Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-09

nouncement Of their establishment In
this city will be sufficient. Mr.. Lid
dy has for number OF years been
connected with the Colorado bar and
is a thorough going practitioner and
an exceptionally genial gentleman as
well, who we are glad has deter
mined TO make Vlnita his home.
- asst WEEK Paden Tolbert, VIII
EA Carter, Arthur Berry and Jim
Sheehan went out fishing and snake
hunting and brought home a thirty
pound cat fish and rattle snake
about a yard long. A great deal of
sympathy was lavlshed on Carter be-
cause he had been 'snake-bit," but
when IL was learned the boys had
something like gallon Of snake med
icine along the feeling turned TO envy,
and that feeling strengthened when
il came out that the snake bite was a
fake"
The Methodist ladies will give an
ice cream, cake and strawberry feeti-
val next Tuesday night.
+ A lodge Of the Knights Of Pythias
was organized at Nowata last week
with fifteen charter members. The
name Of the new lodge is Welcome,
No. 32.
Bert Tanner, living on the Neosho,
above Fairland, had two cows killed
by lightning during last Saturday g
storm aud q. W. holt lost horse in
the same manner.
The store kept by Herald and Court
ney at Needmore, on Horse creek, was
broken into Thursday night and ne ar
ly 500 worth of property stolen. A
saddle was also stolen from Mr.. Oourt
ney's stable.
Through the kindness OF Paten Tol
bert the editor of this paper partook
: Of perhaps the finest fish that hal
been caught in Cabin creek this sea.
son. 1t was chanel cat weighing
over thirty pounds.
A party of fishermen out near Ton
Brackets Sunday, while practicinI
with target gun, bad the misfortune
to accidentally shoot one Of Tom'i
: hogs. We withhold the names Of thi
! fishermen for reasons that are ap
parent.
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold a picnic at the Frisco crossing o
Big Cabin Saturday Of this week;
! general invitation to attend is extend
E ed. On this occasion a match game o
/ ball will be played by the Choutear
and VInita clubs.
I Mrs. ii. A Galloway and Mrs. Ellie
D Pease, the latter from Kansas City
y have opened dressmaking parlors a
2 Mrs. Galloway's residence 3 door
!. north of Bottling works, where the
are prepared to do hrst class worl
: tailor system used. 35-SS
;. The executive committee. of tn
Y Delaware tribe, met at Nowata lut
e Thursday to transact important tribs
business. A number or infants wer
to be enrolled that had been Dor
since the last meeting and variou
h claims were presented for the approvi
of the committee.
t Short form mortgage notes, havin
(hidden)a the "binding" features Of
|. full ohattel mortgage, for sale at thi
, office; so cents for 95 by mail. Peopl
a will sign them when chattel NOR
. gage Will scare them out OF the di
trict. All other blanks also in stool
John Gunter, in drilling a well {
a the livery stable, struck somethir
p very much like anthracite coal at
a depth Of 65 feet. They as yet are III
able to ascertain the extent Of th
vein, but II anthracite can be found
= paying quantities at that depth
would be great discovery indeed.
n Not to be behind in the way Of
|, metropolitan town the Masonic loda
|. at this place has supplied itself wit
lot Of new pariphernalia. What wit
the fixtures Of the Masons, Odd Fe
i lows, knight of Pythias, Eastern ST.
y aud Modern woodmen OF the Worl
u the hall presents decidedly grotesqu
appearance.