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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
5
Thursday's Daily reports a flurry of visits and travels among Vinita residents and neighboring towns. Local names like Mendel, Miss Lee Mae Marnest, Mrs. J. C. Mall, Ban McSpadden, and A. G. Hancock appear, with movements to Claremore, Muskogee, Miami, and Dallas. A Presbyterian dinner is noted, along with a marriage license for Clayton Spradlin and Dora Miller.
Morris Knight returns from Tulsa business trip. editor A H Norwood of the Dewey Sentinel visits. Many residents travel to Parsons and Muskogee for races and church events. dinners, meetings, and a high school building plan are announced. Notables include Philander Avery, Joe Meyer, Leo Halla, and Jumeas managing hotel business. The Y P C A announces an entertainment course with Marguerite Suit Concert, Dunne the magician, Village Singers, and Edmund Vance Cooke.
A garbled local page reports numerous Chelsea residents and surrounding towns passing through the city for business or leisure. Names include Luther Dancan Tom Gray Klarr Welch Major Comey Slater McClure and many others with scattered notes of travel and routine movements.
M P Knight and sister went to Tulsa this morning. O L James returned from the past and will be to Vinita Wednesday. Ladies Aid of the Methodist church to hold rummage sale next week. B Bhatt, loan agent of Butler MO, reports business in Vinita today. D M Marrs lets contract for a five room cottage in Marrs addition. Mrs G O Conner went to Pryor Creek for a visit with relatives. W B Morgan of Morgan Housing Co. of Joplin on business today. Mrs Myrtie Tolliver went to Springfield MO yesterday. Mrs Wallon went to Carville MO to attend the fair and visit relatives. The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs J W Simp. Frank James, manager of St James Hotel Sapulpa, is ill en route to Kansas City. W H Mitchell visited from Seneca for a talk with his son Harry Mitchell. Arrival of a fine baby girl at the Nidiffer home. The Congregational church ladies will serve a chicken pie dinner Thursday October 11:30 to 1:30. Delivery for the King Market created a stir in Hudless district this morning but caused no damage. J Coodbar, L Brown, Walter Hurnt, Bil Maljag, and Bries Watson attended the W A Lovesey event. In district court Mayor H C Qusey’s intruder hearing set for October 14 76 and 15. Mrs Chas A Roberta of Coffeyville KS and Miss Luella Krebblel of New York visiting Vinita. A pamphlet on a new insurance plan lists deficiencies for Vinita water supply including dry seasons, storage reservoir capacity, and fire department adequacy lowering insurance rates.
Kansas City Stock Yards reports a large quarantine run of 302 car loads last week with prices firm to higher. Steers top at 4.75, cows up to 4.00, heavy cows 2.60, calves 4.50 range, with top veals near 6.00. Hog volume 75,000 head, packers pushed prices up 30 to 50 cents before a late rebound. lard markets steady around 6.76 to 7.00 per bundle.
Prices for hogs, sheep, and lambs show mixed but generally rising movement in today's markets. Hog prices range around 7.40 to 7.90 per cwt for various weights, with heavy lard hogs at 7.70 to 7.80, while lambs and yearlings see gains and regional variations noted across multiple lots and weights.
A string of petitions filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission allege railway and city issues. Guthrie residents challenge state orders amid proposed track moves. Carmen and Oklahoma County accuse the KC and M&O and Briavo lines of violations. Stillwater seeks extra freight facilities over the K and 8 line. Chandler residents demand a concrete walk around the depot’s cinder pile.
The text recounts the inception of the world’s championship series in October 1884 between the Providence club, the National League champions, and the Metropolitan club of New York from the American Association. It outlines the early practice of pennant winner matchups, gaps in play in certain years, and the evolution into later formats under evolving leagues and commissions.
The Oklahoma State Sheriff's Association annual meeting will be in Muskogee starting next Monday. About 100 officers are expected and full representation from all counties is anticipated. Sheriff M. M. Tate of Mingfieher presides, with Sheriff M. B. Tautham of Chickasha as secretary treasurer. other county and city officers plan to attend.
Spokane discussions led by Henry M. Stephans advocate amendments to federal law to grant shippers equal rights to seek equitable rates. Proposals include independent commissioners across districts, de novo trials, and attorney fees taxable against carriers. Tactics aim to curb excessive charges and speed appeals, with Taft administration support noted.
In Washington on October 14 President Taft accepted Crane's resignation after a dispatch confirmed his removal. The change follows debate over Charles Ro Orine's China appointment, with Secretary Carpenter directed to announce the decision. A separate London item reports novelist and playwright Jane Harrie granted a divorce from Mary Ansell for alleged misconduct by the husband.
Chas Wheeler, who left town in spring 1007 and joined the United States navy in June that year, returned here recently. After securing discharge at Norfolk, he served aboard the battleship Minnesota and toured the yard with the fleet. He says he has had enough of Navy life and will make his home in the future.
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