Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-03-23


G., b. McGlasson is going to work
during the coming cattle season for j.
II. Campbell & Co.; he will do them
efficient work.
The contract to print the Cherokee
statutes in English and Cherokee, as
provided by last council, has been let
to a man at Parsons.
Will Miller put three crews iu the
field this week 10 sell Deerings and has
gone to Claremore to try and get a
man for that vicinity.
j. NJ. b. Fowler has begun the erec-
tioD of building on the site formerly
occupied by Joe Davis barber shop,
to be used as a photograph gallery.
= Miss Cherry Ooker. formerly stu.
dent at the academy, daughter of Cal
Ooker, died last Saturday morning
with the grip at the home Of her father
near Alluwe.
Jim Hall will begin hauling rock for
the foundation of his new brick as
the farm-a week or two hence.
For sale, carpenter-made, nicely
painted well curb with wheel, rope
and bucket; was taken of to make way
for pump. Enquire at this office.
w. p. Henderson, on getting of the
train Monday morning at this place,
suffered severe stroke OF vertigo and
had to be carried to the hotel on cot.
We again call attention to the fact
that there Is an excellent opening here
for fiist-class dairy. Here is a oppor-
lunity for the right party to make
some money, easy.
The statute of limitation runs
against all open accounts made prior
&c $500 on May End; in other words, on
that date our present law will have
been In force three years.
Mrs. Lease advised the Populists OF
Kansas to "raise less corn and wheat
and more shoel," but 1t is extremely
doubtful If she meant by this that they
should attempt to pay their store bills
with counterfeit money.
Last Monday Jim Hall spent nearly
two hours in driving Sans sorrels in
from Pryor creek. some twenty odd
miles-and could not understand why
they were sweating, unless 1t was be,
cause they were "soft."
DR.. Bagby went to rahlequah Sun
day in response to telegram to visit
professionally Will Landrum, a young
man Of this vicinity who was attend
ing the seminary. lie was dead when
the doctor reached there.
Prospects were never better for au
abundant crop year than at the pres.
ent time; the hard freezing during the
winter has left the ground loose and
mellow which isAhe great desideratum
for crop Of corn, oats or vegetables
The body of the son of Dick Crutch.
field, who died at the college last fall
was taken up this week and shipped
to Colorado City, Texas. The father
was killed by being thrown from q
wagon a shoit time before the boy died
The Presbytery of the Cherokee ma
tion will meet at the Presbyterian
church in this city Tuesday. April 4th
at Z p. m. The retirinnPmoderator
Rev. MIR. King, of Tahfequah, will
preach the opening sermon. All are
invited.
James w. skinner came home from
Clinton, Mo, Tuesday night where h,
has taken three weeks course o
the gold treatment. He believes him
self fully cured Of the liquor habit and
a new man; great many acquaint
ances will hope this is true.
A statement of condition of the Firs
National Bank OF Vinita appears thi
week and it is a Aattering report
This is one of the stable institution
OF this country and the fact that non
Of it's stock is for sale shows clearl,
J the esteem in which II is held by thos
most conversant with its affairs.
L. W. Bethel died at Boonville, Ind
} lana, on the 18th, of consumption. IL
was brother Of the late G b. Bethel
and was here few days after tha
gentleman's funeral. His son wa
Charley Bethel who spent som
months in Vinita. Deceased wa
> cashier of First National Bank O
Boonyille.
Several Of the very few cattleme
who paid their tax in 1891 have min
, to sue the nation for its recovery o
the ground that the law under whic
' IL was collected was unconstituiionl
and because those who declined TO pa
! were not molested While a suit
J. this character would not likely be vel
0 profitable, no one could blame the
for feeling like bringing Il.
Beginning Sunday next the Fris,
: will inaugurate daily train service eac
way between st. Louis and Galveston
via Paris and Oleburne. The soutl
bound train will be known as th
!, Galveston Limited" and the north
bound as tho Columbian Limited
They will be vestibuled throughou
aud will embrace reclining chair cal
4 (seats iree) aud south OF Monet mea
A will be served by dining car. Olol
i connecllons will be made at Monett
= the train from this city,