Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-11-28
LOCAL NOTES.
Corn about twenty eents.


Chelsea is to have mill, NJ. W.
Couch being the protector.
Lost. a small. fat brass key; return
to this Office and receive reward.
Seaside Library, containing novels
by standard authors, at Mrs. Cass'
Steve Bluejacket sold the cigar and
candy stand to viii Wright last week.
The drug store is going back to
the site upon which 1t was burned out.
There will be union Thanksgiving
services at the Presbyterian church
to-day.
The fall term of Worcester acade-
my closed yesterday and the winter
term will open next Monday.
Since the train robbery the postal
clerks on the SedAlia and Denison run
have been efficiently armed.
The fall term Of the Bible Mission
institute closed yesterday and the
winter term begins Monday, Dec. 2nd.
w. O. Patton, of this city, desires
to purchase lot of mule colts. Own
ers desiring to sell should call upon
him.
Walter Criswell has been installed
as book-keeper at MIR. Green's and
opened full set Of double entry books
this week.
i. e. Wolfe has rented the opera
house for one or two months in which
to hold meetings, and they will com
mence tonight.
w. w. Miller & Co., of this city,
have supplied all the furniture and
household utensils required at the
colored high school.
Rev. E. X. shapard. who some
years ago was presiding elder Of this
district-a good man-died at Fort
Smith on the 10th inst.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church will serve an excellent Thanks
giving dinner in the opera house and
invite ali to dine with them.
DIR. and Mrs. L. 0. Ellis celebrated
their fifteenth (crystal wedding an
niversaiy at Southwest City on We'd
nesday evening of last week.
L. P. Smart, of Bentonville, Ark,
has purchased the Leforce place near
Cherry spring and 10 making extern
sive improvements on the same.
The union meetings in the Metho-
dist church ended Sunday night, Mr.
Rivers preaching the closing sermon
which was both Interesting and eifec-
tive.
Our townspeople will all sympa-
thiss with Rev. l.. w. Rivers on th'
death Of his mother, which occurred
on the 10Th Of this month, at LithiG
Springs, Ga.
There are some parties comini
down in few weeks to look into th'
mill prospects. A mill is our saliva
ton and the bsst thing for US to do i
to close a trade the fret time goo,
offer is made.
M. NJ. Edmiston, attorney-at-laS
of Muskogee, is giving considerable al
tention to the pension claim busines
and all interested parties should col
respond with him.
"A gang Of monte men have bee
. working the NJ. X. & I. road betweel
= this station and some point north, 70
the past week. They get off at Whit
in the evening and return on tn
north-bound train few hours later.
4 C. B. Bsthell left here Saturda
i night for st. Louis and New York an
70 dispach received next day by h
wife stated he had been injured by
railway accident in which anoth'
/. man was killed. Word since receive
states that he had gono on to Ne
York and would leave that place o
- his return trip yesterday.
T. AT the Delaware council this we'
a power of attorney was given Chi
Journeycake to COLLECT all sums
70 money due from the United State
He was allowed Ave per cent. on Il
invested funds aud fifteen on the OF
er claims. Petitions praying for di
bursement OF the funds were dfawn u
v and will be circulated in all the Del
C ware settlements.
70 The following ticket was put
nomination at meeting held Tuesd
r. night: Mayor, w. O. Chamberli
- councillors, X. IronsIde, Frank 8
lingslea, II. W. Drew, l.. W. Butin
s. ton and w. C. Wright. The name
l.. L. Orutchfeld was put up for ma
s. o. but was withdrawn with the G
ID PLANTATION that he was going to run
st dependent and therefore could n
e, come before the caucus.
Two negroes got into a difficul
over on Grand river Tuesday in viii
one of them was 80 badly cut with
knife that it is doubtful If he will
y, cover. The man who handled I
knife is Jess Alberty and he is now
custody of Pete Tovey, deputy marsh
< at this place. One thrust, across t
stomach, is very dangerous on
," from which the intestines protru,
" He was also cut on each side of I
" jaw, across the nose and in the TO
" head. The row arose over "the Ii
A" and the older man (the one which {
100 cut threw fiat iron at Alberty.
Tho family OF section man nam
i'll Merrell, who lives on the hill, in I
of house once occupied by Rev. Post'
ly are in most pitiable circumstane
The family is large one and
- mans wages will barely supply
food required for their sustenan
while the mother 10, practically speS
ine, blind. The children are sadly