Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-06-06
PRYOR CREEK s0uIBs.
A Good Letter From a Thrifty, Wide
Awake Town.

DR.. Briston has moved into his
new residence just north of the G..
p. church.
Miss Flossie Dollahite has re.
turned from a weeks visit to Cof-
feyville, Kan.
w. T. Whitaker and John In.
gram made a flying trip to Clare
more, Monday.
DeRoss Bailey, a prominent at
torney of Harrison. Ark, was here
Monday on business.
Mr.. Crow, station agent at But.
Ter, Mo-, is here for a weeks visit
to his relatives, the Choate family.
The contractor has the fire un.
der the kiln and will break ground
for the new Turner & Whitaker
brick in few days.
Where will we celebrate this
year, is a question often asked.
Only one month until the eagle
must scream-where shall we go?
Rev. and Mrs. d. B. Bryant are
at Chouteau attending a protracted
meeting being held at that place
by Rev. S. II. McElvaine of Fort
Smith.
l.. C. Harrison's elegant resi-.
derce in the southeast part of the
city is nearing completion. This is
going to be one of the incest res
idence properties in the city.
Miss Alice Dege who has been
visiting Mrs. DR.. Hamilton at
Wagner for the last month, Is ex-
pected home the latter part of this
week. Mrs. Hamilton and child.
ren will accompany her.
John w. Shut seemed to have
added an extra inch or two to his
height and was walking around
with his eyes turned skyward re-
gardless of bitches, fences or lamp
posts Saturday, muttering some
thing all the time, but the only
ineligible part was Its a girl
Oh, papa"
A project is on foot by the Sem.
mary Co. to turn the building over
to some church organization and
let it be run hereafter under the
auspices Of some church, which
ever will make the most favorable
proposition. They think it will
be best for the educational inter-
ests of the town.
Pryor Creek is coming to the
front as a sn.-a town. Mckinney
Bros. Tuesday night, Mckinley
Company Friday, Young Ladies OF
the Seminary next Monday, and
Harry Steele with his inimitable
Pryor Creek Dramatic Co., with a
rip-roaring comedy, very soon.
Don't, please don't miss this rare
treat
jeff Slarnes has traded the hotel
building to Marion Mills for his
farm some seven miles west. Mr..
Mills has taken charge of the ho-
tel which has been refitted through
out, and will change the name
from Starnes hotel to "Commer-
cial." We predict that Mr.. Mills
will make a success Of his new
venture.
The Enterprise seems to have
turned its toes TO the daisies. r.
S. Davis, of Wagner, formerly
manager of the defunct publication,
was in the city Monday. While
we regret the demise OF the En-
terprise in the days of its youth,
we hope its successor, the Weekly
Constitution, may prove to have
a better constitution and not "kick
the bucket" until Sam Mayes is
elected chief, at any rate-may be
1000 years.
Rev. Harry Barber, of South
McAlester, an evangelist OF the
Christian church, closed a two
weeks meeting Friday night last.
He is a fluent speaker, a good his
torian, and scholarly gentleman.
The meeling resulted in quite a
number Of accessions TO the Chris
tian church, several Of whom were
immersed in Grand river, eight
miles away. Rev. Barber assures
us that steps will be taken in the
near future TO erect a church edi-
flee here as they, as a people, be-
lieve in worshiping every Sabbath.
As il is they can only use the G.
p. church one Sabbath in each