Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-14

John Goodykoontz. Esq, Of NeoshO
was in town this week
We call attention TO our new Seneca
ais. They are all Of reliable parties
The terrible weather. bad roads and
high water make business very dull this
week
Rev. Mr.. Shapari. presiding elder Of
the NJ. T. Church in this district,
preached sunday and during the weeS-
Read the advertisements of Wm- Lit
tie * Co. ON our first page They make
a specially of feed, and are one Of the
strongest aud most reliable houses in
the country.
The mud and slush on Monday and
Tuesday were mach colder than COM
monty supposed. No one could walk in
il without rubbers without exposing
themselves to pneumonia.
The CITY COuncil must mean some
,things judging from the number of
blank subpwnas they had printed 1t
this Office this week, 10 serve on delin-
quent taxpayers Of DowningvilIe-
They are building 4 new schoolhoGse
on Horse Cacek, in James \ Duncan's :
neighborhood. VIII Trott, the Ninita
lunherman, gave them SO. There is
no item we are more glad to chronicle
\ promising literary society has been
organized among the students Of Wor-
cester Academy. 1t is called the Wor-
ccster Literary Society. They intend
getting their constitution and bylaws
printed in pamphlet form
There are now eight grocery stores in
! Vi1ita, besides SIX OF seven stores which
carry groceries along with other goods
fifteen stores in all, where you can get
something tc eat There are either get
ting TO be lots of people here. OF We eat
enormously
Mr.. F. NJ. Crowell of solgahachie,
Ark, passed through town ore day last
week, stopping long geaough to place his
name on our subscription list lie was
in search Of suitab.e .e location 10 start
q cattle ranch and possibly open mer-
camille establishment.
Morris Sorr5lls, colore.i barber at Tul-
sa, was arrested on Jan. 18th, by Dep
uty Marshal Marks, and turned over 10
Deputy L. 6. Marshal Simpson of To-
peka, Kansas, to await his trial at the
Nav term OF court, 10 answer TO a. cd
charge Of retailing liquor in Kansas
without government license
Look AZ the advertisement of Thomp-
son < skinner, and then % to see their
stock. They bave started out right, by
letiiug the people know, through the
CHIEFrAIx, where they are, and what
they have. instead Of waiting for pcO-
pie 10 find IL out. J'be result j., they
have had a large run Of business from
the start.
Col. William p. Ross, Senior Editor Of
the GHIEgrAIN Is absent At Fl Gibson,
this week The Junior Editor Eey- j.
W Srroegs, Is At work on his church,
and the business manager has gone
west - this week paper Is gotten up
mainly by the foreman and the devil
the printers devil, VIC mean-Who take
liberties which the grave and reverend
editors might not approve OF when
the cat ; away the mice viii play"
We had intended - give, this week.
IN account Of the origin Of st. Nalen-
tines Day, for the benefit OfSur young
friends who tage advantage SNthis day
10 tell their distresses. but We vill have
space for bu; few wcr,ls- The original
OF Sf.Yalentine's Day Was the LuPer-
caliaH Of the Romans. During the
latter years Of Rome, al moral re-
straints were removed. as some want
them 10 be now the Luperralia became
a scene Of the most abandoned wirk=d-
ness the world ever saw Afterwards
the Catholic missionaries abolished the
wicked part Of IL, ch angvd the name 70
St Valentines Day, in honor Of = good
natured saint, and made it sort Of
lovers day" OF late years the day
has been degraded by the sending Of
disgusting and insulting pictures, such
as no decent person would send, or wise
one open and read. In this way we are
degrading the day almost Is badly as
I the Romans did.
That Skating Rink.