Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-05-12

! aAit liNtttA.
Attorneys Norwood and Beck "struck
snag" at Claremore last Monday,
the drst thing
Rev fayette IIurd will preach the
/ Memonal seymon to the G. A. Il. on
Memorial sunday, May 20th.
The Koeley man was tribe steep -
he wanted some So, 900 or S, 600 for the
location Of an institute here.
Something in the nature Of water
spout visited the country north of town
last Friday, but without causing any
damage.
Three suspicious characters were in
town a few days since and were over
heard talking 81 breaking a hoCse to
make raise"
II this country can only get lumber
enough this summer to construct the
graineries required to hold its wheat
We shall be fixed.
aDon't think can do without it,
writes A. J.. Norwood, Of Chelsea, in
renewing his CniEFrAiN. That's the
way they all talk.
| Il. A. Chandler, OF thiscity, opened a
new grocery store at Muskogee this
week n The building heretofore occu-
pied by the post office.
The stock of the bank is already at
premium and no one wished to part
with his holdings. There has been
frequent applications for stock lately.
There are said to have been more
people at Claremore court this week
than ever seen there before. About
all the lawyers in the nation were on
band
The late term OF Delaw are court is
said to have been the most decent and
orderly ever held. The only whisky
found was in The possession of depu-
ty marshal.
The W. G. r. U concert last Friday
night proved a very happy affair. The
interests Of this organization in Viniia
are in safe hands and its motto is
stamped upon noble hearts.
The copious rains that have recently
fallen in the vicinity Of yinita have not
been general around Chouteau and
points south and west OF that place
have had only light showers.
Thirteen head of cattle were killed
by ligstning near Frank Graig's. place
at Timber Hill last week, probably by
two bolts as there were eight head at
one place ana five at another.
This town seems to contain at pres
ent au uncommon number Of indvid-
uals who are engaged in the question.
able purauit of Giving ON their wits,
ami having little capital on hand
Bob Taylor has fine young stallion
lie would have given to some one last
week TO have helped him off of. 1t
buoked all over the neighborhood with
him and bucl>ed his vest off under his
coat.
Mr. Y Gray has on his place near
Chouteau about thirteen hundred ma
tive cattle; This is probably the largest
"home grown" herd ia the Cherokee
nation, as the most Of the large herds
are Texas long horns.
The Bartles cattle matter has quieted
down but it is said the grand jury will
indict him This week. Two trains Of
Texas cattle were unloaded at Lenapah
and driven across the country to the
Usage nation, without delay.
Miss Eva Patton, who is now attend.
ing school at Nashville, has been in
poor health for some months and the
physicians have decided that she is
suffering from far sightedness and di.
rected an optician to provide her with
suitable pair of glas ses.
We present this week the advertise
ment Of Davis Hin & Co., undertakers
ana embalmers. This venture sup
plies much need establishment in
Ninita. They have secured the ser
vices of Mr.. H. i. Haggard, practical
embalmer and undertaken, late of the
Golden Gate Embalmiug Co.. Of san
Francisco, Cal
The advertisement of Worcester
Academy begins in this weeks issue.
Every week ihe advertisements will be
headed by an educational text or max
i'm which is embodied in the work the
academy is doing; a collection of them
will not only explain the principles on
which tho academy tries to work. but
Will form body Of valuable and in
struetive knowledge.
H. r. Lessel, the Western Union
man. was pleasantly surprised one
evening last week by his brother. f.
Lessei, of Midland. Texas, whom he
had not seen for thirteen years. step.
ping OF the a.. X. & 7. train. The
recogQ ton was all on The part of his
brother, as II r WAS looking for a
little. slender man instead Of a square
built fellow as heavy as himself
The children az the academy under
took 10 raise 500. for the cottage when
thar project TOOK definite shape two
months ago; q society Of twelve girls.
The 7. T's. organized for the purpose
II aiding the project; this society has
already raised SIS by itself and is striv-
ing 90 make their part sl00, and that
Of al the children $1,000. Go to the
"Crickct on the HEARTH aud helm