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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-12
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

A. J. Williams left today for West
Virginia.
The price of baled hay is going up
as the thermometer goes down.
Mrs. Seymour Riddle died this after
noon after lingering illness.
&. j. Oyerley was here between
trains last night en- route from Nc
Alester to Joplin.
The dance to have been given to
morrow night, Friday, January 70, has
been postponed week
Oscar D. Perryman and Miss Lillian
Yeager OF. Centralia, we're married by
Justice Stanley yesterday.
A Katy brakeman was rum over and
killed at Pryor today by freight The
name OF the unfortunate man is not
learned.
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interests were identical They work
ed as communities, logrollings, corn
shucking, cuttings ana muster days
were the events Of their lives. There
were few preachers and no doctors.
politicians were unknown Peace, har-
mony good will and health was the ex-
pected. A stranger was a wonder and
welcomed as an angel of old
Their sons and daughters embibed
these sturdy qualities and the would-be
dictator among those hills even to this
day has a thorny road to travel.
For more than century they were
surrounded by these physical barriers.
Rude implements manufactured by
their own hands was all they had with
which to fell the forests, to build their
farm improvements, to erect mills for
grinding grain, or saving lumber. Wa
gons at first were unknown, rude sleds
and lizards were their vehicles for
hauling
They carried their grain to the mill
on their shoulders, and later as they
became wealthier on horseback. A
homemade rifle was one of their
greatest earthly treasurers and was
their daily companion With it they
secured their meats, protected their
homes and held the beasts of prey in
abbeyance Their customs were sim
pie Their dress was coarse. The men
farmed after their manner and hunted
in winter The women spun wool and
cotton thread and knit and wove
cloth The men were chivilrous and
the women chaste. There were no idle
rich, nor fakirs, and the annals of his
tory has failed to show any great Grim
inals among their descendants. How
ever they have given to the world the
names of men of every honest calling
that will brighten the pages of history
for centuries to come.
For instance who is not familiar
with such names as the Lees, Shields,
Brownlows, Johnsons. SEWERS and a
host of others?
There are lessons in these sectional
and frontier times that might be
studied with benefit even by this gen
eration. CAPT. G. S. WHITE.
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vinita has one of the best public
school systems in the state with an
average attendance of more than 1000
pupils. Has two great trunk lines OF
railway "a regular passenger trains
a day.
1t is the greatest hay market in the
state.
Has the largest department store in
northeast Oklahoma the Sanders.
Wright Mercantile company.
An oil refinery located here, manu-.
featuring all kinds of products OF
crude oil, and employing a dozen or
more men at good salaries.
Has a machine shop, fully equipped
and turning out high grade of work
Pioneer telephone, local exchange
over 700, with rural phones.
Free mail delivery.
Three rural mail routes.
Postal savings bank.
Elevation above sea level 7O2 feet.
County seat of Craig county.
Population 5000.
Federal court town for eastern dis
trict of Oklahoma.
Has 40 miles of concrete sidewalks.
Has a fine system of water works
and sewerage
Has an abundance of the finest ar
esian water in the state.
Thirty-five miles from Missouri line,
twenty-eight miles from Kansas line.
Asylum for insane, state of Okla
homa
Has ten churches.
A brick plant, making a high class
building brick, and employing a num-
Der of laborers.
Is the best horse and mule market
in the state, with the possible excep-
tion of Oklahoma City
Three elevators, where cash is paid
for all kinds of grain.
Six to ten hay buyers, paying the
highest market price for hay.
Three wholesale produce and com
mission houses.
One of the largest wholesale gro.
ceries in the state.
Sacred Heart Institute, a splendid
Catholic school,
Automobiles.
Schools.
Number of teachers, "a.
Number of pupils, 1,165.
Physicians.
Four drug stores.
Several clubs.
Five police officers.
Assessed valuation of property,
.$4, 900 900.
Area of city, two square miles.
Water works (owned by city,.
Electric light, ice and power plant.
Four parks.
U. S. Jail
$50 gas consumers.
Lawyers.
Preachers.
Up town Western Union Office.
Hotels.
Restaurants
Opera house.
Police judge.
Three factories.
Postoffice receipts, $1,000 per month
Two miles of paved streets.
Four livery barns.
Five dairies.
Brick plant.
Nursery.
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Vinita has four banks with a capital
of $360,000 and deposits of over $1,000,-
I00O A steam laundry with pay roll
of more tnan 25 people. Three news
papers that pay out about $500 a week
in wages that is all spent with Vinita
people. A Harvey eating house that
employs an average of 25 people, who
spend their money in Vinita.
1t is the county seat of Craig county.
one of the richest agricultural coun.
ties in the state of Oklahoma.
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tFfrst Published in the Chieftain.
January u, 1922
BY Adds A. BROWN.
His Attorney.

January II, 1922
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the County
Court Of Craig County, Oklahoma.
made on the Sth day of January, 1912.
in the matter of the estate of Manton
l.. Marrs, minor, the undersigned as
guardian OF the estate of said minor
will sell at private sale to the highest
bidder, for cash, subject TO confirma-
ton by said County Court, on Monday.
the 29th day of January, 1912. at ten
O'Clock a m, of said day or at any
time thereafter within the statutory
period for receiving bids, all the right.
title, interest and estate of the said
Manton L. Marrs, a minor, acquired in
whatsoever manner, in and to the fol-
lowing described property situated in
Craig County, Oklahoma, and more ac-
curately described as follows. to-wit
North Half of the North East
Quarter of Section 16, Township
26 North, Range 19 East
Bids must be in writing and may be
left at the Office of the Judge of the
County Court, accompanied by a GER
titled check for one-third of the
amount of the bid.
Dated this Sth day of January. 1912.
DAVID. NJ. MARRS.
Guardian,
By Adds A. BROWN.
His Attorney. pope
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-12

Vinita the Best City on the Map.
| mean one of the best in the state
In my last article gave Vinita a rad
us of forty miles as her legitimate
trade era. This vast territory will be
controlled by some large city Vinita
as the center would divide this trade
with Tulsa, Muskogee and Joplin. BY
taking this view of the situation Vinita
would be in control of the best agri-
this would include several small towns
with only a local trade. Every farmer
and other person would like to trade
in large city Competition is closer
The selection is better and the stock
of the city merchant is much larger
than the country merchant and gives
the buyer better market for his farm
products The needs of a good market
| for produce is a ready consumer which
! is supplied by city's larger popula-
ton
The motto of the successful mer-
chant is quick sales and small profits.
He also courts competition in a legiti-
mate way. The only reason people
lsend off to mail order houses for
lgoods is because they think they get
better goods for less money. Convince
them they are mistaken and you sound
the death knell of the mail order bus
| liness.
The city merchant can afford to take
less for his goods and give more for
the farmers produce than the country
merchant for his consumer is at his
very door and they are as good as sold
The buying public demands close
competition for what he buys and sells.
The laborer wants fair wages and
when they get that they should be sat
isfed The cities interests and the
farmers interests are identically the
same They should go hand and hand
and work in perfect harmony and ac-
Icord This unity of action between
the producer and the consumer is what
builds cities and makes prosperous
communities. Our city and country
are yet in the their infancy. Their
physical resources are not fully de
veloped 1t takes time and patience
to fully realize our responsibilities
and duties. We should forever bury
our differences and contentious and
get to work and move things Nov,
out the old and bring in the new and
fill up the vacant places caused by
neglect and mismanagement Wake up
our commercial club. 1t is not dead
but sleepeth Fully resurected it be
comes a power for good and is very
essential to our development and pro-
gress. Everyone should be interested
in building up our city Don't. one
wait for the other but all pull together
and for one purpose
In my next article some one better
prepare himself for a licking ex-
pect it will be the writer.
]. II. FRIEND.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

VIM. Meeks will leave for Nowata
today
John Lawrence returned from the
oil fields last night
The mother of Harry AehgiH died
at Coffeyville Sunday
If you have an item of news tele-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-12

By Adds A. BROWN.
His Attorney. 99-22
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
MUCH WORK TO BE
l0NEBYG0NG8ESS
Cannot Adjourn Until Action !,
Taken---PreSident'S Action
Uncertain.

Observation-Disclosures legislation
that must be- acted upon before CON
gress adiouroa stands as follows,
Pauma canal bill; before the presr
dent
Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill; approved by the
house and now before the senate,
with provision aboIishing the Com
morce Court
Naval, sundry civil and army ap-
propriauon bills; in conference be.
tween the two houses
General deficiency appropriation
bill, before the senate committee on
appropriations,
Indian appropriation bin; confer
once report pending in the senate
while adjournment Is expected the
date is generally conceded TO depend
upon the presidents attitude toward
The Panama Canal bin and the loeis.
latiyc, executive and judicial opproprI
alton bin, His veto of the latter meas.
ure was based upon It's provisions for
the aboI.hmcnt of the Commerce
Court and the establishment Of a
aoycu years enJro in the ciyil service
and the house again has riskcd the
veto by passing the measure with the
Commerce Court provision IN It. The
senate viii determine early In the
week whether Il viii endorse the meas.
uro In this form
Leaders Of both houses are conf.
dent that tho remaining wor- on lh.
overdue appropriation bin could be
disposed OF I'm Dhrca days, wcro the
contingencies OF The presidential veto
removed
Thus far congress has not succeed.
ed IN overriding amy OF the presidents
yctocs, and it is not considered Hike.
~ that cithcr legislative arpropr.o.
rlou or Panama Canal bin could bo rn.
passed hy twoJhIrd8 vote 10 vetoed
this Wool. rhoao tariff and nppro
pruDion measures which the house
has ropapHcd over the single bin which
the senate ropuaod that a'fooiun
the claims ON the Corhct irrigation
tunnel failed ny six votes Of rcpa.s.
Ing In the house,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
GENERAL BOOTH DEAD
Salvation Army Founder Dies From
Result Of Operation.

London The Rev william Booth.
general and commaudcrin.chief Of the
salvation Army iB dead lIc was born
at Nottingham iu 1929. The veteran
salvation Army loader was uncon.
gcIous for as hours previous to death.
The medical bulletins had not reveal.
cd the seriousness OF tho generals
condition, which, for a week past, It
io now admitted, was hopeless.
Twelve weeks ago General Booth
underwent an operation for the re.
moyal Of cataract IN his left eve.
For TWO days after the operation lndl
catlona justified the hope OF the gen.
crai's recovery Thon septic poison.
Ing set In and from that time, with
the exception OF occasional rallies, the
patients health steadily declined, The
general recognized that tho end was
near and often spoke Of his work as
being finished
Almost the last words Of General
Booth. uttered Just before. he lost con.
goiouaness, when referring 70 Gods
promises, worc,
"Thoy are sure they are sure II
you viii only bollcyo'"
Starting his career alone M a SOAP.
box preacher In the alums of Noting.
Ram, England, at the age Of 10 years,
william Booth ended II at ~ as the
head Of an army Of millions OF Sal.
yatlonlala scattered through ~ coun.
trlos
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
TWO REPORTS IN
EVERGLADES CASE
Secretary Wilson Escapes Ad-
verse Mention by Invest
lgatlng Committee.
DEPARTMENT IS CRITICIZED
Dismissal Of Enc neers Called "CVer
Disc Cline" tsyes Connections
Condemned.

WashuE'ou.-The Moss committee
presented to The house TWO reports
OF its investigation Of the Florida
Everglades charges aad The subse-
quout inquiry into the drainage diyis-
ion Of the department OF agriculture.
The reports take up HE charge that
a certain circular unfayorable to sale
Of Everglades lands was suppfessed
In the department ot agriculture
through influence OF real estate oper'
ators, the question Of relation between
Assistant Secretary Hayes OF the de-
partmcut and j o. Wright. former
government cmploye in o land project
at Lake Mattmuskeet. a. G., and the
dismissal Of C. g. Elliott and A. D.
Noorchouse from the drainage diyis
ion OF the department on technical
charges involving The transfer Of goy-
ernmcut funds from one account to
another
Secretary Wilson escaped personal
arraipumcnt at the hands OF the ma.
joriy In the findings on the Ever.
gladc8 charges The departments pc.
Hey toward the Everglades WIS char.
actorizcd as yascllatIng most uufor.
tuuatc, and having subjected the de.
rartmcnt TO much suspicion and criti.
ciam The minority report signed by
Representative Sloan Of Nebraska,
who said his views were approved by
Representative Higgins and Madden,
held that Secretary Wilson had acted
within his legal discretion
Hayes was condemned by the ma.
jority for his relations with Wright
In the North Carolina project, while
the minority held his interest was noC
one for profit, but only his wellknown
interest IN development OF rural com.
muuucs life
Both majority and minority agreed
that the dismissal OF Ellioit and
Moorchouse on technical charges was
"oyer discipline"
Assistant Secretary Hayes gave out
statement IN which he declared his
Investigation Of the Mattamuskoet
property was In connection with a
plan TO bring about the organization
of model country life community of
"racially efficient people on scientific
designed family farms"
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

Or JURY BRIBERY
Attorney Who Defended MCNa'
maras Given FreedOm.-V Yer
dict in 10 Minutes.

Los Angeles. Clarence .. barrow,
who w5a found not guilty on a charge
of having bribed "a prospective jury
man in the Mcnamara case, must
stand trial on a second indictment
according to announcement by Dis
uc. Attorney Frodericks, immediate.
ly after the acquit'al Of Darrow
Dawow waa unconcornod over the
prosecutor. lie was dciuged with tel.
cgrams from an parts OF the country
which began pouring in within an
hour after The verdict had been given.
The courtroom scene after the read.
Ing Of the verdict I3 minutes after
the jury had retired, was one that has
had no parallel in this city, Jurors
embraced me acquitted man, and with
tears streaming down their checks,
declared It WIS the hlpDiost day of
their lros. Court officials. including
Judge Hutton na1 the half dozen
baj'ius, joined u the congratulations,
and Mrs barrow 10 whom the trial
was a continuous nervous strain, stood
spcccbloslv happy with one hand IN
her husbands ana the other wiring
Ing those Of the jurors.
For two hours 'h' courtroom scene
was practically unchanged except for
the group about tho crstwhIlo defend.
ant and his wife. A half dozen Of
the Jurors lorro.tiug their long weeks
away from homo remained through.
out 20 participate In the Impromptu
reception
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
10 eenslder Nsnro ousstIon.

New York The question whcthor
negro attoruoyb shall be- admitted to
the American Bar Association will
bo submitted for decision to the an.
nual meeting OF the organization a.
Milwaukee The Eoyocullye Commit
toe " the association has made pub,
lie u special report regarding the
election 10 mombofahlp OF three no
gr0es which attefwafd was feselndpd.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Amnrlcans In Need Of AID.

III pmo, Tex Reports Of fighting
by 20 Americans at the TomlUal mine
IN the state Of SIualoa. with rebels
and strikers hoaloglnR thom reached
here, II ls stated by officials that
no federal troops can spared To go
TO lho Americans aid The Tomlnul
mine Ii 40 miles from the coast The
American eolsul at Mn2atlan has re-.
celyod ah appeal for aid A letter re-.
eelycd here contained telegram ask
ing for assistance ana that II be- sent
to Governor ColluItt OF Toxaj,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Police Fall to Oct sehepps.

New York Persistent efforts OF tho
police TO wrcBt sam S.hopps from the
custody Of District Attorney Whitman
and his representatives during hls
trip here from Hot Springs, Ark, have
come TO naught ScheppB, one OF the
states most important witnesses IN
the RoHcnthal murder case, IL prIs,
oner ON u technical charge IN tho
West side jail under surveillance OF
men from the district attorneys OF.
flee who nave orders to allow no one
10 communicate with him
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
hrtor pabv Ia FspensIve.

New York John jacob Astor H.
IN the most expensive baby ever
brought into the world nr Edwin
bradford cWgln, who attended Mrs
Madeline TalmAdRo Force Aalof
mother Of the t3,O0O,OOO bahay, IN ro
ported 10 be- receiving $1,000 day
for each and every day he Ia In nt
tendance with the widow and post
hnmous uon Of John Jacob Aslor, Al
this rate his fee for the ak weeks Of
constant attendance on mother and
babe viii amoupt 10 $4,000,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
wonld Reward Doctor, Widow

Washington Zoo recognition Of the
Quiet horoDam of q physician whose
NE was morHco 10 tho disease ho
had long fought 10 eradicate. soDntDr
Nycm of Montana hW introduced "a
BIN TO pay 'nlNo. Un amour. equal 10
two years wuu lo me widow uU DR.
T D. Mcclmrc. who dlod here Of Rocky
mountain ullInl loyur DR. NcrIm
tIo wm connected with the public
health service and was 800 HuoruaHrul
IN fighting the deadly disease In Ihn
Bitter Root valley
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Expense Of New Party Convention.

Chlcaeo. Expenses OF the recent
convention OF the Progressive party
amounted 20 $1,000, according 10 tho
report Of The Arrangements Commit
too's treasurer Just fllcd The report
fays that receipts from the ticket aud
program sale were tl3,2G26i ana N.
gG53o, respectively. Contributions
from some hotel and individuals rep,
resented The remainder Of the eonyen,
ton uhd, and there IA t,i363 remain.
Ing IN tho treas icy
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
snuahbIe over Canal BIII

Washington Such unexpected op.
poaIlIop TO the amended Panama canal
bin developed In the house that an
adjournment was taken as the best
wny out Of an embarrassing situation,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
InyestInatInn Combination.

Seattle, wash Subpocuas have
been issued for 20 leading Northwest
lumbormon to appear aa witnesses M
q hearing In lhlH city 10 toll what they
know OF au alleged combination among
Middle West lumber retailers, which
the government charges exist In ro.
GtraInt OF lrado
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
SUFFERING In south America.

Now Orleans Duo to the almost
entire failure OF the crop throughout
the rc0tor part Of Contml America,
much suffering exists horo according
TO aducpB received here.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
NemlnAtlen Ia Recalled.

Washington n=1'he nomination Of So
eundmo Romero IA United states mar
shal for New Mexico confirmed by The
senate, was recalled In nm executive
session,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

pcrmou Crop conditions IN this
ooction are promising, The season
boa been good, abundant rains having
fallen throughout the past two months
ncsoIlo tho late planting, short acre
npo md poor stand the farmers are
pleased
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

OEurk.=Thc peach shipment by car
lo0dg hos coasod, There viii be sew
ernl hundred crates shipped by 'N.
press for some time, The total SNIP.
mcht by cars from this point was loO
cars. on an Nyc.0gc there were N'u. Nu
cf0tog to n car Some cars hoId Noo'
many $50 ana noyeral 900, There are
VOl2oo0 peaches to each ear, count
Ing $50 crates to n car Allowing W
GEMS TO u crate, the lo6 ears sold 10.
S2Io3o, ana It has been estimated tha'
$4,000 has bcon sold by express, ioo"'
ihg a total aggregatng t3OO3O
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

Many of the former vo.b1'lloahIp
Democrats ON Dhn logl vote wore con.
pIuuow boy their absence Among
those wore HournscuulIpo 9ulnr who
hda boon leading Dho rrhl for rvo hnr
Nu#hUH Others afraid of olucuH
bonds voted usuIuBl the w0.uultlo.
ship programme.
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

pnlurDh Resisting arrest 1onoph
splitter a. years ola shot and serious
ly wounded the officer who attempted
to take him into custody killed hl.
young wife ard then committed sui
eide az hie home 90 miles south Of
pnduooh E g. Anderson, tho officer
wounded hy apIlzor boro % warrant.
sworn out by SpInorB mothorln.pw,
charging him with multrca'Ing Mrs
SDItgrr
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

Copvay.=Tho S. Louis, Iron Noun
,olr and Southern railway filed the
iSrgest mortgage that has ever been
ui,d IN Faulkner county with CIR
cni clcrk j. H. llartjo The mort
,ape waa for t2O0,0OOOOO,
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

Bristol Va sIdnn Edwards chorg
cd With ..1No 0Ia mcloa, the Aliens
lu shooting Up hn IullHlllc court
compromised hl" caao by accepting O
l0yoar untoucp wthcr chan stand
trial for five indictments each cb1ra
Ing murder iu the first doproo Io Ia
TO lu unmoG.d IN five years Il ia
umornd rh0I roWDwmIau was the
consideration '0r hls surrender
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24
Dwellings and Families.

rho total number Of dwellings IN
Arkan.pa Is 92GGgj, and the total mum
ror of families 3933GS, indicating thNl
IN very fov claoa does moro lhon one
family occupy a dwelling The aver
are number Of persons per dwelling
Is Is
The Van Buren press., 1912-08-24

The total number Of males 2l years
OIL age and over is 395,S2l, represent.
ing -oI per cent Of the population. OF
such males, us per cent are white
ana Isl per cent negroes. Native
whites represent 6g,4 per cent Of the
total number and foreign-born white.
% per cent. OF the 9,7lS foreign-borp
white males Of voting age, 5,2S4, OF
54.4 per cent are naturalized