Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-08

Considerable sickness among chill
dren.
Wheat is going to be the crop here
after.
Wen eat bread form our Owl
wheat.
William Little has gone to Texas
for cattle.
Poor Hardin can't go hunting any
more lost his -
-Zaek Pumphrey is employed At J
W. SINNERS grocery store
A son was born last Friday nighi
TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Akin
w. L. Trott has his stock Of lum-
Der veil up with the demand
Skinner, RatcIif & Go. are doing a
big business in seed potatoes.
Mcdonald county gave q majority
recently Of 3l7 against local option.
Mrs. Cass will surprise the ladies
this season with her millinery goods.
Abe Mills has already received
1000 head of Texas cattle this spring.
The chorus class will meet ST Mrs.
w. w. MiIler's next Tuesday at 80
p. m
The scarlet fever patient has re-
covered and the quarantine has been
raised
Thomas Bluejacket finds his trade
starting out very satisfactorily with
the spring.
Stevens is pining for the roundup
season to arrive and with it the de-
maad for saddles.
The only butter to be found in town
last Saturday was at cur friend Ham
ilton Balentine's.
On account Of being out Of coal,
there was no session of school at the
academy Tuesday
Bob Taylor is the last man to i'm
port q good horse. lie has a fine Ken
lucky thoroughbred.
A class in telegraphy is being
formed At the academy, with 0pel ator
Prentice as instructor
The creeks have been up and As =
consequence butter, eggs, wood and
coal have been very scarce
Nick Thompson. the Usage treas
urer, came back from his meAnderings
and was taken in custody at Gofey-
vile.
-Vinita gets a very favorable notice
at the hands Of Miss Dawes in her
"Unknown Nation" article see oppo-
site page
Claude Shelton and William How
ell have embarked in the cattle bus
mess and viii receive 500 steers in a
short time.
Will WaiSer is sengaged in tying mp
dry goods a; Bsdge:t & Co.'S Mr-Bad-
gett. il is learned, will 90 to market in
a short time
u. W. Martin, who says he would
save the country If it could be done
leather, is making a good "stazger" in
Ifh II direcfion.
Five persons charged with cutting
timber upon the Miami reserve have
been bound over for trial 10 the Wich-
ita L. s court
The division officials OF the Frisco
are not of the opinion that there will
be an early extension Of the road west
from Red Fork.
Miller and Co.'S sidewalk was lit
tered up last Monday morning with a
lot Of boxes, heavy enough to be filled
with geld dollars.
Wesley Barnett, who shot and
killed Mutaloke, has been tried and
acquitted. Upon what grounds, has
not been ascertained.
An Independence paper Is authori-
ty for the statement that F.. Gibson
is offering bonus Of 81 900 for the es-
tablishment of a newspaper.
Joseph Beasley. Jason Stilley and
Lafayette Tee. sre in Fort Smith jail,
because of their connection with the
double killing CT the Smiths near
MaysviIle, in Delaware district.
-Vinita needs: A bank, q public
school building, good hotel. a bakery,
more and better sidewalks, a packing
house, 6 Q. s. court and 4 new jail.
A bloody encounter with a Texas
steer is reported from White Oak.
The blood was from q hogs "back-
boue." the only weapon which the at
tackled party had at hand.
-Messrs. Bushyhead, Ross, ct. al,
succeeded last week in sending the Ar
row up out Of sight Il it returns to
earth again it will be al Fort Gibson,
with Col. W P Ross as editor.
-Crutchfield & Cos staff OF clerks
has been re-enforced by the addition
OF Johnny Cameron This firm deliv-
cred some very handsome furniture
Monday at one Of our residences.
Mrs. R. C.. Edgerton, daughter OF
Rev. John B. Jones, died at her home
south of Gofeyvilie. on Wednesday,
February 18th. The lady had many ac-
quaintances in this vicinity who viii
be grieved TO learn Of her death.
Quite party OF our townspeopie
intend going TO Colorado for their
health earl in the spring, by wagon
To go in that manner and camp on the
mountains during the hot weather
would be delightful way OF spending
the season
Charles Miner, liviag near Clare
1sOre, on Tuesday submitted 70 an op-
GRAFTON at the hands of Drs- FORMER
& Begby, known to the medical frater-
nifty as trephining- Four years ago
the patient received a blow upon the
lead and from the effects Of it has lost
the sight of one eye and the other is
falling
H,-.o es,r.r- Let