Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-29
LOCAL NOTES.
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"A party was given Tuesday night al
Mrs. Eifert's.
GRAND opening Of Raymond hall
Friday, March 80 and 81.
The clay pigeon shooters had
their FIRST round yesterday.
Sam Skinner gotin a shipment Of
cattle last Sunday morning.
Mrs. j. Il. Bivin was reported to be
very sick the first OF the week.
There is to be horse race at this
place next Saturday for 500 a side.
The mill is now amply provided
with power, the new boiler being in
place.
There has been no butler on sale
at the stores in this town for over a
week.
An extensive nursery is more than
likely to be established adjoini ng town
next fall.
"A severe taste Of winter was given
us this week, with snow and sleet upon
Tuesday.
The "Peaxed Sisters" entertain
ment has been postponed until Tues
day, April 10th.
Jimmy Beatty, who was last week
reported as quite sick, is now well
enough to be out.
We learn that Col. w. P. Ross is
suffering greatly with asthma at his
home at Fort Gibson.
1t begins to look as though we will
have to forget the poor-there wont be
any such people here.
Remember that Penelope" will be
given at Raymond hall tomorrow
night and the following.
Charles Miner, who was operated
upon some weeks ago by trephining,
has got we'll and gone home.
Both grand divisions Of the fami-
Iy are now busy the wife making gar
den and the husband fishing.
Miss lone Harlan is conducting "a
private school in the building oppo-
site the Presbyterian church.
No clew has yet been obtained as
10 who il was that killed old man
Drake, the pumper, at Tulsa.
Robert G. Thompson is looking up
a suitable place in this vicinity for a
cattle ranch and will probably locate
here.
There seems to be almost an cpl
demic ofroseola in this vicinity and
there are not a small number Of cases
OF measles.
jeff McGhee and Sut Beck have
been attending court at Springfield,
and-well, theirs more Of this item but
we will not give 1t.
Next Sunday will be asler and
and the occasion is to be celebrated at
the Congregational church by a concert
in the evening.
Jonathan Gore Is now commits.
sioner of deeds for four states, as well
as U. S. commissioner for the transac.
tion OF civil business.
III. A. Galloway has for a month
been confined almost TO his room by q
complication of ills, but we are glad to
say is now much improved.
Tho number OF blue grass lawns
there are in town is surprising to one
who has not made the rounds, and no
less 80 is their present advanced con.
dition.
The Improvement Society social
held last Friday evening at Mr.
Green's yielded very good returns.
The next one will be at DR.. Bagby's on
Friday ofneIs week.
Married, at the NJ. +. parsonage, al
Catoosa, Indian Territory, on the
evening Of March 25th, 1883, Mr.. Isaith
r. Edie, OF Oakland, Iowa, to Miss
Lauretta Bowman, Of Catooss, Rev
ID. J. NJ. Wood officiating.
Three prisoners escaped from the
United States Jail at Fort Smith lasl
Sunday night. One was a state prisoner
named Sam Jones, while the others
Isaac Martin and Ed Rhodes, were in
for larceny and burglary, respectively
Miss Lenore X. Murray, elocution-
list, will give an entertainment at Ray.
mond hall on the 10Th Of next month,
The lady was in the city last Saturday
and Sunday and the impressions form
ed by those who met her were very IA.
yorAble.
ID. NJ. Marrs is planting out a nur
sery on his place eight miles south
east OF this city. By next fall he will
be able to supply home grown tree,
and nursery stock of all kinds. IL,
should and doubtless will receive a
good patronage.
Tommy Thompson Is building an
addition 10 his house which will b,
surrounded by porches aud "ginger-
bread" work and surmounted by al
elegant galvanized iron mortgage
This lattor decoration will be addeC
just as a matter of style.
Within the last week the ladies' o
the Improvement Society have made Z
partial canvass of the town, soliciting
subscriptions for fencing the Gem.
etery, and have secured Sl5775. 4
number Of gentlemen who eau Away
be depended upon for generous re,
sponses are yet to be seen.
callahan, the photographer, dis
plays a case of very familiar faces il
front of Davis Hills dry goods store
All of the gentleman's work shows tn,
hand of an artist, but by these pict
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