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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
5
Miscellaneous notes report illnesses and recoveries, visits, and social happenings in St Louis and nearby towns. Items mention Mrs William Ward, Pryor Farley, Bruce Robison, and others. funeral details for a relative of J T Marrs. engraver promotions. a college journal launch. and local business ads for remedies and services.
The family of Dr. Owen suffers great sorrow as the wife is dangerously ill and a newborn dies. Rev. H. J. Pool departs to Chelsea to preach a ten day revival on the Verdigris river. Also reports on a street cow nuisance, a White Shield Y W P organization, a Wagoner Teachers meeting, delayed rewards for Jennings brothers, Spain’s need and Electric Bitters, cruelty to animals, and a potential 40 cent hay tariff rise affecting transport and prices.
J C Finch of Parsons former Katy freight agent in Oklahoma and western Kansas died yesterday while Bates moved to San Antonio. Finch had previously served at Vinita where his child died. F B Drew, now Kansas freight and passenger agent, recalled his Vinita days and once prepared a cash report showing $33,000 for a town. Drew traveled to Adair on a freight, the route long noted by Oswego.
The article outlines alleged irregularities in the Cherokee auditor's office with $13,586 in stolen tickets and a $4,033 fraudulent entry. It notes no senate quorum, pending bills on estray property, and calls for US authorities to investigate. It also details Trasher’s $4.3 million claim and related land and treaty funding items.
Ep L Harset reports from Canton Shanghai and Hong Kong en route to India with vivid notes on Chinese life. He describes river travel, food, markets, incense, street life, and a Methodist mission visit. He also mentions delays, weather, and plans for Bombay, while recounting a later letter from Mrs Patton after an earthquake in Japan.
Recap notes Dick Kilgore as a long familiar figure near the race track and stables. It tells how his horse Dick Bassett failed in his hands but later found success after transfer, with Kilgore missing the key win by timing and connections. The item links this to a broader column about local racing and personalities.
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