Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-23
LOCAL NOTES.
wild plums are rlponing.


place Saturday.
"A FIVE months old child of J. M.
Title died last Thursday.
Mrs. y. W. Craig is very sick With
enlargement Of the spleen.
Nothing but bad weather can pre-
vent our having a grand fair this fall.
The extreme hot weather has been
drying up the peaches upon the trees.
Save your best agricultural speci-
mems for the fair, October 10, II and 1s.
The long wished for rains have faI.
len lately in nearly all portions Of the
nation.
--Joe Rogers Is putting up a building
east OF the track to be used as a res
taurant, etc.
-Oowskin Prairie is going 10 have
its usual good crop ofcorn-much larg-
er than last year.
The directors Of Galloway college
are now ready to receive bids for the
erection Of the building.
"A new meat market Is to be open.
ed IN the old stand opposite the Fris.
CO hotel, by w. T. Beatty and WIN.
Ohouteau.
Lucky II Is for q certain family In
this town that the Indiana regulators,
known as white cap" do not operate
this far west.
The national board OF town com.
missioners was organized at the recent
sale. Il. X. Adair is now treasurer
and W. r. Mills secretary.
j. T. Halsell, a brother of Mr.. Hal.
sell Of this city, died in Texas on the
first day Of this month. His home
wac in Washington Territory.
BY taking the Missouri Pacific at
4 4o'clock in the morning tits now pos
sible to spend -four or FIVE hours in
Fort Smith and return the same day.
Tom Doe, while working at f. II.
McComb's hay press last week, cut oil
all the toes and part Of one of his feet
lie was sharpening n stake with an AK.
"A column advertisement Of the vi
niia fair appears this week. The "ad. :"
ia very attractive but in no wise does
IL compare with he sublime grand
eur Of the coming fair.
Raymond Hall is being supplied
with handsome equipment OF scenery.
The drop curtain is embellished with
q handsome scene surrounded by the
cards OF Dumber ofour business men.
--sol Ketchum brought to this office
last Friday the finest lot Of peaches
and pears seen this season. No one
could look upon them and doubt this
being one Of the best fruit countries
on earth.
The work Of printing the fair prem
ium list is now under way. Applica-
tions for advertising space therein
should be made to II. II. Trott secre-
tary Of the association, or may be sent
direct TO this Office.
Charles W. Montgomery was
killed in this nation, a short distance
south Of Coficyville. on the 10Th inst,
by Deputy Marshal Dalton's posse.
flo WAS horse thief and whisky ped.
dler, and before being dispatched hr-
cd several shots at his would be cap
tors.
y. J. Jackson, living four miles
south Of Prairie City, was taken to Fort
Smith Monday by Deputy Isbcll on
the charge OF threatening to kill Or.
O. II. Preston. lie was arrested upon
the lAtter's place though on sTAminA.
tion by the commissioner was dis
charged.
The red and black printed circu-
lars. with cartoon, used by the SiouI
commission in their endeaVors to So
cure q REIMBURSEMENT OF part OF the
reservation, are displayed in this Of
fee. They were given to MIR. McOar-
thy by Capt. Pratt. president OF the
commission.
ID. NJ. Mars has in his orchard q
number OF lie Conte pear trees
"blight-proor' on which he sets great
store. To show what they will do the
nurseryman from whom he secured
them sends a number Of fine pears
frnm four.yeAr-old tree, which
weigh half pound each.
Married, at the residence OF Mr.
Phinning, at Baxter Springs, Kan, on
Wednesday eve. August Sth, Mr.. q
Y. Davis, OF vinitA aud Miss Sallie
Goodwin Of Labette county, Kan, Rev.
Stewart, OF the Baptist church OIL
cieting. They took their departure
Saturday night for Chama, N. NJ,
whore Mr.. Davis Is in business.
A ovBlosirr. C. s. Shelton brought t
to this Office last Friday one OF the
mastodon'a teeth taken from the sui.
phur spring. Itis a formidable look
ing molar aud the ivory is seemingly
as perfect as when the monster lived,
thousands Of years ago, and IL geology
be true, ages befor the creation. Mr..
Shelton tells US that parts OF the skol
eton which have been unoarthed ro-