The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-22
OKLAHOMA NEWS IN BRIEF.

ONLA1OmA NEWS IN BRIEF.
Oklahoma City, April 22.-Dr. T. 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, Ny God, to Thee.
Senator r. L. owen. candidate for
reelection to the United States SEN
ate. will open headquarters in Okla
homa City about April %. Former
Governor Haskell, his opponcnt, 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. T. Moss and V. e.
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, $lO9.30;
estate of Minnie Stewart, Noble coun-
ty, 5000: estate of Martha J. Curd.
Oklahoma county, 1924, and estate of
Cincinnati Willis, Oklahoma county.
s22O9.
Citizens of Nowata offered reward
of 81 600 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 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 legisle ture, according to
the apportionment act, without regard
to county lines, does not meet with ap-
proval of officers of the surrounding
counties. County Attorney Fain OF
Lawton holds that Swanson was never
a 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 Jehoya ceme-
terry, Milo; no capital stock; incorpor-
ators, William Mckinney, Ed Abram
and Ben Wright all of Milo. Green
feather Oil company of Copna; cap
ital, $1,000; incorporators, L. c. Laney
and Harry w. Jones. Independence
Kas., and B. f. Gum. Copan, Okla.
Bound volumes of Oklahomas legal
code will bear the name of no person
according to decision reached at a
conference before Governor Cruce yes
terday The code was drafted by Sam
Harris of Oklahoma City and Jean 2
Day of McAlester and is being indexed
and annotated by G. o. Bum of Okla
homa City. Names of the codifiers
properly 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
utes of the State of Oklahoma