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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
8
At Checotah the post office handles mail as indicated by the second close and terms. The text notes transmission through the mails and references terms related to mailing procedures and classifications.
A Saturday column dated January 8 1909 mocks the Eufaula Journal and local politics. It accuses Eufaula of pressuring supporters with special prices and compares cotton payments with Checotah. The piece suggests Bond Switch will speak on county seat issues and notes talk of annexation to Okmulgee.
The October term of district court at McAlester adjourned to January 4. A large amount of civil and criminal business was disposed of. Nineteen men sentenced to terms from one to 99 years remain in Pittsburg county jail awaiting removal. Judge Cole will not hold January term in Eufaula or Checotah due to McIntosh county unsettled conditions. K B Turner named to McIntosh county election board for the February 10 county seat vote, replacing T F Turner. W M Duffy also appointed. Mrs. W R Massey and daughter Georgie of Plattsburg, and other locals are mentioned in visits and travels across the area.
In a heated appeal, Hoffman and Grayson supporters boast that county-seat votes will secure annexation favors from Checotah figures Senator Beeler and Representative Millsaps. Citizens of Bufaula and Eufaula criticize paid agents who call residents idiots and promise goods from Okmulgee County. The piece frames the fight as who can deliver the goods, not the merits.
A behind the scenes Oklahoma political alliance links Governor Haskell with Lee Cruce as contenders for governor two years hence. Oklahoma City officials and business allies reportedly back the pairing for both governor and U.S. Senate, while Guthrie and Shawnee vie for the capital, stirring district opposition and shifting support as the race shapes the state’s political landscape.
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