Witnesses Loudly Claim Foreman Innocent In Dildine Murder Case
Trial recounts Don Beck and Richard Foreman involved in the Dildine family murder in Long Prairie. Foreman found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon, fined 200 dollars plus costs, unable to pay, jailed in Muskogee. Witnesses, described as unable to read or understand questions, testified inconsistently about the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Foreman
John Dildine
Don Carlos
Dan Carlos
Foreman
Young
Marshal Webb
Muskogee
Dow Beck
Dildines
Long Prairie Country
Brock
Arkansas
Clarke Thompson
Joe Buchation
Kansas
Dildine
Beck
Silac Dildine
W. P. Thompson
Legal Possession Case Ends With Nation Awarding No Damages
The Cherokee nation sued to gain possession of a farm with improvements. Judge Gill charged the jury who found the nation can dispossess, yet awarded no damages. Ratcliff to pay $400 yearly for improvements. Belew ruled a non citizen, case tried before Judge Gill with Davenport Thompson for the nation and Kornegay for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Ross
Monroe W
EN. Ratcliff
Belew
Rateliff
Gill
Davenport
Thompson
Kornegay
Ratcliff
Vinita rail extension may shift Frisco line to Dallas
A Vinita rail proposal tied to Texas legislation could move Frisco rail traffic from a branch line to a main route via Vinita, Sherman, Fort Worth and Dallas. The plan envisages added passenger mail and express trains depending on law, with Frisco potentially building new or upgrading lines to Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Sherman
Dalla
Texas
Vinit
Vinita
Frisco Road
St. Louie
Frisco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Vielta
Firm name changed for Ratcliff Broad Co.
Ratcliff Bros wholesale grocers announces a name change to Ratcliff Broa Co. and Co. due to branding update. The notice states a revised firm name but retains existing ownership and business scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratcliff Broa
Wholesale Grocers
Bee
O Ratcliff’ Broa, & Co
Feats Restored for Indian Territory Officials and Witnesses
The letter from the Department of Justice informs that the governor overruled the comptroller of the treasury on allowances for deputy marshals witnesses and jurors in Indian Territory cases. It restored pay and mileage for arrests at distant places and for court attendance. Juror and witness payments were clarified but remain low.
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United States
Matechal Jeanett la
Department of Justicn
Washington
Bin
Hmator
Hee
Comptroller of the Treasury
Indian Territory
Marehale
United State
Euut Tu
II Janessil
Census Notice on Cherokee Freedmen Enrollment Dates
The Dawes Commission lists enrollment dates for Cherokee Freedmen including Fort Gibson April 1 to 9 and Vive la May 8 to May 9, 1896 era. It outlines roll preparation under a Congress act of 1888 and mandates access to tribal rolls and records, with enforcement for noncompliance and enrollment attendance at numerous locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes Comission
Fort Gibson
Vivita
United States Court
Indian Territory
Evid
Asia
Arrests as Marshal Bennett Delivers 30 Prisoners to Muskogee
United States Marshal Bennett arrives in Muskogee with about thirty prisoners, mostly fallblood Creeks linked to the Snake bard. Lieut Dix’s cavalry and Lt Dixon assist, then Bennett moves prisoners to Muskogee while orders dictate a return to Ft. Reno. Several inmates face various charges as fugitives are rounded up in the southern region and handed to Jailor Lubbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bennett
Muskogee
Lieut
Dix
Dixon
Kufaula
Marshal Bennett
Ft. Reno
Lubbes
Tribal Kinship and Lineage Record
Fragmentary text references tribal norms and lineage, noting that offspring and intermarriage within the tribe define membership and representation. The passage hints at inherited status tied to birth and marital unions among the group.
Town Surveying Tour Moves Through Western District
Engineer J F Fisher and surveyors travel from Centralia toward Bluejacket Welch and Chelsea with plans to cover Catoosa Collinsville and other towns westward. A second party surveys towns along the Missouri Pacific line while Tahlequah awaits its turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glivil
Surveyora
Centralia
Bluejacket
Welch
Chelsea
Catoamm
Collinsville
Polois
Westhern
Tahlequah
Cherokee Country
Chancery order forces witnesses to appear for divorce cases
A February 1901 court order by Judge Joseph A. Gill and Judge John R. Thoman requires witnesses in divorce cases to appear before the Master or in open court for testimony. The order limits fees and states no additional cost to litigants. Separate items note a drug store raid, a prosecutor, and new water supply tanks affecting the railroad depot area.
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Joseph A. Gill
United States
Vinita
A.D
John R. Thoman
Muskogee
A. D.viniox
Cory
Thas
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Don Beck
T Hemmuntoreal Hay
Nisoe
Silas A. Perry
Parry
Mere
Perry
Darrough Hardware
Frisco Railroad
St. Louis
B. I
X C. Crittenden
Pare
Rateliff Bros
Weet
Moore, Crittenden
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Hablak
Criltenden
Ratcliff Bros
Treasury Department
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Rendera
Galdwell
Davideon
Cleveland
Obier
Litiganta
Soper
Oui Fuisaioner
Whitmore
L. L. Meare
Ab Wusinorgee
Uing Ngaor
Moore
therIrnaco Line
Cardus
Hig Ae Mee
Snes
Lee
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