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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
Beat the Abernathx BOYS.

Editor Daily Chieftain: see In the
Chieftain of December 81, where the
Alternately boys rode horseback across
the continent from New York to San
Francisco in sixty-two days. and lost
the prize. They were equipped with
the very best saddle horses that could
be found and furnished money a
plenty. | want to tell you what | did
last year. left Crossheld, Alberta
Canada with two wagons and teams
and reached Oklahoma in fifty-eight
days, over two thousand one hundred
miles | got through without the loss
of a single horse and the Abernathy
boys killed four good horses and did
not make the time l made.
w. d. STROUD.
Estella. Okla.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
ROBERT GILLIAN A
CRUCE CANDIDATE

Ardmore, Okla, Dee 2S--Judge S.
NJ. Davis, a prominent attorney of this
city who has returned from trip over
the state in which he visited Musko-
gee and the greater portion Of the
counties south of that city, says the
people are taking an active interest in
politics and that there is more inter
est being taken in the race for ma
tional committeeman than he had sus-
pected The democrats, generally, he
says, are of the opinion that John
Doolin win not be q candidate, that
it is not in harmony with the Cruce
administration to attempt to build up
political machine in the state and
there is a sentiment against Doolin
founded upon the fact that he is a
state office holder and that the honors
should be distributed as fairly as pos
sible. With reference to Tate Brady
and Robert Galbreath of Tulsa, both
of whom are candidates, Judge Davis
said neither of them is making great
headway for the reason that they are
unable to settle the differences be-
tween them and Tulsa occupies pos
ition of having two candidates in the
field, each of whom is determined to
remain in the race and neither can
hope to win under such circumstances.
Their friends are not enthusiastic for
the success of either
The Ardmore candidate Robert Gill
lam has the south aide democracy
solidly for him, the fourth and fifth
congressional districts will go largely
instructed for him and the democrats
generally are of the opinion that he is
the logical man to select for the place.
Robert Gillian is worthy of any honor
at the hands of democracy. he has
! been faithful to the interests of the
party, he kindled the first fires of de-
mocracy on this side of Red River at
a time when the federal government
held Indian Territory in its firm grasp
and distributed the Offices by appoint
ment. He was a leader in the first
fights made by his party and has given
freely of his means and of his time
to the cause he hopes to serve, in a
higher capacity by his election to the
Office OF democratic national commit
teeman. United States Senator Gore,
Secretary Of the Constitutional Con
yention John M. Young and many lead.
Iers of the state are back Of him in his
Icandidacy, he is q relentless fighter. q
prince of good fellows and victory will
lperch upon mis- banner at the state con
vention in Oklahoma City. February
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
Those Promises Of 1e10.
Treaty to Prevent Dry Niagara.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. Dec. 2S.-The
United States and Canada have nego-
tiated a treaty which controls the di-
version of water from the Niagara
rived and preserves the, scenic grand
eur of Niagara Falls for all time. The
treaty goes into full effect automatical-
ly in March, upon the expiration of the
law which now limits some of its pre-
visions.
The international agreement was
made in response to general demand
that the question of water diversion
be settled once and for all in accord
ance with expert opinion. TIE treaty
makers had exhaustive tests conduct
ed by hydraulic engineers, ard it was
determined that diversions should moi
exceed $4,000 cubic feet a second OF
the Canadian side and 10000 cubic
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
Tom Latta Mounts Tripod.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 2S.-Thomas A.
Latta, formerly editor of the Tulsa
World, has accepted the position of
editor of the Oil and Gas Journal, for
merly published in st. Louis, but now
published here Mr. Latta assumed
his new duties this week and in the
future will be at the helm of this well
known trade publication. He will have
complete editorial charge OF the pa
per.
Since severing his connections with
the Tulsa World few months ago,
Mr.. Latta has been offered many fiat
tering positions in the newspaper field
throughout the southwest, where per
haps his ability as torcible writer is
better known than any one else in
this part of the country. Mr.. Latta's
affections for Tulsa were so strong
that he did not care to give up his con
nections with this city
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
THE NEED OF
ARMY RE MOUNTS

Washington, H. c., Dec. 26.-Major
General Leonard Wood, in his annual
report to the secretary of war, regards
as national calamity the shipment of
horses abroad for he
sees the time when the army will be
unable to secure proper remounts.
The Southern Commercial Congress
announced today that it has been for
some weeks preparing to consider the
whole subject of horse and mule breed
ing in a section of the fourth annual
convention of the congress at Nash
Vile next April The section will be
under the craftsmanship of George NJ.
Ronnel, chief of animal husbandry di-
vision, United States department. of
agriculture. The following gentle
men will speak to the subjects indi-
Gated
e. B. White, Leesburg, Va, "The
Draft Horse in the South"
Capt. C. Fl. Conrad, Jr., in charge
Front Royal Remount Depot, Front
Royal Virginia, The South as a
Source of Army Remounts."
Gen. John B. Castleman, Louisville,
KY, "The American Saddle Horse"
]. l.. Jones, Columbia, Tenn, "rhe
Mule-Breeding Feeding, Management
and Market Requirements"
The purpose of the congress in hav
ing this thorough discussion of horse
and mule breeding is to increase the
wealth of the south by showing the
farmers of the south how both climate
and soils lend themselves to the sue
cessful raising of stock.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
CHAMP CLARK
LIVED IN KANSAS
The Grasshoppers Limited the Speak
ers Residence in Wichita to
Eleven Weeks.

Few persons in Kansas, perhaps,
know that Champ Clark, speaker of
the house of representatives once liv-
ed in Kansas. Mr.. Clark sometimes re-
fers to the fact when he makes
speeches in that state, but he always
limits the account of his residence
there to the short statement that he
once lived there eleven weeks. To a
friend Mr.. Clark told his experience
as a young lawyer in Kansas and the
reasons he left the state Here it is:
When he was about twenty-five years
old Mr.. Clark was graduated from the
Cincinnati Law School at Cincinnati,
o. After his graduation he started to
Fredonia, Kans., to become the law
partner of T. ]. Hudson, classmate.
For some reason, however, Mr.. Clark
never reached Fredonia and a lawyer
he met in Kansas City persuaded him
to go to Wichita.
Wichita at that time was the center
of the cattle industry and the town
was considered a promising field for a
young lawyer. Mr.. Clark had no sooner
reached the place, however, when the
cattle center moved to Great Bend and
then the grasshoppers descended upon
Kansas. Everyone nearly is familiar
with what those pests did to the peo-
pie of Kansas and Mr.. Clark, short OF
funds when ne went to the town, soon
found that waiting in an Office for
clients who never came was unprofit-
able business.
In exactly nine weeks he was
broke" The only possessions he had
we're few law books, and silk hat
pair of pearl gray trousers and what
was then called a swallow tall coat
AS Pike county, Missouri, was settled
mostly with Virginia and Kentucky
people Mr.. Clark decided to go there
when he got enough money to pay the
railroad fare. TO his friend the speak
er laughingly told how he got the
money
81 went to a farmer and got jof
hoeing corn. My pay was $1.25 day
l tell you the Kansas sun never was
so hot as it was that year. plugged
away at that corn in that high hal
and nv other 'barrister' clothes, thu
only ones | had, until got enough
money to go to Missouri. | certainl!
was glad to leave the state"
Most persons are familiar with Mr.
Clark's political battles after he be
came a resident of Pike county. Year
after his experiences in Kansas he me
T. ]. Hudson in congress, where botl
were members of that body.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
FIVE HUNDRED PARTY At
CHEROKEE CLUB ROOMS

tROh. TUESDAYS ALLY.
What is conceded to be the most
elaborate card party ever attempted
in yinita was that given last night at
the Cherokee Social Club hall. by Mr.
and Mrs. w. P. Thompson.
The hall was beautifully decorated
lin color scheme of red and green
and the setting was made to carry out
the Cheristmas idea and carried with
1t patriotic table placement, to carry
out the idea Of the principal Ameri-
can forts. When the guests arrived
two ladies and two gentlemen were as
signed to defend each fort. When a
game was won small American flag
was given the victors to place on their
fort and the fort having the most
flags was declared the winner of the
evenings contest. This idea was
unique in Vinlta and found great favor
with the guests.
Five Hundred was the game select
ed for the evening and when the flags
were counted it was found that Fort
Gaines. defended by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Barrett and Mr.. and Mrs. b. NJ Skin
ner had won the greatest number of
victories and they were each given
beautiful prize. The ladies' prizes
were handsome cut glass bowls. while
a Bridge Whist set in beautiful Mo-
lrocco bound case was awarded to each
of the victorious gentlemen
There were about one hundred
quests in attendance and there were
ltwenty-one tables at Five Hundred. At
Ieleyen o'clock time was called on the
games and delicious one course
luncheon was served, following this
the prize winners were announced and
then the tables were moved aside and
many Of the younger guests took adj
vantage of the opportunity for an i'm
promptu dance.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
THREE TIMES FIRE VICTIM.
AntIers Editor After Losing Plant and
Wife, is Again Visited.

Antlers. Okla, Dec. 2S.-Fire broke
out yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
and totally destroyed the millinery
store Of Miss Lucille Watson. The
flames broke through into the grocery
store Of George Reed ana the News
Record office, owned by J. B. Regner,
the prompt action of the fire depart
ment saving the Pioneer drug store
and the Antlers postoffice.
The first originated from stove in
the millinery store, but there was no
one in the building at the time. The
loss is about 81 1000. Reeds loss is
$500. and Regner's loss, mostly by
water, is $40O. All are partially cover
ed by insurance.
This is the third time Mr.. Regner
has been injured by fire. In Septem'
ber his plant was totally destroyed by
fire and in November his house caught
fire and his wife was burned to death
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
Craig County Taxes.

In 1910 the Craig county tax estl-
mate was s64,O5S. In 1911 the esti-
mate was $Ss,SS5, This is an increase
of $25,S32 in one year.
In 1910 the valuation was Sl2,4OS'-
967.
In 1911 it is S17671,126.
In 1910 the county levy was SO mills
In 1911 it is mills
The total amount to be raised from
direct taxation is $sS,S55- The amount
to be raised from public service corpor
ations and from all other sources Is
SIC 3A0.
Craig county is raising beyond he
own esumate s15.S10. Only about =
Of the counties of the state have re
ported to the state auditor but thes'
are raising beyond their own estimate
a total sum Of $75O,521.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
Charter Prohibited by CONSTITUTION.

Charter Prohibited by CONSTITUTION.
Oklahoma City, Dec. 2S.-A charter
probably will be refused to the inita
Blue Flint Chat and Gravel company
of Miami, which proposed TO mine AID
manufacture, and transport its prod
ucts over its own railioad. Assistant
Attorney General Moore advised Sec
retary of State Harrison Monday that
the state constitution would operate
to prohibit the concern from carrying
on business under the conditions it
had specified.
Article nine of the constitution pro-
hibits railroads from owning mines or
manufactures, the products of which
are used by any other than the rail
road itself.
The articles of incorporation filed by
the Vinita company stated that the
corporation proposed to condemn right
of-way, build and acquire railroad lines
to be operated for hire.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
LaHoma's Tragic Life.

1t seems that the tragic events in
LaHomas life are destined to burst
upon her suddenly. Several months
ago, when as a great singer. she came
back to Muskogee, the city she had
left for short time before in the care
of Schummann-H -Heinke as a girl with
beautiful voice, to make her first
triumphal appearance before the pub
lie, the first great tragedy of her life
was enacted. The morning she arriv-
ed her brother, Ben, was foully mur.
dered and the town buzzed with the
excitement of the crime as LaHoma
not knowing, smiled and bowed and
sang to a fashionable audience that
filled the Hinton theatre. She had not
been told for fear that it would spoil
her first great success.
When, after the concert, they broke
the news to her she collapsed. The
cries of her grief rang through The
corridors Of the Turner hotel where
she was staying and those who did mo-
know listened and wondered.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29

feet a second on the American side,
out of total flow Of 100000 cubic feet
a second.
The use of this quantity of water for
power purposes, the engineers found,
would not affect the appearance of the
falls sufficiently for the eye to detect
Since only about half the quantity per.
mitted by the treaty is now diverted
twice the present horsepower can be
produced without endangering the
scenic beauty of the cataract
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
TARIFF KEYNOTE FOR
COMING CAMPAIGN

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 2S. - Speaker
Champ Clark, on his first day in Okla
homa where he always has been fay-
orite, was given rousing welcome
here yesterday.
The keynote of his speech delivered
here last night before record crowd,
was Tariff" He recited the elements
of the platform on which he will make
his campaign both for himself and for
the party next year. He dwelt on the
fact that he had whipped the demo
cratic party in the house into line and
assured his audience that the demo-
Gratis would re-commence their fight
on the present tariff after the holidays
in earnest Mr.. Clark insisted that
the coming national campaign would
be fought out almost entirely on the
question of tariff revision.
When Taft Lost Out.
He said in part: Although Taft
went in with a big majority it seems
that he commenced losing out within
six months afterwards. 1t is all on ac-
count of the tariff, and in spite of the
politicians the coming contest is going
to be fought out on the tariff revision
question.
"The democrats will revise and re-
introduce new bills on the tariff as
soon as the holidays are over. We set
the example of grafting&i (urtr AR A
the example of getting together, and
the only cnanee we have of losing the
election next year is to depend too
much upon the quarrels of our enc
mics.
THE Chicago platform promised a
revision of tariff but not word about
whether it was to be up or down. Just
before the election, Taft and his cam
paigners got scared and made the
declaration that the platform meant
to revise the tariff downward. But as
soon as they got in they revised it up
ward instead of downward and they got
their trouncing year ago.
Those Promises of 1910.
I'VE won the election of 1910 on
promises to liberalize the rules of the
house, that we would pass bill fol
publicity of campaign expenditures
that we would submit constitutions
amendment for the direct election Of
senators, that we would admit New
Mexico and Arizona as two states
that we would economize, and that We
would revise the tariff. Our work along
this line met the veto of the president.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29
NOW FOR 1912

the when nearly every determines
resolution for the year 1t should be the
sowing that viii produce better lives in
all of
Oklahoma is great state, and its development has
the of the world. We all continue
and 1912 the greatest in the history of this
commonwealth There problems solve that
puzzng the brains and the intelligence of the
people of Oklahoma.
What can be done to develop our unlimited resources
thus make the state better make it loom larger
every What is your opinion about it? Have you
idea to what is wrong and remedy. Write to the
Chietan in short concise suggestions. Get
your into from hundred hundred words
What the people say is public opinion and will command
those in Do not try to but couch your
gestions brief The country will listen
you will thus help do the thing all want to do
Vina and Craig county lead in the great work
and development Do not hesitate to write to the
Cheftain and tell the people what think should be
done. We growing but want to along intelligent
lines
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29

One dollar paid now viii carry your
to The Weekly chieftain
to the end Of 1912.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-10-19

Mr. and Mira. j. w. Willm re-
turned Tuesday evening from
Lewiston where they took in the
fair and remained several days
looking after their Orchard tract
properly, which Johnnie says Is
flourishing.
just received two car loads of
the famous Pittsburg Perfect,
Hog, Cattle and Poultry fence. j.
e. Miller Implement Co. The
place to buy Implements.
Mrs. o. l.. Benson is in from
Florence this week buying sup
plies. Mrs. Benson is making ar
engagements to leave her business
in that camp temporarily and
come out to Grangeville within a
week or so to spend the winter.
DIR. w. X. Colbert, of Coryal-
lis, Oregon, arrived in the city
hast Friday and has decided to
locate with us. He has secured
office room in the Pfeufer build
ing, corner Main and Meadow
streets. The doctor expresses him
self highly pleased with Grange
vile and surrounding country.
Frank McGrane of the A. & f.
company, took in several days OF
the big Lewiston fair, and in the
mean time finding that the city
engineer was trying to turn some
of his property there into streets
and alleys he remained and
rounded up the city council to
get the matter Strengthened out.
F. w. Finch brought in to the
Farmer Is warehouse on Tuesday
of this week "a sacks of timothy
seed which is said to be the fines
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-10-19
ALL PREMIUMS
WILL BE PAID

Secretary Carrots Of the County
Fair informed the Globe reporter
just as we go to press that the
management this year will be
able to pay the successful exhib-
itors this year, every premium in
full. This is matter of congra-
tulation to both exhibitors and
the fair management, and will be
the means Of encouraging the
people to put forth a greater eff
fort next year to bring in better
exhibits and more of them. Peo-
pie like to compete and win, but
they also like to get what they
are supposed to contend for.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-10-19

seed brought i'm this season, hav-
ing only one per cent dockage.
The load Melted him 1927. Mr..
Finch and family, expect to leave
the first Of next week for Calf,
where they will spend the winter.
Everybody skates.
Announcement are out publish
ing the coming marriage Of two
of Grangeville's most popular
young people, Miss Alva Over
man and Mr.. James B. White.
The marriage will take place on
Wednesday Oct. 25th, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Overman, parents of the intended
bride.
Frank Kelleane, this summer
completed wood saw through
out, and overhauled and revamp-
ed an engine which he has attach
ed, all of which are working in
excellent shape at this time and
blocking out the cordwood alice
samee factory made slasher. He
will show you the machine work
ing at the popular price if you
have a pile of wood to saw.
l.. M. Harris returned last Sun
day from the Boise fair where he
had charge of the Idaho county
exhibit. The fair was continued
three days into this week, on ac-
count of rain, but Mr.. Harris
could not remain. Basil fell in
with a good job, and liking the
looks of the state capital, could
not be induced TO return home.
He and Harold, who is now one
of the head-pnsh on the States
man Is reportorial staff, will hold
out together for the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Randall
left Wednesday morning for
Rockford, Wash, where they OWL
a nice acreage tract and fine resi-
dence at the city limits, and
where Mrs. Randall will locate
at present and engage in the pou
try business. Henry will return
to Grangeville after getting Mrs
Randall well established, where
he expects to continue on the pol
ice force until the first of the
year. The Randalls will be great
ly missed and regretted by theil
numerous Grangeville friends, a
they are most desirable citi
zens," the kind we dislike to LOST
but can recommend to the local
ity to which they go.
In a civil suit between j. +
Remington and Joseph carp o.
Monday of this week, in whicl
the former sued for a threshinl
bill of $50, the jury returned
verdict in favor of the plaintiff
in the sum of $50. Attorneys j
M. Gilmore and w. III. Casad,
represented the plaintiff and de
PENDANT respectively.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-10-19
REAL ESTATE SALES

Walter Hickerson has purchas-
ed the Mat Gilbert 80 acre tract
west of town through the Arnold
Bros. agency.
George Wilkins, Ross and Hugh
Arnold last week purchased the
j. B. Carter ranch of 240 acres
lying eight miles east of town,
for speculative purposes.
Ross Arnold has bought the Ed
Gibson ranch located near Sites.
The purchase was made last week
the consideration being $40 per
acre.
The Winslow mail., 1911-01-14
lrriqatinq CantaIoupes.

1t is something of an art to irrigate
cantaloupes properly. In the early
stages Of growth water should be CIV
en- quite sparingly so that the roots
will seek the moisture deep in the
ground. This will give a good hold
and provide larger vines. If watered
too much the roots will be kept near
she surface and it will be necessary to
irrigate often during the entire sea-
son. In this case the plants will not
be so healthy nor so good producers
Of quality. The vines should be
trailed away from the irrigating fur
rows and lie on the dry bed out of the
water at all times during the entire
season. The. first two civilizations
should be deep and as the plants be-
come larger continued shallow culti-
walton is preferable for the reason
that the laterals and feeders Of the
plants will be undisturbed-