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

L. 3 betnell - having an extend
ed siege with the grippe.
The jury in the Lem Welcome case.
Al Fort smith, failed to agree
The next Delaware payment will
be made upon Tuesday, March 18TH
H. z Hubbard, of Alton, places
his Law card in TIE CHIEFTATx this
week.
ID. ~. Marrs has taken into part
nership with him in the nursery Dusi-
ness e. F. Browning.
in February, 1859, ice was being
put up At this place. In February
lse0 the fruit trees are in bloom
Among the announcements, Lost,
found, for sale, wanted, etc." will be
found . proposal TO buy 800 TO 500
steers.
w. W Miller SAYS he has a new
car Of barbed wire that he will sell
mighty cheap but It takes the cold
cash to buy it.
The warm weather this season has
been unpleasant for the farmer, he
being unEbie to keep fresh meat
through the winter.
Felix Cowan is building him =
business house and will finish IL in the
course of two weeks-another evidence
that vinita is steadily improving
Married, at the Frisco hotel, We'd
nesday morning, February 26, 1880, Mr..
Wm- Stoder and Miss Minnie Sutton,
Rev. L. W. Rivers ofieisting.
The winter term At the academy
closes tomorrow. After q weeks va
cation school will reopen for the
spring term, Monday, March 10.
Jim Akin's bird dog, "Don," died
last Friday from poisoning. II the
poison was given him purpossly Mr.
Akin offers SIS to know who did Il.
Mrs. Ir0nside added to the pleas
ure OF the young folks BY giving q So
eisble Tuesday evening. Good at
tendance and pleasant time are re-
ported.
Cattle have been coming up from
Texas rapidly for the past week.
Messfs. Cobb, Little, Patton, Hail,
Marks and others have been the re-
cipients.
This ofics turned out last week q
neat pamphlet entitled "a Manual of
Elocuti0n," compiled and arranged by
Mis- Edith G. Ysndelle, for use in
Worcester academy.
Anyone wanting 9 good span Of
young work mules can buy or trade for
q pair on the Dobkins place, Is miles
north Of Vinits. Cattle or hogs will
be taken in exchange
Married, February 2oth. by Rev.
A n Chsmberlin, Mr.. Robert Seaborn
and Mrs EllenOra Shiew, nee McCoI-
.om, At the residence Of Mr.. Isaac Nc
COLON, the brides father.
The kangaroo" or mock court, is
engrossing the attention Of q great
many young men Of the town and not
q few OF the older ones. This is an ex-
cellent means Of self-smproFement-
The postal clerks on the Frisco are
weighing the mails on and OF at all
stations on their line, at present. The
nay of the railroad company for trans
porting mails is based upon the weight.
The ladies' of the Methodist
church s.s preparing an elegant sup
per. 70 be given in the opera house
tomorrow (Friday nightl TFen-
ty-6ve cents will be charged for sup
per-
Last Friday, while 7. W. Rentfrow
was coming to town in q wagon, his
horses took fright and ran throwing
him out, injuring bis srm- He thinks
the bone is cracked. but there vas no
bad fracture
Tom Bluejacket has been appoint
Ell postmatsr At Bolen's, q new Office
to be established at the ferry. but ow-
ing 70 absence az Fort Smith and nov
being sick, has not yet executed and
his bond.
Mr.. H. L. Hill, well knoAn in this
town. and former resident, died last
Friday night near Prairie City. He
had long been . sufferer from cancer
0f the face but his death resulted from
IN affection resembling the grippe, or
influenza.
Dr. Foreman. while at Fort Smith
ast week in the capacity Of q witness,
heard Lea Coker plead guilty TO The
chargs Of horse stealing. he took all
Inc blame upon himself, thus endeav-
1ring to excnerste O6elds and his 9th
n partner in crime.
"A change viii be observed this
week in Mr.. G. w. Green's advertise q
nent- The gentleman is Offering all .
:lasses Of goods At very lowest prices,
On the purpose Of reducing stock,
preparatory 10 moving tn Afton, where
he is already largely interested.
-Tobe Harles, of Webbers Falls, !
urns his brand into our herd this
week; range on Pawpaw- Mr.. Haries
5 opening 4 big place up the creek
md il is only question Of time when
ie viii remove his domicile 10 this dis !,
rict and be one Of Us. II is hOPeI
hat time is not far Of.
"A young lady Al Arbeka, l. T.,
loses her letter ordering the great
erritory paper with ths following a
words: 81 fnd It
iarder TO do without TEE CHIKTrATx D
han aEy other paper" Expressions
{ this kind are not in the least dis
asteful; in fact. We rather like them
Last Friday night, Tahlequah, ,