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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Erom tWe peiets et view tAe epiRiQp
&c Governor Steebs private secretary
that official praytAs eeF FaHn" woatd
~ q rather telt AAaaet advertisement
Cor the state ii NaQsas Wiz stEtke
aost people n peipg seaside h the
trst plae@ po maeteE Aew segtoas NAY
- the dreuta t Wn de tAe state ~
seoa tQ have tae Eset advertised tA2e
conditions are desperate enoagh Sc
warrant settlps aside a DAN to pray
gor ram
tp che stSQad pisec& tbe qpipiea eI
sbe FoRelSa aiaisteg WAQ tepFeeages
tbe spectacular appeals 90 the pIety
NoF relief seems esr more revereat
Nigpiaed and Qoasoaant With the sple6
.ea the times tasa tbe p.oQs aea WeA
meapt petitions whose aelfeotINeneas
Is toreogdaipea Fhe sQad lord kQews
thset rtia N neadea aad a "a n lie Az.
eogJaaeQ @ith the laws which tIe bas
established the ran via 2oma, no
sooner and 80 lates Fhat WBeh ought
to De admltted bS see most deyoat and
WBi eeEtaiplS ea asserted oy these
vAQ are Hoa q ehe opinion that the
raler 0l the universe needs iafofWas
saoa % atmospheric conditions b Kan
sas or can 0e moved % give reiiel
vhleh tog any rq.soa is withheld Fhe
whole thiRg is ~ true teSt Qf tAe
aiheaey o1 prayer and IS based On
gsoas selitimeataaty gataeg tasa anou
aaythiRg else.
f tAra rain eQiasa a asil a0t oe 0e-
easise Il was psaSaJ gos PraSins tog
II may cAaus AID aNslt thsr s01la 81 81
eho oifef pp eaair saRplpasoas in
saseFaat faitA eaaa thag viii D. beard
But tho rain tails "a ths iHsh sad oa
sha aaMsk e loes not come = =
fresh tha fosmaF and it Is not vith,
assd u punish no lastss Kansas CitS
loagaal
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

0phere Is the man who discovered
water tn Ninita said an oldtimer
today peinting 10 @ " Miller as he
came across the street toward the
postotiee Il VAS thirteen Years ago
when Mr Miller went out among the
business men at the town aud raised
enough money ta arm a deep Well,
The driu was set up and started on
the lot where the electric llght. Ice
ANA power plant II new located and
al a depth az about ave hundred feet
the first aoW OF artesian water III
Nipita Was reached II was an acct
dent partN but it solved the water
problem for Ninita as We'll after Well
MAS drilled and Ia each instance a
Nae dow ef the hest water IN the
world vas struck Net ealy Is Ninita
supplied With water but all this see
tiap OF country for many miles around
have been able te set the same dow
at VARYING depths
The YEAR Ninita round artesian
water there was an epidemic ef I
pAeid fever but the season following
there MAS practically none aud che
few cases that developed wege tavar
| liaNy those Who ala net use the aftea
ian water New that so many cities
ia Oklahoma aud else where are sur
tering fep water the fact that W have
a houAteeus supply is especially en-
lphast6ed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07
ny Associated Press,

Kansas City, Mo- July 5, There
was no relief from the hot dry wealth
er in the southwest, predicted by the
weather foreaster, The indications
were that this would be the fourth day
OF extreme heat and that the record
OF yesterday would be eQualled, A dry
Thunderstorm at North Platte, Neh..
was the nearest approach TO rain last
night. No real rain is in sight today.
The thermometer stood above ninety
until after one o'clock this morning
and gave the city another hot night,
Threatened With an ice famine the
consumers are giving consideration to
economy,
Washington. D, C.. July 5,-RefreSh-
ing westerly breezeS sweeping along
the Atlantic coast today brought some
relief from the hot wave TO the eastern
section Of the country though the
government weather experts say there
is no appreeiable change in the regis
tered temperatures in the weather for
toposrow promised TO the middle
region, Breaks in the torrid spell are
reported in the northwest The weath,
er bureau predicts the change to cooler
will spread ever the middle and north
plains states within forty eight hours.
Topeka. Kans. July 5.-The govern
meRt Thermometer here today regis
tered los. eqaaniag the high record
Of June = The highest Kansas tenn
pereture reported here yesterday was
toS at Junction City,
Joplin, Nc. July 4-wlth the tem-
Perstare stitl soaring above the one
hsRdred mark. southwest Missouri
.eoRtfnWes to swelter today,
Wichita. Kans.. July THE hottest
Fourth q july since the establish
aaent If the local weather eareau. was
che condition today rhe mercury
lowered about the one hundred mark
for several hours this afternoon
MeSkegee. 0kla July 4-fAs heat
was less Intense today, although the
reached t04 during the
course OF tie afternoon. A slight
sprinkle es ram fell at a o'clock
Oklahoma City, JUlcs k-~0kfahema
Guy suffered from a higher tempera-
ture. although the humidity was low,
eE. today than yesterday The wealth
er bureau thermometer registered t91
Kansas city, Mo-. July 4 FIVE
deaths due to heat and numerous
prostratfcns have been reported here
today A temperature cf LOB 81 8
O'Clock ta1s Afternoon established a
new record for the year, One death
rom heat occurred at 4echison.
ISsns,. near here, where tire tsemons,
e5er registered t0S.
One hundred of the ttt counties ofi
Missouri stands today to make Or lose
one OF the best erops of corn n the
state according to a report issued to.
day h,om the state board 81 agrieul-
cre. rhe report declares that with
enough rain erQm now on good anop
is assured
LeavanWart3h Nans, Itlg THE
Intense head 90 eodRg caused one iRatn
here. A young man iief OF heart tail.
lra soon after being prastrated The
samperatans Vas 10s.
Chicago III. July 4-rhis vas me
hottest iag n the history or tile lncsl
weather bureau. with t'yo exceptions,
at ) 1'ci0ck this afternoon. ne tam.
9ersurs Vas tgLa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

At last reports the name OF Grand
river had not been changed The
geological folks al Washington may
change Il but the people or eastern
Oklahoma will know Il as Grand river
To the end of time
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

l0 pgeye shat SENATOR NumMms can
grow beth eleaueM ANA yitpolie where
occasion damaaas. we quote the tel
lewiRg grom . recent speech 1T Is
tAe begiRRiRg el che eRd ef the ais.
Rity the power aud gespeetahillty e'
congress ana the senate to have Il re
peated here eaS after day that Ne
must net ameAd this Ntl because Ii
viii meet with the aisaRpgeyal eg the
executive l wish SOMEONE mere ahle
thaR / aN weuld stand here aud de-
neNpoe che agtenpt to influence legis-
latteR In che senate thgeusA such sus.
sest,ans wish the senate eaula ia
asscW tts llanUatty trem ARNeAae n
tRe character that has been pPeseA,ed
ia this 0ght
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

The uhieftain is not among those
Who ever believed tho state would
set million dollar capitol without
paying hf t. Subsequent events
have proven that when former doy.
ernar Haskell moved the state capt
tai from Guthrie Ia the night before
the vote mad heen counted that the
people Vt the state had been swindled
aud outraged
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

The Williams stock Company play
ing a weei s engagement a, the Grand
this Woek Ia a repertoire company of
spieudii merit aud Notwithstanding
tho intense heat are playing o. crowd.
ad houses every might The Grand
thsatsr has comfortable seats aud Is
about the coolest place Ia town
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07
A rAeuanr EoR rAs DAY

The concern IS net whether eppor.
Wpi@ Will present itself but a. to
whether We viii he ready for tAe ep
.peEspnity It eeNes net g doNbt aud
dental and disbelief Ii comes te sun.
pS expectation &c eager purpese aud
.te noble apd generous aspiration
tiltan Whttns
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07
ouash Indictments.
BY Associated Press.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 3.-Judge
Willis. IN the criminal department Of
the superior court. entered an order 20
day quashing the indictments against
Bert Connors, C. A. Bender and A. B.
Maple, union men, accused Of having
eoDspired to destroy the county hall
OF records with dynamite. The men
were not freed however. as the court
ordered their cases committed 10 the
grand jury. s
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

A drummer at Oklahoma city com.
mitted suicide in order 20 cool of
These travelling statesmen do some
funny things. but how to cool on Ia
this way Is puzzler
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

4 T intend to wake congress uD before
Z get through said the new member.
MY fzaend. rspiiest Senator SoFs
gnum. 'innt st1p with merely waking
congress up. See if YOU can't da. some
thing 20 maize tsie trainers sf t1e Unit
ed states constitution nIrn over IN
their graves
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

There are found IA nearly every
city gang af men who oppose the
commission form at government.
Guthrie Is the last "a have 90 resort
"a ihe courts 10 nusi city officials
under the old regime Who refused 60
Naeate when a commission form of
government nad bean adopted
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

II Governor crnee makes 10 more
fatal mistakes than Dard0ning Il few
criminals on the Fourth Of July be
viii weather the storm Of adverse
criticism effectively
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

II Is not the number OF inches of
advertising matter that are printed
that PAYS tho advertiser hut the NUM-
her at people that see the advertise
ment within the trade circle Of the
advertiser The Daily chieftain II
seen hy more people who spend their
money Ia Vinita than any ether puhli
cation, Il covers the town aud the
nearby country,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Tomorrow is the Fourth Of July aud
the Chieftain force will show their
appreciation ana patriotism by re-
framing from labor aud therefore no
paper will be issued
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

The only republican that ever urs'
ed reciprocity with Canada was James
q Blaine, and he was Overwhelmingly
defeated fGf The presidency
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Senator Owen makes a leAs aud
somewhat Meerea aelense Of his op
position 10 The Teu Velle bill that
sought 10 stop ,he printing OF stamp
ed envelopes ~ che government il
competition with che printers 81 the
ceuptw Fey teFty years the govern
mept has meaepelised the business 81
prmtRg stamped envelopes aud eNe
RFm ~ pAyteR ohtA has heeA award
ea contracts amounting q 4 mtliep
aotAgs Fae 4eyeyRmeRt could ~
consistently epsase ia she manufacture
Qg shoes a. hats 81 eletAlng es te she
matter eg stAmped envelopes ghe
fast tAat tAe law has stood geF geFey
yeags is ae arsa@eat ia les feSeg As
the same mlsAt be elaimea geg tae
tari0 aud ether outrageous enact
nepts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Farmers afa talhing tall crops
everywhere The seadmeh say there
never MAS 50 many enquiries about
seed rYa stock peas kahr corn cane,
millet ana other crops This section
ia both productive and rasopteaIul
with plenty u rain fan pastures viii
ha hne aud viii the fall praps there
is prosperity Ia slant fet
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

White other towns al oyer the ealm.
ry are struggling win The water prob
lem Vinita continues 20 enjoy beunts
imi supply of pure. aftesan water
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Someone las invented The scheme
at putting the bed sheets on ice dur
ing these hqt days 80 that they may
be cool when NIGHT comes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07
Vnna Die

Secretary eapufa at ths Kansas
state hoard af agriculture. SAYS the
word draulh 90 drought has Injured the
state aRd should ba tahaeed ~ oil
print shops 1trupfas,iaatah pfaelpl,
tatoH Is ths phrase Mr uahafn
would suhstituta
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Two yaafs ago tonight the past
omoe Was maved into It's present quar-
ters apd the heRehts to South Wilson
street have haen great II VAS III.
directly the cause et paving two addt
,iaRal hieeks south and the building
al same eeed structures IN the south
part of the business section, The
city Was extended blaak south
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

Chicago led the LIST yesterday with
40 deaths from the heat, bat fbiia-
delphia marked up 70
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-07

pahed htlx B t9tt
Evening star., 1911-08-19
Useless Prayers.

Jerusalem was in q state of siege be-
cause the king had refused to heed the
injunction of jeremiah to "serve the King
of Babylon and live" If Judah had
listened they could have survived. The
secret alliances formed by Zedekiah with
the vassal kings of Moab. Ammon and
Tyre, as well as with Hophia of Egypt.
We're against the advice of Ezekiel and
jeremiah. The violation of the sacred
oath made by Zedehah to NebuchadneZ-
Zar found its inspiration in tae J1nS olsm
of the day. that uttered false predictions
in the name of Jehovah. that lured the
nation on to it's ruin. The ignorant. In
efficient, irreligious men that Nebuchad-
neZzar left behind at Jerusalem unaer
Zedekiahs leadership had fallen into the
idolatrous practices Ezekiel tells us that
the ancient domestic and idolatrous forms
of worship were revived at the temple,
women wept for TamuZ and men Wor-
SHIPPED the SUN with their backs TOWARD
the temple of The Lord. To the prophet
Ezekiel, in exile, with the other IIleiius
of jeremiah, God declared that Though
they cry in mine ears with LOUD voice.
yet will l not hear them"
So when the king sends his messen-
gers to jeremiah. saying, pray now
unto the Lord our God for us. IL
was too late The trouble with Zede-
kiah. and many in their time OF dis
tress who turn to pastor, preacher or
priest, whom they before slighted. re-
fusing to receive their advice, is that
they seek help by prayer for their own
profit, pleasure or power. Such pray,
ers will not be answered, because COO
has told us that ''ye ask and receive
not because we ask amiss that We may
consume it upon your own lusts:
Gods arm was not shortened and He
gave an answer to the patriotic pro-
Dhets petition that revealed the doom
of judah.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
Reb. 5torking Dere

Rev. Charles II. w. Stocking of Phila-
delphia is to occupy the pulpit of st.
Stephens Episcopal Church, 14th and
Columbia road northwest, tomorrow at
both the 7:3O and il am services. The
clergyman. who was formerly a rector in
detroit and Chicago, is in the city on
a visit to relatives and friends He is n
cousin of Mr.. L. b. Stocking
* *
Washington church members will be
considered in a sermon tomorrow evening
washington church members: Jesus
Christ is coming for you. what will be
the outcome?' is the subject Rev. E
Hez SVEN will preach on to the Capital
Baptist Church congregation in Typo
graphical Temple, 423 street northwest
x x x *
Rev Hugh T. Stevenson. pastor Of
Bethany Baptist Church. and Mrs. Ste
venson. after paying short visit to At
iantic City, have gone to Penn Yam.
n. u, where they will remain for about
three weeks visiting friends. Tomorrow
and the following Sunday Rev. Mr..
Stevenson will occupy the pulpit of the
Penn Yam Baptist Church. The pastor
will spend much of his time fishing on
Lake keuka-
Evening star., 1911-08-19
jeremiah Cast Into Prison.
Jeremiah, 81.

jeremiah. 81.
Golden Text: Blessed are ye when mn, men shal, ali
manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
Matthew, J:11.
~ HE closing scenes in the drama OF
III. Judah furnish the lesson for our
study this week. The toczin
sounded by Jeremiah failed to arouse the
nation because it did not hearken unto
the words spoken by the prophet. The
end was rapidly approaching. The cor
ruption of the people. their persecution
of Gods prophets and rejection of His
word brought His wrath upon them. In
this dark hour jeremiah never faltered in
his efforts to save the state. The death
the certainty of the prophets predictions.
yet the people refused to heed his mes
sage. The deposition of Jehoiachin,
after a brief reign of three months dur
ing which he revealed naughty spirit
and his defiance of Chaldean authority,
was marked by the deportation OF the
leaders of Judah In the band of exiles
the prophet in his trials Zedekiah, the
youngest son of Josiah was placed upon
the throne as a sworn Yassal of Ne
buchadneZzar and ruled. the shadow of a
kingdom He was the last king of the
nation. He was easily led and under the
guidance of evil advisors the king stiffen-
ed his neck and hardened his heart
against turning unto Jehovah, the God
of Israel In his maddening downward
career he stopped to seek the assistance
of the Prophet when pressed by the
Chaldean foes
Evening star., 1911-08-19

cannot keep God from coming to His
own. We, too, when called upon to surfer
for righteousness sake can rejoice be-
cause He will be with us. There is no
JOY in the suffering that follows our sin.
The blessing is ours when We suffer Tor
Christ's sake and His glory. The success
of the cause of our Lord is assured.
The days of tribulation have not been
completed. We may be called upon to
suffer with Him. If SO. He will be with
us and we Shall come forth out of great
tribulation to share the rewards OF the
faithful. The courageous Jeremiah re-
called from the prison to stand In the
presence of the king did not hest. ate to
proclaim the truth of God. The only hope.
he declared, was for the citizens to sur
render All who did could be saved. The
faithful prophet who was true to his Goo
was given better prison quarters and al
lowed share daily of the unleavened
bread during the siege.
Bishop Ambrose rebuking Theodosius at
the height of his power and prestige.
Thomas Beckett, unarmed and yet de-
fiant before his slayer, Judson In the
prisons of Burmah. all found the same
joy that strengthened jeremiah. If God
ever calls upon us to suffer We shall un-
derstand their joy and the golden text
of our, lesson. BLESSED are ye when men
shall revile you and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake"
Evening star., 1911-08-19
::Cbrtstian Gnoeaborj
notes !

~ HE intermediate Christian En-
U, deavor Society OF ST. Paurs Eng
lish Lutheran Church will hold an
outdoor meeting tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock on the grounds Of the Lu-
theran Home for the Aged at Winthrop
Heights, ID. C. The subject of the meet
ing will be Mountain Scenes in Bible
Story.
Tomorrow evening at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church the regular meet
ing of the endeavor society viii be held
at 1880 o'clock, and there will be no even
ing church service. The meeting will be
in charge of Miss Roberta Braddock.
President Horace Nj. Gilman OF the
District Christian Endeavor Union. who
has been confined to his home by sick
ness, went to the country Wednesday to
rest and recuperate.
The Eastern Presbyterian Society, at its
August business meeting elected one new
member. The missionary committee rec
ported plans to enter at an early date
upon the study of the new Presbyterian
mission textbook, entitled, The Country
Church
The last midweek prayer meeting OF
the Ninth Street Christian Church was
in charge of the Beta Christian Endeavor
Society. and its members were assisted
by those of tile Alpha Society in the pres
entation of the subject, Jesus in the
Homes of Others"
u
The relief committee OF the Young
Peoples Society OF Calvary Baptist
Church will take sixty children OF Bruen
Home In Georgetown for a car ride next
week.
Mr.. f. p Gates, Christian EndeavoP
field secretary of Illinois. who was for-
merly president of the local union, Will %
loaned to the state OF New York for Q
short campaign, covering the first ten days
of September when, in company with New
York Secretary Clausen. he will visit a
number of cities to hold conferences and
address gatherings. During the past
week Mr.. Gates has been attending tho
Missouri Christian Endeavor convention
at Hollister.
The intermediate society of Calvary
Baptist Church heard an address last
Sunday evening on temperance by Mr..
c. T. Emig of the local bar.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
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MA Bp Reb. ,Nugb a. @tebfnson.

hakah. and then calling him back to
Babylon was a precedent that filled
them with hope. The prospect of
divine deliverance because of their
promises to worship Jehovah and their
freeing of the Hebrew slaves and maid
servants brought courage to the court.
city and country. But jeremiah, whose
love for Judah was revealed by his
fidelity to her interests, realized that
1t was national misfortune. His
hopes of averting disaster were com-
pletely destroyed The day of the ma
tions death was near at hand, the
Chaldeans would return and complete
~ destroy the city. To declare this
message was about as popular then as
it would be now to cry war in this day
of peace-making treaties. We have re-
joiced at the epocn making peace com
pacts made by France and England
with our nation in the treaties signed
at the White House early this month.
Many believe that they will end war
among nations. Let us not be deceived
the day of peace will not dawn until the
hearts of the citizens of the nations of
the earth arc surrendered to Jesus, the
Prince of Peace. Treaties are not abso-
lutte guarantees of peace. The protection
OF the Almighty will secure peace IL With
pure hearts we seek to do His will. Our
greatest danger is due to our failure to
correctly read the signs of the time per-
tanning to the kingdom of God.