Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-02-07
LOCAL NOTES.
Simple Simon Il abroad.


-"Merchants Display" tomorrow
night. Everybody come.
The streets and stores we're throng-
ed with people last Saturday.
--R. d. knight bought two span Of
mules from w. P. Ward this week.
About time to start the garden
seeds--back Of the kitchen stove,
-Brueie Cass. with his gum boots,
would not trade places with Gen.
Harrison.
"A large. fat, girl baby was born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. !. b. Stevens Wednes-
day night Of last week.
Word passed over the wires Mon
day ofthe killing OF Bell Starr, At Eu-
faula. She was ambushed.
"A valuable addition has been made
TO the Congregational church choir, in
the person OF Miss Jessie Hall.
Felix Cowan is putting up dwell
ing house for his own use on his lot
opposite Cutters livery stable.
The extract was pretty generously
imbibed last Saturday by some Of our
Shawnee folks. Several ofthem became
very highly favored.
Scott Bennett, section man at
Tulsa, died very suddenly last Friday.
His remains wero taken to Seneca, his
home, on Sundays train.
The CurEFTArN, with all ofits care,
has accumulated small "black list"
and will probably have to give II pub.
LEGATION in a very short time.
MIR. and Mrs John Mccarthy en-
tertained a small coterie of friends
last evening, the occasion bein ng Miss
Eleanor Boedeker's birthday.
IF. q. Lea, agent for the Frisco at
Seneca, was recently injured by truck
falling upon him and in the mean time
his station is being conducted by
Frank McSpadden.
DIR. L. o. Ellis, dentist, has arrived
In the city and-has rooms IN the Ray
mond house. AS he will remain but
ten days, parties needing work should
give him an early call.
How many property owners are
going TO beautify and Increase the val
ne OF their lots this spring by setting
out shade trees7 Time TO begin Sc
lecting trees and making arrange
ments.
DIR. Hicks representations check
of with the weather to st" 1.-The 4th
to the 10th was announced as a storm
period and the Monday night blizzard
came along a roaring to fulfill the pre-
diction.
"A prairie FIRE went over the hills
northeast of town Monday at about
dusk, like a "quarter horse" No
damage, Of a seri GUS character has
been reported. A few hay stacks were
burned.
Lend your aid 10 a worthy enter
prise by being present Friday evening
at the Trades Display" in Mrs. Ray
mond's parlors. The proceeds will be
converted TO q public school house
fund.
Two couples were united in mar
riase last Sabbath by Mr.. J. +. Camp
bell, deputy clerk. They were Mandy
Rinehardt and Miss Rebecca Parrish;
and q. II. Rinehardt and Miss Kinnie
Lambert.
Ten cars offat hogs went through
here recently, from Kansas City,
bound for the City Of Mexico. This
was the first shipment via the new
route-the Mexican National. The
parties engaged claim that good re-
turns are realized.
"A switch engine on the Frisco
jumped the track at Springfield last
Sunday evening, killing four men aud
iniuring several others. They were
running at tremendous rate ofspeed,
when the engine struck frog. and
jumping several feet. turned over on
its side.
Tho Ladies' Improvement society
will give a Grades Display" on Fri
day night, February 8th, In Mrs. A.
O. Raymond's parlors, when the bust
ness firms OF Vinita will be represent
ed by the ladies OF the society Ad-
mission IS cents, including refresh
ments. Music by the Vinita band.
The first news received last satur.
day ofthe passage Of the Oklahoma
bill by the house was through a dis
patch to Ed Hewins, who was in town.
He states that this action by congress
has played havoc with the lesseos Of
the strip by making II impossible for
them to buy cattle in Texas on credit,
as they otherwise could have done.
The spelling matches at the acad-
emy have unearthed couple Of phe.
nomenal spoilers in the Misses Mitch
ell, residing upon the strout farm be-
low town. The prize went TO the young
er OF the two sisters, but not until the
resources OF the spelling book had
nearly failed. Another match. open to
all comers admission ten cents, will be
announced later.
-R. ID. knight was in the city Mon
day. lie has been awarded the con-
tract to erect the high school for the
colorsd people, and hopes to get TO
work in a very short time and to COM
pleto the job ny next fall. The gen
tleman's proposition was TO put up a
building for the $4,000 which will ac-
eommodate sixty-hve pupils, aud the
contract was awarded him over two
competitors.
Our juvenile Oklahoma invaders
have been heard ofbut once since their