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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
Aaersen RalneA Qults.
yipita. Okla. April is. 1912.

White OKLA. April rs, 1912
ION. ]. c. Starr.
Mayor Of the City of vinita. Okla
Dear sir; herewith tender you my
esignation as member OF the Fire
department Of the City Of vinita, Ok
ahoma. and ask that the same be ae-
epted nj once. for the following rea-
ons:
That ! feel that remaining longer
ith the Sire Department under the
circumstances which now exist would
e only m imposition upon the tax.
ayers of Vinita. as the manner in
thich the Department is now managed
inefficient and afforas practically no
rejection against FIRE to the property
4 the City of Vinits, Oklahoma. The
resent administration seems to have
aken the view that the Fire Depart
lent OF Vinita is maintained solely
n tho benefit OF certain political
lachine In vlnita. and has not now
~ has IL Ind durirg this administra-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
Icy Hin Kills RabbIts.

Coatesville. Pa.-Mountain hill, on
the Pennsy's low-grade line. has be.
come yeritable shambles for starv.
ing rabbits that nest In the rocks on
the summit Of the declivity.
The Columbia wrecking crew found
81 at the bottom OF the hill with their
brains dashed out. The hill is covered
with smooth sheet of Ice. and as the
famished creatures come unsuspect-
ingly to hunt food their feet slip out
from under them and they shoot at
lightning speed down the incline.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
DEEPEST WELL IS DRILLED
New Shaft to Go 5000 Feet Near Pitts
burg, Pa, tc Find What's
There.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Oil and gas pro-
ducers In this part of the country are
greatly interested in a we'll that is
now being drilled on the Geary farm,
IN Washington county. between Nc
Donald and Candor.
The we'll is being put down by the
Peoples Gas Company, subsidiary
company of the Standard OIL, and is
to be drilled 5000 feet deep. to find
out what is in the earth at that great
depth.
Everything in the equipment for
drilling the well is double strength.
The derrick is eighty-four feet high.
It will take almost year to COM
plete the well, even If the drilIers
have no bad luck.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
INTER-SCHOLAST|C
MEET At NORMAN

The entries for the eighth annual
Oklahoma Intersrholastic Athletic
meet which is held each year under
the auspices of the university on its
campus at Norman, have already be
sun TO arrive. The meet this year
will be held on April 26.27. Interest
IL being taken in the meet this year
by schools never before represented
and inquiries concerning 1t are com
ing from all part of the state. In 1905,
the first year the meet was held, there
were 1i5 entries from i schools. last
year there were i0l entries from 34
schools. The university expects not
less than 45 schools to be represented
this year Many schools not entering
the contests send spectators.
The main part of the athletic meet
consists Of the track and field events
which with records are as follows
100 yard dash, . as sec. 800 yard
dash. % sec; 44O yard dash, 80 sec:
$50 yard run, min. sec; mile run.
1 min. 50 SO sec; 120 yard hurdles.
II sec; 220 yard hurdles, rs Is sec:
high jump. IT, 6 - in; broad jump,
% It.; pole vault. 10 #. in shot put.
e #. in, hammer throw, l4S #. Ii
II in: discus throw 1l0 it. 10 in;
clay race, min. 80 S,5 sec.
Besides these events there is a tour
lament IN tennis. seires OF games in
'aseball for boys, and basketball for
,irls. and there Is considerable talk
Il organizing a state high school de-
latlng or oratorical league with the
inal contest at Norman on the night
preceding the meet each year.
The university makes elaborate pre-
,arations each spring to entertain the
thousands OF high school students,
eaehers, and patrons who come to
Norman as its guests for this occasion
nterscholastic day at the university is
he biggest day of the year for the
high schools of Oklahoma, Last year
700 people attended the events, Adj |
mission to all contests is free to every !
body Special rates of fare aud one
.hird for round trip have been granted +
BY all roads in the state with mint.
mum of St.00 for round trip. \ special
rain VIII be run on the Santa Fe
eaNiag Guthrie 7;l0 a M, April 9th,
ticking up passengers at Edmond and
Oklahoma City and arriving in Nor
mar at 9,is a. m, returning it will
cave Norman at 500 i. m The
unior class 81 the university zgives
Is annual faculty burlesQue IN the
'pera house IN Norma non saturday
aight
State superintendent r. Il. Wilson
Aas called a meeting of the high
school teachers and superintendents
II the state for the s5th and e6th of
april at Oklahoma City. This confer
snee will close so that those in attend
,nee can reach Norman Friday even
ne and be prepared to take in all the
events Of the meet
The preliminaries in tennis will oe-
,ur Friday afternoon beginning at
200 p, m The university baseball
.eam plays A. & n. college at the
same time and there win also be base.
BALL games among some of the high |
school teams and perhaps some bas-
ket6all games for girls. Friday even
ng the Oklahoma City-Norman hign |
school debate viii be held at the opera
lupse III Norman Saturday morning
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

New York--HaviDg received q tin
from Mrs. E. II. Hartman and other
wealthy patronesses the Junior
prom" committee at Columbia has
barred the Turkey Trot" and the
Grizzly Bear" from the annual ball.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

VIII occur the finals IN tennis and the
main part OF the baseball and basket
ball series. Saturday noon lunch Will
be served on the campus by the Y. NJ.
c. A. girls At TOO p. M the pistol
will crack for the first preliminaries
in 100 yard dash and from that time
until the gold. silver and bronz medals
and the big loving cup have Doen
awarded there viii not be dun min
ute.
The university is making every pro-
vision possible for the comfort and
entertainment of her guests. Those
who have to stay over Friday night or
Saturday night will be assisted il,
finding good rooms BY special commit
tee of the faculty appointed for this
purpose. The university goes to con
siderable expense each year to make
the meet a success and showing the
high school boys and girls good
time while they are in Norman and the
increasing number Of visitors war
rants the conclusion that the meet is
growing in popularity each year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

incorporators. r f. Henry. J. D. Tai
bot and /. 4. Rowland. all of Bartles-
Vile
Pittsburg County Telephone com
pany, of Canada; capital, $1,000; in
corporators: \. L. Roe, w. L. Belt. F.
C. Giloek. T. d. Leeper. W. p Lewal-
len. N, " Priddy~J L. Wood J. D.
Fulton ard w 4. Byers, all of Can
adian.
Davis Park company, of Oklahoma
City: capital $4,000: ineorporators;
Abner Davis. William II. Renkauf and
G. T Davis. all of Oklahoma City.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

Campany "B." Oklahoma National
Guard. the station of which is Chand-
ler. was given a special order by Adiu,
tant General Canton authorizing it To
attend the celebration at Guthrie April
2, commorating the opening Of Okla
homa territory
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

Governor Cruce has issued COM
mission to NJ NJ. Ryan of Poteau as
county assessor for lie F'lore county
to succeed S. A. Hamilton, resigned
Ryan was elected by the county COM
missioners prior to the supreme court
decision holding that the appointive
power rested with the governor
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
STATE NEWS
ALL OVER STATE

Oklahoma city.-The state board OF
education announced the following ap-
pointments for the edmond Normal
school: p. F. Nihart. superintendent
of the training school; NJ. NJ. A. Sim
mons. professor OF mathematics; S. J..
Payne. first assistant in mathematics;
w c. French Of Wagner. professor
of history
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

All steam and electric railroads
were advised today that the corpora
tion commission would give hearing
May IA on a proposed order requiring
new switching facilities, II IS pro-
posed that the roads shall install a
system Of standard foot guards for
frogs, switches and guard rails; also
there shall be suitable marker near
the end of each switch track to desig
nate the line of clearance for the larg
est cars in service and that no car
or locomotive shall stand outside of
the clearance line so designated.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

Because the court fund OF Blaine
county is down to S4S6. and the county
is being put to considerable expense,
County Judge George w Ferguson
and County Attorney A. L. Emery of
Watonga, wrote Governor Cruce to-
day requesting that he parole four
bootleggers serving Jail sentences
there, In addition to maintaining the
prisoners tie governor was told, fam
lilies of two Of them We're public
charges.
The governor declined TO issue the
paroles. sayirg that the condition COM
planned OF was liable to result from
the enforcement of any criminal
statute.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

Brigadier General John M. Thread
gill, commanding the First brigade OF
the Oklahoma division of the United
Confederate Veterans, appointed Mrs.
r. r. Iooney Of Oklahoma City spon.
sor to the Confederate Veterans re-
union to be held in Macon, Ga. May
Z to O.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

These states charters were issued
today,
Interstate Pipe and Cordage com
pany, OF Bartlesville; capital $4,000;
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

J, W. Corley of Howe, republican
member of the state board of agricul-
ture, will be candidate for congress
man at large on the republican ticket.
Prior to statehood Mr.. Corley was
business agent for the Farmers Union
in the two territories and at other
times he was a member of the unions
executive committee.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

The parole of Horace Lindsey OF
Murray county convicted for viola
ton of the prohibition law. was re-
voked today He was paroled in jan
uary, 1911
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

Citizens of Pauls Valley have sub
scribed $4,000 to explore that vicinity
for oil and gas, and have awarded a
contract to a well driller to go down
$500 feet. The first well will be put
on the southern city limits. According
to experts indications are that the
Glenn pool and the Electra and Ponca
fields are supplied from a basin, and
it is thought that pauls Valley is with
In the territory.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

G. Ross Hume, former justice of the
peace in Caddo county, has appealed
to the supreme court seeking to re-
cover $42l5O as fees in liquor cases.
The lower court held Hume was en-
titled TO nothing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26

w. l.. Dykes Of Johnson county, Civ
en- fifteen years in the penitentiary for
manslaughter, appealed to the Grim
inal court of appeals. Dykes killed
Campbell Henderson May 25 1911
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-29


agreed p play for the movies:
UndeiFtakers of Springfield, Ill,
have decided they can make their
business more attractive by call
ing themselves "morticians, " and
the Springfield grave diggers, be-
ing sore about it, have adopted
cute brown uniforms.
Six of, his children, IS of his.
grandchildren and two OF his
great grandchildren, united IN
celebrating the 24th. birthday OF
Charles Crosier, Pittsfeld, Mass,
today.
But then, although Charles
only has had "a birthdays, he's
had 90 Christmases. Yes, this is
February %.
Alice Tierney leaves Washing
ton Sunday for a 10000 mile trip
to Japan just to be married to
Harry C. Winn, naval academy
graduate.
Harry ought to pin swastkas
all over himself. Most of us men
have to go to the girl, and, gen
orally, we go some before we get
her.
City Bacteriologist Harris, St.
Louis, investigated bad egg and
found it to contain q, 7OO,0OO,OOO
bacteria.
Mistah Harris, are you done
suah of yoh fggers?
Mrs. Esther C.. Young, veal
thy society woman, has been
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-29

Columbia
Red hot meteor dropped
through roof of home of Stephen
Sern1ock, Niemah, Wis, at din-
ner time last night. None of the
family hurt.
Miss Norah Gretan and L. n.
Bliss demonstrated new hygienic
waltz to crowd of 200 dancers at I
N Y. AT no time did dancers get
within two feet of each other.
We rise, in our chairs to shoot
one, only one, question at, Miss
Gretan and Mr. Bliss: Why's a
waltz?
Also if Miss Gretan and Mr..
Bliss should get their near-waltzl
adopted, the novelists win have
to cut out the "as Reginald dane
ed the faint aroma of Angelina's
hair rose to his nostrils and in
toxicated him. stuff.
Geo. McAllister, Murrayville,
ILL.,, auctioned his long, silky
moustache to boost building fund
of Methodist church. Bid in for
$40.
The BOBBY hatch, Watson
for two!
Walter L. Houser, campaign
manager for La Toilette, has is
sued statement saying Roosevelt
double crossed La Foliette
A lot of people have had q
sinking idea that Teddy did that
same thing for some time, 81
| M 1+a,- eI,o,,1I
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
TO
STUDY VOLCANO

The Island of Hawaii will shortly
become the laboratory and gathering
ground for Americas leading pro-
fessOrs and students of geology, vol
canology, seismOlOgy and physical
chemistry, as the result of the estab-
lishment Of the Volcano Technology
Station at Kilauea and the present
activity of the craters.
In the advance guard of the sCiCn-
lists is Prof. Thomas A. Jaggar Jr.
OF the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, who has received five
years leave of absence and is expect
ed to reach Honolulu on the Man
churia next Wednesday, or on the
lIonolulan the following week. He
probably will spend most of his leave
of absence on Hawaii, and will be
accompanied by seismologist from
California.
The Technology station is to be
open to advanced students in physics
chemistry, metcOlOlOgy, biology, ge'
Ology. physical chemistry and civil en-
gineering, and the work Is designed
especially for candidates for the doc
torate. Courses on eight different
subjects have been planned, and the
laboratory and observatory are said
to be equal to any In the world for
this kind of work
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
WOMEN WHO
LOOK TIRED
Should Learn How to Avoid APP
pearing Old Before Their Time.

Some women always wear n worn,
tired look. 1t H. tho outward sign OF
with it, accompaniment Of
worry, headache and slceplessncss.
1t is Is'eless to tell some women to
rest. Circumstances will not permit.
But IL IL always possible IN build up the
strength to meet the strain.
Cverwork seldom kills. Worry often
does. Ii you would keep the wornl look
frorn your face strengthen your system
with DIR. Williams Pink Ills and 'lo
nos worry. DR.. Williams Pink Fills
are a blessing 10 women. They pre-
serve the beauty that health alone can
give, the youthful brightness Of eye,
the color in cheeks and lips that comes
alone from rich, rcd blood.
Mrs. John Utter, OF Puyallup, Wash,
says: "For eight years l. was able to
work only part OF the time and often
could Just drag around. Most peo-
pie would have given up and gone TO
bed. was 80 nervous that ! could not
get much sleep and was subject TO head
aches and dizzy spells. My stomach
was ont of order all OF the time and |
was troubled with gas forming on 1t. l
would often have smothcring spells
when | could not raise myself up. |
took a great many kinds OF medicine
but found no relief until | followed
a friends advice and tried DIR. Will
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away. | could sleep better, was not
80 nervous and became stronger.
used the pills for some time and was ell
tire!y cured. Since then | have always
had DR.. Williams Pink Pills in the
house. My husband had u severe case
OF inhammatory rheumatism which
settled in his hands and feet. A few
boxes OF the pills cured him and he has
never had return OF the disease"
Get a box OF DR.. Williams Pink Pills
from your druggist today. Do not de-
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the DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schen.
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have accomplished in cases like your
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Pink Pills readily near home send fifty
cents for one box or $3.50 for hall
dozen, by mail, postpaid.
Two helpful booklets, Building UI
the Blood" and "Plain Talks to Wo'
men," giving more information about
the remedy will be sent free to any adj
dress on request.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
GET YOUR MONEY BACK
ii This Medicine Does Not Sntisiac'
tOriIy Benefit You.

Practising PHYSICIANS making spe'
rialty of stomach troubles are really
responsible for the formula from
which Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are
made. We have simply prolitcd by
the experience of experts.
Our experience with RcXall Dyspep-
sia Tablets leads US TO believe them
to be an excellent remedy for the re.
lief of acute Indigestion and chronic
dyspepsia. Their ingredients are
soothing and healing to the inflamed
membranes of the stomach. They are
rich in pepsin one of the greatest di'
lestivc aids known to medicine. The
relief they afford Is almost immediate
Their use with persistency and reg
llarity for a short time helps to bring
about a cessation of the pains caused
by stomach disorders.
ReXall Dyspepsia Tablets aid to in
sure healthy appetite, aid digestion
I and promote nutrition. As evidence
Of our sincere faith in RcXall Dyspep
/ STA Tablets, we ask you to try them a
our risk. If they do not give you en-
| tire satisfaction, we will return yol
! the money you paid us for them, with
out question or Formally. They come
in three sizes, prices % cents, 80 cent?
and Sl.0O. Remember, you can Obtain
them only at our store-The ReXai
Store. Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd
Fort and Hotel streets.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
FORTY WISH TO
become ACTORS

That Hawaiian girls are not averse
caly shown during the past week
Since the publication of the story in
the Bulletin, last Friday, that Miss
Taylor, the soubrette at the BijOu, was
anxious to recruit Il company of six
Hawaiian girls for vaudeville work In
the States, her manager has had over
forty applications. Most of the girls
were about twenty years of age, but a
number of younger ones applied, who
implOred Sam Blair, the manager, to
call on their parents and secure per
mission for them to go on the stage
Not to be unexpected among Hawai-
ian girls, all applicants made good
showing of talent at the try Sew
eral of the girls have virtually been
decided upon and will be engaged when
there is no longer any question about
the mainland theatrical contracts, but
others are needed and applications are
still being received
There was no mention made of a
desire to secure men in the announce
ment of the intention to engage Ha-
waiian girls for singing In the States,
but many boys have called and volun-
teered their services. all of them stat
ing that If they We're engaged, their
sisters could secure consent to go to
the mainland In the preliminary plans
FOR the vaudeville sketch of Hawai-
IAN life there are no male parts.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07

Others may circulate papers but the
Bulletin Is admitted TO have the
largest circulation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
MAUNA KEA SPECIAL TRIP.

Thirty dollars will pay for a ticket
from Honolulu to the volcano and re-
turn, paying all hotel and transporta-
ton expense. Three dollars more will
provide transportation from Hilo to
the crater and return and side trip
to Rainbow Falls entiely by auto in
stead of train and autobus. This is
one of the cheapest trips for the time
consumed that has been offered by
the steamship company and should be
well patroni2ed when the Mauna Kea
leaves tomorrow at o'clock, The
party will return to Honolulu Tuesday
morning and will have nearly thirty
six hours at the crater.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
WA Mt S
SITUATION WANTED.

Young man, stenographer and book
keeper-long OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per-
manent position Address Box .,
Bulletin office. 525S-2t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
school,
TO END YEAR

Invitations are out for the closing
eercises of st. Andrews Priory school,
to be held at Queen Emma hall. St
Andrews Priory, on Monday after
noon, June 10, at 3 o'clock. Papers
will be read by the first and second
years of the high school grade, and
there will be songs by all the school
grades.
A musical recital will be given in
Queen Emma Hall on Wednesday af-
ternoon, June II, at 3 o'clock, and on
the same afternoon there will be an
exhibition of sewing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07

being metropolitan hcadliners. The
program is published in another part
Of today's Bulletin. 1t promises
IAN hou" and a half Of ploasurablc en-.
tCrtainmonD" Matinee starts at 2:l5
and the usual prices will prevail.
The Hughes Comedy Co. will not
open for their second engagement un.
til week from tomorrow evening.
During their stay here this time they
will put on "One.night" shows. this
proving highly successful while they
We're in the Orient The ticket sale
will start about Wednesday of next
week, it is stated.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
SIX STAR ACTS
FOR Matinee

with a program to be presented by
eleven people and fourteen trained
dogs in six vaudeville acts, the Satur
day matinee at the Bijou should at.
tract an exceptionally large crowd
There is more variety, as well as more
talent offered al this matinee than Is
Usual in Honolulu, several of the acts
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07

The flags used by the Seventh An,
nual Floral Parade Committee in dec,
Grating the city for the Washington S
Birthday celebration, have been turn,
ed over to the Merchants Association
which will hold them to be used exclu
sively for public celebrations and prin
cipally for street-decorating purposes
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-07
AUTOS.

requests of $4,000 each to the New
York postgraduate hospital and the
Montreal general hospital are contain
ed in the will of John Torrance Van.
neck, who died at Cannes, France, on
Feb. 20 last.