Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-04-11

George Perryman bought sew eral
head Of saddle horses whilo in town
this week from Mr.. Morrison, J.. l..
Grutehiield's son.in.law, who is now
here.
bud Heady como in from tho west
Tuesday aud went TO Fort Smith to
attend the trial of Bruner, who killed
Deputy Moody, which was sct for this
week.
An exceptionally pleasant sociable
was held at Mrs. W. L. HalselPs spa
cious home last Friday night by the
Ladies' Parsonage society Of the NJ.
z. church.
If the principals report be true we
snall probably not know Henry Trott
when he comes home from school
next summer. His department is
said to be 100 and somo to spare.
William Woods. who with Henry
W. Miller was convicted at Fort Smith
OF the murder Of John Hantz, has been
pardoned by the president. A respite
to June 2lst was granted in Miller's
case IN order that more evidence
might be produced,
The daughter OF a minister living
somo distance in the interior, came
to this place last Saturday and was met
by young man from the statos.
Their relations while here were tho
most intimate and next morning they
left together for the north.
--One Of several things which Vini-
Ia needs, is a board Of trade, or some
organization of that character, to look
after her interests, commercially
and otherwise. The want Of concert
ed action ID greatly retarding US. Who
will take the iniliatory step and call 4
meeting2
"A note from DR.. Linn, at Olare-
more, states that the Yandell boy, ut
Jedries, upon whom DR.. Fortner and
himself operated TOR fracture Of the
skull, is doing very nicely aud will no
doubt make a good recovery. The
wound is almost entirely healed and
the patient suffers no pain.
The Oklahoma fever Is taking the
renters out Of this nation by the
wholesale and the prospect is that the
area of cultivated acres will be mate
rally decreased this season. 1t was
reported last week that a list OF 10
had been made up in this immediate
vicinity. A fair proportion Of them
will be coming back in six months and
year.
"A trampish looking character rode
into town Monday aud hunting NJ
Deputy Marshal Isboll left the horse
with him, saying il belonged in Cof.
feyNille. He then, after several Curl
Gus acts, left town, but was caught
next day and the owner Of the horse
notified. lie came down at once and
as the man who hlred the horse could
not pay for Il. he took him back to
work il out IN his lIvsry stable.
The noted Smith Family will be in
Vinits Friday evening, and give theii
popular concert at Ilalsol's opera
house. They will bring entirely new
scenery and costumes, prepeied cope
cially for this occasion, anj a very at
tractive programme. Don't fail to at
tend Friday evening as they have 9TH
er pressing engagements that will not
permit them to appear again in Vini-
Ia. Doors open as 1880, concert begins
at s;l5. Admission % cents; reserved
seats 35; on sale at Mr.. Green's.
Through information imported by
our regular Prairie City correspond.
ent, &c. Rank" Henry LuRdon, alias
Bob Fife, was captured in sulphur
springs bottom, on Grand river, one
day this week. The capture was of
fected by Policeman Riley Copeland
assisted by Jay Smith and Jack Bous-
man, but not until chase OF half OF
three quarters of mile had been Civ
en- and dozen shots fred at him
Strangely enough the man went
through this iusilade unscathed.
"A special session OF circuit court
was held this week in CooWeescoowee
district. John Vann was convicted
OF malicious trespass (stole houso)
aud was sentenced 10 ten months Inn
prisonmsnt. The cases OF Ho0lie
Thompson and George Hammer
Brown, also Indicted for a trespast
were continued to the third Monday IN
August. The Mcclellan cattle case
was to be taken up in some shape bat
when our informant left, the defend.
had not arrived at the court house
When man prices n lot with the
purpose OF securing IL for pttting up a
building il is by no means good policy
10 ask him twice what IL is worth.
This is point worth thinking or
More than tw0thirds OF the firms do
ing business 10 this town arc renting
the buildings they occupy. While
this 10 the case Il would be by 10
means an impossible tsak for two or
three men Of means to move tho busi.
ness Of this town snt:foly away srom
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