Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-07-01
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Personal nrsros.
M @ Butler. OF Chonicau, was in town last
morning.
g u Lewis, the merchant at Graysyiilc,
was In town Monday
Mira. W r. Badgott IL visiting at Port
tibaon and Tahlcquah
DIR. Pettitt has gone TO Webber's Fails
Next october he will make another visit to this
town
-. W. Grinter. former resident, came
down from Kansas one day last week and made
a short visit
Misses Kate Durham, Emma IIarwood and
Molle Harding came down from Springfield
last Friday on visit.
-i-Aiiss Ada Oldeaker, OF Pcirce CITY, came
ofcf from Pelrcc City last Saturday for a few |
days visit with her brother.
Mrs. Thompson, mother Of our DR.. Thomp- !
son, IL mp from TahiequAh for the purpose Of
being treated by Dr. Fortner.
-ChicfJourneycake and J II. Bartlcs reach
ed here from Washington last sunday. They
are confident the s75 90 bill will become a law
this session.
Miss Matte Bagby, after visit OF five
weeks with her brothers family in this city,
left for her home nt New Haven, Missouri, last
Friday. During her stay the young lady made
a large circle Of friends, aud her return on q
future occasion will be welcomed with
pleasure.
Claude shelton and william McCracken,
who have been out with the census takers buy
ing certincs tes came in last Friday evening
looking considerably the worse for wear. They
report COED trip aud from other sources We
learn there was nothing apparently the matter
with their appetItes.
C Ferguson, OF winfield, Kansas, an old
friend OF the writer, called last Saturday
the gentleman IL a we'll known stage contract
OF In the central and western part Of this ter
ritory, and on the frat inst. takes the line
from Red Fork TO Sac and Fox. lie will, II
tho business justines, put on line OF good
coaches and make she service 1rst-class in
every particular.
BABY Smow.--Thc idea of baby
show at the fair is growing in popular
ity and if Judge Clark is not pretty
active there will be more entries in this
class than in the speed ring. Compe-
tition will be open TO all and no fee
will be required. The more babies
entered the greater will be the prem
iums offered. No elaborate prepara-
tlon as to dress need be made. Its the
baby that counts.
THE CHEROKEE PIcrURE.-The litho-
graph entitled Historical Caricuture
Of the Cherokee Nation" has been fin
ished and is ready for delivery. No one
familiar with our current affairs can
help but appreciate the skill and tact
Of w. a. Thompson in producing a
pictorial history. Vivid, complete in
detail and abounding in the ludicrous,
the picture should meet with gener.
ous sale on all sides. Read the an
nouncement in our display ad dvertising
columns.
EDUcATIoSAL.-W desire to call the
attention Of parties interested to the
announcement in this paper of Baird
college, for young ladies, located at
Clinton, Missouri. A careful examina.
ton of the catalogue has most favora.
bly, impressed us with the institution,
and its convenient location should
secure for it due consideration from
parents intending to send their daugh.
ters abroad to school. While the col
lege is new, the management has been
prominent in educational circles foi
years and is very popular indeed.
HIT or THR HEAD. - What wa.
thought to have been another attempt
at assassination occurred near tn,
Kerr farm on the night Of June 18th
Cushinberry and Wilcox were sleeping
at the house of the latter near aa oper
window. During the night each wai
struck on the head with board bu
not seriously injured. They rushe,
out and looked all around the place bu
although the moon was shining verl
brightly no one could be seen. The oc
currence, coupled with tha murder o
the Kerrs, had the effect of inducing
all the neighbors to sleep up stairs eve
since.
A "RuNoR. ut is rumored tha
: L. A..Warren. the young man VIII
barbered in this city last summer, i
sentenced to be hung at Fort Smith
Ark, to-day, for numbering his step
J ather."-Elk City, Kansas, Globe. II
several important particulars therumo
is "off." Mr.. f. a. Warren, who re
, sides in this town, is at this time run
ming barber shop and playing croquei
He has no step-father; is neithe
charged, convicted nor sentenced to b
hung for murder. Lastly, no one wa
hung at Fort Smith on the day named
nor was any one sentenced to be hun
on that day.
BAXTER PRATHER KILLS SAM ROGERS
Last Sunday Baxter Prather sho
and killed Samuel Rogers, his nephew
| who was staying on Oowskin prairi
aud was himself shot in the hand, tn
I ball ranging up the arm. AS we ar
reliably informed the particulars al
about thus: AS is well known, Tia
5 Prathers are in good deal OF troubl
because Of the killing of Press Nail b
Tom. Young Rogers hal been stayin
with old man Prather, but had r,
: Gently left there and took up his abod
with parties unfriendly to the famil,
i Fearing his influence and assistanc
might lead to this channel, his mother
9 Mrs. j. NJ. little, sent a young man {