04 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
1
Badgett Sanders Mercantile Co invites Vinita shoppers to attend a grand sale with the lowest prices ever offered on merchandise. Citizens are urged to come early to avoid rush as crowds from surrounding areas expected.
Report states Judge William M Springer is seriously ill at his Capitol Hill home in Washington with pneumonia after recently attending a hearing in Chicago for the canal case and returning to the capital. Doctors express cautious optimism about his recovery, noting his previously strong constitution despite years of public service.
Capt Witkin’s boarders include Kennedy and Vian in a larceny case with a $1000 bond. P Parnell and Cookson face whisky charges with bonds set. A sale ad notes heating stoves offered at reduced prices.
The Dawes commission faces a Interior Department inquiry asking for a full list of employees plus ages duties and salaries. The move could push commission staff under civil service rules and require full time records and potential wage adjustments. A sale at Bradley's Book Store offered 40 cent chocolates for five cents a pound in Raymond building.
City council confirms sidewalk rule requiring residents to fund or allow construction of 4 foot wide sidewalks on designated plots. Where streets are 100 feet wide, sidewalks must be centered, with penalties and city-led construction possible if owners fail to comply.
Vintia considered a public lot sale during the holidays with plan to assemble hundreds of lots into six combinations. Railroads' cooperation could draw crowds and enable a practical sale. without rail support the project may fail. The article notes local delays and cautions about broad public interest and speculative risk.
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