Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-11-15
LOCAL NOTES.

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-Meteorologically speaking, last
week was n terror.
Joe Rogers is putting up a dwell
ing house east of the track.
Little Clara Ohambcrlin has been
very sick for the past week.
I ,-Jcss Drew and Sam EdmonJs
killed a wild turkey the FIRST Of the
week
1t is doubtful if there are hats
enough in Vinita to pay all those bet
upon the election.
"A club room is being fitted up in
the Halscll building, by the young
men Of this place.
In this issue will be found an ar
ticle entitled "Cherokee Freedmen. 4"
which is published for the benefit OF
those interested.
"A specialtrain bearing he receiy-
ers and officers OF the NJ. K. & r., road
passed through here Sunday.
-Joab Scales is now chief jus tice of
the supreme court, with j. N. Keys
and Roach Young as assistants.
There are more persimmons, black
haws and other wild fruit" in the
woods, than for number Of years.
Tho entertainment by the Inn
provement society, announced d for Fri
day night. has been indef nitely post.
poned.
johnson Ofeld and a seven-year-
old daughter died in this city last Sat
urday morning. Their deaths occurr-
edonly fifteen minutes apart.
Brown Hitchcock is the new mem
Der of the board of education, succeed
ing Bob Hanks who was serving the
unexpired term of White Speers.
Milton Drake of the territory"
says the Ghetopa Advance, "led home
three horses last Thursday that he
on on the election of Harrison"
The Chickasaw Enterprise has
passed from the ownership of Tom G.
Fields into that of tho Territorial
Farmers Alliance. h. NJ. Loush be.
comes publisher.
james Mills, a young negro, was
convicted of murder In the Fort
Smith court last Saturday. The vic
tim was John Windham, a resident
Of the Seminole nation.
-Vinita has at least one citizen, 4
Cherokee, who voted for William Hen.
ry Harrison-old "Tippecanoe" in
the person Of Judge George Scrsper.
lie lived at the time in Alabama.
The anvils were fred in this toW
last Saturday night, in celebration Of
General llarrison's election. Will
Miller was compelled to donate the
powder, having lald wager upon
Cleveland.
II The murder case against f. @.
Boudinot is expected to be begun next
Monday at Fort Smith. Dan Voorhees,,
Of Indiana, has been retained by the
defense. Tom Clayvell from out west,
is being tried this week.
DR.. Bagby's little child, Mabel,
who some weeks ago swallowed NOR
phine, is at present very low with
what is thought TO be typhoid fever.
She has never been well since she
took the drug and her casa is becom-
ing alarming.
Ben Chouteau and Jim Beatty
were handling a gun rather carelessly
in front of the Lindell hotel
Sunday night when II was discharged.
The contents passed very close TO Jim
and went through a window in the
Halsell building. 4
Alta meeting OF the city council
Tuesday night the survey and i'm
provements as made by the Ladies'
Improvement society was accepted
and an ordinance passed incorporat-
ing the cemetery and providing for
commission to manage its affairs
hereafter.
We have recognized great many
ludicrous bets on the election but the
latest is on a young democratic swell of
this place who wagered a stick OF
candy against a kiss from the lips OF
a fair girl aud learned with sorrow
that his aspirations, like his party,
were at least four years hence.
Thirty Creek Lighthouse overlook
Wesley Barnett near Wealaka Mission
last Saturday at the house of Alex
Carr, a fullblood Greek. A terrible
fight took place in winch one light
horse was killed and two mortally
wounded. After darS Barnett and h is
four companions escaped unhurt.
CHIoEAsAw TROUBLES. The reported
assassination ofGovernor Guy in the
Chickasaw nation is disputed, but the
latest information Is TO the effect that
the attempt so aroused his friends
that over 500 Of them, heavily armed,
gathered at Tishomingo Monday to
protect him. Bird, with 200 armed
men is also in camp near the capital,
and unless the United States iRterfer-
ed ii was thought a battle would oc-
eur Tuesday night. II is said Guys
forces would number 700, the non.citi-
zens having espoused his CAGE against
the Bird party.