Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-07-10
PEKSONAL NEWTON.

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Col. L. B. Bell is expected home from
Washington this week.
Robt. Blak aney was visitor al Car
thaee. his old home, last week
Mrs. W. P. Haworth paid 4 short
visit 10 friends at Coheyviile, return
ing Tuesday
Mrs. ". Z. Halseil and daughter re-
turned on Sunday from 4 Fourth Of
July visit TO Carthage
". A. Black, Of Little Rock, general
travelling agent and collector for : b.
Kirby K Co, dealers in sewing ma
chimes, was over last MOnda;-
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. P. GoodykoOntz. Mr.
Strange and Miss Spraudlet, were
among our people who spent the
Fourth abroad. Parsons was the point
visited
Charley Poole aad Claude shelton
became imbued last week with the
spirit OF education To the extent Of at
tending commencement exercises at
Tahlequah.
James Mehlin, Of the Nerdigris,
where he has 4 good start IN cattle,
was in town on the fourth, expecting,
doubtless, to see great things, and Of
course was disappointed
Miss Madge GoOdykOontz, OF Wor-
cesier aca.lemy, who has remained
among us ever since the close Of school,
left last Wednesday for her home At
Neosho, Missouri, where the balance Of
vacation VIII be passed
Col. W. P. Ross was in town several
davs this week attending 4 meeting OF
the town commissioners Of the Ghero-
kee Nation. Of which he is president
The other two members are H. H.
Trott and William McCTacken-
Hon. Henry Chambers passed
through the city Monday on his way
home from the national capital As
treasurer he has recently paid OF over
one hundred teachers, their wages az
cresaiing Sa0.000. Some days ago he
received from st. Louis $4,000 in cash;
quite a comfortable little sum-
Mr.. Samuel Cornatzcr, who for SIX
months past has been in Washington
in the interest Of the adopted shaw
necs. returned home sunday morning
His people are very anxious to learn
their exact status and hope strongly
10 secure favorable report from the
senate AMI honse committees which
will probably v-si; thc Tcr-itorr before
congress reass m5ies.
Mai. J. Q. Tuifis was in toEn Tues
dav for the purpose of settlin. mp some
Kansas land matters for number of
Shawneos. During the gentleman :
stay the writer enjoyed half hour 5
conversation with him. Being 4 Re
publican. and strong in the faith, the
Major felt perfectly confident That the
Democrats wcre losing both time and
money by going 10 Chicago this week
Rev. Charles H. Cation. pastor Of the
Christian church At iarrodsburg, Ken
lucky. passed through town last Fri
dav on his way 20 McAlester % attend
the International sunday school Con
vention which assembled on the 9ih.
{ During the gentleman's stay in the
Territory he viii endeavor to interest
our people in 4 younE lady's seminary
located At his toWn- Mr.. J. J. McAles-
ter returning from Fort smith, accom-
panied Air. Car0n-
/ F.S. Burrows, in charge Of 4 corps
Of engineers. under Mai. " 3. Adams,
+ uho are surveying the ARKANSAS river,
was IN town last saturday laying IN
. supplies. Operations were begun Al
I Wichita GA the 2ith Of March. and
/ the work has been prosecuted to Tulsa
I Two boats, twelve By thirty feet IN
size. are used by Mr. Burrows party.
/ The idea Of navigating the Arkansas
/ a. far up a. Wichita may seem feasi-
. bic 10 people who have become ac-
+ 1uainted with this stream Of late wears,
I but in Is60 il Is said to have been as
dry - 4 bone II that point
The great and glorious Fourth of
Jul7. which al over the United States
overshadowed everything else last
week. passed well nigh unobserved IN
Vinita. Not that our people are lack
ing in patriotism was this the case, hu'
chiefly owing. 1t is believed, to th'
number of celebrations arranged IN tins
vicinity. or conveniently accessible D.,
rail. The chief local celebration Wa
that held 1t Willow Springs, som'
twelve miles southeast of here Abou
five hundred people il Is estimates
we're present and more orderly gath
ering is seldom seen. Plenty of barbe
cue,l meat and general good dinnei
was served TO all. Rev. W = la
worth. of this city, assisted by james
II. Akin and DIR. Davis, furnished tn
enthusiasm and eloquence- il WAS
great day for enthusiasm and elo
ouencc aud truly our orators wer
equai to the occasion II there i on
thing that Yinita prides herself upoi
/ il Is her orators, and n this parilculs
time u.ey acquitted themselves mos
ncblv. To Mr.. Eifert Is much of th
credit due for the success Of this celt
bratiou. Horse Creek, somewhat neal
er, also manifested its patriotism ,
a big jollification and enjoyed 4 goo
. trrn ont IS ifs reMard. ParsOnl