Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-01-05


Col. J. b. Cook. Of Chetopa, spent ias
. Sabbath with his brother. u. c. Cook, in thIi
city.
w. A. Keel, editor Of the Afton News, wa,
In the city Monday accompanied by James p
Thompson.
5. y. Melton, OF Cowskin prairie, was In
the city Tuesday on his way to Muskogee with
a prisoner.
-Messrs. Howard and Fate Langley, Of
Adalr. were up Tuesday on business in the
commissioners ONCE.
Niles Minnie Miller came down from Ne
osho last week for q few days visit with
friends and relatives.
DIR. w. n Ford, OF Fairland, was in the
city yesterday looking after a law suit In
Judge Mason's court.
IF. W. Craig, from mp above Bluejacket,
was In town last Saturday. lie reported 1892
as reasonably prosperous year with him.
Henry Hayden, the sage OF Lightning
creek. was down yesterday. The folks up his
way are combining their harvest to the Ice crop.
Mr.. VIII overton, with his sister, Miss
Missile, who has been here on a visit, went TO
Texas Tuesday, taking the gentleman's baby.
IL viii be taken care Of by Mr.. overton' q
mother.
H. g. Miller, employed by p. c. Brown
Ing In his lumber business, was In town A
shot time last evening on his return from
Chelsea.
Misses Cora Langley and Florence and
Jennie Breedloye, Hattie Gore and Mamie
Williams were among the ladies from out Of
town who attended the ball.
Evangelist Wolfe went to Kansas City Sat-
urday night and Is engaged with two other
gentlemen In conducting meetings In a some
what shady" quarter Of the town.
jess b Drew. agent for the Missouri Pa
eide railway at Corwin. Kan is home on
short visit with the folks. lie is doing well
and seems to be adapted to his chosen calling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennington returned from
their wedding tour last Thursday evening
They will settle In Chelsea where Mr.. PEN
nlngton is In business but for the present will
not keep house.
| DIR. Bennett was here last Saturday on
the way home from 81. Louis lie had been
hurried away from the city by the receipt Of
telegram stating that his little daughter,
Gertie. had been severely bitten by a dog.
Quite a number Of our east-side cit.
izens have been attending Delaware
court this week.
ave are we'll pleased with the re-
suits of advertising iu THE CHrEFrArS,
write Ford & Hickox, of Fairland.
You can contract now with w. w.
Miller for your binding twine at prob
ably much lower price than it will
sell for next season.
The masquerade ball held last Fri
day night was very we'll attended de-
spite the bad weather. The costumes
were as gay and grotesque as could be
imagined.
Char lesworth & Burlington, the new
merchandising firm, take space this
week. Next week they will name
prices on staple goods-goods which
the people buy.
A meeting of the bank directors was
held this week and the affairs Of the
institution for last year settled up.
The net earnings we're about eleven
and one-half per cent.
A large number of ClaremoTe courl
folks, the clerk included, got left by
the train last Sunday and had to go To
Wagner and up the Valley road in
order to be present Monday morning
Misses Ida Beatty and Sammie Gun.
ter, OF the city, sent pair Of beaded
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Christmas present, and received in ac'
acknowledgement an autograph letter
from Grover himself.
John NJ. Taylor, Jr., of Claremore,
has been called upon to take charge OF
no less than five dead bodies at Ca.
toosa within the last seven years
Four OF them had been murdered and
one (CromwelIj committed suicide.
DR.. J.T. Davis desires TO give gen
eral notice that during 1893 be doei
not propose to practice his profession
without money OF its equivalent. Al
parties are notified to govern them
selves accordingly or send for another
physician. p
Delaware court was disposed Of b.
Judge Ward in short order; about forty
or fifty cases were nolled because in
. dictments therein had been found un
der the old law. Judge Starr and als'
, Supreme Judge WickiiG, take diIer
, ent view-that the indictments arr
good.
Judge Burlington will engage will
, J. 4. Charlesworth in the mercantile
business, occupying the Masonic build
ing. They have purchased the Sap
pington stock of goods at Bluejacke
and will unite it with what Mr.
Gharlesworth already has and also adj
largely thereto.
A good indication that Vinita j
, looked upon as a favorable point l.
! embark in business is found in the sp
plications Mr.. Little has had TO leas
his new brick store. A dry goods man
druggist from Tahlequah and a hard
ware dealer have been after il, an
' perhaps others.
Some years since DR.. g. y. Garretso
= abandoned the practice Of medicine Il
n this country--in fact left the countr
? entirely. The improvement shown o
all sides and the multiplied popuis
y tion has caused him to recount, how
= ever, and he has again engaged /
Q practice at Adair; see card elsewhere
At Fairland last evening the Rev.
d II. Hogan united in the bonds Of wed
!. lock Mr.. Geo. W. Roach and Mis-
8 Emma Hillon. The groom will be rel
ognlzed as the gentleman whom Uncl
O. Sam has reposed confidence in sud