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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
4
A collage of editorials and notices discusses Oklahoma statehood momentum, conventions, and Congress debates, urging swift action. It covers Dawes Commission decisions denying freedmen enrollment, tribal land sales skepticism, and local notes on oil, court matters, and public sentiment across towns like Wichita Falls and Okmulgee.
The Muskogee Times notes ongoing lease difficulties tied to a Philadelphia and New York backed company working in Vinita. Twenty eight wells drilled, water-filled and mostly stagnant for four years, now being pumped as the firm proceeds to exploit oil with a new drill ready for year start.
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