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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19

90 per cent; Usage and Oklahoma Gas,
QUO per cent; Owasso Gas, 100 per
cent; Pawhuska Oil and Gas, 200 per
cent; Purcell Water company, 80 per
cent; Portland Gas and Pipe Line, $50
per cent; Quawpa Gas. 500 per cent:
Wichita Pipe Line, 21O per cent, bring
ing its total to S6OS,772. Shawnee Gas
and Electric, fixed at 100000; Tulsa
Corporation, $251. 900; Vinita Gas, S74.
123, and Woodward Cotton company.
S25,OOO. Companies dissatisfied are
given until April % to file written
protests.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19

Our mail lists are an accurate ba.
rometer and show that our subscrip-
ton lists are growing by leaps and
bounds indicating that the paper is
satisfied with the people. The
Chieftain is the Oldest and best news
paper in northeastern Oklahoma. We
are better equipped than ever to print
a newspaper. We are making an offer
that ought to get every family in Craig
county so cents paid now will get
the paper until January 1st, 1918. We
want 3,l00 subscribers in Craig county
to the Weekly Chieftain before August
the first, 1912.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19

Frederick A. Schaff. who are sugar
cane farmers near Branwsville, Tex
I don't know how they happened
to select farming" said Schaff, "unless
it is because their mother was far
mer's daughter. | gave both of them
technical educations, but suppose
they are happier on their farm than
they would be in a railroad Office"
Although Schaff never has had
charge of railroad west of st. Louis,
he said he had great faith in the
southwest and expected to find great
field here. He said he also hoped the
climate would be better for Mrs.
Schaff's health than that of the lake
region had been
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
BREAKS HEARTS
AND BREAKS MEN
Business Failures, EmbezzIements And
Suicides Come From the Lure of
Something For Nothing.

Macon, Mo. April 17.-"You never
una brave man toting a pistol drSk
OF slingshot. 1t is only the coward
ana the outlaw who feels the need OF a
towards weapon to work harm on
others, or to accomplish some purpose
that he's afraid to attempt in manly
way. 1t will be your duty, gentlemen
to proceed vigorously against the gun
toter,' and let him know wise legis-
lature has made adequate provision
Tor criminals of his class"
In his annual charge to the grand
jury yesterday Judge N. NJ Shelton
of the Second judicial circuit was par.
ticuiarly emphatic in calling attention
to the practice of carrying concealed
weapons and gambling. If there was
any difference between the crimes. as
viewed by the court, gambling was the
worst.
Broken Hearts And Suicides.
1T causes more broken hearts and
suicides, and wrecks more homes than
any other infraction of the criminal
code" Judge Shelton said Business
failures, defalcations and embezzle.
ments without number may be traced
to this source.
You all know the steps by which a
young man is lured. He ACQUIRES n
certain degree of skill in the game be.
comes confident that he has learned
the system, and that he is as smart
as any of them, He meets men like
who also know the system
These are tyros in the hands OF the
old and hardened professional. who
plays to win, not caring how. It's his
business to win. He has spent a life.
time learning how. and these young
men are grist for his mill.
Always Day of Doom.
Their money doesn't last long, and
hey begin planning how to get more
always more money to play the game.
When the fever is on no money in
rusted in their keeping is safe. They
borrow, intending to pay. The inevi.
able day of disclosure comes and with
t degradation and ruin.
The boy has become criminal and
headed for the penitentiary, while
he men who lured him on have dis.
olyed from view. You do great and
important duty to society and the
lome, gentlemen, when you proceed
With an iron hand against every trick
nd turn of the gambling trade and
gainst those who snare youth by
ames that are played In the dark
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
"If You Want to Live, Live at Pensa.
cola. Okla

This new NJ, o. & G. railway town
is located on the Grand river lust
east of Big Cabin creek on the Wilson
ranch in Mayes county, and is now
open to the public. Those wanting
any information regarding business or
resident lots, may have same by com
ing TO townsite or writing James S.
Wilson, Pensacola, Okla, or seeing
Chas. Teenor, Vinita, Okla, the local
agent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
FORMER TYLER MERCHANT.
Jno. F. CASTOR Engaged in Grocery
Business.

We notice from visiting Oklahoma
paper that our old friend, Joe F. Gas.
ton has bought out his partner and is
running lone hand in the grocery
business. The other grocers of Vim
lta Will know his hat is in the ring
One of the grocers here said today
that he was "the hardest man to catch
that he ever bucked;" that the peo-
pie would just trade with him anyhow
and stick to m-Courier-Times.
Tyler. Texas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
Lower Valuation Causes peficienc,

Lower Valuation Causes Deficiency.
Oklahoma City, April 16.-The state
board of equalization today fixed the
valuation of express companies as fol-
lows: Wells. Fargo, $3.50; American.
$l45, and United States, s12O, per
mile, which is about one-third of the
total adopted by the board for last
year The big reduction coming about
through a court decision, will cause
deficiency for 1911 in practically
every county through which the COM
panies operate. The board also en-
tered orders increasing the following
companies for 1912: Okmulgee Gas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
? pounds Pie Plane, l5c. People,
i Grocery
Next month will see the close of tn,
schools.
clOudiness prevented killing frost
last night.
Leo spalding had business at Mus
kogee today.
Grover Gordon was here from Elk
City last night.
The postoffce is no longer open all
night as formerly.
E. J. Mcbride was up from Big
Cabin Wednesday.
Berry Rich returned from Rogers
Ark, this morning.
Miss Ola Donaldson was here from
Todd this afternoon.
J. N. Cook of Columbus, Kans.. was
in the city this morning.
NJ. F. knight and family are home
from San Antonio, Tex.
George Costley came down from
Centralia this morning.
Grant Mcdonald made a business
trip to Alton this morning.
Frank Connor of Fairland is here
today looking after business.
c. c. Depue was in Washington
county in the oil fields yesterday.
Claud Chandler made trip to the
country west of Chelsea yesterday.
Capt. Jim Wilkinson and Gland
Chandler returned from Chelsea last
night.
The Spalding implement house on
the east side will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The Commercial Club band will give
an open air concert Friday evening at
the court house corner.
Uncle Jim Wilkinson was exhibiting
some alfalfa stocks today about ten
inches high, of this springs growth.
John A. Chandler was in from his
farm southeast of town today and
thinks the wheat prospect rather poor
in his locality
The store room in the Patton build.
ing occupied formerly as drug store
will soon be converted into a restaur.
ant. Jim Felts will move the Grotto
from the Raymond building.
The ladies of Chelsea called Mrs
Crawford up over the phone and in.
,ormed her that a reception and auto
mobile ride would be given her and
Ter pupils tomorrow on the arrival of !
he train. Also any others who came
rom Vinita would be included in the ,
reception.
Charley Christy, a Cherokee, stab. f
led Frank Smith to death at coun- \
ry dance, in Adair county just over {
ne Sequoyah line, last Saturday night. S
Details are meager and all that could
e learned was to the effect that il a
vas the result of drunken quarrel. \
here was only one blow struck with T
he knife and it struck just below the Ii
cart, causing profuse bleeding that +
esulted in the almost instantaneou a
dsath of Smith. u
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19
WOODROW WILSON
IN The LEAD

Washington, D. c., April 1S.-Wood
row Wilson won a sweeping victory in
the democratic primaries in Pennsyl
vania and the last doubt that he vii!
be nominated for president at the
Baltimore convention has disappeared
Advices already received show that he
will have 20 of the 76 delegates. and
when the complete returns are re.
ceived it is probable that the New
Jersey governor will have the solid
delegation Of rs votes Sixty-four dis
trict delegates were elected yesterday.
The convention that will name the
ewelve delegates at large will be con.
trolled by Wilson men by more than
two-thirds majority The Clark ticket
seemed to make its best run in Phila.
delphia, where it met decisive defeat
in every district
Every effort of the interests that
are fighting Governor Wilson could
not avail to obscure the issue or de-
ceive the democratic voters of Penn.
sylvania. The machine politicians
with their triple alliance were unable
to muster even respectable strength
by pooling the fortunes of all three
OF their andidates-Clark, Harmon
and Underwood. William Randolph
Hearst, who is backing Speaker Clark
in his efforts to make himself boss of
the national democracy, was unable
to make his intrigues effective in the
Keystone state. The special interests
that are fighting Wilson becaues they
respect his sincerity and know what
a practical man he is-they all did
their best but they were unable to
throttle the voice of the progressive
democrats in the primary.
Governor Wilson is as the only
democratic candidate who has as |
many as three delegates instructed
for him except by the candidates own
diately contiguous to it.
Speaker Clark has the vote of Mis-.
souri,. his home, that of the adjoining
state of Illinois, and he won partial
victory in the two adjoining states of
Kansas and oklahoma Two votes in
Wisconsin comprise the balance of
lis strength. Governor Marshall and
Governor Burks have the delegates
rom their own states of Indiana and
Worth Dakota. Governor Harmon and
chairman Underwood have no in
tructed delegates.
Governor Wilson's instructed votes
re In Oklahoma, in the southwest, in
Wisconsin in the middle west, and IN
'ennsylyania in the east He also is
he second choice, by definite instruc-
ion, of the delegates from Kansas
nd North Dakota, showing that these c
'estern states after making due al I
owances for local pride are in reality !
wilson states. Governor Wilson also 4
as the support of at least eight of !
lie ewelve uninstructed delegates S
ON Maine, in New England. After
riday's primary, this week, he will S
Iso have the instructed delegates n
ON Oregon, so that the Wilson Z
,rength will reach from the Atlantic lt
the Pacific, from Portland to Port II
nd. Il
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Z The Weekly Chieftain the rest OF
this year for so cents.
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The "Kilties" come to the Grand
Tuesday, April 23rd.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-19

William Randolph Hearst is using
his journalistic and political machine
to damage Woodrow Wilson that he
may help the halting fortunes of his
own candidate through whom he ex-
poets to control the democratic party
of the nation The Hearst dispatches
on Sunday just five days before the
primary in Nebraska, again printed
the story that Governor Wilson did
not vote in 1908 and also that he did
not vote for Bryan and Kern. #Gov-
ernon Wilson says he did vote for
Bryan and Kern in 1908. This is an
issue of veraeity between Woodrow
Wilson and the Hearst newspapers. 1t
is not necessary to predict which will
be believed. The election officers who
saw Governor Wilson vote, and the
republican clerk of the court, who
recorded his vote have voluntarily re-
pudiated this oft repeated false charge.
Up to the present moment Speaker
Clark has not carried a state that does
not border on Missouri-his own ma.
tive state. Moreover he hasn't as
many as three delegates fro many state
that does not touch the Missouri state
line, and he will not receive at any
stage of the contest the delegates in
any two states that are not contiguous
TO his own state. Mr.. Clark's strength
to date is based on Missouri sentiment.
and unquestionably represents the
kindly feeling of neighborhood states
10 Missouri.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
AUTO TRUCK CARRIES
" FRUIT TO The COAST

The advent Of the auto truck has
opened up new marketing conditions
In the Rogue valley, and some OF our
produce can now find market in the
coast towns. where prices are good
and demand continuous. The truck
just put on the Eureka fruit farm,
owned by j. H. Robinson and Son. on
the Appegate, has returned from its
initial trip TO Crescent City, having
made profitable sales of its load of
fruit 1t carried peaches largely,
and but three days were consumed in
the round trip and the sale OF the
produce. The auto carried two tons,
and reached the coast city early
enough on the second day to dispose
OF the fruit, and on the third day
made The run home, as we'll as a trip
to Grants Pass and back from the
farm.
The Robinsons find the truck
most expeditions and profitable way
of marketing their fruit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
CHANGES IN PUBLIC
SCHOOL FACULTY LIST

Some changes have been made in
the personnel of the public school
faculty since the list was published in
the Courier. owing to a number Of
designations, and elections that have
been made to take their place. In
the high scuool Miss Hazel Barron
will be in charge OF the domestic
science department, and Miss Sophie
Messenger of music and art In the
East school, Miss Helen schell will
have charge of the 9Th \ grade.
The Riverside school corps OF teach
ers will be as follows:
Riverside building -- Principal
Miss Myrtle Shore, 9TH b and 9th A;
Miss Blanche Policy 9Th B and 5th A;
Miss Marjorie Dickie, 9th B and 4thA;
Miss Selma Nygren. 4th b and Sd A;
Miss Hazel Policy Sd b; Miss Lila
Kumm. I'd A and b; Miss Katherine
Gutter, I'd B and LIST A. Miss May
Motley. LIST b.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
LAND GOES TO
LAYTON HEIRS
GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMITS.
SIONER MAKES DECISION.
LEUMAN FILING IS VOID
Tract on Applegate Purchased by j.
L. Layton From Railroad is
Involved.

Attorney Colyig, as administrator
for the heirs of the Layton estate,
has received the decision Of the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee reversing the Roseburg office
wherein the latter approved the cash
entry of Richard F. Leuman to prop
erty on the Applegate.
J. T. Layton, the founder of the
Layton estate on the Applegate, pur-
chased from the railroad company
lot of section H. township 3S, the
lot containing thirty acres. This
land, which lies in . narrow strip
across the Applegate river was used
by the Layton mining interests as
dumping ground for the failing from
the placer mines above Leuman
later discovered that there was de-
feet in the title to the property, and
that the railroad company had never
had a valid patent. He therefore
made cash entry before the Roseburg
office, and the entry was accepted.
The Layton heirs appealed to the
commissioner of the general land Of
fee, and his reversal of the Roseburg
office has just been received. The
commissioner gives the heirs thirty
days preference right to perfect title
to the lot, and orders the cash entry
of Leuman cancelled.
Seven acres of the tract in ques-
ton lies on the north side of the APP
plegate river, and is fine river bot
tom garden land which Leuman has
improved. He also built a house
upon it. Under the decision of the
commissioner this will revert to the
Layton heirs if they proceed to per-
feet title within the thirty days 9th
erwise the tract will be open to en-
try by Leuman or whoever is first tc
file.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
SECOND ANNUAL GRANGE FAIR WILL
open WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
Pens and Stalls Are Now Being Built on Street,
Where Show Is to Be Held--Every Class
of Exhibits Will Be Well Filled.

Wednesday September 18th, is
the opening day OF the Second An
nual Grange Fair, and already the
spirit of the occasion is becoming
manifest in the city The fair Off
GERS and department heads were
busy Tuesday afternoon perfectins
details and making final arrange
ments, and from today the exposi-
tion will begin to take on definite
form.
Lumber is being hauled for the
construction. Of the booths and pens
which are to be erected at Sixth and
/ streets, the fair to be held on /,
edst from Sixth. Two blocks of the
street will be closed during the
dates of the fair, and the temporary
buildings put up from curb to curb
Manager Turvey will remain in the
city from now till the close of the
fair and will give his personal at
tention to all details.
The unoccupied portion of the up
Iper floor of the Paddock building
will be used to house the ladies', ed
Iucational and poultry departments,
the spacious rooms being ample for
the display Department Manager
Wilcoxon, who will have charge of
the poultry show, is here, and will
have the coops installed and the
show ready to receive entries right
on the dot. The stock exhibit will
be made on the vacant lot at the rear
of Burkhalter's livery stable
All pens and stalls will be rooted
over so that stock will not suffer in
case rain should fall, though tn,
weather indications are that there
will be bright weather condition.
prevailing.
Among the special prizes Offered
that is attracting attention, that o
$50 for the best exhibit made by an!
one of the county oranges stands
we'll in the foreground. No charge f.
made for space for these exhibits
though II IS requested that the man
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
GASOLINE WILL SUP
PLANT OLD DOBBlN

The old Williams creek stage. with
its swinging red body, reminder Of
pioneer days and methods, is soon 70
be given a place Of honor behind the
barn. forced into retirement by the
modern auto
Ed Herrlott, proprietor OF the
stage line, has purchased new Fed
Ieral truck. which he is having fitted
no with special reference to his
needs. and will put lt on the Grants
Pass-Williams run as soon as it is
ready II will be fitted not only for
passenger trade, but will also accom-
modate a great amount Of freight,
and will bring the market much near
er the producer OF the Williams dis
trict than It has heretofore been.
With the commissioning OF the auto,
the horse stage will be taken OF.
The truck was purchased through
the agency Of Carl Allen and NJ.
lDunn.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
DATES FOR HEARING OF WATER
RIGHT CONTESTS IN COUNTY ARE SET

The board OF control Of the state
Of Oregon has given notice of the
hearing OF contests in the determn-
alton of the relative rights to the
waters of 70 Rogue and its tributar-
les in water division No. ], covering
the counties Of Josephine, Jackson
and Curry.
Earlier In the season representa-
tiyes Of the state board were in this
territory taking filings and notice of
contests, and the time and place for
the hearings on these various con-
tested rights have just been an
Inounced There are several hundred
contests in the district embracing the
three counties. and after taking the
testimony OF the witnesses presented
by the parties of the contests, the
board will pass upon it, making final
determination Of the matter Each
individual case will be handled much
as is a case in court, and attorneys
have already been employed 70 rep
resent many Of the interested parties
AS there has been no adjudication Of
water rights in this state for many
years, and the laws have been
changed and altered on many in
stances. some intricate questions are
sure 20 evolve in the hearings The
following are the cases, and the dates
upon which they will be heard. that
nave a local interest
Grants Pass, Nov. 9Th.
Jas. Gilmore vs.. c. E. Selleck, Ap-
plegate water right
Ed r Hannum ct al vs.. G. f. Sci
leck. Applegate water right
Mrs. Hannah Jones VS.. j. D. Kerr
Slate Creek water right.
Laurell Hill Ditch Co vs.. Thos E
Pinckney. Applegate water right.
F. ". Miller vs.. J. w. York, Miller
Gulch water right.
Thos. Pinckney vs.. Laurel Hi
Ditch Co. Applegate water right.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
FIRST CAR SHIPPED BRINGS
THAT FIGURE IN EAST.
PRICE NETS GROWER $1.OO
First Car of Apples 20 be Shipped
This Season Was Loaded Out
Last Sunday.

The first car of local Bartletts TO
be disposed of in the New York mar
ket was sold this week at Sail per
box.
This car went out nearly three
weeks ago, being shipped by the Pro-
ducers' Fruit Co, Ii was loaded part
ly at Rogue River and then side
tracked here and the loading COM
pleted The price received is very
satisfactory taking the ear as a
whole, as part of the load may not
have gone at top price and part may
have sold at considerably more than
the average noted above. This price
will leave net return of about one
dollar per box 20 the grower. No re-
turns have yet been had on the other
ears shipped
The Producers Fruit Co. shipped a
car OF Bartletts from here yesterday.
to go to Los Angeles, where It has
been sold The price obtained has
not been made public.
Apple picking has been COM
menced in a small way In the val
ley the first shipment to be a car OF
Jonathans to be started east today.
This ear is from the Leonard Or
chards Co, 1t is expected that these
early shipments will find an eager
and profitable market The Leonard
Co. will commence harvesting It's
Spitzenburgs Monday, and toward
the end Of the week It is expected
that the apple picking will be well
under way throughout the valley.
The apple crop will be large, and the
fruit OF first quality. Peach picking
has been delayed by reason Of the
rains, and some fruit has fallen from
the trees Express shipments Of Ell
berts Is again continuing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13

The Josephine county w. c. I. I.
convention convened in the Baptist
church Friday forenoon, with many
delegates in attendance A lunch
con was served in the church at noon.
At the afternoon session Rev. ]. h.
Teel was called upon to conduct a
quiz upon several topics bearing on
social questions among the topics
being such as The race problem In
the south and its relation TO the wage
question:; Poverty and 1t relation
to vice and crime" and DO men
drink because they are poor. or are
they poor because they drink
Routine business and the election Oh
officers flLsd in the balance OF the
afternoon
AT the evening session Miss Leah
Bar-En. reclaimed white slave
lectured, pointing the way to assist.
ance to a great class of unfortunates
The newly elected officers OF the
county union are Mrs. Lulu ColwelI
president Mrs. Cora Hinkle, secre
tary. and Mrs. Bertha Courtney
treasurer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-09-13
SELLING AGENCY -
ADVOCATED BY GRANGE.

The Pomona Grange at Hugo yes
terday took up the question Of a
selling agency or organization for
the disposal of the surplus product
of the farm. An organization built
on the lines advanced by Mr., Homer
in Thursdays Courier will be brought
about. and while it is expected 10
have it fostered by the Grange, others
than Grange members will not be eX-
cluded from its benefits A meeting
of all who are interested in the sub
ject will be called for some day dur
ing the coming fair when plans for
the formation of the project will be
made.