Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-15
LOCALNOTES.

Orders for job work will be appre
ciated at this office and flled will
n alacrity.
"A fine LOT of horses and mules 70
sale at ranch on Rock creek. w. G
Patton a Co.
Married, by Rev. G. \. Thompson
Dec. %, 1890, John w. Moore anS
Fran els E. Fears,
An open meeting OF the Woman'i
Christian Temperance Union will b.
held at the Methodist church sundA,
night.
~. M. little. at Leaaph, |. T., has
a supply of Farmers Contracts OF ap
proved form; 10 cents each; order by
mail
-. l.. Bumgarner, recently Of Chou
teau, has moved TO this city and il
conducting the old depot lunch stand,
on the corner.
--Bluejacket shows an indication
OF coming thrift and property. a
small mill is being built and other en-
terprises are contemp plated.
--R. f. Browning is very sick with
heart trouble and q complication OF
ailments. and a great deal of appre-
hension is expressed as TO his recovery.
Robert Ironside has sold his stock
OF goods to the Alliance store people,
who will move them to one OF the
rooms of the Patton brick store build
ing.
An arrangement has been entered
into between Mr.. HalselI and his
brother, Ed. by which the latter takes
charge of and will hereafter conduct
the ranch above Tulsa.
A supply ofnew type, large stock
of new stationery and an ample force,
place this office in position to execute
orders for job printing in a superior
manner and on short notice.
John Miller denies any connection
with that sugar recipe transaction,
even to having put up the $50 cash
against the others note for $50. Then
it must have been Mr.. Hill.
Chick Warner, the old NJ, K. & T.
passenger conductor who was shot in
the face above this town several years
ago. Is now running on the Union Pa
cilic's Ogden division.
Several new buildings II is expected
will be put up in this place next spring.
When brick buildings. for rent, will
pay twenty.four to thirty-six per cent.
interest on the investment they are
very good property.
Alton is preparing a code OF laws
and will endeavor to see that they are
enforced. Law. order, education, reli-
gion and enlightenment they recognize
as necessities, If an important town is
to be built up.
Bill Howell, who is generally given
credit with knowing good thing
when he sees it," in paying his sub
scription to THR CHIETrAIS last week,
said he would not miss the paper one
week for twice the price of year.
The medical boards provided for
under the new law were organized at
Muskogee Tuesday. The board OF APP
peals, as chosen, consists of Dr.. B. F.
Fortner, president; DR.. r. o. Fite, sec
retary, and DR.. Chas. Harris, treasurer.
"A small pox scare struck town one
day last week which lasted an hour or
more and in that time came near deci-
mating the school attendance. A man
from Denison was reported to be in
town and that circumstance caused the
alarm.
The Enterprise states that James
L. Griffin, who few years ago killed
ii. Dustin, a prominent merchant at
Southwest City aud was sent to the
penitentiary for ten years, has secured
a pardon. conditioned on his never re-
turning to Mcdonald county.
While the treatment given to the
tramp, Elliott, on Christmas eve was
not of a serious nature, it was of con-
sequence enough to cause the British
minister at Washington TO direct the
consul at Galveston to make an inves-
tigation of the case which he has done.
Bud Blunt, the murderer of Brake
man Majors, was sent from Montgom-
cry county to the Kansas penitentiary
foi stealing pair of mules from State
Senator McTaggart. sheriff Joe Nc
Creary, OF Cuheyville, brother-in. law
of the Burns boys, of this town, pro-
cured his arrest.
Attention is called to the profess
sional card OF DR.. A. Il. Collins, which
will be one of the "serials" to run
through the 6fty-twO issues Of this pa
ser for 1891. "Dock" is not only a
physician but telegraph operator.
surveyor, town boomer and all-round
useful member Of society.
One day last week +. II. Wasson
sued the ~. X. & T. railroad company
in Commissioner Mason g court for the
value Of a COW killed near Chetopa.
He got judgment, but an appeal was
taken. Abe Mills, in alluding TO the
case. put it thus The railroad CON-
pany got the horns, Wasson the tail
and Gore & Smith, the attorneys, milk
the COW.
Has Not Resigned.
1t was reported yesterday that May
or Crutehield had resigned. but such
was not the case. The question Of his
eligibility has been discussed Of late,
some believing he could not hold the
Office OF mayor Of the town and collec-
tor for the district, the latter being
national Office. The preponderance of
opinion is that this ground is not well
taken and hence the probabilities are
against his resigning. While the office
of maVOr lacks much nf haino a aaa,r