Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-10-31

There is large crop Of wild fruits
and nuts this fall.
There is great demand for DWELL
ing houses just now.
g. W. Green is occupying his new
house on the avenue.
The first hard frost OF the season
was last Saturday night.
"A series OF union services are be-
ing held in the Methodist church.
Mrs. John l.. Adair, OF Tahlequa b /,
fell down one day last week and broke
her arm.
--George Powers, a well known citi-
zen Of the Sac and Fox nation, died
this week.
Speaking OF quail shooting-Dr.
Thompson and his "partner" are the
priEe-winneis.
John Martin has opened a billiard
hall in the building recently occupied
by Commissioner Wallace.
Mr.. W. G. Patton has 600 acres Of
land sown in wheat. His drills
stopped only last Saturday.
We want a correspondent in every
town aud settlement in the Cherokee
nation. Send US the news.
The town commissioners were here
several days last week preparing their
report and closing up their books.
w. q. Patton, OF this city, desires
TO purchase q lot ofmule colts. Owners
desiring to sell should call upon him.
There are, from some cause, a re-
markably large number Of double APP
plies, a kind Of freak, on the trees this
fall.
Anyone wishing to sell good sec-
ond-hand breech- -loader, gauge ten,
CHEAP, can find purchaser at this Of
fee.
Col. Bell is rebuilding his house
on the north side OF the avenue and
IL is to become the clerks Office H. II.
Trott's.
-Commissioner Wallace has been
informed that Tahlequah is overflow
ing with colored people awaiting his
arrival.
This office is in receipt Of an in.
voice Of stationery and job material.
Leave your orders with THE CnrEFTAIS
at once.
Fred Chouteau has bought the
Burlington livery stable, Including
horses and buggies and will take pos.
session very shortly.
w. J. Strange has retired from the
cattle business, having sold his entire
interest to .. W. Poole, and will turn
his attention to raising hogs.
Tho Presbyterian Synod Of the In.
dian Territory is in session at Musko.
gee this week and several persons from
this town and vicinity are present.
The slugging match between Dunn
and Ketchum did not take place Al
Muskogee last week, owing TO the in
reference of Agent Bennett and hii
policemen.
Seventeen families from Benton
county, Mo-, are farming lands in thii
nation, near Tulsa, and a halt dozer
or more went through here Tuesday
to join them.
The rain of last Tuesday night wa
Of incalculable value 10 the whea
raisers of this country, for in man!
cases the seed had been sown in th'
dust and had not sprouted.
There will be mass meeting helC
at John Browns, on Grand river, mex
Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 2 o'clock p. m
speakers will be present and address
the people upon the live topics OF th
day.
The trial Of Joe Fox and Joe Hal
loway, for the murder Of Burrill Bic V
ins, near Southwest City, last March
was begun at Fort Smith On the 25th
The victim was a brother Of Jacl
Blevins, of this city.
The attorney general has desis
mated the Little Rock penitentiary in
stead Of Columbus, as a place Of con
hnement iorprisoners convicted in th
Fort Smith court and sentenced l.
over six months or under ave years.
AT the recent Vinita fair there wa
a lack of exhibits which are the pro
duct Of the ladies' skill and genius
while at Muskogee the farmers wer
dereleet- A little evening np-o
equalizing-would be an improvement
for both.
The NJ, X. 4 +. offers round tri
tickets at one and one-third regula
fare to the following meetings: McA
ester fair, sold Oct. 80 and good to rs
turn Nov. g. Muskogee, occasion {
meeting Of Synod OF Indian Territory
sold ION certihcate) Oct. 80, to retur
Nov. 5.
The Shawnee election was held rs
Gently and resulted in the choice Q
the following officers: Chief. ions
than Blackfeatheri assistant chic
Joshua Daugherty; clerk, r. Ironsid'
councillors, Tom White, George Wash
ington, Jim Flint, David BlackfeAthei
Bob Harvey.
The Arrow was issued from Table
quah last week Its fourth location 4
two years. Our capital city is certain
ly well supplied with newspapers an
a consequent increase in the enliehi
eminent of that hitherto dark corne
Of the vineyard is expected. Turn o
the gas, gentlemen.
--OhetopR Democrat The Sta
store had large sd ia the Whit
Chieftain Of last week. The Lehman
believe in the free use OF printers inl
and We have the fret time } ct 10 heG