Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-08-21

Nat skinner is in Chicago.

fair
All the nations lots in Vinita have
now been sold
Again has advertising found TIE
CHIEFTAIx dog
John Barrett is the crOquet enthu-
siast of the town.
Yes, Lee. and please pay for this
notice to begin with.
Mrs. r. F. Browning gave birth to
daughter last Friday.
"A party was given last Thursday
night at the home of Lee Barrett.
An Alliance picnic will be held
Sept. 18th near Dan Bachtsl's, on West
Cabin
Several men have already arrived
with their horses and are training for
the fair.
Hodges, the man charged with
train robbery, has given bond and re-
turned to THE place.
We are now getting rains which a
month or six weeks ago would have
been worth fortunes.
Cattle are selling SOME higher this
week and all of our cowmen are crowd
ing their shipping operations
One might have fancied. had they
been at Alton last Saturday, that the
new railroad was an assured fact
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond have left
the accdemy where they spent the
summer and gone back 10 the hotel.
No one offered to buy lots in Prai-
RE City 'Twould be funny if that
turned out to be the railroad town, af-
ter all.
The Bon Ton bakery has moysd
up town a ways and is now situated
across the street from the Frisco hO-
tel.
-Drs. Fortner and Bagby were called
to Webbsr's Falls recently to perform
q surgical operation upon Mrs. Fors,
the widow of Maj. vore.
Capt. Cobb thinks there viii be as
much corr in the country as last year
that the deficit in the yield will be
made up by the increased acreage.
Col. ]. NJ Bell was in from Echo
last week and reports crops very good
in his section sut Beck had the
best wheat yield-42l busbelg to the
acre.
Tom McSpRdden and Joe Lahay
were here last Sunday on their way
home from St. Louis Mr.. McSpad-
den had some cattle on Fridays mar
ket and so did very well.
Pat Hagsrty, a peddlc- who was
around this town recently in compa-
ny with a man named Carr, was se-i-
Ously shot at Southwest City about !
two weeks ago, but Is recovering
"A note from AIR. Wolfe states that
the meetings be and Mr.. 9ilhorn are |
conducting have been remarkable II
was estimated that 5000 people az
tended the services last Sunday.
-Durfng Tuesdays thunder storm
the smoke of q traction engine was
seen mp by the academy and the first
thought was that the building had
been struck y'lightH:ng and set on
fire.
The ST Louis exposition opens
September 3rd and closes October IS. /
and the fair at that city occurs October
9Th to IIfh. Tie Frisco railway offers I.
round trip tickets 81 $3.50 and during
the fair at SII.s5.
Mrs Cook has removed to the /
house between the dep0ts which viii /
hereafter be klowa as the Paciic Eo- /
tel. where she will be pleased 70 &C. /
commodate her former patrons and 10 /
secure new ones. Her card will be 1
found il this paper.
Upon petition OF II. c. Hall that 4 4
receiver be appointed in the affairs Of I
A. Mills, L. P PIsbeIl has been appoint
ed to such position and directed 10 take I
charge Of and rent defendants farms, 1
applying the proceeds to the payment
Of S2s 200 juigennt.
Prof J. II. Bishop. the gentleman
selected as principal Of Galloway col
lege. has arrived and is fAmiliarizing
himself with his prospective surround
ings- He has for many years been a
resident of Texas and DIR. F0rfner went
out Of his school into the army twenty
five and more years ago.
Next Tuesday Rev. Charles Blue
jacket purposes holding a family re-
union Of his children ana grand chill
dren- a beef viii be slaughtered, and
under the trees planted by himself
twenty years ago the old gentleman
viii meet and entertain his family and
friends.
Maj Hemming, the banksr. arriv-
ed this morning from Waukesha, Wis,
where he went with his wifs. who has
been dangerously i'll As some of the
parties interested in the proposed
bank are out OF town it IS not known
what will be done to-day. AIR. Hem
ming EiIl return to Waukesha to-
night.
Town lots at Alton brought very
good prices last Saturday and the
same bid fair to have been the case at
Claremore but the commissioners de-
ciined to sell but a few. The reason
given was that several parties were
present who were buying for specula-
live purposes only and not with an
idea Of building.
Mr.. Mccarthy received a dispatch
yesterday conveying the intelligence
hat his brother was hopelessiy IN at
Ala, and a short tine
Iafer a second one saying be was dead.