Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-06-29
COME AND PARTICIPANTS
In the Great Celebration at vi
nita, July 4th.

IN Jho 0reaJ OoloDraJlOn aJ VI !
nita. July 4th.
vinIta sends out her friendly and |
patriotic greetings to all the country
round about and invites the people to
assemble within her gates upon the
4th Of July, 1893, and assist in cele.
brating. This you will kindly repeat
to your neighbors.
Due preparations are being made to |
have a BIG time. commodious ar
Dor with seats and speakers stand will |
be erected on the south park, within |
two blocks of the center OF the city,
and here the exercises will be held in
stead Of in the woods.
The customary programme will be
varied somewhat, we believe to the
satisfaction of the public generally.
There will not be barbecue with a
scramble Tor poorly cooked beef. The
people are asked to bring their din
ners and have basket picnic. Ice
water and shade will be provided. 1t
is doubtful IL that venerable document
the declaration OF independence, will
be read.
Among the new features will be a
Grades procession".-a panorama Of
the business interests Of tn G town-and
a calathumpian parade or rag-a-muiiin
brigade. 10 MAKE a success Of the
latter, tho assistance Of every man
and boy in the country who owns a
horse OF anything else he can ride,
and the relics Of a suit Of clothes, is
solicited. Each participant is ex-
pected to get up lis own rig and the
hardest looking specimen IN the pa
fade takes the premium. Mr.. j. L.
Hancock is in command Of this de-
partment and will take pleasure in
answering questions relating thereto
and can doubtless oner some useful
suggestions as TO costume.
Several prominent men from abroad
has been solicited to deliver an ora
tion at IL o'clock and within a few
days an acceptance by one OF the
number is expected. One of the chief
features OF the occasion will be the
display of fireworks at night-not on
paper, but sure enough. 1t Is esti-
mated that the lot selected will make
an exhibition of one hour. They fig
ure up the snug sum of S475. 1t will
not be necessary TO urge visitors to re-
remain and see the display; they can
not afford to miss it and will not do
so.
Following is the programme report
ed by the committee;
Procession will form at 10 am. and
traverse the principal streets OF the
city, headed by the marshal and OBJ
serving this order:
Alton cornet band.
Trades display.
Societies.
Carriages and other vehicles.
lam, address by the orator of tn,
day.
~ m, dinner.
;, 2p.m., base ball game which can b
s witnessed from the arbor.
Addresses by local politicians, o
s others, interspersed with music.
k $50 pm, fireworks.
a An especial invitation is tendore
10 the nominees of all parties, and
f, ell candidates for Office, 20 be presen
W. q. Bass, the horseman, who use
to live at Timber Hill but is now 1
CatoosA, came in from North Missoul
7; Saturday with a black diamond sta
70 lion and a couple of ine saddle an
B harness mares. lie is coming back
this vicinity and Will be here at Il
s, fair.
There is a strong probability tn
the erection of the girls dormitory
the academy will be resumed at one
L IL the work proceeds Mr.. A. q. Ra
X mond has consented to act as superi
m tendent, to see that the contracto
comply with the specifications. TIL
at is a good seiection.
BIS When Billy Donaldson had gotten
s. far as the little place on his way hor
Tuesday OF last week he stopped to ,
ty cape tne tniedtoneu buOHci. hS VIZ
al his horse to the fence but had n
Is. reached the house until the amin
to was struck by lightning and killt
30 marks were made upon the hori
ne but the fence was shattered somewhl
yn The nurseries here are growing
Ills Of native peach trees budded from Il
of seedlings growing in this yicini
Three OF four of these were obtain
10, from Col. l.. b. Bell, having original
al on his farm 10 miles south Of this ci
IN. The most notable of these is a lar
ut white free stone, ripening about /
I'd. middle of July. This is the larg
and finest peach probably ever gro
ha in this country.