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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
WILL BEGIN CONTRACTING
FOR BUILDINGS SOON

Oklahoma City, Sept. 7.-On Novem-
ber 1 the state board of public affairs
will begin letting contracts for the
construction of public buildings at the
various state institutions which were
provided for by the recent legislature
Upon that date the money realized
from the sale of $1,750,O00 of public
building bonds will be placed in the
state treasury and will be available
for public building work. Contracts
will be let after that date totaling
more than $1,O00,O0O, pursuant to ap-
propriations by the last legislature for
public buildings.
One of the first contracts to be let
by the board of public affairs will be
for $4,000 for Improvements and re-
pairs to the buildings of the central
state normal school at Edmond
Probably the next contract will be for
the construction of a building at the
state university for the law school, for
which $125,0OO was appropriated by
the last legislature. The board also
will let contracts for buildings at the
eastern hospital for the insane at
Vinita, the Orphans Home at Pryor
Creek and at other state Institutions.
All work on public buildings in Ok
lahoma has been practically at a
standstil for more than a year, owing
to the fact that the public building
fund was exhausted and the state
treasurer found it impossible to sell
the old public building warrants.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
WHAT VINITA WAS DOING
20 YEARS AGO

Vinita is glad to be able to number
among her residents ]. o. Hall and
family who are, pending the erection
of their elegant new house, living in
Judge Clark's place.
Dr. and Mrs. Clinkscales desire to
return their sincere thanks to the kind
people of Vinita and others who so
nobly assisted them during the fire.
E. n. Ratcliff and w. R. Badgett left
the first of the week for ST. Louis and
Chicago to purchase their fall stock of
goods.
There is a new baby at the home Of
J. NJ. 3, Fowler, the photographer
Just what has been prophesied for
ten years has happened, the old Frisco
hotel is in ashes.
Last Friday, Miss Lucy Hawkins
aged eighteen, daughter of John Haw-
kins sustained stroke of apoplexy
and her left side is paralyzed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
IN ANNUAL REUNION

Ardmore, Okla, Sept. I'm the
midst of the emblems sacred to south
ern history Confederate veterans as
semhled here yesterday in the fourth
annual reunion since statehood Wei
come addresses were made by Mayor
Dawson and Major D. NJ Rumph of
the local Confederate camp. General
HALEY Of the Oklahoma department
who is presiding at the session gave
figures showing the decrease in the
ranks of the southern hosts. Former
Governor Haskell was one of the days
orators. Claude Weaver of Oklahoma
City also addressed the veterans.
Senator Gore will speak today The
daughters closed their session yester-
day. Mrs w. R. Clement was re-elect-
ed president and Mrs. T. D. Davis of
Durant vice president. A reception
was held at the state Confederate
home yesterday afternoon. The Sons
of Veterans will hold their reunion
today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
New Bank at Tulsa.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 5.-The Tulsa
State bank is the name of Tulsa's lat
est creation in banking circles. The
new organization was completed here
Monday and the bank will be open for
business october 10. a. E. Lewis of
Bartlesville is president, Dr. N. w.
Mayginnie Tulsa, first vice president;
E. A. Ross of Tulsa second vice pres
ident, and w. L. Lewis, assistant sec
retary. The new bank is capitalized
at $4,000.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
TRADES DAY FOR
V|N|TA MONTHLY
Vinita Retailers Meeting Last Night
One of Great Interest And
Enthusiasm.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
After completing it's executive work
and planning for future business and
the organizations private welfare. The
report of the committee on trades day,
appointed at the last meeting was
heard. This committee reported all
members of the association in favor of
Vinita establishing permanent trades
day and recommended that the prop
osition be started at once.
The association voted unanimously
in favor of it, and a committee con-
sisting of S. f. Wallen, chairman; ].
H. Winner, F. S. Reed, L. p Garrison,
T. w. Ridgeway, was appointed to ar
range for date and prepare program,
which will be announced later.
1t is hope dthat every business man
of Vinita will get busy and work upon
this important project.
A successful trades day permanent
ly established in Vinita, once a month,
means much to the farmers of Craig
county and the business me nof Vim
ita. Watch for the program later.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Woman Killed BY Accident.

From Tuesdays Daily
Mrs. Columbus Perry was killed Sat
urday morning at her home near Big
Cabin by the accidental discharge of
a revolver The revolver was in a
trunk and in opening the trunk Mrs.
Perry in some way discharged it. The
bullet struck her in the knee and
ranged upward passing through the
abdomen and seyering the main
artery of the heart She died almost
Immediately. The funeral occurred
Sunday at the cemetery near Big
Cabin. When the accident occurred
Mrs. Perry was preparing to come to
Vinita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Capitalists Invest in Copper.

The biggest money makers in our
country are also the largest holders
OF copper stock. The Standard Oil
crowd, the Guggenheims, J. P. Nor
gan Company and Senator Clark are
among them. They invest in copper
because they regard it as safe They
are not afraid that it will burn up, the
drouth does not shorten the output,
and competition does not. interfere
with the sale, neither does the true
vein play out, but is permanent and
in this respect is different from the
mining of other precious metals. While
copper does not promise fabulous divi-
dends it pays very large dividends
with regularity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
MILLER'S TRIAL FOR MURDER
OF STENOGAAPHER BEGINS

Woodward, Okla, Sept THE
trial of N. L. Miller, charged with hav-
ing murdered his stenographer, Mabel
Oakes, at Alva last November, opened
here Wednesday, and five of the jurors
were selected. A hard fight is being
made by both sides to get a jury to
suit them, and it is expected that the
selection of a jury will take all of
Thursday.
Many persons from Alva and the
country around there have reached
here to attend the trial.
The state will be represented by
County Attorney Vigg, and he will be
assisted in the prosecution by Moman
Prueitt of Oklahoma City and ] N.
Tincher of Medicine Lodge, Kans. At
tornty Charles Swindall Of Woodward
and Attorneys l. T. Wilson and ]. P.
Grove, of Alva, will represent the de-
defendant.
Miller, the defendant, formerly was
a justice of the peace at Alya, and
employed Miss Oakes in his Office as
stenographer. One day after the girl
had confessed to he rfamily that she
was in a delicate condition, her dead
body was found in a room behind Mil.
ler's office, Around her throat was
wrapped a light "fascinator" which
she had worn. Miller denied all knowl
edge Of the crime Miller is married
and has a family
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Minus Chief Executive.

Oklahoma City Sept Lieutenant
Governor McAlester has not yet re-
ported at the state house to act as
governor during the absence Of Gov
ernor Lee Cruce in the east The
lieutenant govtrnor was here Tues
day night, it is said, but left for Ard
more to attend the Confederate re
union. In the meantime, the Office is
kept open by w. F. Kerr. acting as
private secretary in the absence of
S. F. E. Amos.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Walter Williams Died of Typhoid.

Walter G. Williams died yesterday
morning at his home at Bennington,
Okla, and the relatives passed through
here last evening With the body en-
route to Glenwood, Mo, for interment
The death was due to typhoid fever.
The deceased is survived by a widow
and two children Mrs. Williams for
merly was Miss Dora Franklin of this
city The family had just recently
located at Bennington
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
BINFORD
MAY NOT GO FREE
Detectives Are Conducting InVestiga-
tion of Message Stating Beulah
Binford Was an Accessory.

Richmond, Va, Sept All plans
of prosecution in the case of Henry
Clay Beattie on trial for the murder
of his wife, may be changed as tie
result of letter received last night by
Commonwealth Attorney Wendenberg,
from man who claims to have been
an eye witness to the killing of Louise
owen Beattie.
While counsel for both sides in the
trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, con-
ftrred with Judge William A. Watson
yesterday concerning the legal basis
for the instructions to be given the
jury at Chesterfield Court House, de-
tectives for the commonwealth inves-
.tigated the charge made by telegraph
from the west that Beulah Binford,
the girl in the case" was an acces-
sorry before the fact
The prosecution applied to Judge
Watson to delay the release of the
girl from custody at least until today.
Judge Watson was informed that if
the investigation was successful Miss
Binford might be arrested and in
dicted as an accessory.
Judge Watson yesterday received a
telegram from man in Chicago ad-
vising that Paul Beattie, a cousin of
Henry, be indicted as an accessory, the
Chicagoan declaring he would come
to Chesterfield Court House to testify
if desired.
Il do not attach much Importance
to it," Detective L. L. Scherrer said,
and it is probable that Beulah Bin
ford will be released today, yet we
are working on information received"
Detective Scherrer made the statt-
ment Immediately after leaving the
county jail where he talked to Miss
Binford last night The latter fretted
at her long detention and accused the
prosecution of conniyance in prevent
| ing her from testifying because they
knew she could get bigger contract
on the stage" if she had been allowed
to take the stand. When she learned
of investigations made yesterday she
seemed greatly irritated. In Jail Miss
Binford, on learning that Henry Clay
Beattie had declared he hoped to eat
dinner with his family on Sunday next
exclaimed:
I'D give a million dollars to see
him do it
The argument over the instructions
to be given to the jury occupied three
hours yesterday The Instructions will
not be made public until delivered to
the jury today. They will be similar,
however, to those given in the famous
murder case of Mayor MeFue of Char
lotsville, Va, six years ago when the
| Virginia supreme court set a preced-
ent in determining not to thrust aside
what it regarded as an evidently bare
verdict merely on legal technicalities.
Judge Watson declared last night
that after delivering his instructions to
the jury today he would suggest to
counsel the completion of arguments
by tomorrow night and if the jury did
not appear very fatigued he would ask
them to retire at once and find a YER
dict It seems certain that the case
will go to the jury not later than Fri
day noon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
LIQUOR CASES DISMISSED | n
CRIMINAL COURT Of APPEALS
Court Drops Cases Because Appeals Had Not
Been Perfected in The Required Time
Several Bootlegger Cases Dismissed
On Account of Pending Paroles

Oklahoma City, Sept. 7. - A large
number of cases where appeals were
taken by persons convicted of violat-
ing the Oklahoma prohibition law were
dismissed by the criminal court of ap-
peals yesterday, because the appeals
had not been perfected within six
months from the date of conviction, as
the law required A number of boot
Logging" cases also were dismissed,
owing to paroles granted by Governor
Cruce pending determination of the
cases.
The courts opinions also revealed
that executive paroles had been grant
ed Lon Sailing of Pottawatomie county,
sentenced to serve three years on
charge of selling liquor to minors; to
R. E. James of McCurtain county,
given life term on murder charge;
to c. Neal Smallwood of Pittsburg, SEN
fenced to six months in the peniten-
tiary on forgery charge, and to j. w.
Arnold of Creek county, sentenced to
serve three years on a charge of as
sault to kill. Appeals in all the cases
were dismissed.
The appeal of Anson w Morey of
Okmulkee county, given ten years on
a manslaughter charge, was stricken
from the docket. Morey was released
on $4,000 bail, and who while free,
the papers show was charged with
another offense and became a fugitive
from justice.
Cases against John and Paul Anto-
nelli of Pittsburg county, convicted on
charges of violating the prohibition
law, were reversed, because the trial
was before a jury of six men, and the
record does not show that the defend
ants waived their rights to a jury of
twelve. The following cases were af-
firmed:
Bill Watson, Pontotoc county; John
Merritt, Carter county; Bob Watson
and G. H. Moore, Oklahoma county;
Theodore Barker, Pottawatomie coun-
ty, all for violation of the prohibition
law; T. j. Crowell, Wagner county,
theft of two mules, Crowell's SEN
tence is eight years in the peniten-
tiary.
Appeals in the following cases were
dismissed because of failure to perfect
within time required by law:
J. R. Head, Garvin county; Andy
Branderson and J. H. McCleary, OF
tawa county; Howard Williams, Grady
county; Joe Parkes, Harmon county;
J. NJ McNeal, Homer Rhoades, Joe
Bruhweiler and Leon Grandjeon, Can
adian county; John Oneal, Coal coun-
ty; Levi Branham Sam Leslie, Frank
Moore, Ben Mitchell and John Mot
ley, Pottawatomie county; D. H. Cul-
lens, Greer county; Millie Carr, w. H..
T. Miller and Dupree Bolton, Cana
dian county; G. w. Nelson, Okmulgee
county; Murray Byers, Greer county;
John Simmons, Okfuskee county;
Lewis Holmes, Coal county; Paul
Paris, Caddo county; Frank Howell,
Woodward county; Oscar Sears. Usage
county R. E. Everett, Marshal coun-
ty; Thomas Hensall and Daniel Tyner,
Rogers county; Charles Trione, Pitts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-08
Anree on Cotton Price.

Shawnee, Okla, Sept 1.-THE Ma
tional Farmers Union, by unanimous
vote yesterday afternoon agreed on IA
cents as the price which the farmer
could sell his cotton during September
and October, and 10 cents thereafter,
The action was taken in the adoption
of the report of the special committee
on minimum price
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06

We carry Needles, Shut
ties and Bobbins to fit all of
the different sewing ma
chimes. Hand Bros.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
COMPLEXION OF CONGRESS.
Strength of Political Parties in
Senate and House.

Washington, April A. The political
complexion of the Sixty-second Con-
gress, convened in extraordinary ses-
sion to-day, is as follows:
Senate Republicans, so; Demo-
Gratis, Al; vacancy, /.
House se-Democrats, 228; Republi-
cans, 100; Socialist, /; vacancies, 2.
In the Sixty-First Congress, which
was adjourned March 4, the Senate
membership was: Republicans, SO;
Democrats, 81; vacancies, /.
The House membership was; Re
publicans, PIT; Democrats, 174.
The Senate vacancy is from Cello
rado, the Legislature being Demo
cratic. Iowa is expected soon to elect
a successor to the late Senator Doll
yer, whose seat now is occupied by
Lafayette Young.
The House vacancies are from the
Ninth Iowa and the second Pennsyl-
vania districts.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
Prof. F. B. Woodley, of Hatties-
burg, to Deliver Address
and Diplomas.

m glad to be able to announce to
that DIR. w. T. Lowery, President of
Mississippi College, viii preach the
commencement sermon, and that
superintendent f. b. Woodley, of
Hattiesburg, will deliver the annual
address to the graduating class, and
deliver the diplomas TO the graduates.
The commencement sermon win be
preached on Sunday, April 30, place
to be announced later. DIR. Lowery
is an educator of great prominence,
and a great preacher as well, and
we are fortunate in securing him to
preach for us.
The graduating exercises will take
place at the school auditorium on
Monday night, May /. Suprintend-
ant Woodley is one of the best known
school men in the state and is a
speaker of great ability. Again we
are fortunate in securing him to
speak on the occasion of the gradual
ing exercises.
Miss Gillaspy's music pupils win
give a recital at the school audi
torium, probably on Friday night
April 2s. The date has not been de-
finitely settled, but the above men,
toned date will probably be the
time.
1t will no doubt prove interesting
to many to know who those young
people are who will secure diplomas
this year and | give them below.
The young ladies who will graduate
are:
Misses. OLIVE Carter, Leila Graves,
Aline Mimms, Christine Weems,
Ethel Freeman, Leila Holiday, Ola
Mapp, Velma Craft, Sadie Graves,
Lucille Jordan, Louise Walters.
The young gentlemen of the senoir
class WHO win graduate are:
Messrs Sam Moody, Leroy Stevens.
John Pool, Bowen Harrington, Wyatt
Robinson, Douglas Kenna.
You can see from the above class
roll that Ellisville High School is
turning out fine class this year.
These young folk have been hard at
work during this session and have
made good record. We shall ex-
pect great things from each and
every one in the future. The school
is justly proud, not only as to the
size of the class, but as to the quality
as we'll
Futher announcement will be made
as to the final commencement arrang
ements.
Very truly,
j. M. KENNA.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
EDITOR I'm BAD;;"
MIXED COPY CAUSE.

Washington, Ind, April 5.-An edi-
tor here is convinced the lot of the
editor is not all bed of roses. He
wrote an excuse for getting his paper
out late, saying it was caused by
physical Generalization due to "sit-
ting too close to the boarding house
window
The "cussed composition" set the
stuff, leaving out the letter "N" in
the window The editor had to leave,
but his trunk is still at the boarding
house.
The excuses of the editor just will
not he gulped down, especially by
those who are not next" to the
routine of newspaper composing
rooms, and he is decidedly, sin bad. +"
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
FENCE CONTRACTS
WERE NOT AWARDED
AT BOARD MEETING

Contracts for the erection of iron
fences found the court house yards
at EllEdlle and Laurel were not
award d at the April meeting of the
Boar OF Supervisors as expected.
Only no bids were received aud
these t)dld not be considered for the
reason that the Board failed to in
scrt yhe necessary advertisement
I asking for bids as the law required.
It is understood that the lowest
bid was that of the Dixie Marble
Works of Hattiesbugg, which Sier
cd to 'Fect bota fences in accordance
with Specifications for little more
than II, 800.
The contract viii probably be
awarded at the May meeting, which
conyenes in Ellisville.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
"UN'sE SAM" wITHERSPOON.
Brilliant Mississippian Attracts
Much Comment.

Congressman Sam Witherspoon,
who is probably the ablest of Mlssis-
sippi's contingent in Congress, at
tracted no little attention when he
entered the hall of the House of
Representatives at Washington last
Tuesday, according to a Washington
dispatch.
AS most people know, Mr. Withcr-
spoon wears beard--a sort of a
compromise between a vandyke and
goatie-and there is an unconscious
shrug about his shoulders and non
chalant air which recalls instantly
in the mind Of the stranger that
familiar creation of the cartoonist
known the world over as "Uucle Sam,
IL was this marked resemblance to
the familiar picture which set the
galleries agog in Washington Tues
day, and it is said that the good
natured gentleman from Meridian
rather enjoyed the fun. An army of
cartoonists and photographers we're
soon at his heels and it Is said that
not less than a dozen cameries were
aimed at his figure before he reach
ed the speakers stand to take the
oath Of office. None of the mer-
rymakers knew him by name, hence
there was additional cause for COM
ment when 1t was learned that his
name was really Sam, and that his
sirname was new one in Washing
ton.
That Mr.. Witherspoon will hence
forth be known as "Uncle Sam" in
Washington there is no doubt, and
the country at large win have no
reason TO regret it.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.


Representatives of three deterrent
marble yards were in the city yester-
day to cosfIlt sith ofiieerp sf tahi
local Chapsvr. United Daughters or
the Confederacy, relative to the Con
iederate monument soon to be erected
on Court Square. IL seems that the
impression had gained currency that
the contract was to be let yesterday,
but this was mistake, as bids have
not been asked for as yet. II Is
probable that this step will be taken
as soon as definite plans for the
monument have been decided upon.
The Jones County news., 1911-04-06
49,, onapcesy ''s,'
PAT HnnnIoUN Is
HOLDING HIS LUCK;
DREW A FRONT SEAT
Other Mississippi Members
Must Go Away Back to Sit
Down in Congress.

A dispatch from Washington in
dicates that Pat Harrison, who
succeeds Hon. Eaton J. Bowers as
the representative of the Sixth Mis-
sissippi District in Congress, is still
holding ON 10 his proverbial good
luck.
10 the allotment of seats, which
took place Tuesday, the Mississippi
and Louisiana members Jared badly
with one lonesome exception. Pat
Harrison drew a front seat, The
rest will have to so away back to sit
down-andsome of them may have to
employ megaphone when they de
sire to attract the attention of Speak
er Clark.