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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
A long editorial roils over Cherokee allotment funds and Moon bill fate, condemning corrupt governance and urging US oversight. Vinita politics loom with calls for clean city government, nonpartisan reform, and caution on delegation to Washington.
A Missouri correspondent forwards a warning letter on illegal land leasing in the Creek Nation. The interior secretary states that Creek land cannot be alienated before deeds and that long leases with purchase options are illegal before title has passed. Officials warn land sharks threaten clear titles across the Creek nation.
The Utah senator introduced a bill to ban leasing any unallotted or tribal lands within Indian reservations without tribal consent, blocking prior leases and any government approval. The measure opposes opening the lands to mineral development and faces opposition from many congress members from mineral states. A related fire destroyed Katy Teeple No. 372 near Atoka, delaying traffic as a bridge crew rebuilt the line.
The secretary of the interior urges Senate approval of amendments to the appropriation bill. He seeks 15,000 to suppress Apache trouble in Indian Territory, noting 60,000 already spent and a 15,000 deficit requiring funding. An additional 10,000 is requested for maintenance of Whittaker School for orphans.
The article reports corn reserves and crop figures with figures in bushels for corn wheat oats and reserves. It also cites rising alcohol consumption costs and charity funding with references to churches saloons missionaries and prohibition. It mentions a fatal stabbing near Sapulpa and Captain McKinnon confident of Moon bill passage with amendments.
Choctaw Oklahoma stock sale ends with Missouri Pacific securing control after a misstep by Frisco and a delayed bid. Frisco, Beale Island, and Gulf lines had shown interest, but Missouri Pacific prevailed as price remained undisclosed.
In Wagoner Oklahoma rapid growth continues as Creek Cherokee Realty Co drills for oil and uncovers an eighteen inch coal vein of good quality while a later yield shows improved coal quality. Territory Railroads advances its Kiowa Chickasha Fort Worth line construction and Lawton Wichita Mountain railway plans surface with 250000 capital. Old district court houses fetch modest prices at sale sparking local interest.
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