Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-05
LOCAL NOTES.
Sec City hotel card.

w. NJ. Chouteau has bought the
J. W. skinner grocery.
Jimmy Thompson shows a change
In his brand this week.
L. l.. Crutch6eld & 90. got in car
Of furniture yesterday.
The telegraph class have stretched
a wire clear across the town.
The FISH have begun to bite; the
mosquitoes will soon follow suit.
3. j. Thompson carried off the
honors at Tuesdays shooting match.
Tho "Peaked Sisters" entertain
ment is set for next Tuesday night,
the 10th.
Wheat in the vicinity OF Ohouteau
does not look as well as might be
wished.
No small number of trees, we are
glad TO note, have been set out in town
this spring.
The social by the Ladies' Improve
ment Society, occurs at Mrs, Bagby's,
Friday night.
Butler Bros, at Chouteau, add to
their locals this week and promise us
a large advertisement shortly.
Among the late contributions to
the Methodist college is one from
Bishop Galloway's little son Of 500.
Anderson 4 Welland, furniture
dealers and undertakers, Chetopa,
Kansas, place their card in our col
umns this week.
DIR. Fortner is opening up a nice
place six miles above town near Little
Cabin and will put in a good sized or
chard this spring.
-Plover are now plentiful in this
vicinity. James Akin and Norman
Shelton went out Tuesday morning
and killed ffty-four.
Miss Cora Webb, living on White
Oak, gave birthday dinner to large
number of friends last Sunday, some
Vinita parties attending.
Skinner, RatcliT & Co. are trying
the scenic and sanitary effect OF little
fresh paint upon the interior and exte-
rior Of their grocery store.
Mayor Chamberlin and family are
rejoicing over the acquisition of new
member TO their household-a SON
who was born Tuesday night.
ID. S. Warren sold twenty-onc
months old jack few days ago for $50.
Twelve months ago the same man re.
fused to pay 500 for tho same animal.
Next Saturday, at this town, Agent
owen will make payment Of about
81 900 to certain Shawnee citizens, on
account OF the sale OF some Kansas
lands.
In a shipment of cattle received by
Messrs. Craig and Dobkins last week,
there were about fifty dead animals.
They were skinned and partially bur-
led short distance above the stock
yards.
Rev. James Murray, superintend-
ent of missions for the NJ. Z. church in
this territory will preach in this city
next Sunday. He will dedicate the
church at Catoosa on the 18th and
preach at Tulsa on the. .22nd.
agent Owen has given his consent
for the removal of Indian Policeman
Foreman to Krebs, and as arrange
ments with parties at that place are
nearly perfected, Mr.. Foreman will
probably leave us In few days.
Rand, McNally & Co.. Of Chicago,
have issued very correct map OF this
territory which will be sent upon ap-
plication, for 50 cents. 1t will be
found very useful to travellers and 9th.
ers interested in this much advertised
territory.
Bill Smith, who shot Marion Lamm
in the arm at Adair, one Sunday last
summer, was arrested by Deputy Isbel
last Thursday night near Big Cabin
He was permitted to go home, entrust-
cd to the keeping Of a guard, aud few
nights afterwards escaped.
The fellow citizens in this nation
Of +. II. Wasson will grieve to learn
that his daughter, Miss Mollie, aged
fifteen, died on Wednesday oflast week
at Chetopa, of scarlet fever. A very
few weeks ago MIR. Wasson lost by fire
his stable aud seven horses aud mules
The CHIEFTAIs has in the last
four or five years been a pro minenI
factor in the affairs of this country and
with its help dynasties have been sha,
ken and overthrown. A good share of
its energies will hereafter be directed
towards the building OF Galloway col
lege.
Rev. T. +. Brewer will preach al
the Methodist church next Sabbath al
IL a. m. and 7;I5 p. IN. A meeting oil
the trustees of Galloway college viii
be held at the parlors OF W. q. Patton
the previous day, Saturday, at 1880 Ia
the afternoon, aud il is desired tha
all members OF the board be present
r. ID. knight has gone TO Table
quah to take charge as superintendent
Of the construction of the new female
seminarys Although any endorse
ment seemed unnecessary, a number
Of the gentlomRn's fellow townsmer
and neighbors joined in a Testimonial
Of his competency for fulfilling the po-
sition.
Charles Campbell, man employ
ed at Duncan's mill, had his righ
hand badly torn by the saw last Mon
day morning. Drs. Fortner & Bagbl
were called and after removing n por
ton of the fractured bone, stitched up