Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-17


There wer one hundred and sixty.
five Indian Territory cowmen in at
tendance at the IT. Worth convention
last week.
q. S. Sheltou's little child is very |
sick at the residence of Or. S. j. |
Thompson and the parents are greatly |
distressed.
Owing to the absence OF the prose-
cutting witness the Bill Carpenter horse
stealing case was continued on the
10Th TO next Monday.
J. w. White is having new carpen-
ter shop erected near his home, Mr..
Green having required the other one
for setting up binders in.
We are glad TO state that the story
that the community would be deprived
OF the medal services OF DR.. Fortner
until July first is incorrect.
The Joe Daivis-railroad case was
withdrawn by Davis, presumably for
the purpose Of instiiuting a suit in the
U. S. court for a greater sum.
Why not fence and begin the i'm
provement Of the parks. Every year
lost by delay in planting trees will
some day tell against the beauty of our
town.
A Young man named Henry Parker,
Working on the farm Of Joe Wilkerson,
seven miles east Of Nowa'a, commit
ted suicide last week by hanging; cause
unknown.
For reunion of ex.confederate vet
Grams at Dallas, April 5th., the NJ, X.
& T. will sell round trip tickets TOR
$3.50. Will sell April 3rd and 4th,
good to return April 18th.
petition asking the city council to
suppress the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors in this city WAS submitted for
signatures last week and will be pre-
sented on the first opportunity.
silas II. Conner has been appointed
Ndeputy permit clerk for the west side
Of Grand river, Delaware district. Res
idence two miles east of Bolen post
office, which will be his address.
VIM B. Rains has traded his place
east Of town with John Clark for
farm above Grove and has also bought
another place on Cowskin prairie, near
Olympus, which is now his home.
Will Wright struck some stony places
at Fl. Worth last week, but Howell
Cobb made him a present Of forty
five dollar overcoat which served to
ameliorate his discontinue to some
extent.
negro barber named Bob. Williams
who formerly worked in this city, died
very suddenly at Chelsea last Friday,
in the depot. 1t is said too much bay
rum used internally was the cause OF
his demise.
This office has several fonts of Nor
man condensed and Celtic faces OF
type it would be glad to dispose OF; they
run from long primer to three line
plea, in size. Also several fonts OF or
namental faces.
The ladies Of the W. @. T. U. have
rented the small office directly across
the street from p. Shanahan's drug
store, have prepared and furnished IT,
r and within day or two will open il
as a public reading room.
A storm came down upon this coun
, try Monday, rain, sieet and snow
) which the cattlemen say Is the wors
on their business of the season. Cat
-. tie are reported as dying in the west
ern part Of the nationin large number
all winter.
1t takes no calendar to show tina
4 spring is near at hand. A glance a
the picture gallery on all the lverl
stable doors and blacksmith shops, Il
say nothing of the prancing horse
i seen on the streets every Saturday, ID
proof conclusive.
9 Evangelist Wolfe returned from Go
: lumbus, Kansas, Tuesday, where b
has been holding Gospel meetings 70
}, the past three weeks. lie reports
}. very successful meeting-over one hun
dred conversions. b. +. Butts, a sins
J. ing evangelist from Kansas City, al
+ sisted in the meetings.
Mr.. w. n. IL. scudder who came on
.e from Georgia. few weeks ago on prot
A pecting tour and went back with th
' declaration that he did not know as h
:. should ever move out, Is here, not wit
all his folks, but he broCght his viii
4, and ten children. however. Taey vi
|, locate in The yiciuity.oi Vinita.
An equiuoctial storm will be genel
, ally expected most any time nov
!, though OF late many scientists ha'
" come TO the conclusion there is moi
- fancy than fact in this semi-annu'
" storm period. They point out TIN
storms may be expected TO occur
,. along through the spring and IA
months.
Y. NJ. Conner finished new ferl
two miles above Praliie City, on Gran
st river, last Thursday, and after makir
two trial trips his boatman starl'
over after man. When he reachs
the middle Of The stream the cab
broke and the boat aoated down "
miles before II could be landed,
new cable was ordered at once.