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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03
Commissioner General Land
Office Submits His Report

1852 4s1 from the fiscal year 1909.
The aggregate expenditures and es-
timAted liabilities of the public land
service, including expenses Of district
land offices, were $3,179,363, leaving
a net surplus of $S,2S4,56O.
The total area of public and Indian
land originally entered during the
fiscal year 1910 is, according to the
report, 26,S91, ,269 acres, an increase OF
6, ,49S, ,765 acres, as compared with the
area entered during the year 1909.
This large increase is due to the great
number of entries made in the north
west. principally in the state OF Mon
Itana, where, at one Office, Great Falls,
there was approximately as much land
entered during the past fiscal year,
namely, 2,O64.502, as there was in the
whole state of Montana during the
fiscal year 1909.
The area patented during the fiscal
year, the report says, is 1O,9S3,15O
acres. a decrease of 1,S25,661 acres,
as compared with the fiscal year 1909.
The number of patents issued during
the fiscal year 1910, however, exceeded
that of 1909 by 2,163. OF this area,
,4O4. .59S acres were patented under
the homestead law.
Urging a change in the place OF tax
ling proofs from before the register and
receiver or United States commits
sioner, which entails large expense
upon the applicant, who with his wit
nesses has to journey to their offices,
commissioner bennett says:
apart from this expense of the
claimant the procedure is not salts
factory The work of special agent
lis largely that of investigating cases
where false proofs have been made,
lit is respectfully recommended that a
lmore expeditions way, and one there
would be less cost to the claimant
would be under a system allowing
proofs to be taken upon the land itself
before special agent designated to
visit the land, who should be author
lized to collect from the claimant fee
1.-THE amount of which should be based
lupon the distance of the claim from
some given point within the land dis
ltrict."
Going at some length into the worf
of the field service and the expenditure
of the $1.O00,OOO for the protection O
public domain, the report says th'
J total amount of cash collected ant
turned into the treasury as a result
| of the work of the special agents il
the field during the fiscal year is $34s,
/ 234. AS a result of Investigations 2
: 522.539 acres have been restored t
t the public domain-an increase of J.
243. .22S acres over the amount restore'
during the preceding year.
, The law Ior the homestead entr.
5 of the surface of coal lands, when it
] operation is properly inaugurated, say
/ Commissioner bennett, will "obviat
r the delay which is now experience
and also the necessary contest owe
e the existence or non-existenee of Goa
S upon any particular tract of land, III
der which coal deposits are alleged t
J, exist"
j. In concluding, the commissioner ret
=: ommends that the provisions of tn
act for the agricultural entries of COS
! lands be extended to Alabama and Mil
5, nesota.
d --
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

u. D. II yoel t1.t0
Section Q. That the Mayor of the
City of Vinita, Oklahoma, be and he is
hereby authorized, and directed to
draw his warrant against the water
construction fund of said city in pay
ment of said claims in the amounts
above appropriated,
Section 3. That by reason of the
fact that the protection Of the credit
of the City of Vinita, Oklahoma, re-
.quires a prompt fulfillment of all it's
financial obligations, an emergency is
hereby declared to exist for the pre-
servation of the public peace and
safety, by reason whereof this Ordin-
ance shall take effect Immediately from
and after it's passage. approval and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Vinita, Oklahoma, this goth
day of December, 1910.
Approved by the Mayor of the City
of Vinita, Oklahoma, this goth day of
December, 1910.
o. L. RIDER,
Attest: A. ]. GREEN, Mayor
City Clerk.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03
Only a Few stops.

THE Climax" coming to our city,
makes only few stops enroute to San
Francisco, where they are scheduled
for a long run Only the untiring eff
forts of our local manager enabled our
theatre-goers to see this really great
play, and it is to be hoped his efforts
will not go unrewarded. "The Climax"
will be the only offering of it's kind this
year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

Newspapers and printing plants are
about the only business enterprises
that have not raised the price of their
output While the prices of nearly
everything has gone soaring sky-ward
the same old prices prevail around the
print shop Subscription and job work
are the same when. it did not cost near
ly so much to run rs it does these days.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

lands of the Five Civilized Tribes in
Oklahoma will be sold at public auc-
tion to the highest bidder at the fol-
lowing terms, times and places: "a
Not more than 100 acres of agrieult-
ural or $40 acres of other lands will
be sold to one person in any one Ma
ltion. Terms: 25 per cent at the time
of ss'e, rs per cent in six months and
l50 per cent within eighteen months.
with 6 per cent interest. Upon full
payment being made at any time, deed
win promptly issue. Immediately after
approval of sale, certificate of pur-
chase will issue and possession given,
but cutting of timber thereon not per-
mitted until full payment of purchase
price. Right is reserved to reject any
| or all bids.
For information apply to the Com
missioner to the Five Civilized Tribes
or the United States Indian Superin-
tendent, Union Agency, Muskogee,
Oklahoma, or at the Offices of the var
ious district agents. Lists of these
lands have been prepared by counties,
showing the terms of sale, the descrip-
ton of the various tracts and minimum
price of sale. 1t will be impracticable
to furnish each inquirer all of these
lists, and it is suggested that persons
desiring such information specify the
county or locality in which he is in
lterested.
Blue prints of the various counties
Showing the location of the land to be
sold, will be furnished to applicants by
the Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes upon the payment of $1.0O fol
each county, in the form of draft OF
lpostal money order
Garvin County, Pauls Valley, 1,42(
tracts, 10000 acres, Jan, 8, 1911.
McClain County, Purcell, 826 tracts
i55,760 acres, Jan. II.
Pontotoe County, Ada, 1,144 tracts
10000 acres, Jan. 8.
Johnson County, Tishomingo, S5'
tracts, $500 acres, JaL.
Marshall County, Madill. 491 tracts
29, 900 acres, Jan. 20.
Bryan County, Durant, 757 tracts
32, 900 acres, Jan. 29.
Atoka County, Atoka, 1883 tracts
las, 200 acres, Jan. 25.
Coal County, Coalgate, $50 tracts
50.500 acres, Jan. 30.
Pittsburg County, McAlester, 2,29
tracts, ,212,2OO acres, Feb. 1.
Hughes County, Calvin, 7O1 tracts
7S.OOO acres, Feb. 8.
Latimer County, Wilburton, 2S
, tracts, 1S,200 acres, Feb. II.
+ Haskell County, Seigler, 72S tracts
; 46,S0O acres, Feb. 10.
, Lefore County, Poteau, 52S tracts
! $4,000 acres, Feb. 16.
, Pushmataha County, Antlers, 80
tracts, $4,000 acres, Feb. Is.
Choctaw County, Hugo. 75S tract:
As, 900 acres, Feb. %; MeCurtai
County. Idabel lilo tracts, 1920
4 acres, Feb %,
]. G. WRIGHT.
Commissioner to the Five Ciyilize
Tribes.
: Muskogee, Oklahoma, November
e l19lO.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

The standpat republicans spent over
one hundred thousand dollars trying
to beat LaFolletfe for the United
States senate and failed. In the mean
time that militant and insistent bunch
of progressives In congress have re-
organized and revolutionized both
branches of congress, But the high
tariff affords the standpatters chance
to soon get their money back
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

Wherever the commercial COW gra2es
she must be MIXED in the east. AL
least the west and south has had to de-
velop itself and pay the east from six
to ten per cent fer the cash to do it
with.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

Oklahoma City has in all probability
spent more money in the forced re-
moval of the state capital than was
ever spent in like enterprise by any
state in the union. But Oklahoma City
wanted the capital like the Texan
wanted his pistol-wanted it now and
wanted badly. Oklahoma City was un-
doubtedly the choice of majority of
the people of the state and would
eventually have gotten the capital
without such tremendous sacrifice.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03
Young Ladies I4onored With Dance.

Young Ladies Honored With Dance.
About dozen couples of young
people enjoyed a dance at the hall in
the Auditorium building last night.
The affair was given in honor of the
young ladies, who left this morning
for Columbia to attend school. In
spite of the cold weether the dance
last night was a most pleasant oc-
casion. The music was furnished by
the local orchestra.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

Adams county. Ohio. has the dis
tinction. of being. The most infamous
county in the United States when is
comes to selling votes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

Natural gas is the finest thing in
the world If it would leave off the
habit of running now Just at the time
when most needed
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

A marriage license was issued late
yesterday to c. P. Richmon. aged IS
and Miss Maude Lindsey, aged %
both of Neosho. Mo,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-03

GOVERNMENT SALE OF INDIAN
LANDS.
Absolute Title Given.
About 100000 acres of unallotted
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
STRIKING MINERS
FIGHT OFFICERS
Number Of Persons Killed in
Battle in Utah.

Salt Lake City, Feb. S.-The strike
of Greek coal miners at Kenilworth.
Carbon county, which fared into a
sudden riot Monday, has now become
IAN armed truce, the strikers lurking
in the mountains about the camp and
the authorities maintaining vigilant
guard about the property of the Inde-
pendent Coal and Coke company, the
residences of the mine officials and
the body of loyal mine workers.
But one American is dead as the re-
suit of the riot. He is Thomas Jack
son, deputy sheriff. Chris Sandberg,
a Swedish miner, is wounded. These
two were in party that attempted to
disperse a party of strikers outside
the company lines. There was shoot
ing on both sides and each insists
that the other shot first.
When Jackson fell the band of
Greeks sought points of vantage out
side the town and kept up a fusillade
of shots until the arrival of Sheriff
Kelter with a posse, which was after
wards reinforced by trainload of
officers from Salt Lake City. The
posse replied to the fire OF the strikers
killing at least one Greek and wound
| ing two others. There may be more
dead and wounded in the hills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
NOW BRIDE OF NOBLEMAN
Vivien Gould Married to Lord Decies
of England.

New York, Feb s-Society from
both sides of the Atlantic gathered in
force in New York to attend the nup-
tials of Vivien Gould, daughter of
George j. Gould, and Lord Decies,
British nobleman and army officer, in
st. Bartholomew's Episcopal church.
The holders of 5000 invitations
crowded the edifice to overfiowing.
The church itself was redolent with
the perfumes of rare flowers. Green
and white was the color scheme.
That there might be no repetition
of the scenes of the wedding of Miss
Marjorie Gould and Anthony Drexel
Jr., last year, when hundreds of curl
osity seekers almost mobbed the brid
al couple, George ]. Gould arranged
for ample police protection.
1t is said that Lord Decies had re-
ceived many threatening letters which
the English peer, however, took as a
joke. Hundreds of police and plain
clothes men were detailed to keep the
crowd of sightseers from the church
and Gould home and prevent any un
fortunate accident.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
SEVERE STORM IN NEW YORK
One Man Dead and Thirty Persons
in Hospitals.

New York, Feb. S.-Daybreak found
New York city clad in three-inch
blanket of snow, the gift of the mid
winter storm which has been advanc-
ing from the Mississippi valley for two
days. During the greater part of the
night the wind was very high, reach
ing maximum velocity of about
twenty-five miles an hour, while the
mercury had dropped to point nearly
20 degrees below freezing.
One death due to the storm was re-
ported and the police had record Of
thirty persons injured by falls or
taken to hospitals suffering from ex-
posure. The dead man was Frederick
Luhrirg, who perished of exposure In
an ambulance as he was being taken
to the Lincoln hospital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
FILIPINO EXPOSITION
OPENS AT zAMBOANGA
Highest Officials Of Islands At
tend Ceremonies.

Manila, Feb. S.--The largest indus
trial exposition ever held in the
Philippines was opened at Zamboan-
ga by Brigadier General Pershing,
governor of the Moro provinces and
commanding general of the depart
ment of Mindanao. He was assisted
by Governor General w. Cameron
Forbes, Major General ]. Franklin
Bell, commanding the Philippines di-
vision, and Rear Admiral Hubbard,
oommander-in-chief of the United
States Asiatic fleet, who also reviewed
the land parade participated in by
three regiments of infantry, one of
cavalry, FIVE battaions of Philippine
recruits and eight companies and the
band of the Philippine constabulary.
In the parade were many high Of
ficials of the insular government,
members of the consular corps and
representatives of thirteen of the wild
tribes of Mindanao, who were brought
together for the first time.
The exhibits in the fair grounds
represent the work of the several
tribes of Moros, the Manobes, Mago-
bos, etc, and samples of the agricul-
tural products raised by American
planters in Davao. Many of the
clothes woven by the natives are
equal in brilliancy to those manufac-
tured in India or Turkey. The work
In brass and copper is unique.
The sultan of Sulu has constructed
a residence on the grounds, fac
simile of his palace in Jolo, and is
living there with several of his wives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
LAWS TO "REFORM" NEVADA
Many Drastic Measures Pending in
the LEGISLATURE.

Carson, Nev., Feb. S.-Nevada's days
as the surviving remnant of the wild
and Woolly West" are numbered, if,
in addition to closing the gambling
halls, the legislature passes bills, now
in committee, doing away with wide
open liquor laws, prohibiting the sale
of cigarettes, prohibiting gambling in
any form and requiring one years
residence as qualification for di-
vorce.
With the introduction of local option
and high license bills in the assembly
this long list of blue laws confronts
the old time resident. Reform meas
ures are further represented in amend.
ments providing for the initiative,
referendum and recall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
POSTMASTER IS SUSPENDED
Charged With improper Sale Of Post
age Stamps.

New York. Feb. S.-A. C. Montrose,
the wealthy postmaster at Larchmont,
a fashionable New York suburb, is
under suspension pending action of
the postal authorities on complaints
alleging the improper sale of stamps
1t is a second class office and the post
masters pay is governed by the gross
sale of stamps there.
1t is charged that Montrose sold
large quantities of stamps to friends
who used them in their business in
New York. This is contrary to a de
~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
REBELS ARE RETREATING
No Likelihood of Fighting at Juarez
Mex.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. S.-There is lit
tie chance for any fighting in the vi
cinity of Juarez for some days to
come, if at all.
The insurgents under command of
Pascual OroZco are marching south.
Sympathizers of the rebel COM
mander here say he is going to give
battle to the federals under General
Navarro, who are moving northward
to reinforce Juarez.
Others, and they are far in the ma
jority, bitterly denounce Orozco as a
coward and charge that he is running
away because he fears for his own
skin
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Democrats viii support it.

Washington, Feb. S.-Though the
house Democrats decided to support
the reciprocity agreement, their de-
cision, which was finally made unani-
nous, was not reached without live
ly fight put up by those who are OPP
posed to the proposed pact. The vote
on the proposition stood 80 to % and
then, on molten OF Champ Clark, the
action of the caucus was made bind
lnG.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
WILL LOOK INTO EXPLOSION
investigation of Michigan Disaster
Where Nine Were Killed.

Marquette, Mich, Feb. S.-An in
vestigation into the nitroglycerin ex
plosion at the plant of the Pluto Pow
der company, near Ishpeming, where
nine men were killed and one in
jured, is being made by the authori
ties.
Another workman is missing and
believed to be dead.
The explosion occurred in the gela
tine building and so far no cause is
known.
Only a few fragments of the deat
men have been found.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Will Not Hear Roosevelt.

New York, Feb. S.-The presbytery
of Nassau, at a largely attended mid
winter session, held in the presbytery
building, turned down the proposition
to engage Theodore Roosevelt as a
speaker at series of proposed meet
ings for evangelical work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Patrons Win Their Fight.

Toronto. Feb. S.--After having gone
riot and faced continued
criticism aimed at it's pay as you
enter cars the Toronto Street Rail-
way company has surrendered and
consented to give up its attempt to
enforce the "pay as you enter" plan
during the rest of the winter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE
ST. Paul Young Man Pleads Guilty to
Killing Wife.

st. Paul, Feb. S.-Harry Bunce
aged twenty-five, through his attorney
pleaded guilty to murder in the second
degree.
Bunce shot his wife after a quarrel
at their home June "a last. The crime
was committed before the eyes of the
girls invalid mother.
st. Paul people of English descent
and relatives of Bunce in England in
terested themselves in the case.
Bunce was sentenced to imprison-
ment for life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
THAW'S LAST CHANCE GONE
Court of Appeals Denies His Plea for
Freedom.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 8.-Harry X.
Thaw's appeal from the decision of
the appellate division adverse to his
contention that he is being illegally
detained in the state hospital for the
insane at Matteawan has been dis
missed by the court of appeals. This
practically sweeps away his last hope
for release
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
SENATE LIKELY
TO KILL MEASURE
Tariff Beard Bill to Be Re-
ported This Week.
SOME CHANGES ARE MADE

Committee Strikes Out Provision En-
abIing Beard to Gather information
for "Confidential Use"-Many Re-
pubIicans and Democrats in Upper
House Will Vote Against the
Measure.
Washington, Feb. S.-The bill to
create a tariff board, which already
has passed the house, probably will
be reported out of the senate finance
committee next Thursday to face the
opposition of practically all of the
Democrats and not a few Republicans.
The most enthusiastic supporters of
the bill are not sanguine of success
and already they are counting upon
the probable failure of the measure,
which has the backing of the admins
tration, to serve as an incentive for
the calling of an extra session of con-
gress, especially if the Canadian reci-
procity agreement should also meet
with the approval of the house and
not the senate
In order to defeat the tariff board
bill it is said that the Democrats, be-
cause of the congestion of legislation,
would not have to resort to filibuster-
ing tactics if they should stand as a
unit against it,
ha ,nt
took up the inquisitorial section.
After a thorough discussion it was
voted to strike this section from the
bill, but later this action was re-
scinded.
Part of Section Opposed.
There seemed to be little objection
to that part of the section which
would give to the board the power to
require any individuals or firms en-
gagged in the production, importation
or distribution of any article under
investigation to produce books and
papers relating thereto, but a major
| ity of the committee was opposed to
| the provision which would require the
| submission to congress of refusals to
obey the subpoenas of the board.
1t is likely when the committee
meets on Thursday the first part of
the section will be retained and the
provision for reports to congress elm
| mated
The provision of the house bill
which would enable the board to
gather information "for its confiden
| tal use" was stricken out on the
ground that information so gathered
could be of no use to congress in
making tariff bills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Subway Travel Increasing.

New York, Feb. S.--The popularity
of subway travel In New York is indi-
Gated by the announcement that L.
212,775,00D tickets have been sold in
the various stations of the INTERIOR
ough tubes since they were opened in
1905. The total sales the first year
yere 116,00O.000 and in 1910 this an
nual total had grown to 270,000. 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
SUCCOR FOR HUNGRY CHINESE
House Committee Favors Sending
Transport With Supplies.

Washington, Feb S.-The house
committee on military affairs recon-
mended the passage of bill authoriz-
ing the use Of an army transport to
carry the food and supplies from Seat
tie to the famine stricken districts of
China
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Murder in Second Degree.

St Paul, Feb. S.-Ben Forman, a
.ailor, on trial for the murder of Mrs.
Nina Altschuler at the Willard hotel
ON Nov. % last, was convicted of mur-
der in the second degree. The jury
had been out nearly twenty-four hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-02-08
Accused of Stealing.

boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Salve Of
stesling,-the sting from burns Of scalds
corns. bruises, sprains and injuries Of
their terror he SAYS. .ss healing re-
medy its equal don't exist" Only 25c
ct all druggists.