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


which are the home cattle, or for Texas
with X.
A hotel 3Ox6O feet, two stories, to be
conducted by A. N. Green, is now be-
ing erected few numbers south ofthe
Cobb house. IL will be- finished as
quickly as possible.
All roads, nearly, leading to this
town are practically impassable. and
something muet 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 CopeIand's neigh
borhood. There we're good number
Of conversions and accessious. =
Ike Martin and Steve vann we're ar
rested Tuesday on a 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.
Trot'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 house thereon to be
occupied by j. NJ. B. Fowler. the pho
tographer.
The weather has been warm enough
to bring the spring poet TO liie, but not
TO melt the heart of the editor into
publishing the effusion. 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, aud family trorbles 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 a
cancer ia the face.
The members OF the Round Table
will meet in the study of the Presby-
terIan church this week. sis Future
Punishment Eternal" will be the sub
ject for discussion. Dr. Fortner will
have paper If possible.
Sam Hall has been employed by
James Metcalf K 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.
ID. s. Warren adyertises string o
breeding animals this week, of whicl
he will take pleasure in furnishing ful
information. The success which Nh
Warren has had in selling for higl
prices justifies the presumption tha
his stock is first. class
w. j. Strange. Chelsea, /. T., is re
ceiving goods daily, and has a nam
moth stock Of everything which tn
trade demands. He and his clerks arr
kept busy from morning until night
which proves to every one that he
the leader IN low prices.
Say, isn't it sbou, time you wer
coming after those trees you ordere,
from the Vinita Nurseries, and whicl
have been ready for you for so long
Ifyou don't mind you will forget
until IL is too late TO plant them an
you will be just one year later gettin
an orchard.
There Is probably not an engraver Il
the Indian Territory who can approac
the work done in this line by Dalla
Dodd, the jeweler at the Alliance. II
put a name in a lahy's watch tn
other day with a nicely which suI
gested the use Of some mechanical az
} plance, so perfect was IL.
The Presbytery Of the Cherokee ma
tion closed It's session at Fort Gibso
on Thursday, 3lst ult. Rev. A.
Thomson, OF Tahlequah. goes TO III
Sac and gox country; Rev. X. ]. Lam
to Tulsa and Red Fork. Rev. Messr
Z Henry and King, from Union sem
nary, will supply their vacancies, Re
d. N. Allen remaining with us.
q. W. Turner, superintendent OF II
bridge and building department Of II
Frisco, was here last week on an il
spection tour. Two new section house
he decided were needed at this plac
and they will be erected, but their Il
cation was not fixed. Some improv
ments were also determined upon Z
the stock yards and general hxir
/. up will result.
The storm Of last Sunday night wi
severe In all directions probably mo
so than at Vinita. Muskogee ~
; Adair report fright aud some damal
: and fencing snnered al lhrough Il