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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
3
The Vinita items report Claremore quarantine strictness for travelers, local deaths and marriages, new business moves, the artesian well status, and community notices. Names include J. Witham, Lillian Fy Selle, Judge Gill, Gov. Buffington, J. Dige, and W. W. Byrd with various locals and events through March.
Judge Gill to open court Monday for civil trials while jury by agreement may be used. DA Soper seeks criminal cases but health board stalls due to jail conditions. No court at Vinita until doctors deem it safe, term possibly abandoned in December.
A Sunday morning shipment of cattle from the Cherokee nation to St Louis included notably large loads. Nidiffer sent two cars of cattle weighing about 1143 pounds at 4.80 a head, Hall delivered two cars averaging 1129 pounds for 460, and Badgett led with 47 head averaging 1000 pounds at 450. The lot also included 23 head at 940 pounds for 410. The women of the Presbyterian church held a meeting at the parsonage despite illness, contributing 22 dollars for missionary work as six young girls performed.
Lieut Allen Cook now on the Nashville reports engaging insurgents at Legaspi and Albay after reaching Manila. The Nashville fired her first shot in the Spanish American War earlier, and the ship now bears Tennessee’s capital city name. Cook’s prior assignment was the flagship New York at Santiago, with orders to target Muha.
Mrs. P L Soper formally entertained Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Gill. Thimbles on display and fine needlework showcased Vinita’s educated craftsmanship. About twenty five ladies attended as Mrs. Gill charmed guests with aplomb and courtesy during the gathering. Creek royalty noted prompt Creek taxes with reduced trouble as quiet acquiescence spreads.
Bargain sale offers vastly reduced jackets and capes in Vinita. Choose any three dollar jackets for 2.25, five to six dollar jackets for 4.75, or higher priced jackets and capes for 7.50.
One lot skirts mostly black and very heavy selling at 1.25, closing out at 85 cents. A few silk and wool shirtwaists remain, offered regardless of cost with spring patterns. buyers are advised to view and secure prices before purchasing.
Washington dispatch reports a flood of prominent lobbyists and grafters from Indian Territory and nearby states working in D C on bills said to benefit the territory. It notes payments for influence, the Creek and Cherokee delegations, and debates over a townsite matter and related treaties.
The notice proclaims a clearing up sale with multiple markdowns on men’s and boys’ clothing and underwear. Items include all wool underwear at 75¢ each or 1.50 per suit, medium weight Derby ribbed shirts and drawers at 1.50 per suit, extra heavy fleeced underwear at 25¢ or 50¢, and boy’s wool underwear. Shoes priced around 2.50, with various other reduced items and coats.
For fifteen years we specialize in seed potatoes and allied seeds. We know their origin and the best shippers. Our varieties are true to name and arrive this week. Buy with confidence. prices for the best equal those of lesser kinds.
The state contest boards in Frankfort ruled that William Goebel was legally elected governor of Kentucky, voting 10 to 1. They also settled the Beckham Marshall lieutenant governor contest by a 9 to 2 vote. The boards prepared reports for the legislature as Goebel lay near death from an assassin’s bullet.
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