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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
4
The Weekly Chieftain notes subscription terms and pricing for Mars Printing Company products. Details are partially garbled but indicate rate information for various durations and services offered by the publisher.
In Vinita Oklahoma a public water controversy centers on artesian wells providing water to the town and surrounding areas. The piece describes a 500 foot well depth, a power plant site, and a historical epidemic tied to early water access. It notes officials and residents debating taps and supply, with references to local politics and civic actions.
A fragmented note describes a Fourth of July gathering at the school campus with local Adventists and speakers. Miller D. Corer of Oklahoma City and Farnswnctth of Deans are listed as attendees, with plans for daytime and evening meetings and several speakers expected.
A complaint filed with the Associated Press in Washington, D C on July 6 challenges freight charges on crude petroleum moved from western to eastern regions. The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway and other carriers plan twenty additional cents per hundred pounds, affecting Coffeyville to Joliet and connected routes serviced by National Refining Company and Independent refiners. The action seeks rate reductions or adjustments to prevent further increases.
A sprawling July heat wave sweeps across multiple states. Reports from Winnie Mo and Kansas City Mo note temperatures near 108 F with records broken or equaled. Washington weather forecasts promise cooling within two days as states from Kansas to Oklahoma endure extreme heat and sparse rain.
Oklahoma City July 6 In a letter to the State Capitol Building Company Governor Cruce declines to accept turning over assets including six hundred acres near the capitol site. The company cites litigation and death in the state as reasons it cannot complete the contract and surveys lands, offering deeds for the capitol site and mansion and a warranty deed to six hundred acres. Cruce says only the legislature can forgive obligations or alter the contract and that his February proposal depended on legislative action.
The city council met to prepare the annual tax estimate for the year ending June 30 1912. They considered a seven mill limit with a 500000 decline in assessed value from last year and discussed adding three mills for a sinking fund. They approved several improvements including sewer repairs and street work, referred tenders to committees, and agreed the county would cover prisoner costs while noting political debate on constitutional limits and federal action.
Eugene F Ware of Kansas a former United States pension commissioner under Roosevelt and a leading western lawyer died suddenly of heart disease at Cascade resort near Colorado Springs. He was 70. He had been heat exhausted at his Port Scott Kansas farm but appeared well upon arrival and spent the previous day visiting friends at his mountain home.
Judge Willis in Los Angeles criminal court quashed indictments against Bert Connors C A Bender and A B Mapte union men accused of dynamite records but ordered their cases committed for further action The action postponed their release and kept them under process in the grand jury handling line.
The Craig County Court in Vinita Oklahoma orders Emmett Hudson minor estate guardian Wan O Ne to show cause why ward property should be sold for minor support. Publication required in Vinita Weekly Chieftain two weeks before hearing. Dated May 3, 1800s. Gavin Coomer and FB Parka County judges.
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