Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-05-25

other gentlemen went over Into the spavlnAw
country TO look at the lead mines this week.
j. NJ. CrutchHeld came In from Tulsa Tues
day and returned the following day. lie re-
ports cattle doing nne on the range but thinks
probably thirty days will elapse before ship
ments begin from his section.
--Gsorge Barrltt came up from Sherman,
Thursday, and stopped on a couple OF days
amongst hls old friends here. lie goes from
here to Indiana, where his wife Is now visiting
her people. They will visit the Worlds
Fair before returning home.
A store building, office, aud hall
2sx4I #. and two stories high is being
built at Mr.. VOLS orphanage, five
miles west of this city.
The purity and freshness OF drugs
are essential qualifications if they are
to cure disease. 90 to Foreman's
pharmacy.
Applications for houses are being
made almost daily. A number of
good houses could be rented at this
time at good figures.
r. NJ. Swain is the best place in town
to buy groceries; everything in that
line is FIRST class and sold at low fig
ure. Buy your groceries there.
In. Spears, who buys grain for the
Brinson Grain Co., Springfield. No.,
has his office and scales (near the de.
pot) nearly completed.
Lee Barrett, the harness man, offers,
Stockmen's rine Saddles,
Good Wagon Harness (cheap)
Chain Harness tcheaper.)
w. E. Halsell has let the contract
foi three new dwellings to be erected
Immediately. one of which will be oc-
cupied by Postmaster Galloway.
The cheapest goods ever saw is at
J. G. Gray's. 25 lbs rice for 81; 20 lbs
navy beans for 81; and he pays l2l cts.
for eggs. Call and see him.
On the 23d aud 24th Of June the
Downing party OF Cooweescoowee dis.
lrict will hold a nominating conven-
tion at the old Dog Greek court house
ut Kephearts Spring.
When in Fairland be sure and visit
the drug store of Ford & Hickox where
you will always see something new
and attractive. VOC are always wei.
come.
The usual number oi "fakers" were
with Sells & Rentfrow's circus, which
exhibited In Vinita Tuesday. A mum
ber OF our farmer friends got theil
"heads bumped"
W. +. Carter, the druggist, has put
up handsome sign in front Of hii
store. The letters are made OF tin, af.
ter the raised" style. j. 4. Hancocl
did the work, and very artistically, too
New supply OF chattel mortgages anC
promissory notes in stock at thi
office. The mortgage is new form
and is said to go out and get the prop
erty itself we do not know that thi
is true.
Southwest City is to have college
This is the most sensible break the
line city has made yet. Nothing
builds up a town like Institutions o.
learning. 1t brings to the town tn,
very best class Of people.
Those who desire TO make farms ol
the public domain can find an abund
ance of good land on Caney river an,
Bird creek. North OF the latter strear
on what is known as Horsepen cree
is some exceedingly fine land,
Buy your white lead, ready nike
, paints and wall paper Of Ford & Hick
OK, Fairland, /. T. They carry tn
largest stock OF these goods in the ter
: ritory write them for samples an
5 prices OF wall paper.
A colored porter, unable to ava
9 himself OF Strip credit, proceeded I
dress himself from the sample room
j.. at the Cobb House Tuesday. Tn
clothes were taken from him and
!. was very summarily discharged.
Geo. W. Mayes, five miles east 9
Pryor Greek, while drilling well fc
= water last week struck vein q
natural gas at the depth OF IS fee
sufficient to raise flame six inches
4 diameter aud eight feet high.
u Unless more attention is paid to tn
i sanitary conditions in and around thi
Q city, sickness may surely be expectC
y before the heated term Is over. n
/. city can well aiord some system
drainage TO carry of the hlth that
d, constantly aocumulating IN yariol
parts OF the city.
g The National party met in CONVEX
tion Tuesday at RABBIT Spring. job
hicks was chosen chairman and A.
= Norwood secretary. A large crowd VI
- in attendance, plenty Of beef and 4
kinds OF refreshments. June 10th VI
set for holding primary meeting
: throughout the district. June 27
:, aud 2slh is the time for holding Il
- general nominating convention.
A. II. Trott, Jesse Cochran aud Tickeat
n were appointed a committee on a
ranoementa.