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VINITA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AUGUST 1'6. 1910
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OSAGE LAND SOLD
FOR A PITTANCE
Mixed Breed Osage Testifies to Selling
495 Acres of Land for $372 Case
It Typical of Many Others.
Pawhuska Okla.- Aug. 26. Whon
the committee appointed to lnvestl-
. gate the Indian land affairs assembled
here it was discovered that the Osage
Indians had been made the principals
in many financial transactions. Some
of the transactions are to be called to
the' attention of congress. For 495
acres of land Steward Choteau a part
breed Osage Indian received in actual
cash $372. He testified:
"On March 2" said Choteau who
is 23 years old "I received certificate
of competency allowing me to manage
my own affairs as regards to my part
in the tribal lands. Five days later
Sands got me to sign a deed to 160
acres for which he was to give me
$1000. He kept $1000 to pay him for
some furniture and a buggy I bought
for him. Ten days later he called me
up and said he wanted to buy 320
acres more.
"In the meantime I borrowed a
small sum of money from him so he
gave me $372 for 335 acres and kept
the rest $372 Is all the cash I got for
495 acres. I never asked how much the
property was worth but left It all to
Sands. He knew all about it so I left
it to him."
Mrs. Revard a part breed Osage
mother of Choteau testified that she
protested to 'Washington against the
issuance of a certificate of competency
to her son but the certificate was Is-
sued and the land was sold without
her knowledge. She said:
"The case taken is typical of many
others In which the Indians disposed
of their allotments apparently with in-
difference as to how much they re-
ceived." . '
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
ENDS WORK IN OKLAHOMA
Pawhuska Okla. Aug. 26. The con
gressional committee investigating the
Gore charges in reference to the Mc-
Murray Indian contracts completed Its
work in Oklahoma today and adjourned
to meet In Washington in November.
The committee has examined over a
houndred witnesses and has taken tes-
timony that will fill two volumes. After
working in Washington the committee
will formulate a report for submission
to congress.
HASKELL DEMANDED THE
' RETURN OF RECORDS
Guthrie Okla. Aug. 26. It was re-
ported here last night .hat aov. H.s-
kell has demanded of Sheriff John Ma-
toney of Logan county (this Immediate
return to Bank Coatmisjlover Cackrell
of the records of the commissioner's of-
fice which were seized by the sheriff
at the time an injunction was secured
in the district court here restraining
the removal of the records from Guth-
rie to Oklahoma City and may call out
the militia to take them by force un-
less the sheriff complies.
Sheriff Mahoney is not In Outhtie to-
day but it was stated at his office that
the records are being haid only tem-
porarily and that they will be delivered
on formal demand to Bauk Commis-
sioner Cockrell subject to the terms of
the injunction which requires that they
be kept In Guthrie. There Is nothing iu
the injunction order' issued by the
court that instructs the sheriff to re-
tain possession of the records.
1 M1LF0RD-BERGER
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A Dog-on-Good Hat
$2 and Guaranteed
$3 Gimbel Hats
John B. Stetson's from $7.50 Down.
All prices all sizes all Popular Styles
M1LF0RD - BERGER SHOE COMPANY
Was Eight Hours In Water.
By Associated Press.
Sedan Kan. Aug. 26. The two-year-old
child of John Burch a farmer fell
in the cistern here today. The mother
held the child's head above the water
eight hours till her husband found
her. She collapsed and is dangerously
ill. The child is safe.
TEXAS COMPANY TO BUILD
LINE TD BARTLESVILE
t
Tulsa Okla. Aug. 26. It was an
nounced today that the Texas company
will begin the immediate construction
of an 8-inch pipe line from Tulsa to
Bartlesville and that a contract has
been signed to handle the product of
the Central Fuel company beginning
September 1. This necessitates the
looping of the Texas company's eight-
inch line from here to Dallas Tex.
General Strike Called in Spain.
Bilboa Spain Aug. 26. The Work
men's Federation today proclaimed a
general strike throughout Spain to be-
gin next Monday.
STRONGHEART CALLS ON
AN OKLAHOMA AGENT
Okmulgee Okla. Aug. 26. James
E. Strongheart a Sioux Indian was a
caller at the office of District Agent
T. F. Farrar this week. He is a grand
son of the famous chief Sitting Bull
In "Strongheart" a famous college
football play the' author got the name
from Mr. Strongheart; who' was for
a number of years a student at Har-
vard. . . v .
Mr. Strongheart is traveling and liv-
ing with the Indians under the direc-
tion of the Indian Rights association
of the Western federation. He is in-
vestigating conditions among his peo-
ple in all parts of the United States
and his reports go to the government.
Many of the government officials
sent out to investigate Indian condi-
tions do not really learn the truth of
things but Strongheart lives among
them hears their direct life their dif-
ficulties and needs. He is a member
of the Sioux tribe.'whose reservations
are in the Dakotas. He has spent three
months among the Creeks.
Hehas found the Creeks and Seml-
noles discontented. In short their
troubles seem to be mainly tuberculosis
and grafters. The disease is making
serious Inroads on the two tribes he
said and the government must pro-
vide medical attention for . them - at
once. . .."
He said the Creeks are very Super-
stitious and many still have faith in
the "medicine men." - :
Strongheart will recommend a larger
government force in looking after the
Creeks. He says that they are being
imposed upon too often by' white men
who have the aid of educated Indians
in their work. . .
The investigator is a modest Indian
both in dress and manner. He talked
for some time with Agent Farrar
about Indian conditions and his rem-
edies and suggestions appeared to be
founded upon long acquaintance with
INJUNCTION AGAINST GAS ;
C01WIS DISSOLVED
According to Manager Bottenfield of
the Vinita Gas company the state cor-
poration commission has dissolved the
Injunction secured by Attorney-General
West to prevent the company that is
piping Oklahoma gas to Joplln from
selling to consumers in Miami. This is
the same Injunction that prevented the
connection of the pipe line to this city
with the Joplln line and. it is the opin-
ion that the dissolution applies to Vi-
nita as well as Miami and that the
company will now connect this city
with the big pipe line. ' - j
SHOE COMPANY.
G0HHIT1EE PUHGUSES
SITE FOR NEW FAGTORY
Meeting of Commercial Club Not Largely At-
tended But Interest is Shown To Finish
Raising Bonus at OnceSite for New
Factory in Southeast Portion of City
Katy Agrees to Put in Necessary
SwitchesReports of Committee
While the attendance at the regular
meeting of the Commercial club last
night was not as large as it should
have been the meeting proved one of
the most Interesting and will probably
result in more good to the city than
any meeting held this summer.
The only matter taken up by the club
was the removal of the Woodcock Man-
ufacturing plant from Litchfield 111.
to this place. The committee that has
had this matter In charge made an ex-
tensive report which is given below.
Following the recommendation of the
committee another committee compos
ed of ten members was appointed to go
out ibis afternoon and raise the re-
maining three hundred dollars due on
the bonus. Tomorrow a complete list j
of the stockholders of the new company j
and the names of those who have sub-
scribed to this fund will be published In
the Daily Chieftain. 1
This factory has the endorsement of
the Commercial club and the removal
to this city was made on an agreement ;
of the director of the commercial club
and it is the belief that the business
men of the city will not allow the mat-
ter to rest until the promises of the
club are fulfilled No matter how small
the amount you feel able to give the
subscription .will be welcomed by the
committee. - - --
A site for the factory has been pur-
chased from Charles McCIellan. It Is
along the Katy right-of-way in the
southeast portion of the city. Three
acres were purchased for $600. This
will be deeded to the factory. A mes-
sage this morning from the Katy offi-
cials states the company will have the
necessary switches installed at once.'
The following is the report of the
committee that has had ' this factory
proposition in hand: ;
Vinita Okla. Aug. 25 1910.
The President of the Commercial Club.
Vinita Okla.
Dear Sir: The Manufacturers Com-
mittee of the Club beg leave to make
the following report concerning the
raising of the bonus for the location of
the Woodcock feed mill manufactory
to fulfill the agreement of the club
made with J. C. Woodcock July 14
1910 which was in substance that it
would pay the freight on his plant
from Litchfield HI. say $500 furnish
a site of three acres of ground and
erect a building 50x100 with. 20x30
foot addition on a switch of one of the
railways.
Three acres of land was to be do-
nated by A. B. Watson at ; the brick
plant but it was found by the Frisco
people that it would cost $1200 to
build a switch; and while Mr. Watson
agreed to pay half the amount this
would still leave the Commercial Club
to pay $600. Thus the club has been
put to the emergency of buying a site
in addition to the expected cost of lo
cating the plant. '
There has to this date been $2560
subscribed to the bonus consisting of
eight pledges of $100 each 20 of $50
each 23 of $25 each one of $20 one of
$15 14 of $10 and two of $5 each.
At first it was suggested that an
iron clad building be erected but ow-
ing to the rust and decay of such build-
ings many have urged that a brick
RAILROADS APPEAL FROfl ;
ORDER DF COMMISSION
Guthrie Okla. Aug. 26 An appeal
from the order of the corporation com-
mission revoking the order permitting
railroads to charge penalties . against
persons who get on train.' without ticn
ets insofar as the order applies to roads
charging more than two cents a niiie
ns taken to the Oklahoma ' 'supreme
c ri't by the Santa Te. Roc'c Lstand
F-ii-co vria Iron Mounti.il l ra.lroad ;-om-ORities.
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The railroads allego in 'ur appeal
thv tlie order is unreas n.ibl? rota'Iu-
tr.ry and discriminates agains. the nad
charging more'than two' cents per mile.
building instead should be erected and i
the citizens have been requested to
give with sufficient liberality that this j
might be done. Nearly every one hns
done so and want a brick building but
some have not yet responded to the
gratuitous workers in behalf of a great-
er Vinita. Some of course were real-
ly unprepared to give
Several other sites than at the brick
plant have been considered and the
most favorable ones were on the Katy
at the old stock yards site and across
the Katy from Dan Warren's hay barn.
About a half acre of ground tp one
acre-couM be had at the old stock yards
site at a cost of from $1000 to $1500
whl Id 'three acres could be had beyond
Warren's at $600 and as every one
consulted considered the latter location
equally good the committee purchased
the latter site of Mr; C M. McCIellan.
To secure the site at a cost of $600
pay $500 freight and erect . a brick
building it' will cost from $3000 to
$3500 and it will thus be seen that
from $450 .to $1000 more should be
raised.
There are a good number of persons
who have not contributed at all many
of whom 'have not been seen and it is
respectfully recommended as follows:
1 . That an additional soliciting
committee of three be appointed to
make" a further canvas for funds.
. 2. That a building committee of
three be selected Immediately with full
power to act.
3. That In view of the club being
without a secretary that a special fina-
nce committee be appointed.
Respectfully submitted
W. B. DePUB
C. W. DAY
SAM FRAZEE
L. D. DALQUEST
L. P. GARRISON
E. N. RATCLIFF
Special Committee on Location of
Woodcock Plant.
Governor's Daughter to Be Actress.
Guthrie Okla. Aug. 26. Miss Jane
Haskell IS years old daughter of
Gov. C. N. Haskell has left for Cin-
cinnati to begin her studies for the
stage expecting to become a member
of some theatrical aggregation during
the present winter. Miss Haskell was
ft student of the Northwestern Nor-
mal school at Alva last year.
7 lie little son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Jaxlfv filed last night after an illness
t( several week3. Funeral services were
held at four o'clock this afternoon at
the residence.
KATY STATION MASTER
AT NELOGANY ROBBED
Nelagony Aug. 26. Shortly after
the Katy passenger train left this place
at 2:30 Thursday morning and while
the depot master and his assistant
were working at their desks two
masked men appeared at the window
and thrusting two murderous looking
guns through the opening demanded
that the railroad men throw up their
hands. The demand was immediately
complied with and then the men were
compelled to open the door and come
outside where they were made to
stand aside while one of the robbers
entered the depot and rifled the cash
.drawer of $75.
The robbers demanded that the safe
be opened but this was impossible as
neither of the road employes had the
combination. After securing the $75
the two men took to the woods As
they backed away they kept the two
men covered with their guns until
they had passed from sight. Word was
immediately sent up and dovn the line
and. assistance was asked to hunt the
thieves . .
' The station man describes the men
as being one over six feet tall and
strongly built while the other was
about five feet eight and somewhat
slight. Both wore masks.
Two Banks Consolidate.
By Associated Tress.
Muskogee Okla. Aug. 26. The I n-
Ion State bank was organized here
Thursday and took over the Ala.no
State bank. The capital will be increas
ed from $40000 to $100000. The new in
stitution opened its doors today. W.
C. Jackson is president of the new
concern and T. J. Collins formerly of
Toronto O. cunliier. Lo W. Bennett
f jrnier president of the Alamo resigned
to accept a place on the capital com
mission at Oklahoma City.
SAPULPA ELECTRIC LIGHT
ILANT CHANGES HANDS
Supulpa Okla. Aug. 26. The Sapul-
pa Electric company which furnishes
light for the city has b i absorbed by
H. M. Byllesby & Co. of Chicago who
control and operate the electric light
systems in Oklahoma City ''Muekor
gee Enid and El Reno. The new com
pany proposes expending $100000 In
improvements. The system will be ex
tended to all populated sections of
the city.
The Supulpa Electric company was
handicapped in meeting the demands
because the city has grown so rapidly
Many sections of the city are with'
out electric light facilities and this
had occasioned more or less complaint
in the past. Many improvements in
the way ef extensions and new equip
ment have been made the past year.
Harry B. Wales of Grand Rapids
Mich. has been selected as manager
of the new company. The company
will maintain offices here and the pres
ent construction force will be greatly
increased as the company aims to
make the proposed improvements be
fore the advent of winter.
L HIES ILL-
BE. OPENED soon
Indications Are That Both Sides Are
Far Enough Gone to Get Together
- Wage Scale Satisfactory.
Kansas City Mo. Aug. 26. The
coal mines in the Southwestern dis-
trict including Kansas Oklahoma
Missouri and Arkansas may reopen
the last of next week or possibly
sooner.
The miners an dthe operators are
expectant. The miners will convene in
Pittsburg Kan. Saturday to vote on
the proposition submitted yesterday by
the operators to the miners' presidents
and secretaries of the different states
in the district. Alexander Howatt
president of the Kansas district is
said to be the only leader of the min-
ers holding back on an agreement.
The miners are eager to return to
work as are the operators to reopen
the mines and get ready for the win
ter demand for coal. The miners' lead-
ers hope the Pittsburg convention will
not repudiate their plan to confer
again with the operators and agree
on a contract. By that agreement the
miners are to receive increases in
wage scales and the operators to get
concessions regarding the working
conditions in the mines.
If the Pittsburg convention approves
the plan the miners' conferees in-
cluding T. L. Lewis president of the
national association will come to Kan-
sas City Monday and meet the con-
ference committee on mine operators.
They will finish the contract that Lew-
is representing the miners and Jp.mes
Elliott representing the operators be-
gan before the peace negotiations were
broken. If there are no mishaps the
contract probably can be finished by
the middle of next week.
FOUR DEATHS RESULT OF
ISUNEORSTOOD ORDERS
Sedalia Mo. Aug. 26. In the Mis-
souri Pacific wreck near Blackwater
four men were killed. They are L. H.
Kenyon engineer of Kansas City; D.
E; Finley engineer of Jefferson City;
C. H. Roth a brakenian of Jefferson
City and George Taggart a fireman of
Jefferson City.
Two other members of the crew were
injured. The wreck was a collision of
two freight trains this morning caused
by misunderstood orders.
Dr. J. J. Schmidt and daughter
Genevieve returned to Tulsa today.
GO
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Fill
Critical Period of Fire Is Passed At
tention ts Turned to Missing
Fighters.
Washington D. C August 26 Glf-
ford Pinchot in a statement today.
says the loss of life in the recent for-
est fires is unnecessary. The disas-
trous results are traceable to unpre-
paredncss. He scores the members of
congress who opposed the forest ap
propriations. The forests should be
equipped with roads telephone lines
and more rangers he says.
Men In congress like Heybourn of
Idaho and Carter of Montana made
light of the efforts of the forest service
to prepare for Just such a calamity.
They have iu effect fought on the sida
of the fires.
Spokane Wash. Aug. 26. -If the
stories of men who returned from the
St. Joe country of Idaho are to be be-
lieved the loss of life along-Big Creek
a tributary of the St. Joe river was
appalling and the dead in Idaho alone
will number more than 200 even if
Ranger Joseph B. Helm and his fifteen
men are safe. '
All estimates of the financial loss
place it at over $20000000 mostly in
timber.
Among reported casualties are the
following:
Two lumbermen say they saw thirty-two
Italian fire fighters burned to
death on Big creek-'
A party of Austrian laborers report
the death of seventeen of their com-
rades. '
The loss of twenty-seven American
laborers who enlisted in Missoula is
announced by their surviving compan-
ions. Supervisor Weigle has given up hope
for the safety of Ranger Joseph B.
Halm and men on the head waters of
the St. Joe river last Saturday. A
relief party has scoured in vain the
whole country where Halm was last
seen Rangers F. A. Ferns at the
head of a still larger party on the St.
Joe is safe.
The forest service announces the
loss of twenty-Beven men on Big creek
and It may be that these are a part of
the ninety-five dead reported by their
comrades in Spokane today.
It is supposed that the twenty bod-
ies found on Bitter Root creek near
Avery are those of settlers.
Twenty-four bodies found on Selzer
creek are those of forest employes.
ine forest officer in Wallace is unable
to give out the names of the dead but
it Is thought that most of the men
were newly hired for the fire emer-
gency and their names are not Official-
ly recorded
The loss of life in the fire country
took place mostly last Saturday and
Sunday when a gale fanned smoul-
dering embers into great fires and
drove flames through the mountains
with the speed of express trains giv-
ing defeated fire fighters no chance to
flee for their lives The weather today
is calm and cool and the fire even
where left to itself is traveling slowly.
The attention of the forest service is
centered upon the mfssing men and the
larger fires are being left to them-
selves. None of the towns in Idaho and
Montana are in danger and the critical
period of the fire is passed.
ANOTHER NEW COUNTRY
CRAZE SPRUNG AT APACHE
Lawton Okla. Aug. 26. The latest
movement In the new county craze
which has seized Southwestern Okla-
homa Is a project just set on foot by
residents of Apache in Caddo county
to form a new county out of territory
to be cut from the southern half of
Caddo the northern district of Co-
manche and a small strip from south-
western Grady placing Apache in the
center of the district and making it
the county seat. If formed the new
county will take practically all the
Comanche county area north of the
Fort Sill military reservation most of
the southern half of Caddo and would
include as principal towns Apache
Cement Fletcher Sterling aud Elgin
the last three In Comanche. It is pro-
posed to name the new district Apache
county. Petitions it is understood re
now being circulated asking Gov. H-is-kel!
to call an election.
Edgar Buffington returned last night
from a two weeks' visit at Tahlequah.
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