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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
2
The Chieftain condemns coercion and calls for rejection of the treaty while warning Cherokees against hope of gain through ratification. It urges unity, cites law and justice needs, notes Dawes commission rolls, and reports editorial stance against government interference.
A party of gentlemen waiting after supper on the Katy track hear a boy in a box car sing Nearer My God to Thee with moving pathos. The lad, from Victor Tennessee, shelters from life as a tramp but loves music. His mother, Mrs. Gibbes, has died of pneumonia. The brakeman offers a ride home and the group raises a purse for the boy.
A group from the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma and the Rebekah assembly paused in Wi nite on their way home after Muskogee. Towns courting the scheme offered cash and land, with Durant and Tahlequah among bidders. The next grand lodge meeting is planned for April 1902 in Durant.
A lumber firm is being formed in Vinita with capital of 25000, later up to 50000, to trade in lumber and building materials. About 850 subscribers have joined, each owning one share, and organizers plan broad public participation. Directors will be elected by stockholders, with branches to open in nearby towns to invite regional investment.
Funeral services for James Burcher were held at St John’s with Masonic rites and a large cortege to the cemetery. The procession and service drew a mournful crowd as family friends paid tribute with floral gifts and a choir led the hymns.
An editor writes to Cherokee readers urging civic participation at the polls in April. The fragment urges reflection on memory and personal duty, appealing to the Cherokee community to consider how to vote and engage in the electoral process.
A Katy Line passenger train collided with a covered Indian wagon eight miles north of Vinita, killing John Wilson and his four year old son Henry. Ollie Wilson and Slim Jim were fatally injured, while Gus and others suffered serious wounds. The crash scattered wagon parts and clothing as the train sped by at about 65 mph. Immediate medical aid arrived from nearby towns, and families mourned as neighbors aided the injured.
The deep well company reports another artesian well mid way between the homes of W. P. Thompon and Peo Phillip. They expect completion in about ten days, after which they will move the derrick and machinery to sink a well for Judge Gill, Dr. Oliver Tugby, and Bert Chandler, bringing six artesian wells to Vinita.
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