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

Avoid the courts.
Make home happy.
Live within your means.
1880 went out with roar.
Keep the children in school.
Take paper-and pay for IL.
= II you "swear OFF,. stick to II.
Don't steal bird dog this year.
Never speak III of your neighbor.
The new hotel will be finished
about March first.
"A number Of good communications
crowded over to next week.
Don't make too many resolutions
for 1891 but keep what you make.
The maskers had a grand time last
night in spite Of the beating storm.
A new hotel, the Oswego house,
has just been completed at 0swego.
A new trial Of the Mills Condon-
Galmon cattle case has been granted.
Miss Julia Chouteau received for a
Christmas present globe Of gold fish.
John S. Rodgers, son OF the late
general manager Of the Frisco railway,
died last week in Florida.
--Grace Fortner, the doctors eldest
daughter, was alarmingly III the FIRST
of the week but is improving.
"A dispatch received from Clare
more few days since stated that Tay-
lor Foreman could live but a short time.
Jim Title is having "busy times"
with some of his colored neigabors up
at LensPe. A fist fight was recent
event.
The annual report of the NJ, X. &
T. road shows gross earnings for the
year as $s,5I5,774; operating expenses
q, 1888, 40.
The railroad men were out meas
uring the buildings upon the Frisco's
right of way some days since and say
they are going to try and clear it.
The north Methodists onlem plate
arranging for occasional services at
this place. They recognize vinita as
prominent point and one which
should be covered.
As will be observed by glance at
the ce,san OF professional cards in
this paper. Judge Gore has now asso-
ciated with him in practice partner,
Mr. +. NJ. Smith, of Chetopa.
"A thousand bushels OF popcorn
belonging TO George Shears, at Alton,
WAS attached by deputy marshal
Monday, at the instigation. of the
Young brothers. An ejectment and a
damage case are on hand.
The Fort Gibson. Tahiequah &
Great Northern railroad was chartered
at Little Rock last weeks The eo@ipa-
ny proposes to construct line from
some point On the Frisco, probably
Rogers, Ark, TO IT. Gibson, distance
OF ninety miles.
Mrs. Fowler, the photographers
wife, fell in fit upon the stone pave
ment in front of Patton's last Monday
evening and cut her tsesd severely.
The injuries sustained we're not Of a
serious character, however, and next
morning she was quite comfortable.
Col. John Taylor, lately stock
agent Of the Frisco, has been premot-
ed TO the position OF general stock
agent of the Santa Fe system Of roads.
His headquarters will hereafter be
Kansas City. The heel fly findeth no
place of abode upon our friend gohn.
One of the Blackledge boys, CON
tractors on the new.hotel, went % sleep
IN the depot at Oswego recently while
waiting for trAiH. When he awoke
he was up the track nearly half mile
walking towards running train which
La smother instant would have been
upon him.
The report that the Santa Fe would
take charge Of the operation of the
Frisco railway to-day is an erroneous
one. A new system of keeping ac.
counts and new series of blanks have
been adopted but they are headed as
heretofore, "St. Louis & San Francisco
Railway"
Christmas was duly celebrated by
the several Sunday schools Of the city.
At the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches there were trees, while the
scholars of the Congregational Sunday
school were entertained Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. Mccarthy With
party at the acsdemy.
-ChriStmas. Bob. .tcoRside. the young.
er, asked has father for powder and be-
ing refused, pulled down a keg when
no one was looking and lighting a
match dropped itin. As it happened
the keg had been emptied but there
was still enough powder in it TO burn
the child severely and TO scare II worse.
Right beside the keg experimental up
on was a full one.