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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
3
Readable items show Blue Bills visiting Coffeyville, several visits by Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Stannard, travel between Vinita and nearby towns, and various notices. Names include Cobb McGlasson Nix Halseil and Bedinger. Jambo store invoicing, Red Cross ads, and small items on mules, medicines, and local events.
A 1900 Rock Creek column wishes a happy new year. Will Ballew and family move to the Creek country. Gov Ballew also leaves for the Creek nation. Mrs 5S W Dale sets a public sale for January. Charley Meads visits daughters. Mack Hillings home and contents burned last week. neighborhood rebuilding. Frank Morgan Green, son of Morgan Green, dies at 2 pm December 21 of consumption. survived by father, sister and four brothers. buried beside his mother in Ballew cemetery. An advert extols Electric as health reform for women, promising beauty through improved health and blood. price 50 cents at Eupenees and People's drug stores.
The piece details a bucking mule act featuring Hanner at the Vinita Fair Grounds, with vivid onlookers and a closing toast. It also reports on wedding plans for W. M. Gulager of Tablequah and Miss Nellie Taylor, plus railroad and local development updates from Afton to Washington, including nominations in the Northern district.
Judge Gill of Colby Kansas arrives by the 4 12 train and will spend time in Vinita with the district attorney before moving to Muskogee. He will appoint commissioners and deputy clerks in a few days. The term begins on the 15th with lengthy criminal and civil dockets likely to extend into spring. Town discussion centers on water versus gas or coal for growth. A Katy train incident involved a newsboy and a special officer at the next station.
Reported Christmas casualties include Mrs. Allen Down of Grove shot in bed after house firing by strangers believed tied to alcohol. Walker Fields was shot during a road incident and survived. Rev. Pooley and bride were greeted by a church delegation at Checotah, hosting a festive gathering before services. J. W. Mopine of Big Cabin seeks space for a blacksmith shop and store. MLK and T issues holiday rail rates for students and teachers with certificates. tickets available until Dec 14 with return by the roth date. details via J. T. Clapper.
The notice lists grand and petit jurors for the January term of the U S Court at Vinita. It mentions Hollies Excursion Rates via ME T Ry with a round trip fare from 9 to 8 stations within 200 miles of Vinita, a minimum fare of 25 cents, and travel cutoff dates through January 2 1900.
A Washington reporter recalls a rare and romantic note written on two limestone slabs during General Crook’s 1885 campaign against Geronimo. A trooper, lacking paper, penned the letter with a pistol bullet and tied the stones together, sending it via Maricopa with 18 cents postage. The trooper’s daring tale underscores the Indy society’s prized relic. A separate item notes a bicycle trade and Dr Nansen’s move to Telemarken with a large hotel and nearby farms.
Mr Thomas Sutherland and other members of parliament interested in shipping express concern over the lighthouse promised to jewel the southern waters of the Red Sea. The project is seen as a practical step touching an ancient fairyland and maritime interests.
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