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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-17

The Ordinary Man.-Thc Ordinary Man walked in
ing plant. asked the price. SAYS the Chicago Post.
That duod"rimum horiatum ?" asked the florist. as
nearly as the Ordinary Man understood him. 1T is
worth 81"
Tie dropped in at his physicians office and re-
oucstcd that gentleman to tell what was the matter
with him.
"'oh, you've lust got a slight manifestation of
nasorharyneeal comblo'nmerus," the doctor said. or
words to that apparent effect.
The Ordinary Man stopped to look at an automo-
bile. and tho agent said:
You see, the di1eren,ial is set at a tangent to the
assimila1or. and that brings the obloid parallcling
chute in diamctric connection with the swivcling trun-
nion.' as nearly as the Ordinary Man caught the re-
mark.
TIL" Ordinary Man consulted his lawyer.
We will appeal to have the decision reversed"
declared the attorney. ION the grounds of lex judicatum
non contendre posse comitatus"--at least that is what
the Ordinary Man gathered.
SO he became so bewildered OVER the way things
arc told to Ordinary People that he was careless when
he crossed tho street and was run down by an auto
mobile being demonstrated by an agent. and was picked
up and carried into tho doctors office and called the
lawyer to make his will and later the florist got an or
And. to pursue him still farther, they carved on his
monuments: "Requicscat in pace
With all these flood stories anoat. what has be-
come of the little boy in the story who stuck his
finger in the hole in the levy and averted a break at
that place:
Encouragcmcnt for Our sons.-An English scien-
fist has traced the family history OF $4,000 persons
who have attained eminencc in English history and he
finds that an average of only about ono in every 5 900
of them had distinguished ancestors. This should cause
the sons Of most of us to go on with renewed courage
in their efforts to become great.
Now that tho turkey trot is to- be barred ont Of
Washington. the Chicago Record Herald opines, il is
probable that some other things which are ininicaI to
the interests of the people and destructive of moral
standards will he permitted to maintain headquarters
in that city.
The Inland Call. published at Borg. this state. was
"soustd' when il arrived AT this office this week. that
is. it Was soaking wet. Must have 'suuln the Mis-
souri,"
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DIR. A. w. HEBRON
Physician and Surgeon

Dhice In Barrett Building I0Sh South
Wilson Street.
Office Phone zeS, Residence Phone lSs
Residence 223 South Adair Street
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Crazy Water

Crazy Water.
Hot winds are witheFIng yegation.
Mrs Lucille Milford is in Muskogee.
visiting Miss Mary Badgett.
Crazy Water. for sale at all grocery
stores. 1w
Rev w o. Davis has returned from
his vacation spent at Hollister, Mo.
Mrs. Lige Henderson returned from
Sulphur Springs. Ark, Sunday night
F. NJ Tarlton attended the abstrac-
tors convention at Sulphur last week
The first load OF new corn made its
appearance on the streets here today
Mr.. Claude Whitaker. of Pryor, was
here yesterday en- route from Alton to
Pryor
4 Miss Edith Dalquest will go to
Pryor in few days for short visit
with Miss Gaynell Corder.
Tom Ridgeway and r. ] Wright
will return the latter part of this
week from buying goods in the east
ern markets.
Mrs. E. c. Dalquest and daughter,
Miss Ethel will return this evening
from an extended visit at Junction
City, Kans.
DIR. C. D. Meredith returned to Jop-
lin last evening after spending the
day with his father. Mrs. Meredith
will visit here for some time
The Milford-Berger ball team won
in good game with Adair Sunday by
score of to A. The winning run
was made in the last inning when
Franklin, for Vinita, stole home.
Misses Jesse and Kinda Stiles of
Pryor, spent the day yesterday with
Miss Agnes Gunter. They were ac-
companied home by Miss Gaynell Cor
der, who has been visiting in this
city for several days.
Crazy Water, for sale at all grocery
stores. 1w
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Fashionable injury.

After the surgeon had carefully ex.
amined the beautiful young Jman he
shook his head gravely and said:
I'm afraid the case is going to be
. very serious one. Both shoulders
are out of joint. the collar bone Is
broken, both wrists are out of place.
Was 1t railway accideAt?"
"Oh, dear. no-nothlng of that kind" I"
replied the sufferers mother. Myrtle
attended a fashionable party last
night. where they had all the new
dances, such as the bunny hug. the
Texas Tommy and the others In which
lhe intention OF the young man seems
to be to Jerk the young lady's body
Out from under her mead"
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Get a Manicurel

Three manicures for $1.0O or file
and polish $40. Call Mrs. Shuler
Phone 161. GIG w. Delaware. ct
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Crazy Water.
Try Whitney's restaurant. If
Mill run bran, $1.25. at Garrisons.
F. NJ. Smith is in Muskogee today.
Johnnie Barrett is here from Clare
more
w. T. Anderson is here from Kansas
City.
Fancy homegrown melons at Garri-
sons.
D. w. Bottenfeld spent Sunday in
Joplin.
Grant McDonld went to Miami this
morning.
Cooking apples, 15c peck at Gar
rison's.
Pure corn chops, $1.6O per 100 lbs,
at Garrison's.
Dr.. Winner went fishing in Horse
Creek Sunday.
Jack Walford is business visitor in
Muskogee today.
G.. w. Horton spent Sunday in this
city from Parsons.
G. 7 .Herrod went south on the
Flyer this morning.
Father Charles Van Hulse is visit
ling in Wagner.
Northern grown potatoes, 90c a
bushel, at Garrison's.
The city schools will open two
weeks from today.
Red Star flour. $1.S5 a 4S-pound
sack, at Garrisons.
1S pounds granulated cane sugar to
the dollar, at Garrison's.
Rev. Tenny and wife will leave for
Aurora, Mo, this afternoon.
R. H. Goodwin visited here over
Sunday from Oklahoma City.
C. D. Mayes and family left this
morning for a visit in Kansas
The Golden Rule ball team was
beaten at Alluwe yesterday 12 to l.
You will save 15 per cent on every
thing if you trade with Garrison.
A number of Vinita people attend
ed the automobile races at Tulsa yes
terday
Frank Reed and wife will leave for
Kansas City tonight for few days
stay.
W. H. yoyles has been confined to
his home with sickness for several
days.
Murrel Badgett returned to Catale
this morning after two days visit
here
Miss Lulu Woltz left today for a
visit with her parents in Wichita,
Kans.
Ed Smith was here over Sunday
from Oswego visiting his son, Otho
Smith.
Dr. N. R. Williams and Thurry
Thomas made an automobile trip to
Nowata today
Chas Wammack will leave tomor-
row for pleasure trip to different
points in Colorado.
w. C. Webb has returned from Ten
nessee where he was called by the
death of his son.
The Vinita hotels serve as head
quarters over Sunday for large num-
Der of travelling men.
Dan Bridgeman and wife returned
last night from visit in Oklahoma
City, Pawnee and Tulsa.
Miss Ethel Lane has returned to her
home in Chelsea after several days
visit with friends in this city.
Ishmael Davis arrived from New
Mexico Saturday and will visit here
= few weeks Mr.. Davis was an old
time resident Of vinita
Capt. Gillian and son and Ed Horn
left this morning for Beard, Texas
after a visit with Geo. Nidiffer and
attending the funeral of the late Judge
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GROWTH
AND ESTEEM
ooooooooooooooooooooooooo

We regard the steady, continuous
growth of this institution as credit
to the enterprise of our business com
munity as well as an evidence Of the
esteem in which our officers and our
business policies and methods are he'd
Deposit your savings with this bank
and get FOUR PEE CENT compound
interest.
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FOR sALE-Lot 10 in block 80
size so by 1856 feet, west front. One
block west of North park. This is q
bargain. Apply at Chieftain Office Il
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lHft6 AldIlCuiS CO lOi @l.VU vi hiC
and polish $40 Call Mrs Shuler
Phone 161. GIG W. Delaware. Ct
Wants Indian Wife.
Refined young man 80 years OF age,
wish to correspond with fully or half
wealth Indian Cherlkee lady. one who
play music on piano. Object matri-
money F. M. vetry, Box 5, Humboldt,
South Dakota. 91-6
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO PRE-
SENT CLAIMS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Matilda
Warren Deceased, late of the City
of yinita. County Of Craig, State of
Oklahoma, Deceased.
I'll persons having claims against
said Malta Warren, deceased, are re-
quired to exhibit the same. with the
necessary vouchers to the under
signed, duly appointed and qualified
administrator Of said deceased, at
Vinita, in the County of Craig and
States of Oklahoma, and that four
months after she first publication of
this notice has been limited by order
of the County Court of said Craig
County, as the time for creditors of
said deceased, to exhibit and present
their claims against said estate
Dated the 18th day of July, 1912
91-7 THURRY THOMAS.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
FRISCO.
North and East Bound.

Leave Vinita
No. 112-K. G. Meteor, .....1:10a. a. m.
No. 12-California Express AS a. m.
No. 404-Joplin Express. ..s.7:30 a. m.
No. 40S-St. Louis Limited. 6 40 p. m,
No. LOST. Louis Meteor. AS p. m.
South and West Bound.
No. 9--Okla City & S. w. .2:05 a. N.
No. 111-Okla. City fr X. C. $3.50 a. m.
No. 4O7-Ok c. fir K. C.-St L.S:44a. m.
No. 411-California Express LOS a. M.
No. 40s- -sapulpa Express. 9:O5 a. m.
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FOR RENT-To small family, FIVE
room, modern cottage. hot and cold
water, bath, electric lights, gas. etc
Enquire at Chieftain Office.
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THE WEATHER

Today and tonight generally
fair.
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0 90 100 . 5000 {
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MISCELLANEOUS ADS.

10 o 100000 100000
Crazy Water, for sale at all grocery
stores. 1w
FOR SALE--A desirable residence
lot in the Knight Additional a bar
gain if taken soon. Apply at Chieftain
Office. tt
FOR SALE-Standard sewing ma
chine and buggy and harness, almost
new. Enquire of Mrs. Kate Sniggs or
Phone 90. $50
Fifty-one acres joining Welch, fine
land, suitable for two addition. Phone
or write G. B. MUROPuLOs, yinita,
Okla. dw-tf
There will be an ice cream social
on the lawn at the Catholic church
Tuesday, August goth Music by the
Vinita band. 96-S
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Notice

The vestry of st. Johns Episcopal
church yesterday granted their min
lister, VIM. H. Talmage, vacation for
one month.
Regular services, except Sunday
school, will be closed until the middle
|of September.
Sunday school at 9:45 under charge
of c. G. Clark, lay reader
10 ooooo 5000
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
FORMER PAW PAW
man WAS KILLED

The Kansas City Times of last Mon
day gives the following accouot of an
accident which resulted in the death OF
G. V. Bangs, former resident of Paw
Paw and brother of Mrs. r. r. Parks.
&c. V. Bangs, foreman of the Mis-
souri, Valley Construction Company was
struck by flying timber while blasting
Ice and debris which had collected
around the pier of the Chicago IL Alton
railroad bridge across the Blue river,
yesterday afternoon. His death was al
most instantaneous.
The workman were using dynamite
and Bangs was standing about fifty feet
from where the blast was discharged.
40 pound chunk of wood, loosened
from the crib by the explosion, was
hurled through the air and struck
Bangs on the head. 1t crushed his
skull. Bangs lived at 1873 North Top
ping avenue. He was 40 years old.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
CLEANERS TO
GET TOGETHER
County Federation of these
Popular Clubs has Been
Formed.

Van Buren, County Federation of
Arbor No. IL, was organized Monday D.
IN. at Paw Paw. Supreme lecturer Fred
r. Marvin and wife of Detroit we're
present Six arbors were represented
and there was manifest a great deal of
enthusiasm for greater Cleaner
organization.
The following is list of the officers
elected and members of committees
appointed:
c. CIV Shaffer, Porter Center Arbor
V. G. G.-John Haworth, Grape Leaf
Arbor.
Lecturer-A. Jeanett Lee, Eagle Lake
Arbor
Sec Treas Bert Gleason, Gidden
burg, Arbor
Conductor-Percy Harris, Decatur
Arbor.
Con 's.-Mrs. Percy Harris, Decatur
Arbor.
Chaplain-A. S Flagler, East Lake
Arbor
l, G.-J. w. Stull, Toquin Arbor.
o. G.-Carl Winslow, Grape Leaf,
Arbor.
q. w. Lee was appointed chairman of
the Lookout committee and Mrs. Jay
Hinckley of Paw Paw chairman of CON-
mittee on Ladies' Federation Arbor
Circle.
There were six arbors represented
from around the county The next
regular meeting will be held at Law
renee on the first Tuesday of June,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. N. basket
dinner will be served at noon and
Lecturer, Mrs. Jenette Lee Of Paw Paw
will have a prepared literary program
rendered,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
-FOUR DISTRICTS
TO GET NO MONEY

The last session OF the legislature
made a change in the Primary School
laws, which was ratified by the people
as an amendment to the constitution
and provided that any district having
enough funds on hand to pay teachers
wages and primary tuition for period
of two years should be deprived OF It's
share of primary money until such
money shall have been used. This was
to prevent districts from piling up a
large fund, which under che law could
be used for no other purpose.
Commissioner of Schools V. r..
Hungerford, states to The True North
erner that under this change there are
four districts in Van Buren, county that
will not draw primary money this year.
The districts are No. Arlington, No. |
Fractional Arlington and Bangor, No. 3
Geneva and No. South baver.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
POPULAR CLUB
HELD MEETING
"Good Fellowship" Was
in Order in Mems Club
Wednesday Ev'Dg.

The Fellowship Club held their semi
monthly meeting at the residence of
County Commissioner Huugerford last
"Wednesday night. A goodly number
of the faithful were there to enjoy the
feast aud flow both physical and intellec-
tual. The physical was composed of
unlimited quantities of ice cream and
cake and punch and the intellectual was
made un of music both instrumental and
vocal by Messrs. Gorton and Mosier.
There was a disc ussion, n which
everybody took part, 90 primary cleo
ton, county road system, what consti-
tutes an insurgent, who struck Billy
Patterson, what is a standpatter, when
is man four flusher and how many
of the club have been "jackpotters.
The meeting closed with vote of
thanks to the entertainment committee
and waded home in the snow
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
What Is the Matter With the
Michigan Fruit Situation?
BY w. T. DAVIS, PAW PAW

packing they do not find favor in the
consumers mind, and just so long as
each individual grower picks, grades and
packs according to the dictates of his
own conscience so long will there be a
woeful lack of uniformity in the condi-
ton, size and quality Of the fruit shipped
to market.
For certain fruits central grading
and packing house at the shipping sta
tion gives a measure Of uniformity of
package and quality, but the standard
to be the highest should be fixed by law,
requiring stamping on the outside OF the
package, the name and quality of the
fruit, time of picking, together with the
growers name, if the fruit is to be
shipped 10y any of the common carriers.
Many people refused to send their
children to school until compelled to do
so by statute. These same people, and
others, perhaps, would ship culls and
No. grades as No. unless there was
a penalty attached to this kind of mis-
representation.
The large growers who sell the same
trade year after year see the advantage
of putting their names on each package
of their fruit, as it is guarantee OF
quality, but the small, hit or miss fruit
man who makes his fruit a side issue
and who is careless or dishonest 10 put
ting up his baskets or barrels, CANDLES
that he can work off his poor quality
fruit at top prices by mixing his grades
What we need is enlightenment and the
quickest way to secure that is to make
it expensive to be dishonest in misgrad
ing fruit, the same as it is for obtaining
money under false pretenses in Other
business transactions. 1t is just as nee
essary to have quality 10 a basket o
grapes or barrel of apples as it is t.
fix the standard OF bushel of wheat
No doubt but this will come sooner o.
later, but Michigan should first punisl
her growers who try to do the "shel
game" with the fruit business by th
aid of the common carriers. Make tn
fine twice the value Of the shipment AM
see how quickly the culls are turned int
waste instead of being shipped.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
SHEPARD TELLS
Of THE SOUTH
Thirty-four Page Lett er
Descriptive of Life in
Sunny Cline.
NOW EATING STRAWBERRIES
Former Paw Paw Man is Pleased with
Prospects of Success in His New
Venture There.

A "a page letter from L. r. Shepard
of Gainesville, Florida, to M II Pugsley
of this place is full OF interest and a
splendid descriptive account of the coun-
try in general. Following are extracts
taken from it that will show his friends
in Michigan that he is full of business
and thoroughly in harmony with his
new surroundings:
ave are eating straw berries grown on
the plants that came from home in the
latter part of November.
"The weather has been cold, the ther-
mometer registering 26 o, which is very
rare. 1t was cold enough to kill the
string beans that were just poGdlng. The
season has been considered bad one,
but the drawbacks here are no more
than in every other country.
buyers are already contracting cab
bage at Sl.00 per crate. with good pros
poets for Sl50 We have out l6 acres,
which required $4,000 plants. A fair
yield is 100 crates per acre.
"We are now busy with the lettuce.
Let me say what havn't learned about
lettuce would fill big book, but there
is big money in it and | will succeed
with it. One thing | learned 10 the
north is that working crop won't hurt
it any.
ave are about 20 miles from he big
strawberry section. The fruit sells for
about 5000 per bushel. The growers are
getting rich.
"Only a few years back there was very
little corn raised here, now nearly
enough for home use is grown.
"'Cukes' (cucumbers) were the best
money crop last season. A fair crop Is
800 to 700 hampers per acre and sell
from 80 cents to Sl.50 You can almost
hear the vines grow.
Dear friends, we sure would enjoy
being with you all today, but better still
would like to entertain you at our south
ern home, The Scuppernong.
Mr.. Shep rd's letter contains a great
amount of things that are worthy of
publication, but space forblds further
comment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
LOCAL MERCHANT
GETS PROMINENCE

The "Dry Goods Reporter, one of the
official publications for the benefit of
retail merchants, makes complimentary
and honorable mention in its last issue
Of our towpsman and popular merchant,
w. r. Sellick. The Reporter contains
department called "What Does the
Boss Say" which brings out letters from
merchants all over the country in rer.y
to various questions propounded which
are OF interest to the trade. Mr.. Sellick
answered one OF such questions, and the
article was complimented in the next
issue.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22

An attempt to supply the demand for
No. grades with inferior fruit.
Carelessness or something worse in
the packing and grading Of packages in-
tended for shipment.
The cure for the evil to raise the grad
ing and packing of the products for ship
ments. In the absence of such a law a
large measure of cooperation will great
ly help to fix uniform grade for all
shipments.
The Horticultural society can do more
for Michigan fruit growers by bending
its energies toward cooperation in the
growing, picking and packing OF the
fruit crop than in any other way. Not
large cooperative societies, but small
ones at every shipping point in the fruit
belt. This will bring every grower face
to face with what his neighbor is doing
and make the packages more uniform in
quantity and quality.
Even reighborhood cooperation in
cultiyating, spraying, picking, packing
and hauling to the railway would be a
practical help toward raising the stand
ard. Four men on adjoining twenties
or less, each driving three or four miles
to the shipping station daily half dozen
or dozen crates of cherries or strawber.
ries or other fruit, could proftably or.
game to make one trip do for the four
just as the creamery men haul the milk
to the station.
Canning factories to take up the sur
plus fruit or the seconds, leaving only
the better grades for shipment, would
greatly help the reputation OF Michigan:
table fruits. III a man buys a basket o
grapes and finds them broken and sour,
he Justly resents the imposition and ht
waits long time before he bays again
On the other hand if he gets fine qualit,
of fruit in good, appetizing condition, i
is quickly consumed and the second i
ordered.
Michigan grapes, like Michigan ap
Piles, have quality and richness Of fla
vor superior to those of other states, bu
Michigan table grapes in eight poun
baskets do not command higher price
in fact, because Of poor grading an
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-03-22
MERR|MAN WINS
P. D. CONTEST
Fred Merriman TO Succeed
V. w. OldS as POStmas-
ter at Hartford.
NEWS CAME LAST TUESDAY
Several Candidates, Including Present
Postmaster, in Race. New OFF,
ciaI is Cashier in Bank.

The Hartford post Office contest Is
ended and Fred G Merriman will soon
be the new post aster. The following
from the Hartford Day Spring of this
week will give con mplete details of the
contest:
Fred G.. Merriman is to become post
master of Hartford.
A telegram to the Day Spring from
Washington shortly after noon yester-
day brought Hartford people their first
news af the impending appointment.
The Day Spring had made arrange
ments at the national capital TO have
news of the appointment wired imme-
diately The post office department yes
terday filed its nomination OF Mr.. Mer-
riman, and its action was quickly
flashed over the wire to this paper.
Official announcement of the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Merriman was published III
he congressional record of yesterday,
the telegram stated. II is expected
that Merriman's official appointment
and confirmation by the senate will
soon follow.
The action of the post Office depart
ment is the elimination of long draw q
out post office campaign, which began
last fall. Postmaster Olds, who has
completed his second term, was can
didate for re-appointment and was op-
posed by MIR. Merriman, Eugene b.
Bennett and Miss Adalyn Humphrey.
All four candidates worked aggress-
lively, and their combined petitions con.
tanned the names of nearly all the pa
irons of the Office.
Postmaster Ods, who based his can
ddacy upon his record for efficient ser.
vice and the announced policy of the
post Office department to favor the re-
tention of post masters where the ser
vice was satisfactory, is a good loser.
When shown the telegram by the Day
Spring yesterday be said: well, that
settles it, and | am glad that it is over
/ naturally desired the appointment,
but / have no fault to find or stones tc
throw" Then with smile he added