Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 267, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1911 Page: 2 of 4
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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
Entered 83 second-class matter
August 3. 1908 at postofflce In Vtnlta
Okla. under Act of March 3 1879.
ISSUEDDATLY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Published by
D. M. MARRS PRINTING COMPANY
nlng to build In that same old elm over fine condition. Horse creek will be
there about three broods will be the bridged and the present steel bridge
season's work and long before the end 'over Grand river will be used In cross-
of summer the trees will be full of lng the latter stream
birds. We have no fear of starvation
or of disease or failure of the crops.
There Is an old tradition among the
birds that "while the earth remaineth
Per week by carrier $ .10
Per month by carrier 45
Per year by carrier la advance. . . 5.00
One month by mall In advance. . . .40
Three months by mail in advance 1.00
One year by mail In advance 400
Vinlta Okla. Wednesday March 1.
It is perfoctly natural and consist-
ent for Senator Lorimer to vote against
the popular election of United States
senators.
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The most important bill Introduced
during the life of the outgoing con-
gress was the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
that turned the national congress over
to the democrat.!.
This is a project representing true
progressiveness. Certainly It will
lend interest to the good roads topic
in the eastern part of the state. The
The Sapuina Light thinks that In the
event of the location of the state school
for the blind at Tulsa those officials
who cannot see the blind tigers should
be admitted first.
O
The Kansas City papers tell of a
woman who abandoned three babies
at the union station in two days. If
this rate were kept up for a week the
family would be very much depleted.
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The proposition to build a ninety-
mile road out of Vinita will go down
into history as one of the great events
of the year in Oklahoma. It will be
the beginning of road building that
will make the state famous. And
Vinita. like Rome will have All roads
leading to her.
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Here is the klud of an obituary a
Georgia editor put up for a man:
"Poor Jim Jones slung his earthly gar-
ments on a limb und swam the river
yesterday lie did riot stand back be-
cause the water was cold but plunged
right In and struck out for the other
shore and met the angels smiling. .Tim
was a poor man but had his subscrip-
tion to his home paper paid up and got
there in good Shape. Peace to his
memory."
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A robin was Interviewed early this
morning among the ice-laden trees of
Electric Park as he sat on the ground
digging at a pod of seeds held fast by
the icy carpet of sleet. "Yes I came
north a little early at the first faint
blush of spring but I shall remain
new. This weather will soon clear up
and we will have flowers and bursting
buds. Out beyond the clouds the sun
is shining under that pile of leaf mold
violets are even now beginning to
grow. No I don't take any stock in
the groundhog as a prophet. He is a
lazy shiftless creature .lying up in
winter starving and then sneaks out
to prophesy evil. He is a born pessi-
mist while all robins are optimists
and therefore full of hope and courage.
Yes this is going to be a great crop
year and farmers will prosper more
than ever the fruit is not killed either.
Oh yes we selected our mates on the
14th of February and are now plan-
NINETY MILES OF PIKE.
Possibly Inspired by a recent
achievement of Iowa farmers Jn build-
ing In a day a good road from Des
Moines eastward to the Mississdippl
river Col. W. H. ("Coin") Harvey Is
promoting a proposition looking to the
building by similar co-operative ef-
fort of a turnpike from Vinita Okla.
to Monte Ne Ark. a distance of 90
miles.
' Meetings are being held at various
points along the proposed route and
the citizens have taken to the idea
with much enthusiasm as manifested
by ready donations of cash teams im-
plements and services.
It is proposed to do this work in
three days dividing the territory into
three districts of 30 miles each and
finishing one district a day. Each
district will be subdivided into as
many districts as may be necessary
for the force of men available to do
the work required In one day. A road
captain who is familiar with road
building will have charge of each sub-
division. Concrete culverts will be built all
along the line and the road macadam-
ized where necessary. A great deal
of the road has been macadamized by
nature and will only require leveling
up and the steam roller to put it In
"SAFETY"
IN A
Good Watch
seed-time and harvest cold and heat proposition should interest Checotah
summer and winter and day and night Claremore and Tulsa in turn Okla-
shall not cease." homa City. Who can say that it is
O not to be the nucleus of a good road
A SMALL LAY SERMON. J cutting "bias" across the state from
Man is a stone-throwing animal con- Mangum to Monte Ne? Oklahoman.
stitutlonally and naturally so. As a
weapon or aerense ana onense me
stone has been a favorite. Perhaps
the first missile ever thrown was a
rock and we have been hurling them
with more or less promiscuousness and
recklessness ever since. We throw
them alike at friend and foe with utter
abandon.
The gospel of John records an event
that ought to be read and studied more
than it Is. John was a newspaper re-
porter of marked ability and discern-
ment. He had a way of drawing a
word picture that rivited the attention
and gave the fine touch to whatever
he undertook to tell. One day John
tells of a bunch of men who brought a
woman to the temple charged with an
unnamnble offense and presented her
for condemnation and stoning. Jesus
Christ was a judge of men. He could
see the meannesses of men at a glance
as well as the good points.
Jesus was a twin himself though di-
vinely human and John's account of
this incident leaves little doubt that
he was ashamed of the men who
dragged the unfortunate woman be-
fore him. When they had made known
their accusation he stooped down and
wrote on the ground two or three
times in utter contempt of the men.
But when they pressed him he said:
Yes you may stone her but "let him
without sin cast the first stone at her."
There were no stones cast that day
but the miserable curs got up and
sneaked out single file and conscience
stricken. But this withering denunci-
ation did not stop stone-throwing. It
has gone on through all the centuries
and will go on to the end of time.
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There is great danger in a
watch that does pot keep time.
A watch of that kind is either
of unreliable make or has been
ruined by some Incompetent
watchmaker. Why run any risk
of having your watch ruined
when we do expert repairing.
Our years of experience has
taught us how to repair the
finest adjusted watches.
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Our stock of Jewelry Watches
Etc. it complete.
We carry all reliable makes
Watham Elgin Hampton South
Bend Rockford Howard Etc.
A written guarantee given with
every watch.
Our Prices Are the Lowest
We make rings of all kinds to
vour order let us figure with you
on special orders.
C. C. IKttennieyer
FTP "11
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Daily Chieftain
10c Per Week
amtaral Jfmiikd
Will Be Given Away
ABSOLUTELY FREE
Merchants Who Will
give Coupons good for
25 Votes with each
$100 Purchase
Jumbo Mercantile Co.
Shanahan &. Mitchell
: Jewelers
Dan Myers
E. N. Ratcliff MercantilelCo.
L. P. Garrison
Grocer
Enterprise Grocery Co.
Max Mendel
Ladies and Misses Outfitters
Vinita Drug Co.
Smiley & Co.
Furniture Rugs House Furnishings
J. W. Jackson
and Second Hand Furniture
To the person receiving the greatest number
of votes this beautiful $350.00 Piano will be
given absolutely free subject to the following
conditions: !:' ! k- ; ': r "
This Contest is open to any person except those
who are interested in any way with this " paper or
members of the immediate family of merchants who
are handling Coupons.
Coupons good f or 5oo Votes will be given for each
$l.ho paid upon subscription to either the Daily or
Weekly edition of this paper. .
" Coupons good for 25 Votes will be given with each
One pollar'sjpurchase made at the store of any mer-
chant in this city who handles Merchant's Coupons in
this Contest. '-
All Merchant's Coupons must be signed or stamped
by the firm issuing them.
All votes must be deposited in locked ballot box.
No vote can be changed or transferred after being
deposited
Names of contestants and their standing will be
printed each week. :
Each contestant will receive a prize in this contest
provided however that no contestant shall be eligible
to receive a prize until they have furnished five or
more yearly subscriptions to this paper; ' :
The contestants shall have choice of prizes in the
order of their standing at the close of this contest.
This contest will close on April 15 unless the
editor of this paper and the contest company decide
that it is for the best interests of this contest to have
it close on a different date provided however that
the date so'chosen cannot be more than 30 days from
the original date.
Ten days notice must be given before any change
can be made in the closing date of this contest. '
$5.00 In Gold Will Be Paid to Person Who First Nominates Candidate Who Receives Greatest Number of Votes.
New
Empire Grocery Co.
' - Phone 79 - -
The Fair
Empire Block
A. B.Watson
Dry Goods Notions and Shoes
C. N. Martin
' Saddlery
Herman Bear
Ladies Ready-Made Goods
Sanders-Wright
Vinita's Big Department Store
Marshall Stevens
Harness
Peoples Grocery
Phone 70
. Bramble Millinery Co.
Owl Drug Store
Drugs and Sundries
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Marrs, D. M. Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 267, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1911, newspaper, March 1, 1911; Vinita, Okla.. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc775706/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.