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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
5
J W Sanders arrives from Tulsa and Joe Madison from Big Cabin visit Vinita. Local residents from Fairland Welch and Nowata travel for business and social calls. Banks, teachers and bankers group meetings, dances, and a Pasteur Institute hydrophobia certificate headline daily life in Vinita.
From Wednesday's Daily Vann Chandler arrives from Ket chum F Kimbel visits from Tulsa Lou Riddle and family stay with relatives at Chetopa BD C Powers of Muskogee visits last night Lee McCamish returns from Bluejacket Dr C 8 Neer called to Grove for professional business John C Parks of Chelsea with Dan Myers during the big sale Chas Durham of Seneva registered at the Green R C Scruggs and R L Welch of Gentralia in the city last night James Davenport returns from business trip to Oklahoma City DeSoto Campbell moves news stand to the Red Mill on South Wilson Street
Thursday’s Daily notes Captain G. 5. White and Berry Rich visiting Tulsa and Miami for business. Col. Phiny Soper from Topeka, W. H. Hart and others from Ada, Muskogee, Bartlesville, and Oklahoma City also in town. Mrs. Deck and Mrs. Ballard attend Muskogee outing. Akin visits old friends. Hutchens from Waters-Pierce Oil arrives from Oklahoma City.
At a Commercial Club meeting in Vinita enthusiasts backed a three day effort to build a 90 mile turnpike from here to Monte Ne Arkansas. Key promoters Harvey Kelley Cross and Anderson outlined a route linking Tulsa Bartlesville Muskogee to Vinita with county support to raise funds and organize workers for the project.
Oklahoma City February 21. Railroads in Oklahoma plan to fleet to the limit the stock shipment rates set by the corporation commission and use influence to keep the old tariff. The order’s legality is denied with claims that the rates are not compensatory, reasonable, or lawful.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions J A Rickart and a quantity 4000 rangas or related term. Readable parts show no clear event, date, or location to establish a full notice. The record summarizes scant identifiers without verifiable actions or outcomes.
Oklahoma City reports light receipts as storms reduce loading across Kansas and the West. Cattle runs near 9,000 head with mixed weekly results. steers range up to 6.75 last week, calves steady, hogs higher with top at 7.30, lambs steady to higher, and quotes show firming prices amid lighter volumes and expectations of larger late-week supply.
Washington Feb 23 The Supreme Court faces a packed docket with Oklahoma matters. Key questions include federal court power to issue injunctions halting state liquor sales across borders as interstate commerce and railroad fights over liquor shipments into former Indian Territory. The state also seeks to block Santa Fe from higher freight rates in Oklahoma than in Kansas.
Claremore Oklahoma Feb 21 arrangements for meeting of group four of the State Bankers association to be held here on the 24th are completed. The program is arranged and entertainment for visiting members provided. Notables include Governor Cruce. A special car of Kansas City bankers will arrive on the 2 o'clock train and stay until midnight.
Associated Press reports from St. Petersburg dated February 21 that Russian forces are concentrating at Kishta ment in Siberia near the Chinese border opposite the town of Miamachin. Mongolian Chinese ident units have been mobilized according to Pekin.
Classified notice seeks high commission solicitors to write farm insurance for Old pi Fire Insurance company. Applicants must supply references. Address Combination Read Spreddale Arkansas near Craig County Thury Court. Also includes guardianship matter for Mamie L. Allen with order for hearing to sell real estate. Court sets March 13 1911 at 1 40 pm. Reason to sell is needed for minor estate. Parker, Parker & Brown attorneys for guardian.
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