Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-31
LOCAL NOTES.

| -Ihe naruWare men are beginning
to receive their farm machinery.
g. w. Green shipped several cars
of cattle and hogs last Saturday.
Attention is called TO the special
prices on groceries, offered by Blue.
jacket.
Mrs. Samantha Couan, aged nine.
teen, died up on Cabin creek, on the
22nd inst.
Rev. Mr.. King begun a couyse Of
meetings at the rrosbytesisn church
last Friday.
-rae Commosolol notel has . new
baby Mrs. N. e. Cave being proprie-
tor (of both.j
h o. Ellis, dentist, will be in Vinita
Feb. 8, to remain two weeks. Office in
the Raymond house.
"A number of meetings. preceding
the communion season, were held by
Rev. Mr.. King last week.
Mr.. and Mr.. Frank franklin lost
their baby, aged three weeks, Tuesday
night, Of membraneous Group.
1T is reported that the firm with
which Oscar Oldaker is engaged, at
Krebs, is enshrouded in boycott.
"A man living on Big creek killed
$50 skunks last Jear for the hides.
There was no sickness in his family.
Let everybody in vinita witness
4. Merchants Parade" at Ray
mond house, Friday night ofnext week.
spelling match at academy to.mor-
row night admission five cents, win
ners excluded. One prize only-a gilt
edged poet.
Several enterprising gentlemen Of
the town have rented the Halsell ope-
ra house and are fttiug it up with new
curtains, scenery, etc.
The time Is near at hand when vi.
nita must look after her welfare and
guard her material interests as other
towns are compelled to do.
Married, in this city, on the 9th
inst, by Rev. N. NJ. Wheat, Mr.. John
y. Martin aud Mrs. Charlotte HaTgart.
That Burns house was furnished none
too earley.
The old house opposite w. L.
Trott's residence is being fixed up for
a temporary public school building.
II will answer for a while, but not q
very great while.
w. NJ. Hancock raised $500 BUSH
els OF corn last season on 80 acres OF
ground. Who can beat that7 HIS
place is located on Brush creek, a
branch OF Big creek.
Our farmers should raise some
thing besides corn. Broomcorn, cas-
tor beans, sorghum cane, rice corn,
FAX, oats. wheat, rye, Irish and sweet
potatoes, should one or all be given a
trial.
Tho Ladies' improvement society
hold their next meeting at the Ray
mond Parlor Saturday afternoon at
three O'Clock. All ladies interested in
erecting a public school building are
urged to be present.
Married, January 20, at the resi-
dence Of Joseph Denbo. Mr.. Frank
Danderson and Miss Lizzie Inflow, +, all Of
Catoosa, l. T. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. d. ]. NJ. Wood, Of the
NJ. f. church.
Freight cars from the south last
Sunday were covered with snow. We
can console ourselves with the fact
that we were more fortunate than our
Texas neighbors, though the tempera-
ture here was q long ways below 1909.
Tho well known live stock COM
mission hrm Of Hunter, Evans 4 Co.,
East st. Louis, has been dissolved, TO
take effect February 9TH. The busi-
ness Of the Arm will be continued by
Evans-Snyder-B Buel Co., which en-
braces most OF the officers and EN-.
ployes Of the old firm.
1t is stated that an old gentleman
living near Careys Ferry named
Wilson died last Friday from conges-
tion OF the stomach. The wife was 90
overwhelmed with grief that she had
congestive chill. Congestion of the
stomach followed, and when our in
formant passed there Saturday, she
was not expected to recover.
Ono darkey, on being enlightened
by another in regard TO "Jonas swal-
lowing the whale" was led to ejacu-
late; "Some folks allus Is hell fur
FISH," His remark might very sppro-
priately be applied 10 those Neosho
editors. ever since the government be-
gun considering the feasibility Of &C.
tablishing a ish-hatchery at that
place.
Mr.. samuel Miller of Tulsa, Greek
nation, had a horse which strayed
from him about three months ago for
the return OF which he offered 5000.
lie is light bay gelding, eight years
old. seventeen hands high and Is brand
cd on the shoulder and thigh With the
letters @ l. connected; the connection
OF tho letters Is made from the bottom
OF the q to the top Of the L. The
horse is supposed TO be in the neigh
borhood of Wan, Cherokee nation.
Tho Ladies' improvement society
met at Mrs. Raymond's parlor on Sat
urday last and elected the following
ofncerG President, Mrs. w. W. Miller;
vice president, Mrs. NJ. e. Milford; nec-
Rotary, Miss Blannh Hall; treasurer,
Mrs. DR.. Bagby. The society has m AdO
arrangements for a "MerchRnts' Pa
rade," TO take place in the Raymond
parlor on Tuesday eve, the 9th inst.
Every business house In Vinita Is to
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