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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
2
A Vinita retailer advertises a two week closeout of suits and wraps with deeply discounted prices on ladies coats jackets and dress goods. Highlights include wool coats from 9.75 to 11.75 and dress fabrics reduced from 21 cents to 67 cents per yard with patterns as low as 2.75. Staff promise big values on overcoats and suits and invite customers to compare Vinita prices.
A letter argues for abolishing the Cherokee Council and placing tribe affairs under U S Interior Department rule. It claims federal oversight would manage business more promptly and cheaply, warns current tribal leaders are ineffective, and discusses land borders, allotment, statehood prospects, and political friction affecting Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation.
A verdict of manslaughter was returned by the jury in the Hughes murder trial. The defense expects to enter a motion for a new trial. A related case saw Lon Haines continued and Jeff Davis and Dave Kvehine's murder charge overruled. Kim Keyew and Al Riley pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace with costs. The grand jury reported thirteen indictments.
Judge Townsend rules court lacks jurisdiction over Interior Department in Carter habeas corpus fight. Carter faces expulsion by Indian police for opposing tribal tax payments deemed illegal by appellate court. Bread money bill debated, Cherokee treasury relief funds approved for per capita payments amid tribal governance tensions.
Litigation over property valued near 4 million dollars to be pursued by Shawnee tribe members alleging they were dispossessed by fraud. Attorneys examined Shawnee testimony amid suspected historic frauds dating to 1864 treaty deeds and later patents, with minors named as principal victims.
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