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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
5
Numerous visitors and residents from Chelsea, Carthage, Bartlesville, Afton, Welch, and other towns converged on Vinita for business, social calls, and entertainment. Notable names include A. A. Brown, J. A. Benge, Senator Owen, and Miss Hazel Dickens. events feature show attendance, a Land of Nod screening, and the Royal Italian band concert set for October 22 at the Auditorium.
G H Terbush traveled to Miami this morning. Bart Hughea returned from Chelsea. P Mosher was in from Tulsa. John Holland of Centralia spent today in Vinita. P C Berkland tested for Parsons. A C Gould came from Bluejacket. G W Bail of Webb City visited. P Z Neman from Welch among visitors. EN Rateliff went to Tulsa on business. Wyian Thompson from his farm on Grand River. Guy Patten went to Claremore on legal dullards. J H L Campbell of Welch was here on land business. County Fair tickets are on sale at Hartmann. Charley Prather of Welch attends Farmers Institute.
PROM THURSDAY'S DAILY notes many visitors in Vinita including Noe Glascock Montrose and Crawford Cherryvale while trains ran late due to patchy rains. Several business and land seekers from Muskogee Coffeyville Siloam Springs and Tahlequah are listed with travel between Welch Vinita Durant and Clinton. Community notices include Teddy Bear Chorus practice and an appreciation toast after a football game.
Bmnnett Hughes leaves tonight for Mexico. County Pale entertainment postponed due to wet weather and will be held next Tuesday. A party honored eve high school football team. celebration followed yesterday's victory. A theft report: a letter pack stolen from Frisco transfer to Katy train number 408, no suspects. Mr and Mrs George Beall returned to Webb City and plan to move to Vinita. Beall to open a jewelry store in Red Creek drug store.
Prose notes from the Great Patterson Shows describe a gala week in Vinita with elite acts delivering top entertainment. The Cuetohoy Chit has contracts to appear, attracting large crowds from the surrounding region during the carnival week.
Duchess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig Holstein, daughter of Prince Frederick, marries Prince August William of Prussia, the fourth son of Emperor Wilhelm, at the Imperial palace in Berlin on November 22.
Dean R. Low of Chelsea earns special mention for shipping five coops of six birds each totaling thirty birds. His contribution significantly aided the Farmers Institute success while he served as superintendent of the Poultry Show and did not enter birds for premiums due to living outside Craig county.
An American woman in Constantinople mistakenly gave a beggar a gold piece. The beggar, who had left his post, returned later with a servant announcing the master was dressing. The well dressed beggar then returned the coin, noting such errors are embarrassing.
In Edinburgh a church minister surprised his congregation by resigning during a Sunday service at age sixty while in good health. A week later a church committee urged him to stay. he said, You will not be able to get rid of me when I am seventy.
A reflection on personal challenge and the central need for character. The speaker notes everyone faces tough problems and assumes riches or pleasure will ease them, but asserts only the rule of character matters.
Browne contemplates nudging his wife to devise a plan herself and accept it as her own, while Towne questions whether she will approve of the scheme. The exchange hints at manipulation and partnership dynamics within a domestic context.
A line from the excerpt notes that the friend is well off with fine children and the means to write poetry, illustrating wealth and cultured tastes in a brief social vignette.
World's Largest University now leads world rankings by pupil count with 14,609 students in Paris that summer. The report lists 245 professors and instructors, with the faculty of law teaching 7,182, medicine 3,320, sciences 2,147 and pharmacy 1,000 students.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes a curious burglary in Toulouse described by a lone typewritten letter. It mocks the Betsy Ross legend while praising traditional narrative as better evidence, arguing for caution against unfounded historical claims.
A fragment recounts the old sloop St Marys noted for a historic moment near Valparaiso. Under Capt Calvocoresses she aided in naval symbolism, though Valparaiso’s bombardment occurred later without his presence. The ship’s name honors Maryland’s early colonial capital, linking to Jamestown and Plymouth era ships.
A recent instrument for testing metal hardness uses a 40 grain steel ball with jewel-like hardness. The rebound height from a drop is read on a scale where 100 equals the average hardness of carbon steel and marks the safety limit after one heating and tempering.
The article argues gulls have multiplied due to coddling and protection over 15 to 20 years. Counties consider stricter controls as gulls devastate fish stocks and raid eggs and chicks of other birds. In Scotland the black backed gull is labeled vermin rivaling rooks and hooded crows, seen as a consequence of over preservation.
Local fishermen report a large influx of small fish including mackerel hake pollock and herring washed ashore at Nahant after the appearance of porpoises and suspected whales. As tides fall the catch is gathered but many are left behind, raising health concerns among residents.
An elderly Indy spectator complains of heat while trying to spot fans at a baseball game. Her niece asks what is wrong as the crowd, described as thousands of fans, fills the scene. The overheated exchange captures a lively, informal moment at the stadium.
An irritated man vents over improper apostrophe use and quotation marks. He cites misapplied terms like auto pluralization and the awkward phrase please be kind. He notes signs misusing kindly and questions the logic behind quotation marks in everyday text.
The Chemical Society of Great Britain debates admitting women as full members. Of 3 400 personal researches conducted this year only 23 involve women alone. Mme Curie remains the sole woman member, limited to honorary fellow status with no voting rights. The vote will be decided by ballot amid opposition from several members.
The Quinault Indians set a record catch with seventy two thousand walmon landed at Hoquiam valued at $15,000. They surpassed any prior season by about twenty seven thousand fish using advanced methods and venturing beyond breakers in their sea canoes. Hundreds of fish were left in lagoons as tides receded while the tribe enjoyed prosperity and were paid in full at Hoquiam.
Senator LaFollette discourses on a currency bill and a peculiar honeymoon. A young man, still mourning his deceased wife, married her sister. A friend met the couple at a Niagara restaurant and asked who he mourned for, prompting the reply that his "distort in law" was the delicate matter.
In a awed whisper the farmer’s boy notes Jim has washed his face twice and wearing a new shirt and clean collar. His lanky brother exclaims visitors must be coming and guesses a picnic. His shoes are blacked and hair is neat everywhere.
Fragmented OCR reflects a discussion of gossip's social cost and surveillance within a tight community. It suggests that people fear disclosure, envy, and economic pressure, creating a reluctant social retreat and guarded conversations as neighbors weigh privacy against shared knowledge.
A reception for the American Hallers Makers in Detroit features Charles M. Schwab reminiscing about a Day day and voicing opinions on millionaires. He cites curiosity about fault finding among the wealthy and notes personal vows about drinking on special occasions. The piece records weather and family visit details amid a reflective, period voice.
A recently received letter shows two stamps canceled in the post office. A green stamp bears a harp design with the legend Hirne and inscription Ston Fein in Triuh characters. The oddly described symbols hint at heraldic blazons of Ulster and Munster, suggesting a nod to national postal causes.
A fragment describes swallows losing nesting places as chimneys are replaced with straight narrow ties. It notes diminishing bird habitats in houses and farm buildings, with sparrows thriving among limited ledges, while a quirky exchange about the Cost of Print Paper and Truth appears.
Soiled Samuel recalls being bitten by a dog and fearing water as Rumpled Robert questions his pale appearance. The exchange suggests concern over hydrophobia and attempts to verify Samuel's condition.
A hinted deal between Coy Fucashi and Prince de Brass was blocked by social engagements that required their personal attendance, according to a brief note in the column.
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