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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
7
Vinita boosters convened as W. B. Coley was elected president and eleven new members joined the Vinita Commercial Club. The group pledged a bold push to promote town building and unite efforts to make Vinita the focus of attention and progress.
A Friday night gathering of Vinita's Commercial Club drew the largest summer attendance as Col. David L. Sleeper of Tulsa delivered an urging address on industrial Oklahoma. He urged concerted action, fuel conservation, factory attention, and Vinita's regional opportunities to drive a new era in town building.
County School Superintendent H. W. C. Shelton today issues diplomas to those completing courses in county common schools. The report shows applicants and pass rates, highlighting Welch as leading efficiency with 3 of 6 passing, Vinita 10 of 20, and Bluejacket 3 of 12. A scratch affected one Vinita applicant’s result. Some say removing the south park wire fence to ease plantings would improve habitability.
Mrs Eliza J Coney aged 54 a pioneer Vinita and Cherokee died of heart failure after a few weeks illness at the home of Mrs N A Hughes in the southwest part of town The Presbyterian church member for years held services at 3 30 this afternoon Her death is a blow to her many friends and to her son George the sole surviving relative in Vinita
During a protracted meeting near Militaryfordson Chain creek Tuesday night Lewis George about 22 suddenly became violently insane. In the struggle George Turnbolt was cut by the insane man’s knife. The unruly youth was finally subdued and taken to Pryor Creek for custody.
Bill Rogers a well known Black resident was killed in a shooting affray at a Hayden picnic yesterday. The altercation occurred with Webb Mc Nair a former constable. Jim Rogers, brother of the deceased, went to Hayden to arrange burial details.
Washington reports Comptroller of the Currency prohibiting national bank officers from guaranteeing Oklahoma deposits under section four of state law. Banks that joined must withdraw and report compliance. Guthrie notes calm reception while Bank Commissioner Smock supports withdrawal for guaranty law safety. About 67 banks exit, estimated $60,000 moved from the fund. Prospectors return from Spavin near copper lead and jack strike. eastern buyers plan to acquire land and operate.
An elderly woman declares her age as 28 to joke about perpetual youth after a downtown trip via trolley elevated and subway. She notes seat evasions for young riders versus the middle aged, while a later quip links household economy to Susan B. Anthony. A husband’s salary questions lead to a wife’s clever cost-cutting answer.
A big corporation publishes a 200 plus page illustrated manual detailing all company operations. Each employee receives a copy and is expected to master the whole book. Quizzes are common to enforce knowledge. The cost to publish is about $2,000, with plans for yearly updates.
An employment agent claims nationalities fix work specialties such as English stablemen and French cooks. He suggests the Beet comers are slotted to excel in a single trade, with Swedes as watchmakers, Germans in Honda premium plaster work, and Swedes and Swiss noted for specific crafts.
Two water sources emerge from a single well at Riverside Park Loga. An eight inch main runs 96 feet, then a five inch line continues farther. Fresh water from a limestone stratum rises between the pipes while water smelling of hydrogen sulfide feeds from a lower stratum via the other pipe. The GaveGhike fountain poured 6 gallons per minute, while fresh water flows at a smaller rate from a second pipe about 20 feet away at London Glebe.
The article notes eight new fighting ships near completion led by the armored cruiser North Carolina commanded by Capt. W. A. Marshall. Other vessels like Idaho, New Hampshire, Montana, Chester, Birmingham, Salem and submarine No. 1 show progress in the 90s percentages, with varying degrees toward readiness.
A teacher asks children to recount Jonas actions and fate. Willie Smart answers that Jonas ran from his job and was whipped, reflecting a simple moral tale from the Boston Transcript with a folksy vernacular tone.
Report describes a passenger boasting of a wicker emergency boat trunk carried in his stateroom aboard the Statendam after quarantine in New York. The scene features a Rotterdam inventor CJ. de Vos and a claimed wicker lifeboat tested amid heavy seas.
Kendall college area, regarded as the best Muskogee residential tract, was sold for 100000 to D A Middleton T H Martin and others. The 27 acre Kendall place will be subdivided into building lots with Kendall boulevard and Thirteenth street to be cut through Columbus and Denver streets. Deed transfer expected within days. land possession disputes have ended and development is anticipated promptly.
William Shailor, said to be a millionaire of Manitou, and Walker spent Saturday afternoon together and later in Seven Pines, then Colorado City for a night of heavy drinking. A cab driver overpowered Shailer, and Walker was slashed. Shailor is charged with assault to kill. Walker is in critical condition. The report also mentions legal actions involving Fannie Johnsen in Kansas City and a land deed scheme tied to Watson and Reed.
The passage reflects on gender dynamics where men are assumed to have intellectual advantage and are free to display it while clever women are judged, labeled, and pressured to perform. It notes the social expectations that obscure true talent and envy among genders.
Mrs Theodore Thomas widow of the famed orchestra leader pushes to humanize draft horse work in Chicago. She reports to city officials and seeks cooperation to curb overloading and drafts an ordinance to regulate wagon teams and permit limited hauling under rules.
A disjointed dialogue mix mentions a pig tute toe and Heo-Yea with playful phrases. The text references catching beliefs about preserves and a Baltimore American tie in a quirky household exchange. The language is fragmented and largely cryptic.
A landmark deal through International Bank & Trust Co. sees R Vance McSpadden B H Gill and E L Orr purchase 160 acres of Willie Hillsell College land north of Vinita for townsite development. The southeast 40 acres will be sold to Harden Realty Co El Reno, with sidewalks and a bungalow planned as part of the new addition.
National banks face big losses amid surveying by currency officials. Analysis covers capital, notes and deposits from December to May, noting declines in deposits and cash items across Alabama institutions and a general drop in resources after May, with several banks eroding reserves and loans.
Aug 10 Guthrie Ohio reports the Washington Mining Company of Vinita chartered with capital stock of 50000 dollars. Incorporators include C C DePue W R DePue A L Churchill Ade Wither T Smith of Batesville and Blot Wilson John H M Holt James S Ensler Smith W W Bonfhirant of West Tom Day among others.
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