Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-20
LOCAL NOTES.
The gardens are being plovsd,

The academy is now enclosed Will
fence,
Did you hear about the court, the
one vinita gets7
-Vinita will have first class -four
ing mill before November
Tommy Thomrson's stone store
building is getting along nicely.
Does anyone know who esquire
Mcclure, White Oak, |. r." is ?
~ The new building near COL L, B
Bells Law Office is going up rapidly.
PARTIES wishing horse bills can OBJ.
tain them on short notice at this Of
nce.
Several new dwellings are being
figured on for erection this summer
''if the sign come right.
The Jack snipes have arrived and
thus far THE CHIEFrAIS outfit are in
the lead AZ bagging them.
The project Of organizing farm
ers' alliance was discussed last Satur-
day but formal action was deferred a
week.
--BeAts all how hard times are, but
that did not prevent one firm n Vinita
from selling $3.50 worth Of goods last
Saturday.
The colored people are not going
to take $3.50 for their share in the
coming payment, nor anything else
except Sl650.
Fred Morris, clerk at uniop agency,
will be in Vinita on Saturday next to
investigate the case OF Betsy Farmer
Va. VIM. Farmer and others.
A population Of 1900 is what As-
SCISSOR cameron confidently expects to
find for Vinita this spiing, aud no
counting Of the grave yard, either.
Delaware payment at Lightning
creek on next Monday. AS a com
plste revision of the annuity rolls will
be made, it is important to every
Delaware to be present.
The Vinita delegation to the cat
tlemen's convention at Fort Worth,
Texas, got back Friday IN capital
spirits. They say they never spent a
pleasanter visit anywhere.
A few days ago Mrs. ii. @. Barritt
received letter announcing the death
Of her brother, Capt. I. j. Reigart, a
member OF the U. $. pension service.
He died at y banquet given in his hon
or at Maysyille, KY.
"A party was given Miss Fannie
Hayes last Friday night at her home
in honor Of her seventeenth birthday.
Quite a number Of young ladies and
gentlemen being present the evening
was spent most enjoyable indeed.
Judge I. NJ. Burlington will con-
vene the district court OF Delaware dis
triet in special session Monday morn.
ing, March 9th. for the purpose of
trying Cor-lor-nus-ky and Joe Tic-a-
ne-se-na who are charged with larceny
aud burglary.
james Rogers, Who was arrested
with the Barkers some time ago,
charged with stealing cattle, was re-
leased on bond last week. The Barkers
also offered bond but it was rejected
on account Of some error, so they will
get up a new bond soon.
Rev. T. f. Brewer. editor of Our
Brother in Red, preached in the
morning and evening in the Methodist
church, Sunday. Few men have tried
harder to advance education and
Christianity in this country and none
with more success.
Farmers alliances have been or
ganized in Kansas to the number of
1900 with membership of 1000; Mis-
souri, is dotted all over its area by
these organizations and the same will
soon be the case to y great extent in
this territory. The farmer has discov-
cred to his sorrow that farming is not
q paying occupation and is very prop
erly casting about for a remedy.
Robert Biakeney aud William
Richards recently bought out the in
surance business Of G. b. Bethel and
have rented the house just scross the
street from the post office and fixed it
up especially for their Office. Jesse w.
Elliott also has his office in the same
building. All three of them are young,
studious and ambitious, and are likely
to succeed. Mr.. Bethel will go to Col
orado soon.