Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-11-06
LOCAL NOTES.
Winter "a not far of now,

- Mrs. IL. IL. Irott leads the town IN
the culture OF chrysanthemums.
Mr., Balentine's baby was quite
sick the first Of The week but is better.
Most fihe nowers.have been trans.
ferred from the gardens to their win
Ter quarters in the pits.
-uay. owing 10 the great amount
destroyed by the rains, is selling very
high.
-Ouc Of J. N. Walkers horses fell
into well last Saturday, but with
some difficulty was taken out unhurt.
Mr. Raymond has an abcess which
is discharging profusely from the ear
and his condition is far from satisfac-
tory.
Key. Mr.. Rivers little baby took
the whooping cough Al Muskogee,
while the family were in attendance
al conference.
MIR Waddie Hudson, manager Of
the Arrow, and Miss Norma Rasmus
were married at Tahlcquah sunday Of
last week.
DR. L. o. Ellis, dentist, of South
west City, will be at Chouteau from
the 10th to the 18th inst. and at Yinita
from the 18th TO 2lst.
AN iron column in course Of being
placed IN the new hotel fell last Satur-
day by The derrick breaking, causing
some damage, but injuring no one.
II. W Markham, the blacksmith,
Of Webber's Fails, has returned from
three months trip to California in
much better health than when he de-
parted
More work for grandpa Tom
Ilowie, census enumerator; daugh-
ter, weight eight and one-half pounds,
aGded to the family of 5. w. Dahl, last
Thursday.
Two hundred tons Of hay, part of
it baled, and also a baler were attach
en- last week near Talala by l.. w.
Marks and few hours aftcrward were
burned up by iIe set from an engine.
DIR. Cinkscaes, OF Texas, has
bought J. NJ. Titles house, south OF
the Frisco, but does not take posses
sion until next spring. Mr.. Title is
conducting a store on the Valley road
some distance south Of CoIeyville.
Tom Sheehan was before the may
or Tuesday charged with writing in
decent notes to Young school girls but
the charge was not substanliated,
Certain il is that some one IS guilty
and deserves thorough "hiling'"
Dave Artrews, ex or present
mayor of Fort Gibson, who was one
Of the participants in the killing OF
City Marshal Pourbcar, was tried FOR
murder last week and convicted. lie
was sentenced to be hung upon the
18Th Of December in the jail yard at
TahleQuah.
About fifteen head of Nat Skin
ner's cattle strayed across the line last
Thursday and got into Chctopa whore
they were held by the authorities un-
der the quarantine law. 1t took the
presence and an order from the state
veterinarian and fifteen dollars costs
to release them.
Mrs J. L. Thompson, wife Of ex-
Councilor Thompson, Of Delaware dis
trict, died very suddenly last Friday
night Of heart disease, The deceased
was the eldest daughter Of Mr. Charles
Tucker who was chief Of the shaTnees
at the time the treaty was made with
the Cherokees.
MIR. Wolle's engine was fired up
and started Tuesday but had only run
short time when casting which
closes the "man-hole" of the boiler
was blown out. Fortunately no one
was injured though several days delay
will be oecasioned.
Advocate: Mr.. Bird Wilson Of
Delaware, but formerly Of Golngsnake
district, called on us this week. Mr.
Wilson and Ned Bushyhead, of Cali
fornia, are the only two Cherokee
typos now living who worked on the
advocate before the war.
Several bales Of cotton in transit
were discovered 10 be on fire few
days ago and rolled out of the car at
this place. After it was supposed the
FIRE had been extinguished and the
bales had lain on the depot platform
n dnv or two they bepan hurninu apain.
A Horse Thiefs Retire rent.
Frank Allen, or Waitman, who stole
Bob Knights mules and "Mun"
Blythe's horse, stands chance Of be-
ing quite a stranger to horsefesh by
the time he settles up for past offences.
Judge Parker sentenced him last week