Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-03-28
LOCAL NOTES.


male seminary is to be celebrated in
grand style, about May 9Th
MIR. Hill, sr., is going to open a
furniture store in the building from
which Crutchfeld 4 Co. recently
moved.
Rev. N. NJ. Wheat offers for sale
his piano which has been in use but
nine months. Cost $3.50; will be sold
for $500.
supreme court took the customary
adjournment last week until next fall.
There are more adjournments than
sessions.
"A Choctaw named Wilson Ilhkoli
was found murdered near McAlester
last week and Sam Allen, negro, has
been arrested for the crime.
The hotel de Blythe, likewise the
Commercial, have changed hands this
week. Jack Belmont is looking after
the interests Of the latter house.
Tho streams have been very high
during the past week and last Monday
Grand river was so high the ferry boat
could not be landed, the cable being
too short.
The Oklahoma boomer now wend-
eth his way westward with great fre-
quency and satisfaction, only stopping
only to inquire II the president has
yet issued "that proclamation"
"A couple Of weeks ago e. F. Will
liams, the watch maker, sent his wife
and children home to Cassyile, Mo-,
and taking asa companion a girl from
this town, started out with his team,
presumably for Oklahoma.
Sheriff Obey Nicholson, OF Elk
county, Kan, arrested James Angel
near Claremore, on Tuesday, and pass
ed through here with him that even
ing. Angel eloped with another mans
wife and p year old baby boy.
The horse thief who was taken TO
Fort Smith last week was a notorious
character in that direction and had
operated largely in the Ohoctew ma
tion. There he was known as Frank
Balm; in Texas as Hern wolford.
bishop Walden was seen at the
depot few moments Tuesday, on
his return from Tulsa. lie believes
there are great possibilities for work
in this country aud recognizes the inn
portance Of placing as many ministers
as possible in the field.
The Frisco railroad bridge across
the Nerdigris was washed out last
Friday morning and il will be some
days yet before the new iron struct.
ure is completed and ready for use =.
Passengers, mail and express. have
been transferred right along without
delay.
Among the Salisaw items in last
weeks Telephone. occurs the follow.
ing: "Ilenry Eifert and one Ander-
son, we're scufiling last Wednesday
when pistol from Eihert's pocket fell
to the floor, was discharged and the
ball took effect in Mr.. Anderson's Les
causing a serious il not fatal wound
B. F. Groves, who by profession
seems to be dead beat and who haI
been working at his trade in this town
walked up the track Sunday night and
has not been seen since. Several no
tells in town were victimized--the Fris
co to the extent of S5i, though Al
that place his trunk and effects were
held, and an invoice and appraisement
fixed their value at 500.
"A party Of Frisco officials came NJ
in a special train on the NJ, X. & 7
last Friday and went east over theil
own line. Among the number were
II. l.. Morrill,, second vice president
ID. Wishart, general passenger agent
J. G.. Taylor live stock agent; T. f
Merrill, superintendent OF Springfield
division; j. r. Wentworth, Huperin
tendeut Of the Wichita division.
AN item in a Neosho paper say
that Dick Mathers, formerly Frazee
Cos. deaf drug clerk has invented au'
applied for patent for new style o
an ear trumpet which is 60 ing Il
make him a name aud fortune. With
II a person extremely hard OF hearinI
can understand the lowest whisper in
the room he may be in. When 1t i
fully completed il can bo worn in thu
hat without much Of IL being seen.
C. W. Gray, Assistant secretary 0
the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Educational society, with headquart
ers at Chicago, was caller last Fri
day. His society maintains tvosIL7
three colored and fifteen white school
south Of Mason and Dixon's Ii ne
which last year had an attendance Q
1000 pupils. Tho association ia Al
auxiliary Of tho northern wing offthl
Methodist church and Mr.. Gray CAM
down hore to visit the Tulsa confer
ence and determine whether or no
1t would be eIpedient to establish
school In this country, several favofa
BILE recommendations having bee
made by various ministers and 9th
ers interested.
1T is the understanding that n
new court at Muskogee will open mex
Monday and already tho town is fill
ing up with attorneys. It's crimina
business won't be much, but as deb
collecting institution it promises to b
a colossal success. Nothing movable
the Fort Smith attorneys think, vii
be exempt from seizure, and the pay
ment Of no account can be avoided bs
cause Of its age. The sum OF $1,000
II is reported, was appropriated ic