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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
4
J B Cook of Chetopa Kansas advertises a sale of farm properties ranging from 40 to 800 acres with prices from 30 per acre. Listings describe bottom land prairie timber water and improvements including houses barns granaries and hay meadows with terms like 6 percent interest and partial down payments.
A compact notice page lists household ads and local items. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chouteau visited Mud Creek near Chetopa Thursday while Tom Neal the cattle dealer from Prairie Grove Arkansas was in town. Several residents return from St. Louis and move cattle between Blue Jacket Wagoner and Adair.
Infant deaths and the promise of White's Vermifuge highlighted, along with cautions about coinage and Simmons Liver Regulator. Vinita drug stores promote remedies, job movement updates, local arrivals, and a football game planned for north park. Reports cover rail work halt awaiting Interior charter, a groomed move to Sapulpa, and a deafness cure claim with Hall's Catarrh Cure offer.
Government officials warn of possible bloodshed at Tahlequah as the Cherokee Nation Council prepares to review alleged election fraud and illegal practices after the principal chief race. Indian inspectors, U.S. marshals, and police will be on site to keep order while investigations proceed. Local notices mention cattle sales, sickness in Wright’s area, and restaurant advertising.
A fragment from an 1890 Vinita Oklahoma paper includes satirical notes on Japan and Asia, a travelogue tone, and a whimsical notice from editor Chieftain. It mentions a traveler’s impressions, a postcard style sketch, and odd local tidbits. It ends with notices to lovers and a bold marriage offer from Price McCall in Coma Texas.
The Katy announces a new route offering through sleeping and chair cars from St Louis to Waco and San Antonio with no change of cars, continuing on the same train for the journey.
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