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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
5
A long list of Vinita residents and visitors is recorded with reports on attendance at the county Democratic convention, travel between towns, and social events. Highlights include preparations for Labor Day baseball plans, funeral processions, weddings, and many local movements and meetings across Vinita and nearby communities.
Byron Williams and Tom Kurss arrive from Coffayville Kansas with Frank Williams. Mrs T H Hayden from Pryor and Janking from Muskogee visit the city. J C Endy of Wagoner and Chas Hans of Neosho conduct business here. Joe Labourhe of Muskogee visits Unis City. Wilkins and Mrs Allen visit Muskogee and Joplin respectively. Tom Walker returns home after ten days with relatives. George Williams 82 serious after hip fracture from a wagon fall. Automobiles help J M Jones move from mud near county.
Thursday's news lists visitors and residents in the area. Names include T. L. Clark, Young Patterson, L. O. Ford, GN Wright, Will A. Cur leas, W. C. Marre, Craig county delegates, Miss Anna Bk Harben, Mrs. W. B. Crawford, Mrs. Rees Bennett, Miss Carrie Randle, Roy Ruggles, Geo. C. Finley, Misses Carrey Kenny and Mable Nash, Max Campbell, Mrs. L. P. Campbell, Mrs. Weaver Harmon, Claude Nichols, Dan Tittle, and Lydia church social plans. Mentions trips to Baxter Springs, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Rogers, Ark., Weatherford, Okla., Sapulpa, Neosho, Mo., Eureka Springs Ark., Pawlinski, and Owensboro Ky.
Professor Thomas J. O Brian arrives from Warrensburg to prepare for the new school year while Mrs J M Hughes sends the Chieftain to her son Frank Thompson with U S troops in Fort Mille Crigador Islands. Miss Mae Clark Wax travels from Pryor to Enid as guests and locals host visitors including Edith Cassell and the Myers family. B C Marrs and J C Rose plan a bowling alley on South Wilson Street with supplies noted. The court hears cases on hotel paraphernalia and five hundred dollar bonds are set for several defendants, with some remanded. Roundy returns from Golden City to teach high school and Dr Wilt fences a bathing pool at Electric Park, a growing Vinita amenity. Guardian George Snell dated August 3, 1912.
Public notice from August 30 1912 in the Chieftain states the guardianship of Ben Snell a minor sells by private sale under a Delaware County Oklahoma court order dated August 22 1912. Sale subject to court confirmation after September 16 1912 at 10 am at the County Judge’s office in Jay Oklahoma. Property described as NW 1 4 of the SW 1 4 Section 16 Township 25 North Range 18 East of the Indian Base and Meridian. Bids must be in writing and filed in the County Court or delivered to Mayniall & Stivers Jay Oklahoma with terms: cash in hand subject to confirmation.
Marion Lewellen and wife Plafotius vs B L Spencer notified by attachment for $59, order issued by Justice A Stanley Vinita Township Craig County Oklahoma. Case to be heard September 1 at 9 o'clock a m in Vinita.
The Kansas City market reports 21 000 cattle yarded with weak to 15 lower killing cattle, top steers at 2.30 and prime corn fed still quoted at 10.0 cents. 6 000 calves mixed quality with bulls topping 6.25, cows steady 2.75 to 5.00, feeders to 8.00, stockers 4.50 to 6.75. hogs up 10 to 15 with top 5.75 and most sales 4.66 to 8.70. sheep run 10 000 with best lambs at 6.75 and yearlings to 5.10.
An afternoon dispute at a post office aide door in Centralia over a dinner bill ends with hotel owner Bill Sapp seizing the man’s coat as payment. The intoxicated patron finally pays and is driven away toward Centralix as the hotel owner returns inside with the dinner money.
A public appeal urges Vinita motorists who speed or cause dust to slow down. The writer condemns those who exceed eight miles an hour, calls for courteous driving, and asks drivers to consider neighbors and passersby while enjoying themselves.
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