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

and invitei---
Attorneys Norwood and Beck "strucl
a snag" at Glaremore last Monday
the first thing.
Rev. Fayette Hurd will preach th'
Memorial sermon to the G. A. r. Oh
Memorial Sunday, May 10Th.
The Kelley man was trifie steep
he wanted some 5000 or SS, 900 for th'
location OF an insti tute here.
Something in the nature of n water
spout visited the country north of town
last Friday, but without causing any
damage.
Three suspicious characters were in
town few days since and were over
heard talking of breaking a house 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.
"Don't think / can do without it"
writes A. J. wood, of Chelsea, in
renewing his ChIEFrAIS. That's the
way they all talk.
7. A. Chandler, Of this city. opened a
new grocery store at Muskogee this
week in the building heretofore occu-
lpied by the post Office.
The stock of the bank is already at q
nd ~
With his holdings. There has been
fequent 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
hand.
The late term II Delaw are court is
'aid to have beer the most decent and
rderly ever held. The only whisky
I ound was in the possession Of a depu-
t, marshal.
The w. c. T. L concart last FridA-
nilstt r,-o,.aa=-s=ry happy affair. The
ipterests of this organization in yinita
are in safe hands and its motto is
stamped upon noble hearts.
The copious rains that have recently
fallen in the vicinity of Vinita 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 lightning near Frank Craig's place
at Timber Hill last week, probably by
two bolts as there were eight head at
one place and five at another.
This town seems 20 contain at pres
ent an uncommon number of individ-
uals who are engaged in the question
able pursuit of "living on their wits"
and having little capital on hand.
Bob Taylor has fine young stallion
he would have given to some one last
week to have helped him off of. 1t
bucked all over the neighborhood with
him and bucked his vest off under bis
coat.
Mr.. v Gray has on his place near
Chouteau about thirteen hundred na-
tive cattle; this is probably the large st
"home grown" herd in the Cherok ee
nation, as the most of the large her DIS
are Texas long horns.
The Bartles cattle matter has ouiet,e ed
down but it is said the grand jury w ill
indict him this week. Two trains of
Texas cattle were unloaded at Lenap. an
and driven across the country to tire
Usage nation, without delay.
Miss Eva Patton, who is now attend
ing school at Nashville, has been in
poor health for some months aud the
have decided that she is
suffering from far sightedness and d.
rected an optician to provide her with
a suitable pair of glas ses.
We present this week the advertise.
ment Of Davis Hill & Co., undertakers
and embalmers. This venture sup
plies a much need establishment in
Vinita. They have secured the SER
vices of MIR. II. E. Haggard, a practical
embalmer and undertaken, late of the
Golden Gate EmbaIming Co., of San
Cal.
The advertisement of Worcestsar
Academy begins in this weeks issue.
Every week The advertisement will be
headed by an educational text or max.
IN which is embodied in the work the
academy is doing; a collection of them
will not only explain the principles on
which the academy tries to work. but
will form body of valuable and in /
'tructive knowledge
III. X. Lessel, the Western Union
nan, was pleasantly surprised one
vening last week by his brother, f.
l. Lessel, of Midland, Texas, whom he
lad not seen for thirteen years, STEP
ling of the NJ, X. & T. train. The
was all on the part of his l
rother, as IL. X. was looking for a
title. slender man instead of a square,
uilt fellow as heavy as himself.
The children at the academy under
ook to raise 500. for the cottage when
bat project took definite shape two
months ago; society of twelve girls,
he T. T's., organized for the purpose
aiding the project; this society has
lready raised S65 by itself and is ssriv-
ng to make their part 500, and that
f all the children $1,000. Go to the
Cricket on the Hearth" and helm
Use the 81, 900.