Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-12-06

And the COW pasture is leased
--Orders for Job printing solicited.
The time is hero for placing holI.
day advertising.
j. W. Skinner has opened coal
bank near Adair.
AT Bluejackets will be found a su.
perior line Of candies.
Elliott Bros, Of Pryor Creek, have
new ad. in this paper. See 1t.
The two victims Of the dynamite OK e
plosion at CoGeyvilIe, have almost re-
covered.
The show windows Of some OF vi
nita's merchants have put on their
holiday attire.
-Robt. L. Owen has had about seven
hundred tons of hay to burn up, on his
ranch this season.
"A dance was given in the Halso II
building last Friday night which prov
cd a pleasant affair.
Several thousand head Of cattle
are being placed in various parts OF
the nation to winter.
The report that Miss Beck's
school has closed, is a mistake. She
has no idea OF closingit.
The Children's Home Missio a ary
society gave a concert at the Congre.
gatlonal church last Sunday night.
Religious services we're held at
Horse creek on Thanksgiving day to
which some Vinita parties were pres.
ent.
j. g. Butler killed fine buck out
on Spavinaw last week. He says the
country is iull of hunting outfits from
the states.
g. p. L. Clinton, OF Nevada, Mo-,
was here Tuesday looking for drove
Of fourteen mules which had recently
been stolen.
The Christmas entertainm ent at
the academy will be given Thursday
eve, Dec. 2lst. A fine programme will
be presented.
Fare McSpadden was in the city a
few days last week attending his broth.
er Frank, who was taken suddenly i'll
last Thursday.
The trial of +. G. Bo udinot, Jr.,
for the murder Of b. II. Stone, termi.
mated at Fort Smith last Thursday in
verdict Of acquittal.
Last Saturday night Miss Emma
Beck gave party at her home
for her cousin. John Beck, of Ne
braska, who is visiting relatives in
Vinita.
The Thanksgiving supper given by
the Methodist ladies, in the Halsell
building was entirely successful, both
financially aud otherwise, the receipts
being abont sixty.five dollars.
MIR. Sam Grayson aud several 9th
er gentlemen, while out on a hunt in
the Choctaw nation east Of Eufaula
two weeks ago, found two dead In
dians. They had been murdered, evil
IDENTIFY some weeks before, but by
whom, is unknown.
Several of the Wesley Barnett
gang have been captured and will be
tried at Fort Smith for the murder OF
young Mcintosh. Though an Indian,
he was federal officer and hence, un-
der the new law entitled to the same
protection as white man. Barnett is
still at large.
The Doctor Of Alcantara" is the
title OF an operetta to be brougN out
by local talent Dec. IS aud 10. a iarg.
er cast and a more elaborate set oi
Lolos, Duets and choruses are prom
ised thnn there were in Penelope
last season. Nearly all the cast of
Penelope" and some new favorites
will appear in "The Doctor"
There is an old superstition that
the date Of the month added to the
number Of the month in the year when
the FIRST snow fails will give the num-
ber of snow storms for the winter. II
this be true, we shall have twenty
snow storms during the coming win
ter. the first one having fallen on the
ninth day Of the eleventh month.
CRY ELEcriox.- annual election