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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
4
In Oklahoma chatter, Roosevelt refuses Haskell joint debate while Taft’s critics warn of trusts. Editorials urge economy, tax shifts from Cherokee homesteads, and support for Senator Echols as possible congressman at large. Vinita notes a growing Commercial Club and school funding concerns loom.
An excerpted view covers Craig county printer bills of 210.52 and 366.75 paid to Buxton & Skinner of St. Louis, election tensions within the Democratic party, road improvements in Vinita, and a note on the American Bible Society issuing 3,691,201 volumes. It also discusses Cherokee homestead taxation, future refunds, and the financial strain on eastern Oklahoma amid Supreme Court tax rulings.
A humorous poem contrasts idle rich life with productive workers. The speaker recounts hiring and firing help, praising Jim Brigge for efficiently cleaning a hansom and railcar, while critiquing vices of laziness and the idle rich, in Mason’s signature verse.
A fragmentary verse reminiscence recalls Grandad with whiskers and a spring chair, a robin nesting in his beard, and a past when money scarcity made sorrowful storage. The speaker laments faded blessings and wiser forebears who salted away resources.
The piece blends verses by Walt Mason and prose praising the Cherokee National Female Seminary. It highlights enduring family traits, material wealth, and moral reflections while celebrating the influence of the school on Cherokee citizens and future voters. The tone honors lineage, progress, and communal responsibility.
Drover's Telegram marks Mothers Day urging readers to wear flowers to honor mothers. It urges simple gestures, mentions white for memory and bright for living, and invites all to participate. Also notes the 60th anniversary of the Cherokee Female Seminary and its closure under the Curtis Act, with reflections on transition and ongoing life of education.
The article argues motor trucks rapidly replace horse drawn wagons in cities due to greater speed and lower costs. It compares mileage, hours, and productivity of horse teams versus one to five ton electric trucks, noting trucks work all day, even in rush periods, while horses are limited by fatigue and poor conditions.
Electric trucks prove far less affected by weather than horse drawn wagons, delivering more load, greater mileage, and quicker repairs. In New York City 1200 horses died in harness during a July heat surge, while motor trucks ran with minimal downtime. The shift to electric power improves urban efficiency in ambulance, patrol, street cleaning, garbage removal, and fire engine service, and saves space on streets and in stables. Coal production in New Mexico 1911 totaled 2,148,158 short tons valued at 4,525,925 dollars, down 10.3 percent from 1910 due to mild winter, drought, lower railroad demand, and post-strike resumption in other states. Colfax County led with coke production. 4,007 miners worked 230 days on average, producing 2.41 tons per man per day.
Cut by machines, of which 10 were reported in use. In 1910 only 2 machines were employed, mining 71,409 tons of coal.
February 1912 railway returns covering about 90 percent of steam mileage show average operating revenues per mile of $966, up from $891 in February 1911, driven by freight gains while passenger revenue fell. Net operating revenue averaged $254 per mile, taxes at $44 per mile, and daily net revenue about $8.76 per mile, with total U.S. net capitalization about $14.34 trillion per Interstate Commerce Commission data.
The Kansas City stock market shows sheep and lambs trading firm after a week of activity. Lambs sell from 9.25 to 9.75 per hundredweight while clipped lambs reach 8.50 and fed wethers around 7.00. Texas muttons fetch 4.04 to 5.60 with yearlings and goats 3.25 to 4.00. Native lambs vary widely from 7.50 to 10.00 due to quality differences.
Kansas City stockyards report mixed cattle prices as Chicago’s overstock pressures ease buyers’ advantage shifts. Prime steers rise about 10 cents while middle grades fall 10 to 25 cents. hogs firm but slip 5 to 10 cents locally. Notable sales include a 1240 pound steer at 8.85 and a large weight steer near 9 dollars, with Texas and Montana fed cattle quoted between 5 and 7 dollars.
An advertisement promises hair growth and scalp cures with Dr J Haigh from Muskogee Oklahoma offering a wave hair treatment at the Hickman Hotel. It urges readers to call this week for a cure for dandruff baldness eruptions and spots.
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