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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
5
Men's overcoats and Ulsters in Oxfords Covert Whipcord Irish Freeze and Kearseys offered from five to twenty dollars. Elegant staples of fine tailoring advertised with emphasis on price range and variety.
Hamilton Brown boots and shoes offered with Shoes for 1.60 dollars. Boots priced at 2.00 dollars, touted as the best goods on earth or the money. Top Notch shoes for men now 1.60. Boys and youths boots and shoes range from 1.00 to 2.00 dollars.
One week sale offers one thousand yards of wool suttings in all colors plus 3600 40 inch clothing boots and shoes. Prices far below rival stores for first class merchandise. Longtime Vinita shop guarantees quality with buyer risk minimized. Includes all wool flannel, cotton flannel, and children’s underwear at heavily reduced prices.
Daily notes from Vinita cover routine visits by Dr Byrd and others, land and tax actions against Chickasaw merchants, train service updates, revival meetings, and community notices. It records retirements, a pension for Orville Parker, a shipment of books, and local social happenings including church events and school leadership changes.
A jumble of notices reports sales at Ming Furniture Co with cheap rocking chairs and a window display. Reports mention Dr. Meredith in Kansas City on business and Mrs Hills and children planning a Western Texas trip. Also noted are births, a new baby boy for Henry Ballard and wife, and local commercial items including wagons sold by Vinita Plow company.
A village fire last week destroyed about twelve hundred tons of baled hay at Hagiaod Bros on the north side of town. Insurance covered the hay, but not the bare. A committee member from the board of education was implicated in improper conduct at a female seminary, provoking strong local controversy and calls for action.
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