Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-24
LOCAL NOTES.
Nov for a school bouse.


Of salt last week from Hutchison.
Kansas.
Communicates between Red Fork
and Sac and Fox was cut of for some
days last week.
Several Of "the boys" succeeded in
catching small prizes in the lottery
this month.
The Beatty and Chouteau meat
market firm has been dissolved, Mr..
Chouteau retiring.
Il. y Ellis, den tist, will be in vinita
Feb. 8, to remain two weeks. Office in
the Raymond house.
This Office has for sale or excha nge
a 6x9 jobber in excellent condition. A
larger press is desired.
If the men Of this town can't pro.
vide school house, the Ladies socie-
ty will have to take the matter in
hand.
The Presbyterians have concluded
to create a new Presbytery, the fourth
in this territory, to be known as the
Chickasaw.
DIR. Bagby's little girl, Mabel, was
attacked by fever Monday night and
her condition is such as to cause the
parents considerable uneasiness.
Young Dick, living near Echo, was
bitten by a mad dog a short time ago,
as stated last week, butts not suffer-
ing from hydrophobia.
The farmers in Labetts county,
north OF us, are talking Of raising cot
ton. Would it not be worth while to
try that crop in this part Of the nation7
-Messrs. J. NJ. Hall and II. N. BY
mum, of Tulsa, both OF whom have
had severe and lengthy spell Of sick
ness, have resumed their business af-
fairs.
Cora Lee, who was twice tried at
Springfield for the murder OF the wife
Of George Graham, and the second
time acquitted, committed suicide at
Norwich, Ohio, recently.
January 23 to 90 are embraced in
what DR.. Hicks calls a storm period.
The thunder storm Of last week was
foretold in the chart issued by the
storm prophet" last summer.
The location selected for the col
ored high school is at a point on the
Illinois and Tahlequah district lines,
twelve miles from Tahlequah and
eight miles from Fort Gibson.
As the prospect Of convicting Blue
Thompson OF bigamy seemed rather
dim, the Kansas authorities entered
charge ofadultery against him aud he
was consigned to the oswego Jail.
Indian Policeman Henry sixkiller,
who during hisreign as marshal OF Eu-
faula has succeeded in Christianizing
that place, has been in this city
most of the week with his wife and
baby.
The house owned by Sam Burns,
recently vacated by Ed. Miller, has
been rented and is being supplied with
new furniture part OF it of the house
hold variety. Something going to
happen.
Mrs. S. w. Dali died laLt Friday
night from pneumonia. She had been
waiting upon her daughter. Mrs. Rob.
ert Chamberlin, WHO is very low with
Bright's disease. and in this manner
was exposed to the unfavorable
weather.
-Tahlequah adyices, which we're
dispatched on Monday of last week,
iid not reach this Office until Thurs
day forenoon, after the paper had
been Issued. High water was doubt
less the cause, though passengers
came up daily.
The irst payment Of Sl00,0o0 ON
the lease has been made, and for safe.
ty has been deposited ia the United
sta'ss sub-treasury at St. Louis. This
with the rental for October, Novem.
ber and December, 1888, makes $780,
600 already obtained.
The market quotations on corn for
the early summer months do not indi-
cate so high price on that staple as
usually prevails. Another thing
against customary prices is the fact
that there will be no haying opera.
tions, for export, next summer, owing
TO the law prohibiting.
There is vast difference in the
condition OF cattle In the different
sections Of the nation. In the vest
ern portion, where the country is more
rolling, the grass has not been rotied
by the rains and stock are doing much
better than in this vicinity. However,
there are some herds around here
which are looking very hne.
-Claremore is to be congratulated
upon the early extension OF the wag-
oner road TO Ooneyville. The last sur
vey is just to the east edge Of tho
Claremore towDsite aud promises for
that place great things in the near iu-
ture. Work is to be prosecuted from
both ends OF the l.ne and TO begin as
soon as the weather will permit.
-Verdigris river was so high recent
ly as to seriously endanger the Frisco's
bridge, and in fact that structure was
moved about six inches. For some
days no trains were run across, pas
sengers, mail, etc, being transferred.
A quantity Of false work" Plling aud
braces, caused very large drift to
form, which II took a good force Of
men, aided by an engine, several days
10 dislodge.
It. r. knight. Indian police, has
been detailed for service out on the
Cherokee strip and will probably have
his headquarters at Caldwell. The
position Ia a very qood ona and hofh