Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-13

tilted the Cherokee Strip Live Stock
association to vacate the strip.
Saturday a week ago Willie Bon
ton, of Caddo, while playing with 1
pistol accidentally discharged il max
ing an ugly wound in his hand.
Mrs II. @. Barrett has been tiou
bled for several days with her throat
and face. Her face swelled mp til
she was the checklist lady in town.
The ladies OF the Congregations
Missionary society will give "pink
tea" next Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Milford, TO which all are
invited.
Mrs. Cunningham, mother OF the
Miss Cunningham who died last week
has been very i'll at the residence oil
Mr.. George Armstrong. She is now
much better.
w. w. Miller, the hardware man,
finished his large warehouse last Sat
urday. He had no room to store his
farming implements so he was com
PEELED to build
William Foreman came up from
Muskogee several days ago. That lit
tie spell Of pneumonia almost made
him "see stars" but happily he is en-
tirely well now.
The opera ~house mHlagrmenf
have just added new set of scenery
to their hall, and drop curtain which
will prove as amusing to the audience
as the performance.
Nat skinner is home again for the
first time in several weeks. Nat
spends so much of his time looking af-
ter his cattle he finds but little time
to devote to the city.
The mad dog scare is not over y ct
a number Of dogs have been killed IN
the vicinity recently. IL is said that
quite a number Of cattle and other
stock have been bitten.
miss Molie Taylor, living near
Chelsea died last Saturday from con-
jestion of the spiaa and brain. She
was buried Sunday at Chelsea. Rev.
Burk conducted the services.
DAVIS Hin & Co. have placed bill
OF lumber near the raiload track just
below Pation's old warehouse, and
will begin at once to build 24x6C
warehouse for their groceries aud grain.
For while last week it looked a
little as though it was going to rain ior
forty days and forty nights. The
creeks were up so that the Southwest
City mail carrier could not make his
usual trip.
-Wm. +. Halsell lately shipped
seventeen car loads of cattle to St.
Louis. Mr.. Halsell has been having
little tussle with the grippe. He
says when he has nothing else to do,
be gets sick.
Will Wright's jewelry store in the
postoiiice will soon be a thing Of tne
past. lie is Offering everything in the
stock at cost and it is rapidly disap-
pearing. This is rare opportunity
for bargains.
w. L. Douglass, the shoe man, has
become so well known in the United
States, through advertising, that an
envelope containing only his picture
on the back Of it, will reach him as
quickly as one having his full address.
The Presbyterian social at Mrs.
Miller's Tuesday night was attende
by house full of people and all en-
joyed themselves, if appearances are
to be relied upon. Strange to relate,
viii was present a part ofthe evening.
Seven murderers were taken TO
Wichita from Oklahoma Jan. 25th, to
await the next term of the federal
court. Five Of these, including a depu-
ty U. 8. marshal. are charged with the
murder OF Frank Brady, settler near
FL Reno.-Norman Advance.
Mrs. Dave Martin is reported Ms
hopelessly insane and has been SO for
several weeks. Her condition is such
that her husband is compelled to re-
main With her constantly and fears
she must be taken to the asylum.
Mrs. Martin is the daughter Of "Big-
eyed" John Brown.
Mrs. Taylor, Of Chelsea, was here
last week for She purpose of being
treated for giaucoma. an affection Of
the eye. Drs. Forter & Bagby cut
through the globe and removed the
iris and the oper0tion was so success
full that she went home in a very few
days.
One of the best evidences Of the
thrift Of a town is the number Of drum
mers that come to It. A drummer
does not travel for his health, but to
sell goods. Vinita has been full Of
these gentlemen for the past ten days
and it's considered a cold day when
there are not at least half dozen on
hand.
-Contractor Lynch is getting along
nicely with Tommy Thompson's new
stone building When finished it will
be one Of the hsndsomest business
houses in the territory. 1t will be two
stories high with a handsome glass
front. With a few more men ike Mr..
Thompson. Vinita wonid prove a
phoenix indeed; she would rise from