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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
4
Vinita Oklahoma notes high taxes and mounting debt while urging a cheaper administration free of graft. The piece critiques local government since April elections, cites statewide tax burdens, and urges more business focus over politics as residents contemplate a saner Fourth of July and prudent growth.
A narrator recalls the Missouri River swallowing farms during floods and jokes about land being consumed by drink. Senator Patrick weighs in with figures comparing land loss to alcohol consumption, citing a Bray n era Commoner style satire on booze draining land and prosperity.
The Tulsa World notes Governor Cruce actions and the capital scheme in Oklahoma. It criticizes the state capitol building committee, questions bond issues, and predicts an extra session to fund a capital. The piece recalls tribal-era corruption with Cherokee warrants and a large theft, implying systemic weakness in modern government.
Washington June 27 official census release shows 1909 Missouri crops by value led by corn hay and forage wheat oats and potatoes. Acreage shifts include corn down 4.3 percent, hay up 4 percent, wheat down 2 percent, oats up 16.9 percent, potatoes up 2.4 percent.
Associated Press report from Guthrie Oklahoma June 27 notes Walter Patton a Beaver county farmer was instantly killed by lightning during an electrical storm while driving on the north flats. His son perished by lightning at the same location a year earlier.
Topeka June 28. Showers spread across the corn belt this morning easing the heat and wind. Despite earlier hot winds and blistering heat the corn crop has suffered little damage so far.
A pair of significant downpours drenched Vinita and surrounding towns, causing widespread damage to barns, outbuildings, and crops while floods filled streets. Government reports note 3.2 inches of rain, reviving pastures and hay prospects as cattlemen rejoice amid wind damage to several structures and a lightning strike on a hay barn. Farther regions from Kansas to Missouri logged scattered rain, cooler temps, and mixed crop relief with ongoing heat relief efforts.
John Campbell describes a fraud plot where a Black person allegedly had deeds stolen for land. He claims the same man forged ages, presented fake deeds, and tried to obtain more money before discarding the document. A Black person was detained by Mr. Straw and later found.
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