Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-02-11

rhe public school d b session.
The snow has gone; nobody seems TO
be sorry.
business appears 70 be picking up All
over town.
II is said that Easter comes later this
year than for half century.
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A large amount Of game was killed
while the late snow remained.
Mrs. Mamie Wright, wife of the jew
eler, died last Sunday afternoon.
c. P. Williams Of Prairie City. has
about 1000 bushels Of corn on hand.
@. w. Green recently made sale Of
quite a quantity Of hay to II. q. Hall,
at Red Fork.
The big snow did not extend very far
south of Muskogee, and even there IL
was nothing like as deep as Here.
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Jim Skinner will embark in the meat
business next Monday, having leased
the Cherokee market for one year.
The Frisco road west was cleared Of
snow for the first time last Friday eve
ming, and the first train reached here
at about dark.
The Chetopa Advance has made a
change III its editorial staff. The pa
per is now in charge Of A. s. Sloan and
w. A. shanklin.
"Bunk" Marcum and Mrs. f. A.
Mathews we're married by Bro.
McCrary at the Methodist parsonage
on the second Of this month.
Recollect the CHIEFTAIr turns out a
better class Of job work than any house
in the territory and will duplicate and
frequently discount all prices given.
Next Sabbath is Valentines day. We
shall az usual send the Office boy down
for the mall with a wheel-barrow for
the next two or three days following.
A suit was brought in Mayor TrotPs
court yesterday by Henry Morgan
against Johnson Ofelds for two
months wages. The case was contin-
ued to the 18th.
Dealers in oils Of every kind will find
il to their advantage to call on IL. II. &.
Edmondson and learn prices Of the
Waters-Pierce company, Of which that
gentleman is agent.
The March Delneator is larger than
any of the former numbers aud con-
tains all the new spring styles. There
are some novel ideas in the fancy
work department.
A wag suggests that if Dan Ross ia
compelled to Aatter Bushyhead at four
dollars day in the executive office, as
"Tecumseh" says, he earns every cent
Of his salary, If ever poor mortal did,
"Boob" Little, dock" Galloway
and several more Of our experts were
busy last week with a mathematical
problem.brought over from Arkansas
Naturally enough it was impossible tc
agree on n solution.
Bishop Pierce, OF the Episcopaliar
church, will preach at the Prairie City
school house next sabbath. O. IL
Campbell, the teacher and preacher
at that point is endeavoring to Sc
cure the building Of a church.
DR.. G. l.. GoodelI, well known t.
many of our people here, died At hi
home in st. Louis one day last week
He was a successful laborer in tn,
Christian ministry, and devoted mucl
of his time TO educational matters.
A Washington dispatch to the Globe
Democrat gives the information tina
Union agency will probably be remove,
from Muscogce to Fort Gibson. If w
are 90 have a federal court which il
doubtful, Fort Gibson will get that also
We are authorized to say that tn,
anniversary ball is not to be "calico'
part6 in the common acccplation OF tn
term. We presume however shoul,
any one desire to so attired in all tn
colors of the rainbow there will be n
objection.
The Oswego and Cofieyville editor
have locked horns. The latter claim
that one Of its citizeus recently attend
ed a masQue ball at Oswego disguise'
as a gentlemen, and that the characte
was such an unusual one there no on
could make il out.
Mr.. Sam Mcspadden states that b
the first Of March, II not before, th
business of @. p. Williams at Prairi
City will include a line OF dry good
and clothing. This will make them
general stock" and ought to add ms
) terially to their trade.
A gentleman from Muskogee VIII
was present at the preliminary el
animation o { Kit Ross states that thei
: seems no possibility OF his escaping tn
gallows for the murder Of Davis {
Chouteau. His only plea was that h
: did not mean to kill his victim.
There is a prospect for new bu
ness house being opened in this tow
Mr.. Davis Hill, from Georgia, nephe
Of Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Hall and Mr.
Little, is here, and contemplates en-
barking in business. Always room 4
another, and we hope he will deciC
unon launchinu ont