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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
HIS MIND BLANK
FOR SIX MONTHS
Strange Affair Of Muskogee Contractor
Who Disappeared suddenly--His
Mind Blank Six Months.

Muskogee, Okla, March 2.-His
mind blank for six months, the mem
ory oil his wife and three children com
pletely effaced, his business, home,
friends and associations all forgotten
since August 26, 1911, until he awak-
ened while sitting ON the dock in New
Orleans among strangers a few days
ago, is the remarkable story of vii.
liam d. Case, Muskogee contractor,
who, penniless, and with torn clothes,
knocked at the door of his home today
and embraced his wife and children.
One night last August, Case, kissed
his wife good bye leaving his home
to bank some money.
He mysteriously disappeared and
has been thought dead by all except
his wife, who prayed for his return
Half a dozen lodges of which he is a
member advertised all over the coun-
try for the missing man with no re-
suits. Case today declared that he had
no recollection of anything since last
August until he found himself at
New Orleans.
He completely lost his identity He
remembers coming to town in Mus
kogee and then his mind became d
blank Shortly after Cases disappear
ance his bank book and a lot of pa
pers were found in box car between
here and Tulsa. The case is one OF
the most mysterious in the annals OF
Muskogee, as there was no reason
why he should have wilfully deserted
his family There is a slight scar on
his head which leads to the belief that
he was strucy down and robbed, aad
the blow possibly destroyed his mem
ory for the time.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02

velop this into one of the national
water highways.
He contributed S5,OOOOO to the Con-
vention hall, 100000 to the Baptist
hospital, 100000 to the Carnegie IL
brary he gave a lotto the w. c T.
o. lot to the Episcopal church, lot
to the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, and has always been a liberal
contributor to other churches and or
ganizations.
He subscribed for stock in the Mus
kogee Industrial Development COM
pany, the Muskogee Fair association,
and many other public enterprises.
He built the Colorado and Kentucky
buildings, and the Muskogee ware
houses. and many residences. He is
now engaged in the construction OF
important improvements on West Ok
mulgee avenue and also on East Broad
way. His improvements have been
distributed on both the east and west
sides of the city
He has been a resident Of Musko
gee for twenty-seven years. having
built his home among the first houses
built in Muskogee.
His people settled the Indian Terri
tory and his mother was born in log
cabin near Webbers Falls in 1881
His reputation, commercially and
financially, cannot be questioned ii
Muskogee, and no man in Muskogee
can recall an instance of an immoral
unjust or indecent act on his part.
Attention is called to these things
because they seem to have been for
gotten through Mr.. OWENS silence Il
is well for the citizens of Muskoget
to recall these services rendered by
this faithful citizen. His distinguish
ed services in the senate have done
great honor to Muskogee and have
made Muskogee known throughout the
United States as the home of this man
Respectfully,
VIM. NJ. HARRISON.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
.|NTERURBAN LINE
TO vIN|TA NEXT
Financial Plans Completed For 75-Mne
Extension Of 5artlesvillc
Trolley.

Bartlesvile Okla, March 2-On
top Of the announcement made this
week that the Bartlesyille Irterurban
company would extend its hne from
Dewey to Caney, Kans., distance of
fifteen miles, there to connect with the
Southern Kansas interurban lines for
CofeyvilIe, Independence and Parsons,
came the report from authoritative
sources today that an interurban line
viii be constructed from Bartlesville
to Vinita, a distance of 20 miles, at a
cost for construction and equipment
of $2,25O,0O0 It is declared that ar
rangements have been perfected for
financing the project and that work
will be started in the immediate ft-
ture
The route will follow the survey
made two years ago for an east and
west railroad by Bartlesville capitalists
The local men expressed a willingness
to relinquish their interest in the pro-
ject when eastern capitalists under
took to promote the railroad The
railroad proposition has been allowed
to drag, but in the meantime the de-
tails have been arranged for building
an interurban line and these plans will
be carried out as soon as assurance
is received that the railroad project
abs been abandoned
Added to these two interurban pro-
jects the city commissioners have
awarded contracts for $250,00O worth
Of paving, two Of the smelters have
announced an immediate increase Of
two hundred in the number Of their
employees and on April the taxpayers
of the county will vote a bond issue
of $115O00 Ior the construction of a
courthouse and jail With sixty cent
oil as a stimulus the greatest activity
in years has started in the oil field
land local merchants are anticipating
1.-THE most prosperous year in their his
Itory
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
TO MAKE CAMEMBERT CHEESE
Experiments Conducted by AarIcnI-
turaI Department In Attempt to
Produce Equivalent.

For several years there have been
conducted, under suggestions afforded
by the department of agriculture, va
rious experiments in this country,
with q view to the manufacturing OF
an equivalent OF the famous Camem-
bert cheese.
In the production OF this cheese
much depends on two species of mi
croscopic fungi or molds known to
science as Penicillium camemberti
and 0idium lactis. Both species have
been artificially propagated and fur
nished to the experiment stations
The manufacture of the cheese be-
gins with fresh whole milk heated to
S5 degrees Fahrenheit Later on the
cheeses are inoculated with cultures
of these molds.
The cheeses are shaped in galvan-
lied iron hoops. and afterward treated
with salt rubbed on the outside. They
are then transferred to the first ripen.
ing room, the air OF which must be
quite saturated with moisture, and
maintained at a temperature of from
so to 62 degrees. From this time on
they are treated daily. During the
second week they are wrapped in tn
foil or parchment paper, after which
they are sent to the second ripening
room, the temperature Of which is
slightly lower than that of the first
room. In the second room the cheeses
remain one or two weeks, when they
reach the best condition for consump
tion.-Harper's Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
HENRY EIFFERT
DEAD At Fl. GIBSON

A life of business adventures all Of
which had proven failures. last of all
in his declining days to be charged
with the shortage of seven thousand
dollars from the estate of a minor In
dian of whom he had been appointed
guardian brought to Henry Einert of
Fort Gibson death from broken
heart.
The finger of death which touched
Eiffert, a gray haired man Of almost
seventy years. as he slept brought to
close a life on which more shame
might have come had it held back a
week, a day or even few hours
longer
Until several months ago Henry
Eiffert, a Cherokee Indian, was the
guardian of the estate of one Frank
McDade. At that time after he had
allowed the matter of the estate to
become tangled he was called upon by
Judge LeahJ for complete report OF
the condition of the minors estate.
This Eiffert failed to give and the
guardianship was taken away from
him and placed with another. Judge
I1eahy then called upon Eiffert to
come before him and give an account
of the sum of seven thousand, nintey
two dollars which was supposed to
cover the storage of the accounts OF
the guardian.
Not being able to make this show
ing Judge Leahy placed him under a
bond of six thousand dollars, secured
by the Southern Surety company and
was given ninety days in which tc
make final report and replace the
money to the account of Frank Nc
Dade. That ninety days was up yes
terday and it was on that day that he
was to appear and make his report.
Not long since Eiffert figured in the
l"Peach Basket Case" which attracted
much attention at the time. Georg,
X. Powell, local attorney, appearing
for the father of Frank McDade con
tended that the guardian appointed By
Judge Leahy was close friend D
Eiffert an dthat the appointment D
the succeeding guardian had beel
Imade that Eiffert might be given mort
time in which to straighten up his ac
counts.
Powell tried TO show that Judge
Leahy was not the proper one to 81
for the SAGE as he had at one time ac
cepted a basket of peaches from Elf
fert and that this might have infu
enced him in his selection of a guar
dian for the estate of Frank McDade
In a motion to have Judge Leah,
disqualified that he might get tn
guardianship case in another court 0
before another judge, Powell present
ed motion setting forth fifteen res
sons why Judge Leahy should no
have been allowed to appoint the guar
dian.
The sudden death of Eiffert at tn
time when he was to appear before tn
court and make a final showing of tn
accounts of the Indian minor whic
would have shown him to be shori
caused the rumor to spread that h
had committed suicide, but Drs. Wa
lace and Fuller of Fort Gibson afte
an examination gave out a statemen
in which it was stated that Eiffert ha
died from heart trouble. Friends an
relatives say it was nothing more 0
less than death from a broken hear
-Times-Democrat.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
CHURCH DIRECTORY
First Christian Church.

First Christian Church.
Bible school, $3.50 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Preaching. 7:S0 p. m.
Junior c. g., 2:30 p. m.
Senior C. B., $50 p. m.
Prayer meeting aud choir practice
Wednesday evening.
Teachers training class Friday even
ing.
The revival at White Oak continues
with splendid interest. There have
been twenty-one additions.
JAS. NJ MILLER,
.ROBT. G. MILLER,
Ministers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02
Presbyterian Church.

Services both morning and evening
at II a. M. and 1880 p. m. Srbject for
the morning sermon: Pray Ye." Sub
ject Of evening sermon: The Apostle
of Good Cheer"
At the morning service the front
pews will be reserved for the Sunday
school, which is asked to attend in
body There will be special music
at each service.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Christian Endeayor at $3.50 p. m.
All are especially invited to attend
these services.
w o. DAVIS, Pastor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02

who is searching for the pearl Of great
price to go where he may stumble up
on it. At the service tonight at the
Presbyterian church. Rev. w. o. Davis
will preach. Subject: stumbling Into
the Kingdom" Special music tonight.
Song service begins at 1880 a'clock.
All are invited.
w. 0. DAVIS. Pastor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-02

Stumbled Into a Fortune.
1t may snow too hard for man to
buy lot at auction but never for one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
CORSETS AND HOBBIES
WORN 5000 YEARS AGO

PHILA DELPHIA, Nov. 25.--Dr. f. n.
Hall, an antiquarian, in an address
here, said that corsets and hobble
skirts were worn in Crete 5000 years
ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
WEDDINGS
Hull M aqruder.

The marriage Of Miss Mary Blue Hull
to Lieutenant Lloyd Burns Magruder'
c. A. C., L. S. A., of Maryland was an
event of marked social prominence II
Savannah. The ceremony was quiet
and witnessed only by the bridal party
and members Of the immediate family
but was followed by a brilliant recep-
ton. The artillery corps colors were
used in the decorations and in the
gowns Of the bridesmaids. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Father
Mitchell. Miss Mana Hull was her sis
ter's maid of honor. Lieutenant Ma
eruder was attended by Lieutenant Ed
ward Collier Linta, U. S. n, as best
man. Lieutenant Magruders parents,
DR.. and Mrs. George Magruder, and his
sister, Miss Pauline Magruder, came
South to attend the wedding.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25

Miss Margot Cushing. Of Boston, VINO
is delightfully."- remembered az the guest
of Miss Eloise Oliver at the time Of her
debut, viii arrive Sunay to spend some
time with Miss Oliver.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25

Positively the greatest Coat values
ever shown in the South are in this
sale. Coats for every occasion of
dress and for street and motoring.
Beautiful novelties and also staple
styles that will never go out of fashion
as long as the Coats last Come bright
and early to this sale and buy you
good, warm Coat for Thanksgiv i n g
day. True values to $500, choice
$14.75 while they last.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Needlework guild has set apart
tomorrow for the collection Of gar
ments in the basement of the Carnegie
library the following committee to be
there for tie purpose: Mrs. John Nc
Cord, Mrs. r. F. Watson Mrs. A. L. ).
Allen, Mrs. L. b. Stanley. Mrs. William
Eckford, Mrs. John L. Moore, Miss Ed
mondson, Mrs. T. G. Perkins
on Wednesday, counting and assert
ing the garments Will be done by a
committee composed OF Miss Susie
Wells Mrs, Bell, Mrs J. ". Barnett
Ms. Wood, Mrs. L. Weddeu. Mrs. Emil
~ stewart Mrs. ". II. Hillyer, COM
mittee from the Maccabees.
Friday will be the day for packing
and distributing to various charitable
institutions, the committee in charge Of
this part of the work being Mrs y. G.
Lyle, Mrs. T. c. Perkins. Mrs. Allen,
Mrs. A. c. McHan Mrs. McCord. Miss
Wells Mrs, J. Barnes, Mrs. Patterson,
Miss White, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Wat
son.
The general committee for all three
days Will be composed Of the honorary
president Mrs. Edward T. Brown the
secretary, Miss NJ. 4. II. smith, and the
treasurer Mrs. Fred Stewart
y meeting Of Capital hive No. 1, La
dies of the Maccabeea, is called for to-
morrow afternoon at 2;30 o'clock, at u
West Alabama street.
The Atlanta chapter No. 81, Order of
Eastern star, win have a cake sale at
kenny's tea and coffee store tomorrow.
The Ladies Aid society of the North
Avenue Presbyterian church will hold
bazaar at the church house. corner
Peaehtree street and North avenue. to-
morrow, beginning at $3.50 a. m. Lunch
will be served from l. to 8, and a va
riety Of fancy articles and table delica-
cies viii be on sale.
Misses Lucy Stockard and Lois Pat
tiilo are in charge of a cake sale to-
morrow at the George Muse Clothing
Company, under the auspices of the In
man Park Girls club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
OYSTER PATTIES,
ARTISTIC TIMBALES
PASTRY AND CAKE

If you intend to give a luncheon tea
or party. don't worry about what to
serve and how TO serve It. Go to Zakas
bread and cake store, 80 Peachtree
street-Ftve Points-the problem is
solved. oyster patties, artistic timables,
cake, cookies, and pastry-all ready and
waiting, and the quality is of the high
est. Philip Thompson, the Boston eX-
pert. will fiji the order to your entire
satisfaction. Call at the store leave
your order and don't worry; it will be
filled right. CAdvt)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
BOY KILLS PLAYMATE
PLAYING JAIL DELIVERY

DECATUR. ILL. Nov. 25.-Louis
Maple is dead today as a result 81 play
Ing 'jail delivery" The boy was shot
by Albert Boulware, who was playing
the part of a Judge. BouIWare APP
peared as the "prisoner" was esCap-
ing and Internationally fired a .32-caii-
Der revolver at Maple.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25

Edward Hamil Collins. aged 81 years,
died at his home, So Greenwood avenue,
Sunday night at $50 o'clock He is
survived by four sons and three daugh-
tiers. The body will be taken to Troy,
Ala tomorrow morning for funeral and
interment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
Mrs. Elizabeth Y. NoIsn.

Mrs Elizabeth V. Nolen. aged "a
years, died at her residence, 100 Pearl
street, yesterday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
She is survived by four sons and two
daughters. The funeral was held This
morning at II O'Clock at Wesley chanel
Interment was at the church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
ENGAGEMENTS
PIunkett- Griffith.

FTunketI OF ITTItN
AIr. and Mrs. Robert Rice Piunkett
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Dora Anice, to Dr.. Dan Ii.
Griffith, of Atlanta. the wedding TO take
place at their home in Roscoe, Texas,
late in DecembeI.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
PERSONALS

Mrs William Kriegshaber win enter
tain her bridge club tomorrow after
noon.
Misses Mary and Lucille Goodrich
will entertain their bridge club tomor-
row afternoon.
M. Robert Buffers, Of Ludington,
Mich. arrives Wednesday to spend a
week at the Georgian Terrace.
Mrs. j. Wylie Pope. Of Jacksonville,
formerly OF Atlanta, arrives tonight to
be the guest Of Mrs. John NJ. Staten on
Pine street.
Mrs. 4. II. McAfee, Of this city, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w
4. Payne Of Pine Bluff, Ark, until aft
er January I.
Miss Marian Perdue entertained in
formally at bridge today for Miss Rosa
Belle Chapman's guest Miss Helen
Ferguson, Of New Orleans.
Mr.. ana Mrs Edward Gnglis Smith,
Z
daughter The little girl is grand
daughter Of Mrs. Lollie Belle Wylie, Of
Atlanta
Miss Margot Cushing. Of Boston, VINO
| Is delightfully."- remembered as the guest
of Miss Eloise oliver at the time Of her
debut, viii arrive Sunay to spend some
| time with Miss Oliver
| Miss Kathryn Gordau entertained at
/ box party at the Grand this afternoon
! IN honor Of Miss Harriet Cole and her
guest. Miss Ruth Terrell. of Chicago
| The other guests were Misses Lula
Dean Jones. Laura Ansley and Ruth
| StaIjings and Mrs. Forrest Adalr, j,
! Miss Laura Cowles won the prize at
/ the informal bridge party given Sat
urday evening by Miss Elizabeth Nor
gan IN honor of Miss Mary Hines and
her guest, Miss Halle Morton, Of Ten
nessce. Mr.. Stanley Wimbish Won the
gentlemen's prize. Embroidered hand
kerchiefs were presented to the guest
OF honor. \ dainty suppr followed the
game eight guests being present.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25
Q9IoWl4


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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-25

Mrs. Roy Collier will entertain the
members of the Tuesday Morning
Bridge club tomorrow at her home in
Ansley Park. The club, which is new
organization composed of eight promi-
nent young women, meets every week.
the game of bridge being followed by a
handsomely appointed luncheon
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-17
From Another Point of View

Rcheson determined sane enough to kill
Detroit how will we
supper?
that have been opposing Roosevelt
a beginning concede him chance
II and in others commiserated
The dhoga
charge OF
We lines this a M
fire.
Falsifer.)
added
black and in
this
kind Of rowdysm
his sleeping berth aged
in
MAJ fellow wealthy any now
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-17
Let Your Children
Make a Garden

AS spring advances the child who
has known the Joy OF gardening is
impatient TO begin work Every child
can make something grow Even the
very Young children should have an
opportunity 10 dig and plant.
The first heavy spading must be
done for them. Two inches OF manure
should be thoroughly spaded into poor
soil early in the spring. However. do
not let the children plant till the earth
is warm and dry.
Then they can mark of the garden
with stakes and Irvine, respade it,
sprinkle with commercial manure. and
rake it until the soil Is light and fine.
Give the children good. strong tools,
though light weight. spading fork,
rake, hoe and trowel are the most es-
sential.
A child's garden should not attempt
too much. The shape OF beds depends
on available room, but after all the
simple rectangular plot with seeds
planted in rows running north and
south. is always a good one. The gar
den needs plenty OF sunlight and
paths at least food wide, so arrang-
ed that the child can easily cultivate
every plant.
In choosing flowers. help your child
TO consider color, height and time of
blooming, so that the arrangement OF
his bed may be pleasing. good seed
catalogue helps in this.
In planting seeds the depth should
be about three times the size of the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-17

seed Small seeds may be sown from
the package, and the seedlings, when
two or three inches high, thinned out
TO give each plant room. But If sown
too thickly they will not even start
growing
For low borders. sweet alyssum,
mignonette and blue dwarf lobelia-for
higher plants. zinnia, marigold, coreop-
sis, petunia, dwarf nasturtium and ver-
bena-are easily cultivated and bloom
nearly all summer. For very tall
plants sunhOwer and castor bean new
er fail For covering walls or trellises
use nasturtium, gourd, scarlet runner
bean or moon flower.
Children like vegetables as well az
flowers. Lettuce and radishes mature
quickly and successive crops may be
raised all summer Beets. carrots and
spinach are easily grown.
The spring planting does not make
garden. IL must be watered, though
never in the heat OF the day. and later
1t must be weeded and the top soil kept
loose by light hoeing Thin out seed
lings and weed when the ground is
moist, in order not 10 disturb the re-
naming plants.
III you have no ground for even a
tiny garden bed, let the children gar.
den in a window-box of some sort.
Here they can raise the same hardy
flowers suggested for the yard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-17
Story About a Saloon

Oh. we're not altogether original
net so awfully long.headed as IN
ventors. They have just Uncovered
a saloon deep in the ruins OF Pom
peii and it is of such construction
and detail that you'd almost know II
II you met it.
over the door is the word ,Jol-
lium" That's Latin, but we don
have TO pound you on the head 70
make you appreciate how that title
would fit the modern gin palace
Upon the walls are political notices
showing that there's no merit what
ever in the notion that the mixing
of beer and patriotism belongs eN-
clusively 10 our own era OF progress
Then there's the "Jollium $ bar
with holes in which to keep those
"private brands" that you get with
a wink from the barkeeper and q
solid railing TO hang on while tax
ing politics or while remarking to