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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-22
AUTHOR DURLAND SUICIDES WHILE TRAVELLING FROM
 BOSTON TO NEW YORK
Especial from united Press.

Boston, Nov. 22.-It is learned here that Harry Kellogg Durland, of New York, author, poet and news paperman, committed suicide by swallowing cyanide of potassium while travelling from here to New York, early Sunday morning. The death was kept as secret as possible until yesterday when Harvard pro- fessorS announced the result of an- alysis of Durland's stomach. Domes- tic troubles are said to have been the cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-22
A MAIL CARRIERS LOAD

Seems heavier when he has weak back and kidney trouble. Fred Dueh- ren, Mail Carrier at Atchison, Kas.. says: "I have been bothered with kidney and bladder trouble and had a severe pam across my pacK. when my kidney trouble increased. Some time ago, I started taking Foley Kid ney Pills and since taking them have gotten entire rid of all my kid ney trouble and am as sound now as ever." L. F. Curtis. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-22

J. F. Parker, 2021 No. 10th St., Ft Smith, Ark. says that he had takel many kinds of kidney medicine, bu, did not get better until he took Foley Kidney Pills. No matter how long you have had kidney trouble, you will find quick and permenent benefit by the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Start taking them now. L. F. Curtis.
 *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-22
English h-French Capita

O APITAL FURNISHED for sound V American, Canadian and Mexican enterprises. Mining Industrial, Tim per and Manufacturing. Steam and Electric Railroads financed. Irriga- ton projects promoted. Substantial Stock, Bond or Debenture issues bought sold or underwritten. ColIec- f10ns and Clesrances made for Banks Bankers and Trust Companies Head Office London. Branch Paris. Cor respondence invited.
 DENT & BYRNE.
 1l.fe-fs. Bloombury Street. London, 0 70 6As England
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Aged Pathfinder pead at Tulsa

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. l3.-Amhrose Kin.
ley, frontiersman. Indian fighter, sol
dier and seaman, died at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. H w Reynolds. in
Tulsa late Monday, Mt the age of 80
years Death was due to old age, has
tened by an attack of pneumonia.
Ambrose Kinley was one Of the most
remarkable characters that had to do
with blazing the tra in the west in
the early days. lie VS. born in 1919
on Tannock Island, off the coast Of
Nova Scotia His parents moved to
Prince Edward Island when he was a
mere child and 1886, at the age of IS
years. helped his father man the boat
that brought the Kinley family up the
St Lawrence river to Ohio. Later he
moved to Kansas and then TO Okla
homa.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
WHO TO BLAME
FOR HIGH TAXES
Tillman County Man Thinks Blame
for Higher Taxes Lies With State
Equalization Board.

Oklahoma City, Dec 13.-Sam w.
Johnson, county attorney of Tillman
county, in a letter to Governor Cruce
places the blame for high taxes upon
the state board Of equalization, and
says that if the people can have until
March to pay their taxes without
penalty attaching the condition will be
accepted. but if not, a contest is to
be made questioning the state boards
authority to act as it did.
The governor could not determine
whether there existed any authority
for extending the time for paying taxes
in the absence of legislative sanction
This will probably be referred to Attor-
new General West for an opinion.
Governor Crnce disputed the county
attorneys view that the state board
was responsible for the condition; on
the contrary, shows in his letter that
the complaint is properly due on ac-
count of excessive local levies. County
Attorney Johnson cited the case of one
citizen who last year paid only IS in
state taxes and this year on the same
property would be required to pay $25.
He gave the rates for various local pur-
poses, from which Governor Cruce
figured. Last year the citizen paid
S1z940 as follows For state purposes
So, county $144O, city s4S, school s62.
This year the total is $2S562, divided
as follows: State $25, county $3.50,
city $125 school $103.12. Local govern
ment last year cost the citizen In ques-
tion $124.4O, while this year it Is
$260.62, about 92 per cent of the whole,
an increase of $13622, while the state
government is costing but 500 The
governor says it is the duty Of the
local boards TO reduce the levies TO the
actual and economical needs of the
community. and when this is done. he
says, there viii not be so much COM
plant.
Governor Cruce adds that the state
Ileyy is higher this year than last, but
will gather no surplus. He says it IS
a we'll known fact that the levy last
year did not half pay the running ex
penses of the state government.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
NOW THE LID IS
CERTAINLY ON
illegal to Ship Liquor Into Old In
dian Territory, U. S. Appellate
Court Rules,

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 13.-The United
States attorneys Office here Monday
was notified that the circuit court of
appeals has decided the case of the
United States Express company
against Friedman and others involving
the right of express companies since
statehood to accept liquor for ship
ment into old Indian Territory. which
under the Oklahoma enabling act must
remain dry twenty-one years.
The decision holds that the federal
liquor laws governing old Indian Terri
tory prior to statehood still are in force
and express companies are liable under
the federal laws If they transport liquor
into that section This means that old
Indian Territory is to be absolutely
dry
The United States Express company
refused to accept liquor at Fort Smith
for shipment to Indian Territory points
and was directed by Judge Rogers of
Fort Smith to accept it. The company
appealed.
During territory days the only legal
method of taking liquor into that sec.
tion was through an order from the war
department. It is understood here
that such orders will be necessary III
the future under the decision.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Birth pav surprIse.

The members of the Congregational
church gave their pastor, DR.. Wray, a
birthday surprise last night at the res
idence of Mr. T. J. Wilson So quietly
was the affair engineered that the Dr.
had no inkling of anything until about
thirty Of his friends burst into the
house. After an impromptu program
of music and readings, Mr. Milford
in behalf Of the members and friends
presented the pastor with two valuable
books on sociological study In re-
spending Mr.. Wray said he was 81
years young, for while his beard was
white and his head bald his heart was
still young After partalsing Of the de-
licious refreshments, the guests de-
parted with hearty good wishes for
their beloved pastor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Quick Work of Maidstone.

Tulsa. Okla, Dec. 13.-The mad
stone owned by Mrs. S. l.. Larkin of
this city, which was successfully ap-
piled to seven Collinsville school chill
dren recently bitten. by mad dog,
was this week brought into service In
the case of Mrs. II. Preston of Hominy,
who was bitten by mad dog Mrs.
Preston was accompanied to Tulsa by
her husband. and returned home. again
the same night, satisfied that she had
been rendered immune from the dread
full disease of hydrophobia.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
okIahoma Daily output Of oII.

Tulsa, Okla. Dec. 19.-Statistics
compiled in Tulsa this week contain
some interesting figures on the daily
oil production of Oklahoma. The total
daily state production is $4,000 bar
rels, Of which amount the Prairie Oil
and Gas company takes about $4,000
barrels; the Gulf Pipe Line company,
21,000; and the. Texas company, 49,
600 barrels. The remainder is taken by
smaller pipe line and Independent re-
finery companies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Eastern Star Elects officers.

At a recent meeting Of vinita Chap
ter No. 20, Order of the Eastern Star,
officers fos the ensuing year We're
elected as follows. Worthy Matron,
Mrs. J. NJ. Darrow; Associate Matron
Minnie G. Murphy; Worthy Patron
DR.. r. L. Mitchell; Secretary. Miss
Mamie Collins; Treasurer. Eta
Burns; Bonductress Miss Mitchell; As.
sociate Conductress. Mrs. f. n. viii
hanson. The new officers will be in.
stalled at the regular meeting Of the
order in January.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Tulsa EIks Get Heal Thing.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec 13.-Members of
the local lodge of Elks have been un-
able to ascertain the identity or where
abouts of the donor Of the magnificent
live elk received by express yester-
day However, park. so feet square
has been fenced off adjoining the
splendid new sie5,00O Elk club, and the
animal will be kept in this enclosure.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
Electric power Difficulties.

%-fNSNf' ~ SffNA Df'fS6tNfNos
A great many persons have inquired
during the past thirty days and es-
pecially within the past ten days what
was and is the trouble with the cleo
tric service. We know perhaps better
than those who use the current that
these inquiries some what in the form
of complaints at times, have a good
basis. The service has not only not
been good, it has been extremely bad.
Yesterday all business depending on
motors for power and that requiring
light or current for other purpose was
suspended.
Considerable difficulty was found in
maintaining service while the change
was made from the old plant to the
new about thirty days ago. Employees
had to learn to use the oil for fuel and
a great many changes had to be made
in furnaces for its use
The principal difficulty all through
the change has been with the fuel
problem. When oil was installed we
could not get permission to place the
cars on the transfer track at the plant,
and we were assured by those who
have had to do with the oil business
that it would flow from cars in the
Frisco yards through pipe line to our
tanks back of the plant. Accordingly
the Vinita Producing and Refining
company installed a twoinch line for
that purpose. The weather was quite
warm when running the first two or
three cars, keeping the oil thin and
it came through. AS it grew colder,
the trouble began and We were forced
to pump the oil down by hand and
build fires along the line to keep it
warm. That we kept going at all, was
due to the faithful work of our en-
ployees, who stood in the rain and
blizzard keeping the pumps going On
IDecemberf a tank of oil was con-
lnected to the line and it. came through
without pumping. We were convinced
that there had been some soil in the
line from the time it was installed
and the pumping had cleared it out.
The Refining company was delayed in
getting another car in till Saturday
and our tanks were running low When
the pump was started, not enough oil
would be gotten through the line to
keep the boilers going. In addition to
this the tank car to which our line was
attached was showed several car
lengths, breaking the pump and vast
ing a great deal of oil. Some thing
had to be done, the plant being out of
fuel at six a. M, yesterday morning
The line was taken up yesterday in
the search for obstructions but moth
ing was found except thick heavy oil
which would not come through. For
tunately for us and our patrons, Mr.
Mccarthy, superintendent of this di-
vision of the Frisco was in town, and
upon EXPLAINING our difficulty to him
we not only secured permission to set
cars for unloading ON the transfer
track, with the same agreement from
the Katy through Mr.. Farthing, but
also an order from Mr. Hutchinson to
set part car we had been trying to
pump This car was put in at five
thirty, unloaded in thirty minutes, and
the lights were on as soon as steam
could be gotten up.
With the procuring of fuel now ar
ranged, there is no reason why serv-
ice should not be regular and satisfac-
tory in every way.
vINITA ELECTRIC LIGHT, ICE &
POWER COMPANY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13
lnty treasurer and waived servlee

county treasurer and waived service
and notice.
The attorneys connected with the
case intimated last evening that a
number of suits would be filed within
the next few days, of the same nature
as the one filed yesterday, and that
this is just the first of about hun
dred.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-13

Ora Smith and family will leave for
Riverside, Cal, some time in January
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
EAST CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Fisher spent
Sunday afternoon at w. }. Willhoit's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Robertson Wis
tied relatives in Olivet Sunday.
Mrs. Comstock, of OskaloOsa, is Wis
iting with her daughter, Mrs. w. G.
Robertson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Williams, of Os-
kaloOsa, took dinner Sunday at the
John Nelson home.
Ralph Fisher spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. Sprague OF
Rose Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Fisher visited
one day last week with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Allison, and family.
Mrs. J. H. Without visited Monday
and Tuesday at w. J. Willhoits.
Harry Browneller,of Oskaloosa, Wis,
tied Sunday at the parental A.Brown
eller home.
Mrs. r. w. Dye, Of OskaIoOsa, and
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Dye Weaver, of
Springfield, ILL.,, and Mrs. j. H. Will
liams spent Wednesday at w. j.
WlllhOltS.
Misses Hattie Stafford and Nina
Colville visited one day last week
with their friend, Miss Eva Brownel,
Ter.
J. H. Williams and family and
Grandma Colville visited Sunday at
the home of Chas. Davis and family
of Oskaloosa.
Ruth Hedge, of Oskaloosa, spent
part of last week with her grandpar-
ents, o. P. Hedge and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hull and
daughter Enid visited Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Allard, and
family.
May 16. Pond Lily.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
At UNIVERSITY PARK NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WlDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
LACEY.

LACEY. z
This fine weather is just what Mr..
Farmer" needs to get his corn plant
ed. Most of the planting will be fin
ished by Saturday night.
/ Mrs. Jas. Reynolds, who has been
having siege of pneumonia, is get
ting better. Her many friends will
be pleased to know this, as she has
had very close call. ,..,.
Miss Josie Fortney is at home tax,
ing care of her parents, who have been
poorly for a number of months.
The measles are in South Prairie,
having broken out in the Bryan
school.
Mrs. Chas. Steddom has been poor,
ly few days of the latter part of the
week but is better now.
G. w. Tudor's spent Sunday at the
Warren Upton home. Also Tom Bal
linger's visited Sunday at his parental
home.
A. T. Snyder is off to Chicago this
week with a shipment of hogs. He
will be back Friday.
Everett, DOwney and Bunting have
all had a shipment of sheep this
week. This is about the last sheep to
be shipped out of the neighborhood
this spring.
Quite number of Art Bunting
friends happened to take the notion
of dropping in on him Tuesday even
ing. A kind of a presentment seemed
to allure them there. And when they
came to find it all out, 10, it was his
birthday. He showed them a merry
time if they did surprise him.
A great number of the Lacey peo-
pie will attend the S. s. convention
at Centenary Sunday. A pleasant
and interesting day is anticipated.
The NJ. S. Downey and A. T. Sny-
der families took a pleasure ride Sun
day afternoon, going to your city and
calling on few friends. 1t is
thought that A. T. is coming down
with the automobile fever. His tenn
perature is already running on fourth
speed and it is feared he is too far
gone to apply the brakes.
A camp meeting is talked of for the
near future. 1t will be held in Lacey
and under the management of Pastor
Buell..
May II. Samantha.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
UP TO $4,000 TO-DAY
Hard Work in the Country is Hav-
ing Good Effect.

Every little bit helps" and thus
by hard work on the part of the vari-
Gus committees in the country, and
the generosity of the good farmers
interested, the Penn college endow-
ment thermometer jumped up to the
$4,000 mark today. The men from
town who are working in the country
never before fully realized how big
the county is, but the thirty or more
at work hope to be able to cover the
entire ground by the first of June.
The money is coming slowly and ev-
erybody's aid is needed to close the
campaign in the allotted time
There was splendid meeting at
Leighton Monday night in the inter
ests of the college. 1t was held in
the First Reformed church and was
the best meeting yet held in the
county, outside of Oskaloosa. Mr..
Alden, of Chicago, who Is in charge
of the campaign, made the principal
address, and President Edwards of
Penn college gave some interesting
facts that proved of great interest to
all. Miss Edna Willis gave several
readings, and music was furnished by
a college quartette. These meetings
are surely arousing a great interest
in the college and are leaving a good
impression. No soliciting is done at
any of these meetings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
ALL TO OBSERVE DAY
Governor Carroll Urges People of
State in Proclamation.

Governor Carroll has issued a pro-
clamation urging the people of the
state to give proper observance to
Memorial day by dispensing with
labor and amusements. His procIa-
nation is as follows:
More than a half century has elaps-
ed since the civilized world was awak-
ened by the sound of guns firing on
Fort Sumter, and the fast thinning
ranks of the greatest army ever mo-
bilized in protection of home, nation
and flag, bring to us a vivid recOllec-
ton of the great debt we, as peace
loving people, owe to them. Each re-
curing Memorial day serves to fresh.
en- in our minds the valiant patriot.
ism, the answering loyalty and the
unselfish devotion to loyalty's cause
which mark the service of the boys
of 81
"The day is approaching when the
grand army of blue will be but a
memory. Its members are fast join
ing the great army of soldier dead.
Ravages of time and disease are car
rying them swiftly beyound. Soon it
will be other hands, and not those of
comrades and loving friends, who
will perform the memorial service,
garland the tombs, and revive in
memory the patriotic devotion of rev
erence for our soldier dead.
Let us, therefore. as time enriches
the debt the nation owes her heroes
of that bloody war of secession or of
latwer conflicts, do all in our power
to augment the spirit of patriotism in
the breasts of our people, pay hon.
age to the memory of brave deeds,
and pass down to a grateful posterity
a custom grown sweeter by time and
dearer through its associations.
1T is fitting that at least on one
day each year we should lay aside
our accustomed duties and join in an
appropriate memorial in honor of our
patriot dead"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
SCHOOL FOR NURSES
Commencement Exercises on Even
ings of May % and 20.

Arrangements have been made for
the Commencement exercises of the
Oskaloosa Hospital School of Nurses
The Baccalaureate sermon to the
class will be given on Sunday even
ing, May %, by Rev. w. p. Williams
at st. James Episcopal church.
The graduating exercises will be
held at Central M. E. church Monday
evening, May 80. The address will be
delivered by DR.. James r. Guthrie, of
Dubuque, dean of the Medical Col
lege of the Iowa State University.
There will be FIVE graduates of the
school this year, n including Geneva
Howe, Alwilda Hill, Jennie Ream
Rockefeller, Maud McElroy and Hell
en- Roberts. =
These exercises, both at the Epis-
cOpal church and at the Methodist
church will be free to all, and the
public is most cordially invited to be
present. The Hospital is doing good
work and the nurses deserve much
recognition for their work and sacri-
fees.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18

"A marked Improvement in the
export trade to China and Japan is
observable in the March figures of
the Bureau of Statistics, Department
of Commerce and Labor. Exports TO
Asia had, up to the beginning OF the
current year, been steadily decreas
ing, the total sales of the United
States to that section of the world
having dropped from 1881 million
dollars in the fiscal year 1905 to 71A
millions in 1909 and COX millions in
1910. For the present fiscaI year the
nine months figures at hand already
show a total export OF G212 million
dollars, indicating that a continue
ton of the gain shown in March will
bring the years total up to fully 80
millions, as compared with 60A mill
ions in 1910 and TN millions in 1909
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
WANTED.
800 people a day to eat
dinner at Dolls restau-
rant. 42w8
THE IOWACROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Direct
or of Weather Bureau.

Des Moines, Ia, for week ending
May 10, 1911.-The weather during
the past week was ideal for field
work and the growth of vegetation.
The first three days were excessively
warm, with the temperature above 80
degrees in many localities, but the
latter part of the week was moderate
ly cool and pleasant. The rainfall
was light during the six working
days, but copious to heavy showers
occurred in many localities on Sat
urday night and Sunday, especially
over the central, southern and eastern
sections. Rapid progress was made
in planting corn, and that work will
be practically finished before the Goth.
Much of the early planted corn is up,
but it is yet too early to determine
what the stand will be, although the
few reports received indicate that it
will be good. Grass and small grains
have improved during the week and
are generally in good condition, but
need more rain to keep up normal
growth, especially in eastern and
northern counties, where the rainfall
has been light. Fruit trees of all
kinds are now in full and profuse
bloom in the northern part of the
state and show no signs of injury by
the frosts, early in the month.
GEO. M. CHAPEL,
Section Director.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
CONCERT.
Pond Lily.
May 16.

Corn planting is nearly a thing of
the passed.
Mr. and Mrs. Jot Ireland and Mrs.
Lewis Scarborough spent Sunday at
the Ben Scarborough home.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Krusemark and
family spent Sunday at HighlfId
Center, visiting at the Otta Kruse-
mark home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. McEwen and
daughter Edna spent Sunday at the
Tob Brown home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Redbarn spent
Sunday afternoon at the Jay Roof
home.
L. X. McEwen and daughter Edna
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Tennis mad
children, Albert and Mildred, spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. o. Storm.
Harley Muhm took dinner with his
friend, Paul ROOF. ..r
Miss Iona Clarke spent Saturday
night with her friend, Miss Leona'
Priest, of Fremont.
Fred Muhm and Frank Storm took
dinner Sunday with their Sunday
school teacher, Mrs. George Aiken.
bright
Several from here were in Fremont
Saturday night.
DEW DROP.