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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
3
A jammed jumble of names and happenings fills the town diary. Residents from Vinita to Sapulpa, Pryor Creek to Chelsea, move through visits, sales, trials, and a peach harvest, while court sessions and road repairs unfold amid drought hints and political chatter.
At Pierce City Missouri crowds burn homes and lynch suspects after the murder of Miss Wild. A second man is arrested in Springfield as bloodhounds chase leads while authorities seek calm and vow to prevent further violence.
A telegraphed description identifies a black man as a murderer known as the Peirce City suspect. A United States marshal detained the man for recognition in Pierce City with details including skin color and appearance.
A Friday night gathering at Mrs. Judge Gill's home honored Miss Donahue as she prepares to depart for an indefinite future. Hosts, Miss Prande of Topeka and Miss Dora Franklin with Miss Nell Byrd, welcomed guests amid light dancing and conversation on the veranda, with a large guest list including Misses Allison Fortner Byrd McClellan Green Graper Barrett Ficklin Goodykoonts Bran Foreman Ray Miller Browning Clark Hall Cooper Ironsides Byrne Lewis Duncan Thompson Gary Brewer Knight Trott Willie Trott Miller Franklin Hattie Taylor Francis Campbell Rice Newtonia Foreman Barnes Colling Spaddon Ratcliff Adame Wilson Dugger Fogle Martin Rae Dennis Wilson Brooks Hughes and more.
The proposal to merge Oklahoma and Indian Territory into one state argues for admission soon. It cites a combined population over 900,000 and rank among states by wealth resources and industry. It notes leading agricultural output and rich coal and mineral resources in Choctaw and Cherokee lands.
A heavy freight train derailed on the Brivco Hoe near Gwendale on Monday afternoon. The wreck completely blocked traffic as the east bound passenger service was delayed. All crew escaped injury and passengers were transferred to a makeshift bus for the long wait. Road cleared the next morning after repair work began.
Clint W. Lipe, son of the late Jake Lipe, was crushed by a rearing pony while rounding cattle west of the Valley bridge over the V gris river. He died a few hours after being rushed home for medical aid. interment followed yesterday at the family burying ground.
Nineteen men accused of poisoning streams in Boaviian country appeared before Commissioner Stanfield Minday. One fugitive known as Whooping Bay fled, leaving tracks in tall grass. Names include Daylight Chopper, Peter Glory, John Sapsucker, Leaver Van, Ed Washbourne, and others. arrest by Dept. White follows resident complaints of pollution.
The Thirteenth annual communication of the Grand Chapter C. B. S. of the Indian Territory will convene in McAlester, I. T., at Wosfork, Tuesday morning before the second Tuesday in August, 1902. Officers elected include Mrs Roth McNeal as worthy grand matron and Hugo Hass as worthy grand patron.
Residents of Welch prepare to seek artesian water near Vinita amid city debate. The group backing the effort lists J. W. Blekeow, J. B. Mi, W. d, Gawbill, B. J, Jack, O. E, Bolderman, W. D, Highawish, J. M. Sivas, and Jan Groone as organizers while an ordinance governs the action.
The Vinita public schools will open September 17 with a full corps of teachers and improved equipment. Principal Prof. Dugger will visit Kansas City and other centers to study systems and adopt suitable methods for Vinita schools. The present faculty includes W. S. Dugger, Mrs. J. L. Sherer, Mrs. Mary Browning, O. G. Athy, Miss Stella Davis, Miss Annie Lyons.
Ardmore Aug 18 The Interior department has halted townsite development while a decision is made. Wee B Barner, commissioner for townsite property appraisal, has been removed for refusing to appraise It dador under guidance from Governor Jobmaine of the Chickasaw nation.
A partial OCR note reports that the Frisco system comprising Kanear City Fort Seo Memphis and others will be renamed The Brisco cyriom after consolidating the Sumphis Route and Briseg Line. The Memphin acquisition expands the system to 8400 miles of railroad and related advertising materials.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a playful yet garbled travel or cultural note with names like Sailor Olehonda and Akela Bay. The legibility fails to identify a clear event, date, or organization and lacks coherent facts to summarize reliably.
The petitioners in a Bluejact school tax dispute withdrew after defense counsel advised, abandoning the fight and returning the property to the petitioners. The delay stems from a faulty publication of the tax ordinance, leaving the key issue unresolved and a future contest likely after corrections. A separate street altercation occurred on Gaeth Wilcoo street during a disturbance involving local officials.
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