Rich country fairs and town notes in September chapter
Readable fragments from Indian Chieftain dated September 14 1899 show a Denison fair planned for September 8 29 with local barter such as fresh sorghum at Gray's Denison and Red Cross Ball Blue advertised. Numerous community items mention residents like Lee Barrett Wilbur and Buffington, rail and road travel, school notices, illnesses, and local trades and misfortunes in Tahlequah Vinita Tulsa and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray's Denison
Charley Newman
E. M. Ming
Tom Munroe
Delaware
Lee Barrett
Jack Blevins
People’s
Grayson Wills
Eureka Springs
Jim Miles
Ratcliff
Injustice Threatens Cherokee School Privileges at Vinita
Cherokee citizens protest actions that could close Vinita public schooling for nearly 25 years of attendance. They insist the Cherokee board of education and local officials lack authority to suspend or remove the school under current laws. The piece also lists books and prices for the city school and notes a planned 10 percent price increase after four months. A separate item reports two arm fractures from falls involving Miss Bessie Butler and John Ferree’s child. A social gathering honors Rev. G W Patterson at the Franklin home with music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Board of Education
Tahlequah
Winita
Cherokee Board of Education
Vinita City
Motealf & Bright
Smotealf & Bright
Milne
Milpo
Patterson
Eggleaton
Shina
America
Witte
Carl Bradley
G. W. Patterson
G. W. Franklin
Janie Gary
Washington visit stirs Muskogee actors in jail plan
District Attorney P L Soper United States Marshal Leo E Bennett and Gus Lubbes returned from Washington. Soper unhappy after Dawes commission trip to Minnesota and delay over a $33 000 Muskogee jail. marshal presses for jail or tents. They hinted at private capital funding a jail to lease to government while awaiting title resolution. It may be Judge Gill to preside over October Vinita term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Soper
Leo E. Bennett
United States
Gus Lubbes
Muskogee
Mr. Soper
Mr. Bennett
Washington
Tams Bixby
Dawes ‘Commission
Minnesota
Soper
Vinita
Among the Mormons and Local Notices Collapsed
A Crockett letter from Collinston Utah describes a Mormon settlement with many polygynous households and frequent dances in church. The piece also lists Cherokee school enrollment figures from 1896 and notes US Attorney Soper’s trip to Muskogee. Other items include a testimonial for King’s New Discovery, a large corn sale near Adair, and multiple legal notices in Vinita and Vietta regarding estates and lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
How It Pays Him Reason for Sending Horses Over a Circuit
Captain Cobb keeps horses out of racing this season due to poor conditioning and high transport costs. The effort mainly advertises his stock, yet it signals his horses’ excellence in the southwest. The piece notes rare mile heat performers among his string and mentions Ellis, a Cobb nephew, sending a Manila era report from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb
Capt. Cobb
Manila
Jule Batington
Ellis
San Francisco
Philippines
Fred Funston
Captain Elliott
Coffeyville
Olympia
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Elisa
Cincinnati
Ark
Ready-made Dress Skirts For Every Budget
A local shop highlights Ready-made Dress Skirts made in house with guaranteed fit. Skirts available ready made from 75 cents to higher prices, catering to all budgets this season.
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Pet
Mercantile Comp
Mnd
Ter
Vitra
Lucile Barnett
Willie Hunssell
Samlay
Neusho
J.P. Atkinson
Wister
Willie Mal
Kansas City Blues
Wilbarton
Dr. Irvine
New Brunswick
Fox Danningberg
St. Louis
W. BR. Badgett
St Louis
Hawkins
Hattie
Irene
Norman
Oklahoma
L. C. Ellis
Katy
Adair
Dot Fay Trott
Forenson
Pacific Coast
Willsogros Loaner Co
Presbyterian Parsonage
Steve Vann
I. L. Soper
Topeka
Colorado
H.C. Sorenson
A. M. Brock
Hetty Green
Maud
Hattie Meadows
Afton
Rey
Tulsa
Jonn L. Walker
Ab Buffington
Wewoka
Department of Justice
Jackson
Military Academy
B. Franklin Lissauer
Fairland
Vieira
Wagoner
Ayer
F. L. Decker
Grand Army
Philadelphia
Kansas
C.D Kingston
A. £. Ahurehill
W.T. Beatty
Wilson Street
Jon
G. W. Beck
Dr. Kagby
J. C. Hall
E. B. Frayser
W. Clark
W. E. Rowsey
First National Bank of Miami
Mr. Rowsey
Lofa
Chapman & Briggs
Red Cross
Johe R Thomas
Battie
Thomas
Chapman & Briggs Bay Red Cross Ball Pine
Della Zelgier
McReynolds
Pawpaw
Eli Whitley
Charnecy Bates
John L. Bates
Charley
Jonetson
Mr. Bates Hay
Vindla
Cathe
Cae
John FE. Bates
Janetson City
Alaska
Junction City
Jobo B.“‘Purner
Young Bates
Springer
A. W. Foreman’s
People’s Drug Stores
J.T. Ratcliff
W.T. King
T. F. Thompson Jr
James
Nettie Duncan
Myrtle Crockett
A. W. Foreman
Margarite George
Arthur Morn Ing
D. M. Webb
Bob Williams
Frank Rankin
Missouri
Hay Camp
Ed Poindexter
L. C. Miller
George Clevinger
Charley McComb
Joseph Must
James Poindexter
Miss Nolabite
Rev. Russell
Fox the City Schools
Bessie Butler
John Ferree
Mr. Ferree
Mr. Butler
U.S
Tahlequah Court
Burnham
Machias
S. H. Lincoln
A.W. Foreman
People’s Drug
Dr. Pite
J.C. Dawes
J. T
United States Court
Northern District
Indien Territory
Vietta
David M. Delk
G. A. Delk
Delk
arid M_ Bet
Henry P. del Sarah Webb
W. K. Litale
Tnita
Tereisary
Vinlin
Lodian Territory
Robert D. Londagin
Eitan Londagin
Zm Lo
Ite
Robert A Winston
JAS
J.C. Alderson
Tomer
Platang
Dial Wireos
Deteustan
Indian Territory
Seo
Soo
Rateliff
Mere Til Co
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