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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCA.
TON, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. AID.
JOURNED SPECIAL MEETING

VT rN|E OT bOAHD Of EDUCA.
TION, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, AID.
JOURNED SPECIAL MEETING.
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1912.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman r. J. McGhee at 500
p. m.
Roll call: Present, r. J. McGhee.
J. H. Fleming, Lafayette Bliss, Mitch
ell Stewart, Joseph Roskilly. Alb
sent, C. E. Hendrick, G.. H. Moore.
The minutes OF the special ad-
journed meeting Of March 2, 1912,
were read and approved.
Attorney M. H. Mcmahon appear
Cd in behalf of the Virginia Realty
Co. He stated that he had that day
interviewed Henry J. Grannis in ref
erence to his alleged one-f1fth claim,
and also in regard to the alleged
one-fifth claim he1 d by Henry j.
Grannis and Charles K. Dickerman.
Mr.. Mcmahon stated that he found
Mr.. Grannis very willing to do all
in his power to facilitate the con-
struction of the North Side School
building by clearing up the title to
the site. Mr.. Grannis said that as
soon as the Virginia Realty Co. de-
posted in escrow or bond 100000
approximately he would execute quit
claim deeds to, the Independent
School District of Virginia which
would give the district absolute title
to Block II, Rooney's Addition, and
not necessftate waiting for the out
come of the case now pending In the
Supreme Court in reference to this
matter. In case the Supreme Court
decision went against Grannis ct al
the money deposited in escrow would
be and remain the property of the
Virginia Realty Co. In case the Su-
preme Court decided in favor of the
Grannis claims the money in whole
or in part would become the prop
erty of Grannis, Grannis and DECKER
man, one or both, according to the
nature Of the decision. Mr.. McMa-
hon stated that the Virginia Realty
Co. and Mr.. Grannis had. practi-
cally agreed upon the conditions and
terms of the issuance Of these quit
claim deeds and that the said docu-
ments would be in the hands of the
Board of Education in about ten
days. No action YVES taken in this
matter as the board wished to have
the said quit claim deeds actually In
their possession before beginning
building operations, but It was de-
cided to publish the notices calling
for bids on the North Side School
which were ordered by. resolution at
q former meeting, and to ret the date
| for opening OF said bids % Saturday
evening. March so, 1917, pending
THE anal settlement e the question
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
The Comma in taW.

The comma is very important
item. and. II omitted. the reading mat
ter cuts queer capers. Al an instance.
note the following act of the last leo,
tslature of Massachusetts,: "Whoeves
operates an automobile or q motor
cycle on any public way laid out I'M
der the authority OF law recklessly OF
while under the influence Of 4Quor.
or ~ as to endaaEer the lives or safety
OF the public" etc. Evidently the
reckless motorist can 60 40 ha
p!eases on highways which have not
been laid out under tho influence Of
liquor" Legislators should not only
mind their p's and q's. but the periods
and c0mm80.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCA-
!TION, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. AD-


DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. AD-
JOURNED SPECIAL MEETING,
MARCH 2, 1912.
The adjuorned special meeting
was called to order at 1925 p. m. by
r. J. McGhee. Chairman.
Roll Call: PRESENT. r. J. McGhee,
Guy H. Moore, J. H. Fleming, Mitch
ell Stewart, Joseph Roskilly. Alb
sent. c. E. Hendrick and Lafayette
Bliss.
The minutes of the Special Ad-
journed meeting of February 20,
1912, were read and approved.
w: G. Bonham, attorney for the
Board, was present and advised the
Board that they could not acquire,
by condemnation proceedings, clear
title, to block II, Rooney's addition,
in time to erect the school thereon
this year, because the lower courts
would very likely refuse to act in
the matter until the case of Henry
J. Grannis VS.. Robert B. Whiteside
ct al, affecting an undivided interest
in the Rooney addition, had been de-
cided by the Supreme Court. It
would be necessary if condemnation
proceedings were started to condemn,
not only the surface but the mineral
rights, and the latter condemnation
would be not only expensive but
would take considerable time, which
is the essence of things in the pres
ent case for the reason that the pres
ent school building on the North Side
is entirely inadequate and a larger
school building is absolutely needed
this year. In Mr.. Bonham's opinion
two courses were open to the board,
either to proceed with the building
On block and take the consequence
es, or find some other location for
the school. It developed a little lat
er that the Virginia Realty Company
could clear this title up at once by
paying a certain sum to Henry J..
Grannis; and Henry J. Grannis and
Charles X. Dickerman, the adverse
claimants, each to an undivided is
interest in the Rooney Addition. A
recess was taken at $3.50. The
meeting was again called to order at
$50.
Attorney M. H. Mcmahon, repre-
-senting the Virginia Realty Com
pany, stated that he would see the
adverse claimants on Monday March
4, and that he might be able to gath
er in the outstanding interests. II
successful in doing so, he would be
present at the meeting Monday even
ing at 500 o'clock; but If unsuccess-
full he would not be present. It was
the sense of the meeting to await
the result of the conference of At
torney NJ. H. Mcmahon with Henry
J. Grannis.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the meeting adjourned to Mon
day evening March 4, 1912, at 500
o'clock p. m.
Time 9:55 p. m.
MITCHELL STEWART,
Clerk pro tempore.
Approved March 4, 1912.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, MINI.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEET

DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, MINI.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEET
ING FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman r. J. McGhee.
Roll Call: Present, R. J. McGhee,
Guy H. Moore, Mitchell Stewart, Jo-
seph Roskilly, J. H. Fleming. Alb
sent, c. E. Hendrick. Lafayette Bliss.
After some discussion the Minutes
of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
Attorney M. H. Mcmahon, repre-
senting the Virginia Realty CON-
pany, stated that after further con-
sideration of the matter of con-
d. inning Block Eleven Rooney's Ad-
dition for school purposes, in his
opinion;' the only method CT securing
a clear title to this property at the
present time would be to start con-
demnation proceedings Immediately.
He said that the Court, to clear up
the matter, would Immediately ap-
point appraisers and when their
award is made, the District would
then, by depositing the amount they
awarded, have clear title to the
land. He did not think the District
would be safe in going ahead with
the school building until the award
of the commissioners was made. In
his opinion this could be accom-
plished in two months.
The Boards Attorney, w. G. Bon
ham had advised the Board that it
would probably be longer than that
as the lower court would probably
not act until the Supreme Court had
decided in favor of one Of the con-
testants. This case was now before
the Supreme Court.
Attorney Mcmahon further stated
that the Virginia Realty Company
would give the School District a
Bond acceptable to them for any
amount that the district would have
to pay in the condemnation proceed
ings for the adverse outstanding IT,
tie, and in addition would give a
bond to pay all expenses of such
condemnation proceedings. He also
stated that If a bond for 100000,
which is the limit of the indebted
ness of the Virginia Realty company,
is insufficient then arrangement will
be made for bonds in the amount
satisfactory to the attorney for the
board, w. G. Bonham.
Several taxpayers appeared before
the board, urging the necessity fol
the board to take prompt action in
building the North Side School. Some
suggested that in case the board
could not Get clear title to Block
II, in order to avoid delay thu
school be placed on Block IL, NORTH
Side Addition. ,s~.< -. = ri.
| Attorney Bonham. who had beer
authorised Il the board %. psspar,
Is -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCA-
T1ON. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, MINI.
SPECIAL MEETING, FRIDAY
EVENING, FEBRUARY %, 1911.
The Call: There will be a special
meeting of the Board of Education
Of the Independent School District
of Virginia at the Superintendent
office. Friday evening (tonight) Feb
ruary %, 1912, at 500 o'clock to
consider F. G. Germans plans for
the North Side School building, also
to consider P. H: Foote'S plans for
planting on the Technical and Roose-
welt grounds, and any other business
that may rightfully come before the
Board. Meeting called by order of
R. J. McGhee. Chairman
Present: R. J. McGhee, J. H.
Fleming, Mitchell Stewart, Lafayette
Bliss. Absent: Guy H. Moore. Jo-
seph Roskilly, C. E. Hendrick.
A quorum not being present no
business was transacted. The plans
and specifications for the proposed
new North Side school building
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
IN OLD AGE.

When / have reached three score
and ten hope will not be like sundry
sad an ancient men that every day
see. / hope I'll never be so sold, so
broken down and gray, that / win lift
my voice and scold when children
round me play. hope I'll never be so
sere. so close to muffled drums, that |
can't waltz around and cheer whene'er
fhe circus comes. | hope I'll never
wither up or yet so foundered be, that
I won't gambol with pup when 1t
would play with me. | hope I'll not,
while yet alive, be so much like a
corpse, that | won't seize a chance to
drive a good high-stepping horse.
Though must hobble on a crutch to
help my feeble shins, I'll always yell
to beat the Dutch whene'er the home
team wins. Perhaps I'll live a thou
sand years. sometimes fear ! VIII,
for something whispers in my ears !
am too tough to kill may outlast
the modern thrones and all the kings
thereon, but while navigate my bones
I'll try, so help he John, to be as
young in mind and heart as any
springald near, and when for Jordan
depart, go like gay roam steer
WALT MASON.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
THE CONVENTION SYSTEM.

Is the national convention system
about to undergo fundamental
changes? Will the direct primaries
completely supplant the present
method of controlling nominations or
only supplement it?
A national party convention is some
thing outside of the law. 1t has no
place in the constitution 1t is no
more legal and no more illegal than
a national baseball league 1t is an
institution resting entirely upon vol
untary association and voluntary good
faith.
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to this when
in a recent statement, he said;
"As vet there is no law to govern
national nominating conventions as
there is to govern national elections
although in certain states the nomina-
tion Of candidates is carried on under
the law of those states precisely as
are the elections.
And later he said:
Unfortunately there is no law to
touch the astounding misconduct of
which the national committee has
been guilty and which it has sanction
ed in the cases which have come be-
fore it"
Prof Edward Stanwood in his au-
thoritative book. a History of the
Presidency speaks of the national
convention as an adjunct of the gov
ernment" lie charaeterizes it as
this extrarconstitutlonal and extra
legal Institution"
1t is one of the political ironies that
Those politicians who lay such stress
on constitutional government and
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
CANNING OUR PEACHES.

About $2,O00,000 will represent the
value of the peaches which will be
shipped out of Oklahoma this season.
Conditions have been favorable for
this fruit and the yield is the best in
the history of Oklahoma horticulture.
Next fall we will buy many carloads
of canned peaches from Michigan,
Maryland and California. Also We
will buy many carloads of eyaporated
and dried peaches from Missouri.
Michigan. California, Utah and few
other states
We viii send a lot. of money to those
states to help their industries. We will
contribute to the building of their big
canning factories and fruit-drying es-
Establishments. While it may be true
that other states will send us the
money for the peaches which we will
ship in the next few weeks. why not
can these peaches at home?
Or why not establish a drying plant
to cure these many carloads of peaches
in OBlahoma?
The growers of Oklahoma peaches
would probably welcome a movement
on the part of our Chamber of Com
merce to start canning factory and
also a curing plant to keep all the
peaches at home. We can use all of
them within the state and procedure
of this kind would employ much labor
All of us believe in buying home
products and if we can keep the home
products at home it will help the
cause nightly Our own county ex.
poets to ship trainload of peaches
One orchard in Canadian county will
ship three trainloads. Wynnewood
win ship one or more trainloads. Logan
county expects to market 100 car,
loads and so the.reports go-peaches
and yet more peaches.
We are agreed on the matter OF
buying home products. We are agreed
that we want more factories. We
have the peaches te can but no factory
to can them. Let us not permit an
other year to pass without having a
lplant to can hundraGs os carloads o.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21

From every part of the state comes
news that the drouth-resisting crops
are being planted in greater amounts
than in former years. The result viii
be astonishing. Along with the corn
we will have that variety which has
made Oklahoma rich and will make it
richer.
And if we get the corn crop which
we have reason to believe We shall
gather in the autumn, it means a mar
keting of a good many million dollars
worth of livestock in excess of the
amount that we marketed last year.
Perhaps our corn crop will make it
possible to sell livestock this fall and
winter for $50,OO0,00O That's more
than we ever sold in one year of our
history 1t will enable our packing
houses to run at capacity That will
make a business in Oklahoma which
will oyershadow any business of the
past.
In addition to the corn which will
be fed, we expect to have much to
sell. The amount win be represented
by millions
But farmers, don't for a single mo
ment hesitate to plant those other
crops which were raised last year in
the dry times. They are needed tc
round out the crop scheme. They are
necessary.
Plant milo and kafir and any Other
crops which are sure to mature. The
corn crop is well on its way. But don
depend on the corn crop to do it all
-Oklahoman
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
WHAT A coRN cRop MEANS.

There has been much corn planter
in Oklahoma this year. This crop has
been supplemented by the planting of
much kafir and milo. This eombina-
ton will win.
While oklahoma does not get corn
crops with the regularity of the sea
sons. We have produced some wonder
ful yields and it looks like 1912 would
be a record-breaker in the corn line in
Oklahoma. The early rains which
have been reinforced by showers in
various parts of the state encourage
MS to believe that the yield of corn in
Oklahoma this year viii mean mil
lions.
But the farmers of Oklahoma must
not give up the idea Of planting freely
Of the drouth-resisting crops Of kafir,
sorghum, milo, peanuts and kindred
crops just because the corn seems to
be doing so we'll The critical time
for the corn has not yet arrived With
the right kind of cultivation the out
look makes us believe that we shall
market great corn crop this year,
but no farmer of Oklahoma should for
one moment relax his efforts to plant
crops which will yield abundantly re-
gardless of the rainfall.
THIS is the year that we txpeet to
raise much corn and much of other
cereals. Diversihcation should be the
rule. If the corn does we'll this sum
mer it win be extremely profitable to
also have few other crops to sell
along With tae corn.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21

Indications are that the United
States may soon be afforded-not for
the first time. to be sure-an allustra-
tion of the value of futility of i'm
peachment proceedings against fed
eral jurist. The illustration may, of
course, prove to be particularly peril
nent at time when recall" theories
are under discussion.
Cornelius H. Hanford is United
States Judge for the western district
of Washington. Recently he annuliel
the citizenship pars of Leonard Ole
son of Seattle on the reported ground
that Oleson admitted he is a social
ist, frequenter of assemblages of
socialists, in which he participates as
speaker, advocating propaganda
for radical changes in the constitution
Of tine country; and because he enter
tanned these views at the time he ap-
piled for his naturalization papers
more than two years ago" The annu-l
ment proceeding was brought at the
instance of a Seattle representative
of the United tSates bureau of com
meree and labor. No record was made
of the evidence and the attorney gen
eral, who expresses the opinion that
"a gross injustice" was done Oleson
last week took the unusual proceed
ing of instructing the district attorney
to join in the request for rehearinG
in case decided fayorably in the
governments plea
Regardless of the acceptability O
Oleson's political or economic beliefs
he was entitled to a proper application
of the law, which appears not to have
been the rule in his case. Victor Ber
ger the Wisconsin socialist congress
man, has asked for an impeachment
and the virtue of that method OF re
moval for unsuitable judges may again
be tested Critics Of Judge Hanfor'
assert that he has been unfair t
workingmen and to the public gener
ally in his decisions and that his pei
sonal habits do not commend him a
Judge.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21

independence Day in 1912 should
have a new meaning. 1t should stand
for liberation from the old idea that
the only way to celebrate the birth
day of the country was by saturnalia
of noise, destruction and death So
many better, more enjoyable and more
fitting obseryances of the day have
devised and proved out, that there is
now no excuse for allowing the ami
versary to degenerate into mere
matter of noise. The san Fourt idea
is no longer fad. 1t is an estab-
lished fact in such centers as New
York and Chicago, and if these large
cities can control and prohibit the
nuisances of dangerous explosives
there is little wonder that thousands
Of smaller cities and towns have also
barred the od-time riot of death and
destruction.
As result of this movement the
Fourth of July deaths last year, as
recorded by the Journal of the Amer.
iean Medical Association were only
81, as compared with 19t in 1910 and
215 in 1909, while the roll of Injuries
was reduced in equal proportion. The
fire losses due to the celebration were
almost negligible in the cities in which
the sane Fourth was observed, as
against the former expectation that
the day would break all records for the
number of alarms. These benefits
should be made general, and they will
be if the municipalities will enact and
enforce the necessary ordinances and
the public sentiment of the community
will stand behind them independence
Day should mean too much to the ma
ton and the individual in these times
of change and progress to permit its
lessons to be obscured by an orgfe Of
fire and noise Conservation is nov
the watchword, and a proper celebra
tion Of the day will save the lives and
limbs of thousands of victims to this
cannon cracker and toy pistol and pre-
vent the destruction of millions o
dollars worth of property by fire. 81
push the sane Fourth idea.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-06-21
THE 4Houw oAwe CROWD"

Yesterday a commercial traveller,
who visits six of the southwestern
states in the course of his work, laid
aside his knife and fork in a Joplin
Main street restaurant and talked pol
itics.
'1ts like this" he said, gesturing
with aradish, I'm democrat, but I'm
not for Clark. don't believe he's
presidential timber I'm not person
ally acquainted with him, but I've seen
him number of times. I'm for Har-
mon But let me tell you one thing
I've been in all the states on my ter
ritory lately and I've talked with all
my customers about politics, and
Clark's going to run mighty strong
with the 'Houn' Dawg crowd +"
Now, the important and obvious
question is Who, what and where is
the "Houn' Dawg crowd?"?
There isn't any mystery about it.
The 'Houn' Dawg crowd" most as
suredly is the common, plebian citizen,
the bulwarks of the nation, who saw
wood all year and take an hour off on
election day to go to the polls and cast
their ballot for the candidate who ap-
peals to them as being honest, sincere
and capable.
There are thousands and thousands
of highly respected and splendidly use
full citizens in these United States
who know little about the intricate de-
tails of American politics "as prac-
ticed." They believe in progressive
ness, wide ?awakeness. in reform. They
incline to the belief that man may
be judged of his capabilities to con-
siderable degree by the position in life
accorded him by his fellows; that a
mans honesty may. after long service
in high public places, be proven bg
the reputation he bears. They stead
fastly refuse to listen to demagoguery
or to be controlled by the rabid par
tisanism that tears down and destroys
in qualification of personal or party
ambition.
This is the "Houn Dawg crowd
that has put Champ Clark into the
presidential race, that is insistently
carrying him toward the democratic
nomination, and that will just as in
sistently return him president mex
November. They don't talk a grea'
deal They don't grow excited. Blu
they saw wood and they never faii-tc
vote.-Joplin Globe III