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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Drug Store
Ed Shanahan
Marshal Ledbetter
Sheehan
Choctaw
Little Rock
Memphis
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jule Swain
J. J. Hitchcock
McAllstar
Hitchcock
Jennings
Claremore
Jacob Wolf
Dad
Wolf
Anne
Webb City
Amos
Anes
Ames
Will and
Cupid
Bert Chandler
Sheeran
Fannie Dudley
George W. Wilkins
Bert
John J. Martin
Luella Promo
Adair
John Coody
Jobo Coody
Tablequab
Mr. Berger
Berger
Society of
Vintta
Teubel Morrow
Neosho
Rev Miller
A_ Woods
Board of Education
Cherokee Board of Education
Cooweescoowee
Delaware
A. Florence Wilson
H. W. C. Shelton
Mies Lillian Alexander
Mies Minis Foreman
Dannie Ross
Cora McNair
Mere
W. P. Johnson
Ase
Dietant
Mollie R. Gould
Honey Creek
John Butler
Grove
Dimmie Byrd
Prairie City
Cora Hicke
Eutopia
Ellen Gladney
Bluejacket
Nellie Duncan
Moore
R. L. Nero
Henrietta French
Aurora
Joseph Lemaster
Aston
Annie E.lyons
Anna Ballard
Ketchum
Eugenia Kobanke
Fairland
Della James
Olympus
Lucinda Ballard
Hickory Grove
Lulu James
Ballard
Minneola
Coowee- Scoowee District
Mabel W. Anderson
C. J. Cornatzer
Lizzie K. Athey
Chelsea
Iane Harlin
Catale
L. J. Ross
Rogers
J. Cratchfield
Qoolagah
Pearl Drew
Nowate
Olive Heath
Joanna Duncan
Gooeeneck
L. G. Davis
Hickory Creek
M. E. Lasley
Lightning Creek
William Vann
Brush Creek
Corinne Alberty
Browning Springs
M Parke
Janema Lard
Tovey
Robert Fields
Psyche
Lydia B. Taylor
Mattie Eaton
Jennie Barnes
Justice
Hkeesie Schrimpscher
Suger Mould
W. Woodall
Payne
Mallie Randolph
Ferninst
Buffington
Teegat
Wadertizeeta Sluad
Visita
Fairien
G. WW
Cax
Irtaad
Jayonning
Ratcliff
W.R. Badgett
Badgett Mer. Co