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The Keota news., 1912-01-12
IGO VALLEY

Mrs. Fred Ashdown entertained Mrs.
G. Peters, Thursday.
Cy Roby and Fred Ashdown were in
Keota on business, Friday.
Bessie Lewis remained home from
school, Monday on account of the storm.
X. A. Forsberg of Pawnee was Wis
itor at the Lewis ranch, Thursday even
ing.
Cy Roby went to Cheyenne, Wednes-
day. to be employed by the Union Pacific
railway company.
Mrs. Gus Peters was in Keota on bus
mess, Friday. After returning home
she had the misfortune to injure her eye
with hay fork.
Mrs. r. M. Hults, of Loup City, Ne
braska, arrived here Wednesday, and
will spend the winter with the family of
her daughter, Mrs. w. J. McClement.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
potts Some pipper.

j. w. Dotts, state live stock inspec-
tor. is some cattle dipper for an old
man. Five cars of cattle arrived in
the city from the south this morning
about daylight, for George Nidiffer
and Billie Friend Mr.. Dotts was called
into service at seven o'clock this morn
ing. and walked a mile north to the
dipping vat, dipped the entire FIVE car
loads of cattle and back to the Green
hotel by $50 and was ready to take
the Frisco home to Tulsa at S:44
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
First Buck Of Season.

Button Walker of Spavinaw, holds
the record OF killing the first deer OF
the season, which he killed in the
Spavinaw Hills, near Spavinaw town,
last Saturday. Several parties haze
gone out in hopes of being the first
to bring in one of the much coveted
animals, but this old time hunter Of
the hills had not forgotten how l. was
done in the few short years since
statehood and so far as we have heard
he holds the record of having killed
the first buck of the season in this
part of the country We expect nov
ever, when the party of hunters Who
left here last week return from the
southern part of the state where they
went for a deer and turkey hunt in
the mountains to hear of several be-
ing killed, as they had with them men
who are old deer hunters and hardl.'
ever fail to bring in deer when they
go after them. Freeman Nidiffer and
Homer Trott are two of them Nidifier
is an old timer Of years of experience
and has killed deer all of his life. but
Trott claims to have killed more deer
than any other man in this section of
the country There may be more fam
Gus deer hunters in this party but we
have not got their record.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
District Court News.

Commencing yesterday at 1880,
where We left off, district court was
called to order by Deputy Sheriff ]. N.
Woodal. The first case called was
civil case, No. 1880, j. c. Woodcock
VS.. c. W. Day. This case was con
tinued over from last term. A motion
for new trial was ovcrruled.
The petition for naturalization of
Abe Will Bailey was dismissed for
want of evidence. This concluded the
work for yesterday and court adjourn
ed until 8 a. M, Tuesday morning.
Today's session was taken up by
pleas The following cases were call
ed and pleas entered:
State of Oklahoma VS. Tom Hubbard,
plea not guilty and trial set for No
vember q.
No. 1920. State of Oklahoma VS.. H,
C. Showers, plea of guilty on two
charges. This is a case in which the
defendant is charged with false pre-
tense. Sentence to be pronounced
later.
No. iii. State of Oklahoma VS.. w.
l.. Smith, plea of not guilty to assault
and attempt to kill, Case set for No.
Ivember 20.
No. 1110 State of Oklahoma VS..
Jake Smith Motion for dismissal
heard and allowed on peace bond
No. 119. State of Oklahoma VS.. J..
II. Klinkle ct al, plea not guilty to
charge of adultery. Case set for No
vember 90 Court adjourned until
1880 this afternoon. We will get the
court news up to noon each day and
will give each case as called so that
Iany of our subscribers who want the
court news may know that they are
getting all that happens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
How He Remembered.

c. II. Williams, who is here from
Kansas City visiting his brother Frank
Williams, finds many old land marks
in this part of the country, which he
saw 26 years ago when he lived in
Labette county, Kansas. He says the
farmers of that county in those days
would come to the Indian Territory to
get their coal for the winter, hauling
it % and 80 miles from the hills west
of Bluejacket and Welch. He says the
farmers would dig and strip their own
coal, and the only royalty there was on
1t was fifty cents load, which went
to the Indian tribe He tells OF an in
fcident which came TO him yesterday
when he was driving across the coun-
try near the place where it happened
years ago. He says: The farmers
would always dig prospect hole to
find out how deep they would have to
dig to find coal, which they had done
during the day, and at night they
would camp on the ground near there.
He was prowling around one night
and fell into hole. which had filled
up with water. Well who wounldnt
remember an incident like that al.
ways?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
Liquor Case Reversed.

That shipments OF intoxicating IL
quors into that part of the state for
merly Indian territory is prohibited by
an act of congress ard that the Okla.
homa state courts will not entertain
an action to recover intoxicants ship.
ped into the Indian territory counties
is held in the case Of the state of Ok
lahoma VS.. eighty-nine casks OF beer,
and the Pabst Brewing company
Eighty-nine casks of Blue Ribbon beer
were seized by the sheriff of Tulsa
county at Tulsa. The Pabst Brewing
company of Milwaukee intervened
Iiled a claim for the beer, and won its
claim in the county court; the state
appealed and got reversal, the su.
preme court commission entering a
judgment forfeiting and confiscating
the beer to the state.
That coal company in whose mines
certain miners lost their lives were
liable for their burial expenses. under
certain circumstances, was held in the
case of the Kali Inla Coal company VS.
VIII d. Craig In March, 1910. -four
Italian miners lost their lives by an
explosion in the Kali lnla mine al
Cambria; the mine superintendent
telephoned to Craig. an undertaken
and the latter buried the four dead
miners. When he presented his bill
to the coal company, it refused pay
ment, hence the suit.
The Oklahoma Railway company
wins in the higher courts, as in the
lower, in the damage case brought
against it by Bernie Smith Pollard fol
$4,000 for injuries suffered from al
explosion of powder, gathered from
some blasting powder cans the work
men on the Britton extension had
thrown away; the court holding, in
brief, that If the street car company
had been guilty of negligence. the neg
ligence was entirely too remote from
the explosion that caused the boys
hurts, since boy had worked fol
nearly a month and against his moth
er's and fathers remonstrances, scrap
ing the powder from the cans, and
Bernie was hurt when he and his play
mate tried tc set some of it off three
weeks later
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
"An American Girl"

A full house greeted the Morgan
Stock company on their second appear
ance at the Grand theatre last night
in good play entitled An American
Girl" The company consists OF A
large and vel balanced cast a splen.
did eight-piece orchestra and special
scenery for their plays. The play last
night pleased the large audience. it
was easy to see as they gave vent 10
their appropriation in long rounds Of
applause and gives promise of large
business for every bill presented by
the Morgan company in this city
Every seat on the lower floor was
taken.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
MOTHER DIED
OF BROKEN HEART
Grief Over Sons Conviction Was a
Direct Cause Of the End-son
Was at Her Bedside.

Tulsa, Okla, Nov l9.--With her
son, Guy d. Mackenzie. sentenced to
| life Imprisonment for the murder of
Charles T Reuter-, sitting by he'd bed
side, watched by armed guards, Mrs.
Lavina' ]. Mackenzie, aged 67, passed
into the great beyond at o'clock last
night. 1t was the second tragedy of
the conspiracy to kill Charles Reuter-,
her death being directly attributed
to the conviction of her son for the
crime of murder
Ever confident in her sons limo.
cence, the aged white haired mother
proved tragical figure at the trial of
her son last month when she attend
ed every session of the trial until the
strain began telling on her health, and
she was persuaded to stay at home
Following the verdict of the jury
sentencing her son to spend the rest
of his natural life in the state peni-
tentiary her strength failed rapidly
and Saturday night she was taken
much worse. All day Sunday she
called for her son, Guy, who was oc-
cupying a cell in the county Jail, await.
ing the signing of papers that would
mean that he and his co-partner, Joe
Baker, would be taken Monday to the
state penitentiary Word was sent to
Sheriff Mccullough Sunday night OF
Mrs. Mckenzie's condition and he
agreed to allow her son to go TO her
bedside
With two armed guards, the pris-
oner was taken to his home, after
promising the officers he would make
no effort to escape.
He arrived in time to be recognized
by his mother who was at that time
dying. All night he kept his sorrow
full virgil by the deathbed while the
guards occupied an adjoining room.
Early in the morning he was taken
back to his cell to await the summons
that would mean his mother had pass
ed away
During the day the life slowly ebbed
from the wrecked frame of the little
white haired woman and late in the
afternoon the prisoner, who had walk
ed the floor of his cell all day. was
again taken to her bedside by armed
guards, where he remained until the
end came at six o'clock
The trip to take the two prisoners,
Baker and Mackenzie, to the peniten-
tiary which was to have started yes
terday, has been postponed until after
the funeral. Mackenzie will be allow
ed to accompany his mothers remains
to their last resting place.
No funeral arrangements were made
last night, but it is believed the body
will be buried here tomorrow.
The deceased was the wife of John
III. Mackenzie, who formed one of the
most interesting figures at the trial
of his son. Two sons and one daugh-
ter survive her
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
HODGES WINS
IN KANSAS

Topeka, Kans., Nov. lS.-George H.
Hodges has been elected governor of
Kansas by plurality of thirty-one
votes. according to the official returns
from all the Kansas counties. The
returns from all except Wyandotte
county are on file in the Office of the
secretary of state.
Under ordinary circumstances, the
tight would be settled by these official
Figures and Mr. Hodges would receive
the certificate of election.
Errors in Several Counties.
In number OF counties, however,
errors were made in the official re-
turns. The errors made changes of
only a few votes and no attention
would be paid to them except for the
close race between the two contest
ants. But under the circumstances.
the official board will be asked to re-
ceive supplemented returns from the
counties where the errors occurred.
Fourteen counties have reported such
errors.
IL the state canvassing board de-
cides to accept these returns and cor
rect the votes, the result will not
finally be determined until the meet
ing of the board two weeks hence.
More Than Double Plurality.
At the state house today and around
the political headquarters, it was ad-
mitted that Mr.. Hodges would, in all
probability receive the certificate of,
election. The net results OF the err
rors reported from the fourteen coun-
ties add thirty-three to the Hodges
plurality.
Friends of Mr., Capper declare that
he will contest the election and ask
for recount Of the votes in mum
Der Of counties, but Mr.. Capper him
self has made no public announcement
of his purpose to do so.
Can Contest in Two Ways.
A contest could be brought in the
stale senate. which is the usual
method, or it could be brought in the
supreme court. But no contest can be
brought until after the state canvass
ing board has completed Its count and
issued certificate of election to one
or the other Of the candidates.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
one Of vInIta,s elaaest InstItutI0ns:

Many Vinita people have little con
ception of the volume Of business done
by the Vinita oil refinery. Last week
the oil shipped out from the refinery
averaged 12 cars day, and the freight
paid to the Frisco amounted to about
$1,000 day. The pay roll is a large
one and most Of the money received
for labor finds its way into the chan
nels of Vinita trade.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
jim CROW LAW
|. GAN Be ENFORCED
Negro Loses Appeal to the Supreme
Court in Jim Grow case--a4
Opinions Given.

Oklahoma Sity, Nov t9-That a
railroad cannot be held for damages
for the actions of its conductor in en-
forcing the "jim crow" law upon a
negro passenger is held by the su-
preeme court commission, division No,
1, in an opinion handed down by Su-
preme Court Commissioner j. B. A.
Robertson Monday.
Thirty.fou ropinions were handed
down in all; twelve by Commissioner
Ames, eleven by Commissioner Sharp
and eleve nby Commissioner Robert
son. Four fthem touch upon mat
ters of some unusual interest.
The Jim crow" case is an action
brought against the Midland Valley
railroad by John d. Stratford, negro,
for $4,000 damages for wrongful ex-
pulsion and arrest. The negro bought
a ticket at Arkansas City, Kans. to
Tulsa; rode to the Oklahoma line in
the coach for whites, and was there
ordered to go back to the 'jim crow
car An alteration occurred between
him and the conductor and he was ar
rested at Pawhuska on charges pre-
ferred by the conductor OF violating
the separate coach law
He sued the railroad company for
damages, lost on demurrer in the
lower courts, and again loses on ap-
peal The high court holds in brief
that while he may not be without
remedy, he cannot hold the railroad
for an act performed by the conductor
under the Oklahoma statutes requiring
conductor to enforce the Jim crow"
law.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19
Special Services.

Special services will begin at the
First Presbyterian church next Wedns--
day night at 730 o'clock. Rev M. n.
lawson Of Nashville, Ark, will preach.
These services will continue 10 days
or two weeks All the members Of the
church and congregation are urged
to be present and make the meetings.
helpful to all who attend.
w. o. DAVIS, Pastor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19

Little Efie Holt succeeded in cap
turing the Shetland pony and buggy
given away by the Golden Rule yes
terday. The turnout is as fine a
child's rig as has been seen in vinita
lately and the little miss is justly
proud Of it
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-19

James Pat Thompson, j. II. Melton,
John Hood and A. N Whitesides are
here from Alton today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
Baraca-Philathea Entertainment.

The joint meeting and entertain
ment Of the Baraca and Philathea
Glasses of the First Baptist church
held at that place Thursday night was
we'll attended, despite the threatening
weather, and everybody had very
enjoyable time.
The chief feature Of the evening
was the pinder boiling. peanuts being
at hand in great quantities with quite
lot left over after everybody had
eaten all they wanted. Grapes and
other eateables were also served.
These joint meetings Of the two class
es are seemingly having an exceed
ingly good effect in keeping up the in
terest Of the members and in aiding
the members to get new members.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
MUCH COTTON COMING IN.
Hundred Fifty Bales Of Cotton Sold
Here Thursday.

Thursday was Sumter's first big cot
ton day OF the 1928 season. for
on that day i42 bales of cotton were
sold on the local market. the price
ranging around II cents.
The fact that there was consider
ably more cotton than usual was no
uceable on the streets during the
morning. but was not known that the
century mark had been passed and
almost half way reached again until an
official report was received from the
cotton weighers' platform late in the
afternoon.
Farmers report that the recent cX-
cccdinsly hot weather has done much
damage To- the cotton In all sections
of the county and that the rain We'd
nesday afternoon and Thursday will
prove OF immense value To- them. even
~ the fall was so slight. The cooler
weather is also expected To- help the
cotton To recover from the effects Of
the extreme heat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
n GrOOm's Mistake.

a few nights ago on p train for
NJ orehead City there boarded the car
at Greensboro a youthful looking
couple, evidently a swain right from
the backwoOds Of Guilford or Or
ange county and his recently
welded bride, bound for the city by
the sea on honeymoon trip. The
loving manner and cooling ways soon
attracted the attention of every one
in sight or sound Of hearing. They
were assigned to their herths in the
sleeping compartment, the hubby TAX
ing the upper. After the train left
Greensboro and the porter had made
up the berths all Of the passengers
began to turn in for the long night
ride before them. In % few minutes
the car was still and quiet except for
the snoring Of some sounLly sleeping
passengers. The young husband.
however, making a law unto himself
of every slightest wish of his better
half, had recourse 10 go to the end
OF the car for a glass Of water for
his turtle dove. Accomplishing the
first part of his mission successfully
and with no mishap he began the re-
turn journey with the water. In the
dimly lighted ana swayng car he
made the terrible, but oft common
mistake Of confusing berths and in
stead Of coming to the one occupied
by his wife went to one where lay a
tired and sleepy travelling man. Pull
ing the curtain just a fraction Of an
inch, he began:
Honey"
There was no answer. Again he
spoke, each word fraught with the
tenderest love and solicitude:
Honey. here's your water!" No
response.
Becoming a little anxious he pull
ed the curtain aside and tenderly and
caressingly:
Honey
BY this time several Of the occu-
pants had begun to take notice and
were peeping cautiously through
slight apertures, when suddenly the
curtains were thrown violently aside
and the youthful husband confronted
with the irate countenance of the
awakened sleeper who exploded with
sufticinet emphasis to be heard the
length Of the car:
This amt no beehive, you darn
fool, this is lower seven!"-Gastonia
Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
TRACK-LAYING STOPPED.
Work Suspended Thursday Afternoon
ON Account of Lack of Rails.

The onward march of the South
Carolina Western road into the city is
being delayed just now, halt having
been called Thursday afternoon on
account of the lack of rails to go on
with the work. The line has now
Reached the Turkey Creek canal. sew
eral hundred feet north of Myrtle
street
plate iron pipe has been placed
In the big ditch here to be used as a
culvert More rails are expected at
any time and the work will be taken
up again and carried on up to CAL
houn street as soon as they arrive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
TO INCREASE PRODUCTION.
|. Southern Railway Establishes n Farm
Improvement Department.

Atlanta, Ca. Sep. 5.-The Farm
Southern Railway System has decided
to establish was organized yesterday
at the Piedmont Hotel at a meeting of
!, the thirty men who will make up this
department. The purpose OF this de-
partment as stated by President Fin
ley Is TO help the farmers OF the
Southeast to increase their yields per
acre and its field agents will work
personally with farmers urging the
adoption of approved methods Of cut
ture and giving them the benefit OF
expert advice.
This department grew out of the
work undertaken by the Southern and
allied lines two years ago in the ter
ritory threatened by the boil weevil
In Alabama and Mississippi 1t was
'found that in aiding the farmers to
Tight the veevil greatly increased
yields per acre were secured and 50
successful was the result considered
that President F'r'cv decided To ex-
tend The work to me entire territory
covered by IN, southern Railway. the
Georgia southern and Florids RAFT.
wav. the Mobile ana Ohio Railroad.
the Alabama Great soutnen railroad
the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Tex
as Pacific Railway and the smaller
lines which make up the Southern
, system. The field agents OF this de-
partment will work personally with
farmers To whom their services are
without cost OF any kind. In carry
Ing on Its work. the Southern's de-
partment will cooperate closely with
the United States Department Of Agrl-
culture. the various state agricultural
departments and agricultural colleges.
The work of the department is un-
der the direction OF Mr.. r. O. Plum
kett. Manager. who will have mis-
headquarters In Atlanta. and report
to President Finley through MIR. j. G..
Williams. Assistant To- President at
Washington. MIR. Plunkett will be
aided by three assistant managers. Mr..
w. ID. Clayton. with headquarters at
Chattanooga. MIR. II. f.. 9rabel. with
headquarters at Charlotte. and Mr..
Roland Turner with Headquarters at
Meridian. Miss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11

There is NOR Carra n TINS section
ot the country rhan ail c'ter diseases
put together md until the last few
years vas SUP. 1,nd t. t, incuranle.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment. pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease. and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f.. j. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaSpoonful.
1T acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dolards for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials.
Address: f.. j. Cheney q Co., To-
ledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-11
Suicide and Sunshine.

out of New York comes a curious
anomaly OF 67S suicides during the
last twelve months the greatest num-
Der occurred in May and the least
number in January.
Why should the greatest number
be respondent. sick or insane to the
point OF se!f-murder at the very OPEN
ing Of the years brightest season.
when buds are springing. birds are
singing. all nature is busy houseclean
ing and housemaking? And why
should the last number be inclined
to shuttle off this mortal coil in the
darkest. coolest. nasticst dreariest.
"ettcst and most discouraging month
"t all the months i'm that big city
where peep at the sky is obtained
IN patches between the tops of sky
sCrapers?
suicide Of itself is prohtless topic
oi discussion; but this curious revcr-
sal of happiness and misery theories
Is worth thinking about. not that
We would for one moment cncour-
age more suicides i'm January. but To
MN who thinks Of quitting this world
'h hrlSht MAJ IN May of the birds
ana of the engagement rings. NAV of
love- light, happiness. now green car
pets over earti-wcil. TO that man we
W"uid say: Wait "a bit. old fellow;
wait hit' why, in May We are all
JoS' ''slnnins to live. and t. laugh
ana love Put it off untn nest Jan
"'ry that cold drilzly month and
"''E'' toy mat time YOU will have
'n'hs"d your mind ''-Baltimorc sun.