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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
6
A Vinita column surveys a volatile year with hopes for growth, mentions Dr. Cook and the North Pole tale, notes indebtedness in New York and Muskogee, forecasts 1910 civic projects, discusses Haskell Owen politics, and previews a Jackson Day banquet while urging public improvements and school support.
The article predicts new licenses becoming law as the legislature convenes. It notes a lively campaign season beginning in Oklahoma with Craig county set for excitement. It contrasts Democratic calls for harmony with Republican resistance and expects substantial political activity before autumn.
A satirical piece compares foul language to a jackal and condemns swearing as unworthy, noting even great men have spoken harshly while small minds pollute the air with profanity. The author urges restraint and mocks excessive cursing across public discourse.
A distressed narrator depicts a tired father worn by daily toil and tariff worries. He sits with hat on floor, feet on table, counting losses from games and economic strain. Family hushes as he seeks rest, while a poet laments grafters and fiscal burdens.
Oklahoma Republicans seek public answer on their tariff session actions with Judge M C Garber challenging Representative McIluire in the First District. The piece highlights Western state lawmakers lining up with Cannon, New England interests, and calls for progressive candidates to replace Rhode Island–aligned incumbents if Oklahoma stays true to its record and opportunities.
Three of five Indiana Supreme Court justices upheld the constitutionality of the local option law despite strong opposition from brewers and liquor interests. The decision left brewers and saloonkeepers disappointed as the title was feared to misdescribe the act, with critics arguing for a sincere construction of the statute.
The movement pursues prohibition, with many Indiana counties dry under local laws and prospects favorable for further gains. Massachusetts cities see mixed results with Worcester returning to idols and Salem voting for no license, reflecting temperance voters' overconfidence against persistent opponents.
An editorial critique argues that humor about monopoly has ended. It condemns trust power and tariff policy, noting wage stagnation and rising cost of living. The piece cites stock and labor dynamics, farmer profits, and shifting taxation as context for monopoly’s harsh portrayal. Dallas editorial voice.
The Muskogee Times Democrat argues that Oklahoma must improve civic funding with careful spending, expose graft, and push for tax reductions based on fair valuation. It criticizes Democratic pamphlets comparing territorial and current levies and urges governor action to lower the state levy.
Guthrie Oklahoma December 27 The commissioner of labor and assistants have spent last week issuing schedules for manufacturing and industrial entities and for express and railroad firms to report shipping surplus products for 1909. Midland Valley Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Frisco Rock Island Missouri Kansas Texas and Kansas City Southern cited by the corporation commission for violating order 201 by failing to provide full intra state and interstate operating revenues and taxes by month and to separate intra state operating expenses and revenues.
Guthrie Okla Dec 30 the executive committee of the state bankers association called a meeting of state bankers to discuss a proposed amendment to the deposits guarantee law. Governor Has kell has asked for kansas and nebraska representatives to join and a special attorney may be employed to defend the suit before the us supreme court. Amendments were to be proposed but likely postponed until the high court rules next spring.
Guthrie Oklahoma December 30 State Superintendent B E Cameron lauded Oklahoma’s school progress since statehood. He cited 2,800 to 2,900 new county school houses costing up to 50 000 each and 300 000 enrolled in 600 000 scholastic population. He urged rural high schools to close the rural-urban gap, foresee domestic science aiding family life, and warned against rising divorces.
Washington reports a new bill to sell all United States and Oklahoma Indian lands on a deferred payment plan with lower deposits. Auctions or sealed bids may be used, aiming to favor actual settlers, cut out speculators, and boost Oklahoma farm settlement. Officials praise the plan as businesslike and aimed at eliminating red tape.
Famous rodeo and wild west show performer known as the cow girl died in Powes City after a horse fall during a moving picture shoot. She was twenty eight and had been known nationwide for appearances in exhibitions. The incident occurred yesterday with her death announced today.
December brought severe storms to the New Poundland coast with eleven schooners and sixty men believed sent into the blizzard. Property destruction occurred as the storm abated, marking this month as the stormiest in over 50 years.
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