakers.

Maine is a great sttae for nature
takers" The Kennebec Journal puts
out the following: "Obed F. Stackpole
Of Biddeford discovered on entering
hfs henhouse a few mornings ago that
a fine black hen of his flock had com.
mitted suicide. He found the hen
hanging suspended by her neck, and
her head slipped through loop in q
cord, which was attached overhead in
the center of the coop. The cord which
figured in the event was one by means
Of which Mr. Stackpole had previously
suspended a cabbage just above the
floor and small loop was left In the
end to which the stump of the cab
bage had been fastened"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12

fered for the capture of Davis, dead or
alive.
All are known as desperate men
and it is anticipated they will never
be captured alive.
There are several cases of cattle
stealing and perjury now pending
against Bob Davis in the district court
here. He is about forty years old;
Mccullough twenty, and Almond DAVIS
twenty. The Davis boys have been
implicated in cattle stealing in and
around Forum for years, and are
known as dangerous men.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED
BY THREE BAD MEN

Muskogee, Okla, May 5.-Jim Work,
deputy sheriff, was shot and killed
in a running battle with Bob Davis,
Leonard Mccullough and Almond
Davis near Forum, yesterday after
noon. Davis was wanted to answer to
an indictment for cattle stealing Feel
ing last night was running high at
Porum, and lynching was threatened.
Davis and his two friends have escap-
ed.
A special train carrying deputies
and many rifles and ammunition left
Muskogee over the Midland Valley for
Porum last night. Riot guns were
taken by the deputies All towns in
eastern Oklahoma that can be reach
ed by telephone and telegraph have
been notified A reward has been Of
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Object to Selling Eggs by Weight.

Chicago commission men object
strenuously, according to the Tribune,
to proposal to sell eggs by weight.
From time immemorial," says one of
their spokesman, eggs have been col.
ected, bought, sold and shipped by the
dozen The farmer has marketed them,
the shipper has shipped them and the
markets of the world have priced and
quoted them by the dozen, and there
is natural and inherent reason for
This. The egg is unit of substantial
uniformity"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Or. Trott Dead at San Diego.
From Fridayl t Daily.

From FridayL Daily.
w. L. Trott today received a tele-
gram announcing the death yesterday
at San Diego, Cal, of his brother, DR..
]. R. Scott, aged "A, formerly of this
city. DR.. Trott became i'll about a
week ago and sank rapidly. A son of
the deceased, Oscar Trott, of Madison,
H., left yesterday for San Diego. to
take the remains back to Burton, ILL.,,
for burial beside his wife Dr. Trott
resided in Vinita for number OF
years and is we'll known to the older
residents of this city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Good Examples Of "RuIls."

At an inquest doctor once stated
that two of the deceased's injuries
were fatal, but fortunately the others
we're not" An Irish paper goes one
better and describes how a deaf man
was run down by tram and killed
He was injured In similar way some
years ago."
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
PeeuIIarltIe. Of Nations.

No nation loves nature so much as
the German. The italian travels to
get somewhere; the German to travel.
The country walk for its own sake Is
a German discovery. The English.
mans ideal is park. the Germans a
wood, and the Frenchman loves his
boulevard. Hamburger Zeitung.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Graft" Scandal Being Aired.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
Columbus, o., May S.-With the con-
vening of the grand jury and meeting
of the legislature today, the graft
scandal which thus far has involved
five members of the legislature will
be in full swing once more. The pros
ecutor denied the rumor that the in
vestigation will end with the indict-
ment of one more senator and repre-
sentative.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
WASHINGTON NEWS ITEMS.
Oklahoma Senators Fare Well in Com.
mittee Assignments.

Notwithstanding Oklahoma's two
senators were among the leaders of
the progressive movement on the DEM
ocratic side of the senate, they Jared
well in the assignments of important
committee places.
Senator Owen secured the chair
manship of the committee on Pacific
railroads, also a place on the commit
tee on appropriations, and a place on
the committee on public buildings and
grounds, which place was vacated by
Senator Gore.
Senator Gore was made chairman of
the committee on railroads. Also Sc
cured a place on the committee on
interstate commerce, and a place on
the committee on patents.
Senator Gore regards interstate
commerce as one of the most impor-
tant committees in the senate. 1t
deals with all questions relating to
freights and fares; all interstate tele-
grams, telephones, and railway COM
munications 1t deals with the most
important questions as to federal char
ters for interstate carriers, and with
the legislation now in course of pre-
paration relating to over-capitalization
and watering of stocks and bonds; also
with the measure effecting dealing and
speculation in cotton and other farm
lproducts as relate to interstate COM
merce.
The committee on patents is also
one of great Importance as many trusts
are built upon patents The senator
believes that the people have right
to the benefit resulting from patents
and that there should be a system of
compulsory license or some similar leg
Iislation which would prevent mon
opolies based upon pu,ents, that would
secure to the people the fullest consid-
Grafton and benefit of all patented ap-
pliances, at the same time securing a
reasonable return to the inventor and
patentee.
Republican Split in Senate.
The breach between the two factions
in the republican party grows. In the
organization of the senate. and in the
committee assignments, the Penrose
Lorimer wing, heirs of Aldrich, are in
absolute control and the LaFollette
Cummins, Bristow wing have had the
steam roller put over them.
Gore Made Life Member.
Senator Gore recently made speech
before the central democratic commit
tee of Harrisburg, Penn. At the next
meeting of the committee they passed
unanimously upon resolution making
the senator life member of their or
ganization, and adopting as their fu
ture motto, an utterance of the sen
ator,s, to-wit: More trade, less tariff
and no trusts"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Bills and Billet Deux.

Miss Snipps-Mr. Owens has been
paying me great deal of attention
lately, father. Her Father Ga tailor)
i wish he'd be as polite to the bills
send him.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-12
Kansas tho Source Of supply.

Ninety per cent. of the material
from which whisk brooms are made
in the United States is grown In Kan
SRs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
WALKING COSTS CASH.
SAYS RANR0D BOB
AMBITIOUS PEDESTRIAN
NEEDS EIGHT L. :. DOLLARS
sTss-entens 10 Catch His Death OF
fSoE if some sympathetic Pendle-
scnfan Docs Not Come Forward
with Teabones WhcreWithal.

True to his promise, "Ramrod Bob
Hkss walked from Pendleton to Spo-
,ka1e- at least so he declares in let
,ser 10 Chief of Police Gurdane, and
NJ Is ready to undertake the back trip
Sz1 his ardor and enthusiasm are at
i Eovv ebb and he feels that little
zioan Of eight dollars would put new
raEs into his tired body and make the
-nGrne trail more inviting. In fact the
mixer feels that he must have that am
-szuf before he undertakes the return
-frsr, and he makes a definite, urgent
z.nd oft repeated request of the local
sz15ca-s for loan in the letter which
zAe Se5it yesterday
II seems that he has discovered that
a diet OF graham crackers and nights
aEvent in cold barns are not at all con-
sssucive to comfort and he would much
-2reFer to have the where withal to
gpurchase few juicy T-bones and
nightly Ostermore on his homeward
Journey. IN fact by way of inducing
The Officers to comply with his pecu-
MARY request he suggests that they
--F0pld rot want to hear of him catch
,5ny ms death of cold from sleeping in
airy barns,
The officers. be it said, have not
sent The money for, while they are
very tender hearted and would fain
lnzke easy the way of the hiker, still
vfley believe that when a man delib-
ss-zteiy sets out in search of fame and
Erenown he Should be prepared and
ziHing to meet all obstacles by per-
esonaI ingenuity, skill and courage
The way Of the ambitious is beSet
Try hardships," said the philosophi-
sal chief this morning. "and if Ram
rod Bob would have his name &C
acEn to posterity as the champion OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23

ed warning against what he de-
clared is the tendency of the Ameri-
can people to drift from the path of
morality that made great the found
ers OF the republic.
When l see murderesses lifted to
stardom behind the footllghts to as
sail our sense of decency," he said,
'the mob spirit rampant, the muck
raker tearing down our belief in bus
mess institutions, 1 pray for a return
to the old Pilgrim philosophy and
their integrity of character as the
only conservator of American liber-
ties"
lie deplored Our tendency to drift
away from the ideals of self-govern-
ment" saying the American people
must return to the calm, sober, self
control of Pilgrim days, or condi-
tons here 100 years hence would be
analogous to the social unrest mani
Tested in Europe today.
The sporty" American of TODAY is
a poor specimen beside his Pilgrim
ancestor " he said. ''What we need
more than anything else is a safer,
saner American character. We have
not the same regard for law and or
der, for living quietly and decently.
In every American city today is man
ifest this regard for the superficial,
for the flamboyant and the unstable
things"
He declared that the muckraker
and the yellow journalist We're re-
sponsible for our disbelief in truth
through the exploitation of evils that
do not exist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Methodist Nmas Program

Appropriate Christmas music will
be rendered at the Methodist church
at both services tomorrow. The fol-
lowing special program has been pre-
pared for the evening:
Organ-"Joy to the World ......
............... Handel-Ashford
Carol-'It Came Upon the Mid
night Gear" ............ Choir
Male quartet-"Over the Deserts
................. Wilson
Messrs. Landers. Rourk. Owen
and Kimbrell.
Violin Solo-"Adoration. ... Boroski
Miss Doris Gregory.
Anthem-"My Heart Rejoices"
.............. Ashford
Choir.
Soprano solo-"Night of Nights"
.................. Van de Walker
Mrs. j. S. Landers.
Organ-"Nazareth" .. Gounod
Contralto Solo-Selected .........
........... Miss Maude Gregory
Anthem-"Hark, the Strains" ....
................. Wilson
Choir
Trio-Selected ...........
Miss Doris Gregory, violin; Miss
Maude Gregory, cello; Mr..
Schoonover. saxophone.
Carol-"Silent Night. Holy Night"
Choir.
Organ-Postlude in B Flat. Page
Mrs. A. J. Owen organist and
accompanist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23

Sixteen days later DIR. Strohecker
moved a box in the chicken house, and
the rooster, shadow of his former
self, staggered out The bird wob-
bled across the floor to pan of wa
ter and began to drink. When he
disappeared he weighed fourteen
pounds. When rescued he weighed
only one pound ten ounces. A pile
of mutilated feathers indicate the
famished bird had attempted to eat
his own feathers.
The box Is about thirty inches long,
eighteen inches wide and six inches
high
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
At the Grand.

The Austin Musical Comedy COM
pany at the Grand is playing to ca
pacity houses. The last change, "a
Mixed Affair" is getting its share of
laughs and is the best bill put on so
far by the company. Two special
bills will be put on as Xmas week
changes. Monday the company will
present "The New Judge" and Thurs
day "The Good Ship Nancy Lee" Spe-
cial matinee tomorrow, Sunday. and
Monday at 2:30. Two feature reels of
motion pictures will oe run at each
show. Last night, Friday, two anna
teur' contests were run. Glen Nc
Coy, worlds Champion Bulldogger "
in rope spinning taking first prize,
and Bobby Gordon in buck and wing
dancing, second prize. Hereafter am
ateur night will be run every Friday
night. All contestants must leave
their names at box office before Z
o'clock Friday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Teachers Exams Are Over.

The twenty-eight teachers and
would-be teachers who have been
taking the state examinations at the
court house during the past four days,
finished their brain labors today and
are leaving for their homes. DR.. w.
II. Bleakney and Principal /. E.
Young of Milton, who with Supt.
Welles, have been conducting the ex-
aminations, will also leave for their
homes this evening. Reports from
the applicants are to the effect that
the examinations this time were very
fair and reasonable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Royal Arch Nasons Elect.

Last night Pendleton chapter, No.
%, Royal Arch Masons met and
elected officers for the following year
as follows: Adam w. Nye. high
priest; r. Alexander, king; Elmer A.
Snyder, scribe; Frank Sailing. chief of
hosts; Ambrose c. Funk pr. 81; w.
A. Storie, r A. c.; S. A. Newberry,
master of third veil; w. H. McCorm-
mach, master of second veil; ]. F.
Robinson, master of third veil; Thos.
c. Taylor, treasurer; Joe H. Parkes,
secretary; Lot Livermore, sentinel.
Installation viii be held on Decem-
Der 81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Grain Agency Increases Stock.

The stockholders of the Farmers
Union Grain agency met this after
noon in the office of Judge Maloney
for the purpose of increasing the
capital stock of the corporation from
$4,000 to $4,000. The agency is
proving to be most useful medium
for the exchange of grain and the
stockholders would increase its SER
viceability.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Ferguson Is Taken Home.

j. NJ. Ferguson, who has been near
deaths door for some time as a re-
suit of a recent accident, is so far
recovered that he has been moved
from the hospital to his home. His
son, DR.. Elmer Ferguson of The
Dalles, who performed the operation
for the amputation of the injured
mans arm, came up again to super
intend the moving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
To Talk to Helix Farmers.

C c. COnnOrs, who IS here today
to attend the meeting of the stock
holders of he Farmers Union grain
agency. announces that C. w. Nelson,
of Seattle, state grain agent, will ad-
dress the local of the Farmers union
at Helix on January 6, and will be
given a dinner on that date. Mr..
ConnOrs also declares the Helix
union will hold one of these gather
ings each month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Trains Are Very Late.

Trains from the east have been
running very late during the past few
days. No. II of yesterday, due here
at 1915, did not arrive until nearly
midnight last night and today at
o'clock was chalked up more than nine
hours late. No 5. due here at 4:25
a. m did not pull into the local sta
ton until after this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Completine polk Directory.

Four Polk Directory company men,
headed by L. r. Sohnes. are now cam
vassing the city for the new Polk
directory of Umatilla and Morrow
counties. According to Mr.. Sohnes
the directory will be complete and a
more satisfactory book than the Polk
company or any other company has
ever gotten out here before. In the
past the directory has been of Union
and Umatilla counties instead of
Umatilla and Morrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23

all h.kers, he must pay the price"
In his letter "Ramrod Bob" de-
Clares he made better time than was
ever made by human pedestrian over
the O.-W. r. & n. tracks to Spokane
and he mentions that the last 50 miles
OF his journey was made through
snow
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
Here for Christmas.

To spend Christmas in this city as
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. D. c. Nc
Nabb. Judge and Mrs. w. r. Ellis
will arrive in Pendleton this evening
They have been staying upon heir
recently purchased farm down on the
lower Columbia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-23
One Lone Drunk.

one lone drunk, ]. j. Burgeson by
name. was the extent of the Offend
ers in police court this morning. Not
having five dollars with which to pay
his fine, he is languishing for three
days in durance vile.