Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-04-30

the children, or understood the
younger members of his flock so well
as did he, and there is many sad lit
tie heart that never in after years will
forget one whom they loved as theil
true and trusted friend. Mr.. Caldwell
has accepted call to the church at
Shawnee, and will begin his labors
there at once.
l{IHE DEMOCRATIC CLUB in this
4 city is arranging for a grand
time on the occasion of the territorial
convention, June 9th. At the meeting
Saturday night a committee of six was
appointed on arrangements consisting
Of the following gentlemen: DR.. OH
yer Bagby, VIM. Little, E. n. Will
hanson, Tom Burlington, L. b. Bell
and w. E. HalselI. This committee
will secure a suitable building for the
big convention and see that it is ap-
propriately decorated, etc. The pres
ent membership Of the cllb is about
$50 but an effort will be made to dupli-
cate that number between now and
the convention. A committee to So
licit members was appointed by the
chair, consisting of DIR. G. r. Hill, Dr.
J. r. Trott, E. NJ. Ming, DIR. E. B.
Frayser and j. B. Turner.
The club extended an invitation to
Judge G. b. Denison and Attorney J.
B. Turner to address the democracy
next Saturday night at the U. S. court
room, also an invitation is to be eX-
tended to Hon. NJ. E. Benton, of Ne
osho, to address the club at some date
between now and the 30th of May.
See those sideboards at w. W. Mil
ler's. Handsomest ever brought to
Vinita.
III. A. Paul has severed his connec-
tion with the Cobb hotel, and Fred
Scheruble assumes entire management
beginning tomorrow. Success to Fred.
The Catholics expect to open Il
school at this place in the fall. AS an
educational center Vinita's future
seems assured.
Very flattering reports come to the
parents of Louie Skinner of the prog
ress she is making in her studies at
Baird college, Clinton, particularly in
music.
Emmett Ming and Preston Davis are
now confident that life is worth living.
They found a hole last week just
teeming with fish and Ming caught
the largest bass seen in town in five
years.
The Old Settler payment is sl5s.1O
share, but OF course most Of the
shares are divided up into many parts.
The agent begun paying at Ft. Gibson
last Friday and it was said might be
there three weeks.
Strayed, two bay horses; one Is l-2
hands, 5years, branded G on left jaw
L on left shoulder: the other is IA
hands, heavy name and tail, branded
with triangle on left shoulder; IS re-
ward. S. ]. Burns, Vinita, l. T.
a meeting of the board Of health,
the city council and some of the busi-
ness men was held Monday night.
The purpose was to get the merchants
to agree to accept at face value some
Of the city's scrip.
DR.. Foreman's soda fountain, or arc
as it is termed, is certainly a hand
some thing and in his selection Mr..
Highwood showed both.good taste and
Judgment. Yesterday was opening
(free) day and the demand was all that
could be desired.
The cattle outlook is far from prom
ising, low prices at present following
high ones of last fall when many Of
our stockmen bought. An unusually
large number Of cattle have been
poured into the Creek pastures from
Texas and practically all of these
must go upon the market this fall.
A general picnic to which all are in
vited will be held on Thursday, May
IA, at Swain's grove, near the railroad
crossing Of Big Cabin. The ladies OF
the Eastern Star of this city are back
of the enterprise, an assurance of
pleasant time. Take your families
and likewise your baskets.
Charley Chesney has bought new
printing outfit and will open job
printing Office at Topeka, Kan, this
week. He is an extraordinarily tasty
and rapid printer, Topeka is good
town and as himself and family have
been known there for twenty-five or
more years, his success seems assured.
The case of Jerry Wallace, convicted
Of murder by the Z. S. district court
at Ft. Scott and sentenced to hang,
has been reversed by the U. S. supreme
court and given new trial. Wallace
killed his father-in-law, Alex. Zane,
March I, 1875, the trouble arising over
a boundary line between their farms.
A mover had team stolen near Big
Cabin Monday night, and came up
next day to get the assistance of the
authorities. Many are Of the opinion
there is an organized band of horse
thieves operating in this section; if
this be so the sooner the people get up
a company and hunt them down the
better.
C. n. Dugger, deputy marshal of
the Oklahoma court, who was here
Saturday, has been doing some mis-
sionary work on the western line of