Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-04-20

The Oswego Seed and Grain 90. are
building an elevator or storage house
on the tracks at this place.
Yesterday morning Lawyer Smith
opened his window to see what the
storm was doing, when a gust Of wind
carried away ninety dollar check just
get out Of the mail.
Some days ago IL is said meeting
was being held at Chelsea 10 organize
a bank. As Henry Starr rode by at
this juncture the project was abandon
ed, for the Tins at least.
DR.. Fortner and W. l.. Trott have
each purchased new spraying outfit
for orchard use in combating the var
ious insect pests that have of late
years become so numerous.
New supply Of chattel mortgages aud
promissory notes in stock at this
office. The mortgage is new form
and is said to go out and get the prop
erty itself; we do not know that this
is true.
The Frisco people are talking Of
building "Y" on tue east side Of the
NJ. X. & T. in this city connecting the
two roads, which would greatly facili-
tate the heavy transfers Of cattle tn at
begin soon.
Wanted, a girl to do general house
work. Six girls have married at my
house in the past year, notwithstand-
ing they were considered confirmed
old maids. Girls, here is n chance.
Jonathan Gore.
John T. Gunter has purchased a
large number of horses aud mules, and
is Offering them for sale cheap, 20 be
paid for at the pay nont of the Strip
money. Call on him at his livery
stable In this city.
Oofreyville is certainly tip-top
town for business tine best Kansas
town on the Cherokee nation line. II
natural gas is all the advantage COT
feyyille has over Chetopa. Ghetopa
should have a gas we'll.
This locality was VISITED oy wind
and rain storm yesterday that made
people thiuk of retreating TO cellars
aud storm houses, aud no doubt many
promised within themselves to attend
church and Sunday school more pune
tua in the event they were spared.
Not a little excitement was occas-
ioned few days since at Oolagah by
the finding Of some articles Of clothing
with hole shot in them and saturated
with blood. Search was made for the
dead body Of the supposed owner but
at last reports 1t had not been found.
The heartfelt sympathy of fiiends is
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Nc.
Laughlin in the loss of their little baby
girl which died at their home near
Adair, April 9Th. "Suder little child
rem to come unto me and forbid them
not, for of such is the kingdom OF
! Heaven"
Anyone wishing to go into business
in the Cherokee nation, and in nice
ly situated town, surrounded by a
good farming country well settled by n
good class of farmers. can get any de-
sired information in regard to business
lots and residence property by en-
quiIing at CHIEFTAIN office.
A party of NJ, X. & T. officials in
| cluding Passenger Agent Rector, Sup
erintendent Wech aud Trainmaster
Worth was here Tuesday with It's
special train. frey talked OF mo siug
the lunch stand and the little build
ing but did not speak definitely on the
subject.
DR.. FoTtner performed an operation
a few days since upon the son of VIM.
Smith who resides east of Ohouteau,
an it is believed the young man is in
a fair way to recover. He has had
pneumonia and an incision was made
in the chest and nearly a gallon OF
pus drawn out. The young man
stands exceptionally well with the
neighbors and they will be pleased to
learn Of his prospective recovery.
A cyclone struck Cowskin Prairie,
on Thursday, the 18th inst, about 10
a. m, blowing down the barns Of VIM,
Mays, Simpson Melton and James
Smith. Hardly a farmer within ra.
dius of ten miles but what had more
of less feuce blown down and cribs and
sheds demolished. In the timber be-
tween Grove aud the court house sew
eral hundred trees we're blown down,
Pineyille, the county seat Of Mcdonald
county, is reported as being badly dam
aged.
The number Of the citizen popula'
tion OF the Cherokee Nation, according
to the census of 1890, is as follows;
Cherokees by blood, 2l,232