First National Bank of Claremore v. Keys

On July 20, 1906, the First National Bank of Claremore brought suit against Wat Mayes in the United States district court in the Indian territory, northern district, sitting at Vinita. An attachment issued and was levied on cattle belonging to Mayes and located on his ranch near Pryor Creek. It appeared that he had given mortgages on the herd to Vinita National Bank (1899), C. M. Keys & Company (1901), First National Bank of Vinita (1903), Citizens' Bank (July 24, 1905), J. C. Hogan (July 27, 1905), Mary D. Mayes (August 2, 1905).