Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-10-24
LOCAL NOTES.


short time. lie goes for the benenl
Of the health Of his family.
Miss Annette Brown, Of worces.
ter academy, is confined to her room
by sickness which followed bad cold
The rehearsals OF the opera
"Ruth." take place Monday, wednes
day and Friday evenings at w. l.
Trott's residence.
Lem Welcome, the negro arrested
for a criminal assault upon little gir
near Bolen's ferry. was held by the
commissioner without bail.
AN effort is being made TO secure .
pardon for Jim Martin, who Is serving
a ten-yoar sentence for killing Louie
Dickerson, on Mr.. Patton's ranch.
w. NJ. Choute au has opened out q
new stock of groceries In the. building
formerly occupied by Thos. Bluejacket
See bis announceme Mt in this paper
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Tit.
tie, on Wednesday night Of last woek,
pair Of twins-a girl and boy. We
regret TO say they are not doing al
well as might be.hoped.
The residence OF Mrs. Dameron
caught 6re from the Hue Sunday after.
noon but was Immediately squelched
by the crowd Of loitercrs congregated
on the depot platforms.
From the Kansas City Times It il
learned that a railroad laborer named
Henry Shockly was arrested at Chou.
teau last Friday, charged with the
murder Of q. N. Hoon, merchant oi
Carthage, Mo.
"A little child Of Robt. Klaus
while playing with matches last Sat.
urday, set fire to q hay stack which
was consumed, but by the timely as
sistancs Of citizens the stable and out
buildings we're saved.
Jonathan Gore has divided his Of
fee room with Dss. Fortner 4 Bagby
who were burned out. They will have
the northeast corner room in the
opera house block and Mr.. Gore will
have the one south OF it.
The many admirers Of the illus
trous Thos. II. Benton will be glad Il
learn that his nephew, Hon. V. L
Benton, has consented to become 1
candidate for mayor Of our city at
the coming election in December.
-Chas. Bullard, q mulatto, was con
victed at Fort Smith last week of viii
fully numbering Walker Bean, an NJ.
X. & T. section hand, at Gibson sta
tion. This makes nine persons in this
U. s. Jail awaiting sentence OF death
The NJ, X. & T. railway folks arr
considering the propriety OF putting O
new depot at this place, or rebuildin 9
the old one. They have rsmodeled thu
one at Eufaula, are at work upon th'
one at McAlester and talk OF cominI
here next.
About the first OF the month
postal clerk is 10 be put on to the Fris
CO railway to run TO sapu'pa, the en-,
Of the track. This will be a.great con
venience to the towns west OF here
for as it is now, mail for inter mediat,
points has to come to Vinita for dis
tribution.
Sam Hall suggests that II clergy
men would divide their sermons int,
two parts and have a hymn or an an
them sung between the parts IL woul,
be good thing. Doubtless 1t woul,
be good thing for Sam, who dom
like long sermons, for he could quietl,
steal out during the singing OF tn
hymn.
"A Congregational church has beei
organized in the Tucker neighborhooC
and the initial service was held oil
Sunday last, q number OF member
from the church in this city attending
1t is the intention ito erect q neV
building shortly and Rev. s. Richard
will devote portion Of his time /
this organizati tion.
--Oommissioner Wallace with hi
corps OF assistants is now at Alluw
investigating certain Deisware citizen
ship cases which are in controversy
After leaving there he will repair Il
Tahlequah, reaching there about tn
opening OF council, next Monday week
Mrs. Wallace aud her little son wen
down last Monday.
-on Friday, the 18th, Clerk shelter
united in marriage, In Vinita, ]. w
White and Miss NJ. zim, both OF Gran'
riyer; at Prairie City on Saturday
John A. Newman and Miss Ollie Moss
Of Southwest City, Mo-; at the resi-
dence OF VIM. Sheehan, in Vinita, Sun
day, W. IL. Title, OF this city, an,
Miss Pierce, OF Alton.
There is very good prospect 70
a new depot at the Frisco station II
this city, or a remodeling Of the oil
one. The plan is TO lower the plat
form and depot to the track, conver
the entire east end az the structure in
TO a waiting room, place the Office il
the center with bay window and pu
the freight room in the west end.
new roof is TO be put on, and also nev
boxing, and the entire buildinI
painted.
The W. w. Miller 4 90. Vinits
Drug Store is again in operation, jus
as though nothing had occurred 4
mar its pleasure or prospects. II
located in the rear Of the hardwar
store (the cast fronUand supplied will
everything required. II is needless l.
say the drugs, medicineB and ever
thing belonging to the institution ar
all fresh as the only thing saved iron
the fire was the step-ladder- aud tha
had been borrowed.