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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
3
Fragmentary 1899 timetable note referencing railroad lines and schedules. Mentions Texas Express and San Francisco Railway with freight and accommodation rates and listed times. Contains garbled OCR elements and multiple language fragments.
Town notes report illnesses and recoveries, business activities, and local happenings. Mentions include John Byrd, Mrs. Beatty, Sant Frazier, Troy Dawson, Lee Dudley, J. S. Davenport, Chris Werner, Tom Adair, W. C. Wright, and others. Community events cover planting trees, foundation work, cattle vaccination, marriages, and local commerce.
Formal notice for a March 18 1890 democratic primary to select mayor recorder and five aldermen for Vinita with polls at the mayor's office on Wilson Street March 20 1890 from dawn to sundown. Names of judges and clerks listed. Also reports on weighmaster fraud in Purcell, livestock disease risks, local meetings, marriages, deaths and assorted town news from Vinita Oklahoma.
W. W. Walker grand chancellor of Purcell visited Grand Chancellor Phialputan Lodge No. 14 K P. He praised the lodge’s good condition and announced plans for a May meeting. The entourage toured lodges along the Frisco railroad and attended gatherings in Afton Claremore Sapulpa and at Walker’s office. Birthday and social events follow with dances and photos as community notes include marriages and local appointments.
Local items report social dances at Sam Hunts, farmers plowing each month, and seeking sewing help from Mrs. Jack Smetzer. Rosters announce Vinita public school February enrollments and attendance, travel notes from Texas, and updates on Episcopalian prospects and city bog law enforcement.
George Nidiffer returned from St Louis with four cars and 86 head of cattle sold at high prices. Loads averaged 10383 pounds at about 4.70 to 4.75 per pound. Cattle cost around 25 each and sold for over 50, showing strong profit. Also top car loads in quarantine division sold to Morris & Co, reflecting Nidiffer’s successful fattening. Cherokee land note and army promotions follow in unrelated items.
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