Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-06-20

pleased with the entertainment.
DR.. Horton executes all kinds OF
dental work with neatness and dis
patch; Office in Raymond building,
over millinery store.
Mr.. George Blakeney's Oldest son,
John, who is employed in the Carthage
postofice, is soon to be married to a
young lady in that city.
Wheat IL is estimated will make a
two-thlrds crop on Cowskin prairie.
In some instances IL was cut too early
and Was ruined in the shock.
Early peaches, Morillo cherries,
raspberrles, June apples and wild
goose plums are getting ripe, and
there is an abundant crop Of each this
season.
A horse race was one Of the enliyen-
ing features Of Tuesdays program.
Duke Kelley run Vic a half mile
against Bill Caves Peekaboo, the
former winning by ten feet,
The acqualntances Of Miss Nettie,
the daughter Of Rev. N. NJ. Wheat,
who was pastor Of the Congregational
church In this city, some years since
graduates this year at Drury college.
Some Of the territory press are run
ming an advertisement for medicine
manufacturing company at Dallas
which The CIIEFTAIN has reasons
for believing they will never get pay
for.
Agent Breckenridge sold seventeen
st. Louis excursion tickets Saturday
at IS each. The Katy's Kansas City
excursion did not get as many people
from Vlnlta as the first one by con-
siderable.
The Masonic lodge at this place
elected It's officers Saturday night as
follows. DIR. o. BagDy, w. NJ; j. r.
Sheehan, S. W.; VIM. Sims, J. w.;
John w, Miller, treasurer; Il. r..
Knight, secretary,
J. o. Hall shipped six cars Of cattle
to Kansas City this week. Three of
them weighed llO0 pounds and
brought A.25, netting S44.5o per
head; the other three cars averaged
1860 and sold for 81, netting $40.
A run away team created not a lit
tie commotion on the avenue Monday
and ended the incident by tearing
out all the awnirs posts Of Joe Davis
barber shop. A chair quickly vacated
by one OF the BARRIERS was wrecked in a
second.
w. I. Beatty is the prize fruit rails
er this year. He has fruit trees
enough on his place in bearing, to
make him comfortable and indie
pendent livelihood from now on.
There is profit as well as pleasure in
planting an orchard.
Tom Crooks has given up the prac-
tlce OF law and will soon go TO tilllng
the soil fora living. He purchased a
farm near town short time ago, and
last week he bought horse and
wagon. He Will grow hogs as a pas
time. .-Denlson Ex.
There Is one class OF individuals in
this world who, we are perfectly free
TO say, we are filed with green-eyed
envy toward, and that is the group OF
barefoot boys that may be seen any
fine day carelessly winding their way
to the old swimmin' hole.
The first issue OF the Republican
News, Sloan Springs new paper,
made Its appearance last week and
contains an elegant write-up Of the
city with cuts of some OF its leading
business houses. The paper Is an
eight page, neat and newsy.
The dude cowboys are looking with
wish-they-were-mine eyes at a pair of
three inch high heeled boots in Lee
Barrett's window. The young fellow
for whom they were made wanted
them half inch higher. The heel is
flye-elghts OF an inch across.
Mr. Green has determined TO move
his folks back TO Alton and his new
house Is for sale, or possibly for rent.
This move is brought about by reason
Of the establishment of a good school
at Alton, increasing business and toe
great distance to go aud come.
According TO Joe Merrell, Bob
Chamberlin does not mind the mere
fact Of being beaten for nomination,
but the music OF Kephart's peacocks
always sounds so much more lonesome
after the conyention-and Bob has
heard II now two successive times.
A correspondent on Cowskln prairie
complains Of bad roads-mud holes
four feet deep aud extending entirely
across main Travelled road. He ask
why the grand jury does not act. IL
Is probably because the members OF
that body are afraid 10 set such an
example.