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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
Subscription rates announced by D. M. Marks Printing Company Publishers list one year by mail and three months by mail. The notice references Vinita Oklahoma and is dated Friday September 25.
Oklahoma shows wealth pegged near 825 million dollars with potential additions of 175 million more once homesteads and Indian allotments are settled. The piece notes school lands leased with no direct tax and predicts growth toward a billion and a quarter as titles settle and assessors improve. It also covers political commentary on Haskell and Roosevelt, and news on Associated Press membership for Vinita’s Daily Chieftain.
In Oklahoma, about fifty thousand men will cast ballots in November, many voting for president for the first time. Old residents of Indian Territory and new majority youths enter a pivotal political moment as Bryan Roosevelt Haskell debates and party clubs draw attention amid a vigorous campaign.
George E. Harris led Golden Rule volunteers in a Wednesday work day to reshape the church front. The terrace was terraced from the property line and several trees were removed. A bounteous lunch was served in the Sunday school room for workers and others.
William J. Bryan spoke to 20 000 in Columbus after addressing Memorial Hall’s overflow crowd of 8000 seats plus standing room. He discussed labor issues and the platform plank on trial by jury in cases of direct contempt, following days of meetings with precinct committeemen and unions across the state.
The Cherokee Investment Company offers first, second and third premiums of 1.25 dollars, 1 dollar, and 75 cents for the best three samples from a dozen ears of corn. Samples must be left at their office on or before October 1. Chilton, a former Vinita grocer, is visiting relatives from Webb City, Missouri.
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