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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-08-04
WATER FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Bottle Drinking Fountain Can Be Con.
structed by Anyone Who Can Saw
Board Square,

The illustration shows a drinking
fountain for little chicks. 1t can be
constructed by anyone who can drive
nails and saw off board square. says
a writer in the Northwest Farmstead.
Nail q piece Of inch board six inches
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-08-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Alderman c. w. Harris of this city
will attend the great socialist conven-
ton to be held in Milwaukee August
18th. This conventions to be national
and every office holder elected any
where in the United States by social
lists is eligible to attend Those eligible
among prominent Devils Lake social
lists are c. W.: Harris, P. G.. Miller,
Eugene Callaghan, and A. s. Anderson.
'Of these, Alderman Harris is the only
one yet who has signified intention Of
attending. 80 .s6.iii,u 2,iI ,:..,'-l. ~
A, big, livery barn at Lakota caught
fire one evening last week and there
was all kinds Of excitement. A garage
was just next door and had 20 fine ma
chimes housed in it, with some gallons
of gasoline. The machines were taken
out quickly but no one was noticed
monkeying with. the gasoline. Barnes
circus was there that night and the
employees of the circus quit their tent
packing and yaliantly came to the
rescue to fight the fire. 1t was put out
before great damage had been done.
From EdmOre comes announcement
Of the death of S. c. Ottum, father of
Mrs. Nels Erickson living in Overland
fnINnchi,, hall
the family residence and the remains
shipped to Lisbon, N. D., for burial.
Martin Thompson, a. grandson, was
called to the old gentleman's bedside
but had hardly more than gotten there
when a message from Lisbon called
him back, saying his father had died.
He accompanied his grandfather's re-
mains back to Lisbon where a double
funeral was held 49,.
According to an amendment placed
on the divorce law of North Dakota,
July LIST, things are materially changed
for people demanding legal separation
in the state especially in regard to
marrying again. A time limit has been
set at the discretion of the. court. In
a recent case of Annie Wallace VS..
George Wallace in which Flynn and
Traynor represented the plaintiff
whose petition was granted, the Judge
allowed the plaintiff to remarry again
Nov. LIST, while March list, 1912, was
set for the defendant.
c. E. Brace, the States Attorney of
divide county, accompanied by Mrs.
Brace and two sturdy little Braces"
was passenger through here on Sat
urday, en- route home from a visit to
friends in Minnesota and at the Grand
Forks fair. Mr.. Brace says crop con-
ditions in Divide county are good this
year and he believes the recent pass
age of reciprocity is going to have tell
ing effect on Crosby and Ambrose, two
growing border towns. 1t will open up
trade relations that have been impos-
sible before and will bring more money
into the states.
Senator Hansbrough was expected
at the State Fair at Grand. Forks last
week, but, to the disappointment of his
friends, found his work in connection
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
MAKES MINERAL DISPLAY

Ns--6z OS.2- Aug e&-Last Fri.
aag ana S4sarday the oklahoma geo
logical srvsy placed on exhibit in the
Chaus,s og Co@merce rooms in the
Ceeeca s1l1l1s in oklahoma City. a
complete collection q Oklahoma's
minerals small fresh samples. such
Is WeU-d - INTO a show case, were
s,searsc from las: years mineral ex-
1.la 10 the state fair. These consist
g G tbs building materials. such as
granite, limestone sandstone. marble,
asphalt gypsum. volcanic ash. as well
As The tt@eren. fuels, such as coal, oil
and gas
This collection is open to inspection
az all times Literature descriptive of
Oklahoma resources can be had of
the man in charge.
L. c. Snider, assistant director of
the Oklahoma geological survey will
start next Saturday for Sloan Springs
where he will examine the lead and
zinc resources of that region, secur-
ing data for a report on Lead and
Zinc in Oklahoma" to be published
in December.
Mr. Snider will outfit at Muskogee,
.aking light wagon and camping out
it. Jerry B. Newby, at present with
Dr.. D. w Ohern's geological party at
Vinita, will accompany him. This
party intends being out some eight or
zen weeks, when Mr. Snider will begin
work on his report
Chas. II Taylor professor of min
eralogy in Oklahoma university, has
Just finished a detailed study of the
granite from every part of the state
where it occurds These samples will
be shipped to the university where they
will be carefully studied before the re-
port is written
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
FAVORED FOR
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Washington. d. c., Aug. 26.-The
democratic national convention next
year will be held in Baltimore, accord
ing to information received here Fri
day \ canvass of the democratic ma
tional committee is said to have dis
closed the fact that a majority of that
body favors the Maryland city.
The movement to bring the national
conventio nto Baltimore was initiated
at the time Of the democratic jubilee
dinner there last January. Ex-Sena-
tor Blackburn of Kentucky proposed
at the dinner that Baltimore be select
ed as the convention city.
At once the movement was taken up
by the business interests in Baltimore.
and a fund of 100000 vas pledged.
At the same time a convention hall
was guaranteed.
All this was done before any other
city indicated that it desired to enter.
tain the democrats. When it became
known that Baltimore was in earnest
other cities jumped into the fight. Chi
cago, st. Louis and Denver were early
in putting in a bid, and later Louis
vile and st. Paul extended an invita-
ton. Kansas City also was discussed
as the convention city.
For sentimental reasons Baltimore
seemed to have the advantage. Before
the war, when the democracy contron
ed the government, Baltimore was the
great democratic convention city. An
drew Jackson was nominated there as
was James X. Polk and Martin Var
Buren, Other successful democratic
candidates wese chosen in Baltimore
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
IS CALM
DURING FIRST DAY
Seven Witnesses Are Called BY Com.
monwealth on First oay-His
Marriage Anniversary

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va, Aug
25.-Ou the anniversary Of his mar
riage to the woman he is accused OF
numbering. Henry Clay Beattie sat in
the Suffy court room yesterday and
heard seven witnesses, called by the
commonwealth. give testimony on
which the prosecution expects to send
him to the electric chair
on the courthouse lawn, a few feet
away stood the blood-soaked automo-
bile in which the young wife met her
death Beattie calmly inspected the
car when it arrived, and not once dur
ing the proceedings did he show any
signs OF blanehing Twice during the
crosS-eXamination of two detectives he
flushed with amazement and appeared
to struggle to hold back his laughter.
OF the seven witnesses two were
physicians. Dr. Herbert Mann and DR..
Wilbur Mercer who examined Mrs
Beattie's body on the night of the muir
der The others were Thomas Owen,
a courthouse stenographer and uncle
of Mrs Beattie; Detectives Wren and
Wiltshire, of Richmond. who inyesti-
gated the case, Coroner Loving, of
Chesterfield county, and May Stuart,
q stout middle-aged woman, who told
of Beattie's associations with Beulah
Binford None of the witnesses ex-
cept Mr.. owen recalled that Beattie
had displayed any grief over the trag-
edy Others said they had not seen
him shed a tear.
With the first witness called merely
to establish the death of Mrs. Beattie.
their testimony was largely review
Of what came out at the inquest and
il was not until the Stuart woman took
the stand that the prosecution began
is attempts to disclose the motive for
he crime. She swore to being the
of a questionable resort
n Richmond and testified that Beattie
lad appeared there with the Binford
yirl four times within the two months
preceding the murder and for the last
ime on July II, the night before the
rhine. Buelah Dinford, she said, she
lad known for several years.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01

Purcell. Okla. Aug. 25.-Four black
hen. members of his own race, cap
bred and caused the body of Pete
|arter, the negro who assaulted a
|hite woman here Wednesday night
! be burned on the main street of this
|ty last evening. Three thousand peo-
be witnessed the building of the
|egro's funeral pyre Feminine mem
ers of society looked on and shouted
pproval from their automobiles,
Last evening as he stood lashed to
telegraph pole, with the saturated
traw and wood heaped at his feet just
reaking into flame, and after his
very plea for mercy had been denied.
ete Carter, so terrified that he was
carcely able to speak the words, muir
lured: Il am the man That was
H. A sheet of flame enyeloped his
ody and screaming, he died.
Carter, who brutally attacked Mrs.
Iinnie Spraggins Wednesday night,
5caped lynching that night at the
ands of five hundred men only by be
lg captured by officers. Yesterday he
scaped their vigilance. When this
sws became known, two thousand men
1mmenced a search for him. Prae-
cally every negro in Purcell joined
le searchers and yesterday afternoon
! 4 o'clock, Highley Henry, tanitor os
le court house. and two other negroes
lme upon the fiend, hiding under a
Ok car. They forced him to surren-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
NO POLITICS SAYS
NORMAL PRESIDENT
Agrees With Cruce That it is Unwise
to Maintain Six Normal Schools
in the State.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 26.-Professor
Charles w. Briles, president of the nor
NAL school at Ada, yesterday took the
stand in the inquiry into the charges
against the state board of education
which is being held before Governor
Cruce, Professor Briles, who was the
first witness called by the defense,
testified that he had not been infiuenc-
ed by political moves and his testimony
tended to free the board of any re-
sponsibility for improper influence in
this regard.
Professor Briles admitted however,
that he had recommended instructors
for reappointment where he knew them
to be not qualified He said he did this
because he thought the board would
appoint them anyhow. The witness
said he had not contributed anything
toward the campaign fund of Superin-
tendent Wilson and that he discour-
aged activity in politics on the part
of instructors of the Ada school.
As a side issue, the governor asked
Professor Briles for his idea about
maintaining six normals in the state.
Briles hesitated in answering the ques-
tion directly and the governor said:
The proposition is this, then. It's
unwise to maintain six, but unpopular
to abolish any"
The witness agreed with him
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
NEGRO BURNED ON BRUSH
HEAP FOR F|END|SH ASSAULT
Three Thousand Witness Burning of Negro on
Main Street of Purcell---Was Captured by
-Four Other Negroes Who Showed Him no
Mercy---Crowd Became Frenzied And
Prominent Men Held Negro
On Burning Heap.

der and gave him to understand that
no mercy would be shown him because
they were Of the same race.
While officers reasoned with a large
crowd. which quickly gathered when
the news Of the negro's capture was
spread. preparations were made for
"a burning at the stake Then sew
eral leaders of the crowd asked the
officers to retire TO a room nearby and
discuss the situation The officers en-
tered the room ahead Of the others
and no sooner had they done SO than
the door was slammed, the key turned
and they were held prisoners until
there remained only a charred heap Of
bones to distinguish the negro's body
As the negro was dragged towards
the pile of wood, which was to be his
funeral pyre. his nerve" so remark
ably displayed up 10 this moment van
ished and he strieked for merry IN
answer one Of his capto~s shouted
put more OH on that pils q. wood and
then bring some o. 81 here
The mob seemed c hEuf aa,t,Ef
frenzed Is ths fms preparations were
completed Prom usn aLaHns ta,gl
To hela hal 1b5 vrua 1T 5au % she
nec-o ccNa-s asucl5 Il par .eal g.
apa1 z5s aatr s l3oeaR *l-sis
reat EAs E- Iut some 81 -ls toa-
.oaz5 Us WAY a.Vu 1tis -geI ucu-a
-l,s 5s--s- ,1E VIZ g-'u-g -suirf- .
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01

tion Of election Of teachers at Alva
was up, John Doolin came to him and
linterceded for the retention of Miss
Woodward. stating that she was being
dismissed simply because he (Doolinl
had indorsed her. and that he hated
TO see her lose her place purely for
political reasons. Doolin asked the
governor To intercede with the board
on behalf Of Miss Woodward The
governor told him that was against
his policy. but that il il were proved
that the state board used political
methods he would remove the member
of the board responsible.
Records of the board. according To
the governor, show that on the first
ballot Miss Woodward failed Of cleo
tion; on the second ballot, with Mr.
Hayes absent, the vote was tied. to
g. and upon a subsequent ballot she
was elected
Or 4 Grant Evans. depoSed head
of the state university. was examined
briefly He testified that f. l.. Cralle
told him that y r Butcher. agent Of
the American Book company, told
Cralle Of the contemplated action of
the state board In DR. rvans case.
and that Cralle expressed indignation
that Butcher should know what the
board was going to Go before pr
Evans was informed Of &C.
n a Hunt janitov al the Edmond
normal. who was dismissed by the
present board. testified that his sue
cessor told him he made 40 written
application for the place but got ii
through Mr. Patton and MI Colville. |
The board began the introduction 81
evidence late yesterday afternoon. and
first offered the minutes Of the board
and lists Of al the faculties Of the
various state institutions As exhibits. |
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
INQUIRY
AROUSES INTEREST
resident Moore of chickashs Indus
trial School For Girls Undergoes
Gruellina Examination.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 25.-The com
claimants who filed charges against
he state board of education rested
heir case last night, after the most
Important witness against the board,
/. Alex Moore. president of the Indus
rial Institute and College for Girls at
shickasha, had concluded his testi-
nony. Moore was a reluctant witness,
caring to injure the school on the
1ne hand and to do an injustice to
members OF the board on the other It
vas developed from his testimony,
however that considerable pressure
lad been brought to bear upon him
" State Superintendent Wilson and
Scott Glenn in the selection Of his
aculty. but that in spite OF this he re-
used to follow the recommendations
If the board members and used his
lwn judgment
Moore was given gruelling cross
examination by attorneys for the
BOARD and by superintendent Wilson,
)ut they were unable to break down
he material points in his testimony.
When he protested several times
against questions being asked him by
Wilson, the governor told Moore that
he need not hesitate to answer the
questions nor have any fear of the
state board of education 1t was stat
I'd that the board has not yet fixed
Hoore's salary.
Superintendent Wilson ELECTED from
Moore that strong efforts were made
)y people Of Chickasha to influence
he selection of his faculty aud that
ne received a threatening letter The
governor read Che letter, which threat
aned criminal prosecution against
Moore if he did not make amends for
alleged statements made by him in a
secret report to the state board of
education relative to the O'Neul girls
who were not elected in the school
Thomas ]. Oneill, father of the girls
who was in the room admitted that
he wrote the letter and declared he
would stand back of it.
Moore testified that he had left out
of the faculty as nominated by hin
one name which had been suggested
by Wilson He testified that Wilson
displeasure at this and tolC
him that his (Wilson's) political ca
reer would be ruined if the person
suggested were not put. on the faculty
According to Moore's statement, Scot
Glenn told Moore after the boarC
meeting that Wilson and himself hat
made so many promises during tn,
campaign that they would have t
place some of their teachers on tn,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
eirmInaham Deserts ProhIbltlon.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug 26.-Within
a month Birmingham will become an
other oasis on the desert which was
created by the prohibition campaign
throughout the south several years
ago. More or less complete official re-
turns from yesterdays election show
that those in favor of legalized saloons
in Jefferson county, including the city
of Birmingham, have won by a ma
jority of about 1000 votes.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01

faculty 0t Cascs2sAa 3Isoce also b
serted that Wuso1 requested 1- se
submit s list ot nominations for -=-
bers OF The faculty az Calkasaa BE-
fore il was presented to The ooa-d
Moore says he did sc, and that Wilson
put a check mark after some names
he wanted dropped. Moore declared
he refused to recommend some of the
names suggested by Wilson. because
he could not do so conscientiously.
The witness told of a conference be
tween himself and Wilson in which
he says Wilson spoke of two teachers
who had not been reelected in the
normal schools whom Wilson wanted
to have placed at Chickasha. Moore
stated that after an investigation of
the qualifications of the teachers he
put them on the list of his nomina-
tions, but that afterward Glenn came
to him and said that he had discussed
the matter with Wilson and they had
decided that only one should go on
the Chickasha faculty. Moore refused
to drop one and both were elected.
AS I passed out of the ROOM said
the witness, the secretary, Mr.. Par
sons, told me that the board would
remember this action when it came to
fixing my salary"
The witness said that afterward
Wilson called him up and seemed very
angry, telling him that at least five
members of the board took serious
objections to his action
Moore also told of two other teach
ers he had nominated, one Of whom
was elected and the other displaced
by a teacher suggested by Scott Glenn.
The witness stated that he called on
the young woman who had been elect
ed as teacher of voice, and that she
seemed very much surprised at the
action of the board, stating there was
something strange about it and that
she was not qualified to teach voice,
except to primary students. She Of
fered. however, to take lessons up to
the opening of the term in an attempt
to qualify herself Mr. Moore said he
told her that in order to relieve her
embarrassment ne would try to find
other work for her in the school
4 communication addressed by
Moore to the board which was read
by the governor into the record. stat
ed that Moore considered great in
justice had been done by the board in
fixing salaries on an alleged unequal
basis, particularly in the case where
the salary of Miss stephens, head OF
the domestic art department. had been
made the same as that of the head
ianitor although she was the only
.graudate of a big university on the
faculty.
kilograms relating to the reelection
of Miss Ada Woodward at the Alva
normal which disappeared Wednesday
We're discovered yesterday by the
governor having been filed away by
one of his stenographers by mistake
They were introduced as evidence.
The governor said he considered the
kilograms more damaging to the board
unless explained away, than any evi
dence yet introduced The governor
said in substance that while the ques
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
Death Of Mrs. freeman.
From Saturdays Daily

From Saturdays Daily
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Freeman, aged 5S,
died at 1870 o'clock this forenoon at
the home of her son, Claude Freeman,
on South Vann street The remains
will be shipped to the former family
home at Berryyille, Ark. for burial.
The funeral will occur at that place
Sunday afternoon.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-11-14
SALTA|RI|BtACH ORCHESTRA
Dreamland Dancing Pavilion Offers
Exceptional Music.

Direct from it's summer home of
music and song, the Saltair Beach or
chestra of twelve soloists, comes to
the Dreamland pavilion Wednesday
and and Thursday, November Is and
16 for a concert each night, 500 to
$3.50 p. M, and dancing after each con-
cert until / 100 a. m.
Arrangements for seating large
crowds at the concert have been COM
pleted. If you have a special selection,
just leave same at box office and the
request will be granted either for con-
cert or dance.
All the latest music and popular
song selections as we'll as interpolated
operate music is used and an entire
change of program each night. If you
have never visited the Saltair dance
pavilian (the largest in the world) and
danced to the splendid music of this
organization, you will find that your
neighbor has, and he or she will be
loud in their praise of the excellence
of the music.
A number of private parties are or
ganking for both nights, and while the
dancing will be public, still private
parties Of ten and twelve couples can
practically have an evening OF their
own and among the1erlves.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-11-14
UNION REVIVAL.
Being Held This Week In the Chris
tian Church.

The union revival meeting being
conducted by the Baptist and Christian
Churches is continuing with good at
tendance and interest considering the
unfavorable weather Several have
professed conversion and others are
considering thoughtfully the claims of
the Christ. The meetings are being
held in the Christian church this week
and will continue till Friday night
You are cordially invited to attend
Monday evening after the revival
service in the Church of Christ, the
members and other friends of two
families, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Heartfield
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Shubert. who
are soon to depart, held a farewell
reception for them in the church par
lors. Tokens of esteem and apprecia-
tion for their work in the church were
presented to them.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-11-14
DROWNED IN SNAKE RIVER.
Well Known Resident Of Hagerman,
Losses Life in the Snake.
itY Star.

Ralph Pitts lost his life in Snake
river on Sunday last.
Mr.. Pitts, in company with Leo Bell
had been duck hunting, and while the
Bell boy was hunting on one side of
the river, Mr.. Pitts was out in the
boat catching the ducks which we're
killed by Bell and which came floating
down the river. Just how the accident
happened will never be known, but it is
apparent that the boat drifted into the
rapids, struck a rock and was over
turned. The first intimation the Bell
boy had that anything was wrong was
when he saw one of the oars and Mr.
Pitts hat floating down the river. He
Immediately gave the alarm, and a
party was at once formed to search for
the missing man. The boat was found,
overturned and lodged against rock,
but not trace of the unfortunate man
could be found. The river was drag
ged, but to no result and the body will
probably not be found for some time,
if ever.
Mr.. Pitts was young man of ster-
ling qualities and his untimely taking
off will be mourned by all who know
him. He came here from Colorado
about two years ago, and with his wife
and three little children located on the
DuSault place about mile south of
town, where they have made their
home since. He was son-in-law of
Mr.. A. c. Sax, of Wendell, and leaves
a wife and three children to mourn
the loss of a loving husband and fond
father.-Hagerman Sun.