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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
3
In Vinita and nearby areas the edition catalogs local and national items including Dawes Commission enrollment dates for Fort Gibson and Nowata, political debates on treaty ratification, town business changes, and community events. It notes court actions, property development on Wilson street, and local commerce movements among merchants and residents.
Reports describe a steel bridge contract for a Meorbuthle river span of over three hundred feet with approaches about five hundred feet. Local agents, a porting franchise, and contracts are noted amid a crowd of visitors and town developments including a residence sale and a death tally.
Major Merwin of St Louis, long time editor of the American Journal of Education and renowned Shakespeare scholar, will lecture at the Methodist Church on Monday evening. The event follows his Wichita talk and promises grace, brilliancy, and powerful expression on the life and bearing of a king among literary minds.
Tadael Ellenreth Warley by attorneys Meliette and Surtth files for divorce from David K. Perley. Married April 1887 the wife alleges cruelty and frequent abuse including threats with a sledge hammer. She says neglect and forced poverty drove her to live away, resulting in a premature birth. seeks legal separation.
The city council met Saturday night with Mayor Sheeran in favor of a ten mill tax. Alderman Hell opposed. The tax would be one cent on each dollar of assessable property, based on the recent roll. Half the funds go to schools, half to general city purposes, totaling 9,168.26 from a 916,826.00 taxable value. Several claims were ordered paid before adjournment. The meeting closed with a playful note suggesting a Virginia Reel by officials to end their terms.
The Chieftain publishes chemist report on artesian well water findings. The well lies through five feet of clay and shales with granite flows, yielding about 100000 gallons in 14 hours. Analyses list calcium carbonate and various chlorides, sulfates, and other minerals per 100000 parts, noting limestone and granite layers and multiple water flows at depths around 100 to 186 feet.
The recently elected city council members are listed with named officials for committee assignments. Mayor Shanahan presides as the council adjourns, with Education, Water, Public Improvement, and other committees headed by Moore, Cowan, Shearer, and others.
A lodge notes the death of brother James B Barckhalter, praising his loyalty and usefulness to the community. It extends deep sympathy to his widow and children and directs minutes to record the resolution and publish it, with copies sent to the deceased's family.
In a long facing note, W Dorcas of Tablequah argues Cherokees must resist forced treaties and non citizen pressure. He defends tribal sovereignty, criticizes speculators and Interior threats, and urges Cherokees to vote down any treaty undermining land and governance. The piece cites Treaties 1883 and 1885, patent details, and U S guarantees while warning of land sales to non citizens.
A public letter from James W. Doxcan of Tahlequah I T argues against altering the treaty patent for Cherokee lands. He warns the move would force citizens to sign away homes and risk losing property, urging mass resistance and loyalty to ancestral rights. plus notes a wedding witnessed in Bentonville Arkansas and a stray column appears in the issue.
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