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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
1
A Fort Gibson era dispatch complains of widespread mist joints in northern districts where saloons run openly, while Wagoner hosts a $20,000 saloon. Muskogee licenses mist sales, Bartlesville preachers demand suppression, and District Attorney Soper claims illegality amid ongoing violations.
Habeas corpus papers were served on Court Marshal Jackson to release Joel Martin charged with murder of his sister in the Territory. Probate Judge Ferrell granted the writ and released Martin, who was rearrested as a fugitive from justice. Territory officers' slow action prompted repeated releases and rearrests. Coffeyville Journal.
The Indian Chieftain quotes Parker accusing northern district grand juries of failing to indict liquor sellers. It calls for accountability and hints at a broader probe of the district attorney’s office. The piece also defends Afton Climax’s take on Cherokee logistics and remarks on local public school plans. The first term begins September 18 with grades to eighth, out-of-city pupils charged, Cherokee and non Cherokee alike.
A correction notes insufficient data at Very Pretty City to judge the Cherokee claim of 4.5 million dollars on 15 Vinita via the Frisco Line. It recalls 1838 losses of 1.1 million from Cherokee lands to pay transportation, with 3.0 million later deemed due by an accounting panel. The Cherokees argue the government must pay if it honors the strip agreement and faith to the tribe, while local editorials praise newspapers’ role in community welfare and recount odd local tales such as a Walnut beer jury.
Sept 5 Vinita rests on the Oklahoma division of the Frisco line and Katyna route, a thriving commercial center with elegant stores, wholesale houses, and a booming hay and grain shipping trade. The three story Hotel Cobb under J H Arter provides up to date accommodations while a U S court and courthouse signal thriving enterprise.
A weather expert described a wall of snow approaching Washington from the west south and east as high pressure spreads from Chicago and Colorado. Reports from Helena and mountains recount a blizzard with drifting snow and wind up to fifty miles per hour, recalling a treacherous crossing over the divide into Deer Lodge.
Vienna master mechanic Anton Pom built the clock in 1422. Rescued and renovated by Robert Demmer, it features four dials recording time and planetary paths, a perpetual calendar, and a procession of scenes including St George, Eve and Adam, and Mary with Jesus. The clock uses sixteen automata and hourly figures symbolizing stages of life.
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