Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-02
LOCAL NOTES.


Dry and dusty.
Jim made good his word.
--Dusty7 Well yes, rather.
II you've lost n horse, COW or
pig, advertise IL.
Col. J. NJ. Bell is reported as quite
sick at his home near Echo.
Miss Fannie Keys has opened a
lunch room a I Mr.. Balentine's.
--Drouth is killing nearly all the
treesset out around the academy last
spring.
Among those who were entered
upon the sick list last week was W.
l.. Trott.
"A pleasant time is reported by
those who attended tho Abe Meek's
barbecue.
-Grindstone, the murderer OF Joe
Sky, has been hiding in the White
Oak country.
IS. b. Goodale has opened a shop
and is prepated to do all painting and
carpenter work desired.
w. L. Trotps driving horse got in
to the oat bin last Friday noon and
before supper time was dead.
-Haying operations have ina great
measure subsided. The price in 81.
Louis does not make the work pay.
There 10 to be a "hsyboy" supper
given at Alton tonight to assist in
raising money for building a church.
Bob Rudisill has quit Skinner,
Ratclif & Co., and embarked in the
insurance business with q. B. Bethel.
"A meeting OF the vinita Fair di-
rectors is called for tomorrow at this
place. II is important that all should
attend.
N: Skinner shipped 200 head OF
cattle last week which weighed 1868
pounds each and sold at s4.l2 per
hundted-s43 each.
No rain since Monday night the
10th, and crops are suffering. A good.
soaking rain would add from 25 to 80
per cent. to the yield ofc
r.. l. Blakeney has moved into the
house vacated some weeks ago by
j. W. Skinner at the corner Of Illi-
nois avenue and Scraper streets.
"A grand concert aud festival will
be given at Chelsea on Friday evening
Of this week, the 3rd inst. All who
can possibly do so should attend.
DIR. Brownfeld is engaging good
audiences, both on the street and in
his Office. The doctor is an expert in
his line and the people will scarcely
give him time to eat and sleep.
-Chelsea's barbecue laGt Wednes
day was a great success. The audi
ence was quite large and the best Of
order prevailed. The meat was very
nicely cooked and OF that and the
bread there was a plenty.
Cornelius Perrymau. from Tulsa
found u horse in possession Of Dicl
Hardick, a Grand river colored man
last week, which had been stoler
about two years ago. Ilardrick ha,
got the animal from Andy Fry.
Three cars Of "slack" and one o
stock, Of a norlhbound freight train
were wrecked at Pryor Greek Saturday
night. Beth north and south passen
ger trains were detaired several hours
None OF the cattle received injury.
The Vinita base ball club has re
ceived = challenge to play the Table
quah club for 800. The Vinita clul
will accept upon the conditions tina
the Tahlequah club leave out the pro
fessionals who do not belong at Tah
lequah.
Aunt Sally" wife OF Josh Purcell
died Of congestion in this city abou
noon Tuesday, and was buried yesteI
day. She was upwards of sevent
and probably had not an enemy upoi
earth.
Judge John A. Foreman closes
puhlufbh leltbI W TINS oulCt ab ioltON1
"Oorn crops are fine. Hay making
the complaint now. We don't wan
any grass money, unless we can Se
the highest market price for our gfas
lands"
subscriptions TO the Gallowa
college funds are increasing rapidly
Donations received in the last fe'
weeks are very flNttering. The begin
ming Of work will not long be delaye
now and next summer the buildin
will be up and occupied.
Mir. p. Henry expects soon
erect at Chelsea a store. 30xs0 feet i
size, to be conducted by his Dol
The same gentleman, IL Is reported
has promised $500 towards the buiIC
ing Of a.church at that place and it
expected that work will begin yer
shortly.
THE KILLING OF jos SKY.-The par
tieulars Of the killing OF Joe Sky, tn
Peoria, briefly reported last week /
our Prairie Oity correspondence are a
follows Grindstone, a Shawnee, ha
a revolver and laying II down remarl
ed: 81 have one Of them things now.
sky replied that no "ate them kind