Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27


The jury in the Lem Welcome case
at Fort Smith, failed TO agree.
The next Delaware payment will
be m ade upon Tuesday, March 18th
III. 4. Hubbard, of Alton, places
his law card in THE CuIEFTArN thii
week.
ID. NJ. Marrs has taken into part
nership with him in the nursery bust
ness K. +. Browning.
= In February, 1889. ice was being
put up at this place. In February
1890 the fruit trees are in bloom.
Among the announcements, Lost
found. for sale, wanted, etc." will be
found a proposal to buy 800 to 5OC
steers.
w. w. Miller says he has a new
car of barbed wire that he will sell
mighty cheap but 1t takes the cold
cash to buy il.
The warm weather this season has
been unpleasant for the farmer, he
being unable to keep fresh meat
through the winter.
Felix Cowan is building him a
business house and will finish it in the
course OF two weeks-another evidence
that Vinita is steadily improving.
Married, at the Frisco hotel. We'd
nesday morning, February 20, 1890, Mr.,
VIM. Stoder and Miss Minnie sutton,
Rev. l.. w. Rivers officiating.
The winter term at the academy
closes tomorrow. After weeks va
cation school will reopen for the
spring term, Monday, March 10.
Jim Akin's bird dog, "Don," died
last Friday from poisoning. If the
poison was given him purposely Mr..
Akin offers S25 to know who did Il.
Mrs. Ironside added to the pleas
ure OF the young folks by giving So
ciable tuesday evening. Good at
tendance and a pleasant time are re-
ported.
Cattle have been coming up from
Texas rapidly for the past week
Messis. Cobb, Little, Patton, Hall,
Marks and others have been the re-
cipients.
This Office turned out last week a
neat pamphlet entitled "A Manual of
Elocution," compiled and arranged by
Miss Edith O. Yandelle, for use in
Worcester academy.
Anyone wanting good span Of
young work mules can buy or trade for
pair on the Dobkins place, IS miles
north of Vinita. Cattle or hogs will
be taken in exchange.
Married, February Goth, by Rev.
A. n. Chamberlin, Mr.. Robert Seaborn
and Mrs Ellenora Shiew, nee McCol.
lom, at the residence of Mr.. Isaac Me-
Collom, the brides father.
The kangaroo" or mock court, is
engrossing the attention of great
many young men of the town and not
few of the older ones. This is an ex-
cellent means of seli-improvement.
The postal clerks on the Frisco are
Weighing the mails on and of at all
stations on their line, at present. The
pay Of the railroad company for trans
porting mails is based upon the weight.
The ladies OF the Meth odist
church are preparing an elegant sup
per, to be given in the opera house
tomorrow (Friday night.) Twen-
ty-fve cents will be charged for sup
per.
Last Friday, while T. W. Rentfrow
was coming to town in a wagon, his
horses took fright and ran, throwing
him out, injuring his arm. He thinks
the bone is cracked, but there was no
bad fracture.
Tom Bluejacket has been appoint
ed postmater at Bolen's, a new office
to be established at the ferry but ow-
ing to absence at Fort Smith and now
being sick, has not yet executed and
forwarded his bond.
Mr.. IL. l.. Hill, well know n in this
town. and former resident, died last
Friday night near Prairie City. lie
had long been a sufferer from cancer
Of the face but his death resulted from
an affection resembling the grippe, or
influenza.
DIR. Foreman. while at Fort Smith
last week in the capacity of witness,
heard Lee Ooker plead guilty to the
charge OF horse stealing. lie took all
the blame upon himself, thus endeav-
oring to exonerate Oields and his 9th
er partner in crime.
"A change will be observed this
week in Mr.. G. w Green's advertise
ment. The gentleman is Offering all
classes OF goods at very lowest prices,
fol the purpose OF reducing stock,
to moving TO Alton, where
he is already largely interested.
-Tobe Harles, of Webbers Falls,
turns his brand into our herd this
week; range on Pawpaw. Mr.. Harles
is opening a big place up the creek
aud it is only question Of time when
he will remove his domiclle to this dis
trict and be one of us. II is hoped
that time is not far Of.
"A young lady at Arbeka, /. T.,
closes her letter ordering the great
paper with the following
complimentary words: 81 fnd 1t
harder to do without TIE CBIkFrAIS
than any other paper" Expressions
of this kind are not in the least dis
tasteful; in fact. We rather like them.
Last Friday night, Tahlsquah,
that has been so fortunate in regard
10 FIRE, had a little blaze; stable be-
longing to Mr.. johnson Thompson
burning down. Several horses were in
the stable but they were saved. As