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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
REPUBLICAN, PAPERS
FOR ENTIRE TICKET

Oklahoma City, Oct. Members of
the Republican state Press Associa-
tion, at a meeting held here Saturday,
agreed to submerge all factional diff
ferences growing out of the national
campaign and pledged themselves to
devote their energies for all republi-
can candidates in the present cam
paign
Supporters of both Taft and Roose-
welt attended the meeting an dengag-
ed in free discussion of conditions as
they exist in Oklahoma. 1t was the
unanimous agreement that all of the
republican editors should work with
the state committees for the success
of the ticket in the state this fall.
Members of the association we're in
yited to make suggestions to the com
mittee which would be included in the
campaign literature, and every editor
will be given something to say in re-
gard to the selection Of campaign ma
terial.
The meeting was called Friday, IN
connection with Press Day at the state
fair, at the suggestion of A. H. Cess
Ter, chairman Of the republican state
central committee.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
OKLA. COMPARED
WITH KANSAS

In the five years of statehood Okla
homa has levied more than an aver
age of $1,000, 100000, less for taxes
than the state of Kansas, with prac-
tically the same area and the same
population. Oklahoma has levied a
little over s9,OO00OO.0O Of taxes and
Kansas has levied nearly $4,000, 100000
for identically the same years, the
excess in Kansas being 5% millions.
This is shown from figures furnished
within the last few days to Auditor
Meyer of Oklahoma by the auditor of.
Kansas. Figures furnished to the
auditor of this state also show that
Oklahoma has had for the last five
years much lower state tax rate
than Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa.
In Iowa, the lowest tax rate in the
last five years has been 3.3 mills. In
Colorado the lowest rate has been four
mills and in Nebraska the lowest rate
has been five mills, while the highest
rate in Oklahoma was 21a mills in
1909. If Oklahoma had levied and
collected the same amount of taxes
for state purposes as the state of Kan
sas for the first five years of her exist
ance she would be in position to pay
the 81 100000 outstanding warrants
inherited from the territorial govern
ment, and to take up all outstanding
warrants of every sort and have a
considerable balance left The state
ment prepared by State Auditor
Meyer, which shows conclusively that
state taxes in Oklahoma are low as
compared with state taxes in neigh
boring states, is as follows:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
COUNCIL APPROVES
BRIDGE CONTRACT
Petition For Retention of Police Re-
iected-ordiuance Authorizing Is
suanee Of Sewer Bonds Passed.

The regular meeting of the city
council last night was one of the
busiest sessions OF the year. All of
the councilmen were present and bus
mess was disposed of with rush.
Along with the regular routine bus
mess was the passage OF the finance
bin for the current expenses of the
city. There was considerable discus
sion over this ordinance and it was
decided to leave unpaid the claim of
j. p. Gooeh for services as engineer
for September. The claim OF the light
plant was reduced ten per cent to al
low for the nights when the lights
we're off.
A petition from a number of the
business men Of the city for the reten-
tion. ftwo policemen on night duty
was presented and rejected for the
reason that the council does not feel
that at this time the city is able to
pay for more than three police officers,
but in rejecting the petition the coun.
ell went on record as the sense of
that body that two of the three police
officers provided for should work at
night. The present police force of the
city is composed of the chief of po-
lice, assistant chief and one police
man. The council wants two Of these
nfiaayc nIaoad IN .,ierhf 1Y.txy h,,& a~o~
not feel that the taxpayers want an
extra man for night duty, when there
lis really no need of but one man in
the day time. The assignment of duty
for the policemen is placed in the
hands Of the mayor by the statutes
|and SO far the mayor has refused to
assign two of the men to night duty
The contract with w. A. Armstrong
for the construction of a REINFORCED
concrete bridge across Bull creek, on
Sequoyah avenue was approved. The
contract is for the completion OF the
bridge except Filings for $3.50. Work
is to commence on the bridge within
FIVE days and be completed within
forty days, with provision for reason
able delay on account of bad weather
An ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of $4,000 worth of sewer bonds
In accordance with the wish OF the
voters, expressed at the election Aug
lust 6, was passed.
/ a number of street crossings were
ordered built in the residence portion
Of the city, and several other street
Improvements were ordered investi-
gated The grade at the intersection
of Wilson street and Tahlequah ave-
nue was discussed at some length and
lit was decided to employ an engineer
to look over the situation and make a
Recommendation as to the best method
lof settling this grade.
The council decided to purchase a
fire horse and the big black horse was
purchased from II. E. Ridenhour This
horse has been on duty at. the depart
| Iment for some time and is thoroughly
trained. The purchase or another
horse was made necessary by the new
fire apparatus which will be here in
few days.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04

while some of the assets seem to haze
been misplaced by the attorneys,
am confident that full accounting of
same can and will be made by the at
torneys who hold these notes, which
were placed in their hands for co'lec.
tion by Mr.. Cockrell.
Yours very truly,
81. D. LANKFORD,
Bank Commissioner" :"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
Col. Eicklin,s Good Record.

The following letter from the dep
uty state examiner who checked up
Craig county offices recently viii be
of interest to Col. Ficklins many
friends throughout Craig county:
Vinita, Okla, Sept. 2S, 1912
Hon F. S. E. Amos,
Oklahoma City.
Dear Sir: We have just finished
checking up the county treasurer of
Craig county, Mr. e. D. Fieklin, and
it may interest you to know that for
the period of two years which we
checked, during which there was not
variation of penny.
There may be other treasurers rec
ords in the state which are perfectly
kept, but have not had the pleasure
of seeing any as yet.
If you ever have occasion to refer
any one to a perfect set of books
sight them to Mr.. Ficklin
With best wishes, | remain,
Very truly yours,
ARTHUR JONES.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
K. of P. Rally Day.

Thursday, October 10th, has been
designated by the grand lodge, X. of
p, as rally day throughout this do
main Phialphian lodge No. ia, will
observe the occasion by holding spe-
clal meeting on that date.
Securing re-instatements. member
ship by card and applications for the
ranks. and for starting the fall cam
paign.
Arrangements for this meeting
which promises to be a rouser, were
made at Monday nights session OF
Phialphian lodge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04
sunday School Census.

An effort will be made to take the
Sunday school census of Vinita next
Friday. The Sunday School Union
some weeks ago districted the city
and selected captains and workers to
take the census by personal calls at
each home in the city
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04

II the match game at the bowling
alley last night the Ok oma All
stars beat the Kentucky Rosebuds by
a score of 121 pins in three games
played.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-04

1t will readily be seen that in 1908,
state government in Kansas cost
$451, 1851 more than in Oklahoma In
1909 the cost of state government in
Kansas was $1,319,9 969 in excess of
that Of Oklahoma In 1910 the tax
payers of Kansas were called upon to
raise $1,9S2,329 more than were the
taxpayers of Oklahoma In 1911 the
cost of the state government was ST.
01O,517 greater in Kansas than in Ok
lahoma and for 1912 state government
in Kansas cost S9SS,957 more than it
did in Oklahoma.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-09-27
Hondale.

The young folks Of Hondalc were
delightfully."- entertained at Miss
Resencr's home, Saturday evening in
Honor of Ralph Oldham. All sorts
of games were played and refresh
ments served ut the usual hour and
all departed feeling they had spend
Il very pleasant evening. Those
present were as follows;
Misses Yeargin, Mott, Methvin,
Mr.. McCurdy. Fryer, Methvn. Mont.
Boone, Yeargin, Westfall. The
greatest pleasure of the evening
were the songs and recitation rem
dered by Mr.. McCurdy.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-09-27
ABOUT TOWN.


and Silver City is on tap.
Big doings at the Comet, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Blackham 4 Son have contr acted
with Thos. Searle, near Hondale for
a complete 600 gallon pumping plant.
| Barnum 4 Bailey helped to make
Deming the center of the world,
Wednesday.
George Billngslea is able to be at
work again after a somewhat pro-
longed illness.
The Deming Band will he an ad.
junct of importance at the baby
show tonight.
Tabloid musical comedy at the
Comet, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings
The Deming Tigers will meet the
high school foot ball team at the
bali park, this afternoon.
The Barnum a. Bailey crowd was
one of the largest ever assembled in
Deming.
/ The ladies of the Christian church
will serve chicken dinner today and
supper tonight at the church. soc
and 35c, respectively.
David f.. Blackman, "A prominent
capitalist of Mineral Wells, Texas,
has closed a deal with the Sloss-
Case Co. for 800 acres of land y
miles south Of the city and will
commence development in few
days, He will bring large
amount of stock from Texas.
i Surveyor-n.chargc Hall and his
force of assistants are at work on
the unsurveycd townships of Luna
county. aItho large amount of the
land is occupied and much is under
cultivation. Halls jolly bunch in
cludes Dawes, Carson, Hendrix and
Woods. They will be- here four on
five months.
II Several persons have been cnquir-
Ing about the game laws. The sea
son for dove shooting will terminate
September, 30; trout catching on
October. IL. The deer season opens
October and continues to Novcm-
be: Is, while turkey must not he
Ragged until November ! to Jan IL,
The limit is four in possession at one
time. The killing of antelope,
pheasant, bob-whitc, quail, wild pig
con or prairie chicken is prohibited
until 1917.
Don't miss the free aeropane
flights, a genuine Curtis-Farnum
ll Biplanr makes daily flights from
& the show grounds, rain or shine
u not n lifeless model but a real air.
81 ship Sails thru the clouds daily
h to be seen only with Kit Carson
81 Wild West, Deming, Saturday
s Oct >.
b August Bieber. of Offcrlc, Kan
a sas, a man who knows how to do in
N tensive farming, has just purchas
81 ed, thru Greenwood 4 Wells, -,
u acres of rich land near Hondae
b and will proceed at once to make i
~ valuable by proper development
Misses Katherine Wamel anC
y Fay Mckeyes gave an cnchiladi
dinner at the Chill Parlor, Saturda!
evening. six couples being present
II The happy even, was given in hon
or of Miss lmogene Meade of Tue
son. 1t also initiated the Chill
Parlor just opened by Mesdame
Tracey and Fendall, in connection
with their confectionery store,
Garrett Bean, of Sanderson
Texas, has exchanged an $ll ,O0'
cattle ranch to c, +. Berry for 81
acres for 800 acres of Mimbres Val
ley soil near Hondalc. and is fgur
ing on spending at least $4,000 il
y development. Mr. Bean has 2
acres near the city upon which HI
will erect fine home, so that hi
children may enjoy the advantage
of our superior schools.
Concerning Alvin Patrick, VIII,
II ha.xx..,. lIaa
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-09-27
PERSONAL.

7. l.. Chase. of Hurley, is here
attending the fair.
Judge John R. McI'ie, formerly of
the supreme bench, is among the
Synod delegates.
Joe Mendelbaum was in Tucson,
last week, on business.
Supt. Grandpa Dan was in from
the Tres Hermanas mines to see the
big show.
Miss M. Bruce, Of the Lordsburg
schools, was guest at the RodOlf
reception, Friday evening
W. +. Barnes, the "sunshiney"
representative of the Southern Pa
cifc, was piling up a few more
friends here, Monday
S. A. Bright. Of Albuquerque,
visited his daughter Ruth. our very
efficient domestic science and art
teacher, this week
Senator W. b. Walton was among
the Silver City contingent e. visit
the Barnum and Bailey show, We'd
nesday.
Miss Ethel Allen will visit friends
and relatives in Michigan for a few
weeks. Mr.. Allen has sold all his
interests there and the whole fam.
lily will join the Wolverine colony at
Ueming. as soon as possible.
J. NJ. Duprec. Of Mineral Wells,
Texas, is visiting J. A. Bcal, of this
city and his son, A. +. Dupree, of
Myndus. He is prospecting for
home in this beautiful valley and
expresses himself as delighted with
people and country.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-09-27
Deming Proud to Welcome
the Great Presbyterian
Synod.

Demng extends the welcoming
glad hand this week, to the New
Mexico and Arizona Presbyterian
Synod and is proud to receive with
in her gates some of the great
preachers of the Southwest, who
with their co-workers, are gathered
to attend to important affairs con-
corning the welfare of one Of the
great evangelical bodies Of two
states.
PROGRAM
The 2lth Annual Meeting of the Sy-
nod of New Mexico of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. $. A. Sept. 20 to 30.
Thursday 73O p. m. Services by the
Moderator. Rev, j. r. Carver
FRIDAY :. 3O-9.OO Devotional Services.
led 10y Rev. Thomas A. Mitchell. Las
Cruces. y NJ.
900.l2. 40 Business.
POOL 30 Recess.
l.3O.3.3O address by DR.. Provine.
100000 Business.
10000 Erection of the New Synod
of Arizona.
800 p. m. Reception to the Synod by
the ladies of the Presbyterian Church
to he given at the house of DR.. Swope,
Saturday
s 3O-9 n. m. Devotional Service led by
Rev. W. W. breckenridge. Of Tucson,
Arizona.
9.WO.ll Business.
ll.0O.l2O O Report Of the House Mis-
Mission Committee. followed 10y II con
ference led,by Or John Dixon.
FOOL. 30 Recess
1903. 0O,Business.
3.OO.3. 30 Report of the committee on
Church Erection, followed by confer.
cnce led by DR. ID. j. Mcmillan.
1905. 0O Automobile Ride.
40. p. m Popular meeting, Adj
dress by Rev. John Dixon D. u. of
New York.
SUNDAY
II Il. m. Sermon by Rev ID. j. Me
MILAN u. u. of New York. followed by
Communion Service.
300 y. m. Meeting of the Woman 3
Synodical Missionary Society Of New
Mexico and Arizona
800 p. m. Address by Rev j. IL.
I.aughlin of San Francisco on the Sub
iect The New China
The public cordially invited to all the
meetings
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
TO ELECTR|fY
THE RIO GRANDE
Probability That This Road
May be Equipped To Run
By Electric Juice
AN IMPROVEMENT fund

Grand Junction, Colo, June 20.--
The most important official announce
ment made by President Bush of the
Missouri Pacific and Denver & Rio
Grande railroad since he took Office
was made yesterday and was received
here by wire by Superintendent j. 7.
Nedwideck of the Rio Grande Junction
railroad. 1t is as follows and needs no
explanations:
The president, b. f. Bush, has ad-
vised Vice President Brown of the ap-
proval of the purchase of thirtyfve to
forty passenger and freight locomotives
and ten to fifteen hundred freight ear
at an average cost of $2,250, ,000.0o
1.-TWO million and two hundred fifty
thousand). The laying of 30 miles see
ond track and new S5-pound steel TO
lay 30 miles of track.
The engineering work of reducing
certain grades and including Soldier
diateiy. In fact preparations have al
ready been made, the result of which
in connection with the proposition
about to be submitted by one of the big
electrical companies of the world,
which proposes to convert Soldier sum-
nit operation from steam to electric
final calculations concerning which will
be completed in the course of fort
night, and if the apparent advantages
of electrifcation can be secured and
demonstrated, probably that portion of
the road between Helper and Thistle,
Utah, will be placed under electrical
operation by power plants designed TO
also furnish electric power for coal and
ore mining operations and for perhaps
other commercial purposes.
The announcement means that one
more of the improvements which are
being planned for the big system has
been ordered. 1t shows that President
Bush is preparing to give not only
Grand Junction the best railroad ser
vice they have ever enjoyed and the
best in the United States.
1t is not believed that the new I'M
provements can be fully installed be-
fore the first of the year. Grand June
tion will get her proportion of the new
engines, but just what this will be is
not yet known.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY

Last Tuesday evening at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Keck, on Bennett avenue, Miss Marie :
Keck celebrated her eleventh birthda Y
by inviting in number of her girl
friends. Miss Marie proved charm
ing hostess as she always does and the
little people had most jolly time.
The guests were first given a ride
on the merry goround and were then
taken to the picture show. then anothe.
ride on the merry go-round when all
returned to the Keck home where was
served ice cream and cake. Marie re-
ceived many presents from her little
friends which will help her to pleas
antly remember the day.
Those present were Helen Patterson,
Gertrude Harrington, jeanette Smith
Ethel Hutchings, Jane Darrow. Ger.
trude Schueller, Meldon Bryant, Helen
Hughes, Maud Johnson and Genevievs
Dickson
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
Two Days Of Fun and Fro|ic With
Great Crowds From All
Over the Country
THE CLOSING PROGRAM TODAY

STRAWBERRY DAY =. Pie ..
Glenwood is right in the midst of an
other Strawberry Day and carnival, the
gala season of the year, and is treat
ing her visitors in royal fashion.
Yesterdays Rio Grande train No. B
brought in Governor and Mrs. Shat
roth and great crowds of people from
as far east as Buena Vista and Salida
and quite few from Denver, while
the chair and observation cars Were
literally packed with Eagle county peo,
pie.
Midland No. 3 brought the famous
Denver Post band and big crowd from
along the line. The special train from
Marble and Carbondale brought in at
least 200 people, including the Marbla
band, while a special over the Midland
from Grand Junction and intermediate
points was crowded to the guards.
In the line of serving the free straw
berries the ladies at the tent under
the captaincy Of Mrs. Frank Hayes
did excellent work and the service
was faultless in every respect.
At the east end of the big tent
a table had been reserved for Governor
and Mrs. Shafroth, Judge and Mrs. Il.
j. Smith, DIR. and Mrs. w. w. Crook
and representatives of the press. This
gave the governor and the newspaper
people a chance to learn what an i'm
mense undertaking it is to arrange for
the feeding of the multitude, an under
taking to which the good ladies of
Glenwood have been equal for ma,ly
years.
The events of yesterday were the
street sports, the acquatic sports in the
swimming pool, ball game and band
concerts with wrestling match, fire.
works and Eagles ball in the evening.
The program for today is as follow2,
Bands will meet all morning trains.
10 to 12 Matchmaking street con
certs by bands.
Decorated automobile parade, accom-
panied by bands.
Tug Of war.
Prizes for these events.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
INSURANCE COMPANIES WON

In the case in which Miss Fern Hart
sought to collect $4,000 on seven In
surance policies covering her house and
furniture destroyed by fire in juno
1911, jury in the district court last
Sunday morning, after deliberating
about l6 hours, brought in verdict
for the defendants.
The companies at one time had
agreed to settle for little over $2,4O0
which the owner refused and later. as
the companies investigated the case
further, they say the evidences of
fraud and arson became so apparent
that they decided to fight the case.
The evidence was absolutely conflict.
ing, Miss Hart declaring that at the
time of the fire she was at the home Of
the Burke family in Shoshone and yet
two young men who were leaving town
early that morning testified to seeing
the plaintiff riding rapidly toward
Shoshone just before the fire. The
jury evidently believed this evidence
as against the other.
The plaintiff gave notice of an appe Il
to the supreme court and was allowed
the usual time to prepare the papers.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
GAVE SPLENDID SERVICE

The people of Glenwood who anN-
iously waited the latest developments
of the peculiar fight in the Chicago con-
vcntion this week are very grateful
for the splendid service of the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
company who issued bulletins through
ont the convention and kept the people
posted on all of the important events
transpiring in the big battle. 1t is a
wonderful compliment to science and
the courtesy of this up-to-the- minute
and popular company that some of the
acts of the Chicago convention were
given to the public from the local
office within five minutes after their
happening. Manager Day and his
obliging office force came in for many
compliments from those who. took ad
-lntage of their free bulletin service.
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22
DROWNED IN RoARINa FORK

Last Tuesday morning R. A. Bates,
a renter on the Charles Fuller ranch
near Carbondale, undertook to ride Il
horse across the Roaring Fork river
and was drowned and his body has not
yet been recovered.
Although the neighbors had warned
Bates of the treacherous character Of
the stream, he ridiculed the suggestion
extended across the river, adjoining the
Edgerton ranch, he started across to
make some repairs in his ditch. He al
lowed his little boy, eleven years Of
age, to ride behind him. When in the
middle of the stream the horse was
The Glenwood post., 1912-06-22

drawn under the water by the swift
under current and both riders were
swept from his back. The boy sue
ceeded in grasping the horse by the
tail and the animal, after aounderiug
around for some time, was able to
swim to the shore and thus the boy
was saved.
Nothing, however, was seen cf Bates
after he was swept off the horse by the
ugly stream. The boy, badly chilled
and weak from the struggle with tho
treacherous stream, made his way to
the nearest farm house and gave tho
alarm and he p was summoned by tele-
phone and soon large rescue party
was organized, but all efforts to find
the body have, up to this time, been
unsuccessful.
Mr.. Bates was an industrious ranch.
man and leaves wife and nine chill
dren.