Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-01-21

There is considerable depreciation
claim due individual Delawares which
it is expected will be paid very soon
Ii arises from stock run off during tn
war while the tribe lived in Kansas
aud is in sums of from IS to 1000.
Mr.. Ward, who has been engaged
with Joseph Hunt in the lumber anC
grain trade during the winter, has de
cided that the business demands to,
close attention to>make success of i
and will turn his hands to something
else.
In our last issue it was stated that
j. h. Campbell had gone 20 Virg MIA
in response to a telegram announcing
his fathers serious illness. Itis learn
ed that the old gentleman died, and
was buried on the dlth inst. Mr..
! Campbell returned the first of the
week.
DR.. Fortner has constructed pond
on his place north of town, and has
| about an acre of water. 1t contains
quite number of good sized fish al
ready, aud he IS adding to The number
as occasions present, excluding all va
rieties that devour other fish or will
not bite hook.
The Masonic hall at Lehigh together
with John Rennies' store, one OF the
oldest and largest mercantile estab-
lishments in the territory, burned to
the ground Tuesday night of last week.
Mr.. Rennies' loss is about $50, 900; in
surance ABOUT 5000. The fire origin
ated from defective fiue.
Rev. DR.. Cronin, Of Kansas City,
Sunday school missionary of Missouri
and this territory, will deliver lee
ture at the academy on the evening of
February 18th, entitled "Wit and HUI
NOR" This lecture is one that the
gentleman has delivered frequently
before polished audiences, and 1t has
always been favorably received.
AS will be observed by an advertise
ment and notice published elsewhere,
the firm Of G. Hayden & Co, Chou
teau, has been dissolved by Limitation.
Mr.. Hayden will continue the business
and promises. owing to improved con
ditions decrease of fire risks, etc. TO
do even better by the public than
heretofore.
The NJ, X. & I. hospital was removed
from the lie Grande building in Sedalia
to The old hospital building which was
occupied while this road was part of
the Missouri Pacific system, but which
of late years, this structure has been
utilized as a general office building for
the Katy" There aIe forty patient
now in the hospital.
A deputy U. s. marshal named Bill
Sewsame, belonging to the Ft. Smith
court, but residing in the Greek ma
ton, was disarmed by J. +. Stout, an
agent of the Merchants Mercantile |
agency, last Saturday night on train |
on the Valley road. He was full OF
wbisky and was determined to shoot
negro, whether or no.
There are fregsent Tumors eminat-
ING rom New York that President
Cross. OF the ~, X & T., is TO resign
hnt they are A. often denied The fact
seems to be tha: Co. Gross is too in
dependent to suit some o. the eastern
directors. The gentleman owns bank,
is rich, and can live very comfortable !
without his salary as president of the
road.
Emmett skinner whites from Sedalia,
where he is attending business college,
that his teachers pronounce it unnec-
essary for him to study bookkeeping.
He had learned in Worcester academy
al that they deemed necessary. This
speaks well for our home school and
for the honesty Of the Sedalia teachers.
Emmett is studying stenography aud
Capt. John 6illies, one Of the most
known passenger conduc-
tors Of the southwest, has been ap-
pointed travelling s.ssssss HE pas senger agent for 1
the Frisco railway, with headquarters
at st. LOUIS. He entered upon HE
duties by visiting Denver to look into
the arrangements being made for the
knight Templar conclave which is to
be held there next summer.