Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-04-16

| the TRADE, the nrSt vi May.
p. L. Sopher has been suffering with
a fever for a week or so but his early
recovery now seems assured.
A. n. Green places an advertise
ment of the invincible McCormick
binder before our farmers this week.
A special car containing a number
Of the NJ, X. & L. officials was at
tached to the Flyer Monday morning.
You know what kind of a meat mar.
ket Hoffman kept. Well, A. b. Mich,
OILS bought him out and is keeping ur
the standard.
All the young gentlemen are ex-
pected to bring their best girls with
them to the social Friday night at
Aldrich Cottage.
Fred L. Fishback, formerly Judge
Springer's court stenographer, is now
clerk of the congressional committee
on civil service reform.
A telegram received from Washing
ton the first of the week indicates that
the taking Of the Freedman census is
now ready to be begun.
c. HI. George was arrested at Chelsea
some days ago for cattle stealing, but
made his escape Tuesday night with
a nair of hand-cuffS on
Lost, small leather purse with sim
gle clasp. Contained money, a trunk
key with leather string and valuable
papers; 81 reward: leave here.
Anyone having due bills against A.
c. Hoffman or the Vinita Meat and
Grocery Co. eau get them paid by pre-
senting to A. b. Nichols. 32-33
The board of equalization, consist
ing of G. w. Hill, NJ. Daniel and
J Capt. Nelms, were engaged the first
Of the week in levying the city tax for
this year.
Mont Hall was fined $40 at Spring
field Tuesday for selling whisky tO
Indians. He got off light by convinc-
ing Judge Phillips that he did not
know it 'sas violation of law.
Thos. n. Madden, of Braggs, claims
to have been notified by member OF
the Ke-too-wah society that he had
been marked for slaughter unless he
leaves the country within ten days.
There will be a special service at ths
Congregational church next Sunday
night at o'clock. Rev. Forrest viii
preach sermon on the subject, "Why
are so few men in the churches in
Vinita?"
Penn Phillips owns a place just
west of the college grounds which MAJ
one day become the most desirable
part of Vinita for homes. 1t is high
er than the surrounding country anC
is beautifully situated.
The proposition OF changing the
Alton and Southwest City mail rOut'
by cutting out the latter place ant
going across the country above ther,
TO a connection with The Pittsburg {
Gulf road is being considered.
Prof. Ellis has been ailing recently
with his enemy Of last year-hepati'
colic-but was so far recovered Tues
day as to be able to go to Neosho Il
attend the meeting Of the Springfield
association Of Cong egat on a
churches.
Two funerals took place at the Bea
Timpson school house, on Pawpaw
last week-those OF Mrs. Frank Ar
drews and of the infant twins Of Jes
Stump. The interment in each cas-
TOOK place at the graveyard adjoinin
the school house.
T. b. Jones, of Wichita Falls, tn
man who is shipping so many cattl
through here to Catoosa, was in tn
city Tuesday. lie has 10000 head G
| CdIllt III lilS DduShSiAs piSbuAS eh'
is now unloading big string at Sun
nit, below Muskogee.
The NJ, X. & T. upon Tuesday @
, last week handled % trains of cattl
, inside of IL hours and on the ChOctaN
division they had q trains inside o
4s hours. Calculating 20 cars to tn
train and 80 cattle to the car, give
%. 200 head handled in the IS hours.
Some days since three boys wei
discovered in a car of flour on the NJ
K. & T. in Kansas and the doc
locked. The officers here were not
fed and on the arrival OF the train tn
boys were taken in custody. Subs,
quently they were released, il appea
ing that all they wished was ride.
The fruit prospect for this sectio
is very promising indeed. The free7
OF two weeks ago killed probably thre'
fourths OF the peach blooms but ther
is enough left to break the trees, {
r most varieties. The apple crop prom
t ises to be immense; the trees are no
in full bloom as also are the cherries