Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-28


ball enthusiast but encourages the |
club as business venture. TO adyer-
tisc the town.
! II is reported that man named |
Maloney, believed TO be implicated in
the Echo pestofIice robbery, was ar
rested at Chelsea a few days ago with
a stolen horse.
The ladies of the W. g. T. U. will
give a concert in the Methodist hurch
next Monday night. An interesting
program will be presented. No adj
mission fee; all invited.
W. L. Tfott will contract to build
your house or supply you with every
thing needed to complete it from foun-
dation to hue, and furnish you a de-
sirable lot to put it on.
For the benefit of advertisers we
would like to whisper word IN their
ears: THE CHIEFTAiN visits few more
homes than it ever did before. A word
TO the wise is sufficient. :
An important meeting Of the cow
men is to be held in this city next Sat'
urday, April 3Oth. 1t is desired that
all parties interested in the coming
roundup will be present.
NJ. d. Rentfrow, the enterprising
Big Cabin merchant, places an adver-
tisement before our readers this week.
His efforts to build up trade at Big
Cabin are meeting with success.
Whether in search of pillow or a.
steam thresher, the prudent man
hunts up Mr.. Shultes, at "Uncle Joe's
Corner" A glance at Mr.. Hunts al :;
shows what is being done ON the
"corner."
Allen Blevins, of Bluejacket, was
down this week and contracted for q
quarter of column of THE CHiEFrAIS's IS
valuable space. His house is enjoying
a good trade and his advertisement is
in very good company.
Judge HIT. Landrum was admitted
to the Fort Smith bar last week while
down there The position Of judge
debars him from practice in the Cher.
okee courts and hence he turns to
Uncle Sans tribunals.
Lem Paris, the great watermelgn
raiser, was in from Cataie this week
and reports the planting of two acre
patch Of this favorite citrullus. Mr.
Paris applies brains to his farming op.
erations and makes it profitable rs wei
as pleasant.
Amos Adair's little boy was acciden
tally shot in the arm last Saturday by
a pistol in the hands OF Willie. Allen
The wound was an unimportant one
except as it emphasizes the PROPOSE
) tion that boys should net be allowe'
TO have pistols.
2 A strange Indian was killed nea
E Claremore Tuesday night. lie tool
J, charge Of a house, run the women OF
?. aud caused general disturbance. Sev
eral men went to see what was tn
IT matter, when the stranger opened o
70 them with his weapon and they kille'
him.
= Court has been postponed until th
first day Of July, 1892, for the want {
70 funds to pay witnesses. All witnesst
a who have been subpoenaed or reco,
nized to appear and testify before III
Is grand jury will be at Fort Smith o
l. that day.
W. l.. Trott, the lumber man of V
10 nita, says, Notwithstanding the con
(. petition throughout the country he ca
hardly supply the demand for bull,
a. ing material-cars arriving daily. II
q will, within a few days, add a eomplel
stock Of builders hardware. Give
, another lumber yard in Vinita.
=, On account Of the annual conye
tion of the Southern Baptist associ
=, ton to be held at Atlanta, Ga, Nj
'. 9th to 18th, the Frisco railway will 81
'E round trip tickets on May 3rd and
at one fare for the round trip, good
ar return passage until May 3lst. 1'icke
to sold via st. Louis or Nichols and Mel
phis.
'r- T. +. Thompson's delivery wagl
re mule believes in "quitting" at (
y. o'clock as promptly as the carpen,
,et lie was at the mill the other mig
zee when the whistle blew and started o
ry. like a race horse, turning the wag
Ike over and making things hum. J
mt Walker, the driver, was thrown {
~. but held on to the lines and stopT
the brute before he could get away.
Ids The rivalry and competition betwe
ew some OF our merchants Is getting
teresting a nd profitable as well. No
Inn ing is more conducive TO the life oI
coo town than energetic business m
eat The people in the surrounding count
are not slow to perceive that they
ali the benehciaiies of all compel
no. among the merchants and as con
"a quence spend their money more free
y The Shawnee Payment.
20 The shawnees have been In h
-" feather this week and TO the mum
"'' Of sl2 have received 81 90 each at
hands Of Indian Agent Bennett, be
Der balance OF Husxpended funds
h's from the government The exelns
I'M Of all children having Cherokee b.
fin their veins has caused much dis
Bars risfacton. but as the roll was prep'
y at and certl lied TO BY the chiefs and b
ow- men the government felt warrante
accepting Il as correct.