Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-09-23


George for six nights fair week.
Reports are that there will be many
more horses at our fair this year than
last.
a man selling zithers took number
of orders in this town during the past
week.
The fall business is upon us. The
hrms who advertise are the ones that
will sell the goods.
W. W. Miller & Co. have contract
to put the tin roof on W. G. Patton &
Co.'S. new building.
a hail storm about mile in width
passed through the country near Ca
reys Ferry last Thursday.
Our cornct band is making rapid
progress and already play quite well.
A teacher has been employed.
Grace George theater co. fair week
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A lot of fve-color, lithographic pos.
ters Of our fair have been ordered from
Cincinnati and will be here this week
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The preliminary examination of SUIT
Beck, having been continued from the
time originally set, takes place neA :
Monday.
G. p. Williams has sold out his bust
ness at Prairie City to Alb Harlan
l.. ID. Long succeeds Sam McSpadden
as manager.
\ number of Missouri Pacific train
men running between Muskogee and
Denison have been arrested for robbing
freight cars.
Bell & Taylor, attorneys-at-law is a
new firm composed of our veteran
lawyer, Col. j. NJ. Bell and j. NJ. Tay-
lor, Jr. See their card.
Joshua Ross, secretary of the Mus
kogec fair kindly places at our dispos-
al a complimentary season ticket.
We hope to be with them next week.
Fred Martin was fined $40 in the
mayors court last Saturday for carry
ing an unlawful weapon. His partner
in the afIray, Jess Vann did not
appear.
Grace George theator Co. fair week.
There are several store fronts in this
town which could be improved In ap.
pearance Uy the judicious use Of soap
and water. Just look around and you
will discover the parties in mind.
Indian Inspector Bannister, after
closing his duties in regard to the re-
moval Of the Sac and Foxes from Kan
sas, will visit Muskogee To learn how
Agent Ovens housework is being done.
q. w. Kitchens who used TO run a
locomotive into this town on the
Frisco and is well known to many OF
our citizens, has been nominated by the
republicans of Missouri for railroad
commissioner.
Judge Foreman writes us from
Oowala that dry weather and good
health seem to have the upper hand
just now in that locality. lie closes
10y asking us to tell DR.. Frazee he had
better double the premium on babies,
as they intend to enter the list with a
"yearling."
From Mr.. James Cleveland we learn
that Nat Skinner will have several
nubbins Of corn on the place at
Chelsea. Que hundred acres are shuck-
ing out so bushels to the acre and it is
sound as a gold dollar. a little patch
making l,GO0 shocks of fourteen hills
each, has been cut up.
Present round-trip rate to ST. Louis,
$3.50; October End to sth, limited to
llth, Sll.45. To Muskogee fair, on sale
September "a to October l, limited 70
2nd, l-5 fare $3.50. To Vinita fair, OH
October -, IL, Is, l-5 fare. From
Chetopa, Sl.6s; Adair, 90 cts. Chou
teau, 81 .0si Gibson, $3.50; MuskOgee
$500.
The Thompson cattle case has been
amicably settled in accordance with
a decision of Acting Secretary of the
Interior Muldrow. The cattle are to be
turned over TO the Conoho Cattle COM
pany on their putting up a 100000 on
which Mr. Thompson may go into the
state courts and sue for any rights he
may have in the premises.
Grace George theater Co. fair week
The TAx CAsE.-The city garnishet
case came to sudden and unexpected
termination last Tuesday. Quite q
number Of our citizens had answered
with very small financial results when
it was discovered that the Title iudg-
ment was against the "mayor and
town council" aud not against the
Clown Of Downingville, as the gar
nishee papers read. AS consequence
Clerk Carey decided the proceedings to
be null and void.
CATTLE SHIPPING.--W. T.. Halsell left
for st. Louis last Sunday in a not very
happy frame Of mind. Saturday night
he shipped train Of cattle aud was
provided with long cars. Sunday he
had 400 more rounded up TO load when
a dlspatch came saying he must take
short cars, though long ones had been
promised. Rather than accept these
conditions he telegraphed his men at
Tulsa TO turn the cattle loose. lie
says that the man who gets accommo-
datiOnR from the Frisco IL fha onc who