Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-05-27


Rumor hath IL that several coy
residences arc soon to be- built in
town.
A number Of our citizens are think.
ing Of rusticating In "cooler air"
during the hot days Of summer.
Some one borrowed pair of timers
shears from w. W. Miller 4 Co.'S. will
they kindly return them at once.
W. @. Chamberlin is having a build.
ing erected across the street from Iron
sides, which is TO be used as a cabinet
shop.
Blind Boone had good audience last
Monday night at the opera house. His
entertainment was very generally en-.
joyed.
John Dsmeron is adding commo-
dious upright TO his little cottage, and
making great improvements to his
part Of the town.
Sullivan and Hint Ridenhour escap-
ed from the calaboose Tuesday morn
ing and up TO this time only the FORM
er has been recaptured.
jackson Woodside, Of Howard, Kan
sas, subscribed for the CHIKTrAIN this
week by telegraph. The people are
bound to have the r"Ner.
Frank Prayther, N custody o! Powell,
posse for Marshal Wilkinson on an
assault charge, made his escape Tues
day night from the Title house.
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Mr.. II. Balentine had calf die last
Monday which showed every symptom
Of hydrophobia. There was no idea as
TO when the animal had been bitten.
Ben vann was fined $3.50 and costs
In the city court last Monday morning
for disturbing the peace by cursing
Nike Moore. His bill was about $3.50.
DO our merchants think that the
CHIEFTAIS is getting all the advertis-
ing it merits1 We should like an ex-
preston on this subject. We hope we
do them more good than they pay for
every week in the year.
The ladies of Pheasant hill church
will hold festival in the chapel on
Friday night Of this week. The pur.
pose is TO raise funds to pay for the
chairs recently purchased. Our cit.
liens should go out and help them.
A man from the Chickasaw country
states that one day last week officer 7
r. Knight attempted to disarm a COW.
boy. He resisted, and was about tC
overcome the officer when a soldier
standing by shot him (the cowboy.
dead.
There is report TO the effect thai
somewhere in Saline district a whisky
still is being run and that the officers
are looking for IL. One marshal holds
thirty writs for parties living in the
Saline and spavinaw creek set
Elements.
Lewis Miller, the baker at the Wen
ma, and Mary Sutton, a pretty wei
known character of this town entered
into marriage contract last Tuesday
This procedure is somewhat novel, bu
We understand is in conformity Will
the statutes.
Hon. l.. Z. Perryman passed through
for the south Saturday evening will
the remains OF Coweta- Mico, one Of tn,
Greek delegates, who died on the 10th
at Washington. The dead man haC
been III but day or two. His malad!
was kidney disease.
James A. Thompson has been taken
to Fort Smith on larceny writ in con
nection with the Mahoney mules, 70
which he traded. Mr.. Thompson
claim is that he did not know tn,
mules were stolen property, until aflei
he had disposed of them.
Some Of the Vinita ladies are taking
pedestrian exercise. This is health
ful. We know OF one who can wall
four miles an hour with ease aud ther,
may be others. This, as exercise, it i
claimed Is better than croquet o
dancing or any indoor WORK.
w. p. Henderson informs us that tn
Gulfrailroad surveyors have been ovel
in his vicinity prospecting for q route
Their charter calls for road from
Baxter Springs to Evansville. 1t /
not impossible that Alton will be tn
crossing point on the Frisco.
Tourists tickets to Colorado, gooC
returning until October 9lst; choice @
routes from Kansas City; 80 hours an
so minutes from Vinita to Denver wit
but one change by taking night sleeper
Information cheerfully furnished b,
agent Of the Missouri Pacific railroad
j. ID. Samms, charged with disturb
ing the peace, had hearing before th
mayor last Monday and was discharged
Mrs. Samms, who was placed unde
bonds last week on the same charg,
failed to appear. The trouble all aros
over a well from which the neighbor
insisted upon getting water, agains
the owners wish.
EXCURSION the Accommodate
OF those desiring to attend the RnnuI
meeting OF the old German Baptii