Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-08-07

two of the u s. census takers, are
working in the vicinity Of Claremore.
Someone cut screen in the o. X.
meat market one night this week and
stole a single side of bacon. leaving
several other pieces untouched.
Coop" McCracken finished put
ting up 100 tons of hay last Saturday
and by some accident touched a match
to it and burned t up the same day.
Il. 2. Bedsoe is running a steam
thresher in the Chouteau country
and a few days ago fire got away and
burned up several hundred bushels Of
oats.
The colored people held their an
nual celebration at this place Mon
day. There were also meetings at
Gooseneck, Hickory creek and Island
ford.
Oscar Trott has recently gradual
ed at the Chicago college of pharmacy,
a requirement under the Illinois stat
ute before person is permitted to
compound prescriptions.
Bob Ironside became so engrossed
in the subject of hunt just as the
rain was coming up Tuesday, that he
got out into the country several miles
before discovering that he had left his
gun at home.
--Metcalf, Moore Il Co., as square
commission firm as there is in the
business, place their card with us
this week. Give them your consign-
ments and be assured you will get the
best price possible.
-Emmet Vann traded for two
mules recently from one of the Dalton
boys, hich were taken from him
few days later by a deputy marshal
who claimed they had been stolen
from an Usage chief.
-sThe series -~of meetings n the
Congregational church conducted by
Rev. q. w. Tuttie and co-workers is
being attended with good interest. A
cordial invitation is extended to one
and all TO attend these meetings.
Cochran, who shot Bob Cox in the
neck, has been advised to surrender
because there are not likely to be
any witnesses against him." He is
too willy bird to be caught with this
story, however, and declines to accept
the advice.
Tom Quirk's little child died at
Muskogee this week and was buried in
the cemetery at this place yesterday,
the remains being accompanied here
by Mrs. IL. H. Edmondson, an aunt.
Mr.. Quirk arrived from Colorado at
four O'Clock yesterday morning.
There are more ways than one of
getting to Claremore. A person can
leave Vinita on the north bound train
at 1925 o'clock at night, go to Ghetto
pa and stay there until 3:45, thence to
Cofeyvile, and leaving there at six
o'clock reach Claremore at $50
Col. Bell and w. O. Chamberlin
went down to Joe Martins yesterday
TO take depostions in a circuit court
case. "Uncle Joe" feels that he is
getting too far along in years to be
dragged off to court as witness and
if his testimony is wanted it must be
come for.
Parties at Sac and Fox, 80 1t is
stated, have reported TO Marsha Yoes
that one of his deputies recently
stole twenty head of horses out there.
The case is undergoing investigation
and if found to be as stated. one depu-
ty who has been quite conspicuous in
this nation will be minus for time.
Forty thousand of the fifty thous-
and dollars of stock of the First Ma
tional Bank of Vinita has already been |
subscribed. The bank is now a GER
tainty and but for the critical illness
of the wife of Maj. C. q. Heming, of
Texas. who will be pro minent factor,
the organization would have been per-
fected ere this.
The new postal card will soon be
Iehuy lOf ulSttlDutlOu. AuoIc arc b"o
sizes, intended for lengthy or short
and promise to be
an improvement on the old one in APP
pearance and utility. A small por
trait of Gen. Grant will adorn the up
per right hand corner in place Of the
old representation of the stamp.
The NJ, X. & T. offers round trip
tickets for the Boston encampment of
the q. A. r., August 10 to l6, at $3.50.
These tickets will be sold August 9th
to 10th, inclusive and will be limited
to the 25th. If the original purchas-
er will deposit with the joint agent at
Boston, further limit to September
30 will be granted. The choice of a
dozen or fifteen routes aie offered.