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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Fisk-cOpe Wedding.
From Thursdays Daily.

tiOIn 1HuIsudy Dally.
A very quietly solemnized wedding
took place last evening when Miss
yeda Fisk, daughter of Geo. NJ. Fisk
and Alfred Cope, son of our towns
man, P. S. Cope, were united in mar.
riage. The wedding took place at the
home of T. p. Lewis on South Scraper
street. Rev. J. NJ. Miller officiating.
This comes as a surprise to great
many of their friends who will all
wish them an abundance OF happiness.
The bride is one of Vinita's fairest
daughters, well known and liked by
every one. Mr.. Cope is a sterling
young business man and is certainly
to be congratulated on his success in
business and choice of a wife.
The happy couple will be at home
after the fifth to their many friends at
a pretty little home already provided
for them on South Scraper street.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
MORE MENINGITIS
IN THIS. STATE
Disease Appears in Oklahoma Districts
Hitherto Free of It.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 31.-Cases OF
spinal meningitis were reported yes.
terday from three counties in which
1T has not previously made it's appear.
ance this winter, Pushmataha, Custer
and Kiowa. Two cases are reported
from Kiowa, one from Custer and two
from Pushmataha, one of which re-
suited in death. Eleven new casef & !
all of the disease were reported yes
terday to the state health department.
Bryan county reports three new cases,
Carter county one, Garvin, near Mayes-
vile, one, and one death at Lawton in
Comanche county.
Durant, Okla, Jan. 31.-Spinal men,
ingitis caused two deaths in Bryan
county within the past twenty-four
hours and two citizens of Durant were
stricken with the disease since yes
terday, according to the report of the
local health officers. Thomas Toppin
died at his home in this city last night
and Caleb Lowe, a negro, died at his
home near Platter in the southern
part of~~the county this morning.
James Melton and Mrs. M. G. Smith,
both residents of this city, were re-
ported yesterday to be suffering with
the disease. Mrs. Smiths condition is
critical.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Old Land Marx Removed

The removal of the Hudson drug
store from the Patton building to the
Ratcliff corner is of peculiar signifi.
cance to old timers in Vinita. The
building now being vacated by Mr..
Hudson has been occupied as a drug
store for twenty-eight years and no
otner kind of business was ever in it.
The old drug firm of W. C. Patton &
Co, occupied that stand from the time
the building was erecte. until sue
ceeded by DR.. A. w. Foreman who in
turn was succeeded by Mr.. Hudson.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Attempted Robbery.

At the home of Bob Daniel three
miles north of town last night a man
was seen prowling around the hen
house and smoke house. Bob went out
with a shot gun and took shot or
two at the marauder and the sheriff
was notified. When Sheriff Ridenhour
arrived on the scene Daniel was guard
ing the smoke house door but when
the sheriff went in he. found no one
but the blood hound he had with him
took trail and stopped at neigh
boris house not far away.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Jolly" John Larkins.

Now that the Bostonians, that fam.
Gus and representative singing organ.
ization which held the most command.
ing position in the history of light and
comic opera singing in this country
for over thirty years, has passed away,
it remains for Jolly" John Larkins
and his happy flock of pretty girls and
funny boys in the new big musical
comedy, Royal SAM" to sustain the
popular interest in the melodies of the
standard songs of the day and the
songs of the Sunny South AS a sing
ing organization Jolly John Larkins
and his happy flock are absolutely
without equal in this country. The
press of the United States has pro-
claimed this to be fact and though
they are only humble colored enter
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
COUNTY SEAT TO
GO TO NEW KIRK
State Supreme Court Holds Newkirk
Legally Was Chosen Shire of
Kay County.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 31-Blackwel
yesterday lost its county seat contest
case in the supreme court and New
kirk was declared the county seat OF
Kay county in an opinion by Justice
Hayes, sustaining the referees report
The election to determine the per.
manent county seat location in Kay
county was held December 2, 1908.
Newkirk vas the temporary county
seat.
The caryass of the vote by Cover
nor Haske showed that Newkirk re-
ceived 2,7O7 votes and Blackwell 1855.
Blackwell then brought contest pro-
ceedings in the supreme court, alleg-
ing that 1921 votes, 1874 of which
were for Newkirk and 81 for Black
well, were illegal, because the voters
were not required to swear to the affi-
davit required to be made by the voter
that he was legal elector BY throw
ing out these votes, Blackwell claimed
it would have SO votes more than the
required 60 per cent majority. Black
well also declared that in Beaver
township the votes were invalidated
at one precinct, alleging that a parti-
san of Newkirk distributed intoxicat.
ing liquor to voters. 1t also was claim
ed by Blackwell that the Chilocco In
dian reservation is not a part of Kay
county, that leaving out the Indian
reservation Newkirk is CIT miles
from the geographical center of the
courty, and that, therefore, that city
was hot within the six.mile limit. The
further claim was made that 60 per
cent majority to remove the county
seat was not necessary, a bare ma
jority being sufficient.
All these contentious were overrul-
ed. The court holds that the action
of the election commissioner in ex-
planning the affidavit to voters, hav-
ing them sign it, and asking them il
they understood its contents and the
nature of the document was, in fact,
swearing the voter Relative to the
dispensing of liquor, the court held
that where it was shown that liquor
was distributed to some of those who
had voted and to some that were not |
voters by partisan of Newkirk and
oters by partisan of Newkirk and
where thprt4 wac M ovfdanoa ffbot on,
OF the voters were promised liquor for
their votes, such showing would not
justify the throwing out of the entire
vote of precinct.
Relative to the Chilocco reservation.
it is held that it is part of Kay coun-
ty and properly was included by the
secretary of state when he computed
the geographical center of the county.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Concrete Bridqes the cheapest.

Clay Center, Kans., Jan 31.-Ten
years ago the trustees of Clay Center
township built the first concrete
bridge. Since then an average of two
bridges year have been built, and in
these ten years the township board has
not been called upon to spend one
cent in repairs ON any of the concrete
bridges Had tin bridges been built
the county would have spent fully half
the original cost for repainting the
bridges, refiooring and requirements.
In going over their records the
township board finds that these CON
crete bridges have not cost the town
ship any more to build than steel or
tin bridges would have cost, and one
of the members of the board says he
does not believe, altogether, the cost
of the concrete structures was as high
as the first cost of the tin bridges
would have been.
The board, in building concrete
bridges, uses cement blocks, which are
made in Clay Center before work is
started on the bridge. In that way
the roads are obstructed only short
lime and almost before the neighbor-
hood knows that the township board
IS to put in the bridge it is in
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

"RoyaI Sam" at Grand, February 2
LoyerS-of mirth, melody and good
singing, and to our credit 1t can be
said that they are legion, are looking
forward to the appearance of Jolly
John Larkins and his happy flock OF
pretty girls and funny boys, in his new
big musical comedy, Royal Sam at
the Grand Theatre, Friday, February
2. No colored comedian possesses a
more attractive personality or greater
vocal accomplishment than Jolly"
John Larkins. His comedy vein has
gained marvelously in strength during
the past few years, but not at the loss
Of its purity, as is often the case when
comedians strive for greater honors.
In Royal SAM" it is said the word
comic" is used advisedly in connection
with this musical comedy, and further
more, that it is thought the wit and
humor of the lines and situations. and
not because of any buffoonery on the
part of the fun-makers. The book is
entirely new and up-to-date - tuneful
music, original song numbers, special
ties, spectacular features and novel
ties. Everything is brand new, scenic
adornment and sensations calculated
to appeal to the most blase amuse-.
ment seeker. The chorus consists of
thirty stunningly gowned young ladies
with excellent singing voices and mag
pet.c charms, who form a delightful
background for the principals.
Manager Voelckel has surrounded
Jolly" John with an Incompatible cast
which included Jennie Pearl, ]. Fran
els Mores, Irving Boots Allen, Irene
Tasker. VIM. Wilkins, Jas. A. Lillard
Luke A. Scott, Ethel johnson, Anna
Tyler Geo. McClain Ethelyn Green. ora
Dunlop. Arthur c. Simmonds, t. j.
Sadler, Richard Webb. and many more.
John Larkins has only just complet5l
ed a four years contract as co-star with
Black Patti"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
The Revival.

Last night was the big night of the
revival and tonight promises to be bet
ter. Nine We're converted and eight
gave their names for membership
The house was crowded and a great
many We're turned away, unable to get
in. Prof. Roper opened the service
with a piano selection. Rev. w. O.
Davis sang solo The music through
out was of the best Come early for
good seats tonight If you have a per.
son you are interested in, bring him.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
oklahoman Gets Contract.

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. S0-The
building committee representing the
state university has awarded the con,
tract for the new educational build.
ing to be erected upon the university
grounds at Fayetteville. The contract
was awarded to J. w. ROBBERS of Clare
more, Okla, at a bid of $3S.O0O. The
furnishings will cost $4,000 The
structure will be completed by septem-
Der ]. Thirteen sets of plans We're
submitted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
okIahoma's Agricultural Future.

Washington, D. c., Jan. % Hon
Benz. Hennessy, secretary of the Ok
lahoma state board of agricultural to-
day notified the Southern Commercial
Congress. that he will address the
fourth annual convention, at Nash
vile, in April. He Will prepare for the
volume of proceedings a statistical
comparison of the agricultural condi-
tions of Oklahoma in 1860 and 1910,
and in brief address give the views
OF the progressive men of Oklahoma
regarding "Oklahoma's Agricultural
Future" His statistics and speech
will come in the division of the pro-
gramme, The Souths Agricultural
Recovery" and will be associated with
similar papers and speeches from each
of the southern states.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Big w. Q. w. Class Initiation.

District Manager B. S. Myers of the
Woodme nof the World is still in town
and IL making DR.. A. w. Herron's Of
fee headquarters. He and his corps
of deputies are writing on an aver
age of four applications day. The
big class will be introduced in about
ten days. The time and place viii be
announced in the columns OF lhis pa
per.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Spanish War Veteran Dead.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 31--John Meye,
real estate dealer and past comman-
der of Oklahoma Division, United
Spanish War Veterans, was found
dead in his Office, early yesterday. a
bottle of carbolie acid was at his side.
He was A years old and known over
the state in Spanish War Veteran cir
cles. He had lately been complaining
of poor health.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
SIXTEEN MILLION MEN
HARNESSED AT NIAGARA

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Jan. 3I-The
average man is apt to speak very glib
ly of so many hundred thousand horse
power harnessed at Niagara Falls, but
it is doubtful if one person in hun
dred begins to understand the tremen-
dous conservation of natural resources
effected at the Falls without interfer-
ing with the grandeur of the spectacle.
The 372,SO0 horsepower now de-
yeloped at the Falls is the equivalent
of 16,776,100 man-power working an
eight-hour day, or more than the~com-
bined strength of all able-bodied men
in the United States.
Under the Americana treaty
promulgated by the two nations to
guard the scenic beauty of the Falls
for all time, only $4,000 cubic feet of
water per second. out of total flow
of 100000 cubic feet, may be diverted
from the Niagara river for power pur-
poses. But even with this restriction,
when the treaty goes into effect the
force conserved by falling water will
be the equivalent of 35,559,OO0 men
working the average eight-hour day.
Stupendous although this saving is,
it is as nothing compared to the full
strength of the Falls. The volume of
water that will be permitted to run, so
as to perpetuate the beauty of the
Falls, is estimated to represent 49,
$4,000 eight-hour man-power or about |
70 100000 more man power than there
are men, women and children in the
United States and all it's possessions.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

Mrs. Thos. Jasper gave an elegant
dinner today to a number of her
friends and a mold fashioned quilting
bee. Those present who enjoyed their
hospitality We're Mr.. and Mrs, J. NJ.
II es Dr md Ms Stowe, Mr.. and
Ms y ard Mrs. j. R.
re, ana Irs. r. L. Chamber
nd Miss Dale
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
UP TO THE PEOPLE NOW.
Gov. cruce Will No Longer Interfere
With Delaware County Records.


Oklahoma City, Feb. Disposition
and placing of the records of Delaware
county in the town of Jay is up to the
people of the county, is the word sent
to Sheriff Hogan at Jay by Governor
Cruce yesterday. The sheriff wrote
the governor that the county commits
sioners ordered him to remove the
records fro mold TO new Jay and he
wanted to know what to do about it.
The governor said that having per-
formed his constitutional duty by see
ing that the records were dropped on
the ten acres of the original townsite,
being the place for which the people
voted, that he had no further interest
in the matter, save as citizen Of the
state.
1T is no part of my duty as COVER
nof to stand guard over these records
for the next ten years." the letter
reads, "and keep them in the place 1
delivered them. 1t is up to the county
officers and citizens of Delaware coun-
ty. | have nothing further to do with
the matter unless action of the local
officers should result in an outbreak
among the people, which could not be
controlled by your officers, and then
| would only interfere upon the writ
ten request made by you or some other
officer of your county having author
ity to make the request"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
GROUND HOG DAY
ON BULL CHEEK
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Tomorrow will be grounding day
one of the fixed festivals of the hiber-
mating animals throughout the world
Tomorrow morning at sunrise there
will be chattering like unto an open
session of ladies aid society, when
the shores of Bull creek will be
aswarm with life. A regular reunion
will take place when Mr. and Mrs.
Grounding viii sally forth looking for
shadows and things. Even the old
crippled bull frog, the pioneer of Vim
ita will be on hand to shake hands
with his old time friends.
The age of the annual shadow day
is no known. 1t was brought to Amer
lea by tradition, and is handed down
from generation to generation by that
means since the time when Hendrick
Hudson turned the prov of the Half
Moon against the current of the river
which now bears his name, and an
chored beneath the impending brow
OF the bankside palisades. Perhaps,
Old Charlemange lodged through the
one time impenetrable forests of Ger
many to avoid seeing his shadow on
the second day of February-at any
rate the generally accepted rural SUI
perstition which in many sections of
the country has bordered upon actual
belief, was well known among the
early Dutch settlers of New Amster-
dam
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

NJ B. Rich will open stock of gem
eral merchandise in Vinita about the
fret of March. He has store in
western Oklahoma now but will e
to yinita to engage in business
manently.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

Byron Brown, former resident of
Vinita, now a bridge constructor for
the Frisco, is here today on business.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

A wagon and team belonging to tse
ice plant made short run up Wilson
ernoon, but no damage
was Ga.p
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
Why Was He Chosen.

Just why the practically harmless
ground hog should have been chosen
as a representative of either fair or
faul weather, according to the whims
of circumstances surrounding a Ger.
tain day in one of the most variable
months of the year, is somewhat of a
puzzle to work.
Here is the proposition put up to
Sir Marmot: If he comes out of his
den, which may be hole in the roots
of tree, and casts a glance askance,
and sees his shadow, then he must HE
back home and hibernate for period
of six weeks; just because the poor
reddish, grizzly grey1colored step
brother to the prairie dog happened
not to be blind. But. on the other
hand, should be not see his shadow
on emerging from his home, or upon
his daily promenade on tomorrow, then
everything is well and good, and fair
weather for six weeks is to be the rule
of the weather god
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
A Bad Actor at Home.

The ground hog is sometimes known
as the woodchuck, and is closely allied
to several members of the rodentia,
and while there is little harm about
him, many youth with one 'spender,
would rather boast of being the mas
ter of dog that has the nerve and
strenuosity to pull ground hog from
hole than to be president, for he is
a most formidable adversary when pro-
voked at home.
However, much the woodchuck con-
trolls the state of future weather by
being able to discern or not discern
his shadow, the archives of the past
prove good grounds for libel from the
standpoint of Sir Ground Hog.
Tomorrow will tell the tale of
whether he gets to see his "shadder"
or not
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02

was GoAe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-21
ATTORNEYS FLAY
0RTIE M'MANIGAl
Counsel for Defendants Address
Dynamite Jury.

Indianapolis, Dec. 21.-Argumenti
in the dynamite conspiracy trial by
four attorneys for the defense, eact
one and one-half hours in length, wer,
made at the days session.
Henry Rowland, a Peoria Qll.) at
torney, addressed the jury in behal
of Pennell, Smythe and Ray.
He was followed by William A
Gray of Philadelphia on behalf of Gu
hane, the iron workers business agent
of that city.
At the afternoon session Attorney
A. C. Tifin of Minneapolis, for Defend
ants Money and Beum, and Attorney
G. Letter of Muncie, Ind, for Hiram
Kline, were the speakers.
Taking their cue from the opening
argument made by Chester Crum o.
st. Louis the four attorneys attacked
the governments star witness, Ortit
McManigal, denied that the prosecu
ton had proved it's case and claimed
particularly that the charges of con
spiracy had been unsubstantiated anC
that McManigal's testimony concern
ing unlawful transportation of explo
sives had not been co%rroborated with
respect to the individual defendants
McManigal was painted as a 'blacR
hearted thief and liar, who haggled
for every cent of pay for his dyna
mitings, which he piled as a trade ant
whom none could trust or believe"
j.. j. Mcnamara was hardly less
~scornfully branded, the defense re
peatedly making the point that the
forty defendants trusted their secre
tary treasurer implicitly, never inves
tlgated his acts and naturally defend
ed him until he pleaded guilty OF
blowing up the Los Angeles Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-21
Could Shout For Joy.

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tom of my heart" wrote G. B. RAIDER,
of LewisbuIg, WA, "foi the won
derful double benefit / got from Flec-
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guaranteed to satisfy. Only 90 cents
at all druggists. ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-21
M|SUSED BOY
Authorities Defend Boy Against
Cruelty of His Father

Armour, Dec. 21.-John Schroeder,
living near Delmond, has been assisted
by Sheriff Luymes in the recovery of
his son. who, ne claims. is crazy, and
left home and could not be located.
After two or three days of search the
sheriff fonnd him with a man by the
name of Dick listen. living Is miles
southwest of Wagner, in Charles Mia
county, and brought him to Armour
On the following day the boy was tax
en- before the insanity board but
nothing wrong could be found with his
mental faculties. He reported that he
had been abused and had simply left
home to escape abuse and succeeded
in substantiating his story. The boy
was then given his time by the proper
authorities. Sheriff Lnymes was or
dered to take him to a clothing store
and fit him out with a new suit and
the father was informed that the best
thing he could do was to pay the bill
and say no more, which he was glad
enough to do. The boy has returned
to Mr.. listens home and has hired out
for the winter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-21
THE SPEAKERSH|P
Indications That a Perkins
County Man Will Be
Chosen

Pierre, Dec. 21.-As the time for
the opening Of the legislative session
approaches, much gossip in regard to
elective and appointive phases in the
two houses 10 floating about. The
s~peakership may be given to the west
ern end of the state FOR the first time,
the indications just now strongly point
ing toward p. j. Tscharner of Perkins
county. He will have pretty general.
ly the support Of the leading progress
sives over the state. and along with
them friends among the stalwaIt fac
tion made in the session of two years
ago. Granger of Stanley is a candi-
date, but he is "a new member.
1t is a safe guess that If the friends
of Granger feel they cannot win,
their support is more likely to go to
the Perkins county man than any
other. Stoddard Of Turner will prob.
ably have a good following from The
southern part of the state. Wallace
Burden of Pierre is so far the only
open candidate for the position OF
chief clerk Of the house.
In the senate list. Carlisle of Stanley
is asking that he be advanced to the
position of secretary from that OF
first assistant, which he held two
years ago. However, it is said the
Stanley county delegation is backing
John Golf of Cottonwood, for the place
of first assistant. and this VIII not help
the chances of Carlisle. W. N. Van
Camp of Hyde, who fell by the wayside
in his campaign for house member
ship, is being doomed for the position
of secretary. and will oppose Carlisle.
Will Heiss OF Minnehaha is a candidate
for second assistant.