Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-03
LOCAL NOTES.
Dill you get fooled ?


Pap Simpon has sold his fine horse
to Pat Coyne, Of Pryor Greek.
There Is dearth OF criminal busi-
ness in the Muskogee court, it's said.
Several loads Of cotton seed have
been received by farmers in this neigh
borhood, for planting.
--"Ca aste" at opera house tomorrow
night. Reserved seats on sale at W.
w. Miilor's drug store.
IF L. Decker is running AZ con
ductor OF a pullm an car between Kan
sas City and Memphis, on the Gulf
road.
The city council, at their session
Tuesday night, passed an ordinance
requiring all dra men TO take outa IL
cense.
--Of the two watches given away
last week with the baking powder,
Pap Simpson drew one and j. $. Le-
force the other.
--Dr. Fortner has been fencing and
improving some lots near Capt. Nelm's
place, preparatory to some day max
ing home there.
Col. j. Gore says Thursdays st orm
played havoc with the fences fifteen
miles east OF Vinita. Miles of rail
fences were blown down.
w. l.. Trott has been planting
trees around his houses again this
week, an example every property own
er in town should follow.
-Ranie Hitchcock was in Louisville,
Ky, during the cyclone Of last Friday
but was fortunate in living in por-
ton of the city that the sto rm missed.
The NJ, K. & L. will put passen-
gers into Pueblo in TWEEN ty-four hours
and for Sl7.55. Out rates are now
offered to Colorado Springs, Denver,
y. II. Alley has built and is.operat-
ing a very good sized hotel at Alton
and is doing good business. The
town is certainly doing surprisingly
we'll
Monday nightalthough the.weath-
er was bad, quite an audi encs was out
to the opera.house to see Caste" per-
formed. The ladies we're compliment.
cd highly.
The Mayor and marshal of Table
quah have been taken to Fort Smith
on larceny charge for selling stran-
gers horse to pay his fine for breach
of the peace.
Contrary to the expectation of the
officers, though not of Mr.. Akin, the
attorney, Dan Pixley was released on
his preliminary examination before
the commissioner
"A f Camp had. the misfortune 80 |
break one Of his ribs. two days ago.
Tuesday as be as feeding his horses
his foot slipped and he fell against the |
manger striking his side and breaking |
a rib. Heis up and about, but suffers
considera BILE pain.
"A letter reched this Office last Sat
urday from @. w. A. .Lynch's father in
Kansas stating that he had been in
formed his son had been found dead |
in the road near here, and asking for
full particular 1t was a pleasure to
reply that Charley Lynch was alive
and we'll.
&C. w. Green moved his goods to
A fton this week and opened out in a
new store recently built. The family
will reside here and Mr.. Green will be
In every Sunday. He will probably be
moving back one Of these days for VII
nita is going to be the queen city Of
the b. /. T.
John Weaver and family who
moved to town in order that the chill
dren might attend school, 60 back to
the farm this week. Mrs. Weaver de-
cares that she is going to build a
house in town and make this her
home, some Of these days and not far
of, either.
-Claremore: John F.smith and Ma
ry Jane Cook were mar ried Sunday by
the mayor, Joe Lahay. On the 26.h
Rev. John NJ. Fox united in marriage
W. 7. Hewitt and Susan X. Wilson
A. Foyil has new store two miles
west of BushY head and the Frisco has
ordered his goods unloaded at that
point, which is now called Foyil sta
ton.
Our readers will observe the new
advertisement in this paper of Lee
Barrett, the saddle and harness manu-
facturer. He is at present engaged in
filling an order for some extra fine
saddles, of which he makes a specially.
Should anyone desire anything in this
line, or pair of boots or shoes, made
to fit, it will be to their irintersst to call
on or writeto Lee Barrett.
1t now looks as though Chelsea is
about TO get up coal oil boom. Some
months ago in digging a well five or
six miles west of Chelsea, oil In small
quantities we're found. Since then a
has been organized and now
a well Is being dug. 1t is over ifty
feet deep and the dirt brought up is
perfectly saturated with oil. Pros
poets seem so good that the work is
pushed with great enthusiasm.
Frank Morgan Discharged.
Seven years ago Frank Morgan shot
and killed Abert Johnson, sheriff of
Sequoyah district, on a sand bar in the