The Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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The Vinita Daily Chieftain.
VINITA OKLAHOMA WEDN ESDAY FEBRUARY 20 1907.
VOL. IX. NO. 91
DEMOCRATIC KICKS
MOST STRENUOUS
Such a Howl Has Gone Up That Re-
consideration of Jim Crow Action
May Be Forced This Week
Guthrie Okla. Feb. 20.-So vigor-
ous have been the protests thruout the
new state of Oklahoma against the
action of the constitutional conven-
tion in practically burying the "Jim
Crow" proposition alive that the lead-
ers have been forced to place it back
into the calendar where it will prob-
ably be voted upon one way or the
other this week.
The Jim Crow matter was given its
place In the calendar this morning
upon motion of Delegate Clint Gra-
ham of Marietta 'who is an ardent
champion of the law and who says he
and his iriends Jpropose to see it in-
corporated in the constitution and
the pledges of the Democratic party
last year thereby carried out. An at-
tempt will be made to call the meas-
ure up for consideration on Thursday
and many of the Jim Crow advocates
claim that they will be victorious.
On the other hand Haskell and
others propose to fight to the last
ditch to cut the Jim Crow law out of
the constitution and the consensus of
opinion here is that inasmuch as Has-
kell controls the convention his
wishes will be carried out. The "boss"
has adopted a "public be damned"
policy in connection with the matter
and openly states on every occasion
that lie proposed to have his way re-
gardless of the Democratic party or
THE
EMPIRE
You Will Adroit
that you have bought some great bar-
gains in dishes at this store. But the
greatest of all can be bought now.
We Will sell 50c Salad Berry and
Fruit Bowls Bread and Fruit
Plates Platters and Large Pitch-
ers for only
25cts.
These just arrived and are the best and
latest shapes and patterns. They won't
last long at this price.
Report of the Condition of th
m. n
WA rrnMrr 1X1
OF VINITA
At the Close of Business
RrOUR7m8.
IUU sod Discounts 73 268 69
ntyWsrrsnt. 2S
gseaiMes ......... 3.000 00
fWe Per usni ito "
(Vrerdrsfts .
1 053 54
hmlinn and jiiturs 1000 00
rssh snd Dim From Bsnta
$19 780 6S
Demsnd Loans -i 10 i218OT
Total 1U7.OT9 OS
The above Statement is Correct
lupuii TanRtTosT .
Northsrn uisinci
I r v.M8plden Cashier of ths sbo nsrssd Bank do solemnly swear
i.T.VA tk. Wt of m t knowledesd belief.
abort i
"
Sworn to snd snbserlbed before me this SI day of Jan. A. t. 1907.
Sworn u . KAaL jjoork Kotars Public. J
Mr Commission enplrasIMay 7th. 1-
OOKKXOT Attest : fkymour Riddle 4P. Farley. W. Orr IMrartora.
anvhodv else.
In fact it is openly asserted that
this is a part of Haskell's scheme to
disrupt the Democratic party in uuia
homa: that he came here from Musko
gw for that purpose and that he
proposes to carry it out.
FEW HEARD
RUTHERFORD
Them were thirtv-flve people present
at the court house last night to listen
to the speech by S. M. Rutherford of
Muskogee Democratic candidate for
the United States senate from the
new state. From the small si.e of the
audience and the little enthusiasm
displayed by those present the can-
didacy of the Muskogee man will not
set the Democratic woods on fire In
this section.
Mr. Rutherford made a good speech
devoting a large part of his time to
an attempt to show that the Repub-
lican party is unfriendly to statehood.
He urged his hearers to vote for what-
ever constitution the convention may
adopt.
Perry Lumber Co's horse ran awtry
this morning and did some damage by
colliding with D. M. Marr's horse and
buggy.
FAIR
BLOCK
ATIHM Q I DAN K
IND. TER
January 26th 1901.
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stoek 6 000 00
::::::::::::::::: SSSS
Total- $10797903
K V. MoSPADDEN Cashier.
thst the
t v UKDpnnEV ("sillier.
CHEROKEE
Inherited Lands Listed
for Sale to Best
Bidder
Notice is hereby fglven'that the fol-
owing described tracts of land allotted
of decased citizens of the Five Civil-
ized Tribes have been listed for sale
by their heirs and sealed bids will be
received therefor at this agency on
each separate allotment of land de-
scribed up to 2 o'clock p. m of the
date when said bids are to be opened
as indicated below:
Cherokee Nation.
Listed for sale February 18 1907;
bids to be opened April 19 1907.
No. 1 Allotment of Julia Golng-
wolfe deceased; Lizzie Watt and
Aaron Goingwolfe petitioners.
NE J of NE i NW i of SB 1 of NE
i S i of SE i of NE i and NE J of SE
i of NE 1 of Sec. 8 T. 24 N. R. 15 E.
80 acres.
All bids must be accompanied by a
duly certified check on some solvent
bank payable to the commissioner of
Indian affairs for 20 per cent of the
amount of the bids.
All bids should be deposited with
the United States Indian agent Un-
ion agency Muskogee Indian Territo
ry and enclosed in a separate sealed
envelope upon which must be writtten
"Bid for Inherited Indian Lands"
and the date of the bid is to be opened.
The envelope must not disclose a des-
cription of the land.
All information pertainlnar to heir
ship and proofs fttraitiMd oy petition
ers is on file at the Union Agency and
may be examined by any prospective
bidder.
Until further notice official lists of
Creek lands will be advertised in the
Muskotree Phoenix. Cherokee lands In
The Vinita Chieftain Choctaw lands
in the Eveninir News McAlester and
Chickasaw lands in the Cbickasha
Express.
Further information and cjpies of
the regulations governing these sales
will be sent upon application.
Dana H. Kelsky
United States Indian Agent.
Obituary
Mrs. Ella Partain wife of A. H.
Partain died of consumption early
Monday morning and wasjburied that
afternoon. She was 42 years old and
leaves a husband and five children be-
sides a number of other relatives. The
saints of God labored with her for the
salvation of her soul which she ob-
tained a short time before the Lord
took her home to be witli him. She
sweetly past away leaving a testi-
mony that she has gone to rest with
Jesus.
Many thanks to the good people of
Vinita for their kindness to us thru
sickness and death. Mrs. Partain was
a kind indulgent mother and com-
panion loved by all who knew her.
Her uncle a minister of the Church
of God arrived from Webb City too
late for the funeral Contributed.
Papers Recorded
To February 19 1907 at noon.
WARRANTY DEEDS.
August Dawson to J. R. Dawson 850.
Ne i of n w i of nw h sec. 26 25-22.
M. A. Buzzell to Bill Johnson $815.
Sw i of ne i sec. 9 24-21.
Quitclaim Deeds.
George R. Smith to C. E. Holder-
man (35. S i of ne i of ne i and s i
of sw i of ne i and ne i of sw i of 19
i sec. 28 25-20.
The Sequoyah Club
The Sequoyah club will meet Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Houck. Mrs. T. J. Farrar will be
the leader of the meeting and Henry
V will be studied. Mrs. Farrar 0
read a paper on the history cf the
drama which will be followed by a
reading of the first two acts.
Those Were Times
The history of the new world con-
tains no more romantic or picturesque
pages than those which tell of the ill-
fated reign of the Emperor Maximill-
ian of Mexico. Historians and novel-
ists have written at length of those
days but it is remarkable that only
one really great play has been produc-
ed. A Royal Slave which will be pre-
sented by Gordon & Bennett at the
opera house on next Friday evening
fires a vivid poctnre of the stirring
times whieh the world will never know
again-
THE AUDITORIUM
Many Contractors Will Sub-
mit Bids for the Work
Next Week
The plans and specifications for the
auditorium have been completed.
There were but two sets of specifica-
tions however and it will be some
time before all the contractors who
desire to bid on the work will have
had a chance to examine the specifi-
cations and put in their bids.
Contractors in Joplin Tulsa and
Muskogee as well as local contractors
are figuring on the work. Some will
make bids dn the entire job and
others on certain portions of the
work and it will be quite a task for
the board of directors to determine
which bid is the lowest. It will piob-
ably be two weeks before the bids are
all In.
UP AGAINST
A BIG SNAG
The brick plant proposition Is just
now up against a snag. It has been
found Impossible at present lo secure
a rate from the gas people that will
permit of the removal of the plant
here from Bentonville. It is thought
however that after the mas has been
turned on and after the companv has
secured all the high-priced customers
it can accommodate it will If the
supply proves as large as appears at
present give . cheap rate to the brick
plant people. Until the supply is
tested however it looks as if there
would be nothing done.
Tone the liver move the bowels
cleanse the system. Dade's Little
Liver Pil's never gripe. Sold by A. P.
Owens. 3m
l J
I See Display in Clothing Window J
J Walk-Overs j
I The International Shoes for Men. All
Leathers. All Lasts I
f $3.50 and $4.00
1 A Shoe with style quality and fit equal to the majori- ft
ty of Shoes sold at $5.00 to $6.00. Wear Walk-Overs
1 once and you'll wear them always. Complete spring
1 line has arrived. I
WIFE FOR WHOM HE
SLEWJSFAITHLESS
William Grimmett Returns From Ten
Years in Penitentiary to Find Wife
With Another Man
A somewhat remarkable case is just
being brought to a olose in Vinita.
Ten years ago and more William
Grimmett a negro killed another ne-
gro in Marion county Kansas who
had been paylue what Grimmett
thought was too much attention to
his wife Hattie. Grinmett was
tried found guilty and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. While in
the penitentiary he gave his lawyer a
power of attorney and had him tile on
some land in the Cherokee nation of
which Grimmett was a f reedman citi-
zen. The wife and two children also
moved here and tiled on allotments.
Meantime Mrs. Grimmett met Wil-
liam Adair a Vinita negro who has
acted as a guard at the jail and they
have lived together for several years
as man and wife without the formality
of a marriage. Adair has cared for
Grimmett's two children as If he were
their father. lie has no children of
his own.
On February 14 Grimmett was par-
doned from the penitentiary by Gov-
ernor Hoch and he arrived In Vinita
a day or so ago. He at once went to
Me Trifa's home and has since been
there. Adair at first demurred to giv-
ing up Grimmett's wife but seeing
that the other had the law on his side
has at. last consented and apparently
all is peace and harmony once more.
Grimmett intends to improe his
land.
HASKELL VIEWS
J. B. Turner Interviewed the
Convention Manager Sun-
day at Guthrie
J. H. Turner spent Sunday in Guth-
rie. He says that while he wus there
lie was assured by C. N. Huskell that
the convention would complete its
work and take a recews in about two
weeks. During the recess Mr. Haskell
says two members will be seut to
Washington with a clause containing
the proposed "Jim Crow" legislation.
When these delegates return the
convention will be convened again and
will perfect t lie constitution in accord-
ance with the views of the pi-eside.it.
Phones Not Changed
The telephone company was not
able to complete arrangements lfc
night for the change from the M to
the new svstem. It is said however
that the change will surely le made
tonight and that tomorrow morning
the new phones will be in operation.
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McClintock, R. M. The Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1907, newspaper, February 20, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc774487/m1/1/?q=%22%22%7E1: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.