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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
5
Dr. Craig was in Joplin Missouri yesterday. Many residents and visitors from Tulsa Vinita Welch Adair and Okla City appear in town today on business or calling at local shops. A variety of social visits, travel, and minor incidents fill the day with names from across the region.
Tuesday’s Daily notes several arrivals and visits in Vinita. B Craig from Welch and attorney F Mason from Miami were seen, Will Byrd from Tahlequah visited home folks, Noah Cooper of Rice Tulsa County arrived, and W P Brandon, Adair grocer, was in Vinita yesterday.
Names of residents and visitors fill Vinita today with arrivals from Welch Big Cabin Fairland Seneca Claremore and Tahlequah plus a European tour report. An infant’s burial was arranged in Bil ings Missouri while others planned returns to Tulsa New Mexico and Craig county.
Mrs. W. P. Henderson aged 76 died today at 11 45 at her North First street home after months of illness. Funeral set for Thursday at 10 am from the Catholic church. Widow of the late Wit P Henderson, she was famed for kindness and charity, sheltering orphans for decades. Sheriff Ridenour returned from Kansas City and industrial commissioner Hockaday visited about a state exhibit train to be run in October.
W M Malone left for Enid last night A D Yost came in from Coffeyville Freeman Nichiffer from Fairland AE Ivey of Stilwell visited last night C Mason of Welch had city business T Wyman Thompson near Ket chum in the city I N Duval of Muskogee was a Cobb guest Miss Hildred Williams left for a week at Joplin A second hand store to open on Wann street J L Staats and wife of Wann guests at Green hotel James Ward of Bartlesville mingled today M E Bolan and R Goodwin from Haskell on a prospecting tour Co P Jones of Welch mingled around the courthouse P B Kintison from Welch a well known visitor Miss Mabel Shepherdson went to push past and Missouri for vacation Miss Alice Herron hosted the M N C Club last night with games and music It was reported Jesse Harrison stabbed at Claremore Monday night died this morning J M Lynch son of Judge Lynch Stilwell en route to Cumberland Law School John R Barnett 38 and Miss Lillie Van Horn 28 of Summersville Tex married by County Judge Parks today Heber Skinner and Pryor Farley left for their ranch at Talula Farley came from Oswego this morning A box car turned over near the Katy Frisco junction Bart Gordon of local pugilistic fame returned from Joplin Deputy Sheriff B S Webb brought Willis McKane and Ross Nobles to county jail for liquor selling and worship disturbance The funeral of Mrs Eliza Henderson was held from the Catholic church at 10 this morning Ralph Reed and wife returned from Muskogee and will reside there again
The market quotes steers at 3.55 to 6.05, cows 3.00 to 4.85, and heifers 4.00 to 7.50 with steady to strong overall. Hogs top at 7.50 and 7.95, with rough weekly runs around 37 000 head. lambs and mutton follow recent declines, feeding lambs 1.00 to 5.00, fat lambs 6.25, ewes 3.00.
Cattle receipts total 54 800 this week up from 47 800 last week and 62 600 year ago. Prices held firm despite buyer pressure with few declines in low grade native steers and heavy finished beef steers easing slightly. Missouri steers hit a yearly high at 8 20. short fed steers 6 00 to 7 25. top pasture cattle 7 50. many good weight steers 6 80 to 7 30. Killers valued higher due to killing percentages and looming scarcity. feeding steers stayed strong.
A column from Colorado Springs reports numerous Oklahoma residents and visitors enjoying the Pikes Peak region and Manitou. Notables include A B Dunlap of Lawton whose car rolled into a stream but left all uninjured, plus several Misses and MRs from Ada, Tulsa, Muskogee, Duncan, Shawnee, and Purcell staying at local hotels and joining Oklahoma Day services in Manitou.
This report reviews 1911 Fourth of July fatalities and injuries totaling 1,603, including 57 deaths and 1,546 nonfatal injuries. It notes a decade-long decline in deaths, highlights urban improvements, and cites a nine year table of yearly deaths and injuries with figures from 1902 to 1911.
Oklahoma City August 29 seven suits on old notes against the Night & Day bank and former management were filed by J D Lankford state bank commissioner. Defendants include Dr J M Postelle W S Anderson Henry M Scales F K Camp W H Phillips H A Severin J H Harp and J P Scales. suits seek about 12000 with largest against Anderson for 4625.
A freak storm battered Charles Town and nearby Charleston with hurricane force winds and heavy rain, leaving at least several dead including engineer Alonzo Coburn. Property losses are estimated around 1 million dollars with widespread flood damage in low-lying areas and at sea island cotton industries feared for heavy impact.
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