Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-16
LOCAL NOTES.
"A sale OF town lots took place Mon.

- '"'N VI tV"h iOt5 toVh plhce nou-
day.
See ad. Of Elliott Bros.i Pryor
Greek.
The Springfield fair occur. septem-
Der Bird to sih.
--Baled hay, on the cars, is Bring-
ing the munifcent sum Of 1925 ton.
The city collector has turned into
the treasury $l44.4O as taxes recently
collected.
Pryor Creek has prospect for an.
other store, SO Mr.. Elliott states, who
was up from there Saturday.
Miss Emma Beck is going to open
a private school in the rooms connect
ed with the Presby yterian church.
"A considerable number of cattle
have been going through on the Fris-
co lately, from tho Kiowa and Conan
che country.
--Tom McSpadden, DR.. Bagby, w.
p. Henderson and NJ. T.. Milford have
all treated themselves TO new buggies
in the last ten days.
MIR. II. u. Edmondsou announces
the birth Of fine boz, weighing the
regulation eight pounds, at his home
in Muskogee last Friday night.
-Fifty-nine pupils left here Friday
night last, for Haskell Institute, the
government school at Lawrence, Kan
sas. IL Is a good place for them.
The clay found on the proposed
site Of Galloway college proved not to
be suitable for brick and operations
have been transferred 10 Bull creek.
The story that the town lot was
bought for Jim Sanford is not gener-
ally swallowed. The appearances are
that Oscar may need it himself pretty
quick.
Never until recently did VIC know
that the CHiRFrAiN was looked upon
as a humorous paper. One Of our sen.
ators, we expect, will subscribe for an
extra copy or two to paste IN his scrap
book.
Griffin, who killed Dustin at South.
west City, has been indicted by the
circuit court IN Pinevile for murder in
the second degree, aud his bond fixed
at So 600, which he will probably be
able to give.
Bass Bros, living on Wm. Howe lis
place, near Prairie City, have a mum
Der Of thorough bred stations. They
will engage next spring in the raising
of fine horses on Mr.. Howel's place
near Timber hill.
The party of gentlemen from Eure-
ka, Kansas, named elsewhere, were
out serenading Tuesday night assisted
by several Of our home musicians.
Speaking 10y the card, we can say the
music was excellent.
Oscar Trott and will Walker were
in railroad smash-up at Chetopa, ,one
night last week The effects are plain
ly shown on Oscars head and face.
The engineer, John Russell, was seri-
ously il not fatally injured.
DIR. BrownGeld left with his outfit
last Thursday night for McAlester
After their departure it was learned
that HAIRY" had planned with a
young girl in this town to run away
with him. The scheme was frustrat-
ed.
Mr.. Furlong, chiefof the Missouri
Pacifc's detective service, has discharg.
ed Mr.. Kinney, his assistant and the
latter is making fight for rcinstate-
ment. The trouble arose over mat
ters connected with the recent train
robbery near Gibson.
- Portions Of The skeleton Of mas
todon have been found recently in a
spring two miles north OF Alton. The
neighbors propose 20 drain the pool
aud ldsg The Old fellow ont, as complete
as possible. Two of the tusks were
some sixteen inches long and proper
tionately large.
"A party WAS given last Friday
night by Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ironside nj
their home. in honor OF their niece
Miss Emily Blakeney, to which a nun.
Der Of young folks were present and
spent the evening most hsppily. Miss
Blakeney and her mother, Mrs. Geo
Blakeney, lott for their home in Car
thase the following Sunday.