Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-08

skinner Ratclil & Co are doing q
big business in seed potatoes.
Mcdonald county gave majority
recently Of 3i7 against local option
Mrs. Cass will surprise the ladies
this season with her millinery goodG,
Abe Mills has already received
| 5000 head Of Texah cattle this spring
The chorus class viii meet at Mrs.
| W. W. Miller's next Tuesday at 1880
p. m.
The scarlet fever patient has re-
covered and the quarantine has been
raised,
Thomas Bluejacket finds his trade
starting out very satisfactorily with
the spring.
Stevens is pining for the roundup
season to arrive and with it the de-
mand for saddles.
The only butter to be found in town
last Saturday was at our friend Ham.
ilton Balentine's.
-On account Of being out of coal,
there was no session of school at the
academy Tuesday
Bob Taylori is the last man to i'm
port good horse. He has fine Ken.
lucky thoroughbred
"A class in telegraphy is being
formed at the academy, with Operator
Prentice as instructor.
The creeks have been up and as a
consequence butter, eggs, wood and
coal have been very scarce.
Nick Thompson, the Usage treas
urer came back from his meanderiugs
and was taken in custody at Oofiey-
Vile.
-vinita gets very favorable notice
at the hands OF Miss Dawes in her
unknown Nation" article see oppo-
site page.
Claude Shelton and William How
ell have embarked in the cattle bus
iuess and will receive 500 steers in a
short time.
viii Walker is engaged in tying up |
dry goods at Badgett 4 Co.'S. MrBal- |
gett, it is learned, will 20 to market in |
a short time
j. W. Martin, who SAYS he would
save the country ilit could be done
leather, is making a good "stagger" in
that direction.
Five persons charged with cutting
timber upon the Miami reserve have
been bound over for trial in the Wich-
ita U. 5. court.
The division officials Of the Frisco
are not ofthe opinion that there will
be an early extension Of the road west
from Red Fork.
MILLER and Co.'S sidewalk was lit.
tered up last Monday morning with a
lot Of boxes, heavy enough to be filed
with gold dollars.
Wesley Barnett, who shot and
killed Mutaloke, has been tried and
acquitted. Upon what grounds, has
not been ascertained.
AN independence paper is authon.
y for the statement that TT. Gibson
s offerings bonus Of 81 900 for the es-
ablishment ofa newspaper.
Joseph Beasley, Jason stlley and
lafayette Tee are in Fort Smith jail,
'ecause Of their connection with the
ouble killing cf the Smiths near
laysville, in Delaware district
-Vinita needs; A bank, public c
chool building, a good hotel,a a bakery, q
lore and better sidewalks, packing /
ouse, U. S. court and a new Jail. Q
"A bloody encounter with Texas Q
ieer is reported from White Oak. c
he blood was from a hogs "back- 5
one" the only weapon which the at a
acked party had at hand.
--Messrs Bushyhead, Ross, ct. al, :
lcceeded last week in sending the Ar
ow up out Of sight. II it returns TO !
arth again it will be al Fort Gibson, !
ith Col W. P. Ross as editor.
-Crutchdeld K Co.'S staff Of clerks
as been re.enforced by the addition :
Johnny Dameron. This firm deliv. : :
red some very handsome furniture =,
Ionday at one Of our residences. (
Mrs. R. @. Eigerion, daughter Of y
ey. John B. Jones, died at her home y
nth Of Coneyylle. on Wednesday, \
e0rnary 29th. The lady had many ac- d
lainiances this vicinity who will il
2 grieyed TO learn Of her death. M
Quite party Of our townspeople q
tend going 10 Colorado for their T
aal,h early in the spring, by wagon. a
o 90 in that manner anl camp on the
ouniains during the hot weather
lnld be p delightful way OF spending
he season. th
Charles Miner, living near Glare
ore, on Tuesday submitted 10 an op- In
alton at the hands Of Drs. Former
Bagby, known 10 the medical lrafer- Y
iy az lrephininr Four years ago N
e patient received a blow upea the
ad and from the effects Of il has lost
e sight Of one eye and the other is
ling
IVA. West had horse stolen last ,n
lursiay night for which be offers
5 reward and also s2j for the thief or
any circumstances lead Mr. West 10 VI.
e belief that Bill J0rdon. sb9 has Do
IN working for The log men. is the 4-
ief sPaieH Rogers had a horse sio- y,
! last season, presumably by the ~
me man. 10
There are some enthusiastic OK n-
loma fellows in This section. Oae of =.
en- bal prepared bic iani. procured 81.
: seed. BAT. as he said. "uoa't fIoE D..
1-r marry tam naf fiif this fffnF F1n ir