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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
5
The Untitled item lists numerous residents and visitors in Vinita and surrounding towns, noting travel to Tulsa Muskogee Claremore Pryor Creek Chelsea and Joplin. It records social visits, business trips, marriages and other local movements, with occasional remarks on taxes, weddings, and theater events.
Sulphur Okla Sept 1 George M Wise and four assistants government disbursing agents finished the government payment to the Indiana at this point yesterday at noon and left for Stonewall where the payment will be resumed. This is known as the equalization payment. Each Chickasaw and Choctaw under the treaty was to get 1041 28 worth of land and the land was valued at 50 cents to 8 dollars per acre for allotment purposes. Many allotments fell a few dollars short. This shortage is being made up in this payment which will total over 300000 about half of which had already been paid to the Indians. Charles D Carter Indian congressman from this district who recently testified before the Burke congressional committee here left today for his home in Ardmore after an outing in Platt national park. The congressman was accompanied by his son Master Ben Carter.
Members of the County Democratic Central Committee are asked to meet in Vinita on Saturday September 3 1910 at 1 30 p m for reorganization selecting campaign managers head offices and a finance committee.
County nominees are invited to attend the meeting. No proxies will be recognised unless in writing and given to someone from the same precinct. W. L. Gibbon, Chairman. T. RYH, Secretary.
Oklahoma City September 1 recount nearly complete and Judge A N Munden leads opponent W H Zwick by 256 votes. Munden holds 781 majority. Sheriff Harvey D Garrison loses county clerk race by 17 votes to Hargraves. Wright and Bolen named representatives, McMachan state senator, Beaty defeats Ofut for clerk. recount possible. County board to reconvene Monday afternoon.
In Tulsa Oklahoma a free for all in a courthouse occurred during a real estate commission suit. Justice Litson and Constable Elliott clashed with Joe Lighthouser and Mrs Lighthouser as they attempted to leave with case papers. The judge issued summary judgment and a brawl spilled into Main Street drawing a crowd. Mrs Quigg of Chanute visits J C Haymes family.
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