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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
BULL FROG TALKS
OF TIMES GONE BY.
Would Call Attention of Board of
Health to Use of Creek as
Open Sewer.

A staff man of the Chieftain's corps
of reporters stood on the Sequoyah
avenue bridge over Bull creek early
today and interviewed a big bull frog
a real old-timer, with a voice like a
fog horn. He talked of ''the wind and
the weather and the news of the day,
and grew reminiscent and even gar
rulous.
"Yes," said he, 81 have been on the
creek long time, was here before
the Katy railroad came and long be-
fore Bill Beatty arrived. l was here
when the boys hung man on the old
elm that stood above the mill pond,
where Henry Cook, the drayman
drowned.
ooh yes, have had some narrow es-
capes. You see | am one-eyed. Judge
Preston Davis shot that out with a
bean shooter more than twenty years
ago, when the judge was a barefoot
boy and spent an amphibious life in
the creek and on the bank. l lost a
foot to the prowess of DR. oliver
Bagby who tried to fork me for din
ner the year we had the smallpox cpl
demic The doctor claimed he only
wanted to vaccinate me along with the
other inhabitants of the creek but he
really wanted to eat me-
"No, the creek is nothing like it
used to be, the romance is all gone.
The wolves used to howl along the
creek every night and wild flowers
grew right up to the waters edge.
Now it is filled with old tin cans, scrap
iron, dead dogs, chickens and the offal
of the town. The water is so adulter,
ated that even an old bull frog cannot
enjoy good health"
Then his frogship looked wise and
meditative and said, 81 wish the Chief
tain would tell those doctors on the
board of health to visit Bull creek and
get view of its sad condition and fal.
len estate and make people quit using
it for an open sewer
"In a swimin'? Yes dozen boys
have already been in, as early as it
is, and as nasty as the water is. The
new crop of boys are about as cruel
as the old ones were. Only yesterday
boy shot mocking bird with an
air gun from that bridge and killed it
as it sang in the branches of that elm.
here 'em coming and / will have to
hide out" And with a coarse drum
like sound the old frog leaped into
the water and disappeared.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
BASEBALL SEASON WILL
OPEN IN WEST TUESDAY

New York, Mar. 31.-Next Tuesday
will witness the start of the 1911 sea-
son of professional baseball games
and before the diamonds are abandon
ed next fall nearly 10000 regular
league contests will have been played.
The Pacific Coast League is the first
to begin play and the last to close.
In the seventeen days now inter
vening before the opening of the
American and National Leagues and
the American Association season all
on April 12, two small southern
leagues the Cotton State and South
Atlantic organizations-wil swing in
to action April and April 8, respec-
lively.
In quick succession, after the inau-
guration of the big league rases, April
II, the Southern, Eastern and West
ern Leagues open, with the Central
League among the last of the bigger
sectional leagues to get into motion
April 26.
The Ohio and Connecticut State
leagues start April 20 and 21, respec-
lively and the New York State and
New England leagues April "a.
The Michigan State League does
not begin to play until May 25 and is
the last of the recognized leagues to
open. BY that time there will be at
least thirty professional leagues in the
field, with schedules calling for from
300 to 900 games each.
The collegiate season, less regularly
accounted for, already has begun in
the southern tier of the Northeastern
states. The schedules of eastern col
leges call for about 800 games be-
tween now and the latter part of June.
Yale has eight men of last years nine
left, including an experienced and we'll
balanced pitching staff, with plenty of
new material The Harvard left overs
are only six and among the losses is
Pltcher Hicks, whose work of last year
will be hard to equal.
Princeton is admittedly in serious
difficulties. Five of last years play
ers have graduated and the leading
pitcher, S. A. White, is suffering with
so severe a wrench of his throwing
arm and shoulder that he will not play
in any of the early games.
An unusual number of tours is plan
ned by college teams this year. All
records in this line will be broken by
Michigan by an invasion of both the
south and east. The Wolverines will
travel more than 1000 miles, touring
Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio and
visiting Princeton, Syracuse and Brow.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
FUNERAL OF "GR|STM|LL"
JONES FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Oklahoma City, Mar. 31.-The fun.
eral of Charles G. Jones, who died at
his home at Eighth street and Durland
avenue Wednesday morning, will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence.
DR.. George H. Bradford, chancellor
of Epworth University and an intimate
friend of Mr.. Jones, will conduct the
funeral services assisted by Rev. A. K.
Riley. Mr.. Jones was a Royal Arch
Mason, and the funeral will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of that
lodge. He was also Knight Templar,
Mystic Shriner, and an Elk, and it is
quite probable that the members of
these lodges will attend in full regalia.
The board of directors of the cham
Der of commerce, accompanied by the
officials of that organization will at
tend the funeral in body, while Wes-
ton Atwood, vice president, and j H..
Johnston, general manager of the
chamber of commerce issued a request
Thursday morning that all members
of the organization close their business
houses between 2 and 3 o'clock, so that
as many as possible may attend the
funeral services.
Mayor Lackey also issued a procla-
nation Thursday morning ordering
that all official business of the city be
suspended for one-half day beginning
at noon today that the city officials
may attend the funeral services of the
former mayor The members of the
city council are to meet at the city hall
at l o'clock and proceed to the resi-
dence.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
HAYS MURDER TRIAL
BEGINS At PAWHUSKA

Pawhuska, Okla, Mar. 31.-The
trial of Amos Hays, charged with the
murder of Eugene Hays near this city
a year ago, began in the district court
here Thursday afternoon A jury was
impaneled and the taking of testimony
began.
Amos Hays and Eugene Hays were
not related. Eugene shot and killed
Edward Hays, half brother of Amos,
in the Sexton hotel in Kansas City
more than year ago, following dis
agreement over a cattle deal Eugene
was released on $4,000 bond and re-
turned to Oklahoma. Eugene and
Amos met on the country road near
here. Eugene later was found by the
roadside shot in the back. He died in
a hospital in this city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
MASKED MEN FORCED WOMAN
TO SURRENDER HER CHILD

By Associated Press.
Las Vegas, N. NJ. Mar. 31.-The
baby Of A. T. Rogers, prominent
lawyer here, was Kidnapped a few
days ago and held for a ransom of
$4,000. The money was paid over by
Rogers at midnight last night in a re-
mote spot in the mountains surround
ing the city. The child returned.
The two masked men forced their
entrance to the Rogers home Wednes-
day night. At the point of revolvers
they compelled Mrs. Rogers to sur
render the child. Rogers was out of
town. The kidnappers left a note di-
recting meeting place in the noun
tains at midnight and the bringing of
the twelve thousand dollars. The child
is a grandson of Judge Henry l..
Waldo, of Kansas City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
NO TRIAL FOR POLITICAL
BOSS COX Of CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, c., Mar. 31.-George D.
Cox, the republican leader will not be
tried on the charge of perjury by
Frank NJ German of the common plea
court. This became certain yesterday
when Judges T. 2. Jones of Jackson,
and Judge Festus walters in a major
ity decision sustained the mandamus
proceeding against Judge Charles J..
Hunt of the circuit court ordering him
to rule on the affidavit filed by Cox's
attorneys charging "biased and pre-
JUDGED" against Judge German. Be-
tween Cox and trial in Judge Germans
court are these obstacles: First,
Judge Hunts decision on the biased
and prejudiced proceeding against
Judge German. Second, ruling on a
motion by Cox's attorney to quash the
indictment. Third, action on plea of
abatement and a demurrer to the in
dictment which can still be filed.
Prosecutor Hunt said he would ap-
peal the decision to the state supreme
court. The grand jury which has been
in session for almost two months will
conclude today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
DRAIN THE SWAMPS AND
OVERFLOW LANDS" SLOGAN

Chicago. H., Mar. 81 - Drain the
swamp and overflow lands of the
United States is a slogan of the Ma
tional Irrigation Cngress which par
ticularly interests those states having
large bodies of land which require
drainage for their reclamation. The
drainage question is one which inter-
ests every state in the Union and is
causing all sections of the country to
take unusual interest in the nineteenth
annual meeting of the National Irriga-
tion Congress at Chicago, December
5 to 8.
This great development organization
has been one of the leaders in the
work to have the overflow lands re-
claimed through cooperation of ma
tional, state and individual efforts un-
der a plan similar to that by which re-
clamation through irrigation has ac-
complished such wonders throughout
the western states. Special attention
will be gi this year at the Chicago
meeting to this matter which is of such
direct interest to the states of the
south and middle west.
At the Pueblo meeting last year the
Irrigation Congress adopted a resolu.
tion regarding drainage as follows:
Recognizing the economic waste and
menace to the public health connect
ed with our vast areas of swamp and
overflow lands, we request our repre-
sentatives in the federal congress to
take suitable action looking toward
the reclamation of such lands under a
policy corresponding with that of the
reclamation of arid lands by irrigation
under the reclamation service; such
reclamation of swamp and overflow
lands to be carried forward through
cooperation between individual own
ers, states and the federal govern
ment."
At the Chicago meeting special ef-
forts will be made to further this
policy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
(First Published in the Chieftain,
March "a. 1917
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

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 21st
day of March, 1911. in the matter of
the estate of Gertrude and Hannah S
Washington. minors. the undersigned.
as the Guardian of the persons and
estates of said minors, will sell at pri-
vate sale to the highest bidder for
cash, subject to confirmation by said
County Court on or after Tuesday
the 18th day of April, 1911, at 10
O'Clock a. m, at the office of the
County Judge of Craig County. at the
Court House in said County of Craig
all the right, title, interest and estate
of the said Gertrude Washington and
Hannah S. Washington, minors, and all
the right, title and interest that the
SAID estate has, by operation of law.
or otherwise, acquired in and to all
the 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
condition, to-wit:
Lands of Gertrude Washington,
Minor: S IL of NE IA of NV
IA and SW IA of NV IA and
NV IA of SW IA of Section Sew
enteen 90, and NE Ia of NE
IA of Sc IA of Section Eighteen
(lSJ, Township Twenty-Five (25)
North and Range Nineteen Q9)
East, containing ITO acres, in
Craig County, Oklahoma.
Lands of Hannah S. Washington.
Minor: NV IA of NE IA of NV
Ia of Section Seventeen Q0.
Township Twenty-Five (25) North
and Range Nineteen 09l East,
containing 10 acres, in Craig
County Oklahoma.
All bids must be in writing and must
| be accompanied by certified check for
10 per cent of the amount bid. Bids
may be filed with the County Judge
of Craig County, or with the attorney
| for Guardian. Any and all bids may
be rejected if in the judgment of the
Court or Guardian the amount bid is
| insufficient.
Dated the 2lst day of March, 1911.
CYRUS WASHINGTON,
Guardian.
| ALBERT B. MARKS,
Attorney for Guardian.
| Vinita, Oklahoma Alb
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
JOHNSON ESCAPED
BUT IS RECAPTURED
BY Watching Farm of Friend Made in
Jail, johnson is Captured BY
CentraIia Deputy.
From Fridays Daily.

NAoOJ .
After making his escape from the
county Jail and walking twenty miles
to the farm of Charles Nichols, near
Centralia, Avery Johnson, was recap
tured and returned to the Jail here to-
day by Deputy C. E. James. of Cen
tralia.
Johnson was arrested several months
ago for alleged participation in the
Farmers Record" deal, by which the
farmers of Craig county lost about
$4,000. He was on trial here when
the governor signed the bill creating
thr new twenty-third district and dis
solved Judge Browns court. He was
placed in jail to await further hear
ing and on Wednesday evening made
his escape from the jail here.
During his stay in the Jail Johnson
made the acquaintance of Charles
Nichols, who also for a time was in
the Jail here. When Johnson's escape
was made known Deputy Sheehan
notified Deputy James to watch the
Nichols farm. This was done and re-
suited in the capture of the fugitive.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
sss,O45.sss in Banks.

Guthrie, Okla, Mar. S1.-The con
solidated statement of 619 state and
215 national banks of Oklahoma, re-
turned on March Z. shows the total
deposits to be $S6.O45, ,S69, and the total
discounts to be $6S,915,O24. The state
banks have thirteen million in de-
posits and eight million more in loans
and discounts than the national banks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

Hey Farmers! Ven you git by Vinita
up, KUN and see Cook. Now yust be-
cause you vas in your Jumper und
overalls, und us in Won nice blace dot
we don't want you. Kun vunce more
yet, und eat NIT dweety ct. In Ray
mond Building 42-3
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
STUBBORN AND BLOODY
BATTLE REPORTED RAGING
By Associated Press.

El Paso, Tex, Mar. 81. = Reports
here say stubborn and bloody battle
is raging at Santa Barba, in southwest
Chihuahua A thousand federals and
seven hundred insurrectos are in a
standing fight. They are fighting with
modern rifles. There are no physicians
or trained nurses to aid the injured
who fall and die or crawl away. Senior
Cara, the insurrecto secretary of
state here, says the insurrectos will
never accept peace terms that don't
include Diaz' resignation The move
ment therefore above all AR ARARA
ment is anti-Diaz therefore above all
else.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
AUSES HEAVY LOSS
LPA BAS|NESS DISTRICT

= u Okla, Mar. 31.-A fire
|ey he eatened the entire business
iooh' the city originated here last
1llis the Riley and Miller airdome,
Oh b of the st. James hotel on
set.
block of property in the busi-
n anlon of the city was destroyed,
hi Iloss being estimated at $685.
des the Miller and Riley air
II Hitch was wholly destroyed,
4 IsStding and Nickerson vehicle
burned to the ground. The
Cleaning company's estab-
suffered heavy loss. George
|el ChaI livery barn, in which were
ZEN, half dozen head OF horses.
LlghF. In the barn at the rear
|etlre lIulding and Meeker establish
Associd dbrse perished in the flames.
be eg and Meeker are the heav-
be ser1.
ected was a difficult one to fight,
|enty-ehr high wind was blowing.
Whlch lpa fire department was SER
manaIpered, by the fact that there
|Assoc1tittle water available with
For light the flames. Sapulpa
Eendentractically without water for
gentletnths.
lists, James hotel, five story
work IN was threatened. Guests
to FL used wet towels to keep
E Assodr castings from catching
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
(First Published in the Chieftain,
March 81, 1911.)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
(Probate No. 2179.l

probate No. 2179)
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 9th
day of March, 1911, in the matter of
the estate of Henry L. Hunt, Anna r.
Hunt, Nettie L. Hunt and Evan r.
Hunt, Minors, the. undersigned as the
Guardian of said minors, will sell at
private sale to the highest bidder for
cash, subject to confirmation by said
County Court, on Monday, the 18th
day of April, 1911, at 1880 o'clock p.
m or as soon thereafter as the same
can be made, at the Chambers of the
County Court, in Vinita, Oklahoma,
in said County of Craig, all the right,
title, interest and estate of the said
Henry l.. Hunt, Anna r. Hunt, Nettie
L. Hunt and Evan r. Hunt, and all
the right, title and interest that the
said estate has, by operation of law,
or otherwise, acquired in and to all
that certain lot, piece or parcel 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:
East 1-2 of Northwest IA, and
North IL of Northeast IA of
Southwest Ia, all in Section 3,
Township 25 North, Range 1S East
of Indian Base and Meridian, con-
tanning 100 acres, more or less,
according to the government sur
vey thereof, the same being the
allotment of Helen E. Hunt, de-
ceased sister of said minors, and
the interest of said minors there
in being sold being subject to the
interest of Daisy b. Hunt, in said
estate as the mother of said de-
ceased
Bids therefor shall be in writing and
be filed with the Judge of said. Court
at Vinita, Oklahoma, or be placed in
the hands of said guardian, on or be-
fore said date set for sale; and be ac-
companied by a draft payable to the
Clerk of the County Court, in the sum
of 500, or where the bid exceeds
81 900, the draft to be for 10 percent
of the amount bid. Bids should men
tion the estate and describe the lands
bid for and the date set for sale. The
terms Of said sale shall be for cash
on confirmation of sale and delivery of
deed. Said guardian reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated the 29th day of March. 1911.
JOSEPH S. HUNT,
Guardian.
w. B. DEPUE,
Attorney for Guardian. "a
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
Ill ASSESS LANDS.
At ACTUAL WORTH.
e Members Favor Assessment of
Railroads Set Forth in Hook
b Decision.

Aahoma City, Mar. 31.-All prop
n the state, including farm lands
personal class, will be assessed
4 actual cash value if the state
of equalization has it's way. The
BOARD, at it's first meeting held in
lnor- Cruces Office this morning,
&ed resolution instructing State
kpr Leo E. Meyer to notify all
y equalization boards that they
4 return property to the state
s at its fair cash value and that
Nlestion of what property in the
IS counties has been assessed at
kyious years will not be the con-
hg fector with the state board in
knining values for 1911.
L attorney general stated that in
the state board reduced the equal
Ealues in practically every coun-
fthe state from those returned by
lunty boards, and that since that
fhe county boards have been wise
IA to make returns on the re-
4 basis which is about 60 per cent
1 actual cash value.
u board sets a series of dates for
Ihgs Sf reports of the public serv-
SEp0rations as to the assessment
gsir property for 1911 Railways
Eivate car companies are to be
SFApril 20, 81 and % and street
Fs, electric light, gas, water and
Ter companies of a public service
II on April 1S and 20.
, Becial committee composed of At
j General West, State Auditor
! 1leyer and State Examiner and
Nfor Charles Taylor, was ap-
Fl to examine the returns of all
= \ service corporations and report
ri board at 2 p. M, April II.
!, board is in a quandary as to
!, pr to assess the railroads under
7 Of the special session of 1910,
esprovides for their assessment on
chue basis, or assess them under
NJ law. Last year the board pro-
st under the old law, notwith-
WAg the fact that the new law
r effect. Attorney General West
ito the board today that it real
olpossible to understand the new
ca work out basis from it for
of railroads.
: u Auditor Meyer stated that if
erie, acts were used as a basis,
snf MS railroads will escape pay
taxes altogether, as their re-
hoW no revenues. One railroad,
| %. & g., has refused to accept
v ssment on any other basis than
o act and has brought injunc-
in a few counties in
sUtern part Of the state to enjoin
lection of 1910 taxes on the ad
basis under the cid law. The
adjourned without taking any
aoo unravel the tangle.
tate auditor submitted a sched-
& assessment for the 600 rural
Z he companies on the basis of
RS assessment and asked the
- b adopt it. Attorney General
= ,bjected and declared that he
ono lsist on assessing all telephone
~, es on the basis of valuation
10. mined by the supreme court
- mid telephone case, which was
higher than the corporation
49, ion and the Pioneer Telephone
re NJ "0n' oNoi ~
Rel ~
!, members of the board favor
issment of the railroads who
d by the Hook injunctions on
- of 100000 a mile, the figures
20 !, ,khem gave as an earning basis.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
Heavy Snow in North.
3v Associated Press

Df A6oUOIdltu ANoo-
Kansas City, Mo-, Mar 31.-A snow
fell generally over Nebraska, South
Dakota and northeast Missouri last
night and early today, according to
reports to the local weather bureau.
The heaviest PRECIPITATION was at st.
Louis, where five inches fell. Four
inches fell at Omaha
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

For pure bred Barred Rock eggs see
Lou Bordenkircher. Phone Red-448.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07

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Care Of the Bulls Feet.

The feet of a bull demand more or
less attention. especially If he is
rather closely confined and getting a
liberal supply of grain. The feet
should be trimmed so that the animal
always has the proper use of the
same. Some bulls are as easily han.
died as a gentle horse. and their feet
can be trimmed without the slightest
difficulty.
However. this is rather the excep-
ton than the rule. The most satisfac-
tory way Is to put the animal in stocka
and raise it OF its feet. Then. by
strapping the foot to be trimmed
solid to beam, so that the sole viii
be facing upward. the operation can
be executed with pincers and chisel
in few minutes.
Care should be taken to avoid cut
ting too deep or into the sensitive
part of the foot. as this would be very
likely to cause bleeding and lame.
ness.