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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
Vinita shoppers favor home stores over distant print shops while the town markets show paving progress and new buildings ready for occupancy. Oklahoma banking and tax policies draw discussion as residents weigh freight cuts and public finances under the new administration.
A Payette City Journal reader in Payette, Idaho, offers to settle next year’s paper bill and shares brief local items from his area. He thanks the editor, mentions his payment, and sends a few notes and gifts from his family, urging continued good reporting.
The piece argues the public opposed selling state school lands, accusing land lessees of engineered deals. It claims low land appraisals and high improvement valuations favorable to lessees, alleging buyers must pay for improvements if they obtain land. The article questions the legitimacy of the sale process and cites widespread voter resistance.
A man argues that belief in Santa Claus persists even with many children and that the myth endures as a cherished truth. He notes gifts and imagination sustain faith in Santa as the generous figure who gives without return, and asserts belief remains strong as Christmas nears.
A Detroit judge questioned a divorced woman who remarried and sought another divorce. The piece argues she has a right to live, seek a decent husband, and build a family despite repeated failed marriages and prior abuse, condemning the judge’s stance and urging sympathy for her quest for happiness.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on December 23 Governor Haskell backs a tax cut push with support from allies. Wagoner county plans a one half levy reduction after a conference at the governor's Turner apartments. The city faces overlooked corporate valuations and a swelling treasury while indictments loom and grand jury activity continues amid political chatter.
Rumors of grand jury action resignations and appointments spread through Muskogee County Oklahoma on December 23 as officials expect upheaval. Governor Hinkel works to limit state interference with the sheriff’s office while appointing special deputies and shifting county attorney duties amid slow grand jury progress.
Dr B J Bulgin of Long Beach California ends a three week revival in Muskogee Oklahoma reporting a record number of conversions. Little progress against vice remains a key issue while local joints briefly suspend whiskey sales before resuming after his departure. He plans to return in January for further meetings at Chickasha Oklahoma.
Multiple real estate sale notices from Craig and Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma list guardianship estates of minors Howard Brown and Homer Rainey. Notices specify private sales to the highest bidder, court confirmation, bid terms, and hearing dates in January 1910. Names include J W Roberts and J Hunt, with guardians and attorneys noted.
Private sale by court to confirm by the sai d Court on January 12 1910 at 2 p m at Curtis Moore office Sallisaw Oklahoma of the real estate in Craig County Oklahoma to wit the NE 1 4 of BE 14 and EB 12 of NW 14 of SE 14 and EB 12 of SH 14 of NE 4 of Section 5 Township 27 North Range 14 East with cash in hand bids to be in writing and filed in the County Court or delivered to Curtis & Moore attorneys at law Sallisaw Sequoyah County by December 18 1909
Guardian George Vann advertises in the Chieftain for a private sale of Lacy Vann minor's real estate in Craig County Oklahoma. The sale follows a Sequoyah County Court order and is set for January 19 1910 at 2 pm at Curtis Sullivan office. Bid cash must be in writing and filed in Bates County Oklahoma.
Administrator of the Katherine M. DePuy estate will sell at public auction on January 15, 1910, at 10 a.m. in Checotah Oklahoma, the undivided interests and full parcels of real estate across McIntosh Muskogee Craig Nowata and Washington Counties, including multiple described sections and Lot 1 in various townships, all to satisfy a court-ordered sale. The properties span numerous surveys and include undivided interests in NW 14 and NE 14 of Secs 17 14 24 35, within Townships 11 12 16 North and Ranges 7 10 16 East, plus adjacent blocks in Checotah and other locales in Oklahoma Territory.
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