08 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
1
The Big Sale offers the lowest prices ever on merchandise in Vinita. People from miles around are urged to attend early to avoid the rush as Badgett Sanders Mercantile Co hosts a grand event.
The report itemizes numerous appropriations and resolutions including prohibitions on roping contests, leasing reforms, and funding for the International Blind asylum and Cherokee orphan asylum maintenance. It lists specific allotments for elections, commissions, and claimant reimbursements, with total session costs cited at 619,810.
The jail ledger notes recent boarders includingHG Goodwin and Frank Noble tied to grand larceny and ordered by Commissioner Adams. Other items record a bond for Walter Jarrett and various local incidents, theater openings, and services with garbled narration about tunes, plays, and community affairs.
A new enterprise is planned as Jobo Frooklin arranges a carload of Pawpaw Banka coal loaded at White Oak for Mevera Avery & Hall to ship to Oklahoma City. Western outlets are eyed for profit, with demand described as high though banks and teams hinder supply. An earlier Timber Hill load failed after price increases scared away the owner and the trade collapsed.
A large line features newest designs priced from 0.60 to 4.50 and 0.75 to 2.50 for pins and charms. Many patterns described as artful, suitable as gifts to Secret Society members. Emblems cover almost all orders with pins from 0.50 to 2 and charms from 0.50.
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