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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
MURRAY SPEAKS
FOR AGENCIES
Sh uld Be Retained to Protect The
indians And White Land
Purchasers.

Tishomingo, Okla, Feb. lin re-
sponse to a telegram received from
Representative Scott Ferris, William
III Murray, president of the constitu-
tional convention, speaker of the first
house of representatives an da mem
Der of the Chickashaw nation, asking
his opinion as to the abolishing of the
district Indian agents in eastern Okla
homa, Mr. Murray has sent the follow
ing telegram:
q do not fully understand your tele-
gram Have not kept up with pend
ing Indian bills. My reading of your
telegram embraces two propositions
expenses of Indian department and
abolition of district agents.
my position is: Federal govern
ment should pay all expenses of its ad-
ministration in Five Civilized tribes
as pledged by Atoka agreement.
q regard little less than criminal
its dissipation of tribunal trust funds
by administration expenses.
Abolition of district agents would
be fatal mistake SO long as depart
ment superyises sale of Indian lands.
District agents who can get informa-
tion first hand should be continued.
They protect both Indian and white
purchasers. Moreover, transfers are
made quicker and more certain than
|if directly made through Washington
office, which naturally thinks us all
'grafters.
District agents can discern the hon
.est purchaser.
"Robbing of either Iudian or white
man is wrong"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
COL. |. B. BELL FOR
WOODROW WILSON
Says Only Man Since Samuel ]
Tilden That Democrats Can
Unite On.

A reporter for the Chieftain asked
Col Hoolie Bell. the veteran Chero-
Ike statesman and lawyer, today what
he thought of the political situation.
Col Bell with his characterize off-hand
way, said:
We'll. from my viewpoint the one
man now in sight is Woodrow Wilson,
upon whom all democrats may COM
bine without surrendering any princi-
pie or dogma of democratic faith since
the days of Samuel j. Tilden. He
stands for the equality of all before the
law, with special privileges to none.
With no antecedent entanglements,
with the truss he will give them full
justice and no more. Labor will have
"a hearing and come into its own.
a thoroughly educated man in the
knowledge taught by the best schools
in the country and for the last thirty
years a hard-working student of poll
tics, American and foreign, and dur
ing the past two years he has demon
strated that he is past master in
both theoretical and practical politics.
"He is the 'Chevalier sans peur ct
sans reproche.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23

ed have been withdrawn from all forms
of entry. Attention is. however, call
ed to the fact that the large areas list
ed as withdrawn lands include numer-
Gus tracts that are privately owned
an dthat are in no way affected by the
order. When a detailed examination
is made, areas without promise will
be stored to agricultural entry and
land believed to contain oil will be held
by the government subject to the laws
controlling such resources.
The report contains description of
the withdrawn lands. by section, town
ship. and range, an dalso a geologic
.sketch-map of the southern end of the
San Joaquin Valley. A copy of this
advance chapter from Bulletin All may
be obtained upon application to the
Director, Geological Survey, Washing
ton, d. c.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
COLLEGE HEIGHTS
CHEROKEE ADDITION
From FRIDAY. Oany.

3Ir E. l.. Orr, owner of the College
Heights and Cherokee additions to
Vinita, closed a deal yesterday with
R. H. Nagley, manager for f. b. Ban
mister, the suburban real estate de-
yeloper, of Pittsburg, Pa, to hold a
big auction sale of lots in these addi-
.tions Saturday, March 2nd. Mr.. Orr
as we all know is a great believer in
Vinita and her interests, and in de-
Gliding to sell these lots to the highest
bidder not only gives our own people
a chance to buy lots at their wn price
but win bring many new people to our
city and help swell our growing popu-
lation which means much to Vinita.
College Heights and Cherokee ad-
ditions are admirably situated. just
north of town, and being high and dry
making them the ideal home sites of
Vinita. A large force of men and teams
will go to work early next week grad
ing the streets, putting in street signs
and improving the additions gener-
ally.
During this big auction lot sale $500
worth of lots will be given away free,
and there will also be brass band con-
certs all day. Excursion rates will be
Given on the Frisco and Katy railroads,
so outside people can attend.
The Chieftain hopes everybody will
appreciate what this means to Vinita
and requests them to join the booster
club for College Heights and Cherokee
additions to Vinita Remember the
date, Saturday, March 2nd
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
WORK TO BEGIN
ON INSANE ASYLUM
Construction Company to Complete
Vnita Asylum.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 15.-The state
board of public affairs has received a
letter fro mthe Holmboe company,
which has the contract for the con-
struction of the buildings for the Vinita
insane asylum, that it will resume work
on the buildings at Vinita on or before
March 15
The board gave the construction
company until that date to resume
work stating that it would proceed to
make other arrangements for the con-
|struction of the buildings if the com
pany did not proceed. Work was stop
ped last summer through the supposed
expiration of the appropriation, but
the attorney general recently held that
the appropriation still is available
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
(First published in the Chieftain,
February g. 1922
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

In the Matter of the Guardianship of
Burrell Bleyins, a Minor
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of the County Court of the
County of Delaware, State of Okla
homa, made on the 9th day of Febru-
ary, 1912, the undersigned Guardian of
the estate of Burrell Bleyins, a minor,
will sell at private sale to the highest
bidder subject to confirmation by said
Court ON or after the Gath day of Feb
ruary, A, d. 1912, at 10 o'clock a. m,
at the Office OF J.. N. Stivers, Grove,
Okla, all the right, title and interest
of said minor, in and to the following
described real estate situate in Craig
County, State of Oklahoma, to-wit:
The NE IA of the NV IA and the
SW IA of the NV IA and the n
1-2 of the Sc IA of the NV IA and
the SW IA of the Sc IA of the
NV IA, Section II, Township 2S
North, Range 19 East of the Indian
Base and Meridian.
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions, to.wit:
Cash in hand, subject to confirmation.
Bids for the purchase thereof must
be in writing and must be filed in the
County Court or delivered to l.. N.
Stivers, Grove, Okla, accompanied by
a check for 10 per cent of the amount
bid.
Dated the 9Th day of February, 1912.
GEORGE BLEVINS,
PAS Guardian.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23

and are at the same time looked upon
with approval by the older generation.
Mrs. DUNCAN, teacher of vocal music
in the school of fine arts was last week
offered the position of pianist with
Madame Yaw during a concert tour
of the world famous soprano in the
n ar future. Mrs. DUNCAN has decided
to decline the alluring offer in order
that there may be no break in the
work which she took up only few
months ago as teacher in the univer-
,sity Her decision is most pleasing
to the music students with whom she
lis extremely popular
"Renisas," the uni que Russian play
to be given by the seniors commence
ment week, is arousing interest in
many quarters and bids fair to bring
hosts of visitors to Norman during
graduation week. The cast will be
chosen after a tryout in dramaties
The candidates for the leading male
part thus far are Earl Mcbride of Wa
tonga, a student in the school of med
icine and graduate in oratory from Ep-
worth university and Chas. Hamilton,
of the college of arts and sciences.
There are several candidates for the
leading female part
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23

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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
GOVERNOR CREt
GETS INTO EGHT
FAVORS D0JL|N

Oklahoma City, Feb. 16.-'he bitter
denunciation of methods enjoyed by
the opponents of John B. Doolin, of
Alya, candidate for national committee-
man, contained in the public statement
of Governor Cruce today, is declared
to be the beginning of the end Of the
fight waged by Robert Galbreath of
Tulsa, who seeks the honor himself.
The attack on Doolin appeared as a
paid advertisement in the Daily Okla
homan Thursday morning, being sign
ed by one, E. e. Jayne of Wewoka,
whose legislative record was today ex-
posed by Governor Cruce. The Daily
Oklahoman editorially today, repudi-
ated the method employed by the op-
rfosition, defends Doolin and declares:
THE forthcoming convention could
go long ways further and do much
worse than make him (Doolin) the
next national committeeman"
The eleventh hour effort Of the Gal
breath adherents to cast aspersion on
Doolin has proved a boomerang. Re
ports from several counties where Gal
breath has been campaigning strenu-
ously indicate that the effort to secure
endorsements for the Tulsa man Sat
urday will now fall fiat
East side leaders here today see in
the Cruce letter warning to aspiring
east side candidates, both present and
in the future, by declaring that the
west side of the state should come into
its own now, having had little in the
past. The governor raises question
that effects numerous prominent east
side leaders who have pronounced as
pirations.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
Promising Oil Areas.

Around the foothill belt that fringes
the valley the possible oil-bearing for
nations are not continuous and the
structural conditions are not uniform,
so that if il is to be found at all it
must be sought in areas where the
presence of oil-bearing strata and the
occurrence of favorable geologic struc-
ture make the accumulation of oil pos
sible. One such area containing Pc
culiarly favorable conditions is to be
found in Wheeler Ridge, which extends
into the valley east of Pleito Creek.
Another promising area lies farther
west, along the edge of the valley
north of the mouths of Muddy and
Santiago creeks and northwest of the
mouth of San Emigdio Creek The
Natter area bids fair to form an east
ward extension of the Sunset field, but
it does not appear likely to be con-
41nuous with the prospective Wheeler
Ridge field mentioned above.
These areas as well as other parts
or the region are briefly described in
Tsle report. 1t is further stated that
When studied in detail, areas other
Than those just mentioned may prove
go have stratigraphic and structural
conditions favorable for the accumula-
don of oil.
Land Withdrawals.
s In pursuance of the policy of the
federal government and on the recon-
incubation of the Geological Survey,
<fhe public lands in the region describ-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23

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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
War Department.

White Oak, Okla, Saturday, Feb. H..
Dear Editor | beg to advise that
the situation here is now normal, since
the great destruction and lombard
ment of Fort White Oak, February 16.
The insurgents had surrounded and de-
Istroyed the blockade house of Fort
White Oak, of the standing militia of
school district A.
On the night of February 18th the
home guards being off duty attending
practice at the school house of district
AZ, the insurgents of Prof. Bells army
attacked and partly destroyed the
blockade house but being afraid of be-
ing detected by the standing army of
Miss Sadie's school of district AZ, they
retreated without complete destruction
of the blockade house. The excitement
of the recent destruction ragged high
throughout the entire neighborhood of
school district At, during the l4th, 18th
and on the 10th great preeaution was
taken by the standing militia of Miss
Sadie's army, and the reconstruction of
the fort was completed and the flag
of loyalty to school district AZ, loated
high above the barracks, but on the
night of the 10th the standing militia
was again called off duty to help fill
up the vacancy of the house of the
Lord, and while prayer was being Of
fered up by the United Brotherhood
and he great stiffness was like unto
death while they were all united and
the mercies of God were being felt
and the goodness of our benighted
brethren were being felt, and the pow
ers of God could not be denied right
in the midst of the stiffness began the
great destruction of Fort White Oak
by the insurgents Of the heayyweights
of White Oak school So great was
the destruction and so complete was
the disaster tnat the safe guards wired
to the chief of the war department.
H. w c. Shelton, telling him of the
terrible disaster that had befallen the
primary department of school district
AZ, but before he could reply condi-
tions were normal and the fort is in the
hands of the good United Brethren,
fathers of the defeated standing militia
and the powers that be, now control
the situation and no doubt the great
flag asserting the truth of Christianity
will be hoisted in the honors of Chris
tiandom Until yet peace has not been
declared but which is almost certain
to follow showing the great efficiency
of prayer Your most humble servant,
SEC. OF WAR DEPT.oF DIST. AZ
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
NEW POSSIBLE OIL FIELD.

Petroleum Likely to Be Found in
Southern End Of San Joaquin VaL
ley, California, According to Report
issued BY the United States Geolog-
icaI Survey.
The United States Geological Survey
has just issued a preliminary report
on the geology and possible oil re-
sources of the south end of San Joa-
quin Valley, California, by Robert An
derson, as an advance chapter from
r4alletin All. The vast stores of Pc
troleum discovered in the rocks along
the foothills of the Temblor Range on
the southwest side of the San joaquin
valley and in the foothills of the Sierra
Nevada near Bakersfield on the north
east side, have suggested the possible
ity OF oil occurring in the continuation
of this foothill belt, around the south
end of the valley between these two
productive districts. Very little atten-
ton has been given to the geology of
LllS lUL6IuleuldL6 lAO ISoto
of it's oil possibilities have been made
With view to obtaining general
idea of the geologic features and the
possible oil resources, Mr.. Anderson
made a reconnaissance around the
south end of the valley during the early
part of October, 1910.
The main conclusion derived from
this brief field examination is that a
continuous productive area Joining the
present developed fields on the two
sues of the valley is by no means to
be expected, but that two or more
areas situated near the border of the
foothills at the south end of the valley
offer favorable conditions for the ac-
cumulation of oil, Across the level San
Joaquin Valley from Bakersfield to
Buena Vista Lake, to the San Emigdio
region, and to the TETON region, even
though it is likely that the oil-bearing
rocks underlie the valley every indi-
cation is that they are too deep to be
accessible by present methods of drill
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
NOTICE EoR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners of
Craig County, State of Oklahoma, will
receive sealed proposals, at this Office,
for the services of a Janitor for the
quarter ending March 31st. 1912. All
bids must be filed with the County
Clerk not later than February 5th. 6
p. IN.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Given under my hand and official
seal, this 10th day of January, 1912.
r. f, NIX,
20-2f County Clerk.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23
County Democratic Convention.
From Saturdays Daily.
man is wrong

N4OLLI DItuI U1J q 41UL4J'
Craig county democratic convention
was called to order at 2:30 sharp, this
afternoon. Ed. Bdary of Vinita was
chosen chairman and Bryan Cash, sec
retary. At the time Of going to press
the convention was listening to adj
dresses by leading democrats of the
county while the committee on ere
dentials was getting ready to report
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
ROBBERS
Held UP
TRAIN |
Daring Robbery en- Chicago &
Alton Railroad - 50.
Dynamite Used to Blow Up the
III. .. Express Safe .. ~.
Fast Train From West Halted
for Robbers Escape

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-Over
$4,000 in gold, currency and iewelry
was in the big safe of the express
on the Alton Hummer train which
was held up by gang of bandits
near lies junction, about four miles
from here, early this morning e.
Although the robbers. used enough
dynamite and nitroglycerine to de-
stroy the state capitol, they didn't
succeed in obtaining dollars worth
of jloot, the big safe resisting five
terrific explosions. aq
The officers are searching this vici-
nifty today but at %oon no cIew as
to their identity had been uncovered.
failing to reach the treasure they
sought, after forty-fiye minutes
work. The despoilers fled to escape
capture by posse brought to the
scene on switch engine from Hes
junction. The robbers and officers
exchanged Yolleys.
The bandits rode out of Springfield
on a blind baggage, Immediately in
the rear of locomotive of fast
Kansas City train on the Chicago 81
Alton railroad which left here at
midnight. Near lies junction they
crawled over the tender and compelled
the engineer to stop the train.
The engine and the express car
were detached and run a. couple
hundred yards ahead. While some
of the bandits fired carelessly at the
passengers who ventured from the
cars to learn the cause of the de-
lay, others of the gang applied dyna-
mite charges and their work was
only interrupted when the switch en-
gfne arrived with a posse. The rob-
bers disappeared in. the thick woods.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-24
CHARGE
MAY BE
SERIOUS
Young Girl May Be Held on
Criminal Charge
Horrible Tale Revealed Of
Shocking Brutality
Case May 0utdistance Scheutte
Case Ia Herror

A horrible case of shocking brutal
ity that exceeded in horror the har-
rowing details of the Scheutte murder
case, where an infant was strangled
to death in the Great Northern hotel
on North Broadway early in No
Vember, was revealed this morning
In itself the case is similar, though
the minor details are even more re-
pulsive than anything which the
Scheutte case suggested, | |
A young girl by the name of An
ma Henrichs. whose home is said to
be in Valley City, employed at the
Red River laundry, stole from her
bed chamber at the Olson residence al
215 Ninth street north, where she
rooms, Sunday night, and with moth
ing on but her night gown and in
her stocking feet, made her way
through the snow to a vault at the
rear of the lot where she remained for
half an hour or so. ..ff a5- "a
The outbuilding, so the story goes
became the birthplace of her child
The infant was dropped into the
vault The girl then made her way
back to her bedroom, walking through
the snow in her stocking feet and UP
the stairs to her room as though
nothing had happened.
At first it is said she declared the
child was still born. but it is un-
derstood she later admitted that she
heard it cry. Coroner Mitchell was
sent for this afternoon and at 2
o'clock an inquest was to have been
held at the Wasem morgue. The
discovery of the horrible example of
brutality was made by Undertaken
Wasem himself, it is said, who it is
reported forced the girls confession
of her guilt
In the story she tells, it seems she
accuses her cousin, George Ruecker
who she knew intimately last winter
in ST. Paul. where both were working
1t was given out that she had written
him of her approaching condition and
that there was no response. Word
came the other day, however, but
no mention was made as 10 any pro-
Vision for the child I
In all probability the Henrichs girl
will be brought before the district
court.