Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-07-11

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Mrs. David Blackfeather died last
Friday morning.
w. L. Halsell shipped two trains
Of cattle the frat Of the week.
The Bartlesville celebration, so W.
l.. Trott informs us, was gorgeous
affair.
Alton. Cleremore and Tulsa had
big crowds on the 4th, as well as
Vinita.
Engineer Green came in Tuesday
with his engine draped in mourning
for fireman killed on the 4th by
switch target near Monet.
The Frisco will sell round-trip
tickets to Nashville, on the occasion
Of meeting OF National Educational
association, July to 20. at $3.50.
MIR. J. Y. Butler desires II stated
that he positively declines tue nomi-
nation for council rendered him by a
convention held at Delaware court
house July LIT
The new NJ. +. church at Chelsea
is nearly completed and is very pret-
ty structure. A saw and grist mill are
also soon TO become part and parcel Of
this thrifty village.
@. V. Rogers, Joe McSpadden, Fox
Danningberg, Custus Harnage and y.
W. Poole shipped twelve cars OF cattle
from Chelsea Tuesday night, and all
the gentlemen went along"
The NJ. X. 4 T. has secured
route into Kansas City and cattle are
beginning to move that way. Jno. w.
Miller went in Tuesday night with
shipment Of several cars for himself
and neighbors.
Mrs. Timberlake sent up q vine
last week upon which i've potatoes
were growing (above ground) and from
which thirty-one we'll grown potatoes
had been dug. This is certainly a
freak OF nature"
Henry Sixkiller, wm. Foreman and
Willis B!uejacket, Indian policemen,
spilled several barrels OF hard cider In
this city OH the evening OF the 4th.
Agent Bennett proposes to break up
this trafic II IL can be done.
Deputy Isbell went to Fort Smith
Tuesday morning with John Barr,
charged with assault, Charles Barker
and W. J. Morris, indicted for stealing
J. w. Garrison's hogs, and J.C. .Hamp-
ton. the cattle thief.
The NJ, X. & T. offers tickets ia
Nashville, Tenn, and return at $3.50
Sl.75 additional going one route and
returning another; tickets limited ia
Sept. 30. The National Educational
association is occasion Of the reduction
Judge Walrond, who delivered the
4th Of July address, expressed him
self as agreeably surprised at the mum
beI Of people who were present, and
stated also that he never spoke to an
audience where sueh marked attention
WAS bestowed.
"A barbecue and picnic is announc
ed to take place at Chelsea on the 1871
inst. and at Pryor Greek on the 10th
Both are to be non-partizan and al
candidates are requested to be presen
and give vent ther powers Of orator,
and capacity for beef.
There is on exhibition at Mile
& Cos. drug store o very able-bodie'
tarantula. IL is understood the in
sect came out Of one Of the kegs o
"jumbo" which were spilled on tn
4th by the Indian police. II woul'
make good "seasonin'.
While coming pas. Pat shanahan'
last Sunday DR.. Foreman's horse shie
and went over seven foot embank
ment with the buggy containing tn,
family. Fortunately no one was seri
ously injured though all were more o
less bruised and shaken ur.
The Advocate, and other papers Q
the nation, in reporting the nominee
of the Downing party Of Cooweescoo
wee district states Jess Elliott to
the candidate for solicitor, which is a
. error. 1t is James II. Elliott, a shaw
nee, living south Of CoTeyville.
Miss Rachel Sixkiller died at Mus
kogee July fourth. The mother, Mrs
Sam.Sixkiller, preceded her daughte
to her long rest about FIVE weeks, he
. death occurring May 9th. Mis
Rachel was about 20 years OF age an
, a twin sister to Mrs. Wash Morgan.
Jess Couch and Jim Mehlin wer
engaged last Monday at Chelsea 4
tho unpleasant occupation OF an arbi
= tration. A party had pawned a stall
ion to Jess Couch and the animal wa
: subsequently claimed by Jim Mehlir
as owner. Mehlin got the horse an
|, paid the forfeit.
A Political picnics, some of TIA el
/ Downing and others gotten up inds
!, pendently by people, have been al
pointed in Cooweesc coowee district Z
follows: Job Parker, July ~; Coos
neck, is; Coodys Bluff, IL; Chelsea, 1
Pryor Greek. 10; Chouteau, 20; Kel
hart Spring, %; Bird creek, (near ski
took 25.
"A letter from Jack Belmont, wri
ten at Galana, Kan, would indicat
that Jack is still having "busy times
at his house. 1t says; "Mrs. Daugl
erty, my mother-in.law, and Lee Cox,
kidnapped my wife wilfully aud NAL
ciously, without cause or provocatiol
against my will and against the will
i my wife. This is known to be true |
: several responsible citizens OF Galenl
Their full intention was to murder IN
but they failed to connect, as hI
one eye open all the time"
The board Of directors OF the Vim
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