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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
Gets $4,000 From Railroad.

Fort Smith, Ark, July Is. " Mrs.
Nellie Lemoyne, of Russellville, Ark,
was given verdict for $4,000 Fri
day against the Midland Valley rail-
road in the cirucit court, for the death
of her husband, Stacey Lemoyne, who
was killed in the Midland Valley
freight yards at Tulsa in May, 1909.
Lemoyne was switching for the rail-
road company when the accident hap
pened. He received injuries that re-
suited in his death a short time after
wards. Mrs. Lemoyne sued the COM
pany for $4,000 damages, charging the
railroad with neglect and carelessi
ness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
PAYMENT OF BOGUS
WARRANT HELD-UP
Warrant Issued in Payment of Furni-
ture Bill is Confiscated BY State
Treasurer Dunlop.

Oklahoma City, July 15.-A general
revenue warrant for $1,000 which state
officers say is fraudulent, which was
presented yesterday for payment by
Joe Willis, a furniture dealer of Guth-
rie, was confiscated by the state treas
urer and payment upon it stopped.
1t was one of the warrants included
in the recent call of Treasurer Robert
Dunlop. State Auditor Leo Meyers
checked the warrant in question
against his books and found it had
been issued in payment of claim for
$205.97 for supplies for the hospital
for the insane at Fort Supply. The
claim had not been raised, however.
as was the case of the three claims up
on which it was found that $4,000 had
been drawn from the funds of the
state agricultural and mining college
by means of spurious warrants.
A warrant is now out for the arrest
of Warrant Clerk McBrine, who serv-
ed under the Trapp administration,
charging him with having raised
claims of the agricultural and mining
college and having issued fraudulent
warrants.
Over $600,000 of state warrants have
been called in and payment will be-
gin today. State Treasurer Robert
Dunlop, however, will take no chances
of cashing fraudulent warrants. He
will send all warrants included in the
call to State Auditor Leo Meyers to
be checked against his books and in |
will require the holder of the
to place his endorsement up
On the back of it before paid. The
warrants thus far unearth- ,
ed bear all the ear-marks of regular
ty
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

nication with the world at large with
out leaving the house. And it keeps
him in close touch with the markets
and with the stores and shops of the
city.
The Pioneer Telephone Company is
a booster" And the low rates for
which it furnishes raTa! line service
its assistance to the farmers as they
form rural line companies, its cooper
alton in the maintenance of these
lines by the farmers. ali prove it's
boosting spirit And as is the com
pany. so should be the employee All
should boost their home town or city.
Where any of us sees an opportunity
to do such boosting we should take
full advantage of it. And where out
of our knowledge we see an oppor-
tunity that we cannot handle our
selves we should turn it over to those
who can. Such is particularly true of
chances to talk up" rural lines in any
district. A tip to the commercial club
will be fully appreciated by
him and he will certainly do all in his
power to open up new road to his
town by the erection of an additional
rural line.
OF course the company will do its
best to assist him in his efforts, and
surely there is no better way than by
giving such low rate as is quoted at
But each employee to be
booster" should watch out for such
opportunities Advise the farmers in |
your community to consider the cost
Of erecting rural lines and point out
The many advantages bound to follow
from its use. Be Booster!
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
CRAIG VALUATION
NEAR sI4,OSO,0OO
Many interesting Facts Disclosed 3,
Annual Report Of County Clerk
on Annual Assessments.

Aside from the fact that when the
assessments of the public utilities cor
porations are made known by the
state, Craig county will have a valu-
alton of about s14,O0O,O 900, there are
several items of interest in the county
clerks annual report of the assess
ment of the county, which was made
public today
or the personal property listed
horses show the greatest valuation
while cattle have the call on the mum
Der of head in the county. According
to the assessors there are 10,15S
horses in the county, with an average
value of $64.07 or total valuation of
s65O,S ,S2S. There are 23,9O5 cattle, with
an average valuation of $20.15 or a.
total valuation of $4S1, ,730. Mules and
asses numbering 1868 show the high
'est average value, which is 1924 or
a total of $291,5SS. There are 11,941
hogs in the county and they are worth
$6.56 each. Farm implements in the
county are worth $71 POS. There are
2,447 wagons, worth an average of
$20.01 each. There are Sc motor
cycles and bicycles and they also are
worth an average of $2OO1 each.
Thirty-four automobiles are listed at
$546 each or total of $1S,575.
Some especially interesting facts
disclosed are that cotton held in the
county is worth only $25 and that all
of the gold and silver plate in the
county is only worth $625, while dia-
monds and jewelry are worth 1926.
All of the dogs in the county are valu-
ed at $1,249 The total amount of
property is $685., ,563, while
there are exemptions of 1921 ,937, leav-
ing a net personal property valuation
of $2,975,626. There are 363,2S3 acres
of taxable land in the county, with an
average valuation per acre of S14.95
or total valuation of $5,432,726. In
the cities and towns there are 4,74S
lots, with an average value of $53e.GS
or total of $2,548,18S.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
BIG BAXTER REUNION.

The big Baxter Runion will be held
August rs to September 2, and ar.
raneemerts are being made to make
1t the biggest of any yet held. Tree
tents ale going to be supplied to the
old soldiers and the speakers who Will
entertain them are going to be the
besr that can be secured. The at
tendance this year is expected to run
to fully $4,000, and the pa;k is going
to be in readiness for all who come.
Anusements of all kinds will be pro-
videl, and everything to amuse and
entertain will be provided. Parties
desiling concessions or aceommoda-
tlcns should address Chas. L. smith,
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
UNDERSTANDINGS FORMAL
REPLY TOALASKAN CHASGES

tgation and prosecute the persons for
the crime. / received letter of ack-
nowledgement on May 81, and we had
considerable correspondence. On
June 80, 1910, I received letter stat
ing that the statutes of limitation had
been passed"
The correspondence including the
final letters of the attorney general
was read into the records.
Read the letter." said Delegate
Wickersham, ito show that the attor-
ney-general permitted the government
to be defrauded. sent all of the evi
dence to the attorney-general year
before the statutes of limitations ex-
pired and he failed and refused to
prosecute these people from the treas
ury and he permitted the time to run
on in favor of the Alaskan syndicate"
81 want the committee to have all
of these facts" continued Delegate
Wickersham, so that it may know
whether the attorney-general has de-
liberately shielded these people for
crime, 1t is fair to me and fair for
him. | think he has.
did you send the Encouragement
evidence enough to indicate where
witnesses could be found to warrant
an Indictment" asked Representative
Mebb Of North Carolina
Undoubtedly" replied the terri
torial delegate, "and / furnished him
with evidence of other crimes. The
Alaskan syndicate is an order to pro-
mote crime"
what do you mean by the Alaskan
syndicate?"
Il refer to the Alaskan syndicate
of J. Pierpont Morgan, the
Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb &
CO., H. Schief and Graves"
"Who do you mean by the Guggen-
helm Brothers? ?' asked Representative
Norris of Nebraska.
Senator Simon Guggenheim and his
six brothers"
who is Graves?" asked Represen-
Lative Graham of Illinois.
He represents Close Brothers, the |
English syndicate and other English |
capitalists
Captain Jarvis" added the dele
gate, was confidential agent in charge
of the Morgan syndicate in Seattle. He
committed suicide following the re-
,epit of the affidavit by the attorney
He added that the result
would bring out the facts.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

ing the members to fresh action, a
system of advertising, of boosting,
has been developed resulting in a phe-
nomenal growth and development that
astonishes even the boosters them
selves.
Prominent among the problems
which confront these institutions is
the gathering of trade from the farm
ers in the country around the town.
The clubs recognize that the larger the
area of country that refgards their
home town as its center commercial
ly, the greater will be its assets, the
more rapid its development. They
know that if the farmer decides he
is really part of that town he will
bring his crops there for shipment;
he will bank his money there; he will
purchase his goods there; he will
work in a hundred ways for its well
fare.
One town, for instance, both to build
up the surrounding district and also
to attract the farmers to itself as the
center of that district, offers prizes
for the best livestock shipped from
their yards within certain periods.
Another gives prizes for the best sam
pies of crops. One advertises gen
era ltrading day every So often, while
others situated in the cotton region
buy cotton iced the very best, too.
and by securing it in large quantities
and therefore at a low price, sell it in
turn to the farmer at the same rate
that he may get the seed at low cost. !
The gain is mutual. Where the
-own profits by the life given to it by
he trading of the farmers, the farmer
gains by the cooperation of the towns
nan. The closer the union between
he two, the better the results. The
telephone has been found the best
medium In cementing such union.
With this in view many towns have en-.
,ouraged the farmers in the surround
ng country to build lines, and as a
result several communities now boast
lf a perfect system of rural line tele.
phones stretching over the country for
miles around and all centering in the
oeal telephone exchange.
In all such efforts this company |
ioes everything in it's power to be of
assistance.
The advantages to the farmer of
telephone service are too numerous to
oe mentioned here. 1t should be suf-
ieient to state that the telephone on
he farm does away with that one
dreaded disadvantage of farm life
The farm house with a
telephone is not isolated. It is bound
. Its neighbors. it is united to the
very heart of the town or city. how
ever distant. 1t enables the farmer
md his family to enjoy daily commu.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
sherlff,s Notice.

/ have in my hands a large number
of personal tax warrants turned over
to me by the county treasurer for col
lection for 1910 taxes. These taxes
must be paid. If parties will come to
my office and pay them before August
1, they will save costs of execution,
otherwise costs may amount to more
than the taxes.
H. E. RIDENHOUR,
72-8 Sheriff
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
Sentence Day in County Court.

From Saturdays Daily
This was sentence day in the county
court and sentence was passed on all
those convicted at this term of court,
except in the case of w. B. Raines.
County Judge Parks held up this case
until next Tuesday. The sentences
passed We're in conformity with the
recommendation of the jury in the
various cases.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
PIONEER WANTS
BOOSTER EMPLOYEES
Article in Company Points Out oppor-
tunity of Employees to Aid In
Building Up Community.

That each employee of the Pioneer
Telephone & Telegraph Company
should boost his home town or city is
the burden Of an article appearing in
this months issue of the company
magazine which is published by the
employees at the expense of the com
pany. The article calls the attention
of the employees to the aid they may
bb in the upbuilding of their home
community and emphasizes the value
of rural telephone lines, which the
company assists farmers to build at
cost.
The telephone company has a mum.
Der OF special agents who travel
through the state, encouraging farm
ers to erect their own telephone lines
and giving them every assistance in
the way OF advice and by supplying
material at cost The rural lines are
handled by the Pioneer Company at
a very low switching cost per month.
This system Of building up rural
lines is in keeping with the policy of
the company that everyone all over
the state should have telephone ac.
commodations,' said Manager Sid
Smith today. The law charge for
switching gives the farmer a line al
ridiculously low price and enables
him to consider himself part Of the
town to which his line runs. Every
employee of the company will gladly
be Of every assistance possible in the
building of such lines. which remain
the property of the farmers them
selves"
The article in the Pioneer Monthly
Bulletin runs as follows:
BE A BOOSTER!
Our Oklahoma booster spirit, fam
Gus the worldover probably finds its
best expression In our commercial
clubs Every town in the state has
such an institution and the leading
men of the locality are its most earn
est members. And always the slogan
IS that the association should make
every effort to build up the business,
to increase the prosperity of the dis
trict in which it exists.
With this purpose continually incit-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21

Washington, d. c., July 15.-After
secret consideration of the charges
made by Delegate Wickersham OF
Alaska, that Attorney-General Wick
ersham deliberately permitted the
statutes of limitation to run over
against the agents Of Alaskan syn1i-
Gates to the extent that the govern
ment was defrauded of $4,000, the
house committee on judiciary has de-
termined to report favorably upon the
contentious of Delegate Wickersham.
The resolutions would call upon the
Encouragement to produce his doc
uments relative to an affair of more
than a year ago, sworn to by II. j.
Douglas, former auditor of an Alaskan
syndicate in 1906, relating to an al
legged criminal act committed by Cap
tain D. II. Jarvis of the Alaskan syndi-
cate and formerly prominent in the
government revenue cutter service,
who committed suicide June %, 1910.
Through conniyance, it was charg-
ed that the government was defraud-
ed on coal contracts for the army and
that evidence to that effect had been
permitted to remain unacted upon in
the office of the attorney-general, un-
til beyond the statute of limitations.
"On May "a, 1909,' said Delegate
Wickersham. Il sent to Attorney
General Wickersham copy of the
Douglas affidavit, calling his atten-
ton to the TACT that the government
had been defrauded of $4,000 by per-
jury. asked him TO make an investi-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-21
By Associated Press.

Washington, D. c.. July 15.-Attor
ney General Wickersham today made
a formal reply to the charge of Chief
Delegate Wickersham Of Alaska, that
he had allowed the statute of limita-
tions to expire in certain Alaska Grim
inal cases, without taking action. Il
have not given definite opinion that
the statute of limitations has expired
in all of these cases. 1t is not i'm
probable that criminal action may be
taken. The matter is still under in
yestigation, insofar as it relates to the
alleged combination of bidders in the
coal propositions. 1t Is hazy case
however, and | think it is barred oy
statute. | viii continue my inyesti-
cation of the others 1t has been un-
der way for some time and has never
been discontinued
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

Johnston. Frank Z. In NwH swH.
see B. 162. Pg 40. 0.-........-......
Johnston. WIN e. lind. Is NJ NWH
surface only in 41.s2 acres.
Jones II. .....--2s "a
Jones. L. b.. In NWH SWE. begin
ming s6 rods f. OF sw cor. Of NwH
8. 20 rods. w. IL rods to beginning.
excenf streets and difchea
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

N b. z ". Hnnch Co. nv SW5<. cx-
cept 1s.4s acres beginning nt VIZ
corner Sec %. thence 8. 1928 n.
east 7se.s n " ~ deg. min. W ess
II. N 81 deg. min. r. 1ss n. " s
deg 30 min w 172.5 n to center
line OF section west 5s5 n TO. be-
ginning. ...... 80. ......
In SEX sWH beginning NJ center
OF SwK. Sec %. thence south 3.ss
ch. Ely to point on Y Sec. line 1-33
ch. south OF NE corner SEX SWk.
north 2S3 ch. west to point OF be-
ginning. reserxinr right Of way for
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

Is {" as 5000 l-''
,o-s 10000 ass
sos osn m se1
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Merlino. Louis ..................
Metts. ~ J.-.-.............. 6
lAfefy. Chas p. In NJ NwE, begin
ming af north side New York Ave-
nue., % Il WY from sw cor. lot 81
AtwaterB Addition. thence My par
alIel With lot 81 to go. Canon ditch
WY along said ditch 10 n. Sly par
a1lel with said lot TO New York
Avenue. Ely 40 n. to beginning, ex-
cept 10 n. on South end for ditch. ;.
Miller. r. Is
Miller, Earl =
Miller. Niss Mary. y.................6 6
MiIligan, Il. c..In swH NEh. begin
ming af SW corner SWH NEH
thence north 90 rods. east IS rods.
south % rods. west 2s rods 10 be-
ginning. except gfreets and ditches
Miner, John A.....-..... .Eh sEH
..s..s ..s5s NEH
s....... -. .....-.Wh BWH
In VIZ SEE beginning IS rods
souti, OF NV corner WI SEX.
thence fouti "a rods. east so rods.
north 40 rods. west 80 rods to be-
ginning. surface only
.,.-.. ...2z, q
.--.- -. ~. 1os y
Mitchell, Fred e........1 .15 to - incl
Ntttou, VI IL --s..s,'. ..4-*1os 10, ~ =
Monee, sio'sss,' Cora "S :. lot 4 SCI swz I
...-.........Lot l a NEH NWH
Montezuma Gold NJ. & N. Company.
Montezumn. Belle of the Valley.
Violet BoyIlton, Albert Edwards,
Mabel. Roberts. Eva. Nngket Of
Gold. Cassie Appieby. sparrow. aud
Freeman I1odes, Survey 1872. y.
.|.: ;1s'1l sTH ss,i ~ ~ SKI gss3i
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Buildines on abovs lands ~. T.
SHAFT houee md machinery on
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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

Lowell. Mrs d. s.. 80 by 1853 IT lying
126 II WHY from block 20. Canon
city. being 80 II front In center OF
Greenwood ave and extending 16s
It to rear to center OF alley extend
ing WY from block 20. Also 3 r.
by 1875 It being Continuation Of
3 Y OF alley through block ~ n
extended westerly. ~.
Lowery: A. }. & J. w....,...7. s
Lucky John Gold " Co. Lucky John
and Aontexuma iodes n. p. 1171
thnt part in Fremont Co. &. 4 !. /.
MoCandless. James A. !. ~ ~
Mccartney. James d. In NEX NUX
oeEinning 22s 4. N Of sW 6of NIX
NDH thence D $40 II. North ~ !
~ eev 2. 3 1881 It 70 b@El141Dk
n NEY NgH bsxinnine ~ 8
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

v,s-..s. u-o.os "a "a ,ss:::: 1890 $50 81
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09
Nases Of Owner

Mcintyre. Robert. In SEX NEH,
NEH SEH. beginning 1741h n
south and HOS n east Of NV cor.
Ex NEk Sec. "a. thence south 20
rods, east 1sSk IT. north 10 rods,
west 1SSx It to bssinnlnx
In MEX NEH. beginning 80 It east
and 46 rods n south Of NV cor.
NEy NEK. thence east &c rods.
south ] rod. vest 20 rods. north
] rod TO beginning ......--.-....
In NEK NEk. beginning AZ rods
8 n. south and 30 rods liz II east
Of NV cor. NElz NEx, thence east
3S rods to d. q r. G. Rt- of wy. n.
WY along Rt wy to c. C.. 4 OIL
Creek ditch WY along ditch to
point 30 rods and liz II east Of
west line NEh NEk south 1s
rods ~ IT to beginning. ........
HcMnllen. Mrs. Matt Imps NwH
McNulty. Mary c....-.12 & Ell 10
McWilliams. Grace E.....-s. 10
-.-..--. -. --.----.-....s. y
MacNeii. Chas. II. trustee so n front
on Pixies Peak avenue bv 100 n On
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

% Canon Canon City 5000 ss.4s
~ Fruitiand 5000 s.12
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Description Of Properly
Name q Owner

W. 1925 It. S 200 It. E. 1925 IT.
N. 200 It to beginning. ...-.-.
Hawkins. F. Min sEA SWA. be-
ginning SO It e. 63o It. N of SW
{ cor. SEX SWH. thence e 120 IT.
N, 80 #. W. 12o II 8. 60 #. to be-
ginning ..... -. .........
Hazard, ]. T.....4 & W / acre Of .
Helm, Earle B.. Elsie B., & Ruth. :.
.................-.. Undivided 1-S
Helm. Mrs. Lucy. Est Est..........-...6
Helm, Sarah E.......... .SWH SEH
.Und. 2-3
Hemholz. John 10 & VIZ 8
Henry. G.. W...-...... ..1. 3, 3
Henvey & Keys. .... ........3
Hershner, J. G.........N. ITO IT. 6, z
Hessick, John, Est .18, 10
N. part Oh
Highbarger, Mrs. s. A.........-.-6 g
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~
NEH SEX. swH NEI. WI VI Sci
Gurdok, Peter. In VIZ swH. lot 10.
100 II by so It ft...........
Haley. J. r. .S1x wv. NJ SWH
Hansen. Christian. In SwA SwH
beginning 134.25 It W.. OF Sc cor
sWH SWA. thence \. S deg. $50 IT.
N. S5 deg. IS min w. 105.s5 IT. s.
s deg, r.. $40 It to So. Canon Ditch.
Ely ia II to beginning.
Harbaugh. Pearl z In NEH sEH
the east V acre Of the following
tract, beginning 44.4 rods W & 40
II. NJ of Sc cor. NWH SEA, thence
". IS rods N. 80 IT, to s. line of
ditch. N. Ely. along ditch 323 IT. s.
&33 It to beginning :. -. i. .. :. /.
harrison. Robert. ..... ...:.l, Z
s~....s.-- i..--. ..,z1' zz' 1c
All
,.....s. - ..-.s...... ....... = -
--.s.-. 49,. - -s'..:- ::.::. =
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Hight, Lulu M-bUndlVlded 13 IN tHe
following: In NEH NEA. begin
ming 1888 It. s. of NE. cor. Sec. 16.
Thence s.S46 IT. W. $50 IT. N. S46-2
#. z. 750 IT. to beginning
In NwH NWH. beginning 47S.S It.
s. Of NV cor. Sec. IS, thence s. 1852
IT. E. $50 #. N. s46.2 IT. w. $50 IT. to
beginning. .....-f.
In SEX NEA. beginning at Ne cor.
SEX NEA, thence W. 1919 IT. #. 8.
$50 It. N. II deg. 3S min. e. 1908 It.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-21
REWARDED FOR
OBEYING ORDERS
Train Dispatcher Stayed at Post 72
Hours Without Rest-Made
President Road.

Now, let me see If have this story
straight was a young school mis-
tIess who was speaking. you say he
sat at the train dispatcher's keyboard
for thirty-siX hours he personally di-
rected the transportation of those
thousands of troops; then, just as the
whole army had arrived at it's destina-
ton, an order came to carry it back :;
and this same young man did not give
up until the job was finished. How
long did you say he was at his post,
seventy-two hours"
YES repeated the man of affairs,
who had been relating the incident
" that young fellow was a division SUI
perintendent for the l. C, railroad dur.
ing the Civil war times, and the story
is that in the midst of big rush OF
business his division got orders from
Washington to transport those troops
at once The overworked train dis
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-21
RECIPROCITY VOTE
P COMES TOMORROW
by Union Associated Press.l

Washington, July 21.-There will be
hut a rev DAYS more OF the special
session of Congress. For tomorrow the
Senate viii vote on the Canadian reel
procity bill. and pass it. The wool
revision bill will be voted upon next
Thursday and the free list bill August
!. This will leave only the House
Apportionment and Statehood bills
which will be voted upon August and
! respectively, after which adjourn
ment VIII follow quickly
Reciprocity will pass without amend
ment, and the e-apportionment anG
statehood bills will probably pass
The situation on the wool and free list
bills is close and doubtful.