Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-06


turned 10 Muakogee,
20 s. shelton. clerk Of Judge WailAce's
oonrt, came mp Wednesday night,
--AIiss Joe Ross, Of Locust Grove, spent seF-
erai days with Mrs. Dr. Thompson this week
Mr.. aud Mrs. v. L. HNlsell and Mrs.
Wagner. a sister, started for TexAa last
Thursday night.
--Mrs. W. o. wliliAms returned from Phoe-
nix, AriE., sunday night very much improved
In her general health.
u. s. Commissioner John TAylor,Jr.. is In
the city this week. He says Claremors is in
. nourlshlng condition.
Joe Green aud wife moved out on their
place the frat OF the week where The young
man will engage in farming.
james Mceracken. son OF the late Win.
Mccracken, Is lying very low with consump-
tlon at hla home near catcoss, 1. =.
win r. canup. business manager OF the
Telephone. vialted.ths city this week. Ne Is
NOV taking vacation OF a week or two, moat
OF which will be spent in Texas,
--Mrs Judge Parkinson and Miss EuuelIe,
OF Butler, Mo sistsr-in-law and daughter Of
Rev. W 4. squlsr, are visiting him for
week, and are being entertained by Ars. W.
L. Trott.
Mrs. Balentine, mother OF II. Bal
entine, is very i'll.
Last Friday was the fifticth anni-
versary OF the wedding Of superintend-
ent Of the female seminary, j. T.
Adair.
Mrs. Decker and the ladies OF the
missionary society have reason to feel
proud OF the attendance at the "dime
social last Monday night.
The trial of Nose Crittenden for
the murder Of David Williams at Tah-
lequah, Christmas, lasted from We'd
nesday to Saturday night. He was ac-
quilted.
Mr.. John Swain had another hog
go mad Wednesday, This is the
fourth. Three of them he killed, but
this one he is keeping to see how long
it win live and how it will act.
Tuesday morning Judge Downs,
Of Fort Smith, committed suicide by
cutting his throat with razor. Ex-
cessive drinking and business failure
are supposed to have led to his death.
TUESDAY morning at 10 O'Clock Mrs,
Mary L. Akin died at the residence OF
her son James Akin. She was taken
down with ia grippe" which develop
ed into pneumonia. Rev. n. w. Riv-
ers preached her funeral, after which
she was buried. Few women were es-
teemed more than Mrs. Akin, and her
absence will be missed.
MIR. T. J. Thornton is making a
canvass for book which will proba-
bly, be moro widely read than any
thing which has been published in
years" Heroes of the Dark Conti- |
nent." AS the title would indicate |
the work is devoted to Africa as devel- |
oped by Stanley and Emin pasha-and |
their researches have revealed chain
OF most marvellous information.
REV. A. Grant Evans gave quite
an enjoyable entertainment at the
opera house last Tuesday evening. |
The programme consisted Of lecture
ON the Author Of the lngoldsby Le-
gends together with recitatious and a
solo by each Miss Fossie stephens and
Miss Jessie Hall. Mr.. Evans ia a
pleasing elocutionist and never fails to
his audience, still the best
part OF the entertainment were the
songs.
Last Saturday the railroad was
blockaded for four hours by wreck
on the NJ. X. & T. road about three
and one half miles north of vinita
south bound freight ran into bunch
Of cattle. the engine and cars next to it
passing over them without injury; but
eight Of the box cars near the middle
Of the train were thrown off the track
and utterly demolished. The goods
were taken from the smashed cars
while the cars themselves were burned,
they being too badly smashed up to be
repaired.
The Covington tGa) Enterprise
has in its last issue the following alIu-
sion to one of our most popular towns.
men: 'Rev. L. w. Rivers, Of Vinita,
Indian Territory, brother of DR.. w.
E. Rivers, OF Coyington, has been
elected delegate to the General
conference, at st. Louis.
He is also secretary OF the board of
trustees OF Galloway college. Almost
all of the Newton county young men
who have gone out into the world to
fight the battle of life are doing WELL"
The editor names long list and closes
by saying "and hundred others are
making an envious reputation and
slowly but surely getting rich in their
adopted homes. May peace and plen-
y be and remain with themselves now,
lenceforth and forever more. We love
.he absent boys" This com pliment
10 Mr.. Rivers is certainly deserved
me but is no doubt little bit in er-
or in its allusion to him. An envious
eputation he surely enjoys but like
many another exemplary member Of
he clerical profession (be it said to ,
'ur discrediU is hardly "getting rich" {
n the usual acception OF the term.
PRAIRiE CITY NEWS.