Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27

PERSONAL.
WIN. owen. OF Muskosee. was in the city
Tuesday.
-wm Little came q Monday from trip 10
Texas.
-Frank Decker took trip TO Fort smith
this week.
Jim HaIll expected home from Texas In
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ualselI returned from
their wedding tour last Friday,
Capt. jackson, OF Gibson station, came up
Saturday to attend the mass meeting.
agent Bennet WAS here short time Mon
day morning last and viii retnrn tomorrow.
--MisA Berlle Fuller. OF Parsons, has been
the guest OF her friend. Mrs. n. i. Decker, for
the past few days.
Rev j w. Thompson, superintendent or
the orphan asylum. passed through vinita
Saturday, on his way TO Chelsea.
John Duncan returned Saturday from
Tahleqnah whittier he had been called by the
death Of his sister. Misc Jeannie.
w C. Patton got back from Texas tho last
OF the week, bringing two train loads OF cattle.
Mr. Patton went as far as the Gulf where he
spent several days.
--Emmet starr. son OF Judge Watt Starr, re-
turned Friday from 81 Louis where he has
been since September attending lectures In the
Missouri medical college.
-"scotty'' Glllus. an old timer who used to
run into this town as a baggage man on the
Frisco l6 or IS years ago, Is now daily visitor
In the capacity Of passenger conductor.
Israel Frogley, who lives upon one OF
Robt. Dobkins' places, came In yesterday
morning on the Frisco with four cars Of cattle
which had been purchased in Arkansas They
were brought by special train.
-Gipsy Partridge, the notorious
Greek desperado, was arrested near
Tulsa last Sunday by Deputies Flold
Wilson and Bob Cox. lie is charged
with the murder Of old man Drake,
the pumper at the Arkansas river.
Gypsy was found in log house, and
refusing to come out the building was
set on fire. This speedily changed
his mind aud he came out "hands up"
The dense fog was the cause of an
other wreck on the NJ, X. & T. rail
road Sunday morning near Chouteau,
two freight trains colliding. 1t was
before day and the fog was so
dense it was impossible to see the
head lights with any distinctness
One of the trains had the right of way,
while the other was to lay over at the
switch, but before it got to the switch
the through train ran into it demol-
ishing both engines. No lives were
lost.
An impotant surgical operation
was performed Tuesday morning upon
Mr.. Isbell by Drs. Fortner & Bagby, as
sisted by Drs. Frazee, Thompson, An
derson and the reporter. An in
cision was made near the point Of the
shoulder and extending down the arm
some FIVE or six inches. and about two
inches of the upper end OF the bone
removed. The operation, though
very serious one, was performed fnte'
expeditiously and without unnecessa-
~ loss of blood. aud there is every rea-
son to expect The patient will now
speedily recover.
An old newspaper man in Kansas
has been studying the reason why
Kansas farming is SO Improbable, and
finds it in the kinds Of crops planted.
The value Of winter wheat averaged
81 per acre; corn $6l0; broom corn
s2l 2s; tobacco 500. and cotton s22.lS.
The gentleman also adds that the
southern part of that state should be
devoted entirely to cotton. What is
true of Kansas is doubly so OF the ter
ritory, aud If Kansas can produce the
above showing in broom corn and cot
ton, il would seem that the two crops
are worthy of trial in this country for
one season at least.
The Washington birthday enter
tainment in the academy chapel, Fri
day night, was satisfactory one to
all. The programme consisted Of
high grade of music, recitations and
readings, aud a number OF tablsaux IL
lustrating the life of Washington in
its different stages, the characters be-
ing clothed in the costume worn by the
regular army during the revolutionary
war. This part Of the performance
elected great applause and several of
the scenes were repeated. The song
by the little kindergarteners was also
an amusing feature. The receipts
amounted to $l50 which will be used
or the interior decoration Of the
academy.