Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-12-15

attending the medical association meeting to-
day at Wagner.
George W Roach. postmaster and mer-
chant at Fairland, was in Monday His be-
! lief In the virtue Of advertising is disclosed in
a card elsewhere in this paper.
Councillor Riley Copeland, of Delaware,
was IN the city yesterday on his way home
| from Tahequah. An adjournment had not
been reached but was near at hand,
-Mr. larry Fisher, a cousin Of the Barritt
boys, from springfield, Ohio. is here on his
way to Midland, Texas, near which point he
is preparing to start a sheep ranch. Ernest
Barrltt accompanies him
The new town council organized by
electing I. f. Thompson as treasurer,
W. II. Drew, CLERK, and l.. P. Isbell,
marshal.
j. E. Hancock went to Alton last
week and assisted the band boys in
an entertainment at that place and one
at Bluejacket.
From now until the holidays Mrs.
Cass will sell all fall and winter mil
linery at greatly reduced prices; hats
from 90 cents up.
Jimmy White has the contract for
erecting the new Baptist church and
will begin getting up the window and
door frames at once.
Mr., HalselPs little girls dress caught
fire one day last week aud in extin-
gushing the flames the father had his
left hand badly burned.
The report that Dallas Dodd was
dead is an error. He writes that be is
regaining his health very fast and ex-
poets to 90 to work in few weeks.
A sea gull was killed by the super
intendent of the Neosno fish hatchery
recently. 1t was presumed that the
bird came from the Gulf of Mexico.
"Forefalhers' Day" social will be
held at the Congregational parsonage
next Wednesday evening, Dec. 2lst, to
which a general lnvitationis extended.
Newt Williams had a couple of
horses badly cut last week by barbed
wire which had been thrown down
from around a rick of hay by the men
running baler.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday evening the pastor will give a
discourse on "The educational oppor-
tnnity OF the Cherokee nation" A
general attendance invited.
An interesting entertainment was
given by the w. @. T. U. at Pryor
Creek last Friday, at the close of which
a pledge for Thirty days was circulated
Mrs. S. NJ Beck is president of this
union and it is in a flourishing condi-
ton.
A paper house at Dallas had a man
up this way last week looking for bus
mess. They offered to pay the differ
ence in freight rates and are trying to
beat st. Louis prices. We placed a
trial order
Quite a number Of our exchanges
are publishing generous sized adver-
tisement of the Canadian Music Folio
for which they are not likely to be
paid. At least the references which
they give do not make a very favora-
BILE report.
Business men should bear in mind
that money is spent more freely at
Christmas time than any other part
of the year AS result the prospect
i've benefits of advertising are proper
honately greater.
There will be a social at the Presby-
terian manse, on Friday evening, Dec.
10th; funds to be applied to the neces-
sary expense incident to the Sabbath
school Christmas tree. A cordial in
yitation Is extended to all.
d. $, Cumming has bought the Gar
retson hardware and furniture store
at Adair and will use his utmost en-
deavors to supply the demands of that
community in the lines carried. The
services of Mr.. Chas. Raabe, an expert
in tinwork, will be retained. See ad.
1t is reported that Floyd Wilson.
the well known officer, was shot and
killed Tuesday, near Lenapah, by
a man named Starr, who he was en-
deavoring to arrest. Wilson has of
late been on the Fl. Smith police force
but expected to go back to work for
Marshal Yoes in a short time.
There was no trial Of the Riley as
sault case at Claremore, Monday.
Judge Landrum holding that an indict-
ment found under the old jury law
was not triable under the new. This
ruling will probably iDvalidate several
hundred indictments heretofore found.
but will be no bar to future prosecu.
ton as the cases will be again inves-
tigaied by a grand jury organized un-
der the new law.