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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
5
Local intelligence lists numerous residents visiting courts in Tulsa and Claremore, business trips to Welch and Muskogee, and social updates. Notable items include marriages, births, a child’s burn incident near Afton, a park option sale for $7000, and a death from a burn in Ketchum.
Kansas City stock market reported steady hog prices with top at $6.00 for 1,100 head and quotes across hog lots. Local farm visitors include J A Rickart and Riverside stock farm on Grand River, O W Killam from Grove, and O city notes. Dr A W Herron attends state medical meeting. Mrs Henderson improving. Gus Ivey sues Fort Smith Western railway for $250,000 over an eye injury from a cinder. Ladies Aid Society meeting tomorrow at 3 at Mrs in N Ratliff home. Judge Parker hosts Mr Stahl from Standard Oil in Oklahoma investment talks.
From Tuesday's Daily, L. D. Long of Fairland, Tom Byrd and Strange Akin from Tulsa, 3. P. Woodson from Fairland, D. J. Wilson from Tulsa, W. P. Farley to Chetopa, R. H. and S. Gilbert from Claremore, G. B. Lahman of Centralia, J. London of Tulsa, J. H. Qualls from Shawnee, and W. H. Tatman arrived from unspecified.
W R Badgett and wife spent today in Muskogee. J W Swartz arrived from Chelsea for a city visit. W J Strange and L B Sanger from Chelsea and H Ward of Ketchum were here this afternoon. Mr and Mrs R P Ironside spent the day at Pryor. John F P Patten arrived from Chelsea this morning. Guy Patten made a business trip to Claremore. W H Deck and Tom Byrd returned from Tulsa last night. D Talbot of Bartlesville visited today. Water pipes laid today in the south park addition. John R Edmonds of Guthrie here this morning. A D Bennett went to Neosho. Ben Pennington among Centralia visitors. Walter Dunlap returned to Siloam Springs this afternoon. EB Halgell from Kansas City on a short business visit. J R Steadman of Wyandotte transacting business here. R L Burkett of Carthage here on business. LeRoy Key and daughter of Bartlesville spending a few days here. L W Buffington and T F Thompson returned from Tulsa last night. J A Holmboe returned from a business trip to Oklahoma City.
Washington notes three radical changes in the Sherman antitrust law proposed by Senator Kenyon. The bill would require jail sentences for individual violators, extend the act to patents by forfeiting patent rights joined with others to restrain trade, and make illegal the purchase or ownership of stock in competing interstate firms.
Charley Neal visits from Chelsea and Dan Myers travels to Battle Creek. Tom Costello and J A Richardson visit for fruit tree business and business matters. Mr and Mrs McPherson of Pryor and William Ash of Muskogee are among city visitors. Lane Lawrence from Allane and Ed McCoy from Welch report here. A Twentieth Century Club meeting occurs at Mrs. Horton’s home. W & Hassell head to Kansas City. funeral of Dr J R Trott in Virden with Masonry involvement and interment beside his wife.
A Saturday night festival in White Oak drew locals to the town hall for a lively event with singing, music, and a long table of pies ice cream and cakes. Lee Barnard and Len Gordon organized a strong effort with Mrs Howel Gordon Miller Shahan Casto and others serving the crowd. The benefit supported Rev Smith and his wife and raised about $20.00.
Cattle receipts remain light at Kansas City with 7 000 today and markets steady to firm. Steers top at 6.10 last week and 5.50 to 5.95 typical today, hogs 5.85 to 5.95, calves and stockers stronger, sheep and lambs up about a quarter. Texas sheep and Colorado lambs quoted, wool market weak, goats showing prices 3.15 to 3.40.
Trading in killing cattle at Oklahoma City shows a strong undertone with prices up about twenty cents from two weeks earlier. Heavy cattle fetched 5.50 to 6.00 for extra good corn fed steers. heifers brought 4.50 to 5.00. calves firm at 6.00 to 6.25. Listings include various weights and grades for steers, cows, heifers, stockers, and bulls with quoted ranges and classes.
The National Conference of Charities and Correction in Boston will host a film demonstration during June 7 to 14. Lawrence Veiller of New York will direct a housing health and recreation committee effort to install motion picture equipment and show educational films on the house fly as disease carrier, pure milk campaigns, and tuberculosis control. If proven educationally valuable, cooperation with motion picture manufacturers to produce related films for public movements will be sought.
Members of the diplomatic corps resident in Mexico City met at the U S embassy at Henry Wilsons invitation to plan concerted action for protecting aliens if the capital reaches a stage requiring defense measures, the Associated Press reports.
In Washington on May 9 1911 President Taft told National Grange members he would not politicize Canadian reciprocity even if farmers risked party votes. He urged the treaty as beneficial, warned repeal possible after a year if harmed, and dismissed further argument. Also notices regarding Phoebe Woody estate claims and local administrator Mike Martin.
In Craig County Oklahoma the court orders the guardian of minor Kennie C Housley to show cause why a real estate sale should not be approved for the support and education of the ward. Hearing set May 26 1911 at Vinita Court, publication required for two weeks and personal or mailed notices to kin fourteen days before hearing. Judge S F Parks signs the order. Guardian attorney A W DePare noted.
In pursuance of a Craig County Oklahoma County Court order dated February 9 1911 the estate of John S Martin deceased will sell privately to the highest cash bidder on sealed bids on May 29 1911 at 1 30 pm in the County Court room Vinita Oklahoma. The land is the north sixty feet of Lot 13 in Block 71 in the City of Vinita described as an exact portion of a recorded plat. Bids must be sealed with a certified check or draft for one third and mailed or delivered to Charlotte Martin administratrix care of Hon S P Parks County Judge Vinita Oklahoma. Lawyer Joseph A Gill represents the administratrix.
Notice announces guardians sale of real estate for minors in Craig County Oklahoma. Bids must be cash with one third certified funds, sealed and marked Probate No. 2157 Bid on Minor Land. Sale on or after May 27 1911, with court confirmation, location Vinita. Guardian TM H Crahan attorney.
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