Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-11-21


The appearance of Mrs. Chou
teau's millinery store has been great
ly improved by new front.
Rev. Ohas. Bluejacket, who has
been suffering with typhoid fever for
nearly two months is recovering.
w. @. Patton. OF this city, desires
to purchase lot OF mule colts. Own
ers desiring to sell should call upon
him.
-J. Il. Wolfe 10 having an orchard
Of thirty acres set this fall and ex-
poets TO add twenty moro to IL next
spring.
Mr.. Geo. Y. Davis is lying sick at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Billee
Smith. in this city. 1t is the prevail
ing disease-jsundice.
-Mrs. Cummins recovered a valua-
BILE ring few days ago which went
through the fire, but which she had
lost year or more ago.
The mechanics commen ced, work
on the Skinner building Monday
morning, !. repairing the damage caused
by the fire Of last month.
Joe Landrum died at Southwest
City last Monday and was buried
yesterday in the cemetery near David
Landrum's, southeast Of town.
Sam Goodale, arrested here last
summer and taken to Fort Smith on
a charge Of introducing and selling
liquor, has been sentenced to serve
one hour in Jail and pay fne Of $40.
The brakemen on 'he new Arkau-
sas Valley road will have no trouble
in confusing passengers, when calling
stations. Here are some oftho names:
Inola, TiAwi, Saguyah, oolaga, Talaia,
Watooa, Nowata, Kamama, Lenhpah.
While there is not much enid
night oil" burned at the postofice, the
lamps are lighted about six o'clock in
the morning. when the work of dis
tributing the mail begins. The mails
arc also made up at night by lamp
light.
The Frisco passenger now arrives
from the east at li:55 q. m. aud de-
parts in the same direction at 3;l5 p.
m. The freight arrives at ll:20 and
leaves at 3:45. Going west the train
leaves at 1910 and arrives from the
west at 2:50.
r. d. Knights team ran away on
the main street last Friday morning,
ovsrturning the buggy and severely
injuring himself and to some extent
his wife; the little boy escaped entire
ly. One or more of Mr.. Knights ribs
were broken and he was cut upon the
head.
Z. d. Cromwell, who shot him
self q week ago Sunday at Ca
toosa, died last Friday morning. The
wound was not considered dangerous,
but the patient was subsequently at
tackled with Rgue, which. In his shat
tefed condition, took the form Of a
conjestive chill and ended his life.
--Bobs Beatty aud Pearl Drew de-
serve a great deal Of credit for their
efforts this week in the work OF rails
ing money for stove, to be used in
Miss Washbourne's room at the new
school house. They succeeded in
raising $685. even though many of the
contributions were very small indeed.
The "Kings Daughters" are 10
give q literary entertainment at
Pheasant Hill the evening after
Thanksgiving, Friday, the 10Th. Mr..
Evans, of Oswego, Kan, will be there
with his magic lantern. The proceeds
are to be used toward painting the
church. Admission Is cents.
1t is reported that the judge Of
the U. s. court at Paris, Texas, has
decided that no deputy marshal has a
right TO carry gun into the Indian
Territory In making an arrest, aud. at
the last session Of the grand jury at
his court he instructed that it find a
true bill against every deputy charged
with killing in endeavoring to make
an arrest.
THE ladies' Of the Presbyterian
church will give Thanksgiving din
ner, Nov. 2sth, at the opera hall, to
which all are cordially invited. You
will be helping a good cause and at
the same time enjoy genuine Thanks
giving dinner of roast turkey. pump
kin pie, cranberry sauce, etc. Dinner
from ~ IN. TO 8 p. m. Admission 2bcts,
children Is.
"A Muskogee lawyer while in vini-
Ia one night last week was approached
by ayoung resident who inquired IL
he ever took anything. Upon rsceiv-
ing an Affirmative reply, small bot
tie was produced, the contents Of
which the giver declared was "the
stuff" The lawyer took the bottle,
smelt II suspiciously, and noticing the
strong odor Of cordial, iaconically
called for spoon to take dose.
Then they carried the young man out
between two sticks.
As showing the class Of criminals
who are taken 10 the United States
court at Fort Smith, the iailer's rec
oFds since the hrst Of the present
month shows that OF thirty-three
prisoners brought in, thirty-one gavo
their occupation as being farmers
one acknowledged that he followed
whisky peddling by which he gained a
livelihood and one had no occupation
at all. From this II would seem that
farming was rather unpro6table bust,
ness for these.me and they nearlI ~
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