Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-07

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something must be done with them.
The people want to come to town and
the town wants them to do so.
The Methodist brethren have Just
closed an interesting meeting at Hick-
ory Grove. in Riley Copeland's neigh
borhood. There were good number
of conversions and accessions.
Ike Martin and Steve Vann we're ar
rested Tuesday on whisky charge.
Ike had just been down to Fort Smith
to "stick" Byrne. the railroader, and
brought back two gallons himself
Interest in the weekly meeting Of
Sunday school teachers is increasing
and there was very encouraging at
tendance Tuesday evening. Lawyer
Smith will lead next weeks meeting.
The little four months old child of
j. w. Adair. living in the east part Of
town, died Sunday morning and was
buried in the family burying ground
near the Dave Landrum place Monday.
Attention is called to the o t brand
in this issue. The roundup is not far
of. and cattle owners will save losses
and annoyance by following Mrs.
Trott's example and advertising their
brands.
Mont Frazier has bought the Pate
Martin lot east of Aunt Nancy Dam
eron's place in the east part of town,
and will erect a house thereon to be
occupied by ]. M. b. Fowler. the pho
tographer.
The weather has been warm enough
to bring the spring poet to lie, but not
to melt the heart of the editor into
publishing the effosion evolved. 1t
will hardly get warm enough-in this
world at least.
A lady living at Talala attempted
suicide Friday night by taking car
bollc acid, but failed in her purpose.
She had been married but few
months, and family troubles are the
attributed cause.
Word was received yesterday morn
ing of the death of James Hill at Os-
euma. a nephew of Marina Daniels.
The young man was a son OF Henry
Hill, who died some years ago with
cancer in the face.
The members OF the Round Table
will meet in the study of the Presby-
10 rbnr.h T.. E.,H
Punishment Eternal" will be the sub
ject for discussion. Dr. Fortner will
have paper if possible.
Sam Hall has been employed by
James Metcalf 4 Co., live stock COM
mission merchants of East st. Louis, |
as their solicitor for this country. He
will prove valuable man to them and
the firm is reliable one.
This town has some modest people.
The reporter met Marina Daniels every
day last week. and after the paper was
issued learned from an outsider that
the gentleman's household was blessed
by baby on Sunday morning
D.. s. Warren advertises a string of
breeding animals this week, of which
he will take pleasure in furnishing full
information. The success which Mr.
Warren has had in selling for high
prices justiies the presumption that
his stock is firstclas
w. j. Strange, Chelsea, |. T., is re-
ceiving goods daily, and has a NAM
moth stock of everything which the
trade demands. He and his clerks are
kept busy from morning until night, |
which proves to every one that he is
the leader In low prices.
Say, isn't il about time you were
coming after those trees you ordered |
from the Vinita Nurseries, and which |
have been ready for you for so long2 |
II you don't mind you will forget it
until il is too late to plant them and |
you will be just one year later getting
an orchard.
There is probably not an engraver in
the Indian Territory who can approach
the work done in this line by Dallas
Dodd, the jeweler at the Alliance. He
put a name in a lady's watch the /
other day with a nicely which sug-
gested the use Of some mechanical APP
pliance, so perfect was il.
The Presbytery Of the Cherokee ma
tion closed it's session at Fort Gibson
on Thursday, 3lst ult. Rev. A. E.
Thomson, Of Tahlequah. goes to the
Sac and Cox country; Rev. r. J. Lamb |
to Tulsa and Red Fork. Rev. Messrs.
Henry and King, from U nion semi
nary, will supply their vacancies, Rev. |
D. n. Allen remaining with US.
g. W. Turner, superintendent Of the |
bridge and building department Of the |
Frisco, was here last week on an in
spection tour. Two new section houses
he decided we're needed at this place, /
and they will be erected, but their To-
cation Was not fixed. some improve |
ments we're also determined upon for
the stock yards and a general fixing |
up will result.
The storm Of last Sunday night was
severe in all directions-prObably more
90 than at Vinita. Muskogee and
Adair report fright and some damage, /
and fencing suffered al through the |
country. Sam Leforcs states that
Baehtei. Wilson, Hudson and most Of
the other residents on West Cabin had
their houses moved or damaged, but I
fortunatsly not 10 . serious s1tent.