Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-05-02
LOCAI NOTES.

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"A few more Gre company drills
would be a good thing.
The new female seminary Is TO be
dedicated next Tuesday.
The closing Of the postodice Tues
day was poser, TO many.
There is one young man in town
who cake don't agree with.
--Baugh, Adair 4 Co., of Chouteau,
have sold out TO O. Hayden.
we should like two copies OF lasl
weeR's CHrKFTAiN for our files.
The academy recognized April 30th
by q half-holiday, closing at p. m.
The fishing Is good enough, bui
the catch Is tolerably light. generally
"A right sensational item was laic
out yesterday norning,we regret to say
Mrs. J. e. Campbell is reported =
be painfully though not dangsrousi,
sick.
The Frisco hotel INDUCED In tn,
luxury Of Strawberries and green peas,
last Sunday.
There was a very good attendance
at the Congregational church las
Sunday morning.
The boomers are already coming
back. A small amount Of Oklahomf
went a long ways.
Twas a ."spell Of weather" tha
begun Monday and not Of the mild
Italian kind, either.
DIR. Oliver olinRer, the Indian
medicine company man, has been ap'
pointed postmaster at Auskogee.
Two new brands have been added
10 our list this week: those OF J. d
Markham aud Miss sallie Alberty.
Services were held at the Metho
dist church last Tuesday morning in
honor of the Washington centennial
An attachment was served yester
day on the residence Of w. r. Badgett
In favor OF Mcdonald 4 Co., Of st
Joseph.
A political pow-wow was appoint
cd at Oochiiata's Wednesday, but nc
report has yet been received Of wha
was done.
p. Henry & Son, OF Chelsea, place
an ad. with us this week which II will
benefit the people Of that section to
read and take heed Of.
Il. D. Ellis, dentist, OF Southwes
City, will arrive in vinita May 2Ist
to remain ten days. His office will be
at the Raymond house.
"A Sunday school picnic from Pelrc'
City came down TO Grand River Tues
day. Three extra coaches were re
quired TO carry the participants.
There are just 2l ,l2o ties between
Big Cabin switch and vinita. This
is Official; Will Miller counted every
one Of them last Tuesday evening.
The Congregational parsonage Il
for rent; enquiries should DO made o.
@. W. Green. The house consists o
six rooms and there is a good well o
water and barn.
The many friends OF Mrs. Davis
Till will regret to learn that she II
s'ill confined TO her bed and FOR up
wards Of a month has been unable Il
leave her room.
Lem Paris informs us that at hiI
place last Fridays storm played sad
havoc with fences. orchards, growing
crops and the poultry yard. Th'
young fruit was beaten of and the
trees very badly bruised and peeled
The corner stone of the new NJ. r
church (south) at Chelsea. was laiC
last Tuesday, Rev. Marlborough con
ducting the services. They have the
lumber on the ground for . commodi.
ous building and 1t will be erected a
once.
IT. q. Webb and companion
while standing by the rivers edge las
Friday, wese warned that tree which
stood :near by, was about to fall
They had barely got out OF the wa,
when down it came, right where the!
stood.
Col. BriESalara, right Of way com
missioner OF the Arkansas Valley
railroad, was here one day this weei
for the purpose of settling With W..
Z. Halsell for damages to several towr
lots in Olaremore, which his roa'
crosses.
"A new job printing press, supplied
with all the latest improvements. was
received by THE OHIEFrAiN once last
Friday. II Is much larger than th'
one heretofore used and will enable u
TO do much better work and do IL NOR
conveniently.
There ls one good sign for thiI
country-will Miller has already sold
two or three self binding reapers ant
there are several other parties looking
at the machines. Some day this coun
try is going to produce large quan
titles OF wheat.
Last Sunday several urchinS were
playing about the cars near the Frisco
stock yards when one OF them 10
a brake of. The car ran down thu
track and out of a switch, badly scar
ing the boys and causing some other
wise unnecessary work for the railroad
men.
because OF the fact that cattle had
not shed oil fully and tho brands die
not show very clearly, the roundup
work, as laid out in advance, was dis
continued at Web Vann's last Satur
day. All cattle gathered we're taker
home by their owners. The work vii
be resumed next Monday.
The Advocate reports that dog
are killing all the sheep in the vicinity
Of Tahleqaah and occasionally they
are found killing hog, aud in one in