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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
2
A Tulsa era style political column laments Cherokee Nation affairs as the deer drive turns toward reform. It argues long standing power brokers face reduced access as US scrutiny rises over Cherokee funds and school board spoils. It warns that past grabs on positions may diminish with tighter controls.
Fort Smith faces a moral awakening as prosecutor Joe Johnson is targeted by opponents amid whiskey trial controversy. The Indian Chieftain marks its eighteenth year in Vinita, detailing growth from a 500 population hamlet to a thriving town and planning a daily edition to mirror progress and enterprise.
The Vinita Leader reprints Tooquastee’s critique of Ex-Senator Dawes on Indian education and urges specific rebuttal if any error is claimed. It defends truth and urges the Leader to publish precise corrections or concessions. The note also references Tahlequah Sentinel remarks and Cherokee-Dawes Commission figures. The piece notes Purcell’s move to waterworks and asks about the Tulea U.S. court.
A transcripted reminiscence recounts Cherokee aboriginal dances including Green Corn War Medicine and Eagle dances with notes on their decline by 1861. It cites Hair Conrad as a key interpreter, describes the last Green Corn dance in 1847, and notes the influence of Christian beliefs and changing customs on ceremonial practice.
The Eufaula and Oxfuskee towns scrap in a posted Indian ball match. A deputy marshal fired into the ground to disperse fighters as the two sides clashed for minutes, ending the contest.
A Friday evening arrest led to a gunfight in which city marshal Bull Wyly was wounded and later died after Hampton seized the marshal’s revolver. Wyly obtained a shotgun from neighbor Hugh Morris and fatally shot Hampton. Burf Wyly, son of Judge RF Wyly, is praised as an esteemed officer. The Creek election also saw Gen Pleasant Porter broadly favored for chief.
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