The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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VINITA; CRAIG COUNTY OKLAHOMA JUNE J 9 1906
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Tsny Matters Disposes of In Late
and Somewhat Acrfznoaious
' '.' Session.
Thc.egular meeting ot the city
unci; was held tot 'night with afJ
;e members present except L- B.
.11 of the Fourth Ward. -
The report of the finance own-
ttee called for an expenditure -of
356.17 and provoked some Jis-
js ions but was finally adopted.
The action of the city council at
s last meeting dispensing with the
twice of Engineer Hughes was
scinded and Mr. 'Hughes was re-
ared to the pay toil.
The bids for the construction of
reet and alley crossings were ron
dered and the marks bid far the
'.nstruclion of ten crossings were
c c e p t e d. Ordinances providing
r the bu'.'ding of about one -mile
:' si Jewalks in various parts of the
ty were passed.
Tne special .committee having
apervisionof paving and sidew-tlks
..is. instructed to w force the b'-sld-.g
of sidewalks when parliei
ifclect or refuse lav-obey the notice.
he contracts for such sidewalks
-1 be let by the committee subject
the approval jf council.
' A resolution was passed declaring
w r.ace of Councilman L. B. Bell
f the Fourth Ward vacant on tr.e
count of Mr. Bells' refusal to at-
nd the sessions of the council. A
iccessorto Belt will '.be elected
i - council at a future meeting.
Uie ordinance requimn; a uuiuj
. the sum ot $2000 to be given by
rsons engaged in the .construction
sidewalks wits defeated.
The bonds of four of ithe banks
Mie city in which a: deposited
fund.' of the city are approved
Dr- O.C Amundson-wa; selected
utmoer or me uo-.ra ui ;utiui-
OKUSHOlJIRSI FiAG.
Philadelphia invites .Q-klu.
;na to break forth her tirst
V ial Hag from the flag staff on
. impendence Hall July 4 JtDCK
The invitation to Governor C
t Haskell to (have an Official
lit ion al Flag made by an Okla
1'ina Betsy Rosa and broke out
him on Independence Hall
-cpted
'Jtlicial migageuwrnts of great
portanee prevent ng the do v.
:: being perondly present
i that ou-a-ssionhe has appoint-
t!): folkndng committee of
and Army Yt'ti'rarK to ivpr--.i
Oklahoma: T. 11. Soward
ihm; William ( u(rry Tulsa;
11 JJornaday Lawtoo;H. M.
'Hirer Uristow: Hosea Town-
d Ardrnoro and T. II. Elder
wkirk Oklahoma.
.'in re will be forty-six stars
ach side of the flag and
ty two Oklahoma ladies
'forty-six of the principal
B" STATE IT'S.
Letters blown froir Alva lutlo the
recent c j clone were cuO' f Med-
Torfl over 0 miles sway. !
A "Lonsdale man t m wo iw ta new
pair of shoes In th "pas' tw weeks
making trips to his jyclot I c tar.
The Herald says there is a H-year-
old Watong a glr' Uiat doas more
telephone buslnes thao a:iy five re-
tall houses Id tow :i a
An troproTised tridfa war Ryan
juithcld up until tt l-st passenger
reaeheaeafeti1 an I V.m crsrtied down
Into the turbulec j waters.
Tlie ctty water at El Cm now fits
the descrlptton the I'ike county man
applied to the Ki -: rl 'a little too
thick to swim n an1 mt a uite thick
enough to walk rv."
Mpe. Alex I'yff.j' i;oKi husband
was drowned In lb Cawidian Klver
last week has maie applksetion to be
appointed admintsfritrir of his
property as tliere was no will.
An Alfalfa county a. an run down a
doycte in a foot race and caught it
with his bare hands. The -coyote was
run Cown and this time dispatched
by its relentless pursuer.
Tha Enid Eagle remarks that a
real blanket. India?) attract? a greal
dcil of attention there the her daj
This would ' wrtain'y ms vvio the
terasre f;ld stater w!;o th'ka thai;
tie chief K)pulat!oii nt (kljttna.
Oklahoma iir.;t oi'ieial hanjjinjj
certainly seemed to come oC smoothly
enough t o make others wish toemulate
it The subject himMlf rea-.arked he
would "not take one millloE dollars
for tle trip he was about to take."
No one offered to raise the price.
The driver of a laundry wagon at
Muskogee got married the other day
and to add to his troubl-es -was arrest
ed and I ned within an hour for allow-
ing Ids horse to stand unhitched on
the street. The Judge was certainly
hard hearted to fine so y&utitf a bene-
dict for abscii-minden'vs.
mm held op.
Jumping In the back end of AV.a
Viista car Nf. 21 three negrot'S hit
mght at 11150 o'clock knocked Con-
ductor H.l. Mooney off the car
wilih a pia of iron Mped Off
thetiselvti bound and gagged hirji
took his clinger and all the money-
he carried n his pockets amaunting
to about 1.50. They then left him
lying besle the track and escaped.
Molorrmn G. Kagcl who was
the ottlypther person on the car
did not sle the men tret on and con
sequent!! knew nothing of the afiair.
The rci bery Otxurred between
ThirtiVtnand Thirty-Jirst stret-ts in
a rock lit. The car continued to
FiiUrntj street before Mnomv's
iffl IIEIiIS.
Mrs. Gay Reed came down from
VJnita Sunday.
E. 1J. Neville and Jake Caltert
made a Hying trip to Vtntta Sunday.
John Archer Is paperttig his tnouse
over this week and wia move tack as
soon as he fiuishes.
A. II: Hollar! faitily becacne dis-
gusted try I op to ram here and pulled
up and went back to Old Mlar jurt.
Mri. B. G. Chandler of Tlntta Sun-
dayed lie re visltter her daughters
Mrs. G W. Poplin and Mrs. L. C.
White.
J W. &kloner oelebrated his birth
day with a tig dinner Monday. His
children presented him wirith a fine
Morris Chair.
Our new 4bpot is completed but the
'Jlui Crow" suction is kept locked
most or uie time as there are no
"Crows'" around Adair.
Wallace Taylor wag here last week
on ins way from St. Louis to Texas.
Mr. Taykr and Dr. A. V. Jlerron own
some partnership cattle here.
Joe Madison of 1 Cabin says his
lumber for a new bay barn in Adair
Is side tracked by hiirh water but he
intends to build as soon as it arrlvts.
Clarence 12. Markham made his
regular trip up from Pry or Creek Sun
day. The boys say they wouldn I be
surprised if the Bank of Adair is not
hunting anoUier girl one ot these days.
J. li. Carsdowey came down from
Vinina Saturday evening and was
seeing how the corn .crop looked on
his farm. lie will go on the road for
the Muskogee Times Democrat and
may move his family to Adair.
J. E. Flshback has let a contract to
O. L. Garret for tle erection of a 4
room house to be built on a 5 acre
tract he purchased of Thompson &
Ilerron. The house ia well under way
and may be ready to -more Into by
July 1.
TB QUR CORRESPONDENTS.
.TO STOCK-GEN.
The Chieruin dcaliv-A '.w acknow-
ledge receipt of a uumber-of letters
notifying us that they are out of
stationary. Stationery wi!l be printed
this week and sent out to you in
time for next weeks issue. We appre
ciate your work and want you to con
tinue right on with the new firm the
same as before. The fact that we
send you stationary is evidence that
we want you to continue as our
associate editors. Your news is all
right and if we do fail to publish it
it will be because it arrived to late
or because we are crowded with
other matter that came in ahead of
it..
was noted
hen two
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deposited riili
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t?. ? f.jrr
pa.ssen.j-rs not on the car Mntnrm;-n
Ragc-l J.ited for the signal to pt occed
but i:Jrir.2 none looked tack to
find it vonductor cone. AUworv
ad of plained cf bein2 tl! an J far
lie had been suddenly at-
tackef villi sickiK'ss and falk-'j off
the dr watJ re tTsixj ami hurried
p the track. He w as found
and ga gee J . M risk ocee
008 BRINGS HELP.
Mi EAST OF TOWN.
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worlds lx - :Xv.
allphia is n.Vrici; an
VIaR for CMn
;J hDrne of list- y ..-
" -"icd r.nd n i!-o tht:
j such honr. r si d d'.;dirv
(-vt'fhovn aey .e.tat."j
rM an ope; iu the t!v
:'i.t hist
and
fir: t
rn jsin from his farm
i li:.'! 7 miles southeast
f. fnnA'.'.r.jty and reports quite a
'.-i :-u r:n in b-.s section of the.coun-
t: ( .;rly Situr J.iy n'.ornint. He says
ti) sto::n tv.i:t:d his house about
hs'l uf th- lavrdation and did con-
y. :n) :e cinf r !arnaje to his house
L 'c .v C'-.Afk s r.'sil's new bnrn away
t. rrn. J Hoyd Hdms t arn around and
;.i fart did rr:-c or less damf.e at
-very farm l-.u;e in its patli.
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'visit -.Ui b-r mm
-iyU! r.v. .M!-ir.::ific:
;'.! '. : li ere !;:c
Ih-'St.tte v.'ction board lias sent
r:.t ti.-c f ) the chairman of the
I't I u" ;;r;d Dcnocratic county
c-.xr;:l c:-. )-::ttees; asking that they
imnxJmVfy iubn;tt a list if names
ttf v.! a
th-
county election
r--'y be made up by the
Abbie Okla. June 15. A faith-
ful shcpiK-rd dtif tliatkept vijril over
their watery p-ave ave notice here
of the death of two sons cf Mr. and
Mrs. John Ndson
The buys aed 11 and 12 years
were bathing in Anderson Creek
which was high when it is presum
ed one was overcome by the rapid
water and that the brother attempt-
ed a re.cne.
The dog by continued howling
attracted the attention of the
family to the spot where the two
boys were found locked in each
others arms
FIRST STATE REWARD PI.
Auditor M. E. Trap? has issued
the first state warrant for the pay-
ment cf a reward of $100 offered by
Governor Haskell for the arrest of
Elmer Hawkins charged with the
murder of a man named (Melson
near Roosevelt November 20 1907.
The warrant was made f )yable to
Sheriff John W. Parham and is to
reimburse him for the amount paid
to Constable J. Sid Arrold of Green
ville Texas who placed Hawkins
under arrest on May 8 this year.
This is the frt reward that has
been paid by the state. v
J.K. Butler come up from Wg C .tin
Monday and tepk the Frisco f; r a
trip down In Arkansas.
Kansas City Stock Yards June
18 1903. The waters in the Raw
river reached the highest point last
week on Thursday morning at Kan-
sas City and ha4 receded almost
three feet up to Saturday morning
when general rain over the Kaw and
Missouri water s'heds started another
rise which lias culminated today
with a stage dfB 1-2 feet above
low water mark in the Kaw at the
stock yards believed to be the crest
of the present rise- This stage is
eight feet .below the big flood of
1903. The ieaiage to the stock
yards and pack ng houses at Kansas
City will practically be confined to
the loss account of suspension of
business. As soon as the waters
subside all the facilities at the stock
yards now overflowed can be put in
condition for use within a day or
two as bet little physical damage
has been done. The same condi-
tions rules in all ihe packing houses.
The Armour Packing Company has
succeeded in keeping the water out
of their plant completely even from
their cellars and are anxious to
begin killing all kinds of live stock
as soon as it can be secured- An
official of that company stated this
morning that the packers expect a
b g demand for meats as soon as
the floods abates which insures a
fi ic outlet for live stock here when
business opens up again. Of course
it is impossible to forecast the date
of the resumption of business in the
yards but it is almost certain that
the rivers will begin to fall today
and that stock can be handled here
by the middle or last of'thLs week.
A portion of the quarintine yards
are on lower ground than the native
yards but the probabilities are that
business can be resumed there early
next week. None of the stock yard
facilities are injured in any way
and all will be available as soon as
the rivers go down. None of the
connections between the yards and
the various packing plants has been
injured. Two strings of chutes can
still be used for unloading stock but
as a rule the railroads can not reach
them. Ten cars of stock were un-
loaded here Saturday four of cattle
four of hogs and two of horses and
one car of mixed stock were un-
loaded Sunday. However the date
of the general resumption of business
at the stuck yards depends entirely
on the railroads. As soon as they
are able to deliver stock to the yards
the yard company can handle it
and the packers will be anxious to
purchase it. v
J. A. RlCKAkT
L. S. Cvmpcndnt.
PLUiEO TO DEATH.
Pauls Valley Okla. June IS
Brooding over her ill health Mrs-
Sarah Pa mum a widow SO ended
her own life here by plunging into a
cellar full of water while neighbors
unaware of her intentions looked on.
The tragedy occurred at 9 o'clock
this morning.
Sitting on the steps of the cellar
before making the dive to death
Mrs. Barnum removed her shoes
part of her clothing and took down
her hair.
Then glaring with wild staring
eyes through tangled tresses as a
neighbor ran toward her she raised
both arms above her head and with
a mad piercing scream plunged into
the water. When the body was
taken out she was dead.
Mrs. Barnum has severel children
living here.
Kill ITEMS.
Mrs. Miller moted Monday to Cher-
okee Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Houk visited Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs. Selben Hall.
Mr and Mrs. J. L. McNeils visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. II
Motihee.
J. It. Moore and family tpent Sun-
day with Mr. and Mrs - Morris Brown
and family. V-J
The citizens of Kinnlson failed to
receive any mall fo three days on
account of high water.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher and family
visited .Saturday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore.
Tha sound of the Reaper Is heard
and if the weather will continue dr
for a few days the farmers will save
most on their wheat.
The high water Friday night drown
ed over a hundred chickens belonging
to Sprenanjfle brothers who are keep
in llatchelor Halt on the bank of
15l Cabtri.
We are pleased to learn that Miss
Kitlo 1 hooks who went to Kansas City
to undergo an operation Is doing
nicely at this writing and we hope
she mow will bo able to jrroet her
friends at Kinnlson.
STORM ATM POOL.
The terrific wind storm which
swept over the Glenn Pool country
early Saturday morning left a path
of ruin in the oil fields and latest
reports estimate the damage approxi-
mately 80000. Over three hundred
derricks were blown down by the
wind together with a number of
tanks both wood and steel.
Work in the oil field will be held
up for some days beca.use of the
storm. The lark of derricks makes
pumping impossible and a con-
siderable number of the wells were
punpers. The Assvin! Produces
Company is said to be the only
company with derricks in the path
of the wind that suffered practically
no damage.
WOMAN KILLED If! STORM.
Wind of great severity accompani-
ed by a very heavy rain swept over
Logan county Saturday morning
doing much damage. Mrs. Charles
Smith of Crescent was killed in
the Collapse of her cottage to which
she had returned from a cyclone
cave during a lull in the storm.
TO ATTEND IN BODY.
On Sunday nuTning Jaw- Joth
the Kr.'4! t Pylh'i; 0! alts r !
--rviu. 1 1: f: 4y tltiv 1'ri '.hyt.-run
ilmrJi. .Nk.a -ri-l s.::m w.H 1
p-v.i.l.. !l v P G.J.U-' '!.!. l! i
afU:nf n I;.cerat-n s rvi'es.:iHv
conduitij in thectKuteiy ;it the
giave of iceav J 1 Mh.i rs.
FOURTH OF PROGRAM.
Band.
Lodges.
Business mens float and decorated
rigs followed by wagons buggies
and Calathumpian band.
Mule race.
Potato race.
Sack race.
Wheelbarrow race.
Greased pig
Climbirg greased pole.
Old Fiddlers contest.
Foot races and fat mans races.
Claude Lewis delivered a f (15 cream
separator to J. W. Harris ru-ar Big
Cabin Monday. On his way out thero
hh liijwy ran into a mud be'.o and up-
ct throwing the separate a:i I 1 sgy
both over vi him. Ho i.;1? hvj a
limp In hH walk.
Ml-iM-s Gertrude and Vri ..rk
If ft fci:riday for a visit vr'.!'. At. And
::rj r-rt Vc-jr;-; at Chct
The McClellan lodging house parti-
ally furnished Is for rent. It contains
twenty two good rooms has gas and
water and Is lighted by electricity.
Tills Is a fine chance for some one.
Chief Huffing ton has receded from
the Democratic National Committee
at Den f er his badge as a delegate 1 1
is handssome.
Mrs. Aud and Mrs. James Rider ac-
companied Mrs. It. V.McSjjaddcn hoaaer
from Claremore on a visit.
Mrs. Oliver Kill was brought to the
city hospital recently from the
country.
Local Happenings
Harry Mitchell spent Sunday at
Seneca.
Ance Holt was up from Adair
Monday.
Col J J. Spencer was here the Arab
of the week.
J. R. Mode was here from Grove
Wednesday.
Rev. I). C. Keatty retorted Monday
from Chelsea.
0. W. Ellis made a business trip to
Joplin Wednesday.
Sam Zeno returned Wednesday from
a visit In Germany.
J. M. Spaulding was on the sick list
a few days this week.
II. McAdam and wife were here
from Ketchum Monday.
Street paving begins this morning'
on North Wilson street.
Mrs. Alice Roberts and Alice Lester
are visiting iu Adair this week.
The serenades were out Wednesday
ntght and there was music In the air.
M. O. Gabbort has put In a fine new
cement sidewalk In front of his resi-
dence. Fox DannetiKberg cashier of the
First National Hank of Chelsea was
here Monday.
C. H. Goodpasture was able to be
up town Monday after a severe spelt
of typhoid fever.
Col. Wm. Little Miss Beasie Little
and Miss Ruth Fllppln went to Clare-
more Monday evening.
Wm. Clarke returned home to
Chelsea Monday after a visit here
with his brother 0. W. Clarke.
Gu nter and Daniel Leforce Bros.
Friend & Harris and Ad Roach were
on the St. Louis market with cattle
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Gabbort were
at Bluejacket Tuesday. Thy sold a
tuoo piano recently to G. li. Smith of
that place.
The llaptist people had a very
pleasant time at their basket dinner
Sunday. Rev J. R. i yrr aeba-l
three sermoriH.
Mrs. J W. SinoVr-. 'i h-i-h-- .
visit from Mis. li. T. : i
daughter of Webb t 1 t-
Green of Parsons.
Mr. Wm. T. Rye of Kentucky has
located In Vloita for the practice of
law and has opened an office iu the
S:ott building on Wilson street.
Operator L. Allen of the Frisco is
still on the sick list and unable to ba
at his post of duty. Mrs. Allen la
baca with the Telephone Company.
' 'I he Official Oklahoma Flag with
4' stars was Mnished at Guthrie Tues-
day by the 12 Oklahoma ladies
from the 1'J principal cities of the
state.
Henry Maytleld hays Ylnlta people
who are always howling about mail
or Idi' hoiJws should remember there
are home men here who are building
sidewalks.
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I r.iirldiid Tt; -vl.iy
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vni.ewhern In Vu-.hiiton.
Sheriff Uldeiihour Tuesday evtusng
sut Roscfte Tarrant In charge of Jim
Jackson to the state hospital at Nor
man. Jackson was injured soma time
ago by being knocked from the Frisco
bridge over Big Cabin.
The Fire Department made a run
to Lon Conner's residence Sunday and
extinguished a small blaze which
started In the kitchen. . No out knows
bow the fire started as both Mr. and
Mrs. Conner were out of town.
. B. Neville and Jake Calvert
were here from Adair Sunday. Mrs.
Gay Reed accompanied Mt. Neville to
Adair where the went to attend her
fathers birthday dinner Monday.
Wm. McCain writes back from
Fresno Cab that th climate out
there suits him fine. lie is 62 yean of
age and Is enjoying the best cf health.
He left VlnlU several years ago.
It looks good to see so many young
men at work co the storm sewers. It
shows they will work If they get a
chance. What Vlr.lta needs is so tee-
thing to give more employment to her
young men.
The Muskogee Times Democrat
gays Charley Smith who was arrested
here recent ly.by.'thc. officers and who
had pals In the Muskogew jail had
succeeded in escaping from the
officers Sheriff Rldenhour says It is
a mistake that F nlth is now lr the
Vlaita jail.
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