Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-09-03

will be rolling in this week and next.
In this issue F. e. Aliens brand
appears for the first time in years
Frank thinks OF coming down to the
fair.
During Mr.. Badgetts absence,
Q. @. Ironside is assisting in the dry
goods department of Skinner. Ratclia
& Co.
Mrs. John Miller is in poor health
again and has been confined to her
room most of the time for several days
past.
When you want anything in the
jewelry line call at Frank Conner's
jewelry establishment, at the Alliance
Store. soft
Mr.. Hunt has removed his ware
house to he back of the lot and is
going to erect new building in
front of it.
e. N. Ratclili and w r. Badgett
left the first of the week for st. Louis
and Chicago to purchase their fall
stock OF goods.
1t is reported that Mrs. DR.. Collins
has just fallen heir, by the death of
an aunt in New York City, to million
and quarter of dollar.
DIR. and Mrs. Clinkscales desire to
return their sincere thanks to the kind
people OF Vinita and all others who SO
nobly assisted them during the fire.
Married, on August IS, at the home
of the bride, Mr.. VIM. Myer and Miss
Emma V. Burris, all Of the Cherokee
nation, Rev. W. S. Browning oiliciat-
ing.
This Office is just too busy to make
out bills and collect money. 1t is not
too busy however tc receive and receipt
for such sums as are brought or sent to
the office.
"A raid has been made on the
"blind tiger" saloons at Seneca under
the auspices Of the w. @. T. U. The
contents of one saloon were spilled in
the streets.
Rev. John W. Fox, presiding elder
of Cherokee district, Methodist Epis-
copal church, will preach in the Con-
gregational church at II o'clock a. m.
next Sunday.
The Vinita Nursery Co. offer, as a
special premium, 100 frst-class two
year-old apple trees for the best dis
play of home grown apples at the com
ing Vinita fair. If
A colored man named Walter May
field was killed Tuesday near Adair in
a hand car wreck He hved at Gheropa
and was employed in an extra gang"
on the NJ, X. & T.
Last Friday Miss Lucy Hawkins,
aged eighteen, daughter Of John Haw-
kins. sustained stroke of apoplexy
aud her left side is paralyzed. Her
condition is considered serious.
Whenever you get the "blues" and
don't see anything attractive about
vinita just go of to some Of the
surrounding towns and stay day or
two. Twill cure You every time.
--Vinita is glad to be able to number
among her residents j. O.. Hall and
family who are, pending the erection
OF their elegant new house, living in
the Judge Clark place.
1t is encouraging to note the num-
Der of good people our schools are
causing to move to town, and people
who move TO town to educate their
children make very desirable citizens.
The recent rains throughout the
country have enabled farmers to pillow
their stubble and prepare for the early
sowing of their wheat crop. The time
ly putting in Of the seed is very impor-
tant to that cereal.
The st. Louis exposition begun
Sept. 2nd and closes Oct II. The NJ,
X. & 7. R'y. offers round trip tickets
every Monday aud Thursday for Sl5.2s,
good five days. Upon September 18th
aud 29th they will sell for Sl4O0, good
thirty days.
Lee Barrett, in late order Of
goods, got several genuine handmade
Navajo saddle blankets, every fiber
WOOL They are quite a curiosity and
are sold at about half what a similar
article Of American manufacture would
cost that contained an equal quantity
Of wool.
Duck creek, while producing the
greatest ield crops ever seen, appears
to be equally adapted to other branch
es Of agriculture. W. II. Curtis sent
in some specimens of onions this week
which would compare favorably with
the pictures shown in the seed cata-
logues.
The present is a good time TO
transplant strawberry plants. Il is
remarkable how few farmers raise
This indispensable fruit which is so
easy to be had Plants may be had
in abundance at the Ninita Nurseries
at 80 cents per hundred OF three dol
lars per thousand, sent by mail OF
express.
w. II. Curtis, Of Duck Greek, con-
templates moving TO Vinita soon to
engage in the hardware business. Mr.
Curtis is an experienced business man
and would no doubt soon build mp a
good business. There is plenty Of
room in Ninita for irst-class business
men and the man who wishes to en-
gage in permanent business could not
ealoef a hatter Town