Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-07-05
LOCAL NOTES.


-l02 in the shade.
Very sickly weather.
CIV. Green is putting up a large
hay barn.
Some cattlemen will lie, IL has
been discovered.
Several fourth Of July headaches
have been reported.
The Congregational church ha y a
very handsome new organ.
The child Of a cousin Of Mrs. Burns
died in this city last night OF Nhooping
cough.
If Cleveland aud Thurniah are in
need Of a campaign orator we can Sc
cure them one.
Mr. T. Gunter has q little boy
who is very sick indeed and whose re-.
covery is despaired OF.
Word was received last week Of
the death Of Miss Mollie Warren, at
some pointin Kansas.
Tho condition Of some Of the
streets and alleys should be called to
the attention OF our town council.
-Extreme care should be taken 10
drain all pools Of standing water, or
sickness and death may be expected.
MIR. James Crabtree and Miss Ger.
trudo Starbuck, OF Alton, we're marri.
ed at that place on June 20, by Rev.
Joseph Folk.
Tho coiored people are trying 10
secure the fair grounds for holding 4
camp meeting, during the early part
Of september.
Cob f. g. Doudinot has become
member OF the well known law firm of
Barnes & Mellette, Their card appears
in this paper.
Peaches, and in fact all kinds Of
fruit are coming in plentifully. The
peaches are extremely fine favored and
large this year.
DIR. Bagby has been confined to his
bed for more than week with typhoid
fever. lie is probably as comfortable
as could be expected.
The hali.yearly day Of settlement
arrived last Monday and will be persist
emily observed by this office until all
accounts due US are paid.
"A meeting Of the directors OF the
Vinita Fair association will be held
here tomorrow, at which the date Of
the next fair will be fixed.
You can't blame a man for "kick-
ing" when he receives a dispatch say.
ing a car Of cattle shipped did not pay
freight, charges aud commission.
Two or three weeks more of favor
able weather and this territory will
have secured all the corn required for
home consumI tion and largo guam
tity TO spare.
Judge Ward desires IL under
stood that he is not endowed with
supernatural powers and when parties
write him for information concerning
their court business he would be oblig-
ed II they would sign their names
He would then know who TO address
an answer to.
AT the Dew Drop" social last Fri
day night a sewing contest was held
between the gentlemen present.
The ladies wore aprons which the
gentlemen hemmed, prize in the
shape Of a silk handkerchief being OF.
.ered for the Deatest piece OF work.
1t was won by DR.. Fortner.
Upon orders from tue principal
chief as well as the u. :. agont, tho
sale Of the Mcclellan cattle has been
postponed until the case can be passed
upon by the Interior Department
T. h. Knight proceeded 10 the court
house last Saturday with the agent,
order but no attempt to sell was made
The cattle market, which two O,
three weeks ago reached four CO ntl
and better, is away of. One fact
however, should not bo lost sight Of
strictly first class cattle stll bring fair
figures. The per cent. Of this class oi
cattle shipped from this torritor,
though is almost too small to be com
puted.
A fight occurred west of Redfork somC
dHys since between Deputy Marsha
Heck Thomas and a band Of whisk,
peddlers which will probably cost two
ofthe latter their lives. Thomas wal
shot through the wrist. One OF the
outlaws had his len arm torn all /,
pieces near the shoulder aud the 9th.
or was shot in the left breast.
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