Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-02-23
LOCAL NOTES.

sion Of the police court Tuesday morn
ing.
Mote than one new building will
grace the business portion Of vinita
this season.
The report that Burns found the
meat under the iloor Of Luster's house
Is fabrication.
-"soggyp could not start for Wash
ingion at once because "Haft get
mules shod first"
"A number of ladies took advantage
of tho fine weather last Thursday by
going horseback riding.
-One evidence of the approach Of
spring is the arrival OF farming i'm
plements at Miller & Co.'S.
There will be more improvements
made in Vinita the coming season
than at any time since 1891.
g. I. jackson has resigned his sit
uation as section boss at Adair for the
purpose of going to Arkansas.
"A subscription school is in prog
ress at the colored church with an at
tendance of twenty-five pupils.
--R. Ironside is having the founda.
ton rock hauled for a store building
which he will erect on Wilson street.
The CHrEFTArS wants all the news,
good, bad and indifferent. When any
thing of Importance happent, write US.
-One- more National voter in the
countiy--IIaH II. Trott, junior. The
young man made his debut Monday
last.
j. L. Walker, an attachc OF this
office, had the misfortune to run one
Of his fingers through job press last
Saturday.
Tom Brackett has moved his
butcher shop into the place recently
vacated by Joseph Hunt, near the
postofiice.
A party OF dancers made a on
slaught upon the home of +. W. Marks
last night. A fiddler was expected to
be present this time.
Miss Nannie Stafford has been suf-
fering with felon but It has been
lanced and she is congratulating her
self that the worst is over.
IT. NJ. Callahan, photographer, h as
set up his gallery in this city. lie is
very nice workman and will doubtless
find no trouble in securing business.
PLANT shade or ornam entail trees
upon your unimproved lots. You can
not make a more profitable investment,
for nature will come to your aid and
work wonders.
DIR. Davis reports David Black
feather, Of his neighborhood Sulphur
springs) as being down with pneumo-
mia and there has been and is consid-
cradle sirkness out that way.
"A freight train was wrecked yes
terday at point five miles south OF
Chouteau and thirteen cars went into
the ditch. Only one person Ia tramp)
was injured and he not severely. All
traffic was delayed six or soyen hours.
Il. NJ. Clark, Of sedalia, relieves
f. +. Mcclellan as station agent at
Adair. The latter goes TO Arlington,
Colorado, to work for the same compa-
ny with the hope that a change OF
climate may provo beneficial to his
wile's health.
In the nation near Maysville, last
Friday, JED and John Smith, the form
er a Cherokee, killed each other about
some corn. One Blair, who was also
present, took hand in the melee. A
man named Teel had several shots put
through his clothing and a horse was
shot in the neck.
Wesley Barnett, the slayer of Nut
a-lo-ke was on Sunday evening, the
18th inst, apprehended and delivered
over TO the Greek authorities by Cor
nelius b. Perryman, OF Redfork, who
claimed and obtained the $500 reward
which was offered for his capture.
Who stole Mrs. Taylor's bacon and
lard? was an enigma which Marshal
Burns was endeavoring to solve Tues
day. The houses Of a number OF col
ored people we're searched, but without
success. The theft WAS committed
Sunday night and thirteen large piec-
es Of meat were stolen.
r.. d. Knight OF this city, has been
rendered the position Of superintend-
ent of the wood aud brick work on the
new seminary building aud will accept.
He Is without doubt the hest mechan-
ic in this country aud the appointment
is an excellent one. The job will prob
ably last twelve months.
HK GOT OEE One night about ten
days ago man named Sullivan, liv-
ing on Dog creek, heard someone after
his horses. Going out he saw three
men and without delay "opened" on
them. At the second shot he heard q
man groan. The "rustlers" returned
the compliment, firing at the flash ol
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