The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-04-26
OKLAHOMA NEWS IN BRIEF.

Oklahoma City, April 22.-Dr. I. H.
Harper. pastor Of the Pilgrim congre-
gational church. Sunday night con-
Quoted memorial services for those
who lost their lives in the Titanic dis
aster. The song service led with
Near, My God, to Thee
Senator r. L. Owen, candidate for
reelection to the United States SEN
ate. win open headquarters in Okla
homa City about April %. Former
Governor Haskell. his opponent. will
also maintain headquarters at Okla
homa City.
Alleging that a fee OF $3.50 and ex-
penses amounting to $50 is due them as
attorneys in resisting the creation of
Swanson county, A. F. Moss and " +.
McInnis, attorneys, filed suit against
fifteen persons who employed them
and authorized their employment
Inheritance tax payments reported
to the state auditor are: Estate of j.
r. P. Sewell. Texas county. s1O9.3o;
estate of Minnie Stewart, Noble coun-
ty, $3.50; estate of Martha ]. Curd,
Oklahoma county, 1924, and estate of
Cincinnati Willis, Oklahoma county,
5000.
Citizens of Nowata offered a reward
of $1,000 for apprehension of the muir
derers of Mrs. Irene Goheen, found in
a field west of town two weeks ago,
and have asked Governor Cruce to
offer a state reward The state is
limited to $500. If there is money left
in the fund the reward will be offered.
1t is within the province of the state
board of affairs and not the state
board of education to employ archi-
tects to draft plans for state build
ings, held the attorney general in a
letter to both boards written yester-
day The educational board had EN-
ployed architects to submit plans for
the. university law building at Nor
man, the orphans home at Pryor
Creek and the Paul's Valley training
school.
Ruling of the attorney generals de-
partment that the territory embraced
within the once existing county of
Swanson is entitled to representation
in the next legislature, according to
the apportionment act, without regard
to county lines, does not meet with ap-
proval Jof officers of the surrounding
counties. County Attorney Fain of
Lawton holds that Swanson was never
de facto county, but had been dis
solved by an order of the district
court, and this was sustained on ap-
peal to the supreme court.
These state charters have been is
sued: Free Methodist church of
Franklin, Cleveland county; postoffice,
Norman; no capital stock; incorpora-
tors, R. F. Gill and J. w. King, rural
route No. Z, and l.. A. Erickson, rural
route No. 3, Norman. Jehova Gene
terry, Milo; no capital stock; lncOrpor-
ators, William Mckinney, Ed Abram
and Ben Wright, all of Milo. Green
feather Oil company of Copna; cap
ital. 81 600; incorporators, L. c. Laney
and Harry w Jones, independence,
Kas.. and B. F. Gum, Copan, Okla.
Bound volumes of Oklahoma's legal
code will bear the name of no person,
according to decision reached at a
before Governor Cruce yes
terday. The code was drafted by Sam
Harris of Oklahoma City and Jean P
Day of McAlester and is being indexed
and annotated by G. o. Bum of Okla
homa City. Names of the codifiers
belong on the top label, it is
said, and that OF the annotator on the
bottom one. The top labels have been
printed without the names of Harris
and Day, so it was agreed that all
names should be omitted and the book
will be known as the Annotated Stat
ties of the State Of oklahoma !"