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Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05

escaped, and the gopher catching cats were unable to nsb it'-Prescott ! Courier.
 The Fl Pas and : ruthwa-tcrn has received only ll ,pl0 ties out of an or- der for 0,C0', arrangements are be,ng made for the tsisnce sO that nc delay shall occur si;sr me san Pedro river is bridgci ard the railroad con- psny is ready to begin track lsyin. in real earnest. Goud pr gree IS herpg made in laying the stretch of track from Fairbank to ,he S,r P,d o.
 There are now within |. Tsdius Of six miles of the town ni San Sm"n, eleven artesian wells. The eleventh clsher was struck ou the land ofJ L Hilly about two miles eas, of San Simon, a, depth of 490 feet, which is 65 feet shalioser ,hsn any other of the wells.
 Cap Wslcb. whc at one time was 8 passenger conductor on the Yuma di vision Of the Southern P.c fc. has res turned to Yuma aft four years ab- sence working on the Hsrrimsn lines in Mexico. Cap Watch has teen placed back on 4 passenger run CD he Tucsou division.
 Phoenix lodge No Knights oi Pythias has arranged to hold its hrs' annual roll call and reunion st Castle hall May 3rd. The lodge has grogn from S3 eighteen months ago to a present mem mbership of ZIG
 The smelter people at Hayden now have one ismors furnace of tbeil plant about ready for business and have started fire in it ior The purposf of drying it out.
 One thousand dozen big. red Ameri can Beauty roses, such as grow only
 m the sunshine of Arizona, will b, used in decorating for the bar que
 which the Board of Trade @ill tendet
 the legislators at the Hotel Adm:
 the evening 0: Friday. May 3. Troop N of the Fourth cavalry which has heen stationed at Nogsle f,r the past several months, is pre- psring to leave for Fort Huachuc,
 for spring target prsc ice. Troop 4 stationed inSthe San Rafael valley 10
 order duty, uill sl return to For Huschuns. Troop G aill rerlac troop Nj ct Nogsles. and troop H vii !. take the place Of troop K Tn the Sal Rafael valley.
 Interest in MohsTe county center around tine examination being mad, . of ,he Bi-Me;si mines, three mile south of Kingmsn IL is understood upon good authority that the exam.
 inst on i- being made for the Lewis sohns Of New York, who have 6 dea
 or the purchase 0! the property undol
 way.
 | While it hss been known at Nam
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05
Courtland Claims
 Under Bond

The Arigonsn reports the Wee side Rroupof cisims, owned by " : Campbell. Gene Ioskum end | l Shsttuck, consisting of r. claims. or which shCu' Sir00 worth oi work hs. heen done, was t1is week bonded ,o 6 Philadelphia outfit for Sl7,0OO. rhr first payment Of 20 per cent to be paid on the 9th oi June.
 Thie Courtland group lies on the west side O: the hill on which the Name the property ofthe Great West. ern Copper company is located, be- ing separated from the ground ot thie company by but 600 feet, one claim held by the old Turquoise company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05
THIS lhDY'S
 GOOD APPETITE
Mrs. Hansen. In . Letter From Mobile. Tells How She Gained h

Mobile. Aia.-T suffered for seves years, with womanly trouble" writes Mrs. sigurd Hansen in a letter from this city. T felt weak and always had headache and was always going to the doctor. At last was operated on. and felt better, but soon I had the same trouble.
 My husband asked me to try Cardui l felt better after the first bottle. and now, have a good appetite and sleen well. feel fine, and the doctor tells me I am looking better than he ever saw me-
 If you are sick and miserable, and suffer from any of the pains due to womanly trouble-try Cardui.
 Cardui Is successful because if ia composed of ingredients that have been found to act curatively on the woman. ly constitution.
 For more than fifty years, 1t has been used by women of all ages, with great success. Try it. Yc- druggist sells it. D H'rite to: Lasies' Advisory pept. ch,c., ,,oosa Medicine O.. Chattanoogz Tenn for Suee,ol lss,Iiic'sons. and 64-page look Home TrssfSssS N""eos sent 10 plain vrEpoer. co reoHosl
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05
Randolph Lines Suffer
 Much Damage

A ccmIr hensiye statement of dam. ages suffered by the Randolph lines in Mexico, Is DOW hsing rsde up in the general managers oihce and it is un- derstood that it will be sen, with bill to Mex co city. The general im- preston is that the Rardolph Iiues look to the Mexican government for Inll compensation for the vide destructicn ui railrcsd property dur ing he present revelation.
 Report received show that "A rail- road bridges and cattle gusrds have been destroyed sIrce February IA. This constitutes the chief item of physical damage to the railroad.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05
Provisional Governor
 of Sonora Named

That the footing Red Flsgger reb- els have comm sslOned Mssc4rrnas as provisional governor of Sor org is now known 10 be fac; and papers in the hands oi officials have his signa- ture affixed thereto ss provisional gov. ernor commissioning Yaqni Indian as frst csp;s of 6 Red Flag rebel company.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05

for some days that there was min ng eEgiueers exploring the property kn, wn as the Needles, adjoining the South hro Oak. and rumoied that tssy aere reIre ntstives of the Gugge Dhcim interests, nothing dei ne bad been learned until Sa,ur- day IL was discovered that tue Gug genhe ms had taken over the proper y from W F Ktnn dy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-05-05
Court Cases Filed

SUPERIOR COURT Judg in Suit $500. FL Drew and 4 Y Smith ct a! Drs. EE Towner, J Il Jones ct al. Crs; quiet title.
 SUPERIOR COURT Judg in Suit 6l54. L l. Brown, F R Williams. ct al Drs, Ariz Nut S& L Assn jndg for $2044.II.
 PROBATE PRoCEEpIs1s Est and guardianship Moore minor; petition of E D Ryerson fer guardisn- snip.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
MAIL ORDER LIQUOR
TRAFFIC DENOUNCED
Hot Debate Over Bill to Prohibit
Shipping Liquor Into "Dry"
Territory.

Washington, Dec. 16-Denunciation
of the mail order liquor business as
the enemy of state prohibition, char
acterized the opening today of the
fight in the senate for the passage of
the Sheppard-Kenyon bill to prohibit
the shipment of liquor across states
lines into dry" territory.
Galleries were thronged with men
and women identified with the national
movement when the de-
bate began on the measure long pend
ing before both branches of congress.
Consideration of the bill was devoted
to address in it's support by Senators
Sanders of Tennessee and McCumber
of North Dakota, both of whom had in
troduced bills similar to the measure
pending.
Legislative rules threw the bill back
to the regular calendar when the short
debate was interrupted by the conven-
ing of the Archibald court of impeach-
ment Members will demand that it
again be taken up, however, and an
effort probably will be made to have
it brought before the senate as the
unfinished business" insuring its
daily consideration, until it is finally
disposed OF.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
INDIANS REFUSE
TO TAKE MONEY
.Cherokees Refuse Government Money
Because of Broken Treaty.

CIaremore, Okla, Dec, l6.--Many In
dian families living in the wilds of the
Ozarks in Eastern Oklahoma, enrolled
as fullblood Cherokees, are in desti-
tute circumstances. 1t is said some
of them may not survive the winter,
while at the Indian agencyc hecks for
$133 are theirs for the asking. The
members OF the tribe believe that
great injustice has been done them
and as a result have taken vows never
to accept the money
When the Dawes Commission en-
tered upon the task Of allotting lands
to the Indians it was found that a
strong opposition existed to the plan.
Many full-bloods protested against the
restriction of their hunting grounds
and have never accepted allotments.
The government was forced to allot
arbitrarily those who refused. Three
years ago when the government dis
tributed to each Indian $133 as share
in the fund which had accumulated
from the removal of the Cherokees
from Georgia to Oklahoma more than
seventy years ago, these Indians re-
fused to accept the money and more
than forty checks still remain uncalled
for at the agency.
Twenty years ago, or more, there
was organized among the Indians a
secret society known as the Kee-to-
wah, or Night Hawks, The object of
! it was to force the government to
carry out the treaties granting that all
lands should be owned in common and
that the Indian should be protected
in his rights The members OF this
secret society, living remote from cen
tiers of civilization, have not kept in
touch with the ever changing condi-
tions.
The VOWS they have taken preclude
the acceptance Of the money or lands
and the problem Of the government
grows greater as time passes The
situation becomes more serious as cold
weather approaches. Heretofore other
Indians have assisted the Night Hawks
but this year that method seems i'm
possible.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
County Teachers Hold Meeting.

The Craig county teachers held their
regular meeting in the high school
auditorium last Saturday and the as
sociation was well attended by both
rural and the city teachers.
This was one of the best meetings
that has ever been held in this county
and there were many good things said
that was of great benefit to every one
in their line of work whether in high
school or not, as the program was SO
arranged that all might get good ideas.
The special numbers on the program
that deserve mention were those given
by Prof Clark, of the English depart
ment of the Tahlequah state normal,
Prof. Logan of the Latin department
and Prof. Nelson fthe manual train
ing department. All of these men
handled their subjects in manner
that no teacher could wei afford to
miss.
The above named men took special
delight in explaining any question that
any teacher might ask in regard to
the Northeastern state normal and the
plan for the teachers to attend that
normal next summer and have pleas
ant one, was a great one and it seems
that many OF the teachers will take
advantage of it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
"FREcKLEs."

The universal popularity of "Freck-
les," Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter's
earlier story of the Limberlost region.
was well proved by the large audi
enee present at the Grand Saturday
matinee and night to witness its pro-
duction as a play.
Mrs. Porter's novels are so essen
TALLY nature stories, and deal SO much
with the development of character
through the love of nature, that they
present certain difficulty in drama
tizing, and while part Of this love of
the great out-of-door was lost and the
melodramatic tendency accentuated in
the Installation of Freckles, still the
result was wholesome, enjoyable
play, with charming heroine. the
nameless hero triumphant, villainy
thwarted and virtue rewarded in good
old fashioned style.
Jules Velie, the Freckles, was ap-
pealing, with a quaint natural humor
and sensitiveness and invariable good
nature which won their way with his
audience, as well as in the story His
songs were sweet and taking The
Angel was gracefully and sympatheti-
Ically portrayed by Miss Belmore. The
Duncans, Freckles' good friends, were
ably acted by John S. Marble and ap-
pealing, with a quaint, natural humor
whose characterizations were much
enjoyed. The Black Jack of George
McCabe was good picture of typi-
cal villain of a melodrama The re-
mainder of the cast was in capable
hands.
The scenes in the Limberlost were
picturesque and artistic and furnished
an appropriate setting for the play
Owensboro Enquirer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
WILL PROVIDE FOR
LESS FORTUNATE
Good Fellow Organization to See That
Every Child in Vinita is Remem-
bered for Christmas. :.

Are you Good Fellow? Then be
one Send in your contribution at
once.
Last night at a meeting at the First
National Bank an organization to be
known as the Good Fellows of Vinita
was formed to raise funds to purchase
"a Christmas present for every child in
Vinita where the family is too poor to
provide for a present There will be
no campaign made for funds but every
one in Vinita who feels that they
would like to make Christmas seem
real to the children of the more UNI
fortunate homes can aid in this by
sending a contribution either in money
or fruit, candy, clothing or any thing
they choose for this purpose. Address
your contribution to Mr. Good Fellow,
Vinita, Okla, and it will be placed in
the hands of a committee. Also if
you know of a family that may be
overlooked in the annual visit of Santa
Claus call the attention of the Good
Fellows to this family. So save en-
barrassment any family that would
like to be visited on Christmas morn
ing by the Good Fellows should ad-
dress a letter to them giving street
address and the committee will make
an investigation and if the family is
worthy and really needs the help it will
be given.
Without very much cost to any one
a fund large enough to care for all of
the poor people of the city can be
raised if all who are able respond with
a contribution even if it is but few
cents. At the meeting last night
$3.50 was raised by the eight men
present and this fund is being rapidly
increased No fear need be enter
tanned bu that the funds will be used
in a proper way The names of the
families submitted will be referred to
q conHlllIee VI ING iauleo ltHo OO"h
to ascertain their needs. This was
made necessary by the probability of
requests from people who may not
actually need help. 1t is the inten-
ton to see that all children of laboring
men who may be out of employment
will receive a present to the end that
Christmas in Vinita may mean glad
ness to the whole city Get into this
movement. Report every person you
know to deserve remembrance to Mr..
Good Fellow Also remember that
every little bit added to the fund makes
that much more happiness in Vinita.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
Robbins lakes Rest.

McAlester, OKLA Dec. l6.-Henry
P Robbins, editor of the News-Capi-
ital, in mondays issue says editorial
ly: Commencing with Tuesdays is
sue The News-Capital will be for a
few weeks be in editorial charge of
Paul Nesbitt.' Mr.. Robbins states
that he has only had one weeks rest
in five years, and that nature has be-
come so clamorous that a vacation is
deemed imperative. Mr. Nesbitt was
formerly editor of Governor Haskell's
paper, the McAlester Tribune.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
Fire Loss, $4,000.

Sallisaw, Okla, Dec 16.-The gen
eral store Of George Baldridge, located
at Maple, an inland village in Sequoyah
county was destroyed by fire, Satur-
day evening, together with the entire
contents The postofIlce, which is To-
Gated in the store also was destroyed
Only part of the books being saved.
Th loss is estimated at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
post express
To Name Delegates Who Will Select
New Board of Agriculture.

A meeting of the county farmers in
stitutes will be held in every county in
Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon be-
tween 2 and o'clock for the purpose
of selecting representatives to the
state institute meeting which will be
held at Saltwater on January Is, at
which time the new board of agricul-
ture will be chosen. The meetings
Wednesday are held in pursuance of
the provisions of the bill recalling the
old board of agriculture and providing
for the selectio nof new board
One representative from each county
institute in the state. who will be Sc
lected at the meetings Wednesday,
will be entitled to vote at the Still
water meeting in the selection of a
new board. The new board will be
composed of ten members, two to be
selected fro meach of the five supreme
court judicial districts of the state.
Craig county will hold its convention
at the Grand theatre tomorrow after
noon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
BANKER ARRESTED
FOR BIG SHORTAGE
Former officer of Pryor Institution
Placed Under $4,000 Bond.

Pryor, Okla, Dec. 16.--W l.. Jones,
former president of the Pryor State
bank, which failed November 26, was
arrested here Saturday afternoon
charged with misappropriating the
banks funds. Jones was placed un-
der $4,000 bond which was furnished
by his brother-in-law.
According to the report of the bank
examiner Jones misappropriated $17,-
900 in cash of the banks money and
issued worthless notes to the amount
of approximately $2S,0O0 The money
and notes. it is said was used in pro-
noting the building of an electric light
plant at Pryor which was fathered
by Jones. The greater part of the
shortage, it is said, occurred during
the past 80 days.
The bank has been reorganized and
Ireopened under the name of Ameri-
can State Bank of Pryor, with ]. A.
LANCER president. Mr.. LANCER was
formerly president of the Davenport
State bank and has been connected
with the banking interests of the state
for number of years.
The investigation of the defunct in.
stitution and the reorganization of the
new bank was conducted by Bank Elk
laminer w. r. Samuel.
It is stated neither the depositors
nor the bank guarantee fund suffered
lany loss as a result of the failure
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
PARCELS POST
RULES IN FORCE
Nearly Anything Under Eleven Pounds
May Be Sent BY Mail-A Few
Of the Rules.

Postoffice officials here are studying
pamphlets which contain the parcels
post rules. The pamphlets have just
arrived The rules go into effect jan
uary /.
Nearly everything that doesn't weigh
more than eleven pounds and that can
be tied with 72-inch string going
both ways around can be shipped In
toxicants, poisons, infammable mater
ials, revolvers, animals (alive or dead),
obscene printed matter and articles
which violate criminal acts are ta-
booed, However, there are exceptions
on the taboo list. One may mail a live
queen bee and other insects if properly
Gagged, or stuffed animal Poisons to
be used as medicines are admissible
Here are some of the regulations:
Distinctive stamps will be used on
parcels post packages stamps not
good for any other class of mail
Packages must be wrapped so that
the contents may be examined easily.
Packages will not be accepted unless
they bear the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word e"from. "
Inscriptions such as Merry Christ
mas Happy New Year," with best
wishes and do not open till Christ
mas, may be placed 0 nthe covering.
Fragile articles must be labeled
fragile and perishable articles per
ishable.
Eggs must be packed against any
possible chance of breakage and must
be labeled eggs"
Fresh meat will not be accepted for
shipment beyond the first zone
perishable matter deeaying in tran
sit may be destroyed by postmasters,
Perishable matter which may decay
before it reaches it's destination may
be given to charitable institutions by
postmasters.
parcel may be insured against
loss in an amount equivalent to its ac.
tual value, but not to exceed $50, on
payment of a fee of ten cents.
j Addresses must sign receipt for
insured mail.
Parcels post matter will not be ad
mitted to registered mail.
Parcels post matter comes under the
head of fourth class mail matter and
all present fourth class regulations
conflicting with parcels post are super
seded
These rates are given:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17

label to paste on the package reading
DO not open until Christmas" This
will give opportunity for the package
to reach its destination before Christ
mas and give the additional pleasure
to the recipient of the gift of having
it ON Christmas morning
2nd. Use wooden boxes with plenty
of excelsior for packing glass and
other fragile articles, which cannot
otherwise be safely carried.
9rd Write the address distinctly
and in full-state, county, city, street
and number--on the box or package,
with ink or crayon. Tags are fire.
Quently torn off and lost
4th. IL you want to prepay the
charges, write the word Paid in
large, plain letters on the package.
9Th. Insist upon receipt and see
that the amount paid and the value is
marked on the receipt and on the pack
age.
9Th Write your own address in full
somewhere on the package, following
the word From. ..........,.,.,"
7th. Enclose card in each box or
package reading;
From .....,,............ ..........,....,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17

There will be basketball game at
the high school building next Friday
night between the Columbus, Kans.,
high .schoo land the Vinita high school.
There will also be game between
two of the Vinita girl teams as a pre-
liminary to the main contest This
will be the first game for the boys and
the Columbus team is reported to be
extra strong this season.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17

DR.. F. NJ. Adams, superintendent of
the hospital for the insane at Vinita,
will be open for the reception of pa
tients about January Is. Arrange
ments have been made for the recep-
tion of S01 patients. Sheriff-elect
Smart will bring these unforunates
from Norman as soon as the manage
ment here are ready to receive them.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
(Your address. J
(Consignee's address.

(Consignee's address.)
This in order that, should the outer
markings be destroyed, the inner mark
win insure prompt forwarding and de-
livery.
Sth. If paper is employed for wrap
ping, use only the strongest, and tie
with strong cord. Never ues news
paper.
9th. II package contains anything
of perishable nature, write the word
"Perlshable" in large plain letters on
the box or package, which will call
for special attention and delivery.
10th Obliterate ali old addresses
on boxes or wrappings.
If you will observe these sugges-
tions, you will greatly assist in the
prompt delivery of your gift in good
condition,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-17
ARMED WOMEN Do
PICKET DUTY At
JAY COURT HUUSE
With Rifles on Their Shoulders They
Stand Guard With the Men
Moving Pictures of Battle.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 16.-Official
confirmation of the previous dispatches
sent out of Grove, Okla, was made
tonight when Major General Frank NJ.
Canton and Sergeant Major H. A. RAN
dali reached Oklahoma City and said
the records of Delaware county were
guarded at Old Jay by determined,
armed ard sober band of men and
women. Kodak pictures taken by Ser
geant Randall, in Old Jay, showed wo-
men with rifles doing picket duty Sun
day during the absence of men guards
at dinner.
Major Canton and Sergeant Randall
stated that seven moving picture men
were on the ground with machines
and the citizens of New Jay were pos
ing in fighting attitude for the bene
fit of the enterprising photographers
Canton and Randall say they reached
Old Jay Saturday night at Z o'clock
The shooting was started by the New
Jay forces, in conjunction with the
sheriff, Bud Thomason's deputies fir
ing at Sam Bennie and Ed Washburr
as these two were sleeping by a camp
fire on guard in the outskirts of Old
Jay. The bullets struck and knocked
asunder the campfire, but no one was
injured Old Jay citizens rushed tc
arms and about one hundred shots
were fired by the two sides.
Sunday morning Canton talked with
Old Jay partisans who said they in
tended to hold the records by force
of arms until January 8 next, when
the new county commissioners would
designate Old Jay the county seat, and
the trouble end. To surrender the
books now would give New jay an op
portunity to hold them after January
8 Thorough court procedure.
Old Jay partisans offered to surren
der the books to Canton upon ordel
from Governor Cruce, but as they are
in Old Jay by orders of Cruce, admin
istered by Canton, the governor is not
likely to have them returned to New
Jay on the district courts orders. Can
ton would not say what his recon-
mendations to Cruce would be, Other
than to express an opinion that the
1. 1Nrrf fllir
local authorities without bloodshed.