Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-10
T.OCAL NOTES.

Charley Mcclellan,
johnson Thompson,
And many other owners,
Improve their vinita lotsY
1t is sterling Investment,
And sure, money making project.
Improve" is the word now-a-
days.
Eugene Hall is now employed in
Clerk Trott's office.
Mr.. Halsell had:30O or 400 acres Of
corn planted last week.
The April term of the Muskogee
court opened last Monday.
Last Friday was Good Friday; did
you get your garden planted
-Kinch West, on his recent trial at
Hilsboro, Texas, for murder, was ac-
quilted.
The Frisco is considering the ad-
visibility of erecting extensive stock
yards at sapulpa.
Nat skinner is going to fence and
improve some lots which he owns in
the west part of town.
ID. l. Elliott, postmaster at Pryor
Greek, has moved the postoflice into
J. W. Whitaker's store.
A great many cattle have gone
west in the last few days, destined for
the Usage pasture, near Tulsa.
Easter was duly observed with APP
propriate services and the coneomi-
tant new hats and colored eggs.
"A new stock Of jewelry, including
latest styles of ladies hair ornaments,
just received at Patton's drug store.
Watches, clocks, jewelry and spec
tacles repaired by II. L. Rudisill at
Patton's drug store. All work guaran-
teed
II. w. Chandler, Of Prairie City,
has been engaged to make canvass of
this nation in the interest of this
paper.
Mrs. f. II. Cass calls your atten-
ton to new line of spring millinery
goods fresh from the eastern markets.
Go and see them.
From being one of the most harem-
scarem places of the nation, Pryor
Greek has grown in less than year to
be one Of the most peaceful.
G. w. Franklin has concluded to
build home on the corner north of
Capt. Nelms' and will begin work early
in the summer. The boom is on.
A new and complete line Of opti-
cal goods interchangeable lenses) in
steel, nickel, silver and gold frames.
fit guaranteed. .--fatt1rsD sDruSsr-re. :
One of the large apple trees in w.
7. Beatty's yard which it was necessa-
ry to move to make room for the new
hotel, was transplanted IA Lee Gruteh-
fields yard.
Geo. Perryman possesses the
Courage OF his convictions" and des-
pite the low price Of cattle, or because
they are low. has bought a great many
this season.
The city officials of TahIequah
who were arrested for selling a white
mans horse for his fine, were dis
charged by the commissioner but re
quIred to restore the property.
Under the guise Of being "a law
yer" some men who know as little
about law as a hog does about latin
have been known to perform some
very contemplate acts. Does't twlg +?
No stockman in this section of the
territory should neglect the meeting
at Claremore next Saturday, when the
spring round-ups will be fixed, cap
tains appointed and starting points
named.
doc Denny has some two or three
hundred acres Of wheat which is the
assonishment of all observing passen-
gers on the railroad. 1t is apparently
as even as though trimmed aud is very
we'll advanced.
Davis Hill will make one job Of
building do for all purposes aud will
put up his two business houses and
dwelling at the same time. Work
would have begun last Monday had
not Judge shackleford provided him
with a job as iuryman.
--"Caste" was presented very cred
itably at the opera house sgain last
Friday night. II is pleasure to state
that the ladies are abundantly salts
fed with the proceeds of the two en-
terlainments, as they only anticipated
making the expenses of the same.
w. II. Mobiles was down last week
and in crossing Cabin creek came near
getting more water than he bargained
for. 1t flowed over the body of the
hack and had the team swimming.
Mr. Mobiles owns several lots IN the
northwest portion Of town and says
he is going TO set them out in trees.
IL. @. Hall came in from the vest
last Sunday aad reports the advance
ment Of vegetation on the Arkansas to
be astonishing. There Is great deal
Of moisture in the ground and as the
soil il quite little earlier in charac-
ter than about here. the contrast in
the condition Of the grass is very
marked.
VIM. NJ. Payton, living up near
the Kansas line, writes as follows. in
renewing his subscription: ''THE
CHIEFTAIS is a welcome visitor at our
house and we are always anxious to
get it, as it gives the best news of any
paper we take and the most, proper
toned to its size" This is the gener-
al verdict.
They Searched in Vain.
Mrs. +. +. Meuell, wife OF the su-
perintendent Of the Frisco, came out
from MOnptt last Thursday with a