The Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 9, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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The Vinita Daily Chieftain.
VINITA OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY MARCH 9. 1907.
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
VOL. IX. NO. 106
COUNCIL APPOINTED
IMPROVEMENT BOARD
At Last Night's Meeting the Final Step
Towards Paving the Business Dis-
trict Was Taken
The city council met last night and
pasc the resolutions appointing the
members of the improvement boards
of Districts No. 1 and 2. All the
members cf the council now in town
were present: Badgett Bagby Deck
Fowler Wallen and Wilkinson.
Mayor Shanahan and Recorder Pro-
basco weie also present.
A delegation of a dozen or so mem-
bers of the Commercial club appeared
at the meeting with a certified copy
of a resolution just adopted there re-
commending T. T. Wimer W. E. Hal-
sell and L. P. Garrison for appoint-
ment to Board 1 and T. T. Wimer
J. A. Wise and E. N. Ratcliff to
Board 2. The council accepted this
endorsement and the above gentle-
men were named on the two boards.
On motion the two were then con
solidated making one board of Ave
members. Messrs Wimer and Halsell
own property in both districts. It
will be the duty of the board to draw
up the proper specifications for the
work let the contracts and supervise
the work. The board must also make
the assessment against the property
affected. The members will be re-
quired to give bond for the faithful
performance of their duty aud to
make affidavit that they will not in
any way become interested in any of
the contracts.
The petitions for the improvement
of the two districis had been previous
I
1 1 THE FAIR
I EMPIRE BLOCK J
LADIES ! J
1 We are prepared to serve you well in I
I the Millinery line. We have fitted up a ' 1
I cosy little room for you. Come and see I
J the stylish Hats and pretty Flowers. You 1
I are welcome here whether you buy or 1
I not. You will be delighted at the elegant f
I Hats you can buy at a small cost to you. I
Report of the Condition of the
Cherokee National Bank
OF VINITA IND. TER
At theCloioof Buine Janunrv 26th 1901.
RF.s.U:RS. LIABILITIES.
2(XKI iiO
312 M)
1 .(::( B l
Cent Fund
The above Statement is Comet.
Swornjto and nbrn
If 7 CommiM
OORB1CT Att: 87"
Mar "to. II
W. P. Farl
ly accepted and granted by the coun-
cil. They were in accordance with
the terms of the ordinance Iprinted
yesterday in The Chief tain. Sidewalks
on North Wilson street and Canadian
and Illinois avenue will be sixteen
feet wide and the brick pavement will
in all streets be laid on a six inch base
instead of the lour inch base on which
the one block of Wilson street paving
is laid.
The sanitary committee of the
council of which J. C. Wilkinson is
chairman recommended that the
petition of the residents of the fourth
ward asking for the removal of the
Kfty dipping tank be granted and
that the tank be moved outside the
citv limits at the close of the present
dipping season May 1.
In OTder that all the people may
know wtio are the town-builders The
Chieftain prints the following list of
signers to the street paving petitions:
District 1.
W. E. Hajsell.
A. M. Clinkscales.
Preston S. Davis.
J. A. Thompson.
Joe Hunt.
L. P. Garrison.
Oliver Bagby.
L. K. McGuffln.
Elzada Tavlor.
T. T. Wimer.
Joe K. Harris.
E. D. Ming.
. 6.250 00
69.116 99
Total $107979.03
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A COUNTRY PARTY
Delightful Affair Given Last
Night by Miss Anna
Chandler
There was a very pleasant and
largely attended party last night at
the home of J. A. Chandler east of
town. The party was in honor of
Miss Lulu Pegues of Siloam Springs
Ark. and Mr. Ben F. Brown of Chel-
sea. Dancing and cards were indulged
in by the sixty or more guests and de-
licious refreshments were served.
The following was the menu of the
luncheon:
Chicken salad on lettuce leaf.
Cheese sticks. Sweet pickles.
Black coffee.
Fruit sherbet. Cake.
The house was beautifully decorated
thruout in pink and white carnations.
The following guests were present:
Misses Effle Duckworth May Dlck-
erson Bernice Rucker Lillian Martin
Alabama Alkisson Alma Martin Eva
Dameron Nell Davis Mabel Bagby
Bertha Thomason Olivia Marrs Adith
Carey Mattie Pegues Lula Pegues
Anna Pat Gatewood Jennie Fowler
Jessie Frazier Dena Martin Myrtle
Perry Susan Smartt Addle Powell
Beatrice Dunham and Nellie Cope
Mrs. Pearl White.
Messrs. Joseph Hunt Jr. Fred Rat-
cliff Harry Lumpkin Bert Owens
George A. Gatewood J. A. Taylor
Harry Mitchell Blue B. C. Rose
Hamon of Louisville Ky. George
Franklin Lionberger George W.
Clark Jr. Earl Walker Tom Walker
Tom Ricigeway Sota Campbell Roy
McClure George Martin John H.
Crutchfleld Ben A. Brown John
Byrd Seymour Hunt and Ferland
Williams.
Edward Shanahan.
M. E. Mllford.
Warren & Lewis.
DISTRICT 2
W. T. Huitt
Roscoe Bean
J. T. Ragan
Elizabeth Crutchfleld
J. C. Gray
Vinita National bank
J. a. Wise
E. N. Ratcliff
T. F- Thompson
J. R. Scott
R. P. Ironside
Byrd Ironside
J. M. Jones
Oliver Bagby
J. A. Chandler
JosephJPinquard
F. G. Cowan
W. E. Halsell
Leader Printing company.
A. W. Foreman
L. K. McGuffln
T. T. Wimer
J. T. Gunter
John Oskison
W. T. Beatty
H. L. Porter
W. J. Wede
Lee Barrett
L. W. Burlington
G. W. Hill
D. H. Wilson
C. W. Day
B. F. Fortner
W. H. Kornegav.
H. M. Smith.
LOCATION OF
STATE BUILDINGS
Guthrie Mar. 9 Public nuildings
are located in thereport submitted by
the committee today but provision is
made for locating the state capltol by
a vote of the people at the first gener-
al election after 1913.
Necessary moneys for temporary
buildings in Guthrie may be expended j
After the capitol is located by tne
people two thirdsv6te is necessary to
remove.
The legislature may locate other
state buildings.
Most of the morning session of the
constitutional convention was taken
up in discussing whether the insurt
ance commissioner should be elected
instead of appointed.
Provisions for the first election are
a special order for this afternoon.
Will Try It Again
A marriage license was issued yes-
terday to James Murray and Mrs.
Myrtle Murray both of Vinita. They
j.re young people only 26 years oldi
and were divorced but a short time
ago. Now they have come to the con-
clusion that after all the? can live
together better than apart.
BIG HAUL OF
BOOTLEGGERS
Deputy A. L. Chamberlain and
Special Agent M. H. Bowman of the
Katy last night ran in four negroes
charged with bootlegging. All four
were caught on a southbound Katy
freight between Chetopa and Vinita.
They had in their possession about ten
quarts of the glad and joyous. The
men gave their names as Robert
Glover James Martin George Wtck-
liff and Will Lewis. They had a hear-
ing before Commissioner Farrar this
morning and were all held to the
grand jury except Martin who was
put under bond to appear as a witness
REPUBLICANS
ORGANIZE
W H. Darrough returned thif morn
from Oklahoma City where he attend-
ed a meeting of the organization com-
mittee of the Republican party. For
the present only a temporary organi-
zation will be attempted In each
county a temporary chairman will be
appointed who will call a meeting of
Republican voters for the selection of
county committeemen When the
state convention Is held the state.com-
mlttee will be organized. The plan
adopted is known as the Indiana plan.
Bixby to Appraise
A special dispatch from Washington
to the Muskogee Phoenix says that
Commissioner Tams Bixby has been
designated by Secretary of the Inter-
ior Garfield to appraise the lands of
the intermarried white citizens of the
Cherokee nation- Commissioner Bix
by will begin his work at once.
1 A Great Big' I
I Surprise I
J IN SHIRTS I
I Fifty Cents-50c-Shirts. I
1 Our Whole Clothing I
I Window is Full of I
I Them 1
fffcUNDREDS of Dozens of Shirts 1
" of all styles sizes and patterns. 1
Laundred Shirts with attached collars
I and cuffs Shirts without collars and I
I with either attached or detatched cuffs
I soft collar Shirts pleated bosom Shirts I
I all kinds Shirts imaginable don't f
I fail to see our clothing window. f
M Where Kuppenheimer Clothes and Walk-Over m
a Shoes are Sold.
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1 I
COMMERCIAL CLUB
WANTS CLEANING UP
Mayor Shanahan Will Be Asked to Des-
ignate by Proclamation a Day Sacred
to Broom and Rake
The Commercial club met last night
in the club rooms. Altho the weatn-
er was not pleasant there was a fair
attendance and a good meeting. In
the absence of President Riddle Vice
President Churchill presided and W.
R. Charlesworth took the place of
Secretary Wise who is out of town.
George E. Harris made a motion
that Mayor Shanahan be asked to ap-
point by proclamation a general clean-
ing up day for Vinita. Mr. Harris
explained that he had just been read-
ing of the way Seattle Ore. observed
such a day. In that large city ail
business houses closed for the day
aud every man woman and child in
the city worked all day at oleaninir up.
The draymen donated their services
for the day and all the rubbish was
hauled outside the city and burned.
Each man attending thus to Ins own
home or place ot business the result
was that cleaning-up day worked a
miracle for Seattle. Mr. Harris was
of the opinion that a like result would
be achieved here in Vinita.
The proposition met with the gen-
eral acceptance of those present.
Speeches in favor of the project were
made by F. M. Smith F. M. Tarltom
W. R. Charlesworth and W. E. Clap-
ham. Mr. Harris' motion prevailed
unanimously and a committee of
three was appointed to arrange details
and confer with the mayor about the
proper time for the observanco of the
day. The committee consists of George
E. Harris W. E. Clapham and J. W.
Orr.
There was no report from the brick
plant committee for the reason that
the committee consisting of J. A.
Wise and Henry Miller left last night
for Bentonville to examine the plant.
The committee has as yet been un-
able to secure a cheaper rate than 8
cents for the gas company but they
are of the opinion that Bras will be
sufficiently low to bring the plant
here.
During last night's discussion the
meaning of eight cent gas was rather
forcibly illustrated. It was stated
that the Katv elevator which run-
ning night and day with coal for fuel
consumed $10 worth of coal per day
Since eras has been installed the plant
has been running only in the day
time and the cost has been only 75
cents. It cost the Elcelslor laundry
$3 per day for coal and 50 cents a day
with eight cent gas.
An amendment to the by-laws of
the club was introduced changing the
initiation fee from 85 to II. The club
then adopted resolutions favoring cer-
tain men for appointment as paving
commissioners and adjourned to the
council room to place the resolutions
in person before the council. Plans
for cleaning-up day will be reported
at the nest meeting of the club.
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McClintock, R. M. The Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 106, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 9, 1907, newspaper, March 9, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc774385/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.