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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
4
A dense archival column from Vinita Oklahoma circa 1904 covers local politics liquor tax debates and public works. It rails against saloon interests legislative bribery and Chicago market gamblers while urging constitutional obedience municipal improvements and civic virtue. It notes county indictments and calls for swift punishment for alleged corruption.
May 4 market at Kangas City Stock Yards shows a 10 cent weekly decline led by cattle receipts at £29 cars. Steers, cows, and veal vary with top corn fed steers at $6.45 and Texas meal fed at $5.50 to $6.00, while hogs fall 10 to 15 cents from liberal marketing. Sheep and lambs suffer from poor quality with lighter supply and prices around $4.05 to $9.00, spring lambs at $8.26 today.
A wedding is set for the home of T. A. Merrifield in Midlothian Texas tonight at 8 oclock, with Rev J Stubblefield and Dr A L D Billott conducting the ceremony. The text lists local attendees and a stream of agricultural market figures from Kansas City Stock Yarda, including prices for wethers ewes and various cattle, alongside several named residents and places connected to the event.
Deputy Short Ritchey announced that 211 signatures were collected toward a petition seeking a vote on bonds to build a $65,000 courthouse and $45,000 for bridges. Signatures span the county, with 1,500 more possible if needed, and farmers show support for the proposal.
A May 26 notice discusses the Oklahoma election law amendments protecting qualified resident electors, opposing migration and repetition by disqualified voters, and clarifies that registration is not needed at every election, with enforcement aimed at migratory or repeat voters.
A local Harris School House news item lists residents and visitors over the weekend. Nolen went to Vinita Basuridtay, Freitire attended Cabin Satie rday, Payne shopped in Bie Cabin Baturday, Hawkins family visited Cataly Saterday, Job Freeman went to Bie Chin, Warren pod family spent the day with Me and Men, Propp, Mew J. OG. Coarley visited J. W. Harela and family, a large crowd of youngsters gathered at Mr. and Mrs. WwW, Mounte. Walter Howell family and Helen Coell returned to their home near Bie Cabin.
Mr and Mrs Hiram Strickler and DM Shaler with daughter of Hytchin non Kane and Mise Stella Mage and Misa Ethel Rash of Inlet Okie are visiting to attend the wedding of Mise Edna Stoalaberger and John W Ralston this evening.
In Craig County Oklahoma a guardian for Law Martin minor announces sale of real estate by private bid to highest bidder subject to court confirmation. The land described as 40 acres more or less in SW 14 of Bedlon 7 Township 27 North Range 1 West, with leases to be honored. Bids require a certified check for half the bid, delivered to the County Court office, sale June 15, 1909 at 10 a.m. in the County Court room. Louis Bran guardian. Brown, attorney.
Notice in heresy records a private sale of 80 acres in Section 12 Township 27 North Range 21 East Oklahoma. Guardian Louis Bean and Addis A Brown seek cash bids, to be confirmed by County Court, by June 1908, with write in bids and certified check.
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