Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-07-24
Personal MENTION.


+ leave to-right fsr an extended visit
at their old home IN Franklin county,
Missouri.
Mrs. E. Z. Dodge, OF Kansas City,
commercial traveller, was in town the
first Of the week interviewing some Of
our business men,
Messrs. Conncll Rogers. Agent Tu.ft'
private secretary. and Nip Blackston
wentworth on Tuesday TO meet Chief
Bushyhead At Hunnewell, at the lat
ter's direction
Jas. A Rice from Muskogee Is in
town this week. Jim has concluded TO
return 10 the Cherokee nation and viii
make his home at Catoosa. where he
goes to-day TO make arrangements for
building house.
Miss Mary Riley. one Of our most IN
telIisent Young ladies Of the Orphan
ASYLUM, is visiting her dark eyed In
dian friend, Miss Ruth Parks Of Ninita,
this week. She viii return TO her
country home near Chelsea, Friday, ac-
eompanied by Mss Ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Engart. Of Muskogee,
we're here last Monday en- route for the
! Osage Agency. They called at the
CmIEFTAIx office and before leaving
took occasion TO declare it to be the
best newspaper published in the In
/ dian Territory. BY the way, we have
no steam press, but almost every lay
some intelligent lady or gentleman
gives US similar assurances
Mr.. Charles Dean and Miss Anna
Violet, of Ia Fayette county, Missouri.
were married by Rev. William P Ha-
worth, this morning at four O'Clock.
What DO our friends in the States
think Of people complaining because
the motking birds keep them awake
nights? Such complaints are heard in
Vinita-
s.w. Franklin, proprietor Of the Vi
nita meat market, Is now furnishing
the public with the best OF fresh meats
AZ reduced prices. See his card in an
other column
The wire fences Of q. T. Thompson
and W. &. Chamberlain. the latter
having some twenty-seven miles, were
taken down by the officers last week.
The sheriff seems inexorahle and de-
clares that the wire fence, Ike the
Heather Chinee, must %,
Chief Bushvhead has issnel his
proclamation calling special election
IN Saline District to be held August
nth, for the purpose OF electing suc-
cessoT to Hon. Oo-you-sut-ter, recently
deceased, 4 member Of the Council
Branch Of the Rational Council.
The friends Of Misses Pauline and
Julia Patton, end the term appears TO /
include all the Young people Of Yinits,
were entertained last evening at the |
elegant residence above the double I
store. The present was the first occa-
sion Of the house being thrown open /
since its completion and the guests /
were very numerous indeed. Enjoy /
ment xas manifested on every hand
and the Young ladies, ably assisted by /
their mother, proved themselves most 4
excellent entertainers. Their home is
4 most beautiful one in every way.
The Frisco people were unfortunate /.
this morning to the extent OFFS wreck
in which James a. Dcviin OF springfield,
h.ai brakeman. hal both Of his feet f
cut OF. Conductor John LvSen's WORK
train backed out Of here for the west .
after breakfast and when they had pro-
cee-ied I mile AMI 4 half 4 COW on .he
track threw three cars. DeyiIu jump
od but in some manner failed to clear
the wreck and was causat by the hind .
trucks Of the cab00se- In addition II
having both feet taken of, Deyliu's
rlrht limb was broken above the knee. /
Ills coalition IS very critical indeed
Charles Wells one Of the crew in
jumping was slightly iljure'l in the
back.
Should the Gulf. Colorado * Santa
Fe Railroad Co, which 4 short :ime
a-o secured the passage by congress Of 1
a bill granting the right Of way through +
the Territory, ever be built, il is likely 4
to become a strong feeler for our Fris-
CO. Col. Gresham, attorney for that 4
company, intimatcd to 4 Fort Worth 4
newspaper reporter some days ago that I
a connection with this road was GER
iainly a most feasible one The dis
tance from that town via Ninita to st. I
Louis he claims would be 75 miles
shorter than by any other route now
in existence. and would very naturally 1
get the bulk of the trade.
IL rHE To.Ls.-Depui, L. ;. Marshal I
Wilkinson was in the city early in the
week on his way towards Fort Smith .
with two assistants, having in charge /
eight prisoners. They have been out /
since the last day Of June and may be
a week or two yet in getting home. Mr..
Wilkinson was suffering from an attack /
Of bilious fever and very much feared
ne Was going TO be sick Bill Bell 4
young colored man who lived cut on /
Coon creek near the Usage line is one /
Of the prisoners and Is charged with /
murder, said to have been committed /
on Saturday evening the l2th- The 1
Marshal had been for sometime look /
ing after Bell on a larceny charge and 4
a Delaware named Socondine said he
knew where he was going TO be aud /
that he would endeav0r 10 bring him in 1
for s.. His proposition was agseed 10,
but a companion named Griffith stand 4
ing by and hearing the transaction Il 4
seems thought TO take the job on fi- I