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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
2
A editorial argues US government action favors Cherokee citizens over local interests and condemns rival factions in the territory. It urges trust in federal allotment policy, condemns waste of tribal lands, and notes court decisions on Indian property disputes.
A historical reminiscence traces Vinita’s birth as Downingville, noting the Frisco and M K T routes, early merchants and leaders like Johnson Thompson and Dr. Morris Frazee, the social mix, rough frontier justice, Tom Johnson’s hotel era, Beatty and Bell blacksmiths, and the town’s formation under Cherokee guidance with Boudinot’s influence on the name Vinita.
Dr Frazee formed a partnership with Dr Morrison after Dr Wiggins death and opened an office in the Thompson building. In 1878 Dr John Trott moved from Illinois to become Osage’s first butcher, running a rough shop near the Frisca and M E T tracks. The Osage payroll shows 1795 full bloods with 27 births and 25 deaths in late 1899, most deaths among full bloods.
An attempted break in at the Tahlequah auditor's office breached the transom but failed as records were moved to a bank vault for safekeeping. Gov Burlington vows protection of vital Cherokee records amid talks of investigation and unrest.
The Cherokee national council actions were sent to the interior secretary showing disapproved measures including funds to defend Cherokee interests and convict pardons. Approved items include attorney fees for Hutchings and West, audit investigation funding, per capita money for Joseph Roblyns, and election, capitol repair, and personnel stipends. Reports mention tribal revenue enforcement by Indian police in Chickasaw country, a smallpox outbreak between Coffeyville and Wagoner, and Judge Gille’s grand jury remarks favorable to Prohibition.
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