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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
6
A Kansas City promotion invites boys and girls to recruit eight new subscribers for the Kansas City Weekly Journal at 25 cents yearly. Earning totals are mailed for a free Magic Lantern with 50 views, plus wall mounting instructions. Send full amount and names to the publisher in Kansas City Missouri.
In Lehigh Oklahoma on August 4 Democrats swept city offices with a roughly 60 vote majority. Carroll was elected mayor along with K Harrison police judge John Rogers city clerk Oscar Dickerson chief of police John Hutchington city treasurer G B Cutler city attorney M F Lanion city street commissioner all Democrats. Lehigh voted to become a city of the first class and bonds will be voted to fund water works electric light plant sewerage and other municipal improvements.
Guthrie Ohio audit shows original Billups bill signed by governor and secretary of state. A tip claimed the document was lost, yet records confirm the emergency measure carried with needed votes. State officers assert the Billups box bill remains in force and contest any challenge in court.
The preliminary hearing of Bud Williams on a charge of assault with intent to kill occupied Judge Frear’s attention this morning. With none of the witnesses present, the trial was set for tomorrow at nine o'clock. Alex Sherman of Kansas City, visiting J. J. Sherman, went to Sulphur Springs this morning. Miss Zelme Lowe arrived from Afton to visit W. L. Trott.
Spokane reports massive bush fires from Fernie to Michel destroying Crow's Nest pass country. Thousands homeless, bridges and tracks destroyed, death toll feared high, losses exceed 10 million dollars. Relentless blazes push refugees to Nelson and Cranbrook as aid arrives from Vancouver and Winnipeg.
G A Pettibone longtime Western Federation of Miners leader dies in St Josephs hospital Denver after cancer operation. He faced charges tied to the murder of former Idaho Governor Steunenberg and involvement with Moyer and Haywood but was never tried and discharged after their acquittal. He leaves a widow.
E N Ratcliff after twenty years in this city leaves for Tulsa to take active part in managing the Rateliff Sanders Grocery there. The local Rateliff store will keep operating as before with J T Ratcliff as manager here. It is not known if Mr Ratcliff will move his family to Tulsa.
Local notices report Mrs. W F Yount and Miss Lillian Whistler ill at home on North Foreman Street. Twentieth Century Club meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. J T Gunter. John Jenkins near town is seriously ill. A newborn son born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Tom Allen south of town. Joe Little and wife return to Ramona with Miss Anderson visiting briefly. Miss Susan Smartt with companions visits Sallisaw for two weeks. W Drake reports a $95 set of harnesses stolen from his barn on the A C Raymond place west of town. Miss Anna Robbing says she and Miss Ruby are enjoying fish and grape juice. FOR RENT two connecting south towns fully furnished for housekeeping with gas stove three dollars per week. Miss Arnstrom. WANGED manager sought for local branch office at The Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio. W H Bramble and wife of Afton return from Omaha and visit Vinita. W S Maloney, noted business man and Democratic leader, socializes with friends in Vinita.
Seven field parties led by Prof. Charles N. Gould of the University of Oklahoma begin a comprehensive geological survey of the state. A $15,000 appropriation funds the effort to document Oklahoma's mineral and building resources for an official report, highlighting asphaltum gypsum beds granite mountains marble and other deposits.
Sheriff Ridenhour and County Attorney Bendy searched several places to verify alleged beer sales under the Billups Boone law. No intoxicants were found, but officials vow to enforce the law despite few convictions.
August 4 report states Clay Harris, who murdered his wife and baby and wounded two bystanders Saturday, remains at large. Authorities believe he is hiding within ten miles of Tulsa as the search continues.
Tyler, a prominent farmer from Cabin Creek country, visited the city on Saturday and secured home delivery of the Dairy Chieftain for rural route readers. The change marks a new privilege for farmers to receive city and county news at home. In town, Tittle, long ill, had a rough night but showed improvement today.
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