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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
2
Jumbo Store advertises a wide holiday lineup including brushes in sterling mounts cigar cutters tortoise shell tuck combs gold plated pens silk gloves handkerchiefs mufflers silk mitts and mackintoshes with many items offered at cut prices. It highlights dry goods clothing accessories and a grocery section featuring candies nuts and china ware.
In an 1899 Indian Chieftain editorial the fullblood Cherokees are accused of unpatriotic aims to sell tribal lands at 3.50 an acre. The piece condemns Dawes Commission mistrust, warns Congress may loosen prohibition, and foretells grave harm from liquor sales in Indian Territory.
Judge Springer approved citizenship for fifteen people including Robert H. Long and Lemuel D. Long, with some descendants denied for non residence. The decision clarifies Cherokee law on prior residency and admission rights, noting prior acts and reversals. The piece ends by linking the council’s scrutiny of character to broader political questions.
Three men die after a drunken card game dispute fifteen miles west of Checotah. A black assailant attacked Enoch Wimberly’s relative. when Nicholson and Wimberly intervened, others opened fire, killing Nicholson, Wimberly and the fighting man. Deputies delayed to obey orders. Also noted are a coal boy Cotton and Phi Beta Kappa member D W C Duncan, Dartmouth 1861.
About thirty years ago Charlee Journeyeske, a Delaware chief and Baptist missionary, built a church at Allone. His daughter Mrs Henry Armstrong served as clerk for 26 years until last week when she resigned to move to Nowata. The mantle then fell to Mixt Roberta Campbell, daughter of J E Campbell, merchant and stockman of Alluwe.
Agent J Blair Shoenfelt addressed the Creek council in Okmulgee arguing that treaties with the United States are laws but may be abrogated if unjust. He questioned compliance with federal compact and discussed allotment laws to prevent white encroachment and intermarriage impacting tribal lands.
The Pryor Creek fire report notes the Commercial hotel belonged to W A Graham, with an estimated loss of 15335. E B Frayser’s stone building kept the town from destruction. The Woodall amendment to the Muskogee agreement passed the Senate at Tahlequah and awaits presidential approval. Congress may amend Section 2 on land valuation, and US courts in the Indian Territory face 55000 in next year's expenses.
A Vinita letter from Frev B Duxcas of Co. F, 32 U S V describes leaving Honolulu October 12 and approaching Manila Bay by late October. He notes storms none, sea sickness minor, one death on the voyage, spoiled meat, hardships ahead, possible garrison duty, and that Filipino negotiators sought peace with commissioners in Washington. He asks his sister Nettie Duncan to write and signs the message from aboard the ship.
In the ad a patent nostrum promises to cure Russia’s grippe cough and cold while you sleep. A ten drop dose every ten minutes is claimed to cure quickly, with emphasis on curing lung or throat ailments and claims of early use and exclusive sale. The wording mirrors early 20th century patent medicine rhetoric.
The Vinita region items report a rumpled resignation talk involving Luman Parker Jr and a pending shift in the Northern district law process. Mules to be bought at Southwest City on Saturday December 9, with buyers urged to bring stock for top market prices. Various notices discuss Dawes Cherokee treaty amendments, judicial appointments, Simmons Liver Regulator warnings, and Local officials’ elections. A drug ad cites Dr King’s New Discovery for lung ailments with free trials.
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