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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
RECORD LONG-DISTANCE RUN
 BY NEWEST MONSTER ENGINE

The usual performance of the new Lehigh Valley passenger locomotive "F'-6', in taking a heavy train all the way from Buffalo to Jersey City on @ single run, has brought inquiries from nearly all the. important rail- roads. In the last few days they have either made requests for de- tives to inspect this latest develop ment in motive power.
 There are five of the new Atlantic type locomotives. While the ordi- nary run of a passenger engine is only about 150 miles, the company is now running two of these through between Buffalo and Easton, a dis tance of 37O miles.
 The run from Buffalo to Jersey City could be made regularly, east bound. without ending the journey short of fuel; but westbound, because of the heavier grades and heavier traffic, the margin of supply upon reaching Buffalo would be too small Hence the run of 440 miles is not aI-. tempted day in and day out On test, however, the trip through with a single locomotive was made both eastbound and westbound.
 iA The performance of the new Att
 Iantics is due partly to design and construction, particularly of the fire box, and partly to the skill attained Dy llTeHleN III SdVlnS coal. TOT some time the company has been carrying on an active campaign of education 1 in fuel economy-with the help of a
 chief fuel inspector and several sub ordinates-and the fruits of it are
 now being reaped.
 On this 370-mile run the consump- ton of coal is 65 pounds per mile.
 The general average for all passeng- 1 CT trains in the country is just twice as great, 130 pounds; and some of
 the heaviest grades in the East are
 encountered on the Lehigh between Buffalo and Easton. The saving is not due to a superior quality of fuel,
 for the coal is the same that is in
 common use on the Lehigh Valley
 land other roads
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
EASTON

MT. and Mrs. William Disbrow and daughter, Miss Lucy Disbrow, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Staples, MT. and Mrs. Leslie Jennings. MT. and Mrs. liam Loper, MT. and Mrs. Harry Es- colt, Miss Mabel Marsh. Miss Agnes Seeley, Ezra Seeley. Edward Marsh, Charles Marsh, Edger Jennings, Clar- ence Jennings, Lizzie Smith,, Ruth Smith and Annie Smith were among those who, attended the Epworth League rally held in, Grace church. Bridgeport on last Thursday evening, and the league of Lees chapel cap tured the banner for attendance
 Mrs. Arthur Staples of Sport Hill is spending a few days as guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Coleman Rockwell of Jump Hill.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Marsh gave their son, Laurence party on Satur- day afternoon to celebrate his fifth birthday at their home on Sport Hill. Those present were Marjorie Jen- nings, Mildred Kent, Helen c. Marsh. Alma Stevens, Helen Marsh, Evelyn Loper. Raymond Kent, and Walter Jennings. The mothers who came with the little folks were. Mrs. CIar- ence Jennings, Mrs. Milton Williams, Mrs. Edward Marsh, Mrs. William Loper, Mrs. Joshua Kent and Mrs.
 
 Seeley of Bridgeport were present. After the little folks had enjoyed playing games of different kinds and making soap bubbles, fine collation. was served. The favors were pin chesta boxes of candy. The little friends. of. Master Laurence clubbed together and presented him with a tool chest.
 Mrs. Henry Seeley of Park avenue, Bridgeport, is visiting her son and daughter. Mir. and Mrs. Fred Marsh of Sport Hill.
 Miss Lillian Andrews has returned home, having spent a few days as guest of her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Andrews.
 Miss Minnie Sherwood, having spent a few days as guest of her friend, Mrs. Harry S. Edwards of Stratfield, has returned to her home.
 James Tyler is visiting MT. and Mrs. Levi Edwards for a few days.
 Frank Garfield is on the sick list and confined to his home.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Keller were given a serenade on Wednesday evening at their home in Aspetuck. The serenaders were invited in ana treated to cake and cigars before they departed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
StfatforI|'d
GRIM REAPER REMOVES
 OUR OLDEST RESIDENTS.
Union Cemetery Opens for the Re- mains of Three of Oldest Resi-
 dents in Town.
Special to The Farmer.)

(SpeClal 70 The rdTIuSTJ
 Stratford, Dec. 12-The grim reaper had his inning in this town yesterday and the afternoon was devoted prin- cipally to funerals. There were two burials at the Union cemetery and both of them were of persons of ad- vanced age and very prominent in the town.
 Many prominent men from Bridge port and also from. this town were seen among the large number who were present at the services over the remains of the late Stiles L. Smith which began at 2:30. Rev.. Joel s, Ives of Merideh, Conn.,. former pas tor; of the Congregational church here offIciated. The superintendents of all tho departments of the Union Metallic CartridEe Company were present and also all the men employed in the wood working department of which the de ceased was superintendent. Over 10t men from the factory were present Oronodue lodge. I. O. o. F. was well represented. The exercises took place at the family residence on Barnum avenue where the deceased had lived for over 30 years. The bearers were Frederick Wilcoxson, Henry Meachen Bruce Weller. John Monroe. John Dusche and John Stevens all old friends and comrades of the deceased The rites of the Odd Fellows were carried out at the grave, A profusion of floral offerings filled the room where the remains lay. They came from the many friends and associates Of the deceased.
 The remains of Mrs. Benjamin Wells were laid to rest yesterday afternoon at Onion cemetery in the family plot There was a large attendance of sim cere mourners at the residence ou East Broadway and the many floral tributes attested the esteem and af- lection with which the deceased was held in the town. Mrs. Wells was the oldest woman in the town at the time Of her death and there are only two other persons who eQualled her in wears. Rev. N Ellsworth Cornwall of Christ church officiated The bearers Were Arden l.. Judd. John C. Wilcox son, ". E. Stagg. Charles E. Judson and Charles w.. Wake r..
 The funeral of Benjamin s. Mills aged es. who died at the home of his son; Sidney S. Mills, at Paradise Green on Sunday, took place this af- fernoon from the same place. Deceas- ed was we'll known In town. where he lived the greater part of his long life Deceased has been theA victim of q long illness, the result of his Sidney s. and Chauncey- both .of this town The interme4t was at Union cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12

as was the case when subpoenas 1sfs issued, the de1inquents viii nov bs placed under formal arrest. Mr. lice authorizing them to acesH tf0 bail. This will sufficiently cover. fse g fine and s6 costs of court to whfsh the delinquents are liable,
 It is expected that there vii bs much wailing and gnashfns Of tsetb when the bIuecoats go out with tf1 first batch. There are about forty in the Howard avenue station, 21 fn the Grand avenue station and 10 % Il in the Dixwel1 avenue and tte csn~ tral precinct.
 A 15-Word Want .Ad- VIII Rent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
News of Fairfield County Towns

occupied by the postoffice, sometime this month.
 Selectman John Holmes is making repairs to Main street and South Elm street culvert at Main St. and Stratford avenue will carry off the water which has always made lake of the locality in the winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12

A 15-word Want .Ad- WIT Rent Your F7at--Try It.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12

Paris-The sale of Abdul Ham, med's jewels is ended, the collection selling for $1,39S. .000 though it is
 estimated it was worth $4,000,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-12
Arrests Come Now <.
 To Tax Dodgers
City Attorney Booth Makes up 100 Warrants Served on
 Delinquents Today

New Haven. Dec. 12-Nearly a hun- dred warrants for persons who have failed to pay their personal tax were signed and issued by City Attorney
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
Establishing a Reputation.

IF I knew how to go about 1t,
would have every dog in my store
tried before Judge and jury for as
sault and battery" said the animal
dealer. Unless he was convicted and
executed could get about three
prices for him.
Every time dog is hailed to court
on the charge OF having bitten some
body l attend the trial and take part
In the reception the beast holds after
his acquittal, A dog that has enough
class about him to precipitRte a law
suit couldn't be bought for love or
money. but II his master wished to
sell him he could do so dozen times
over before leaving the courtroom.
Even II 1t has been proved that
the dog does show his teeth once in
a while there are people willing to
take chances just for the sake of own
Ing dog that has SO much charac-
ter. Selling dogs being In my line,
have studied up a good many ways to
advertise, but trial by jury is the best
way so far discovered"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
DID NOT KNOW HIS VOICE
New Clerk Was snubbed When He
Took Robert Blossoms Order
for Oats.

Robert Edeson. who lives out at his
place on the north shore Of Long Is.
land pretty nearly all the time he is
not touring the country. does prac.
tically all the buying for his stable as
we'll as his house.
In fact, he telephones orders so fre
quently to the grain and feed store
for supplies that ali OF the clerks
know the sound OF his voice and
hasten to fill the orders without ask.
ing who It is that is talking. A new
clerk some time ago, however, quite
upset the usual order of things and
vas nearly upset himself in conse-
quence.
1t chanced that oats we're needed in
the stable. and Mr. Edeson. after his
usual fashion, called up the feed store
and without waiting to give his name
said:
Send me over ten bushels OF oats
this afternoon. please" and then start.
ed to ring of
Suddenly he heard voice at the
other end OF the line.
"Who for?" said the voice.
"The motor boat, of course"
snapped back Edeson.
The oats arrived all right, but moi
until the clerk had enlisted the aid Of
the telephone girl and traced the call.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
Strict Sabbath Observance.

A story OF strict Sabbatarianism Is
told by one OF the old chroniclers IN
life of Richard de Glare. earl Of Glou-
cester One Saturday In 1850 Jew
of Tewkesbury fell into we'll on the
earl's estates. and out of reverence for
the day (the Jewish Sabbath) would
not allow himself to be drawn out.
The earl proved equally punctilious.
and on the next day (the Christian
Sunday would not allow his servants
to labor in rescuing the Jew. On Mon.
day morning they found him dead.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
HE HADN'T BEEN SWIMMING
Technically Little Waldo Told His
Mother the Truth, for He
Couldn't Swim.

These lovely days usher in the sea.
son when such conversations as the
following are to be heard in every
other household:
Waldo. have you been in swim
ming
No, maam"
Waldo, | told you that the water
wasn't warm enough. and you prom.
ised me that you wouldn't go. But
your face is cleaner than / ever saw
IT. Waldo. even your ears are clean.
Have you been in swimming?"
NO, ma'am."
Waldo, your stockings are on
wrong-side-out and you seem to have
lost your undershirt. Your shirt
clings to your body. Dear. you have
never told mamma falsehood, and
1t would break her heart If you we're
to begin now. | ask you again-have
you been swimming"
NO, ma'am!"
And the little hero always tells the
truth. He may have jumped off the
dock into shallow water few times.
and he may have padded around in
the breakers all the afternoon, but he
hasn't been swimming. For 1t is COM
mon knowledge among the fellows
that Waldo can't swim a stroke
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
is The Divorce Evil Growing? ?

| have been asked 20 give my opin-
ion as to whether the divorce evil is
growing or diminishing? In the be-
ginning let it be understood, this is my
own opinion, and | believe | have a
right to my own conviction.
Since the beginning of the world,
there has been but a few born, who
have not been endowed with all the
faculties of man. Every one is born
with heart and soul. Very few, in
comparison to the population of the
world have been born without the
seven senses, which are, seeing, hear
ing, tasting, smelling, feeling, think
ing and knowing Every normal per-
son should have a mind of his or her
own. In the question of setting hus-
band or wife, both sexes should have
a mind of their own in knowing what
they really want, but the question of
vital Importance is: Have they a mind
of their own.
This is right where lay the great
est cause for divorce For instance,
young people in keeping company to-
day, always see each other when they
are looking their best, it matters but
little. how they became acquainted, the
fact remains, that every time they
meet, she" at least is looking her
best. Starting with one call week,
it soon comes to a point, that he"
must see her each night. The mad
butterfly infatuation grows until the
youth thinks he cannot live without
her He proposes. She accepts. Yet
neither have consulted mother How
ever they viii ask mother and if she
objects. there is an avenue open.
"Elope," mother will forgive, and then
they are married, with or without the
consent Of mother"
AZ first. happy in the mad infatua-
ton, which they please to call love;
II becomes noticeable to him that she
does not look so good in the morning
when she is at her worst. as she did
when he used to call on her. In the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
GOVERNMENT SALE OF INDIAN
LANDS.
Absolute Title Given.


The unallotted lands of the Chero-
kee Nation in Oklahoma will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder
at the following terms, times and
places without any minimum price or
Limitation as to the amount which can
be purchased by any individual, ex-
cept that not more than 100 acres of
land, classified rs agricultural, can be
purchased by any person, including
THAT purchased at any former sale of
Cherokee lands:
Delaware County, Grove, 81 tracts,
December 2; Sequoyah County, Salli-
saw, 2OS tracts, December A; Adair
County, Stilwell, 1913 tracts, December
is; Cherokee County, Tahlequah, 21O
tracts, December 6; Muskogee County,
Muskogee, II tracts, December Z; Nc
Intosh County, Eufaula, 81 tracts, De-
cember 8; Nowata County, Nowata,
3 tracts, December 8; Rogers County,
Claremore. 16 tracts, December 8;
Mayes County, Pryor. 2 tracts, De-
cember 8; Tulsa County, Tulsa; /
tract, December 8.
Terms are 25 per cent at the time
of sale, rs per cent in six months and
so per cent in 12 months, with per
cent interest. Payment must be made
in the form of draft or certified check
payable to J. G. Wright, Commissioner
Upon full payment being made at any
time deed will issue. Immediately
after approval of sale certificate of
purchase will issue and possession be
given, but the cutting of timber, or
drilling, or mining for minerals there
on will not be permitted until full pay
ment of purchase price. Right is re-
served to reject any or all bids
For information apply to the com
missioner to the Five Civilized Tribes,
Muskogee, Oklahoma, or any of the
District Agents as to the lands within
their respective districts. Lists OF
counties, showing the terms of sale
and the description of the various
tracts. 1t will be impossible to furn-
ish each inquirer all of these lists.
and it is suggested that persons de-
string such information specify the
locality in which they are interested.
Blue prints of Delaware, Sequoyah
Adair and Cherokee Counties. show
ing the location of the land to be sold
will be furnished upon application to
the undersigned upon the payment Of
fifty cents for each county in the form
of draft or postal money order.
]. G. WRIGHT,
Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes.
Muskogee, Oklahoma, October Is.
1911.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS
STONES.
Gems of All Kinds, From Diamonts to
Agates, Found In The United States
Report Issued BY United States
Geological Survey.

1t may perhaps be surprising TO
many people to learn that the United
States produces almost every variety
of precious stone = from diamonds
down. The precious stones produced
in this country last year had a value of
S295,797, against s534,3S0 in 1909, ac-
cording to an advance chapter from
Mineral Resources of the United
States" on the production of gems and
precious stone sin 1910, by Douglas b.
Sterret. just published by the United
States Geological Survey The large
decrease in the output of a few of the
more important gem minerals-tour-
maline turquoise, chrysoprase. etc
says Mr.. Sterrett, readily accounted
for the fall in the value of production.
AS an instance of this decrease in pro-
duction. about So tons of rough tur-
quoise were produced in 1910, as com.
pared with more than II tons in 1909
All the diamonds produced in this
country in 1910 came from Arkansas
and California, the output of Arkansas
amounting to about 200 stones. Sew
eral diamonds were found in California
last year. one of which weighs about
half carat and another between one
and three-fourths and two carats. The
latter is brilliant, clear, flawless
stone, with tinge of yellow
Colorado yields some very pretty
agates and some are being successful
ly handled in the tourist trade, but q
number of these stones sold each year
at the summer resorts of the state are
imported from Germany. where they
have been polished. Others are ma
tive stones polished abroad although
some are polished in the United States
In Montana a sapphire weighing
over four and one-half carats has beer
found. This stone when discovered
had very much the shape of a rough
diamond crystal, on account of which
it had very great refractive power,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
5,ooo,ooo-ealIon Water Contract.

Oklahoma City, Nov. S.-A contract
has been entered into by the Okla
homa City commissioners and the
Western Wells company of Kiowa,
Kans., to furnish the city with 5,O00,-
600 gallons of solt water daily from
wells at 2 cents per 1000 gallons. The
contract specifies that at the end of
eighteen months, if the city is not
satisfied with the water, it can term
mate the contract, or may take over
the company's plant by paying $4,000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR TO-
DAYS GAMES.
East.

East.
Yale VS.. New York university, at
New Haven.
Harvard VS.. Princeton at Princeton.
Pennsylvania VS.. Carlisle at Phila-
delphia
West Point VS.. Georgetown, at West
Point
Annapolis VS.. North Carolina A. and
NJ, at Annapolis.
Cornell VS.. Williams, at Ithaca.
Rochester VS.. Union, at schenectady
Amherst VS.. Dartmouth at Amherst.
Colgate VS.. Wesleyan, at Hamilton.
Maine VS.. Colby, at Orono.
Tufts VS. Brown, at Providence.
West.
Missouri VS.. Oklahoma at Columbia.
Cricago VS.. Minnesota, at Minneap-
oils.
Michigan VS.. Syracuse, at Ann Ar
Dor.
Wisconsin VS.. Iowa, at Madison.
Illinois VS.. Perdue, at Campaign.
Indiana VS.. Central university, at
Bloomington.
Nebraska vs.. Iowa State college, at
Ames.
Uotre Dame VS.. University of Pitts
burg, at Pittsburg
Rose Polytechnic VS.. Franklin, at
Terre Haute.
Wabash VS.. Earlham, at Crawfords-
vile.
Arkansas VS.. Rolla School of Mines,
at Joplin.
Colorado VS.. Colorado college, at
Boulder, Colo
South.
Georgia VS.. Vanderbilt, at Nashville,
Virginia VS. Wake Forest, at Char.
lottesville.
Tulane VS.. Howard, at New Orleans
Louisiana VS.. Baylor, at Waco.
Texas Christian vs. Texas A. and NJ
|at College Station.
Austin VS.. Polytechnic, at Fort
Worth.
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Vinita has four banks with a capital
of $36O,0O0 and deposits of over 81 ,000,-
600. A steam laundry with pay roll
of more than % people. Three news
papers that pay out about $500 week
in wages that is all spent with Vinita
people A Harvey eating house that
employs an average of 25 people, who
spend their money in Vinita.
1t is the county seat of Craig county,
one of the richest agricultural coun.
ties in the state of Oklahoma.
Vinita has one of the best public
school systems in the state with an
average attendance of more than 1000
pupils. Has two great trunk lines of
railway. "a regular passenger trains
a day
1t is the greatest hay market in the
state.
Has the largest department store in
northeast Oklahoma, the Sanders
Wright Mercantile company
An oil refinery located here, manu-
featuring all kinds of products OF
crude oil, and employing dozen or
more men at good salaries.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
WILL HAVE
NEW TRANFER BOAT
awHEN is A TRAIN NOT A TRAlN?"
IS THE QUESTION.
Steamer "Yoakum" Unconscious Of the
Joke It is Perpetrating on Govern
ment Anti-Pass Law.

Can a man be given a thousand mile
trip on a train. free, without violating
the interstate commerce anti-pass law
Answer-"Yes, when he's aboard a
boat"
The "B. +. Yoakum," a new steel
transfer ferry boat, belonging to the
Frisco lines has just been finished at
Dubuque. Iowa, and is on its way down
the Mississippi river to take up its
work at Baton Rouge. On the boat is
a railroad track On the railroad track
Is train Of sleepers. dining car and
several cars of fuel. In the train are
fifty guests or more, taking a thou
sand mile free trip from st, Louis to
New Orleans on train which is tray-
cling on Its own rails all the way
What is to be done? Nothing And
who cares anyway
When this new Frisco's all-steel
transfer boat arrives at New Orleans,
Friday, November Srd, the train it is
carrying will have broken the record
for travel via all water routes.
Train transportation from shore to
shore by ferry, is a familiar sight to
most anyone, but who ever heard be
fore of train making thousand mile
trip on the water, with fifteen sched-
uled stops on the way?
The Frisco officials and their guests,
some of the prominent business men
of st. Louis and Memphis, are being
given a royal welcome at the different
stopping points along the river Special
preparations have been made by the
citizens of each riverside city for the
entertainment, and judging from the
reports being received, travel by Pull
man sleeper on water hasn't dampened
one whit, their ardor for the good
times" offered.
The "B. f. Yoakum" cost $3.50 100000
and will be the most complete transfer
boat operating on the Mississippi river
when in service. She is 905 feet long,
81 feet over all in width, with a full
depth of 10 feet and a displacement
of 14O0 tons; and is equipped with four
Benson boilers, developing $500 horse
power. Its train carrying capacity is
16 full sized cars. She is named after
Mr.. B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the
board and of the executive committee
OF the Frisco lines.
The Yoakum will serve as transfer
boat between the east and west banks
of the Mississippi river at Baton Rogue
for Frisco lines trains operating be-
tween Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City,
Memphis and New Orleans, and will
be placed in service Immediately after
the end OF the journey she is now max
ing
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-04
First Christian Church.
BILE school. Gas a. m.

Bible school, 9:45 a. m
Preaching II a. m. and 1880 p m. by
Evangelist John B. Hunley Morning
theme: "The Price Of Success" Even.
ing theme: The Mission Of Jesus"
Special service for members Of the
church at p. M
Senior c. r., $3.50 D. m.
Once more we invite the public to
our special eyangelistic services which
begin tomorrow. You win be pleased
with Mr. Hunley. and his talented wife
viii aid in our music. Services every
night during the week.
JAS. N. MILLER. Minister.