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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16
GOOD ROADS PLAN
FOR CRAIG COUNTY
Big Convention Here January 6, Prom
ses to Be Grand Success-vinita
Business Houses to Close.

1t is gratifying to every good roads
advocate in the city to note the in
terest that has been shown in the
movement to organize a Craig County
Good Roads Association here on jan
.uary 8. Nearly every business man
in the city has signed the roll of mem
bership and is boosting the big con
vention here January 6, when the
farmers from every section of the
county will be invited to come here to
hear d. Ward King lecture on good
roads and give a demonstration of the
practical use of the split-log drag. 1t
us proposed on that day to close up
all business houses for time and give
every citizen of the city and county an
opportunity to learn something Of the
value of road Improvement and to be-
come a member of the organization,
which will have for its purpose the ulti-
mate improvement of every road in the
county.
The roll of membership is being
circulated among the business men of
the city for signatures The petition
lis so worded that the signer indicates
his willingness to become member
of the association and work for the
Improvement of country roads. Every
one who signs the roll will have a
voice in the big convention to be held
January 6, at which time the future
work of the association will be out
lined The only thing done by the as
sociation so far is the movement to
bring p Ward King to this city Let
nothing keep you away from this good
roads meeting and tell your neighbor
to do likewise This is a movement
in which all are interested and it
should be made a big success
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16
New York Doctors.

Editor Chieftain
In your issue of last week we notice
that the Oklahoma School of Medi
cine at Oklahoma City, is sitting ~
nights to congratulate itself that il
has been recognized by the New York
Medical Regents as a sure enough
medical school
We, personally do not see any par
We sincerely believe that in every
thing Oklahoma physicians are az
good as any they grind out in New
York, If they are not, then we would
advise our Oklahoma medicos to throw
away their pill bags and 90 back 10
raising corn and potatoes.
As a sample of the kind of doctors
they manufacture in New York state
we refer you to the clipping below
from last Tuesdays Daily Joplin Tri
bune:
Ignorance Causes Undue Excitement
Newburg, NY, Dec, 9.-Visions OF
a great murder mystery prevaded this
city Sunday when an announcement
was made of the discovery of three
human hands among the rubbish on
the city dumping grounds. Four physi
clans examined the bones. They de
cided they were the bones of three
human hands
Two of these hands the medical men
declared had been attached to the
bodies of women The other was that
of boy The experts also said that
the hands had been severed with a
hatchet or equally blunt instrument
The coroner and detectives began a
hunt to locate the murderer and his
victims
Today taxidermist went to the
morgue and identified the lains as
the paws Of black bear which a hun
ter had brought to him to have stuffed
He had cut the paws off and thrown
them on the dump.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16

tration, 1t is shown, he says, that
the greatest injustice is caused
through the administration of so-called
professional guardians. The report
cites individual instances where the
cost of administration of estates of
minor Indians has exceeded 80 per
cent of the money handled. Numerous
cases are cited where the cost ranges
from so to 70 per cent for the purpose
of showing comparatively the cost of
administration in Oklahoma and other
jurisdictions. Attorney Mott obtained
data showing that the average cost in
thirty other states does not exceed
8 per cent. The report contends that
conditions have been aggravated by
the discontinuance of the district
agency plan and in this and other re-
spects verifys many statesments made
by the officers of the oklahoma de-
partment of charities and corrections,
whose report was transmitted to con
.gress by the president with his veto of
the act for the remoy1l of restrictions
from some of the lands of allottees
of the five civilized tribes on August
Ii 1912
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16

When informed Of the report Of a
pitched battle at old Jay, Governor
Cruce stated Sunday night that he had
received no official word from the seat
of trouble for several days and that
he had heard nothing of the reported
engagement Saturday night He said
that so many conflicting stories con-
Icerning the Delaware county seat fight
had reached him during the last week
THAT he was unable to satisfy himself
upon the real status of the trouble
and in order to be reliably informed
lof the necessity of Intervention by
himself and the sending of state
troops to the seat of trouble. he had
dispatched Adjutant General Frank
NJ. Canton to Delaware county Friday
night with instructions to report to
him, but with no authority to take ac.
tion.
Members of the state militia in serv-
ice uniform were to be seen about the
streets of Oklahoma City Sunday, but
Governor Cruce said he knew nothing
about these as he had issue dino or
ders for any to get ready to leave
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16
BL00DLESS WAR
IN OELEWARE CO.
Old Jay Defenders Force Thirty Deputy
Sheritfs to Withdraw-None
Are Injured.

Grove, Okla, Dec. l5.-Encouraged
by the arrival in Delaware county of
Adjutant General Frank NJ. Canton,
Sheriff Thomason assembled his force
of thirty deputies Saturday night, and,
under cover of darkness, approached
I to within quarter of mile of "old"
Jay, where the county records are
guarded by an armed force of old"
Jay partisans.
Hastily improvising fortifications in
front of the town, Thomson sent one
half of his force to approach from the
opposite side of the town. When the
defenders learned of the advance upon
the court house, they prepared to give
battle and in the long distance fight
which was waged for a few minutes,
more than one hundred shots were
| fired but, according to the report re
ceived here, no one was seriously in
jured, owing to the guarded positions
of the combatants, the darkness aud
long range. Believing they were too
greatly outnumbered to rush the town,
the attacking party withdrew.
Although this battle took place Sat
udray night the first news did not
reach Grove until early Sunday morn
ing, owing to the fact that all telephone
wires leading from Jay were cut News
that the county seat fight had de-
veloped to a point of using fire arms,
therefore, was brought overland by a
mounted messenger.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16

A house belonging to Tom Harmon
in the extreme west part of town was
destroyed by fire about ten o'clock last
night. The flames were beyond con
troll before the alarm was turned in
and the building and its contents were
a total loss 1t was insured for four
hundred dollars
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16
Mott Suggests Remedy.

Attorney Mott suggests as a remedy
the appointment of four attorneys to
render legal services for all the guar
dans of minors in the Greek nation
to aid in the selection of proper guar
dians, to bring about the removal of
incompetents and to perform all sery-
ives that might be required by any
guardian of any individual minor in
the proper administration Of the mat
ters in his charge From the records of
the courts in the various counties of
the state, Attorney Mott says be learn
ed the names OF the minors whose af-
fairs are being administered by the
guardians, the amount handled, sales
of land, fees allowed the attorneys for
the guardians, court costs fees allowed
guardians and total cost of admins
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16
Some Comparisons.

The affairs of a few minor Indians
in Oklahoma are administered by com
petent relatives or business men, the
professional guardians under the pres
ent system, transacting the larger
amount of business for the minor. At
torney Mott reports that in Muskogee
county, Oklahoma, since statehood,
5S4 guaTdianships have been in the
hands of professional guardians. These
estates aggregate in value $1,t72,000,
In handling these estates court costs
amounted to $4,000 and guardian fees
| $4,000, to total expenses of guardian
ship being more than $235,000, or an
amount greater than 20 per cent of
all the funds handled, he says. OF 112
guardianships in the hands of com
lpetent guardians, the cost of admins
tration in Muskogee county was only
4 per cent of the amount handled, he
charges, while fortynine guardian
ships of the estates of white minors
aggregated $1SS,0OO and the cost of
administration was only IL per cent
of the amount handled
In Wagner county, the administra-
tration of the estates handled by pro
lfessional guardians, he says, cost over
"a per cent of their total valuation,
while the administration of estates
handled by competent guardians cost
only 3 per cent of their value
In Other Counties.
In Mcintosh county the cost of ad-
ministration by professional guardians
CONTINUED on Last Page.l
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-16

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins visited
friends at Alton over Sunday,
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
Notice of Election Town of Clifton,
 GreenIee County, Arizona.

Notice is hereby given to the quail fled electors of the Town of Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, that gen eral election will be held in the Town of Clifton, Greenlee County, Arizona, on Monday, the First day of April A. D., 1912, said day being the first Mon- da- of said month, for the purpose of electing officers of said Town of Cliff ton as follows: One Mayor at large and Four Aldermen at large.
 Notice is further given that the place of holding said election shall be at Library Hall, in the Town of Cliff ton, and that the polls shall be open between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m and 5 o'clock p. m., on said First Day of April, A. D., 1912. That the fol lowing persons are hereby named and appointed to constitute the election board on said day: M. E. Crawfore and Curry H. Love, Judges; J. A. Bill kingsley, Inspector.
 MAT DANENHAUER, Clerk Town of Clifton
 First Publication March 1st, 1912) 4
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ious gases are still coming up thru the burned shaft. The origin of the fire cannot be definitely determined, but it is believed that it started in the station on the 400-foot level. The shaft was filled with tailings to above the 4OO-foot level and will probably have to be entirely re-timbered. En- trance to the lower levels is now pos sible through the Old Yankee shaft and workings. A hoist is in operation at this shaft and we understand tenn porary ore chutes may be erected there to facilitate the getting out of ore while repairs are being made on the West Yankee shaft and hoistlng machinery. A night shift has been put on in some of the other mines and the ore output is now about up to the average.
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FRISCO PLACER MINES

Next week W. c. Crawford will start to move the two gasoline en- zines from the Frisco Placer Mining Companys plant on the Frisco river to his ranch on the Gila to be used to pump water for the ranch. This does not mean that the Frisco Placer Min ing Go. intends to abandon their claims by any means, as the property is considered very good after having been thoroughly prospected and ex- plotted, but the present facilities for handling the dirt are on a scale en- tirely too small for proposition of such magnitude. An option is now held on this property by an Eastern corporation that will expire April lst.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
NEW TUNNEL FINISHED

The A. c. Company has nearly com pleted the new tunnel from No. Con- centrator to the head of the Longfei- low incline When finished there will be nearly an air line for the motors between the two places and will be used to haul concentrates and lime to the head of the incline for shipment to the smelter in Clifton. It will be considerably shorter than the olo route and will cut out all switching and delays.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
MExIcANs SCARE .TEAM-While

Henry Hill was driving to Morenci last week and had reached point ln Morenci canyon, near the first high trestle of the Morenci Southern R. R. a group of Mexican horsemen, yelling like Comanche Indians, came dash ing around the turn of the road. Ills team became frightened and jumped over the embankment falling on their backs in the bed of the creek For tunately for MT. Hill the traces be- came unfastened and the buggy re- mained in the road One of the hors- es was crippled. The Mexican horse men were later placed under arrest.
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the state with their orchestra. They have the best orchestra that has play ed in this country and that complned with their clean appearance and their singing have made them in great de- mand. Every place they play they are compelled to turn down return engagements at large prices, on ac- count of their trip to the northwest. There is no doubt but what the boys will make a big hit through the north for they have the music.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
OIL EXPLOSION

An oil explosion in the fire box or one of the boilers at the No. 6 Con- centrator on Tuesday wrecked the brick work and put the boiler out of commission for five or six days, ne cessitating considerable repair work No permanent damage to boilers or boiler room resulted.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

There is considerable activity notic- ed among members of the militia now adays. All the Morenci troops keep their carbines, swords and pistols pol ished up and still entertain hopes that they may be called out for service along the border, or across it.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
MORENCI NEW 5 AND ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

The A. c. hotel is making some changes in it's dining room and kitch- en to add to the convenience of the employees. A great improvement in food and service is noticeable in this hotel since the change of manage ment on February 1St.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Tuthill entertain ed informally at cards last Saturday in honor of Miss Butt, who will be re- membered by Morencites. A very en- joyable time was spent by those pre- sent. Miss Bernice Pansing and MT. Wilbur Pansing made the highest scores and were presented with mem orial prizes.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01
THE YANKEE MINE FIRE

The fire in the West Yankee shaft
 and adjoining workings IS now tnot to be entirely quenched, altho noX-
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Arizona & New Mexico Fly. Co
 PASSENGER SERVICE

Daily
 South Bound North Bound
 7:35 AM Lv. Clifton Ar. 4:03 PM
 S:15 AM. Lv. Guthrie Lv. 3:30 PM
 500 AM Lv. Duncan Lv. 2:36 PM 10:23 AM. Lv. Lordsburg Lv 1.33 PM 11:30 AM. Ar. Hachita Lv. 12:10 PM
 South bond train connects with Southern Pacific west bound train No 1, leaving Lordsburg 10:57 A. M., Mountain Time.
 South bound train connects with Ell Paso & Southwestern east bound train for Fl Paso, leaving Hachita at 11:59 A. M. Mountain Time, and with west bound train for Douglas and Bis bee, leaving Hachita at 11:59 A. M. Mountain Time. ...ss 4. .,--e..,-- A. T. THOMSON Traffic Manager, Clifton, Arizona.
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The Sandon boys spent couple of days in camp after playing for the Troop Ball on the 22nd. These boys have been making big hit all over
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

The hills around Morenci are still covered with snow from the fall o1 last Saturday and Sunday.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Jailer Jack Campbell informs us that there are now but six prisoners in the Morenci jail. As that number is considerably below the average, and there is no apparent increase in lawlessness it would appear that the new salary law for precinct officials is working in the right way
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Elmer Walters Scenic Sensation "A Millionaire Tramp" will be produced at the Club this (Thursday) evening.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

MT. A. L. Futile, who has been in Morenci for the past six weeks rece1v- ed a letter from the Gold Coast, West Africa, recently offering him a sub- stantial increase in salary to return to Parkwa and take charge of the new power plant at a place called Abarso. Archie spent one year on the Gold Coast and says that while the wages are all right the temperature is lit tie too high for one born and brought up in the mild and salubrious climate of Arizona, and he don't know if he will go or not.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Ben Fehrman was up from Clifton Wednesday collecting clothes to be pressed and cleaned.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Carl c. Sellers and wife spent a couple of days last week with the for mer's brother B. O.. in camp and took in the Troop ball.
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MT. J. T. Owens, assistant manager of the D. C. Store, informs us that about one half of the chickens now received in Morenci come from ranch es in Greenlee county, but that large proportion of the eggs are still import ed. This is as it should be, there is money in the chicken business and the big mining camps in this country furnish a good market for all produce of that kind.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-01

Victor Morrel, who has been confin- ed to the D. c. Hospital for the past six weeks with an obstinate attack of rheumatism, was seen on the streets again Wednesday.
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wANTED-OId, clean rags for wiping
 machinery, will pay good price for some The Era.
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Superintendent c. E. Mills left for New York last Friday expecting to be gone three weeks or a month. MT. Le Grande, consulting engineer for the Phelps Dodge Co.,, accompanied him.
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Sid Frazier entertained a number of friends last Saturday.
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CORONADO RAILROAD
Time Table No. il.

Time Table NO. TT. Takes effect Sunday, November 19, 1911 at 12:01 a. m.
 No No. Lv.. Clifton ..S:OO a-m.. -4:Oo a.m- Lv.. .Longfellow S:30 a.m.. .4:25 am. Ar. .Metcalf ...S:43 a.m.. .4:S7 am.
 No. 2 No. Lv.. Metcalf ...9:1O a.m.. :55 a-m Lv.. .Longfellow 9:2S a.m.. .5:1O am Ar Clifton .9:4O am. .5:22 am.
 P. PASSENGER,
 Superintendent WANTED-OId clean rags for wiping
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Al Traub of the Arizona Central Of flee time force resigned his position Saturday evening and after an extend ed visit in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Grand Canon, will return to New York City.
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P. PASSENGER,
 Superintendent
Evening star., 1912-09-30
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Unc' Billy Possum had been right when
he had warned all the little meadow and
forest people that hard times were
ahead of them if Farmer Browns bog
really meant what he said when he start
ed out to try to get Reddy Fox for steal
ing his pet chicken. And he had meant
it. There was no doubt about that.
Every spare minute that he could get he
took his gun, called Bowser the Hound,
and tramped over the Green Meadows
and through the Green Forest hunting
for Reddy Fox.
1t was getting so that no one dared
stick his head outside his own door with
out first looking this way and looking
that way to see if Farmer Browns boy
was anywhere in sight. Peter Rabbit was
getting so nervous that he jumped if a
blade Of grass rustled. Old Mrs. Possum
worried herself to skin and bones when
ever one of her eight babies slipped out
to play during the day. and it was hard
work to keep an eye on all of them.
Johnny Chuck wouldn't go more than ten
feet from his own doorstep, and had eaten
all the nearby clover and grass right
down to the roots. and was beginning to
wonder how ever he could get enough to
eat. Danny Meadow Mouse didn't mind
so much because he was so very small
that he didn't think that Farmer Browns
boy would notice him. Still it made him
very uneasy and uncomfortable to know
that everybody felt that there was so
much danger
.'Just as If it isn't hard enough to keep
out of harms way anyhow It's getting
so that fellow needs eyes all over him.
grumbled Danny. Jimmy Skunk. Bobby
Coon, Billy Mink. Little Joe Otter and
Jerry Muskrat didn't mind so much be-
cause they prefer to go out at night any,
way. Still it was very inconvenient not
to be able to take nice sun baths or go
visiting in the daytime when they felt
like 1t.
If Farmer Browns boy just hadn't car
Evening star., 1912-09-30
Little Stories for Bedtime.
DARK DAYS ON THE GREEN MEADOWS

ried that gun with him it would have
been different. To be sure they knew
that he was looking for Reddy Fox and
not for them, but boys are such care
less creatures and guns have such
dreadful way of going off! And right
down In his heart each one of the little
meadow and forest people had a great
fear that should he be seen that dread
full gun would be pointed at him, and
Farmer Browns boy would shoot just
for fun. and to see if he could hit.
My. my, those were dark days! Even
the Merry Little BreeZes of Old Mother
west Wind were unhappy. There was
no one to play with. Grandfather Frog
himself was uneasy and SO grouchy that
not story could they tease from him.
AS for Reddy Fox. no one would go near
him or have anything to do with him
for him. but now no one pitied him. for
everybody knew that this dreadful state
of affairs was all his fault. They knew
| that If he hadn't tried to be smart and
show off by stealing the pet chicken of
Farmer Browns boy in broad daylight
Farmer Browns boy never, never would
have thought of spending all his spare
time on the Green Meadows and in the
Green Forest with his gun. They were
even beginning to wish that Farmer
Browns boy would find Reddy Fox.
"Chugarum!" said Grandfather Frog
to his thousand great-grandchildren, the
Tadpoles, this is what comes from try
ing to be smart
You can't make trouble for yourself
And not got other folks in, too,
For other folks bound to pay
For all the wrong that you may do