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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
2
The piece surveys territorial politics and the Dawes Commission, praising Vinita as the logical site for a land office. It critiques carpetbagger influence, rail and road plans, waterworks, and fall goods stock while noting irrigation, tax, and highway themes. It frames King Corn and Queen Cotton as town symbols and discusses railroad momentum.
The piece extols Vinita during carnival days and urges townsite development for the Cherokee Nation while criticizing Standard Oil for multinational influence. It notes school bond votes, municipal progress, and tensions over oil interests involving Chief Buffington and trust alignments with foreign and Indigenous groups.
George W Pry of Viola Iowa reports relief after using Kodyl for months of digestive trouble. He explains neighbors advised the remedy and credits improved vigor and well being to its use, claiming his health has strengthened overall.
In a special election Monday no opposition to proposed Public School Building Bonds of Vinita was reported. The 12,000 principal bonds will be issued in denominations to suit buyers and mature in twenty years. Interest rates of four to five percent were requested, with preference to the lowest bid. City officials expect easy sale.
The Inez congress enacted rules to curb land fraud by deceased Lodlan heirs and regulate conveyances. Deeds must be witnessed, show fair price, and disclose all conditions, with Indian agents and government representatives verifying fair market value and avoidance of corporate ties.
Forty three shackled prisoners from the Northern district were moved from Muskogee to the new temporary jail in Muskogee. They were joined by forty three city inmates and guarded by deputy marshals. The group includes twenty one white men, thirteen negroes, and nine Indians charged with offenses from larceny to murder. Names listed.
McDonald a Katy pump repairer shot by an insane passenger on No 1 Saturday is reported improving at Bedalla hospital. Hopes persists for recovery. The attacker, who after shooting McDonald blew out his own brain, remains unidentified and likely Italian.
Officials of the Interior Department deny a recent inquiry claiming a snow survey approved by the government placed Chickasha in Oklahoma. Mr. Bender, chief of the Indian lands bureau, said the boundary has not been surveyed since a seven year ago measure and cannot explain the report’s origin.
The preliminary hearing for Deputy Marshal Frank Jones opened in Muskogee after a tense arrest attempt on Bam Baker led to bystander Geo D. Howard’s death. The session focused on the clash and possible causes, with continuation expected as officials mark a controversial case.
Milburn Lovelace alias Dickerson, a life prisoner for a Welch 1897 murder, escaped Columbus penitentiary by donning civilian clothes from a locker and producing a forged company order. He disappeared after the incident. authorities have not recaptured him.
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