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

yet.
--Qntr.a number OF Vinita's citi
zens ar, S0wn sSith the grippe"
I --Oommunion service at the Presby
terian church next Sunday morning Al
eleven o'clock.
The musical and nocturnal cry 0
"Lay-low !" adds proof to the fact tina
spring is close at hand.
Dime social at the residence O.
Mrs. W. w. Mlller'a on Tuesday nigh
Feb. llth. All cordially invited.
Rev. Mr.. Rivers is experiencing /
great deal Of trouble with his throat
and may be compelled to give ~
preaching.
Saturday night a telegram from
Tahlequah to Mrs. Ann Daniels an
nounced the death of her son, Oce
Daniels, at that place.
-G. w. Miller has retired from tbs
drug store and gone to work for DR.
Ford at Prairie City-a town In the fu-
ture OF which he has implicit faith.
--Miss Flora Cunningham, aged sew
enteen, whose parents reside Upon
Geo. A, Armstrong; place three miles
west Of Alton, died Monday Of pneu-
monia.
La grippe" has had its own way
at the orphan asylum for the past ten
days. At one time there were forty
two cases. but, fortunately none Of
them were fatal.
-Bulene, Moore, Emery & Co., OF
Kansas City, have taken steps TO Sc.
cure a large share of the trade Of this
territory; observe ad. in another col
umn. This firm is as reliable as gold
dollar.
-Claremore is getting the benefit OF
cut on rates between the Frisco and
Valley railroads. The Frisco charges
about $50 to st. Louis for long car,
while the Valley road charges $32 to
Kansas City.
While "Red" John Duncan was
loading brass shell some days ago il
exploded, badly lacerating his right
hand and fatally injuring his panta-
looms. The only good luck John has
had in ayear was getting married.
w. w. Miller, the wide-awake toll
er after trade lin the hardware and
implement line) has something to say
in this issue OF "the only territory pa
per worthy of special mention" Fol-
low him closely, and you will make no
mistake in buying hardware or imple-
ments.
Don't you want to enquire for
your mail, too? asked one little girl
OF her companion, as the speaker con-
cIuded that agreeble duty for her own
people," eve don't get our mail here;
we get it from Capt. Nelms, at the
other Office" was the innocent reply
Of the younger.
Capt. Nelms got back home Sun
day night after visit of two weeks To.
Fort Smith. lie says Judge Wallace
is still in Fort Smith and very busy.
lie thought the court was flooded with
tough cases at Vinita when the Kan
sas negroes made their raid, but it is
worse down there, he says, much
worse than here.
someone entered the postoffice last
Friday night BY breaking open the
back door, climbed over the case at
the money order window and stole
about s35 worth of Will Wright's jew
elry. The same night Lee Barritt was
again visited and bride, cinch and a
pair of boots taken. 1t has since been
stated that the same night.a horse and
saddle were stolen on Pawpaw and put
ting all the circumstances together it
looks as though the raider was gone
with his booty, for good and all.
On Sunday Of last week George
Robertson, brother of A. J. Robertson
accidentally shot himself at his broth
er's place, six miles southwest of Tab
lequah. George lives in Muskogee,
but was on visit TO his relatives.
Sunday he and younger brother left
the house and went out In the woods,
where. after setting down on log, be
took from his pocket a British bull
dog pistol. He thought it would not
shoot, 50 handled it carelessly. But
according to the custom Of pistols that
wasn't loaded" and wouldn't shoot,
it went Off striking George in the
right arm just above his elbow, break
ing the bone. The wound is bad one
but he is not likely to lose his arm.
Tuesday afternoon of last week
while Daisy Wolfe and a party of
hunters from Tah!equah were out
shootingquail. Wolfe accidently shot
himself in the foot, making a painful
wound. He had cooked his gun to
shoot at covey Of quail. but when they
few before he was in shooting distance.
he. forgot, in his excitement, to let the
hammer down again; shortly after
wards while standing talking to some
of his companions he placed the barre
of his gun on his foot, when some how
or other he happened to pull the trig-
ger. The charge Of bird-shoL passed
between his great-toe and the one next
TO it, some OF the charge breaking the
latter toe. The wound was serious
enough to require doctor.