Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-07-31

shipped twenty cars of cattle from Red
FORK which passed through here Tues
day morning
The fishing season waneth, and the
small boy and the watermelon will soon
be holding their silent siesta with na-
ture-after II gets dark
The improvements Of Antonio ellis,
an intruder, situated a mile northeast
Of Tulsa, viii be sold by the sheriff on
the sth of September
Marshal Isabel and W. 7. Davis have
arranged a race between their ponies,
to be run in three weeks. The distance
is one-half mile and the stakes at pres
ent sl2O per side
The heavy wind Of last Friday night.
or Saturday morning, took down pOr-
ton Of the front of J. N. Titles sa-
loon, displaced signs, and made itself
generally disagreeable-
Paup, the fellow who fell out Of the
window at the Frisco Hotel last week
and afterwards jumped his bill, worked
the Kellogg house at Atoka for several
days' board just before coming to this
town.
Dr. 3. F. Fortner has been appointed
United States examining surgeon for
pensioners at this place Uncle Sam
has made a-good selection both as TO 4
skiIlfnl surgeon and reputable gen.
tlcuaR.
Mr.. E. c. Stretch who fer number
Of days was confined to his bed at Mr..
Green's had sufficiently recovered last
Tuesday to be brought down street
With care It is believed he viii soon
regain his strength
The colored people of Grand River
viii celebrate the Emancipation Proc
iamatiOn Anniversary on August sth-
Music, speeches, a barbecue, and in
fact a regular old fashioned glorifca-
ton viii be the programme
Mr.. Morgan Allen, formerly in the
employ of the Missouri Pacific Railway
company at this place. died az Taylor,
Texas. on the 23rd- His remains were
conveyed 10 Parsons for burial, passing
through this city last Thursday mora
ing
Capt. G. W. Rogers. general nanas-
er OF the Frisco, d. II. Nichols, master
OF Transportation, and a number OF 9th
er officials, were ont this way yester-
day looking after matters pertaining to
the road They went As FAR west as
Tulsa
DR.. Fulsom Of Atoka has been CON-
PEELED to 20 to Denison TO find some one
willing to shoot glass balls against his
club If the gentleman viii just bring
his club up TO Vinita now, OF during
the fair, he viii be accommodated with
all the competitors he desires
The ladies of Pheasant Hill church
win give moonlight festival at the
residenee OF Mr.. A n. Chamberlain
next Wednesday evening. August 6th,
A pleasant evenings entertainment is
n certainty and as the moon viii then
be atits brightest and the DISTANCE but
Eve or SIX miles, the drive from town
viii be a delightful one Our young
folks should remember the date
There are about dozen hot weather
widowers in town Just now and anyone
who thinks the boys are model hotel
kickers should just step in some morn |
ing and hear these old fends. Makes
the younger 00,fit ashamed of them
selves. Il is fortunate for this latter
class that there are no girls boarding
here who contemplate matrimony as
they would certainly abandon theidea,
when they found what was In store.
James Devlin. the young man who
was injured last Thursday morning by
a wreck on the Frisco died shortly be
fore noon the same day. For a year or /
more Springfield had been his home
and thither the body was conveyed the
same evening, and buried next dav.
Mr.. Devlin came formerly from Albany,
New York, and before dying talked of
his home. He never reacted from the
shock sufficiently for an operation to
be performed.
Mr.. Isazc Fountain, n Cherokee, is
laid up at Arkansas City with badly
injured foot. He was going home from
that town on the 2ith when by acci-
dent one Of the lines dropped from his
hand He stepped upon the tongue to
recover it, as he had done many times
before. As he did so the mules gave
sudden bound and threw him on the
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