Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-06-23

Col. l.. B, Bell, delegate to the democratic
national convention, started for Chicago last
sunday.
Mrs ". Franklin is going TO start
north In few days In search OF cooler
weather.
lion wm Chambers, l.. Gibbs and }
d, Melane Of Claremore, were In tho city
yesterday
Airs r. l.. Decker is going to Colorado
and California about the ilrst OF The month for
lhe benefit Of her health
-pr ~ II Ford, Of Falrland, came in
Tuesday and went 10 Muskogee In the even
1 ing to LOOK after a law suit
Mrs Rev II Miler. Mrs AlcCarthy's
slst,fr, LETT Monday Tor her home At VI Reno.
Oklahoma, after a visit Of several weeks
AIR Howard Langley, OF Adair, was up
last Saturday to try and get some commission
goods released which got tangled up" in the
Grow failure and were morlgaged
Prof Mccarthy disappeared :about train
time Monday morning ana there is a strong
suspicion that he is in Chicago assisting in the
nomination Of a democratic presidential can
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Lebanon Mo last Saturday. The hotel Mr.
Halsell reports as very fine one in every
particular and Mrs, Halsel's health was very
much improved by her visit.
Capt. Cobb returned last Friday from
81. Louis, where he had been to have his eyes
treated. His eyes at present are not any
better, but the occulist believes he can cure
them and Mr.. Cobb will 90 back in week or
so.
Judge George w. scraper, who now lives
with his son-in-law, Cul Rowe. in Saline dis
trlct, and Arch seraper, OF Goingsnake,
brother, were in the city yesterday The
Judge reports that Mrs. scraper is In quite
feeble health.
L, d Flint, John Cox, VIM English, Tom
Hughes James MCGOWAN and James Sloan,
Of Prairie City, were in town Tuesday on their
way home from Muskogee where they had
been to TESTIFY in the Ford case against the
railroad company
The Muskogee and Wagner beer
men were taken to Fort Smith last
week and held in bonds in the sum of
81 900. They returned and resumed
business,
The Deering and STANDARD mowers,
the best made, are sold by w. w. Mil
Ter. A full supply of staekers, rakes,
presses, forks and all haying utensils
also on hand.
Marina Daniels made a trip from
Oseuma TO MaysYille last week and
reports an excellent prospect for small
grain all through that section and that
corn is not looking by any means bad.
j. T. RatcliT has engaged in the in
surance business and opened an office
in the west room OF the bank build
ing. Has a full line of responsible
companies and solicits your business.
Griswold's Uncle Toms Cabin com
pany was here Tuesday and played to
a tent full of people. Mr.. Griswold is
one Of the most aifable showmen there
is on the road and one it is a pleasure
to meet.
One day last week some one at Alton
sent Jimmie White very small cur
dog by express, in a box that would
hold half as much as a wagon bed. He
saw the joke in time to save paying
the express.
The national convention of the in
dependent party convenes at Omaha,
July 4th. The NJ, X. q 7. railway will
sell round trip tickets July lst and End,
! good TO return until the 18th. for one
regular full fare.
". G. Wright has moved his jewelry
business into the west room of the
bank building. Mr. Lanier, agent for
the Oswego Seed & Grain Co., and
James Ratclifi, insurance agent, will
also have offices in the same room.
For the 4th of July both the Frisco
and the NJ, X. & 7. railroads will sell
round-trip tickets to any station with
in 200 miles at one fare. These tickets
will be sold July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and
be good for return passage until the 9th.
A special term of circuit court was
convened at Claremore Monday and
will continue until Friday, 1t is ex-
pected. the object being to clean up
the docket. The cases against the
cattlemen for hiring non-citizens are
to be heard.
John II. McOrary is one of the m od-
est boys of the town. He stood around
this office last week and saw the forms
made up, turned OF the edition on the
press and then dropped the informa-
tion that there was a baby left at his
house the night before.
couple of bicyclists came in town
Sunday afternoon having travelled by
wheel from Dallas. Texas, a distance
of some 800 miles. They left Monday
for Kansas City and will 90 from there
to Nashville, Tenn, the entire dis.
tance to be travelled the same way.
DR.. Kincaid, one of the New York
secretaries of the Home Missionary
society, writes that tine money for the
academy extension is waiting for the
building committee. Like Mr.. Doe, he
says that nothing important should
be left out, even though it take few
more hundred dollars.
+. M. Conner, town commissioner
called Saturday on his way in from the
lot sales on the Valley road. At No
wata 134 lots were sold averaging in
price S2l; at Ta,ala l04, averaging Sl2;
at Oolagah l02, averaging Sl2 The
total amount OF sales exceeded s., 600
one-third of which was paid in.
Our City Finances.
Wonder what is the financial con-
dition of the city of Ninita. A state
ment from the proper authorities woult
be mighty interesting reading just
now. What are its sources of incomt
and how expended Before any mor'
taxes are collected tins certainly