Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-06
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Dr. Fite ana sister Eva, have re-
turned TO Nuskoges-
C S. Shelton. clerk Of Judge Waliaee's
court. came mp Wednesday night.
Mics Joe Rose. of Loensf Grove. spent sev-
eral days with Mrs. DR.. Thompson this week.
M and Mrs. E. I. Haiseli and MS.
Wagner. sister, started for Texas last
fhursdsy night.
Mrs W O. Williams returned from Phoe-
nix. AriE-. sunday night very much improved
in her general health
u S. Commissioner John Taylor.Jr . Is in
thseify this week. He says Clarem0re l. in
. nourisaing condition
Joe Green and wife Moved cut on their
place the first OF the week where The young
man viii eassge In farming
James MeCrEeken. son Of the late wm-
NcCracken, Is lying very low with consumP-
tion at his home near Caioosa. l. T.
VIII T canup. business manager Of the
Telephone. visited the city this week. He is
now taking vacation Of = week OF two. most
OF which viii be spent in Texas.
Mrs. Judge Parkinson and Miss EuneIle.
Of Butler, No sister-fn-lau and daughter Of
Rev. W. l. squier. ars whiting hlm FOR
week. and are being saterfsined by Mrs W.
L. rrOit.
Mrs. Balentine, mother OF H. Bal
entine. is very i'll.
Last Friday was the fftieth ami
versary Ct the wedding Of superintend-
ent Of the female seminary. ]. T.
Adair.
Mrs. Decker aud the ladies' of the
missionary society have reason TO feel
proud Of the attendance at the "dime
social last Monday night.
The trial Of Mcse Critienden for
the murder Of David Williams at Tar
lequah, Christmas. lasted from We'd
nesdAy to Saturday night. He was &C
quilted.
Mr.. John Swain had another hog
go mad Wednesday. This is the
fourth. Three Of then he killed, but
this one he is keeping TO sec how long
il viii live and how il Eill act.
Tuesday morning Judge Downs,
Of Fort Smith, committed suicide by /
cutting his throat with a razor. Ex-
eessive drinking and business failure /
are supposed 10 have led 10 his death.
TUESDAY morning at 10 O'Clock Mrs.
Mary E. Akin died At the residence of /
her son James Akin. She was taken 1
down with ia grippe" which develop
ed into pneumonia Rev. L. W. Riy-
srs preached her funeral, after which
she was buried. Few women were es-
teemed more than Mrs. Akin, and her
absence will be missed.
Mr.. T. ]. Thornton is making a
canvass fer book which will probz-
bly, be more widely read than any
thing which has been published in
years Heroes Of the Dark Cont
nent." As the title would indicate
the work is devoted TO Africa as devel-
Oped by Stanley and Emin Pasha-and
their researches have revealed a chain
OF most marvellous information.
Rev. A Grant Evans gave quite
an enjoyable entertainment at the
opera house last Tuesday evening.
The programme consisted Of a lecture
on the Arthur Of the Ingoldsby Le-
gends together with recitaIions and a
solo By each Miss FlOssie stephens and
Miss Jessie Hall Mr. Evans is a
pleasing elocutionisi and never fails to
his audience, still the best
part of the entertainment were the
songs.
Last Saturday the railroad was
blockaded for four hours by a wreck
On the NJ. X & 7. road about three
and one half miles north of Vinita. A
south bound freight ran INTO n bunch
u cattle. the engine and cars next TO 1t
passing over them without injury; but
eight of the box cars near the middle
Of the train we're throsn III the track
and utterly demolished. The goods
we're taken from the smashed cars
while the cars themselves we're burned,
they being too badly smashed up TO be
repaired.
The CoTingt0n (Ga) Enterprise
has in its last issue the following alsu-
SION to one Of our most popular towns
men, ''Eev. L. W. Rivers. of Viuita,
Indian Territory, brother Of DIR. W. ]
E. Rivers, of COvington, has been I
elected q delegate 10 the General
conference, at st. Louis.
He is also secretary Of the board OF
trustees Of Galloway college. Almost
all Of the Newton county young men
who have gone out into the world to
light the battle Of life are doing we'll"
The editor names a long list and closes
1y saving "snd 4 hundred others are
making an envious reputation and /
slowly but surely getting rich in their q
adopted homes. May peace and plcn- :
y be and remain with themselves now,
lenceforfh and forever more. We love
he absent boys" This compliment !
% Mr. Rivers is certainly a deserved I
me but is no doubt little bit in er- 4
or in its allusion to MIN. An enviOus 2
eputafiOn he surely enjoys but ike :
many another exemplary member of :
he clerical profession (be il said TO c
ur discre is hardly ''getting Iich," c
D the usnA. .oception Of the term. u
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