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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1901
Page
2
A Vinita editorial criticizes the Cherokee treaty provisions, especially the eighty acre per person allotment and land cession. It denounces Standard Oil influence, warns Congress against robbing the Cherokee Nation, and predicts rejection by Cherokee voters and protection of courts.
Theo notes a buried city on the Tigris near Ninveh that once stood as a capital of a mighty ancient nation. The piece traces its rediscovery, quake-like upheavals, and prophetic connections, citing Biblical figures and the hand of God in history amid Mesopotamian ruins and distant shores.
Mrs Anus Lindsey mother of D G Cumming shows concern as J W Bkinoler hosts residents. Mrs J M Rix hosted a delightful social Saturday evening for friends. Mr and Mrs Rix hospitality attracts young people with a promised treat. Mr and Mrs J W Skinner hosted an elegant dinner Sunday for friends and relatives with memories to linger.
A jury returned a guilty verdict Saturday in the Murkogee court after a trial over the murder of Jim Wares. Judge Thomas presided as Waters will be sent to the penitentiary. Defendants include Whit Walters, Jin Nobedtond, Feather, Aral Hulett, and Mave Filled Bed Cloud Brown.
Indications point to a thriving spring with strong trade for merchants and many new buildings rising in Vinita. Contractors wait on blueprints for W E Halell residence while a $15,000 ice plant base nears, farmers repair barns, and lumber flows out of town as Emmet Ren’s warehouse moves to clear the Frisco sidetrack’s path.
Vinita members of the Mye- We Shrine visited Oklahoma City and returned with a puzzle they could not solve. Several people saw the puzzle but none could crack it until Dr Day solved it at his office. Bert Chandler bet Pryor Farley a cigar that Day would solve it and he did, earning the cigars.
The Imperial Special Train carried about 125 Michigan Mystic Shrine members over the Katy to Vinita with a welcome from local Shriners. The Michigan party departed Grand Rapids Monday, reached Chicago Tuesday, and plans to meet a larger group in San Francisco before boarding a chartered steamer to Honolulu for a week of festivities and the installation of Abbat temple by Imperial Potentate Lou B Winsor.
In Muskogee Wednesday Judge Thomas released members of the Snake's band from criminal charges tied to a conspiracy against the Creek government. Parolees may plead guilty with suspended sentences and must post bonds not to engage in further conspiracies or meetings aimed at overthrowing the current government. Citizens discuss allotment, land value, and a royal mineral tax to benefit Cherokee citizens, urging reforms to keep land in common and regulate mineral rights.
Contracts have been let for a new ice plant including a power house and storage building. The plant will cover 40240 square feet for storage and 18230 square feet for a freezing room with machinery ordered. Capacity set at 25 tons daily, about half for public sale.
A court discussion reveals Japanese camphor wood articles, palm leaf pyrograph fans, and native curios from Tal Wan Foo and Tekow. The dialogue notes artistry, materials, and export patterns with references to Tyrin, Tyrion, and New York dealers, alongside a Detroit tombstone epitaph and a breakfast recipe snippet.
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