Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

Three new houses are in course o
erection this week.
DO not neglect the mass meetinl
: to be held in this city Saturday at on
. O'Clock
Don't be afraid of wasting none,
by the generous use Of Pzint-it PAY
to use II fieely-
New lumber, converted and bein.
converted into houses, is seen il
many paris Of town.
An adm:s sion OF 10 cents sill be
charged at the Washington entertain
ment at the academy, Friday uight.
Mr.. George Coney will place 4
stock Of groceries ia the Beatty mesi
shop and open up for business in few
days.
The deIapidated old house neal
the railroad track and back of the
Frisco depot Was torn down and carted
OF this week
Prof. Mccarthy is getting up 4
musical entertainments one Of the Prin-
cipzi attractions Of which will be q
humansphOne-
A social will be given at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. RObt- IroBsides on Tues
day evening. February 18th All are
cordially invited
-VinIta's dramatic club is getting up
a play, entitled ''The Two Orphans. 4"
Il Is understood the play will be put
upon the stage soon-
MIR. g. B. McGlassen is getting
ready to build house nesr Mr.. Chou
tesn's, west of the academy His lot
mas been broken up and fenced, the
well dug and stable built
We are prepared to furnish you
with anything in the jewelry
line Watches, pins, watch chains,
geld pens, spectacles and alarm
clocks PattOn's drug store
"A teacher at the academy asked
her class what form Of government ex-
listed here. One pupil answered, a
monarchy. On being told he was
wrong. he replied, a kingdom Con-
trzdicted g second time, he shouted.
80, know now, 3 ehieftRin 20
Monday morning Mrs. Ed. Miller
TecsiFed a telegram from Texas an
nouncing the death of her brother. Mr..
Frank Trail Mr.. Trail had consump-
ton, and last December went to Texas,
hoping that the warm climate of that
state might be beneficial to him.
Mrs S. J. Burns received a tele-
gram Tuesday announcing the death
OF Miss Jeannie Duncan, daughter of
Rev. W A. Duncan. Of Tshieqnsh-
She Was taken dangerously III Safur-
day evening and died Monday evening
al six O'Clock No further particulars
were given
w c Chamberlin is moving the
0fiice of L. B. Bell around so as 10 give
q thIrty-dve foot front Last week he
moved the old blacksmith shop to the
rear of the Office. " hen the ofice is
moved around, and a nicely PAINTED
froat added, it viii help the looks Of
the streetegreAtly-
"A few days ago Ed Hancock rigged
9 telephone connecting the hardware
store and tin shop lis 4 great con-
venience; all that is nov necessary to
carry on a conversation is 10 open the
doors. have the wind from the right I
quarter and shout Till your lungs are
sore. 1; is suggested that the thing
needs greasing. to make it work easier.
One day recently q stranger ap-
peared in the n, L. & T. depot, some
what seedy in dress and evidently q
little too heavily burdened with bug
juice Staggering Slong, he fell /
against a telegraph pole, when hear
ing the hum Of the wires. be eKcitedly I
exclaimed. "By gOotl blamed if 1 |
haven't found a bee tree, right in
town.
Said the rain 10 the dust, ''I'm on 4
to 70 4; your name is mud, !" and IL was
sO-this happened last Thursday and
Friday. But that state of affairs did
not continue long, for said the wind to
the mud; "dust thou art, and to dust
snalt thou return" and strAightxay
man resumed his uniored task Of ''eat-
ing his peck Of dirt"
No little excitement was created
Saturday morning when il was discov-
cred that q mad COW, belonging to
Nike Monaghan. was on the streets.
The COW, If not mad, certainly seemed
So IL ran about, fr0th running from
lis mouth. believing and chasing ev-
erything it came across. City Marshal
PARKS at last succeeded in killing it, TO
The satisfaction of all.
Married, at the Frisco hotel last
Thursday. Feb. 18th, Mr.. Elmer E.
shrimp and Miss Hattie B. Ellis. both
1f Springfield. Rev. L. w. Rivers per-
iormed the ceremony Upon the same I
lay. at the same place and by the
anne clergyman, Mr. Thomas Love I
md Miss Fannie C0vington, Likewise
rom Missouri, were also married.
Mrs. Laura A. Dege and family and
liss Addie Taylor, both sisters Of !
ohm n Taylor, Jr-. have just came
rom Atlanta, Ga They have their
erti6cates of citizenship and have
moved hther TO spend the rest of
heir days in the Cherokee country.
Il present they are in Pryor creek.
ut talk Of spending scme time in Vi 4
ita- After that they will very like
= locate at or near Claremore. I
A mass meeting has been called at
his place next Saturday and adver-
;sad from the Creak nafinn 70 tha