Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-06-15
EnrlY peaches are rettinp ripe.

Mrs. Chouteau offers trimmed hats
at from Soc. up.
The census takers will be at Clare
more June 10th to 10TH.
Bargains in hats at Mrs. Chouteau's.
Great reduction in prices for cash.
The census taking for the Delaware
side Of this town will begin Saturday.
Ad Roach brought in the finest load
Of new potatoes Monday we have seen
this year.
The serenaders we're out a few nights
since Ito the satisfaction of those IA
vored with a visit.
II. L.Owen, Henry EifIert, and II. II.
Trott left on the west bound train yes
terday for the Strip.
The Downing primaries in Coowee.
scoowee district will be held on the
l7th Be sure and attend.
John +. Warren, OF Adair, was up
last week and paid S26 into the revenue
iuud OF the nation for permits.
f. @. stSetch shipped two cars of
new hay for @. w. Green last Friday.
This is first shipment reported.
Go 10 the vinita Feed Yard for all
kinds Of feed; free delivery wagon.
j. P. GREEN, Prop'f.
10 Is reported that Jim Crutch6eld
will not be q candidate for sheriff but
may be nominated for council on the
Downing ticket.
The Baptist Indian university at
Bacone, near Muskogec, closes with an
elaborate programme OF exercises COM
m-ueing next Sunday.
The attendance at commencement
! exercises at the colIsge this week has
been large, Notwithstanding the ex-
cessively hot weather.
The census takers for Delaware dis
trict will be at Vinita next Saturday.
the 18th, and remain three days finish
ing up their work in that district.
An effort is TO be made to induce the
Rev. Sam Jones, the great Methodist
evangelist, TO visit this town in 0cto-
ber and hold fifteen days' meeting.
Mr.. Milford bought a very promis.
ing col, last Saturday. 1t will not be
three years old untii- next month and
stands fifteen hands and an inch in
height.
Joe Blakemore, living up near the
a.. X. & T. stock yards in This city
had the misfortune to get thrown from
horse Sunday and have his arm
broken.
]. +. Hancock, in dodging fly Sun
day, run his head through a window
glass in his tin shop, cutting consid
cradle OF a cash on the back Of his
Uranium. This is "Handy's" story.
The white adopted citizens met anC
organized at Fort Gibson on the 9th
inst. Alex II. Matheson was elected
president Of Illinois district; clubs arr
to be organized all over that district a
an early date.
Frank Boudinot shot George Butle
at TAhlequah last Saturday and Sc
verely wounded him, breaking his lei
in two places, which had to be ampu
tated the following day. Whisky Il
said to have been the cause.
The COW thieves have a new game
Cattle are driven by them into The
states in the night and shipped al
state cattle. They thus escape th'
quarantine pens, which are all the in
speclors have time to watch.
THE CmIKFrAIN again sounds tn,
note of alarm to the city fathers anC
urges them TO cause the city TO b.
cleaned up. A town the size Of Vinitl
should have scavenger, and SONS
system of drainage TO carry OF ih,
filth.
This may be fruit country, but thi
man who thinks he can raise fruit il
town without keeping relay OF bal
dogs is making his calculations with
out taking into full account the vari
ETY. of small boy that grows here.
The new Baptist church in Whit
will be dedicated the first Sunday Il
July, 1903. Rev. |. N. CLARK, Of Kan
sas City, will preach the dedicator
sermon; other ministers will be pres
ent aud assist in the services. Tn,
public are cordially invited. by orde
OF committee.
|. N. Speer, manager in the ierntor
Of the Brinson Grain Cos. busi ness
Springfield, Mo-, went to Tulsa Mon
J day TO complete arrangements for put
ting in an office and scales at tina
point, A man will be stationed ther
permanently TO buy grain. MIR, Spec
says grain buying will begin in abou
two weeks.
} The cruel custom OF throwing "hig
life" on poor innocent dogs, by IN
boys Of this town, should be discontir
ued. The Arkansas Law Is very stris
upon this particular kind OF an oileus'
and few prosecutions might be OF ur