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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows D M Marrs Printing Company publishers and subscription rates for one year six months and three months by mail. Text is incomplete but indicates a newspaper printer contact and pricing terms.
A Vinita discussion notes leap year timing and presses critics of home papers while highlighting public interest in newspaper costs. Articles from Woodward News and others touch on tax valuation disputes, civic sentiment, and integrity of judges, urging towns to support local growth and avoid political demagoguery.
The Goodfellow movement keeps momentum in Vinita with Champ Clark slated to speak at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. The piece reviews liquor law enforcement in Oklahoma, state debt, retrenchment needs, and political fights tied to prohibition and national health bill debates.
An old tale contrasts a grand peril with everyday toil as a road queen struggles with a puddle and a valiant knight helps. The poem laments how poets praise flashy action while laborers building wells and planting trees remain unremembered, and ends with a jab at costs and distraction.
A reflective poem excerpt portrays a city’s cold winters and stark poverty. It laments broken dreams and asks what gifts a modern world brings to the hungry and weary, urging Wise Men to heed the Star and deliver aid to the Child.
The Law Times notes varied oath practices described in court including a Chinaman kneeling and breaking a handrosary, a Mohamadan touching the Koran, a Gentoo touching a Brahmin’s foot, and Buddhists swearing by Buddha, Dhamma and Pra Sangha with rites of the twenty two firmaments and a Zend Avesta cord.
C B Ashburn of Staunton Virginia held an unprecedented office as city manager with sole power to run the city, employing or dismissing all workers. The system produced many public improvements but proved nerve wracking, and his worries by office seekers led to a nervous breakdown and commitment in Washington.
Walt Mason rants about a justice system that favors money over mercy. He rails against acquittals for the rich and harsh punishment for minor offenders, framing trials as entertainment and suggesting systemic hypocrisy. The piece criticizes crime coverage and legal double standards.
Douglas Hadley, thirty five, Prairie Oil and Gas engineer, killed instantly when his head was crushed between a boiler gate post at company yards on Christmas Day. Relatives unreachable. two sisters known in the county. Additionally the Oklahoma tax issue and political commentary fill the page, with remarks on state boards, reforms, and party strategy. Also notes the Mutt and Jeff Mustead Comedy company seeking 20 extra seats and a Parsots orchestra for their show plus a subscription offer for The Weekly Chieftain through 1912.
A barber boasts that criminals can evade the Bertillon system because they have no usable fingerprints. He claims the crime will go undetected as prints are worn smooth by rubbing their chins. The victim reacts as the barber threatens punishment and insists the lie will be proven.
In a New York office building a glutted interior after a fire was dried by vacuum cleaners. The janitor was told to ready the offices for occupants the next day to avoid business interruption. Multiple vacuums were used to remove water from carpets and floors, leaving the scene in perfect order for the morning reopening.
A terse exchange between a girl's father and a young suitor unfolds with humor as they debate happiness in marriage and the young man asserts his intention to win the girl's happiness. The dialogue showcases a comic clash of certainty and doubt between generations.
W F Arnold MD warns in the Medical Record that hockworm larvae move rapidly enough to penetrate any shoe crevice that admits water. He doubts ordinary machine stitched soles keep out larvae, arguing a wooden sole is necessary to protect wearers in water-prone conditions.
The dialogue presents a commiseration shower for a bride as friends privately express sympathy for her marriage to a man, while revealing the groom’s unappealing reputation. The bridesmaids acknowledge the groom’s flaws, yet the bride remains undeterred, knowing they all envy her position.
A quoted dialogue features Lucifer guiding a party through an arena, noting no waiting and no gnashing of teeth in the outer Yarknese. He proposes using automobile horns for a more striking effect, as reported by Puck.
Oklahoma colleges plan a statewide oratorical contest under the Prohibition League with Enid hosting early next spring. Schools including the State University and various colleges will send representatives. local contests begin after Christmas. The Enid winner advances to an interstate event in Texas, then to a national contest in 1912.
J D McIntyre secretary announces Vinita based Vinita Blue Flint Chat and Gravel will ship blue flint chats to Vinita city, expanding after March 1 to load all market demand. The firm, capitalized at 30000 dollars, cites existing contracts with Petersburg Land and Mining and expects heavy shipments, aiming to establish Vinita headquarters and an office.
Prairie Oil and Gas of Tulsa reports December activity showing 1,857,250 barrels collected through foreseen agencies but 2,055,349 barrels shipped to the market in the first twenty one days. A shortfall of 99,580 barrels, about 19 percent, was drawn from storage reserves.
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