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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03
BLUNT MARTIN IS
AGAIN CONVICTED
County Court Still Grinding Away on
Whiskey cases-Two Enter
Pleas of Guilty.
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
The county court is still grinding
out convictions in the so-calied whis.
key cases. Yesterday afternoon the
jury brought in verdict of guilty in
the case of the state VS. Mayes Thatch-
er, charged with violation of the pro-
hibition laws. His penalty was placed
at thirty days in jail and a fine of $50.
Henry Bruno entered plea of guilty
to violation of the liquor laws. He will
be sentenced Monday. Slim Walls also
plead guilty and will receive his SEN
tence Monday.
Blunt Martin was convicted for the
second time at this term of the county
court, and the jury recommended that
he be sentenced to $50 days in the
county Jail and to pay fine of $400.
This is the same penalty as was fixed
at the former trial.
The court today is hearing the case
of Phil Buford, negro. When the
case was called Buford was not in
court and his bond was declared for
feited and bench warrant issued.
When brought into court Buford said
that he was sick.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03
LEAGUE INDORSES
COUNTY OFFICERS
Law And Order League Adopts Reso
luton Approving Work of Parks,
Ridenhour And Caldwell.

At the meeting. of the Vinita Law
and Order League, Tuesday night
January 81, the following resolution
was presented and unanimously adopt
ed.
Whereas, That the rulings of Judge
Parks in the cases that have been
tried before him have shown that he
is showing no partiality toward any
one, but of absolute fairness to all, and
that he has taken commendable
stand in not allowing trivial techni.
calities to interfere in the execution OF
justice, and
Whereas: 1t has been shown that
County Attorney Caldwell and Sheriff
Ridenhour have used dilligent effort
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03
IS CHOSEN
FOR EXPOSITION
Oklahoma Delegation is Split, Three
Favorng New Orleans And Two
San Francisco.

washington, d. c., Feb. l. - The
house of representatives yesterday by
a vote of 1S9 to 159 decided in favor
of San Francisco and against New
Orleans as the city in which an ex-
position to celebrate the opening of
the Panama canal in 1915 shall be
held. This vote was taken on a roll
call to determine whether the San
Francisco resolution or the New Or
leans bill should have consideration
in the house On a final vote the San
Francisco resolution was adopted by
vote of 259 to 4S.
The advocates of San Francisco are
claiming that their fight is won and
that the senate will ratify the action
of the house.
San Francisco won by capturing the
republican vote in the house. New
Orleans support came from the demo
Gratis. Only thirty republicans voted
for New Orleans. Thirty-six democrats
voted for San Francisco.
The San Francisco resolution does
not ask for government aid in any
form. It simply authorizes the pres
ident of the United States to invite
foreign nations to participate in the
fair.
An effort to amend the resolution
to include provisions for an interna-
tional naval parade from Hampton
Roads, through the Panama canal up
the west coast to San Francisco, was
defeated on a parliamentary point of
order.
The New Orleans bill called for an
appropriation of S1,O00,000 for a gov
ernment exhibit and the creation of
a government commission.
The proceedings in the house, mark
ing the elimination of the exposition
fight were unique. The galleries held
the greatest throngs of the present
session and there was no attempt to
restrain the applause that came from
the spectators as the fight progressed.
The rival claims of the two cities
recently were put up to the rules COM
mittee of the house. That committee
would not undertake to say which ex-
position measure should have the right
of way, but gave a solemn-like decision
that there should be a call of the house
and each member was to rise in his
place and vote "San Francisco" or
New Orleans" instead of AYE" or
mo-" as usual on roll calls.
During the taking of the ballot ex-
citement ran high. The race between
the two cities was exactly tie when
81 votes had been cast on each side.
1t remained even up to the 100 mark
and then San Francisco began to forge
to the front.
When the decision in favor of the
California city was announced there
was a demonstration both on the floor
and in the galleries.
On the roll call on the motion to
consider the San Francisco resolution,
among those who voted for San Fran
cisco were:
Anthony, Calderhead. Madison, Mil
ler, Reeder. Scott, Kansas; Creager
and Mcclure, Oklahoma; Crow and
Morgan, Missouri.
For New Orleans:
Campbell, Kansas; Carter, Morgan,
and Ferris, Oklahoma; Alexander,
Bartholdt, Booker, Borland, Clark,
Dickinson, Elvins, Gill, Hamlin, Lloyd,
Murphy and Shackleford of Missouri.
The Arkansas and Texas congress
men voted solidly for New Orleans.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03
Mangled Body is Identified.
BY Associated Press.

Tulsa, Okla, Jan. S1.-The man kill
ed by the Midland Valley train here
Saturday was identified today as Guy
Greenfield, of Cherryvale, Ark.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03

STRAW WANTED--In car load Lotto
Address North Star Mfg. Co, Coffey.N
vile, Kans. 9AS7l
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
KILLED KILLED WHILE " IiILE HUNTING HUNTING
Ed MicheIin Of Grannis Was Found
Shot Through Heart--Gun
on Other Side Of Fence.

Ed Michelin, prominent citizen Of
Grannis and the southern part of Polk
county, was accidentally shot and
killed near mis- home last Thursday
and buried Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Michelin took his gun during
the day Thursday and went hunting.
Not coming home in the evening
search was made for him and he was
found. shot through the heart and
lying by a fence about half mile
from his home. His gun was lying on
the opposite side of the fence. making
it pretty certain that he had climbed
over and then undertook to draw his
gun over. muzzIe first, probably dis
charging it by catching hammer on
the fence.
The deceased was about so years Of
age and leaves a wife and two grown
sons and a daughter. He was presi-
dent of the Shippers Union and a
leader among fruit and truck growers.
He was member of the Knights Of
Pythias and the Woodmen of the
World, the latter order conducting
the funeral ceremonies.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
IT'S HARMON OPERA
HOUSE HEREAFTER
The Owner. W. P. Harmon. Has Leas-
ed the Theater and the Moving
Picture Show to Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Sigal, Effective Monday.

Beginning Monday w. P. Har-
mon has full charge Of his mena pro-
perty. the Davis block. This took
withft the Davis opera house and the
Idle Hour picture show.
With this change in ownership a
complete change in the management
of the two amusement houses took
place, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Sieal, who
have had sixteen years experience in
entertainment lines, taking full charge
under lease. They have managed
opera houses, moving picture shows
and theatrical companies. Mrs. Sieal
is better known by her maiden name,
Miss Marie Hall, and has given sever
al entertainments as a hypnotist in
Mena.
In iakine charge of the amusement
houses. the new MANAGERS have
changed the names to the Harmon
Opera house and the Majestic Theater.
They promise Mena some first class
attractions in both houses in the near
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sieal are temporarily
at the Frady hotel but are looking for
permanent quarters.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
TWO BANKS LOOTED
$1,000 TAKEN FROM WATERvlLLE
KANSAS, STATE BANKING
INSTITUTIONS.
THIEVES ESCAPED IN MOTOR CAR
Aroused by Exploding NisroeIycerins
Citizens Attempted Capture Of Rob
befs--oid Sololer Exchanges Shotg
wan Them-May Be from Nebraska

Waterville, Kan, Jan. -Four mel
in a motor car came into this tow
Deiore daylight, obtained $1,000 il
currency " Diowing the safes in two
Danhs, exchanged a number of shots
@itn the residents and escaped in the
Iaf.
The robbers came from the north
The direction they took when they
lett is not definitely known. They
went either east or north.
1ne hrst bank to suffer was the
Citizens bank of Waterville. The meI
broke the front door with a pick anC
crowDars, and blew the door off the
safe with two charges of nitroglycer
inc. Tney took $4,000 in currency anC
lett considerable amount of silver
which was in the safe.
Then Moved Across the Street.
From the Citizens bank the foul
went across the street to the State
Bank OF Waterville, where entrance
Was gained in the same manner. II
took Tour charges of nitroglycerin<
10 open the safe OF this bank and 81,
U0U was taken from it.
BY this time a number of the resi-
dents had been awakened and hao
turned out to see what was the cause
OF the explosions. One of these men
Tom Wolverton, 10 an old soldier. He
took double barreled shotgun with
MN and as the four men ran past him
on the side of the street opposite his
house he fired 10th barrels at them
wolyerton believes he hit some oil
them, but all of the robbers were able
to scramble into the motor car and
speed out of town. They fired several
Ineffective shots at Wolyerton and the
other residents who were fiocking into
the street.
Telephone wires leading to Marys
vile were cut before the robbers be
gan their work, so that 1t was day.
break before Sheriff Sullivan arrived
from that town and started off in a
motor car in pursuit of the four men.
The Banks Doing Business.
The furniture and most of the glass
in both the banks which were visited
were wrecked, but they were open for
business at the usual time. There is
third bank in the town, but the rob.
bers had no line to get to it.
1t is believed that this robbery was
the work of gang of bank robbers
which makes its headquarters north
OF the Nebraska line.
Banks at Hanover and Beatty, Kan.
not far from the scene of this rob.
berry, have been robbed in the last few
weeks. and one man is under arrest
charged with being member of the
gang. He was brought to Kansas from
Wymore, Neb. There were five men
IN the gang that went to Hanover. AS
only four came here it would indicate
that the arrested man may be the
filth member.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
EVERY MAN IN DISTRICT TAINTED
One OH. School District Without An
Honest voter-f,071 is Total
Number indicted.

West Union. o.. Dec. 31.--Seventy-
three more indictments were returned
by the grand jury probing the selling
of votes in Adams county, under tho
direction of Judge A. 2. Blair. Sew
enty persons were arraigned, making
the total to date $40 arraigned and
1,071 indicted.
Judge Blair said it may become nee.
essary to indict men who have bought
votes, in order to make a clean sweep
of all the guilty ones and to bring
about the desired reforms. 1t was dis.
covered that not a single voter will be
left in one school district in Jefferson
township, which includes Wamsley.
vile.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
HOW. ]. {. MUHLFELD
REACHED SUCCESS
New Vice President and General Man
ager Of the X. c. S. Climbed by
Keeping Eyes On Job higher
Up-Startsd at Bottom.

From the Kansas City Star.
When he was a student in Purdue
University at Lafayette, Ind, j. E.
Muhlfeld conceived the ambition to
become railroad man. He was only
IL yeais old then. Now he is 3S years
old and is the vice-president and gen.
eral manager ofthe Kansas City South
ern Railway Company. with head
quarters at Kansas City in Thayer
Building.
Became An Engine Wiper.
In his freshman and sophomore
years at college Muhlfeld worked as
assistant to the civil engineer of the
Peru & Detroit Railroad. Then he
became an engine wiper and machin-
lists apprentice. employed by the
Wabash Railroad in Fort Wayne in his
summer vacation.
In 1892 he was graduated and then
he began work in earnest. He soon
became machinist and gang foreman
in the Wabash shops. Then he took
turns at being fireman and an en-
gineer of locomotive, taking the en-
CINE out on the road. He went through
the American Railway Union strike of
1894 as locomotive engineer.
Next he became roundhouse fore
man for the Wabash and then general
foreman of the locomotive and car de-
partment of that road. His next
jump was to the place of master me-
chanic for the Western division of the
Grand Trunk Railway Company and
from there he went to Montreal to be-
come superintendent of machinery
and rolling stock for the Canadian
government railroads.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad then
employed him as assistant 70 the GEN
eral superintendent of motive power
and soon promoted him to the place
for which he was assistant. He re-
NAMED general superintendent of
olive power for the Baltimore &
Ohio until he came to Kansas City,
November /. to be vice-president and
general MANAGER OF the Kansas City
Southern.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
STILL BOTTLED UP.
MExicANS FIGHT FOR FOuF
DAYS--MANY KILLED AND
WOUNDED.
FEDERAL LOSS PLACED AT 600
Rebels Seem To Have Best of BATHS
Near Casa colorado-Federal Relief
Column Sadly shattered--Have q
Battle Every Day Now.

lei Paso, Tex, Jan. "A dispatch
to the Times here from its CORE.
spondent in Chihuahua says:
General Luques' relief column has
encountered four days fierce fighting
near Casa Colorado and its loss is 600
men killed. The insurrecto loss is
slight. The column is badly demon
allied Navarro's command is still
bottled up near Nal Paso."
The City of Mexico, Jan. Gov
eminent officials said they had not
received any reports giving details OF
the taking of Nal Paso by the federal
troops. They were inclined to be-
lieve the engagement was in the ma.
ture of skirmish and that few, II
any, soldiers were killed.
Officials refuse to discuss in any
way the advancement of troops and
beyond predicting the next fight will
occur at Guerrero, they will not be
quoted.
Gerald Brandon, the Mexican Her.
aid correspondent who was wounded
In a battle in the vicinity of Pader.
males three weeks ago, has returned
to this city. He said while he was
operating camera in the battle a
revolutionist took shot at him. 1t is
his opinion that the man thought the
camera he held was some kind of a
firearm. He has completely recovered
from his wound.
The Herald's correspondent esti
mated the number of killed and
wounded from the time OF the first
battle at San Andres on November &c
to the engagement at Nal Paso, on
December Is, as follows:
Killed, soldiers, "a, including sir
officers; revolutionists. 143. Wound
ed, soldiers, 16S, including six off
GERS; revolutionists, number unknown
Brandon said he was forced to
leave the troops by order of the gov
eminent prohibiting correspondents
remaining with the soldiers, and for
that reason did not know how many
had been killed or wounded in the
several engagements since he de.
parted.
To date there have been nine bat
ties and skirmishes: San Andres
November 26; Pedernales, November
27, and Cobas, November 81; Cerre
prieto, December IL; Perernales, De
cember Is; Nal Paso, December is;
Nal Paso, December IS: Nal Paso
ha m
nitely known. This list refers to en-
gagements between chihuahua ano
Guerrero.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
SO OF THE STATES MUST RAIlFY
Big Fight in Prospect over PROPOSE.
ton to Elect Senators--commit-
tee Report January 8.

Washington, Jan. 2.-There is a
big fight coming on the proposed con
stitutional amendment providing for
the popular election Of senators. The
judiciary committee of the senate will
report resolution on January 8
which win not be the original Bristow
resolution, but one that has been
drawn up by Senator Rayner of Mary
land. The reactionary senator's are
planning filibuster against the reso-
luton.
The support of the legislatures of
S6 states will be required for the rati-
fication of the amendment, providing
1t passes congress and providing also
that New Mexico and Arizona are I'D
mitted.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
PETITION FOR OPENING A NEW
COUNTY ROAD.

Your undersigned petitioners re-
spectfully ask the Hon. County Court
TO open up and create new road in
Eagle Township, along the line sepa-
rating it and Freedom Township. Polk
county, Arkansas. The location OF
said proposed road is asfollows, TO- wit.
Commencing at a point ON the line
between said Townships known as the
w. Nj. Williams ford on the Mountain
Fork river, thence in an easterly d.
rection on the line be ween said Town
ships for distance of one and one
half w miles, to a point on the Rocky
road.
Your petitioners further represent
that the route of said road has been
cut out and definitely located by the
citizens interested, and that the Gre
alton OF said road will Prove very adj
vantageous to the citizens OF that To-
ceity as well as the general public.
Wherefore we ask the appointment
OF viewers and for appropriate orders
Ia the behalf.
Respectfully submitted.
Jan. 5-3 w. A. Gam, ct al.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
new YEARS CHANGES
ON K. c. 5. RAILROAD
c. E. Johnston, Long Located 10 Mena,
Now Chief Engiuser-M. A. BOX
Promoted oughlin Goes to
Western Pacific.

A. F. Rust, who has for years past
been resident engineer of the Kansas
City Southern Railway Company and
consulting engineer of the Texarkana
and Fort Smith Railway Company has
been appointed consulting engineer Of
the Kansas City Southern Railway
Company and has resigned as con-
sulting engineer of the Texarkana and
Fort Smith Railway Company. His
appointment was effective Monday and
at the same time the appointment OF
Division Engineer c. E. Johnston. who
has for about two years made his
home in Mena, to the offices of chief
engineer of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company and consulting en-
gineer of the Texarkana and Fort
Smith Railway Company went into
effect. The office of resident engineer
formerly held by Mr.. Rust, has been
abolished.
. Mr.. Johnston is going to move to
Kansas City to make his home. His
successor has not been named but his
work will probably be taken charge of
by Division Engineer w. E. Harvey.
M. A. Box of Spiro. division road
master of the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company. has been appointed
general roadmaster of the southern
division from De Queen to Port Ar
thur, Tex, to succeed John Grafton.
who has resigned to accept a position
with former general manager, w.
Coughlin. who, beginning on January
5. will be vice president and general
manager of the Western Pacific Rail-
way Company. which runs distance
of 100 miles between Salt Lake City
and San Francisco.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
HASKELL PROTECTS
AN INDICTED MAN
The Oklahoma Governor Declined 10
Honor Requisition for Polk County
Man Charged With Serious
Crime.

Sheriff j "A. Thornton Saturday morn
ing received telegram from his depu-
ty, Alley Duncan. that Governor Has
kell had refused to honor a requisition
for j. M. Fox, indicted at the October
term, 1910, for obtaining money under
false pretense, from T. M. Dover, a
Hatfield merchant.
When Sheriff Thornton went into
office in November papers calling for
the arrest of the above named man
was. with others, turned over to him.
About two weeks ago he learned
that he was in Oklahoma City, and
he was. on his request. placed
under arrest by the local officers. On
being notified of this Deputy Sheriff
Duncan was sent for him, bearing a
requisition from Governor Donaghey.
The requisition was resisted, and
Duncan was forced to employ an
attorney. In the end Governor Has
kell refused to recognize the requisi-
ton and the man was turned loose
right under his eyes.
Sheriff Thornton is making a fine
record in the apprehension of Grim
inals or men wanted under indict-
ment, and has landed several in Jail
to await trial that it was thought
would never be 6ppTeflended, and it
is disappointment to him to have
failed in this case. possibly all the
more so as the expenses of the fail
ure. more than SIS, must in most
part be borne by him personally.
The Star wired the Oklahoman for
information as to why the requsition
for Fox was not honored. A reply
came as follows:
Governor Haskell refused to honor
requisition for J. M. Fox on the
ground of a defective indictment.
Fox had brought a habeas corpus suit
against the sheriff here prior to his
release. alleging the charges against
him had no legal standing. and his at
torneys proved the contention to the
governor S satisfaction.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
MENA BEST OF ALL
DR.. ]. R. Davis, After Much lnvesti-
cation, North and South, Has De-
termined to Remain Here.

DR.. j. r. Davis returned Sunday
from an eight-day trip in Southern
Texas and with that return announces
that he has definitely determined to
remain in Mena. Prior to this he had
considered other localities seriously,
for time even having a lease ready
for signature for a fine drug store To-
cation in Ft Smith, but returned it
unsigned.
The reason DR.. Davis had been
thinking of a change was that he had
long held the position of surgeon 70
the Kansas City Southern. and the
change of division point practically did
away with that position so far as Mena
was concerned. This, with the fact
that he had disposed of a considerable
part of his property, made him feel
that he was in pretty good fix to
make change if he found an attrac-
tive opening. He says he found lots
of openings. but none that looked so
good as what he knew existed in
Mena, and he now proposes to look
closely after the practice of medicine
and his drug business.
In giving up possession of the opera
house to its new owner, w. P. Har-
mon. DR.. Davis expresses in warm
terms his appreciation for those who
have aided him in conducting it,
especially to Harry Ravenscraft, who
has been the electrician for many
years, a work that he performed large
ly out of personal friendship.
He desires also to thank all his pa
irons. either in professional or BUSH
ness way for their courtesies to him
and hopes to be able to serve them in
the future and to merit a greater
volume of business.
| DR.. Davis says that he finds every
where he has been that people are
talking about Mena, and many in
Texas are planning to come here next
summer, some to buy homes. He in
sists that to him there is no place 80
good. and he is going to do all he can
to let everybody else know it,
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

A system regulator is medicine
that strengthens aud stimulates the
liver. kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Prickly Ash Bitters is superior
system regulator. 1t drives out all
unhealthy conditions, promotes ac-
tivity of body and brain. restores
good appetite. sound sleep and cheer
full spirits.
jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,
special agents.
w. C. Vandver special agent.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

Prickley Ash Bitters cure the
kidneys, regulates the liver and pur-
ifies the bowels. A valuable system
tonic.
jackson Drug & Furniture Co..
special agents.
w. c. vandiver special agent.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

Irregular bowel movements lead
to chronic constipa lion. Pr,ckly
Ash Bitters is reliable system regu.
lator; cures permantly.
Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,
special agents.
w. c. Vandiver special agent,
G. w. Petty will pay 81 40 per
bushel for Whipporwill cowpeas. 1-3t
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-11-09

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Glasgow, Munta-
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