Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-04-08

3. s. Hopper and Joe Holland remain
with the new firm. Good men they are.
Taylor Foreman brought in four
thoroughbred bulls from Missouri last
Thursday.
Cattle have been having hard time
OF IL lately. The crop Of hides was
good.
Y Christie, who with Blue Duck was
charged with the murder Of wyrick,
has been acquitted.
Frederick Hoover, ageut for the
osages, has resigned and a new man'is
expected soon to take his place.
The Delaware delegation in Wash
ington write very hopefully OF the
prospects Of securing their money.
Blank permits at this office, neatly
bound in books, with stub attached.
Clerks and deputy clerks should call
and examine.
The lodge Of Ancient Order Of United
Workmen at this place is now in
smooth running order and is increasing
in membership.
The trade Of this town for ten days,
ending last Saturday was decidedly no
good. Since that there has been
decided improvement.
The United States marshal has been
compelled to borrow S25,OOO from
Fort Smith bank TO pay current ex-
penses Of the court.
&. w. Turner, of Muskogee, has
bought out Jack Riley's store at Chou
teau. Mr.. Butler, the saddler shop
man will conduct the business.
Old Jerry Lane has been before Com
missioner Tufts recently as witness.
From all accounts we fear that officer
was not very highly impressed with
the veracity Of our coloTed friend.
A recent count of the prisoners in
the United States Jail at Fort Smith
showed that % were there for murder;
! each for rape and bigamy; IS for as
sault; 10 for larceny and 2s for handling
whisky.
Lust Saturday at Fort Smith, Kit
Ross was found guilty of murder, the
jury being out only long enough to
take vote aud write a verdict. This
Is the man who killed Jonathan Davis
at Chouteau last December.
Frank Perry, a young man wing
near independence died few days
since OF hydrophobia. He was bitten
on the hand few weeks before by a
dog with which he was playing. The
wound was a tnhing one end soon
healed but the virus had entered the
system.
Jim Pryor, the bigamist who styled
himself Charley Darling" has added
another crime 10 those already charged.
He sends us fourteen stanzas of some
thing which he spells "portra." Lest
its publication might cause Judge
Parker to give him ninty.nine years,
we withhold the effusion.
Rev. Wheat, at the parsonage last
Sabbath, pronounced the ceremony
which united for life Mr.. Lucisn W.
Burlington and Miss Mamie Gunter.
Both are well known and popular. The
GnIEFrAIS joins many friends in cast.
ing In the wake of the pair the pro.
verbal old shoe and wishing them Joy
throughout life.
The programme Of services at the
Congregational church during the bal.
ancc Of this moath will be as follows:
April 18th, morning, preaching on the
subject "The one only Foundation
evening, Watching the Crucihed;'
18th. morning, "The Worldly and the
SPIRITUAL" evening. "Thc Hand Writ.
ing against u.s." 25th, morning, "ThC
Victory over Death" evening, Faster
Concert.
liz MADE IT.--Grayson Wella got into
this nation on the night Of the 3lst oi
March with eighteen cars Of one, tive
and three year old steers-upwards oI
GOO head. II was close work to make
it without breaking the law but as tho
old saying goes, "a miss is as good rs q
mile" They were shipped from Den
ton, Texas, and were contracted fol
last fall.
NEW FIRN.-The firm Of Thompson
Ratclif has been merged into Skinner
Ratcliff & Co. The grocery business o.
the combined firm, which embraces al
the members of both, will be conducted
in the corner brick, heretofore occupie,
by N. Skinner & Co. Ability, energy
and plenty Of capital are literally EN-
bodied in the new company and ought
10 guarantee it abounding success.
BOUND OyER.-J. T. Rakestraw tn
lightning rod man vas taken befor
the commissioner at Nuskogee las
Saturday and plead guilty to introduc
ing whisky. He gave bond for appear
ance at Fort Smith. The man it ap
pears went to Seneca, got drunk AM
brought some whisky back with him
Some Of the boys stole the jug and Als'
got roaring drunk aud in this manne