Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-02-16

received this week.
/ VIII Howell sold 20 head Of cattle
last week for $50 each.
--Plow deep and plant early and the
chances are you make crop.
William McCracken has appointed
Jesse Mayes rs depuiy high sheriff.
The chorus class meets at Mrs.
HalselPs Monday evening next at 1880.
s. j. Burns has been confirmed as
town marshal, at salary Of $50 per
month.
Blank permits in stock, bound in
book form. CLERKS and deputies take
notice.
1t Is reported that Mrs. NJ. Iol-
derman died Tuesday night of con-
gestion.
This year 1888 is the one in which
10 build a school house in Withstand
insure It..
In about ninety days there will
probably be brisk demand for citizen
cowboys.
ALBERT Conner, a brother of Frank,
was the man killed by Charles Bray
near Muskogee.
Mrs. DR.. Frazee, who has been
quite sick, was able to sit up for the
first lime yesterday.
you are doing business, adver-
tise. If you are not doing busin ess
but would like to, advertise.
&C. w. Green will soon move b ack
to the Owen house and Arthur Cham
berlin will occupy Mr.. EiHerts.
One Of the improvements OF the
coming season is going to be a large
double brick store building. two sto-
ries high.
j. w. Martin, OF the Peoples
Cheap Harness Shop, comes out this
week with a Characteristic ad. which
should be read.
Several communications have
reached us this week, lacking the
chief essential to secure publication
signature OF the writer.
"A calico ball under the auspices Of
the Nonpariel club, of Chetopa, was
given Tuesday night. The receipt OF
complimentary invitation is acknowl-
edged.
Taylor Foreman has been very
sick indeed, but DR.. Foreman, his
brother, informs us that he is now bet
ter and for some days has been able to
sit up in bed.
James Hopper, reader OF this
paper back in Parke county, Indiana,
writes: 81 take five papers but like to
read the CHIEFrAIS better than any of
them" This is the universal verdict.
Leo Whistler, well known men,
ber Of the Sac aud Fox nation, sur
prised all of his friends by getting
married one day last week. The lady
was a step-daughter of Chief Keokuk.
Mrs. Beatty has suffered untold
misery With her hand during the past
week and much Of the time has been
kept under the influence OF opiates.
She was resting some BETTER yester-
day.
Berry Johnson, a well known re-
sident Of the Horse creek country,
died last Sunday evening of pneumo-
MIA. lie was an influential and useful
man Of the community and his loss
will be keenly felt.
The ladies Of the academy desire 10
return thanks to Messrs. Sanford,
Warren and McCrary for the compli-
ment OF a sersnade Monday night.
The CHfEETAIS man and several Of
his neighbors on"Congregational row"
also acknowledge a like courtesy.
Jake Utter, a very popular young
Frisco conductor who runs to Red
Fork, feel between two cars one day
last week, at Monett, and had several
ribs broken. lie was OF the same crew
as Frank McSpadden, who is just get
ting about after severe injury-though
by no means we'll.
DIR. Trent, executive secretary un-
der Chief Bushyhead died Monday
last. at Fort Gibson, from the effects
of an accidental gun shot rec eiyed two
weeks ago. lie endeavored 10 break
gun over a fence, muzzle towards him,
wher it went of and shot him through
the inner side Of the thigh.
Among the strong advocates of
leasing the strip to the old company,
from up this way, were @. NJ. McClel-
Ian, G. V. Rogers, Jesse Cochran and
VIM. McCrGoken. Col. Boudinot, OF
Fort Smith, was also with them.
Ridge Pasohal is reported to have
made a speech in reply to the latter
gentlemen, fairly tearing him all to
pieces.
Through the kindness of Congress
man Chas. A. Russell, of Conn, the
library OF Worcester academy has sc.
cured seventeen volumes Of the Smith
sonian reports, making first-class sci
entihc library. The reports give ac-
counts Of important researches and
discoveries'year by year,with accounts
of the life and work Of distinguished
scientific men and valuable correspon-
dence OF the societies of learned men
in the old world and the new.
WrH us.-A friend out at Alluwe
writes us "Your last issue shows a
rotten state of affairs at the capital.
Keep the black list before the public
that they may know who is their
friend and who their foe. A set Of