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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
1
The Badgett-Sanders Mercantile Co proclaims itself the leading store in Vinita with a policy of always satisfying customers. It announces seasonal price reductions across various merchandise lines aimed at meeting the needs of even the most exacting buyers.
Our styles and qualities meet prices and offer the best value in the United States. You will have the satisfaction of knowing you have the best values obtainable for any article.
A Vinita Mercantile Co advertisement touts wide assortments of indigo prints, muslin, gingham, percale and wool blends. It promotes Palmer ladies suits, Printzess Monte Carlo line, Queen Quality shoes, children’s service shoes, hats, and other garments with prices and ready wear emphasis.
L W Bryan of South McAlester remarried after searching for a wife believed dead in the Galveston flood. He learns his wife and daughter survived, were in a Worth sanitarium, and that his former marriage to Sadie Jane of South Measter ended. The tale recounts tragedy, hope, and prominent local families touched by the disaster.
A woman found near Fort Worth claimed to be the drowned wife from Galveston but could not identify herself. Investigators traced her to Mr. Bryan, then confirmed she was his first wife after she recalled her past and provided his address. A letter to a Kansas City friend revealed the truth.
The Interior Department affirmed the commission's rejection of citizenship applications for numerous Cherokee Nation would be members. Names and places listed include Benjamin Palmer Che s Harnege Bacon Texas and several others across Texas Nevada Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Democrats push immediate admission of Indian Territory as a state while Republicans favor a phased approach. Ex Democrat Bridney Clark argues that single statehood is impracticable due to ongoing federal work and tribal governance agreements extending into 1908, with future legislation uncertain.
The text discusses a decade-long pursuit of affairs concerning the Five Tribes and predicts temporary territorial government to replace current conditions. It notes the ongoing Gumi settlement within the state as it moves toward completion.
The article reports that repabri supporters claim Indian Territory will be taxed under new treaties, with Oklahoma boasting 60 million in taxable Indian Territory property and 72 million in Oklahoma. It notes a four year delay for Kiowa Comanche Apache and other lands, plus homesteads remaining untaxed in parts of Oklahoma. An appraisal committee is processing lotowner applications, noting rapid progress and Cherokee Nation purchases.
October 9 reports a Cherokee Nation enrollment push with about two thousand intermarried whites on the rolls. Applicants must appear in person by October 31 1902 and relate marriage history and divorces to gain citizenship. Many seek enrollment as Dawes rolls fill. ministers resign amid policy disputes. local church tensions and new births add to a bustling Muskogee scene.
Half a million exhibit comes with Mexico’s plan for a 50 by 72 foot square pavilion on the University portion of the World’s Fair grounds just north of the French pavilion. The building will feature a lofty state ball and red turreted corners with an estimated cost of at least 500000. Mexico will bring a Glyphone band and a company of 100 Rorales to the exposition, using about 1840 square feet more for department displays.
The Twentieth annual Lake Mohonk conference opens at Mohonk Lake on October 22 28 and a. Albert K Stiley hosts inviting Friends of the Indian. Delegates discuss the long standing Indian question and policy shift toward assimilation and government support of Indians. The Indian Bureau seeks Congress aid and public backing to improve education homes and self sufficiency for about a quarter million Indians many lacking English literacy.
The Tuskahoma Indian School near the Creek Nation capital faces a student food protest. About 120 Indigenous pupils refuse meals under the current contractor, demanding basic foods and proper attire. Creek council sessions fail to resolve the dispute as fears of attrition rise.
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