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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
GOVERNOR SIGNS CAPITOL
BILL At LUNCH COUNTER
Citizens of Oklahoma City Met Demands Of
Executive in Time to Prevent Veto---Only
in Guthrie Long Enough to AGx Sig
nature and Eat Supper---Guthrie
Interests all Ready Preparing
Court Procedure

ernor to pay over the money as need
ed. The governor had delivered ar
ultimatum that if the amount were
not raised by last night he would veto
the capital bills.
The measures signed were those 10
eating the permanent capital at Okla
homa City on the Northeast site, au
! thorizing the governor to accept do
nation of fifteen acres of land for a
capitol site. Guthrie, in it's suit ap-
plying for an injunction against re-
moval of the capital, held that the
capital location bills are unconstitu-
tional and void. The suit was filed on
the theory that the governor already
might have signed the bill. Guthrie
Iattorneys will file an amended petition
to-day to conform to the new status
and make formal request of the SUI
preme court for a temporary injunc-
tion. If the supreme court does not
grant the temporary injunction, Guth-
rie attorneys may go into the district
court of Logan county on the conten-
tion that the bill giving the supreme
court exclusive jurisdiction over cap
ital location matters is unconstitu-
tional.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 30.-The
last of the 1900 demanded of Okla
homa City as a consideration for the
location of the state capital here was
raised late last evening. and Governor
Haskell left for Guthrie to sign the
capital location bill. The last of the
pledge was obtained shortly after 5
O'Clock. Up to that time $4,000 was
lacking
The committee had been working al
most continuously for the last twenty
four hours. At O'Clock yesterday all
but $4,000 had been pledged and the
resources were about exhausted, but
with renewed effort the committees
sought small sums which in the aggre-
gate completed the amount required.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
SUIT TO ENJO|N
TAX COLLECTION
Petitioners Alege Meeting of the
Board Of Equalization Was illegal
And Valuation Too High.

Suit has been brought against Coun.
ty Treasurer E. d. Ficklin by the Ex-
celsior Lot Company, A. ]. Williams
and Robert e. Downing to enjoin the
collection of taxes on their lots, and
a temporary injunction has been grant
ed by County Judge Frear. Judge
Joseph A. Gill and Seymour Riddle
are the attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Inspection of the papers shows that
the board of equalization, at it's meet
ing last July, raised the valuation on
146 lots belonging to the complainant
from a little over $4,000 to $33,210.
Two grounds of complaint are set
forth 1t is alleged that in the notice
of its meeting the equalization board
notified the complainants that their
valuation would be increased forty per
cent. They didn't kick at that, and so
paid no attention to the boards meet.
ing, But when thy went to pay their
taxes, and found that their valuation
had been increased about three hun
dred per cent, they got busy.
The papers also charge that the
meeting of the equalization board at
which their property was re-valued
was illegal.
Judge Gill explained this point The
statutes provide for the time when the
meeting shall be held The right of
appeal of aggrieved taxpayers is limit
ed by a certain day in June The board
did not meet at all, he said until it was
too late for any appeal to be filed For
this reason the complainants claim
that the boards action was void and
that they should be taxed on last years
valuation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
RECEPTION IS PLANNED
BY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The people of the Congregational
church will give reception next Mon
day evening to the retiring pastor, the
Rev. J. f. Pershing, and the incoming
pastor, the Rev. A. X. Wray, d. d. No
personal invitations will be issued. All
who desire to attend are cordially in
vited
1t is expected that many of Rev.
Pershing's friends outside the church
and congregation will be present to
bid him God-speed in his new work at
Lawton. Rev. Wray has old friends
in Vinita also, being known here from
the days of the old Wooster Academy,
of which he was one of the founders.
DR.. Gray has the reputation among
those who know him, of being a thor
oughly live man. A personal letter
from a eastern friend who knew him in
Missouri speaks of him as "a man with
the get-there quality"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
TRIAL BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS NOW IN PROGRESS

The case of Charles Nigh, of Blue.
jacket, charged with adultery, has
been on trial behind locked doors this
afternoon in the Office of Justice of
the Peace Meredith
Nigh sat by his counsel. Clyde Nc
Gary and Harry Swartz. There also
sat "the woman in the case" whom
Nigh claims is his legal wife She
looked defiance acres tie room at the
complainant, who claims to be che only
real, genuine, sure enough Mrs. Nigh.
Both were good looking and well
dressed women. Nigh evidently has
excellent taste.
McGary objected to the complaint
and argued at length some exceeding
ly technical objections. AssistaifN
County Attorney Mackey, who is pros
ecuting, replied that McGary's obtec-
tions were knocked into a cooked hat
by decision of the supreme court of
Oklahoma to the effect that a person
bearing the name of John Doe must
be presumed to be a human being.
Justice Meredith overruled McGarys
objection and three witnesses were
sworn; the complainant and two other
ladies'.
McGary tried to have the witnesses
for the prosecution excluded from the
court room during each others testi-
mony, and still keep the woman there
who sat by Nigh. The justice ruled
against him. McGary reserved the
right to put her on as a witness, and
the justice sent her out of the room.
McGary constantly referred to her as
highs wife. Nigh had married her
after Kansas divorce, and the valid
ity of the divorce and remarriage is
contested by the state.
The case is still on as the paper
goes to press.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
V|N|TA MEN HAVE
MINERAL WEALTH
In Less Than Half Day 5000 Pound
of Ore is Taken From Mine
Near Miami.

The following from the Joplin NewS
Herald is of much interest to readerl
of the Chieftain:
Five thousand pounds of zinc and
lead ore, produced in less than half \
days run, comprised the output Of
the Midas Lead and Zinc company
which began active operations in the
Miami field yesterday.
The mill was started running about
II o'clock and the concentrates sooul
began coming from the jigs. The ore
runs about four tons of jack to one of
lead and is produced from two levels,
one at depth of 100 feet, the other
at depth of 1877 feet.
The hill is situated on the ten-acrel
lease of the Miami Royalty company'sI
tract, Immediately east of the Miami
Yankee mine, which has resumed oper-
ations The ground was originally
opened by the Willow Branch Mining
company. Many of the stockholders
in the new company were interested
in the Willow Branch company. Those
operating the property now are Judge
Joseph A. Gill and ]. F. Lee and john
Barrett, all of Vinita, Okla, and ]. D.
Mcintyre of Joplin.
The property is on what is known
as the west ore run of the Mimai camp
and the ore faces opened are encour-
agingly rich in mineral, the metallic
content being estimated at per cent,
although more optimistic boosters in
the Miami camp place the percentage
much higher than this. The upper
ground drift is eighteen feet high
while the lower ground drifts are
twenty-five feet high. The company
is not cutting its drifts wider than
thirty feet, in order that there shall
be little danger of caving ground. The
drifts run north, east and west. The
concentrates assay 81 per cent.
A peculiar feature of the develop
ment of the Midas is the total alb
sence of water under ground, while
acre after acre of the surface nortb.,
east and south of the mill is submefg-
ed, the landscape presenting the ap-
pearance Of an inland sea. Water to
operate the drills is pumped into the
ground from the surface. A similar
condition exists at the Miami-Yankee,
where the drifts are dry as dust.
The mill, formerly located farther
west where it was operated for short
time by the Jennie May company has
a daily capacity of 100 tons, while the
capacity of the big hopper is 210 tons
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
BANKER PLEASED
WITH CRUCE VIEW
J. w. Orr Talks of @nterview With
Governor-Elect in Regard to Change
in State Banking Board.

Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 3d.. w. Orr,
president Of the First National bank
and the Colonial Trust company of
Tulsa, was one of a committee of
bankers who visited Goyernor-elect
Lee Cruce at Ardmore, last Monday,
relative to changing the state banking
board as it is now made up of state
officials, to a board of three to be ap-
pointed by the governor not more than
two to be members of any one political
party and none of them to hold any
other state office.
"Mr Cruce fully coincided with the
committee after its views were pre-
sented and the matter talked over, -
said Mr.. Orr on his return here. "The
committee consisted of ]. B. Ferguson,
president of the Oklahoma State Bank
ers' association, G. D. Davis, of Clare
more, Mr.. Johns, of Chickasha and
myself All of the committee are
state bankers except Mr.. Johns and he
was placed on the committee to let
Mr.. Cruce know that all interests are
in favor of the amendment
"Mr Cruce agreed to uut the matter
before the state Legislature in his in
Iaugural address or his first message.
He also agreed to recommend the
money into the guarantee fund should
be left with the banks until needed
for the purpose for which the law pro-
vides, and become subject to the con-
troll of the banking board as the same
may be needed
eve found that Mr.. Cruce takes
great interest in the banks of the state
land he promises none but the best
men shall be chosen as bank commits
sioner or other officers having to do
with the prosperity of the financial
institutions.
THE committee was appointed at a
meeting of the executive committee of
the state bankers association held at
Enid on December r. This meeting
was presided over by President Fer
guson, who was authorized by the
members present to name the commit
tee to call upon Mr.. Cruce."
Mr.. Orr denies absolutely that he
had combined with the visit to Mr.
Cruce wit@ the bankers and interview
touching upon the appointment of the
superior Judge for Tulsa county He
said:
Statements which have been pub,
lished saying that I talked with Mr..
Cruce relative to the superior judge
SHY here are false. l have not talk
ed with him about the matter and there
is absolutely no foundation for any
rumors to the contrary"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
A Good Chance For a Pirate.

By Associated Press.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 30.-There is
a live opportunity for twentieth cen
tury Captain Kidds If there be any now
securing the Spanish Main" The
United States supply ship, Celtic" is
now being laden with modern pieces
of Eight to pay off the feet. when it
reaches this side of the Atlantic The
Celtic" will steam into the Carrib-
bean Sea with a million and half
gold eagles and double eagles. Inc
cargo also Includes bacon and other
grub for the tars when the fleet
reaches those waters
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS STARS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
By Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. SG.-Rollins
Bingham, aged 49, newspaper writer,
attorney and for several years a So
ciety leader, died at the general hos
pital here today with pneumonia. Bing-
ham was a son of General G. Z. Bing-
ham, the artist, writer. and politician.
who died twenty years ago. At the
time of his death Rollins bingham was
special writer for the Kansas City
Star
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06

STRAW WANTED-In car load lots.
Address North Star Mfg. Co., Coffey-
Vile, Kans. 24-37
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
Maaazlne for blind children.
BY Associated Press.

BY AssOclateu Tress.
New York, Dec. 3O.-Little folks of
New York who are blind are going to
have their own magazine. On New
Years day a raised letter magazine
will gladden. the hearts and delight
many little sightless ones. All this
just because one blind child wrote a
letter to the New York Association
for the Blind, saying he could read
now and wished very much there could
be a paper called Our own"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
Robbers Took Every Penny.

By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 3O.-The
state bank of New Palestine, at New
Palestine, a small towr fourteen miles
southeast of Indianapolis. was broken
into today and robbed of $6,416. The
door of the bank was opened with u
skeleton key. Not a penny of the
banks deposits was left.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-06
Robbers Get Away With $4,000.
BY Associated Press

IN lh6oUNIttIVW ' NNN1
Des Moines. Ia, Dec 30.-Rob5ers
entered the bank at Dow City near
Denison, during the night an descaped
with three thousand dollars. The ex-
plosion was heard by the people of the
town but the robbery was not discoy
cred until this morning.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
CHILD's GIFT REAL CHARM
Rescued Father From Dependency
and Proved the Foundation
Of Fortune.

A certain business man has a curl
ous little charm for his watch chain.
He wouldn't sell 1t for $1,000; no, nor
two, nor three. His little child gave
1t to him n day when. as he says, he
was down"
Il had lost every cent l had In the
world, and there at my desk, my head
on my arms, l was thinking of a posi-
Ole way to end it, when my little child
came up to me and asked: What does
ruined" mean, papa?' And then
knew had been grooming loud enough
to be heard aI5 understood. You said
ruined paper. What does 1t mean?'
ct caears l ha ven't any money,
baby. Papa's a POOR man. The little
feet battered away, then back again,
and here on my watch charm is what
h gave me Not a great fortune-no,
but the foundation of one. Whatever
I've got since came from 1t, for 1t gave
me courage."-The Christian Herald.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13

cart, which tramps INC packs it. The
mor this is done the better. Ere.
quently the stack is made in the form
of a loop sc that the horse and empty
cart return over the same drive by
which they entered.
The outside OF this stack soon willis,
heats and decays a little, forming an
alright mat, which preserves the
tack as thoroughly as when put in
silos. When feeding it out. it is cut
down in sections with a broadax,
though the hay knife is used to some
extent. Native cattle carrying some
flesh are to be preferred. Where the
object is to Craze the following sum-
mer young cattle do not do as we'll,
are more easily put out of condition,
become tucked up and gaunt, and
when put on grass have not the ca
paclty to eat n consume a sufficient
amount of grass to make gains. With
them too much of the grazing season
is lost in recovering a normal condi-
ton. The writer at one time had oc-
casion to weigh the silage and found
that a steer would eat as much as
100 pounds per day of this pea silage,
but at the same time he was drinking
no water. In a herd of 125 head the
writer has seen several days pass
without a footprint near the water
supply.
A small amount of hay is fed in
connection with the silage, as is
shown by the hay shed, which is a
necessary part of the equipment. This
hay shed holds from IS to 20 IONS and
has ample capacity for 1875 head.
About a yea ago a writer in your
columns cited gains made of nearly
100 pounds in eight weeks. No one
either in my experience or observa-
ton has made such gains, and our OPP
portunities have been exceptionally
good. The writer has weighed his
cattle off the pastures at the end Of
the grazing season, shrunk them 3
per cent, and weighed them again at
the beginning Of the grazing season
the following spring, and at the end
Of a 3G-fiiIe drive they showed a loss
of 35 pounds per head, from which we
conclude that they lost some flesh,
but grew enough to about hold their
own. This was on e silage. Corn
silage would have shown up some
what better. In any event they must
be wintered cheaply. The advantage
of selection and buying in the fall is
an important one.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
PERCHERONS FOR FARM WORK
wo Stations and Two Mares of Pure
Bred Type Used on Big Manure
Spreader in Virginia..
(By S. M. CLINTON.o

tby - M. CL1NTON.0
A little over a year & | paid a
visit to a breeding farm in the IA
nous Valley Of Virginia." where Per
cheron horses were raised, and was
struck with the fact that this breed
possessed admirable qualities as f -
horses, as well as city drafters.
Two stations and two mares GCE5
working on a big manure-spreGGcrs
being all driven by one man. ThGsa
superb animals were pure-bred f..
cherons, and averaged 1850 each.
The young stations We're easily man
aged, although they were being used
in the stud.
The mares were splendid specimens
OF the breed, and it was a great sight
to see these four magnificent animals
working quietly together.
The compactness Of body, the
cleanness of limb and the splendid
'tructure of their feet, all go to make
he Percheron popular, both as a
arm horse and a city drafter.
For farm work they do not need to
Veigh 1850, as did those four pure
reeds just mentioned, these being
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13

used permanently for breeding I gs
poses, although they did quite a .GG
of work around the farm during 10
year.
A pair of horses weighing from
1,400 to 1900 pounds each are heavy
enough for any kind OF farm work,
but many farmers prefer a horse with
moro weight. ,
In considering the size of a farm
team, it is well to remember before
he purchase is made what the regu-
lar duties Of the team are to be; for
many farmers who need only one pair
of horses will want to use them on
the road for wagon work as well as to
hook up to the carriage on Sundays.
Therefore, they will not require ex-
ira heavy ones, but rather a pair that
are known as call around" horses, and
if these weigh 1,400 to $500 pounds
each they will have plenty Of size,
and if they are we'll shaped and have
spirit and snap, they will do good
road work.
1t is surprising how much depends
on h shape and carriage of a horse,
even an ordinary work horse, espe-
cially when you want him to do a lit
tie pleasuring with once in q while.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
Bitten by Rabid Dog

Pierre-With a gaping wound in his
leg, inflicted by a dog innoculated with
rabies, Merrill Holley was rushed to
Chicago, in the hopes that proper
medical aid can be given before the
fatal disease advances to a stage
where it Is beyond the power OF
modern medicine.
The city was thrown into a frenzy
for an hour today when the infuriat-
ed dog was on his rampage, and IT
was not only until the officers and
several citizens. armed with guns.
ran the dangerous beast to earth and
shot him that the people relaxed
from the strain under which they
had been laboring.
However. before the dog was kill
ed. it had bitten seve-a- others, and
as a result all dogs known to have
been infected have beef ordered shot
and the mayor has issued an order
that all dogs in the city be muzzled
for an indefinite period. All logs
which are not SO treated will be shot
at sight by the officers of h city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
The Jack Rabbit Special

Colome- Colonies famous Jack
Rabbit Special will continue as
the railroad service for Trip coun-
ty until next spring. This is the state
ment of railroad officials who have
been im%portuned to give improved
passenger service to this section.
Under the existing arrangement 1t
is. probable tina the Dallas-Colome di-
vision is one of the shortest in the
county, having a total length of only
II miles. A mixed freight and pass
enger train runs from Dallas to Col
ONE in the morning leaving Dallas at
Z o'clock, and, for the return trip, the
train leaves Colome at 10 o'clock a. m.
One train each way is the present SER
vice.
As the train was halted on a couple
Of occasions between Dallas and Coll
ONE to give the passengers an oppor-
tunity to watch a jack rabbit chase,
the train has been dubbed THE Jack
Rabbit Special; and n title bids fair
to stick until the service is changed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
LOVE AND THE AEROPLANE
Some Good Advice for Those Daring
Mortals Who Would Do Their
Counting AIoft.

Secure a nice roomy aeroplane, and
place in it an old-fashioned sofa or
armchair. Then put the girl in, get
In yourself and turn on the power.
Do not be in any hurry. Get far
enough up so that you can be preoc-
cupied for a few moments without
landing.
1t is just as we'll to strap the girl
in. She can't get away, of course, but
you can kiss a girl in an aeroplane
much easier if she is firmly secured.
Always keep hand on the steer
ing apparatus and the other on the
girl; but if worst comes to worst, let
go the steering apparatus.
The following schedule, if adhered
to, will prevent ordinary accidents:
Five hundred feet up, hold girls
hand. .
Six hundred feet up, arm around her
waist.
Seven hundred feet, drop everything
and hold girl, working steering appa-
ratus with both feet.
Be careful, when you alight, not to
come down ear a church. In the ex-
element of the occasion you may for
get yourself and marry the girl.
Many fatal accidents have resulted in
this manner.-Puck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
FOR
President Chamberlain Gives Out the
Pierre Meeting Program

Flerfe WeetnR Program
Pierre-A. E. Chamberlain of Brook
ings. president of the conserva-
ton and dry farming organizations
in this state; j.. l.. Soule of Rapid
City secretary Of the dry farming or
ganization, and Doane Robinson Of
Pierre, secretary OF the conservation
movement; met with Gov. Wesley yes
terday to outline a program for the
meetings which are to be held in this
city the latter part of next month.
While a general outline was arranged
the names of the speakers are not
given out, as there are yet several
who ar desired for the list who have
not been able to give definite re-
sponses to the invitations extended to
them. The general program Will be:
January 2S-Address Of WELCOMED;
responses; address by Gov. Wesley;
music.
January PA program Of conserva-
ton and development is for the day
January 25-Dry farming and con-
s~ervation talks and discussions.
January 36-The program for this
late will be divided between dry farm
ing and good roads, which will be
given ap rominent part in the pro-
gram.
January 27-Rural school conditions
and their b~etterment and industrial
education for half day; manufacturing
interests Of the state for half day;
manufacturing interests of the state
for half day.
January 2S.-This, the last day of
the meeting, will be devoted to con-
s%ervation and general development OF
the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-13
Oil Cake Meal.

Oil cake or oil meal in proper guam
titles is considered by our best stock
men to be n of the most healthful
foods that is on the market. Prof, G.
c. Humphrey of the animal %husbandry
department of the college of agricul-
ture of the University of Wisconsin,
lays it's value is that it keeps the ami
WAL in the most healthy condition, no
-&her feed having such a beneficial
<Gscc CT the digestive tract. Old-proc-
@ss rather than new-process oil meal
LIQUID be secured, SO far as possible,
Cor the reason that 94 per cent. of the
protein in old-process oil meal is di-
g~estihle, a compared with only 81 per
cent. in the new-process meal.