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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21

preaching storm they started for a
ravine but a short distance away to
seek shelter. Mr.. Knight leading
three of the children and Mrs. Knight
carrying a two-months' baby. The
storm broke upon them before they
could reach safety The infant was
blown from Mrs. knights arms and
killed. Mrs. Knight suffered several
fractured ribs, injuries about the head
and body and also internally. She is
in a critical condition with but small
hopes held out for her recovery. Mr.
Knight, while it not thought he is
badly injured, is suffering consider.
ably and may be hurt internally. A
boy of four years and girl of three
years are in a critical condition, the
former is suffering from bad depres.
sion of the scalp as well as other body
injuries, and the latter is badly cut
about the head and hips, caused by
flying timbers. The other child, girl
of five years is suffering from broken
limb.
The house of W. G.. Lenox was badly
damaged. The roof was partially torn
off and all the windows and doors
blown out.
The house of Joe Vandermark was
blown from its foundation.
The Fields school house was com
pletely demolished. The building was
comparatively new.
Another building, which was former
ly used as the Fields school house, but
of late as a residence, was destroyed.
The path of the storm is strewn
with the dead carcasses of chickens,
turkeys and hogs, s,s well as wagons,
buggies, farm implements and house
hold goods, and presents terrible
spectacle and an impressive realiza-
ton of what havoc can be created in
but few moments, and without warn
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21
Methodist Missionary Society.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Methodist church spent a pleasant
afternoon yesterday with Mrs. A. w.
Heron. Mrs. Davis Hill was leader
for this meeting, which was of much
interest and instruction Splendid
papers were read by Mrs. G. w. Clark,
Mrs. r. j. Wright and Mrs. E. j.
Hobby. One of the most delightful
features of the afternoon was the
musical numbers interspersed with
the reading of the papers. This music
was by Mrs. J. A. Holmboe, on the
violin and Miss Louise Graper, on the
piano.
The attendance at this meeting was
unusually large. Two new members,
Mrs. Nolen Woodall and Mrs. G. P.
Carroll were added to the society rolls.
Mrs. Foreman was elected delegate to
the national meeting in st. Louis.
After the regular session a course of
delicious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21
'f;EPORTS FROM TORNADO
kSWEPT DISTRICT MEAGRE

Okla, suffered the greatest damage
Three people were killed there, sixty
injured, thirty-eight seriously.
At first it was reported eight people
were killed there. All of the injured
from Big Heart were taken to Tulsa on
relief train and they are now in hos.
pitfalls there. Little of the town was
left standing.
! Lawrence, Kans., sustained the larg-
est property loss of any Kansas town,
it being estimated at 100000 Seven.
ty-four residences were wrecked and
the street cars and electric lights put
out of business. The city is still dark.
J. D. Bowersock, a former congress-
man, was the heaviest individual loser,
his loss being $4,000.
In Brown county, Kansas, the lorna
do Rugged the ground and residents
are losers of more than 100000 worth
of property. The tornado swept a
clean path of fifteen miles long and
three-quarters of a mile wide in that
section. Eskridge's loss is placed at
$4,000.
Miss Eva Stroud, who lost her life at
Mountainburg, Ark, was killed while
she lay in bed. The house in which
she slept was wrecked.
In past years this section of the
country has had experience with many
freak storms, but that of yesterday is
the strangest of ALL Reports show
that it travelled in three sections. Each
part of the storm was accompanied by
hail, rain and lightning.
Kansas received two different at
tacks. The first storm came up sud
denly near Eskridge, southwest of To
peka, and moved northeast, lifting
roofs from houses, uprooting orchards,
overturning barns and killing cattle.
The storm resulted from a black fun
nel-shaped cloud and could be seen ap-
preaching for distance of several
miles.
few miles from Eskridge the tor
nado jumped into the air again and
when it came down a second time it
was but to lift single barn from a
farm near Topeka.
Again the twister rose and was lost
trace of until Whiting, 25 miles to the
northeast, was reached. There it de-
scended for a long race along the
ground. Tearing up through Brown
county it continued for a distance of
fifteen miles. In all the storm travel
ed more than sixty miles and the aver
age width of it's path was three-quar-
ters of a mile.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21
COATS CONVICTED
IN UNUSUAL CASE
Young Man of WeIch Fell Victim of
Trap BY Erstwhile State En-
forcement Officer
From Fridays pallv.

From Fridays DaIly.
A case was tried Thursday in the
county court that had some unusual
features and attracted more than pass
ing notice, not on account of its I'M
portance as a criminal prosecution
but general setting with which it was
surrounded.
A young man named John Coats OF
Welch, was tried on a grand jury IN.
dictment, charging the sale, bartering
or giving away of a half pint of whis-
key.
A man named NJ. B. Parks, an erst-
while state enforcement officer was
employed by the Law and Order
League of Welch, to run down and
break up the sale of intoxicants in that
town. The evidence in the case de.
veloped the fact that Parks deliber.
ately set a trap for young Coats and
had no trouble in landing the unsus-
pecting youth, who no doubt, now is a
wiser though perhaps sadder young
man.
Detective Parks, as the attorney
dubbed him, in the course of the trial
stepped into a restaurant late one aft
ernoon under the guise of getting a
lunch and asked young Coats to get
him, q hole mint nf Io,,;d btIo,s4,,
Coats readily consented and Parks
gave him dollar to buy it with. Coats
returned shortly with the bottle of
liquor and a half dollar in change, and
Parks had him arrested and confined
in the county Jail until his friends
made bond and he was released,
pending the trial in Judge Parks court.
The case occupied a full half day
with a jury and the full equipment of
the court, and the attorneys fought
the case about as hard as any case
that has been tried lately.
w. P. Thompson represented the de-
fendant, while Carey Caldwell, the
county attorney, looked after the
states interest. At one time during
the trial it took the efforts of the court
and a bailiff to keep the lawyers from
fighting, so intense were their endea-
vors on their respective sides.
Character witnesses from Gravette,
Ark, to the number of three were in
troduced to break down the testimony
of Detective Parks, and they gave him
an unenviable reputation for truth and
veracity in that part of Benton county,
Arkansas, where he had not long ago
lived
Deputy Sheriff B. s. Webb and the
detective were the star witnesses for
the state, while the defendant, John
Kinnison and the Arkansas men each
took swear at it.
The lawyers took twenty minutes a
piece to harangue the jury after the
same had received a somewhat lengthy
but clear instruction by the court The
jury lost little time in bringing a ver-
dict of guilty
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NOTICE TO SHAWNEE INDIAN,

NJ tiCE ~ SHAWNEE INDIANS
All members of the Shawnee Tribe
of Indians residing in Northeast Okla.
homa and Eastern Kansas will take
notice that through the friendly sup.
port and influence Of the Oklahoma
senators and congressman, and espec.
tally Senator Owen, have secured
legislative action which enables us to
make proof of the Shawnee depreda.
tions claims against the United States
An appropriation of nearly half a
million dollars was made to meet the
claims after they have been passed up
on by the Court of Claims. 1t is now
necessary that all persons having
claims under this class, or where the
claimant is dead, all the legal heirs OF
such claimant must present to the
Court of Claims due and formal state.
ment of his claim
I hold power of attorney from about
ninety per centum of the persons com.
ing under this legislation, and will
as soon as possible, file in the Court
of Claims due and formal petition for
Judgment in favor of each claimant
or the heirs of the claimant where the
original claimant is dead.
All Shawnee Indians knowing them
selves to be claimants or heirs OF
claimants, who lost property during
the period between January /, 1861,
and January 1, 1866, should, if they
have not already signed formal power
of attorney do so at once, authorizing
some one to represent them in the
making of formal proceedings to col
lect their interest in this fund
The class of losses is of course limit
ed to what are known as the Depreda-
tions Clt ms. The members of the
Shawnee Business Committee of which
Mr.. G. G. Cornatzer Of Vinita, is pres
ident will give full information con-
cerning the character of claims.
If you desire me to represent you,
write me at once and | will enclose
blank power of attorney for you to
sign.
All persons so writing should give
the name of the claimant and whether
he is an heir and the names and adj
dress of al the other heirs. l have
full list of all persons who lost prop
erty and the amounts thereof at my
Office at Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Yours truly,
44-6 CHAS. B. ROGERS.
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.ORM IN CRAIG
a.
|UNTYBY WITNESS
Swept BY Tornado Presents an
yful SpectacIe-Is Strewn With
Carcasses And Debris.

Friday Daily.
e cyclone in Craig county as view
I an eye witness:
teen miles west of Welch the
on a farm belonging to P. q.
:, han, and occupied by ]. T. Moore,
=, lown down and baby killed and
ii-Eoore is in a critical condition.
vea the w. S. Dowell farm, eleven
west, the house was moved from
bOundation, partly unroofed and
ghsws we're blown out, as well as
vb; otherwise damaged. Mrs. H. l..
lefl was in the house alone at the
as but was unhurt. A large barn
isFlso struck by the wind and COM
nlR demolished. Several head Of
buried beneath the debris
oiere rescued alive.
'Seau school house just across the
was blown from its foundation
badly damaged, but can be re-
era.
:, house and outbuildings of Joe
tson were destroyed while the
u took shelter in friendly cave
", and although the cave was
ut top it proved sufficient shell
~ I'd no one was hurt.
- house of Widow Bonhoover, as
roxs her barn and all outbuildings,
1lown to pieces. The family saw
onAorm approaching and ran out
! II here they threw themselves on
: 5ound until the stol Z had passed
land aside from a few bruises no
hurt.
Of. came the Iron Post school
hal about ten miles northwest of
10. The building was scattered
ipeIles across the adjoining fields.
,ur!s was in the building at the
bus
the house of Charley Knight was
fall before the twister. 1t was
lin hundred yards from the school
has and here is where the greatest
otlres occurred. The house and all
aebldings were literally blown away
iths the family mad seen the ap-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21
(First Published in the Chieftain.
April Z, 1911
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

FrODate 40. 2Ul


Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the County Court
of the County of Craig and State of
Oklahoma, made on the 2sth day Of
March, 1911, in the matter of the es-
tate of Clarence NJ. Bruner, minor, the
undersigned. a sthe guardian of the
person and estate of said minor, will
sell at private sale to the highest bid
der for cash. subject to confirma-
tion by said County Court, on or after
Monday, the oath day of April. 1911. at
10 o'clock a. m, at the Court room of
the Craig County Court house at Vim
ita. in said County of Craig. by way
of sealed bids. all the right, title. in.
terest and estate of the said minor.
and all the right, title and interest that
the said estate has, by operation of
law, or otherwise, acquired i'm and to
all those certain lots, pieces or parcels
of land, situated, lying and being in
the County of Craig and State of Okla
homa, bounded and described as fol
lows and upon the following terms and
conditions, to-wit:
Sc Ia of SW IA of Section 1. and
Sc IA of NV IA of Section u, all
IN township q North, Range Is
East, containing so acres, more or
less, and lying and being in Craig
County, Oklahoma.
All bids to be in writing aeeompani-
ed by draft for $100, payable to "Clerk
of the County Court" Tor If bid be
in excess of 100000 ten per centum
of amount bid.) Bids should mention
estate and describe lands bid for and
be mailed or handed to the County
Judge, Vinita, Oklahoma.
Dated the 9th day of April, 1911.
ISAAC N. BRUNER,
Guardian of Clarence NJ. Bruner.
Minor.
WILLIAM 7. RYE.
Attorney. 3-5
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STRAYED-From miles south OF
Hayden, 2-year-old sorrel mare mule
white breast, nose and around eyes
A 2-year-old light bay mare mule and
a year old horse mule, dark bay OF
brown. No brands. SIS reward for in.
formation leading to recovery. J. w
HAYNES, Hayden, Okla.
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Would plsfranchlse Negroes.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., April 14-Repre.
sentative Hardwick, of Georgia, today,
introduced bill providing for the
disfranchisement of negroes. He pro-
poses that the following amendment
to the constitution be submitted to
state legislatures for ratification,
namely: THAT the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed."
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-21
MEXICO WILL Be
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Two Americans Killed BY Stray RuI.
lets in Battle Thursday Between
Federals And Insurrrectos.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Douglass, Ariz., April 14.-Citizens
here are in hourly fear of another bat
tie across the line at Aqua Prieta,
which may result more disastriously to
American non-combatants than yester-
days battle, in which two Americans
on this side of the line were killed by
stray bullets. Three hundred rebels
are in possession of Aqua Prieta and
the federals are believed to be march
ing on the city with machine guns.
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HOUSE WILL PASS PUBLICITY
MEASURE THIS AFTERNOON
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE
Rucker bill, providing for additional
publicity for camaign contributions
will be passed by the house this after
noon. With this out of the way the
house will proceed late today, to the
consideration of the Canadian reci-
procity agreement Chairman Under
wood, of the ways and means COM
mittee will coneede ample time for
debate and it will be several days be-
fore vote is reached.
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Escaped Bank Robber Captured.
Iy Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Galesburg, ILL.,, April 14.-Sheriff
Fitzpatrick, of Monmouth. received a
telegram this morning from The sheriff
of Nelson, Neb., that George Reed, an
escaped bank robber, had been cap
tured Reed broke Jail at Monmouth,
where he was being held for the Swan
Greek bank robbery. Reed is also
wanted by the Kansas authorities as
one of the gang that robbed thirty
two banks in Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska
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Ambassador to Germany Resigns.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. c.. April 14.-David
Jayne Hill, of Rochester, N. Y, United
States ambassador to Germanw, has
resigned his post. The resignation
was accepted by President Taft
Neither in Hills letter of resigna.
tion, nor in President Taft's letter of
acceptance, is any reason given for
the ambassadors action. The presi.
dent thanks Hill for his services, and
says he is glad to note he will remain
in Berlin until July 1, when the resig-
nation takes effect.
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Fe. ansas City, Mo-, April IA. = The
| |giost Information today adds none to
! slist of tornado victims in Kansas,
|nbahOma and Arkansas. 1t stands
|yo dead in Kansas, four in Oklahoma
Her three in Arkansas.
&% appears that at least nine
Er6 persons were killed. The names
sta9elve of the dead are known. Four
|tiens reported from Meeker, Okla,
en- three from Plummerville, Ark,
p without names. The list of the in
d will number more than hun
d t. Several who were reported kill
| |oulVednesday night proved to be ser
urly injured. Of the injured few are
|Btagh to be seriously hurt.
Is le monetary loss in Kansas alone
|h;rstimated to be in excess of $780,
|oot It is thought the damage in other
stf fons visited by the storm will
hin g the total to more than $1,000
Ter;
10 ne identified dead:
|loeeANK HAMMOND, Big Heart,
|7see
NEED KERN, Big Heart, Okla.
aINNIE BROWN, Big Heart, Okla.
|, oRS. JOSEPH SULLIVAN, LAW
|arde, Kans.
abRS. ETHEL WHEELER, negress,
renee, Kans.
5 GERALDINE MEISENHEIMER,
nson, Kans.
tSS ELLIOTT, Robinson, Kans.
RS. FRED STONE, Reserve, Kans.
NE PETTON, Z years old, Hia-
TEIa, Kans.
NE. RoSENBAUM, Germantown,
rs. ALMEDA SHELLEY, Joplin,
FAINT CHILD of Ed Halters,
= sG1sh, Okla.
leg ,5slyA STROUD, Mountainburg,
".9all the stricken cities, Big Heart,
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Famous Actor Dies.
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCIATED Press.
West Swanzey, N. H., April 14--Den.
man Thompson, one Of the Oldest and
best known American actors, and
who made "The Old Homestead" fam
Gus, died here today at his country es.
tate. He was born at Beechwood, Pa,
in 1888.
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Washington, D. c., April 14-The
Mexican government will be held ac
countable for the loss of life and in
jury to the Americans at Douglass
Ariz., yesterday, according to the view
of the state department. Whether il
was the federals or insurrectos who
did the firing across the line, the fed
eral government will be looked to fol
repatriation.
Aqua Prieta, April 14.-The rebels
have attacked Aqua Prieta and a
fierce battle ensued. Two Americans
have been snot. One of them, Thomas
Grove, is dead and the other Ben Arm
strong, has been taken to the hospital
Both were on the American side of the
line and werestruck by stray bullets
Thousands of Americans rushed to
the international line, but as the firing
continued they had to seek shelter be.
hind adobe buildings and in bitches
Fifteen minutes after the firing on the
town was begun the headquarters OF
the commisario blew up with a terrific
report, sending clouds of dust into the
air. 1t is not known whether a rebel
bullet struck the magazine at the head
quarters where dynamite was recently
stored or the federals blew up the mag.
azine to prevent the rebels getting
supplies.
The rebels arrived on a train they
captured at Fronteras early in the day
Their appearance was entirely unex
pected. The little federal garrison OF
sixty-five men has stood its ground
well as is indicated by the fierce fight
ling. One federal officer on top of the
Commisario headquarters remained
and directed the movements of the fed
eral troops. The federals fired from
door ways and from any barricade
that could be used. Two groups OF
rebels advanced until they were in
the shadow of the American customs
house where they continued to fire
The federals few minutes later es
sayed a rush from the center of the
town and took possession of an adobe
building almost within the rebel ranks
The rebels retreated, running with
bent backs to shorten their height
One dropped within the shadow of the
American customs house and is still
lying there. His faithful dog lies be
side him, watching over the body. The
rebels, cheered on by the cries OF
"Vive Madero," from a thousand Mex
leans lined up at the American Gus
toms house, repulsed the sortle after
few minutes firing. Soon the thin
lines of federals began pouring out OF
Aqua Prieta straight for the American
boundary At this juncture, with a
cloud of dust, the United States first
cavalry troops, under command of Cap
tain Gujot, charged down the line from
the baseball park where he has head.
quarters and the fleeing federals stop.
ped
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wII EmpIoy speeIaI prosecutors

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, April Alt was
learned today that at a conference last
night, between members of the Swope
family and prominent local law firm,
it was decided tc employ special pros
ecutors at the secon dtrial of DR.. Hyde.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

The defendants, Ethel Bruce and
Ed White, will take notice that they
have been sued in the above named
| Court upon a note and mortgage ex-
ecuted by l.. G. Bruce and M. e.
Bruce. That L. G. Bruce Is deceased,
and that the defendants are part of
his heirs at law, and that the plaintiff.
Bank of Big Cabin, in its petition in
said suit, AYERS that the said L. c.
Bruce and M. e. Bruce executed their
note and mortgage to the plaintiff in
the sum of $133.25, together with in
terest, costs and attorneys fees; and
that in said action the plaintiff seeks
to foreclose said mortgage covering
the following described lands situated
in Craig County, Oklahoma, to-wit:
Beginning so feet South of the
North East corner Of Block 4 of the
Trout Addition to the Town of Big
Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma; run
ming thence in Southerly direction
153 feet; thence in a westerly direc-
tion 223 feet; thence in Northerly di-
rection 153 feet, and thence in an
Easterly direction 218.6 feet to the
place of beginning And that in the
plaintiffs petition a decree of Court
Is sought to sell said above described
land for the payment of said debt, in
terest, costs and attorneys fees,
amounting in the aggregate to $4,000.
That said defendants Ed White and
Eathel Bruce are hereby commanded
to answer said petition of the plaintiff
therein on or before the 31st day of
May, 1911, or said petition will be
taken as true and judgment for said
plaintiff in said action for $4,000 and
costs, will be rendered, and the mort
gage thereon, covering said above de-
scribed lands, will be foreclosed, and
a decree entered authorizing the sale
of said lands to satisfy the said debt,
interest, cost and attorneys fee.
Dated at Vinita, Craig County, Okla
homa, this Sth day of April, 1911
LEE r. MITCHELL,
Clerk District Court, Craig County.
Oklahoma. 44-4S
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Associated Press.

Associated Press.
. e Soto, Mo-, April 14.-With all
IS crippled, the reports from the
riots in eastern Missouri that yes,
lay were swept by a tornado are
J. iger. Eight are known to be dead
giNallas Mines, Cadet and vicinity
men, John Peppers, of Cape
| ardeau and Joseph Boyers, of De
at;b. were killed while riding in an
t mobile in southern Jefferson
soaty. Farm buildings were demol-
d and there was great damage to
ous.
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WALNUT LoGS WANTED-For ex-
port; 14-in, and up. Geo. e. Davis.
Vinita.
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WALNUT LOGS WANTED-For ex
port; 14-in, and up. Geo. E. Davis