The weekly chieftain. [volume], January 29, 1909, Image 2

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D. M. MARKS PRINTING COMPANY
PUBUSUIRS.
Yes, we are to have a spring 'and new
o.'Iiicrs from top to bottom are to lie
elected.
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Vinita, Ohio.
Friday, Jan. 29
The way to build a city is to build it
The way to injure its growth is to knock
every chance.
Sane legislation Is an necotnplishe Ijfact
at Ciuthrie. A safe democratic majority
makes it so. Dennis Flynn and his crowd
have had their day in villifying the people
of this great state.
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III!
Lookout for the motorcycle mail carrier.
1 A little more than a month of the "Uig
I k."
1 Supiiose thescercct serv ice should break
Ho Guthrie T Perish the thought.
r "
.) Now for a larger Vinita or, mayhap,
i smaller Vinita. Take your choice in
tiling for
ro position.
or against the Auditorium
) There will soon come a time when Presi-
nt Roosevelt will write no more mes-
i iges to congress.
' - --
There'll be something doing at musko
e when the federal grand jury begins to
diet townsite grabbers.
j Of the seventeen stale Institutions to
i located by the present session of the
; 'ialature Vinita ought to be able to land
least one of them.
Guthrie, Okla.. Jan. 23. County Judge Attorney Frank MeGuire, one of the
J. C. Strang yesterday overruled the mo- counsel for the governor, insisted that an
lion of Governor Haskell asking that the inventory should be made by the sherifT
- court order the sheriff to take an Invent- at once, under the law, in order that he
The arguments made ogainst the pur- ory of the papers seized from Scott Mac- might make a proper return to the court,
"I know that this sheriff is honest," said
t'le court, "and I intend to stand by him
and protect him,"
What sort of a town would the knockers
ild? They wouldn't build any sort of a
wn. They don't build towns and don't
int anybody else to.
There were a bunch of men in Vinita
10 threatened to sell their property and
!ve town when the waterworks and
wcrage bonds were voted, but they "are
re yet.
The laxity of the enforcement of the
iant school law U causing uneasiness
long the educators of this state. If
re Is a law on our statute books that
must enforce it is this law.
; lust wait until the Roosevelt libel suit
! -linst the Pulitzer paper gets in action
I the papers will have something to
'ut. Incidentally, the Haskell-IU.irst
t will also furnish u few head lines.
'mm present indications there wi 1 be
tillable land that Is in n state of culli
ion lying out in the vicinity of Vinita
year. Farmers are arriving almost
ly to take all the available land that
i be rented.
he great and overmastering desire to
4 rich off. the wreckage of the Indian
j.es In Oklahoma is likely to be, the
I se of much trouble nt Muskogee and
I 'where. The temptation to jump in
I i!ct something for nothing was too
1 a for many.
i 'he opposition to the Auditorium pur-
i se has now crystulicd and the n-ople
Vinita can put a finger on the men
' i oppose. How much has any one of
; bunch ever done for Vinita? The
e group that is now trying to give
ita a black eye will feet mighty loiie
e after the Auditorium bond election.
. kluhnnui City is wider oien today than
as ever been since the ragtime days
SR'.i. "There are almost 300 places in
f ihiuiu City where booe can be ob-
! .ed,"saU! a man who knows, the other
! "And gambling is running wide
, i. The town and county is fixed, that's
i here is to it." Oklahoma City Times.
ie state legislature again showed its
ty in refusing to witness the wolf
hing and bank-robbing stunts of John
m ithy and At Jennings in the mov
pictures thnt so "delighted'' outgoing
ident Roosevelt. The jn-ople of Okla
a have had enough of this sort of
' in a realistic way. in other days, and
legislature is to be commended for
uig It out.
ie little thatched cottage in the old
fish hamlet of A.i will be the scene
J splendor Unlay only appreciated by
I Scots, wherever they are fluttered in
1 wide, wide world. In that little cot
1 u century and a half ago was bom
iy Burns, the tendered and the most
I an of all the poets that have yet seen
A Ightofday. The -'Bonnie Blue-eyed
1 h Lassie Jean" and "Highland Mary''
t long since passed away, but still live
J ie immortal ballad, of the plowman's
Reynolds, a Hearst representative, through and intimated that the proceedings on the
a search ahd seizure warrant, issued a part of the sheriff were irregular.
few days ago. The governor's motion also
asked that one copy of the inventory be
turned over to the governor and the other
to MacReynolds.
The motion came up for hearing at 9 "This would not forestall the possibility
ti'xt.xiL tin.',...!!.,. ...... I .. , T...4.J.. .-. . . j.i i ef i t i
insufficient, that the mouoim. juukk oir.ins, oi suing me snerm on ms norm, remaiKeu
. . kl . ... , . ..... 1,1 llie outset, stated that he had signed MeGuire.
Cherokee Nation will step ,n and take it Umj MaKh mu, hj j
away from the city after the purchase is wa8 imftly engaged in the trial of another "I dou t believe t,u're is any danger of
made, The law is so clear on this propo- case and had not made a thorough insiiec- 81 proceedings or mat any one win
I tion of the document. attempt to hold the slientl responsible on
"This is a serious matter for both sides." Im re wcnnicniuies oi me taw, repnea
said Jndt! Strnnit -If lnv,,lv. n,.r. Judge Strang.
tion, corporation or body politic ns the ,.1,.i , .,,. , , ... . , ' .
' sonal rights of a citizen under the consti- i,wi, i u n..f,,i .nd r, m.,
Cherokee Nation in the sense that it could tuti.m. ami if the court has made a mis- Reynolds, stated that he would seriously
become a party to such a proceeding. For take in signing these papers he is ready object to the papers being inspected by
the nuriKise of signing deeds and attend- and anxious to correct the error. I would anvone until the search nnd seizure oro-
ing to the unsettled business of the Chero- therefore ask l,'e attorneys representing ' feedings are disposed of. "An order ac-
w i nx re . .1 I , , the governsr in this prosecution to defer complishintf this would furnish the gov-
kee people Chief Rogers ho ds his place by ,i.!q m..,:n .,r,.n m i-.. . u . l um"lsl"n8 uu wouiu luruisn uie gov
.. . . t's nation until Monday, when the main ernor with the very information he de-
' " l"" u ' ,i"",,u un8es 8810 le nt oi me court Bircs an(i accomplish the entire obiect of
chase of the Auditorium by a few men
who are charter members of the knockers'
rich, and so jwrile as to demand no answer
from the thinking portion of Vinita's impu
tation. The pet argument of the opjxisi-
tien is the bare and unsupported statement
that the title is
sition as to need no interpretation.
the first place, there is no such organizu-
to have this seizure made.
tion the Cherokee Nation does not exist
It went out of business nearly three years 1,0 ll0t Intend to take another step in Burford.
. . , .ill this case until I have heard all the argu
ceded to railroads and within the limits of
bringing these proceedings,,' said Judge
ments and
.IiifldA trnnrl nulro1 nttr lf;iUpl1o
law points it is possible to' A nrn(,va if thnv un., mnnt ,rt n
.,,,..., . , , , they would not. and Judge Strang then
the allotable lands of the Cherokees un.l a safe, where intend to keep them until j 0VerruIw, the governor's motion. The law
were not to become the pro pcrty of any '"msiie whether or not there is any ; firm of fiynn. Ames & Chambers was
to the papers irom malwd b MacReynolds to assist Judge
the possession of the defendant in the 1 oa hil M1, M, a,,,,.
individual nllottee, but to pass
municipality by reversion, if abandoned
or transfer if not abandoned. The sail -road
company has always been careful to
protect its interests, and has had no difli
culty in ousting all who undertake to
possess any portion of their right-of-way.
No city or town has ever gotten any of
this class of lands by revision, did never
will without the'eonsent of the railroad
company.
case.
Burford as his counsel, and Mr. Ames
appeared in court yesterday.
JOHH ARMSTRONG
EEIS MINIMUM FINE
BILL PROPOSES
WOE PUNISHMENT
Amendment Passes House Providing
Life Imprisonment Where Explo
sives are Used in Burglaries.
Finding John Armstrong guilty as
chnrged, with carrying a pistol, the jury
this morning in the county court recom
mended a line of $23 and costs, which is
the minimum fine under the law. I
The case of Chas, , Pennington, on a
charge of petty lareeney, was to havo
been heard this morning, but the. defend
ant failed to appear and his bond was
declared forfeited and the sheriff was in-'
structed to have the defendant in court at
I:?Oolock next Monday afternoon. '
The case of the state vs. Michaels will
be the first case called Monday.
The jury was dismissed at noon today
until Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
Guthrie, (')kla., Jan. 23 (Special to the
Daily Chieftain) The bill introduced by
Wormian of Rogers county, which is an
amendment of the general statutes pro
viding for increasing the punishment for
burglary in the state, was passed by the
house at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. The
following is the Wormian bill as it was
passed. The portion in capitals is the
new amendment.
Be it Enacted by the People of Oklahoma;
SECTION 1 Amend Section fourteen
hundred and fifty, of Chapter seventeen.
Article sixteen, of the General Statutes of
AS SEEN OY Mills
Claim Recent Vote of People on Dis
pensary Was Not an Expression
of People's Intentions.
Guthrie. Okla., Jan. 22. The Oklahoma
Anti -Saloon League in btate convention
here yesterday adopted resolutions declar
ing in favor of the state prohibitory law,
including the dispensary features, as
passed by the first legislature and inter
preted by the supreme court of the state,
interpreting the recent vote on the dis
pensary system as not expressing the in
tention of the voters to repeal the dispen
sary system, but as opposing the extension
of the local disjiensnrittS to towns of less
than 2.000 icople as a constitutional
Oklahoma nineteen hundred and eight, so amendment,
RUiR OF MORNING
PAPER FOR SAPULPA
as to read as follows:
Section 1450 Punishment. Burglary is
punishable by imprisonment in the State
prison for riot less than seven nor mote
than twenty years of the first degree, and
for not less than two nor m ire than seven
years in case of the second degree; pro
vided, TH AT IN CASKTIIK lU'KCt.ARY IS ATTEND
ED HY MKANS OK DYNAMITE, NITRO-CLYC! R1NE
OK ANY OTHER EXPLOSIVE, OR DY THE ACTUAl
Sapulpa. Ok Jan. L'3 ah- option
men and prominent republican politicians
here are in an organuatMn for the estab
lishment of a republican morning paper.
l ! t.r.iiuttii.i! t.t rtfikf t)n til ml ntt nf . ..
"""i the punlic peace,
the most modern in tne staie lor a smaii
city. It is also likely that the editorial
department of the paper will be under the
control of Clarence B. Douglas, formerly
editor of the Muskogee Phoenix, and one
of the best known newspajier men in the
southwest. With a number of imposing
industrial establishments landed recently,
citizens of the town believe there should
be a live, modern daily newspaper.
The resolutions express the belief that
the progress in prohibition enforcement
has been as great as could be expected,
and asks the legislature not to pass any
laws tampering with the present prohibi
tory law until it has been given a thor
ough test.
Opposition to any restrictions that will
deprive the citizen to legally purchase in
toxicating liquors for medicinal, mechan-
PisciiARi.F. of hrk arms, the punishment ical and scientific purposes is opjwsed by
sum. I. he I. he punishment at hard LAiioK, the league.
S3C
The Reason Why
Nine-tenths of the business of the world is carried on by
means of checks, drafts, etc., all done by means of bank
accounts. Is this not a good reason why you should carry
an account with some good bank? Furthermore, it is the
only way known to the business world by which you can
ESTABLISH CREDIT, which will enable you to borrow
funds when such a course becomes necessary or advan
tageous. In selecting a bank, consider the International
Bank fit TrustjCompany, where all dejiosits are guaran
teed under the State Guaranty Law ,v .,
'PEOPLES'
DEPOSITORY'
JZZJL
International Bank & Trust Company
CAPITAL $100,009.00
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First National Bank,
United States Depository. Depository Craig County.
OUR CAPITAL $I00,000.oo
And Surplus and Profits 32,000
Not to: Mention the Double Liability of
Stockholders of Another $1 00,000
Give absolute security to those who deposit with
us. inis is a teature worth remembering.
i
Map of Craig: County, Ok
Just out, giving- the names of townships, with sections, tow nship and
ratine numbers. Alsocreeks, towns, villages and railroads. It Is two
and one half bv three and one half feet In size. The lot numbers are
also Riven. Everybody shouM get a copy of this map, It is neatly
printed, and a valuable aid. Price only ONE DOLLAB, sent on
receipt of price.
Oklahoma Map Co.,
W. II. Whaler. Mgr.
Musllor-ee, OK la
103 Homestead Uldg.
.:: Abstracts that Show Title
Whenlwojaiake an AbHtrnct for you, you have the assurance that it is
doue correctly. We Are Responsible.
VINITA ABSTRACT CO., INC.
OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE PHONE 111
J. S. TMOMASON, Prest. cyjt:S 8. AVKItY, Sfcy.
DK. OLIVER BAOBY, Trens. C. C. liOBEKTS Mgr.
B. C. KOSE, AHHt. Mrr.
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SUCTION 2 All acts and parts of acts The resolutions state that there is well
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, grounded evidence that attempts have
SECTION 3 For the preservation of been made to keep men from serving as
health and safety an Jurors on liquor cases who have expressed
emergency is hereby declared to t x.at. by themselves in favor of the enforcement oi
reason where of this act shall be in the prohibitory law. Any interpretation
foroeand effect from and after its nnssnile of the interstate commerce laws which
and approval.
JOB nVTIOII OPPOSED
WIRELESS MESSAGE
iiS SUGGOR!
would protect the jierson in receiving an
interstate liquor shipment who holds a
federal liquor license which is an evidence
in Oklahoma of violation of the law, is
pronounced nn anomaly and is opposed.
The Anti-Saloon League asks for the
ollowing amendments to the law, to give
(H al authorities the right to suspend tem
porarily any officer who is charged with
failure to discharge the duties of his oflice
RY PflllMPII fiT flQiRPQ Steamer With Over Four Hundred f" a M'oedy trial of the charges: to
Ul UUUilUIL UT UunULu authorize the governor to appoint a hm-
. Passengers on Board is Rammed
By Uuknown Vessel
By Associated Press
Washington, D, C. Jan. 25 Several
members of the council of the Osage tribes
of Indians were heard by the Senate com
mittee on Indian affairs today, in opposi
tion to a Joint resolution, providing that
thirty seven claimants for allotments of
By Associated Press.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 23 While the star
line steamer, republic, bound from Nrw
ited number of field marshals, with pow
er of sheriffs, to assist local authorities in
the enforcement of the law where their
services are required; and provide in each
county for a deputy sheriff on a salary,
and to authorize county attorneys to em
pl y an assistant to be paid by the county
The resolutions commend such state
York for the Mediterranean, carrying four
hundred and sixty-one passengers wa an,i ,mal pficers as have attempted to
Osage land b placed here on the rolls.
Th Os'iiio rlrtirn mnW.iv r nu. rammed and disablcd.by an unknown ver-
..li..'.',.." ...Ki.- f...i!..... ft-l twrniv-si miles smith of Nantucket In flare for a strict enforcement of all laws.
lUltllllta HIT UlUijUI 411111 UUtll - i -
IF YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT
Reasonable Rates ami
Prompt Service
CALL ON US
CITY PROPERTY
A SPECIALTY
LARKIN-BANKUS LAND COMPANY
Hill IluiMlnfl. Vlnita.Okh. J. T. IARKIN, Nanagn
Ttlt-jilione 19G
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enforce the prohibitory law and de-
WHEN A LITTLE HELP IS SEEDED
in the shape of advice as to real
estate values consult the CHEROKEE
INVESTMENT COMPANY. We are
It! - ; t'V
the passage of the allotment
not resident upon reservation
act. were
E1SMDGRAPH REGISTERS
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE
By Associated Press
Berlin Germany. Jan. 23 The Seismo
graph at Potsdam registered a violent
earthquake at that place early this niorn
inSt. The concussion was nearly equal t j
the one recorded atthe time of the Messina
catastrophe. The distance from Berlin is
i fog.early today. the wireless telegrah ap
paratus on the steamer immediately flash
el the news of her plight in all directions
and within a short time, several vessels
were on their way to offer every assistance
to the captain of the Republic, who later
sent a wireless message saying that the
engine room was full of water but the
steamer could keep afloat and that there
was no danger to the passeng 'is.
OUR SPECIAL SALE.
While preset stock lasts, & .1-pUce
bedroom suit, Dresser, Bed and Wak
estimated something between eighteen stand, for onljJllT.50. HOLLAND,
hundred and twentyflve hundred miles. -tf The Furniture Mas
A big law enforcement meeting was "always ready to aiJ you in giving
hell here last night in the Lyons block. the bencflt 0f our experience when
which was addressed by Governor C. N. j
Haskell and others. j . , , .
secure it for you at as low a price as
it is possible to get it. When you
wish to buy a home, farm or oil land
let us help you.
BACON'S M1ATI0N
SENT TO SENATE
MEREDITH BP.OS.
j Veterinary Physicians, Surgeons, ana
By Associated Press Dentists.
Washington. D. C. Jan. 25-S-retary Pcrmanenl,y KK:al(H. Calls answered
of State Root has tendered his resigna- day or night,
lion, to become effective upon qualifka- OFFICE TAYLORS BARN
tion his successor Rob't Bacon, whose VINITA, OKLA.
nomination went to the senate today. 1 Office Phone 82
Ees. Phone 69
PriOMOGOTHS
A full line of machines and records rd
ways on hand. While in the city cal
and see and har them. The best on
earth nt the right prices.
Sold exclusively by
SMILEY FURNITURE
COMPANY,
Vinttft.
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