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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
4
A fragmentary verse echoes hardship with aching hands and bleeding feet. The speaker laments the long day’s burden and hopes for the hour of light to return. Matthew Arnold voices weary labor and unfulfilled foreseen rest.
A fragmented Vinita editorial advocates enforcing laws, building durable bridges and a stone concrete water system, and urges formation of a hotel company to spur growth. It rails at prohibition politics, praises a strong fire department, and cites Craig county’s stalled court house project as a cautionary tale.
The Denver session of the one hundred twenty first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church debated church unity and doctrine. Rev. Pullerton urged restoring Christ’s Deity, redeemer role, and holy unity, warning against denominational strife and urging mobilization of church resources for global mission and social outreach.
HM Rogers, a Standard Oil capitalist, died at his residence in New York City at seven this morning. He arose feeling ill after breakfast, complained of nausea, and died before medical aid could reach him. Official cause reported as a stroke of apoplexy.
A solicitor for the Daily Chieftain reports a record thirty one new subscribers in threes in an hour on rural route number one. The paper rapidly builds a great circulation on the rural route out of Vinita.
Oklahoma City May 19 nearly 200 of the Funeral Directors Association of the state attend the first session with lectures by Professor Bhrieve from St Louis and a later examiner board for applicants. The Gas Light and Railway association began two days of sessions. The Sons of Jove will provide entertainment. Millers and grain dealers meet tomorrow to discuss grain conditions and freight questions with attendance by state corporation commission members.
Frost survived corn crop prospects look strong for titwek berry. visits and arrivals from Tatlequah Leach Locust Grove Tahlequah area. farm and family news include births, hog sale, new horse, school trips, a baseball game, a relief bake sale, and Elevation Day burial traditions. Dr Raguduhe recovery noted. Albert Duncan snake incident. Rev Evane and Pearl Gasaby prominent local family.
All persons who feel aggrieved or dissatisfied with the assessment should appear before the equalization board on Monday May 17 to present their case. Corseal Frowny, Assessor.
Tulsa Okla May 20 The third federal grand jury to investigate the Muskogee town fraud cases was completed The motion to dismiss the jury was overruled and after Judge John A Marshall instructed the jurors the examination of witnesses began George W Strawn of Wagoner was chosen foreman The panel was quashed denied and the jury now includes T J Davis George Hightower A Bennett W T Bailey D Pierson Claud Thompson William Lee J A Jack J W Woods S T Ellison Frank Franklin G W Strain J C Burgess JL H Dixon A G Dumas and others
Jefferson City May 19 At terms General Major today filed a demurrer to the alternative writ of prohibition issued against Secretary of State Roach to stop revoking the Missouri and Arkansas railroad company license for removing a Newton county case to federal court The dispute centers on the constitutionality of Missouri law granting state power to revoke licenses of foreign corporations that remove cases to federal courts without consent of the parties involved.
In Craig County Oklahoma a guardianship hearing is ordered for Sam Vann as guardian of Bruce Vann a minor to sell as much of the minor’s real estate as necessary. The court sets June 10 1900 at 10 o clock am for the hearing and requires publication of the order for three weeks.
Sealed bids for a sanitary sewer through alleys in Vinita Oklahoma will be received by the City Clerk. Bid deposits of 50 dollars required. Bids opened June 1 1909 at 1 p.m. The city reserves right to reject any bid. Deadline January 1 1909.
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