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The Indian Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1901

Page

3

Vinita News Roundup of Local Happenings in Early 1901

January 3 1901 Vinita Vinita Indian Chieftain items include visits from John Gore and Al Berger from Nevada several illnesses including pneumonia and convalescence of Rev W T King. Community notes on farming markets livestock cattle shipments to St Louis and price reports, school and church activities, and New Year greetings from local families and merchants.

John Gore Vinita Buss Walter Martin Pneumona al Berger Nevada A.C. Raymond A. C. Raymond W. T. King Nettie Duncan Chetopa Josiah Davis Missouri W. N. Stapnard Wyandotte W.S. Crockett Will Patterson J. &. Garrett Tahlequah Marguerite Cumming Springfeld Fanny Scott Muscogee Bessie Brewer Willie Lewyn Crockett Vinita South McAlester Ware & Hawkins St. Louis Myou Hub Tom MecDsuiel BR. Crockett Hillard Badgett Butler Frieco Arkansas Phey Daish Robert L. McClure Vegas A. E. Freeman Young Whitewright Grayson College Badgett-Milford Ferd George A Mendrycks Stowa

Jumbo Changes Hands In Local Sale Of Firm

The Jumbo grocery and department store, now led by A L Churchill, transfers control to Will and Sank Wade who take over all departments. Churchill retires after 3 1/2 years of rapid growth and is praised for his leadership. Will Wade remains superintendent of groceries and Sank Wade guides other divisions. The Hub. Congregational Affairs Officers Elected For Year In Vinita Church. The First Congregational church at Vinita elected officers for the coming year including RB Blakeney as Sunday school superintendent and Anna Mills as treasurer.

A. L. Churchill Will Saak Wade Will Wade Sank Wade Churchill Wade Messrs Lank Wade First Congregational Church of Vinita RB. J. Blakeney Anna R. Mills R. M. Swaih Anna ER. Mills John Swain G. W. Green the Foreign Missionary Meeting M. A. Stretch R. J. Blakeney A. BR. Mills Toutsa Graper Bour

Mamma Dead Leaves Three Motherless Children in Grief

Three young Ryan children aged six and under mourn their mother Stella Ryan who died at 28 after a three week illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Catholic church. The piece notes the bereaved father James Ryan and surroundings of the family tragedy.

Muma James Ryan Mamma Stella Ryan

Bones and Metals Wanted At Fair Prices Town Event

Advert says bones and metal accepted for cash with rates 20 to 22 cents per 100 pounds depending on material and scale services free. Also notes watch meeting at Methodist church on Monday night with song prayer and reviews of past century and future prophecies.

A. Carin

Berger Bride Surprises Friends on Eastward Return

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Berger travel back on Wednesday's train from the east. Berger, a popular Badgett Mercantile employee, left Christmas Eve to visit Nevada friends and returned with a bride, catching many by surprise.

A. B. Berger

Williams Death At Pryor Creek Ruled Natural Causes

A man named Charles Williams, who withdrew $700 from a Pryor Creek bank, was found dead in his bed with only loose change on his person. Dr Bristow ruled the death as natural causes from heart strain after a morning discovery and examination.

Vinita Pryor Creek Charles Williams Williams

Frisky Horses Tear Through City After Wagon Breaks Free

A team of aged horses, tethered to Dave Mitchell's scavenger wagon by the Gem restaurant, raced through Wilson street dragging its wagon parts. The spoiled escapade ended with minor injuries and a jest about a lost bet as bystanders watched the spectacle.

Dave Mitchell Gem Dave Electric Light Works Wilson Street

Cherokee Chief Buffington Demands Full Land Rights in Treaty

In Washington Chief Buffington tells the Globe-Democrat that Cherokees oppose a treaty allotting eighty acres per family. He notes about 3,000 citizens will be enrolled, with five million acres of land to divide, and argues Cherokees seek full lands and all legal rights, threatening rejection of any lesser treaty.

Ciel T. M. Buffington Washington Globe-Democrat Dawes Commission Cherokee Nation

The Gypsy’s Care Duel with the Honest Mayor

Two fortune tellers were fined after attempting to read futures without a license. They convinced a farmer and others for small sums, then faced Mayor Sheehan who dismissed them and fined each $2.30. One woman criticized by her husband as a fool.

People’s Drug Store Ed Shanahan Marshal Ledbetter Sheehan Choctaw Little Rock Memphis St. Louis

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