Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-01-26

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Hog cholera is reported in this
vicinity.
Agent Ralston, OF Claremore, is
taking lay-ofi.
The town has pretty much all been
skating-and sitting down.
The flowers in most Of the pits
around town we're badly frozen.
--Davy Taylor is now living in the
upper story Of the Dick Fields store.
The chorus class will meet next
Monday night at Mr.. Green's, on the
hill.
--Teenie Daugherty died the first Of
the week and was buried on Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. w. o. Williams has been con-
fined TO his house with a severe cold
and sore throat.
--Johnstone 4 Keeler. of Bartlesville,
recently took $4,000 worth OF hogs to
Cofleyville for shipment.
"A mad dog appeared at Muskogee
recently and before being killed bit
about dozen other dogs.
The wife OF j. y. Murrow, a wei
known missionar living at Atoka,
died a short tim' 70 in Canada.
"A sparring match between sol
Ketchum and an unknown competitor
is to occur at this place Saturday.
"A man by the name OF Riley JUS
lice was killed on Beaties Prairie re-
Gently by horse falling upon him.
The election In Vinita precinct last
Tuesday resulted in F. NJ. Musgrove
receiving AZ votes and George Msyes
25.
Judge Jpo. A. Foreman is conduct
ing very satisfactory business at 0o-
wala and doing 1t on the strictly cash
basis.
BY united effort on the part OF
our merchants the trade of Vinita
could be increased one-third during
the coming year.
The Missouri Pacific's fast train
which reached here from the north at
ll:28 a. m, has been discontinued
south of Parsons.
Dave Vann was united in marriage
few days ago to Miss Martha Purcell,
late of Virginia, by Judge J. l.: Ward,
of Delaware district.
The new United States Jail at Fort
Smith will be ready for occupancy by
February first. Applications for
space should be made at once.
The Frisco ran 4 Texas excursion
train which left here yesterday. Tick
cts for the round trip, good for sixty
days, we're sold at one regular fare.
Married, at residence of brides
parents near Catoosa, on January is,
1888, Mr.. Robert Waybourne and Miss
Emma Black, Rev. ID. J. NJ. Wood OFF,
ciating.
The U. s. agent goes right along
with his work of "weeding out" from
our midst the fellows who have run of
mortgaged property. A blessed good
work 1t is.
Ice should be cheap next summer
as an unusually large quantity has
been put up. When the supply on
Bull creek gave out the pond near the
stock yards was resorted to.
Next meeting OF the @. L. 8. c.,
| Tuaaday EahrOarv .th Raoufrad
reading Remainder ofJAnuary Chau-
tauquan and two chapters each in
physiology ard American literature.
Judge Childress, OF the Greek ma
tion, offers q reward Of $500 in court
scrip for the body Of Wesley Barnett
who killed Mut-a-lo-ke, and Robert
Fry supplements this with an offer oi
500 more.
There seem to be more Advocates
printed on Cherokee soil than is gen,
orally known. We observe an item
going the rounds accredited to the
Territorial Advocate published in Nc
Mans Land"
hV SOAA ShhP VI iahb WtcA was !
boomer on the wash-tub and water
barrel trade. Ifthere was family IL
town that did not have q tub or TIVE
ruined by freezing they can count
themselves in luck.
The injuries sustained by Frsnl
McSpadden in falling from a car thre'
weeks ago at CRANKY, are much mere
serious than at first supposed. The
doctors say he may have to abandon
railroading as profession.
Moses Wheeler, who has been en-
deavoring to beat several Of our mer
chants out OF their bills, has been in
formed by the Indian agent that hi
attemt to recover a team which they
secured is unavailing. Good enough
"A car Of wheat was shipped from
this point to the mills at Seneca las
Sunday. There ought TO be 365 time
as much as this raised every year Il
this vicinity and it ought TO be mad
into -four right here. IL the mill wa
built the wheat would be raised.
The Frisco company, so the KansA
City papers assert, has determined /
construct three- lines Of road to tha
place, which II has so long ignored
One line is to be built from Peirc
City, one from Tulsa and the thir
from some point near st, Clair, vi
jefferson City and sedalia.
The postmaster general has chanl
ed the name Of Mayes postofiice bac
to .Oowala. We trust that just q
much mail will reach the Office as her,