Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-06-26

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with barbecue as the leading feature
Amusements Of various kinds have
been provided and big time antic.
ipated.
--Jno. NJ. Taylor, Jr,, has received
instructions to clear the Frisco right.
of-way at Chelsea, which includes q
portion of A. J. Blackwelrs mammoth
fence.
The committee on arrangements
evidently expect large crowd on the
fourth, for they have ordersd ten head
of cattle to be butched for the occa-
sion.
Joe Grifith. who was for long
time express messenger between st.
Louis and vinita. spent several days
in vinita this week visiting his old
friends.
An ice cream festival will be held
in Livingston's hall, at Alton, this
Thursday evening. to which the
young folks Of vinita are especially
invited.
White, the FIVE -year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor Foreman, died Sunday
morning last from a combination of
diseases. The funeral occurred Mon
day morning.
Pryor Greek ia out with posters
announcing big celebration on July
4th. The exercises will consist Of
singing, speaking, dancing. swinging,
and barbecue at dinnertime.
w. q. Patton & Co. were the first
to vacate the railroad land. The first
OF the week they moved their ware
house. that stood near the track, TO
Wilson street near 7. F. Thompson
new stone store house.
deputy Floyd Wilson arrested Bud
MsField and a man named Collins,
1ear 6laren1ore last week, who were-
wanted for horse stealing. They had
recently made their escape from the
Little Rock penItentiary.
The news comes from Pryor Creek
that Seney Martin went down to Fort
Smith and voluntarily gave up to the
U. S. marshal. He was charged with
shooting into house, also in the cars
while at Pryor Greek about twenty
days ago.
Mayor Crutchfed recently sent
an apron, made by Mrs. Cass, and con-
tanning the words "Compliments of
vlnita," to a religious society in Mas
sachusetts, where it will be sold at
auction with others collected from all
over the union.
james P. Cole, of Texas, and Mrs.
Lizzie Daforn, a sister of d. l.. Denny,
Of this nation, were married at the
Frisco hotel Sunday evening last,
by Judge Mason. They Immediately
left for Texas where they will hereaf-
ter reside.
Two car loads OF machinery for
the Vinits FIGURING mills we're received
Wednesday and more expected to ar
rive at once. 9he mill company are
determined to have the machinery
to make as good aour as can be made
in Missouri, and they mean to mako
1T in large quantities.
d, 8. Warren offers the following
amounts as premiums at the fair,
September "a, 25 and 90. provided the
association will give like amount:
Five best sucking colts, all purpose,
500; Eve best sucking mule colts.
500. best Jack any age, 500; best colt
by Warren's horse, 500.
-"General" Smith was arrested here
and taken to Fort Smith last Friday
morning ON charge of bigamy. His
6rst marriage occurred some five years
ago, and in February last he again
married. 1t is claimed that his Sec
ond marriage took place prior to his
securing 3 divorce from his FIRST mar
riage.
John Whistler was in the city the
past week, and in speaking of the Sac
and Fox land sale, he said that while
IL would destroy his cattle business he
had the satisfaction of knowing that
the land he would acquire would
be absolutely his own; and that
the Indians in his neighborhood looked
upon 1t In the same light.
Col. Z. c. Boudinot has kindly
consented to sing and give few reci-
tations at the public school entertain
ment at the opera house tomorrow
evening. The colonel is quite noted
for his talent in that line as well as
for his eloquence and legal lore. and
AL who attend may expect rare treat.
-vinita needs new sidewalks worse
than anything else. We have all been
like the gentleman from Arkan-
sas. When it was dry we did not
need sidewalks, and when il was rainy
il was not convenient to make them.
That excuse will answer no more, for
those walks that have already been
built are getting rotten and dangerous,
Wednesday evening at six o'clock
the vinita base ball team left for
0oody's Bluff to play the team of that
place to-day. The boys left feeling
sure they would gain the victory so
took the band along to serensde the
victors. 1t is to be hoped they will not
have all their trouble for nothing aud
have to sing the praises of the other
team.
A Fireman Killed.