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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
3
Local notes report A M Brock selling a Singer and a court attendance by Brock and others. Items describe repairs, farming, town improvements, a bridge crew, social events, and upcoming rail timetables with names of residents, visitors, and merchants in Vinita and nearby areas.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is praised as the ideal leavening agent. It claims superior moisture retention and light flaky texture compared with alum powders. At major expositions it won top honors and a special gold medal, cementing its claim as the foremost baking powder in the world.
Tom T bell and Joe Kline, Vinita natives, accept offer to join Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in New York City. Tom sustained seven wounds in Cuba and claimed the first Spaniard killed by U S forces. Kline was wounded near Santiago. Both honorably mentioned by Col Roosevelt. Also notes a dairyman loss from disease and a stray ten-cent piece found on a sidewalk with no owner identified.
A northeastern Missouri pair, Ben Gant and Maude Vauladinglom, elope after Sunday school while friends join the Katy train to Vinita. They secure a marriage license in the clerk’s office and wed as Judge Burlington officiates, ending a romantic, unsupervised romp into wedlock.
City officials report arrangements for smallpox monitoring with doctors to rapidly investigate any cases among Indians or whites along the railroads. The issue also carries local notices, weathered ads, marriage notes, and human-interest items from Vinita including drug promotions and reader letters.
A rambling Vinita page reports on renovations in Gry gids room and local business openings including Farmers and Merchants Wasik of Sapulpa. It notes court and public safety items, labor injuries, tax and treaty discussions, and a Cheorkee district clause affecting future congressional action.
A birthday party marks Isaac Hitchcock's 74th year at the Western hotel hosted by his daughter Mrs S J Burns with a spelling contest and music followed by refreshments. Attendees include Judge Springer Rev King Rev Butler and others. A printed poem card was given as a keepsake. Also includes a town financial and official report covering August 22 1908 to February 22 1909 with salaries and town services listed.
The Cherokee nation court confirmed the validity of sales of improvements on public domain intruder lands despite adverse reports. Judge Springer said courts arenot infallible and clarified that Cherokee laws are to be pleaded as facts. The day also covered an injunction on the M E T railroad right of way and a habeas corpus writ denial in petit larceny cases.
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