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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Manager Hungington Of the
Electric Light Company ap-
peared before the city council
of Arlington. Neb., last night
in response 70 . request from
that body. They want the
twenty four hour electric GER
vice furnished from this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

That show r this Afternoon
was just sufficient to let tn.
populace know that the
heat from Chicago and Balti
more has not dried up the uni
verse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

t. Moskovitz sold his Buick
automobile to NJ. Hirst this
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

r E Morse visited q few
friends in this city yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Hutto,
and son and ]. P. Hutton lef
for David City, Nebr., this af.
ternoon to be present at tn.
dedication Of q fifty Thousand
dollar Catholic church in thai
city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Mrs. Smith, of Kansas City
is in the Valley the guest o.
Mrs. F. L. Davis for q few
weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04
Josephine Johnson,
Act. Librarian

MIR. and Mrs. Guy Everett
tnd family returned from thei
Western trip last night. WIFI
zone they visited Spokane AM
ther western points.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Deputy Sheriff Milliman re.
burned from Clarinda today
where he had taken Oliver Bas-
gett to the hospital at that
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

! Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Beirne.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Beirnes
spent the day at Manawa yes
(terday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04
Without A Doubt

The average man would want
% lock himself in his bed room
f he had as little on as a girl
low wears i'm public.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Today is the anniversary o.
the assassination of President
Garfield.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04


The Annual meeting of tn.
stock holders of the State Saw
ing Bank was held today, pre-
ceeded by q dinner at the Mil
Ter Hotel. The directors elect
ed for the ensueing year are
w. A. Smith, j. s. Dewell, R. d
McEvoy, j. j. Amen and N
O'Connor.
The officers elected for tn,
ensueing year are as follows:
w. A. Stnith-Pres.
]. s. Dewell-V. Pres.
H. E. Silsby- Cashier
j. B. Barrett-Ass't Cashier
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

w. d. Bird returned from hi.
Texas trip Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Stowe.
|of Lincoln, Neb., was here to-
day renewing old acquaint-
ances.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Arthur O'Connor has accept
ed q position with the Mason E
S.ea!bury garage setting up ma
chinery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

w. ]. Roden, Ed Wilson anc
Thomas Cash drove 70 Oman.
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Mrs. Harry Newton ant
daughter, Louise visited friend.
in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Miss Florence Coulthard re
turned from q months trip I,
Texas, Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

I. Mcintosh has purchased
the Jos Dsur farm paying $3.50
In acre Tor II.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Conductor Hoover and fam
lily have moved into the w. b
Withrow home on Fourth st.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Ots 8tlO l1TS. ~ u 11eLuy,
DE-. Fitzgibbon. Mr.. and Mrs. d
Willard and Mr.. Gene Sullivan
Of Omaha, Miss Florence Glen
nahan Of Minneapolis and A
G. Chester Of Kansas City
drove up from Omaha Sunday
10 automobiles and took Dime.
At the NJ ]. Fitzgibbon home
They spent the evening at tn,
Dennis Fitzgibbon home NORTH
Of this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-04

Mrs. lockwood and Mrs.
W.les left for Binghamton, N.
7 last night. Mrs. Wiles will
make her future home there.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
Was once ! Newspaper Man.

Tulsa, Okla, May 29.-(Special.)-
Newspaper men, cheer up, there may
be chance for you yet. Senator Rob
ert L. Owen was once the meek editor
of country weekly newspaper, in In
dian Territory.
Senator Owen purchased the old
vinita Chieftain, nearly thirty years
ago, when it was a weekly paper He
took charge of the paper January 1st,
1883 and managed the sheet for a year
and half.
While in Vinita Tuesday molning
Senator owen visited the office of the
Daily Chieftain and went through the
files of the paper for the period when
it was owned and edited by him. He
was amused at some of his own edi-
torial work and reminded of many in.
cidents of those days which had long
ago slipped from his memory.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
HEAVY BURDEN
OF The COURTS
Declares Unjust to People Practice of
Reversing Convictions Unless Ao-
tual Error is Shown.

Oklahoma City, May 26.-The case
of John Gonzalus of Comanehe county,
given life sentence in the peniten-
tiary for murder, was affirmed by the
court of criminal appeals in an opinion
delivered by Presiding Judge Furman.
No error justifying reversal of the
case was found by the court Judge
Furman announced the following in
the opinion:
The habit of reversing cases upon
light and trivial grounds is to be rep
rehended from every standpoint. While
it is true that price should never be
placed upon the administratio nof JUS
tice, and no man who has been unjust
ly convicted should ever be denied a
rehearing upon the ground of expense
of second trial; yet this court will
take judicial notice of the fact that
the people of the state are already
heavily burdened with taxation and
that one of the principal items of ex-
pense to the state is the enforcement
of its criminal laws. 1t would there
fore be unjust to the people of the
state to add to the expense by reyers,
ing convictions and sending back cases
for retrial, thereby greatly increasing
the expense of government, unless a
necessity for doing so really existed
Conviction of Pearle Lawyer OF
Kingfisher. given one year for larceny
of calf, was affirmed in an opinion
by Judge Armstrong.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
AKIN WILL NOT PUSH Bill.

Oklahoma City, May 29-Thc action
of Representative Oliver Akin in ncti-
flying the secretary of state that he
will not appear at any more of the
hearings on the bill initiated by him
TO do away with a number of state
schools, but win rely altogether on
the fairness of the secretary. is taken
as an Indication that Akin has given
up his fight. He states that he has
not the means to bring witnesses from
various parts of the state to contro-
vert the testimony offered by .Ee up-
rorents of his bill Fourteen state
schools are affected by the AkiG bill.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
INDIANS WANT
TAXES REFUNDED
Meeting Called For June at Ard
more to Hold Discussion And
Appoint Committees.

Ardmore, Okla, May 26-Since the
Indians have won in their fight against
the taxation of their lands they are
now seeking a method to have refund
ed to them the taxes they have already
paid into the treasures of the several
counties on the east side of the state
where these lands are located.
A meeting has been called to be
held in Ardmore on June 8, at which
time the question will be discussed
and committees will be appointed for
each county to bring proceedings to
obtain the refund of their tax moneys
already paid. Following is a copy OF
the call that is being mailed to Indians
in this county and four surrounding
counties:
A public meeting of the Chickasaw
and Choctaw citizens who are inter
ested in the recovery of such taxes
illegally paid by them upon lands and
who are interested in a concerted ac-
ton and an immediate solution of this
problem, and any other tribal matter
affecting their interests, is hereby
called, to meet at the city of Ardmore,
in the Assembly Hall, at court house
thereof, at O'Clock p. m. on Monday,
June 5, A. D. 1912.
All citizens of Love, Carter, Mar
shall and Johnson counties are urged
to be present and participate in this
meeting. Joe Williford, James Alver-
son, Sam Fry, w. T. Ward, Cliff Love,
T. p Howell, Richard Fl. McLish, John
r. Washington, William Harkins, c. H.
Brown, B. H. Colbert, Jesse i. Jordan,
Hunter Cochran.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
GOVERNOR GRUCE
TO START CAPITAL
Proposes to Start the Building Of
Million Dollar Capitol Building
Within Five Weeks.

Oklahoma City, May Ex-Governor
Cruce has joined with the Oklahoma
City capital promoters in an attempt
to forestall the initiated bill for the
removal of the capital from Oklahoma
City.
The petition for a new election gu
the capital location is being rapidly
signed, but in order to forestall this
it is planned to start work on the cap
itol building July 4th.
The fact that no plans for the cap
itol building have been agreed upon
is in nowise to deter the promoters
scheme. Governor Cruce said satur-
day that he had not accepted any plans
and did not propose to be in a hurry
about it, and yet he agreed at the same
time to break ground and start TO
work in five weeks.
The people OF the state will doubt
less be interested in a most peculiar
statement the governor is purported
to have made 10 the Sunday Oklaho-
man in which he says: Il shall lend
every encouragement to the proposed
celebration. | have received $1O0, 900
for the State Capitol Building Com
pany properly signed by Mr.. CoIcord,
the president, and have also received
deeds to much of the land There are
but few defects in the remaining
titles and they are insignificant and
shall in nowise interfere with the be-
ginning Of construction
1t seems hardly credible that the
governor should have made the last
statement since the most valuable of
the land proposed to be rendered to
the state is not only In litigation but
is in such serious tangle that those.
who have looked the matter up regard
the title, which has been vested in
the state, as utterly worthless.
1t is proposed now. in order to fore
stall any effort TO change the capital
location, to begin some sort OF pri-
mary work at once, and that without
action by the legislature. and without
a vestige of authority to do SO.
There is some talk to the effect that
/ injunction proceedings will be sought
to stop this latest of fraud and de
ception upon the part of the Oklahoma
crowd The people of the state are
amazed at the boldness of the governor
and the Oklahoma City grafters.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
BOOSTER WEEK
At SPOKANE

Spokane, Wash, May 2S.-Repre-
sentatives of all financial, commercial
and Industrial enterprises and military
.fraternal and social organizations in
the city have pledged support to the
booster week. campaign, beginning
May 2S. The celebration will be in
connection with the formal opening of
the new $500,OOO home of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce, of which R.
Insinger is president
Arrangements are under way to en-
tertain several thousand delegates,
representing the various communities
in the Pacific and intermountain coun-
try, also the people of Spokane. Mem
|orial day exercises, arranged by patri-
|otic and military organizations, will
be featured by the flag day committee.
Among other things there will be num-
erous stands of flags and banners Of
AL nations.
Charles Hebberd, chairman of the
executive committee of seven. chosen
at mass meeting on May Is, an
Inounced today there will be a series
of parades of the various industries in
the district The Pioneers Society OF
Spokane will have charge of the old
timers procession, showing the stage
coaches and prairie schooners of the
early days. Indians from several reser-
yations will participate It is expect
ed to have $4,000 school children in
one of the parades.
The Musical Art Society of Spokane,
headed by Dr. Francis Walker, will
present Gounod's Faust in concert
form. with professional soloists as
principals and chorus of 250 men
and women In addition, there will be
series of receptions and a banquet
in the new quarters of the Chamber of
Commerce. The Spokane Ad Club, of
which R. E. Bigelow is president, is
arranging novel street parade.
Military organizations, including
eight companies of the 25th regiment,
infantry, U. S. A., the Washington Ma
tional guard and two posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Amer
lea will have program on one of the
days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
SENATOR OWEN
ADDRESSED LARGE
CROWD LAST NIGHT

Despite the lateness of his train and
the threatening storm Senator Robt
L. Owen addressed a packed house at
the court room last night. On account
of the untoward conditions the speech
was cut short but the crowd stayed
with him until the last word was spok-
en- and insisted that he continue. The
speaker dwelt largely upon his work
in congress and the problems and con
ditions he found there
Senator owen is known by nearly
everybody in this section of the state
having at one time lived in Vinita. He
was editor and owner of the Chieftain
in 1883.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
WILSON MAY
Be CITED
officers Of State Education Board
Refuse to Sign Diplomas Of
Three Graduates.

Oklahoma City, May 29.-State SUI
perintendent of Schools r. II. Wilson,
president of the state board of educa-
ton, and NJ. T. Huffman, secretary,
have been served with notice by coun-
sci for J. Alexander Moore, whom the
board attempted to depose as presi-
dent of the Industrial Institute and
College for Girls at Chickasha, that
they will be cited for contempt for
their refusal to sign graduates. di-
plomas or allow salary claims for the
faculty.
At the time Moore was fired" by
the board, it decided that the diplomas
would not be signed, and that no salary
claims would be approved so long as
Moore remained at the head of the
school Moore later secured an in
junction against the board, precenting
his removal and claims the action OF
The board is a violation of the injuDc-
tion order. The school session closed
Tuesday niSht, when class of three
members were graduated. Five other
members Of the class were expelled
several weeks ago.
Further court hearing as to 'ontrol
of the school has been continued until
june 10, when it will be decided
neither or not the state board of edu-
cation has power to remove the pres
dent for insubordination.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
.EL|HU ROOT
IS NOT WANTED
Oklahoma Delegation Will Not Stand
For Him as Temporary
Chairman.

Oklahoma City, May 2S.-The Okla
homa delegation to the republican ma
tional convention will oppose Senator
Elihu Root for temporary chairman,
according to A. e. Perry, the original
Roosevelt booster in Oklahoma and
member of the delegation. Root does
not stand for Rooseveltism principles,
declares Perry, and the Oklahoma fol-
lowers of the militant colonel, along
with several hundred others of the
same ilk, do not propose to have him
preside over what is intended to be a
perfectly Teddyesque gathering.
This is the initial clash between the
Roosevelt followers and the national
committee. Root has been selected by
the commit ee, 1t is not obligatory
upon the convention to accept the COM
mittee's recommendation, but there
is only one instance on record whore
the recommendation of that body
have been rejected This was the
Blaine convention of 1884 Roosevelt,
however, put his foot down upon the
committees plan to have Root make
the keynote speech and, from what
could be gathered from Mr.. Perry's
remarks, there seems to be mutual
understanding among the Roosevelt
forces not to stand for Root as the
temporary presiding officer
Perry is sanguine of the outcome at
Chicago. He is confident the commit.
tee on credentials is going to do the
right thing by Colonel Roosevelt in
the numerous contests now pending
You see this matter of "pie," or to
put it more politely patronage" is
going to cut mighty big figure in de.
Gliding the little rumpus between Taft
and the colonel. 1t is a rather vulgar
thing to drag into a fight which, in its
initial stages, the public was promised
would be free from personalities, but
there are several thousand federal job
holders in the United States who dis
like the idea of being pried loose from
their easy berths by bunch of dem
ocratic upstairs.
And so the pie" brigade is hammer
ing the national committeeman OF
their respective states to see that the
colonel is not slashed too severely in
the matter of seating contesting dele
gates. Perry says the federal office
holders have their ears to the grass
roots and they realize the desire OF
the common herd-the voters-to have
Roosevelt returned to office and they
do not intend to have their positions
jeopardized by the action of the ma
tional committeeman. He says that
the rank and file of the federal jot
holders, the country over, do not fee
that Taft can win and regard Roose
welt as the best possible republican
bet.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS HASKELL
Spoke to Crowded House Last Night
In Support of His Candidacy
For Senator.

Hon. Chas. N. Haskell of Muskogee
spoke to an audience here last night
that filled the district court room until
there was not even standing room left
There were many ladies in the audi
ence and fair sprinkling of farmers
from all over the county, and judging
from the reception rendered him, the
ex-governor had his audience with him
all the time. Mr.. Haskell told first of
his challenge to Senator Owen to meet
him in joint debate, and reiterated it
with authority to any one to make any
possible arrangement therefor, at any
time and place that would suit the
senator's pleasure. He then asserted:
1st. That Senator Owens work in
the senate had not been in the interest
of the people and was not consistent
with his campaign literature.
2nd. That the senator had not been
loyal democrat.
3rd. That the senator was now seek
ing a denomination by the democratic
party, and at the same time soliciting
and receiving the support of the ma
chine republicans of the state.
In support of the first of these, Mr.
Haskell read at length from the Con.
gressional Record, and from measures
introduced or endorsed by the senator
He severely criticized the Corrupt
Practices Act" and declared that ii
practically legalized the corruption it
was supposed to prohibit To prove
the second and tuird charges he re.
sorted to correspondence ostensibly
exchanged between Senator Owen and
various republican editors and the
president of the Republican Press Bu-
reau. He also showed a certificate
signed by Col. Jack Love, chairman OF
the corporation commission, showing
that Senator owen was a large stock
holder in the Muskogee Daily Phoenix
He created much amusement by ex
hibiting a page of the Phoenix devoted
to eulogy (?) of Senator Owen, as the
Beau Bummel Of Washington Appar
emily Mrs. Owens picture adorned the
page he was discussing but her name
was not called or any reference made
to her except that Mr.. Haskell afteI
attributing the article to Senator
owen himself, added that Owen ought
be ashamed of trying to drag lady
into politics. Mr. Haskell's friend;
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
TORNADO KILLS I;
OTHERS INJURED.
4 Twister Demolishes Twenty Houses
in skiatook; Newkirk Storm.

Tulsa, Okla, May 28.--Seyen people
were instantly killed, three Others
probably viii die and score or more
persons We're injured when a tornado
swept through Skiatook. eighteen
miles northwest Of here, about $3.50
Monday night All communication
with the stricken town was cut off and
the first authentic news reached here
late Tuesday afternoon.
The storm swept down the valley
for five miles, bringing destruction to
farm houses and sweeping completely
bare heavily wooded places. 1t passed
through the south part of the town
and in a few minutes completely de-
stroyed twenty homes. The twister
then swept into the oil field, leveling
all dericks, tanks and pumping sta
tions. It is estimated the loss in the
oil fields alone will amount TO $4,000.
The dead are: Mrs Dalton,
Oleson and wife and three children.
and 12-yearold SON of Geo. Mayhem
Fatally injured. Geo. Mayhew and
wife and two children; two Oleson
children; G. H. johnson; five persons
named Beyers and c. G. Adkins. Three
storm cellars in Skiatook housed sfw
enty-fve people. probably thus re
venting further loss of life
The total damage is estimated Tues
day at not less than $4,000 Rel.sf
has been sent from this city The
names Of many Of the injured could
not be learned but it i said they Will
be brought to the hospitals in this
city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
A Famous crIttenden.

Tulsa. Okla, May 29.-6special.)-
Oklahoma promises to have a Critten-
den famous in state politics, like the
eccentric governor Of Missouri. Ii. l..
Crittenden. attorney of Stigler, Has
kell county. and nephew of the ex-
governor of the @Show Me" state, is
candidate for county attorney of Has.
kell county. Crittenden, since he NOV
ed to Oklahoma, has been active in
politics in this state and has been an
important facto rim. Stigler. which
town has experienced a rapid growth
in the past three years. Young Crit
tenden is now counsel for railroads
and other corporations.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
Crouch-Haynes. IS.
from Weanesdar.s paI1y

oliver Haynes and Miss Rachel
Crouch were united in marriage at the
home of the bride two miles east Of
town last evening. Rev. J. M. Miller,
pastor of the First Christian church
spoke the words that united these pop
ular young people Young Haynes is
the son of DR. M. P. Haynes of Estella
and the bride is the daughter of L. b.
Crouch, one of the owners of the
Crouch stock farm The Chieftain Of
fers congratulations and wishes it's
young friends the greatest Of success
and happiness.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31

A petition has been presented to
Governor Cruce, asking him to call
an election for the purpose of per-
mitting the people Of the southwestern
portion of Comanche county to vote
on the proposition of becoming a part
of Jefferson county The territory ef-
fected is eight by eleven miles in ex-
tent and contains four hundred and
|forty-seven legal voters whom have
signed the petition for the election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
City Marshal Shot.

At Alton last night Lee McWherter,
the city marshal, was shot by John
Ward while trying to capture some
LIQUOR being brought in a buggy by
Ward.
Ward was afterward captured bet
the liquor escaped McWherses is mol
seriously wounded Two shots were
fred, one struck giancing the thigh
aed the other went Wild
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31

James A. Harris, of Wagner, who
packed the grass roots convention of
1910 with his henchmen, who tried to
pack and steal the Guthrie conyen.
tion of 1912, who recently attempted to
cheat George C. Priestly out Of the ma.
ton committeemanship, and whose
political Vaccinations have invariably
been of a dark lantern variety, has
fled "a fair election law with the
secretary of state 1t is now thought
that the habitues of the different ten
derloins of the state will soon initiate
a law demanding the rigid enforce
ment of the seventh commandment.