Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-09
LOCAL NOTES.

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The ontpnt Of coal at the Lehigh
mines is 100 car loads per day,
"A musical recital by the pupils Of
the Academy takes place Friday.
Mrs. Pete Hardness died last
Thursday after several weeks illness.
The annual conference of the In.
dianTerritory will be held at Muskogee
this year.
There came to town yesterday
morning, to the home of Elder Clark,
a new baby.
--Tne academy mas put up a street
lamp in the front yard, which is a
great convenience.
The iron columns for some Of the
new buildings have arrived. Brick
laying is in progress.
DR. j. T. Davis succeeded in cap
turing horse thief and recovering a
stolen horse last week.
-"vinita PATENT" "Tidal Wave"
and "Bear" are the three brands of
flour made by the new mill.
-Alva Butler and the postal clerk 8
on the Fort Smith and Wagner line
now run from Cofeyville to Little
Rock
"A few extra copies of last weeks
paper, containing full report OF the
fair, the awards, etc, remain at the
office; price cents each.
Provision should be made for the
establishment of system of gades
in this town and all persons building
be required to conform to them.
DR.. L. 0. Ellis, dentist, of South
west City. Mo-, will be in Chelsea from
October 18th to 18th; Claremore from
Goth to 25th; Tulsa 9th to 3lst.
"A revival is in progress at the NJ.
f. church, conducted by Revs. Rivers
and Clark. Rev. Hall, of Kiowa, was
expected to assist but illness prevents,
--Messrs. Hall, Halsell and Skinner
have all been shipping cattle within
the last few days. MIR. Hall shipped
two cows that he brought here twenty
years ago.
Receipts of cattle reached SO 900 at
Chicago last week, the high water
mark in the history of that burg.
This is equal to $40 cars Of 25 cattle
each, or l9l trains of is cars.
Capt Cobb was formally notified
by the railroad company last week not
TO encroach with his building upon
their land. AS it was not the inten-
ton to do so, no inconvenience results.
Three trains of cattle, after being
loaded recently at Catoosa for Chi
cago, to.be transferred here 10 the NJ,
X. & T.,were refused that privilege by
the Frisco officials and taken via st.
Louis.
"A wise exchange says: Lawyers
bury their mistakes in the supreme
court, physicians bury thehs in the
grave yard, but printers put theirs
in the most public places imaginable,
where everyone can see and criticise
them"
The continued wet weather is pre-
venting the sowing of fall wheat and
making the situation somewhat alarm
ing. Further, the gathering of what
little corn was raised is being greatly
retarded and much of is decaying in
the fields.
ID. P. Baze, the blacksmith at
Chelsea, /. T., desires information Of
the whereabouts of his son Charley,
aged l6, and also warns all parties
against giving him employment. The
boy left home October 9Th, riding a
small bay mule.
In some manner the word got !
abroad last week that one of the Fris-
co.'s agents between here and the west |
end was married, ,whereupon his friends
put in the night with a chariyari for
his benefit. Next day it was found he
was not married.
"A controversy between the town |
of Atoka and the railroad company, |
regarding the right of way, has recent
ly been arranged and the company |
given all the ground required. In re-
turn $4,000 passenger depot will be
erected and freight division estab-
lished at that point.
II. B. Henry ,Chelsea's wide-awake
places his manifesto in this
paper and proposes to extend his field
Of operations. The history of this inn
mediate country, as well as of the
world at large, is that the firms which
advertise are the ones which make a
success of their business.
The many friends of Rev. d. N.
Allen will learn with pleasure that he
Is to become the pastor Of the Presby-
terian church at this place and is ex-
pected to be here and preach next
Sunday. Arrangements have been
made for painting and kalsomining
The church and putting down carpets.
Advocate; From various persons
who visited the Vinita fair we are
glad to state it was a success in every
respect. A large number of people at
tended from the nation and adjoining
states. The racing was excellent and
Inc exhibits in all the departments
we're creditable to the Cherokees.
Fort Smith Court.
There is general hegira to Fort
Smith this week, the occasion being
he commencement of the OCTOBER
.erm Of the federal court. There are
n Jail 100 prisoners as follows: for
murder, 3; assault with intent to kill,
); bigamy, l; adultery, ); larceny, 80;
'ounterfeiting, 1; personating United
States officer, I; Illicit distilling, /; in