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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-30
SCHOOL NOTES.

The following is a complete list of
the city teachers by their respective
grades:
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-30
BY Adds A. BROWN,
52-2 His Attorney.
(First Published in the Chieftain,

First Published in the Chieftain.
August 23, 1929
state of Oklahoma, County of Craig,
SIS. In the County Court
In re the Guardianship of Callie B.
Adair, a Minor; Lille M Adair,
Guardian. No. 2175 Pro.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON AP-
PLTcATioN or GUARDIAN FOR
FOR SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-30

Every blind child in the school fol
the blind at Fort Gibson costs the
state 1910 each year. An examination
OF the inmates of the school by State
Commissioner of Health j. C. Mahr dis
closes the fact that forty per cent OF
the inmates might have preserved
their eysesight by means of the proper
treatment at the proper time. No more
noble or commendable work is being
done by the state today than the work
of trying to prevent the misfortune of
blindness. No such work was under.
taken in Oklahoma before statehood.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-30

Hon Hubert L. Bolen of Oklahoma
City, who managed Senator Owens
campaign in the recent primary, is be-
ing mentioned as the possible manager
for the democracy in the coming state
campaign. Rolen would make an ideal
manager for the dominant party. He
is a native of Virginia, a graduate of
Georgetown University, and is sery-
ing his first term in the Oklahoma leg
islature. In every respect he is a
gentleman, and If he should be in
trusted with the management of the
state campaign, there is no question
that it win be the cleanest fight ever
waged in Oklahoma.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
Second 1houQhts.

'Tt cannot be-" sighed the maid
u respect you highly, Mr.. Hunter,
but we are incompatible"
"Well, l suppose it cannot be
helped" the young man replied,
pocketing his chagrin and looking
about for his hat, "but it defeats all
my cherished hopes. had planned
a house in which | fondly imagined
we might be happy. 1t was to have
had pantry twice a. large as the
ordinary size, with = roomy closet in
which to stow away the new cooking
utensils and things that a woman
naturally buys when a peddler
comes around"
"Stsy, George" she said, falter-
ing. Perhaps have been too has
ty. Give me another day or two to
think it over. 1t is not impossible
that-.that"-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
WHAT He WAS DOING.

Two young Louisville clerks, hav-
ing day off, each hired a bicycle
and took spin in the country. Ten
miles from town the cyclists decided
to have a race One distanced the
other some 800 yards and was re-
joicing in his victory, when, in turn
ing bad corner he collapsed over a
heap of stones. The wheel was de-
molished and the rider was irretriev-
ably mixed among the spokes. An
aged woman, who happened to be
passing, was met at turn in the
road by clerk No. 2. MY good
woman" said he, "have you seen a
young man on a bicycle around
here " Il have not" she answered,
simply; ''but | saw a young man up
the road ways, who was sitt4hg on
the bank, mending umbrellas"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

While little Elsie's elder sister,
Msy, was entertaining her latest ac-
cuisition, most dignifed and gen
teel young man, in the parlor Elsie
was relegated to the dining room to
plav with her doll.
This particular ono, the possessor
Of kid BODY and bisque head, had
been somewhat ailing of late, owing
TO the fact that its head was grad
ually becoming detached and its
pivotal eyes refused to perform
their functions % opening and
closing. After considerable prob
ing for TIE cause of the trouble
Elsie made the discovery that there
was something inside Of it and final
iy succeeded in extracting a large
roll of tightly curled hair. A mo-
ment later she burst into the par
lor in a great state of excitement
and shouted:
"Pity sakes! No wonder Dorothy
was sick! Look what was in her
stummick! She must have swallow
ed Sister Mays ratl" = Pittsburg
Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
HAVE REASON TO BE PROUII
Achievements Of the American People
Afford View Of Unbroken
Line Of Progress.

During the past c5 years 100, 600
miles of railroads have been built,
r,quiring an expenditure of not less
than $500, 900 900 for labor and
material. We ara both producers
and consumers. While our popula-
tiU b oniy a little over five per
cent OF the population of the world,
we produce 30 PER cent Of the wheat,
20 per cent. Of the iron and steel, 55
per cent Of the copper, 20 per cent.
OF the cotton and so per cent of the
corn of the world. Furthermore,
With inconceivahle rapidity, machin-
cry has taken the place of human
toll, and incidentally millions of
slaves have been set free. The same
triumphant progress has unvarying-
" characterized every phase of hui
man endeavor on the American con-
tinent. Civil and seligious liberty
is natural condition as well as an
attitude of mind. The story of agri-
culture of manufacturing, of min
ing, of the arb and sciences demon
strates the unbroken progress and
upaft Of the whole people. Finally,
the health and well-being o3the toll
ing masses have become, with con-
stantly increasing earnestness Of s1-
deavor, the individual and collective
purpose of the nation. And above
all, the democratic idea, through
good and evil report, has encour-
aged the personal work and charac-
fer Of the individual citizen. It has
always believed that competition
which encourages skill should re-
main paramount It has always glo-
ried in this personal competitive
type as the ideal and preserver of
democratic traditions.-Iares O.
Fadbn, in the Atlantic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
AN ALGERIAN STORY.
All and Mohammsd Exchange Secrets
of Their Trade.


of Their Trade.
Mohamme0 ben Mohsmmed was
q marabout whose affairs were in O
most fourishing condition. Pill
grims visited his ancestors tomb by,
hundreds, leaving. many and rich
offerings, and Mohammed ben No
hammed grew fattsr and wealthier
daily.
His servitor, Ali ben Ali. became
tired Of watching his masters In
creased wealth and bulk, while his
own pocket was as Eat as his body
was thin. So one dark night he ST.
lently took his departure. riding on
the back Of a young ass belonging
to his master.
After a march of about thirty
miles the asa had enough of carry
ing Ali. 1t was q young ass and
knew no better. So it went on
strike, lay down and forthwith died.
Thereupon Ali dug a hole and
put the ass in, piling a great noun
tain Of stones over it. Then, sit
ting down beside the heap, he be-
gan to pray. j traveller passing in
quired by whose tomb he prayed so
feryently. Ali was filed with as
tonishment.
What Hal he never heard OF,
the great saint Amar ben Amar
literally 'an ass, the son of an
ass J? All the people of the coun-
try around came there to pray.
The traveller did not fail to men-
ton the riarabout Amar ben
Amar's tomb, and soon pilgrims
focked to it with offerings, and Ali
ben Ali grew fat ard rich.
The faithful neglected Moham-
med ben Mohammei, who at last,
furious, abandoned his marabout In
order to pay "a visit to his rival.
Great was his astonishment when
he recognized his runaway servitor.
Taking him aside, he whispered:
"Tell me the truth. Who is your
marabout?"
"The ass / stole from you. And
now tell me-who is your mara
BOUT"
"The mother of the ass you stole
from me!"-"Ny Experiences In
by Baroness de Boerio, In
Wide World Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

Senator Penrose at the dedica-
don Of Pensylvania's splendid cap
itol at Harri sburg said of certain
speech that had been made at q pri-
vate dinner before the dedicatory
ceremonies:
THAT speech was pregnant with
meaning. 1t revealed IN every sem
tence its authors character. Brief
and full and illuminating, it re-
minded me OF the beautiful young
lady who murmured to herself one
afternoon as she paused uncertainty
on street corner:
"'What q bore! For the life Of
me ! can't remember whether Pm
70 meet Morris In Tasker street or
Taskss In Morris street. ,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

First Sweet Thing-Oh, he's aw-
fully gone upon her, dear, l assure
you. He's been praising her beauty
10 me for the last ten minutes, en-
larging upon her eyes, her complex
ion, her mouth
Second Sweet ThiAsxOh, l don't
think he could possibly do that, dar-
ling.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
AMERICAN IN LONDON.

Mrs Miller Graham, who is nw
one Of the wealthy hostesses Of
Grosvenor street, will take the place
Of Mrs. Keppel, who was such a
great fsvorite of King Edward. She
h the widow Of California million
sre and oue Of her ball novelties
was a(hugq wstrrmelon which was
znl1od aptp The middle of the zoom6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
SAME LANGUAGE.

"I'm afraid well have to cut that
mans acquaintance" said the won-
an of strictly correct ideas.
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "He
uses the same sort Of language that
we pay two or three dopszs a seat to
hear at a theatar.s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
POI I'M HAWAII.
This Peculiar Food Is to the Native as
Bread Is to us.

What bread is to the American or
European poi is TO the native Ia
waiian. No meal is complete W
out it, and for the great major
of the natives it forms the prin,
pal article of diet. While they pro,
ably could at the present time liv
without this accustomed dish, the
time once was, before the advent Of
the whites to the islands and the III
PRODUCTION. of new foods, that life
without it would at least have been
precarious.
Poi is made from the tuberous
root of the taro plant, species of
the caladium family, of which the
well known elephant ear plant is
also a member. The tuber, which
averages in size that of a large
sweet potato, is baked and after
ward pounded up with water until o
smooth white paste is obtained
much resembling a wheat tC-
paste, except that the color 's
pale pink or purple, depenus
upon the variety Of !aro used r.
paste is aliowc1 to sigh " 'e~,rer
or sour. whe, i ready for ;.
In olden t lie "a ,anIly arcnar
its own Dol. tie Y = ,.one
the men. as in fac, rr, - ,tac
cooking operations. :. a,,~er
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
Hs 20 Coura1e.
Al Al ,erti. ing Speculation


blood In your veins.
Al Al ,erti. ing Speculation
A ong the many incidents char
acteristic of hum n ature is one
whlc7 recently came under the OBJ
selNa' en- a young man connected
with I. Eminent publishing house,
one OF The eldest in the country, and
which has for three nerations
been conducted by the 'endants
OF the original founder 1. b other
publications there was issu Aneat
title treatise on househo.L , ono
my, sccwing how, on a sn in
~ 2. it was possible to liv Z
fOrta.-. The author was a g
man. anb ga, her book eths
How She Did It." The boo
hau :. sirlv good sale, but presently
here appeared to be sudden and
unacc rrtable demand for the vol
lTe, anu 'or fortnight the house
,"asl led by order for more. 1t
a" .lrou. b a fourth edition before
ID0u- ~rerintendent learned the
-asvt IN riders had invariably
cvll.. rem the same source, and it
was hon d discovered that the per.
b.. tent nver advertised the book
eA'> sively in sporting and other
urna His method was sim
p. 'ty itself. The title given, be
vculd insert, "Nailed secure for
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

A huge knife was supplied to cut
it and when opened tiny pickanin-
ny hoped out and began TO pelt the
guests with flowers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

"The man l marry" said the girl
q the parlor scene, "must be but a
little lower than the angels"
well, what's the matter with
meP' queried the young man as he
dropped on his knees at her feet
you see, Pm 8 little lower th2
sne Of them. Houston Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

Lytsute-So poor Jones, the toyrnaf
er. has gone out Of his mind!
Stryppes-Yes. He had been bus.
sor three months on a mechanic
ramp. and he couldn't get 1t to work
Ally Slopse.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

Mr.. Meanly--It's something dreadful
Ny wife is always asking me for NOR
"g. It's money. money, money. oil IT,
Ame.
Sir. Japson-Why, whatever does sf
6o with all this money!
Mr.. Meanly-Eh7 Oh, don't know
haven't given her any yet
From Hand TO Mouth.
The Coquette-Really Mr.. Bage
I was SO dreadfully bored that
simply had to yawn; but, of cours,
I hid my mouth with my hand.
Mr.. Bagg-No; you don't mea,
to say that such dear, sweet, tin,
little hand could hide such a-er-
such a great-that is, of course
lovely weather, isn't it?-Londo4
Sketch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

firsr liner Out--I shay, ole chan
c'you know wilshonr
Second Diner 0ut-No. whatsh ish
laMe?
Fiss. Diner out-I aunno.-TatIes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

Id Papers the Cou1le. office 5(
Der ckaee of 25.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

Maybe She "a Not the Only One.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15

the most refine. n invitation to
a real luau, at Hhi.a poi, baked pig,
fish baked in Leave, and cocoanut in
various forms form the principal
part of the menu. is something that
is always looked 'orHa.',l : every
visitor to Hawaii s'.i ~ : eas-
antly remembered "r
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
HARVESTER TRUST "JokER.

In the platform Of the progressive
party, under the heading "Social and
Industrial Justice" we find a "pledge"
that was evidently written by Geo. w.
Perkins OF the International Harvester
company. Among the many good
things that the progressive party
pledges TO work increasingly in state
n nation tor" is the following:
The abolition of the convict con.
tract system; substituting a system Of
prison production for governmental
consumption only"
When we stop to consider that the
manufacture of Irvine and farm ma
chinery in the penitentiaries of the
country comes in direct competition
with the harvester trust. and when
we consider further that Mr.. Perkins
OF the harvester trust is the leading
contributor and director Of the Roose-
welt campaign. 1t becomes an easy
matter to trace the foregoing plank in
the progressive party platform to it'd
source.
The production of Irvine in the Min.
nesota and North Dakota state prisons
has been a source of great annoyance
to the International Harvester CON.
pany. Three years ago the Il. H. c."
tried to put the North Dakota institu.
ton out of business by buying up all
the sisal on the market, but Warden
Hellstrom evened things up nicely by
purchasing manila fibre and giving the
farmers a very satisfactory Irvine
from that material.
It is a we'll established fact that tho
farmers Of the middle west have
saved thousands of dollars yearly
through the competition of the peni.
Tertiary twine plants with the. Har
vester Trust, and 1t is easy to under.
stand why the trust is opposed to the
growth of this industry, which It can.
not control, buy up or destroy.
The extension of this industry ID
what the Harvester Trust foresees
and will endeavor to prevent. The
Minnesota state prison has Just com
pleted the installation of a large plant
for the manufacture of binders. NOW.
err. II s%preaders and other i'm.
plements. which will be sold in com.
petition with the trust. Should this
experiment succeed, as 1t doubtless
will, it may be expected that other
! states will follow the example Of
Minnesota.
! This must be prevented at any cost
and the progressive party gives the
Harvester Trust a distinct promise ito
work increasingly in state and nation
to remove this kind Of competition.
Is It not possible that this is Mr..
Perkins reward for his ''unselnsh and
patriotic" efforts in behalf OF the Bull
Moosef
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
Gorham

Mrs. O'Brien left Thursday for her
home in McHenry.
Billy Stevenson visited at Bishops
Sunday and Monday. 4
Palmer Hall sold his cattle and de-
livered them at Belfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe.-Quinion have a new
baby, born October 9th.
Victor Olson made two trips to Bel
field with grain this week.
Frank Mead and wife of Bel6eld are
visiting his brother, Charley.
Mrs. Hamilton and Helen returned on
Saturday from a visit to Beach.
Mark Brandt sprained his ankle while
helping Jack O'Brien thresh last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers and baby are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
cox.
Frank Roquette and Guy Dickinson of
Dickinson visited at Bishops last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martindale and Viola
left for Montana last week, where they
will make their home.
The Ladies' guild met with Mrs. Os.
car Eckern Thursday. The mex meeting
will be in the Roosevelt school house
Saturday, October 18th.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12

the republican party in the future BY
the elimination of many political ia
kris among both the stalwarts and the
progressives. At the present time the
~progressives in the state are carrying
fully as heavy a load Of machine pol
iticians' as the former stalwarts, and
many Of these progressive machine
politicians need to be gotten rid Of a.
emphatically as it has been important
to get rid of the old Mckenzie ma
chine.
Neither faction In the republican
party claim any particular prefer.
enc owe the other in tLis state at tho
present time, because the progressive
end has too many machine politicians
aboard its wagon clamoring for power
and for recognition, without much re.
gard as to what is for the best inter.
ests Of the people. No real progressive
should be 80 blind as to fail to see
that the progressive cart Is likely to
become overloaded by office seeking
patriots. That condition obtains now
and there must be a dumping process
adopted. dumping of the barnacles
that threaten to make the progressive
ship unseaworthy.
"The republicans will be defeated
In the presidential contest. but Crazy
Horse Teddy will go to the scrap
heap, as he should. with Taft. Wilson
will be elected president by republic.
an votes. and this will mean the re-
generation of the republican party and
its triumph in the presidential cleo.
ton four years hence, under different
leadership. and it will mean the com.
plete burial of personal ambition
Roosevelt. and his presidential aspir.
ationS."
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
School House Bid.

The school board Of Belaeld school district
October 10, 1915. for the erection Of one GS
frame school house sw corner sec. q. twp.
1898. Plans and specifications are on file at
the county superintendent's ONCE in Dicldn-
son or at the First National bank in Belield,
The building must be completed by the first 81
December, 1912. Bids must be marked NSchool
clerk, Belleld.
A certiaed check in an amount equal to 10
per cent Of the bid must accompany each bid.
District No. 10.
and all bids. .s5Ss
s Wipkels. Pres.
0r215t
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
CITY AUDITORS REPORT
SHOWS FINANCIAL GAIN

Five hundred and fifty dollars was the
amount paid out by the city council last
Monday afternoon to Ed. Freitae for
digging wells for the city. This makes
$3.50 that has been paid this summer for
city wells-one 8-inch we'll and two e.
inch wells. The city now ought to have
q water supply for years to come.
At the regular monthly meeting the
total amount of city bills allowed was
81. 226.6l. and mot a:.'great deal of
other business was--up for-discussion. In
view of the fact that the hollow east of
the city was overlooked with water at
the time of the freshets last spring so
that several families had to vacate.:their
homes on account of water, q commit
tee of aldermen consisting of..John Lob,
John Leask and Wm. Roy, was appoin-
ted to consult with the railway CON-
pany as to enlarging the culvert at that
place so that the excess water can be
carried off readily without damage to
property in that vicinity.
The Consolidated Coal Company will
purchase the centrifugal pump and pip
ing which the city has had for several
years and has been used very little.
The price to be paid the city is SIPS.
The auditor read his annual report
which revealed the fact that the city
has made some gain financially during
the past year. This year the total as
sets exceed the total liabilities by $751;
1877. p. which is $11. 1923. 70 more than
last year. The total cash on hand on
September, 1. 1912. was ST., al. o.,
while or a year ago the cash amounted
to $l3, Gas. 81 OF 3. 801 OF less than this
report shows. The report in detail is as
follows:
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
Notice for Bids

The board of trustees of Relaxation
school district No. 4, will receive bids
for the transportation for the entire
school year of the Zebly and Paul Leh-
ma children. Such bids must be re-
ceived on or before October 2lst, 1912,
and should be addressed, John Mueeli,
Clerk. Richardton. N. D.-adv. 1O.12.2t
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
NO MckENzIE,sM WANTED,

wv "CN AN ! Gu.
THE Mckenzie machine is dead and
Hanna IN an honest man: let US elect
him."
:, This fallacy is heard from the
mouths Of some honest votes in the
present campaign, but the Bowman
Citizen analyses Mr.. Hanna's peculiar
honesty in this way:
Hanna Is honest but so Is the
malodorous Lorimer of Illinois. So are
Payne. Aldrich. Dalzell. Cannon, Taw.
ney and the other tools of big bust.
ness with whom Hanna associated
and co.operated In defeating the PEG.
pies will In congress. Hanna is hon.
est but so are the other ruthless
gangsters with whom Hanna defeated
the public welfare in the North Dako.
ia legislature. Honesty does not 1T q
man for public Office unless it be the
sort that prevents a man from making
a VIGOROUSLY bad record as a corpor.
alton puppet and an enemy of the
people,"
THE Mckenzie machine is dead.
isn't It? Well. 1t is making about the
most violent and life-like struggle q
dead thing eve made. II it be dead,
North Dakota is happy indeed over
her bereavement. but let her take
good care that it be not resurrected
again. II IT. be not yet dead, for heav.
ems sake let us take the surest meth.
cd Of killing it at once.
. Common ems teaches us that this
is not by electing Il nan governor
who has been for years a part and
parcel of that machine. Hanna's
election means the leaping into the
saddle again of the Mckenzie ma
chine and the resumption of McKen.
'zte dominance over the politics Of the
state. 1t can have no other effect.