Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-02-20

corn has no time 10 hunt up a pur
chaser-it keeps him busy ''minding'
the town cow off his wagon.
Order photographs now while youl
faces are fuller and complexion fairer
You will never be younger and per
haps never look better Fowler.
4 graduated pharmacist with plenty
of experience, with good recommends
tions, desires a permanent position.
Address box 236. Vinita, /. II. 2i-27.
Foreman the druggist-when you
want school books, writing paper, tab
lets, etc, also watch, clock and jewell
ry repairing done promptly and
neatly.
The surveyors now at work in the
western part of the nation report
that the Usage line is mile and a
half east of the one heretofore ac-
cepted.
Take all around, up one side and
down the other, and you can buy best
groceries at lowest prices of the vi
nita Meat & Grocery Co of any house
in town.
II Is reported that the Model cloth
ing house is going to remove to Caney,
Kansas. and VIII Wriget and Carter
are talking of moving the drug store
TO that room.
The Democratic territorial cOnven-
tion will be held in this city June the
ninth. The basis of the representa-
tion is to be one delegate to fifty Dem
ocratic voters.
It's like bucking a nickle-in-the-slot
machine to buy cheap stoneware. Go
to the Vinita Meat & Grocery Cos
and get the best ware, manufactured
at Macomb, III.
II. E. Walker, the accommodating
agent Of the Frisco railway here, was
checked out yesterday and Mr.. Lang
checked in. Mr.. Walker will take
few weeks lay off.
II John Miller succeeds in coming
on To Dan Stuart's pets down in Tex
a. there will be fight, prize or no
prize The ''old maa'' can't afford to
go to ElPasO for nothing.
The slough between here and Cabin
creek, at the Jim Hall crossing, is
stated To have been almost impossible
of late. 1t could be very well repaired
for five dollars-perhaps less.
A. C. Raymond and wife have both
been sick with something like the
grip and their daughter, Mrs. w. J.
Strange, was in from Chelsea few
days since taking care of them.
The ladies of the Presbyterian mis-
;ionary society will hold an open meet |
ing Thursday evening, Feb 81, at the |
church. An entertaining programme |
S being prepared; every one invited.
A AdmiSsion.free.
Friday eve, March 6.
A glance at our advertising columns |
will convince the reader that Vinita |
has some implement merchants
Jouch & Rains. They have big sup
ply which will be displayed and ready
'or purchasers this week.
Judge Robt. L. Mcclure returned
rom Fort Smith Tuesday, where he
lad been on a visit and in the mean
line taking a lively interest in the
Iomes-Clarke senatorial primary,
which resulted in favor of Sena tor
Iones.
A platform scale was being erected
" Mr. Hunt in the street beside his
this week, but an Injunction
vas secured by the Frisco railroad
company and proceedings stopped.
The case will he heard before Judge
springer this morning.
Mont Skinner, supposed TO be
Iealer in the ardent, managed to
wade the officers who were laying for
lin near White Oak, Saturday night
nd avoided getting caught "in the
middle Of bad fix" He had three
'allons of the hot stuff"
Mrs. r.. l. Blakeney gave a dinner
to her friends on
afternoon which was pro-
lounced most enjoy able affair. The
Inner consisted of delicacies and
ainties too numerous to mention and
vas an exceptionally elaborate affair.
A lawsuit between Dick Kilgorc
nd Jack Bleyins engaged the atten-
ion Of the court Monday over fee
Or stallion service. The jury chung
p" till eleven o'clock at night before
rriving at a verdict, but at last
cached an agreement in favor of
\ilg0re.
The Vinita Meat & Grocery Co.
ave engaged their consignments of
hickens, turkeys and eggs for the
leXt 80 days To three of the largest no
els in Parsons and Et. Scott, Kansas,
nd therefore they can offer to their
ustomers better prices for poultry
nd eggs than any other house in town.
The Delaware payment was conclud-
d at this place yesterday by Special
Igent Dickinson. There were Vi
hecks delivered here out of about
90. In several instances the agent
rove into the country, where the
ttend the payment. From here he
Oes to Tahlequah tonight.
Friday eve, March 6.
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