Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-23

w. NJ. Mellette was fixing up for
house keeping in the GoodykOontz
cottage the first Of the week aud is
now living at home.
The city authorities have determin-
ed 10 put offenders who are unable or
refuse to pay fines, upon the streets to
work, beginning today.
Vinita showed its appreciation of
the band last week by subscribing
very literally to monthly payment
fund to pay the instructors salary.
The business of Vinita station has
prompted the NJ, X. & I. to author
ize the employment of freight clerk
once more and Mr.Oliyer is again at
work
The trial of Johnnie Davis at Della
ware court house this week for the
killing of John Pee resulted in an ac-
quittal, the prosecution failing to
prove the time the killing occurred.
One of the busy men of Vinita just
now is viii Miller, as view of his
stores will attest. He has been forced
to "double-deck' part of the furni-
ture room to accommodate his stock.
Judge J. Il. Thomas aud wife, Mrs.
P. L. Soper, E. n. Williamson, of this
city and ID. +. Dickey, Of South Nc
Alester, went to Tulsa yesterday
where they will be joined by friends
and goon a hunt TO the Usage country.
1t is hardly necessary to call atten-
tion to the announcement of the vi
nita Meat Store, but we do so. The
gentleman in charge, Mr.. Ralph
Smith, is alive to the needs of the
business and promises to make it in
teresting.
J.B. Edwards thirteen years ago put
five dollars into the pot" to dig the
public well. Last week when he be-
gan hauling his wheat TO market he
found the rig out of buckets as usual
and felt justified in Kicking" The
old man will have TO move back yet TO
keep the town going.
The busy town is the place TO do
your trading in-that's Ninita. Her
merchants are up to date and when
the people pick up THE CHIEFTAIN
and see big ad. they know there are
real bargains at hand. The paper has
never encouraged any but honest ad-
yertising and seeks no other kind.
Rev. Jackson will begin his work
with the Congregational church Sun
day morning. His first sermon will
will be ''The Christian Preacher and
his Work." Good music will be fur
nished by male quartette. Every
body is cordially invited to attend,
especially those without any settled
church home.
DR.. Emmett Starr is preparing the
copy for a book giving a great deal of
statistical matter relating TO the
Cherokee nation. and also a geneolog-
ical table of some of the best known
families. The labor has been very
great and the book, when published,
will be one that will meet With a good
sale in this nation.
A subscription was circulated in
this city Saturday for assistance in
building school house out in Mouse
Landrum's neighborhood. The board
of education has allowed a national
school there but the patrons are re
quired to furnish a building, aud it
will he necessary to have it completed
by the first Monday in October.
A load of wheat was taken from the
granary OF Randolph Ballard, on Horse
creek, one day last week about noon.
As the grain bin is good way from
the house the party had loaded the
wheat and driven off some distance
before being discovered, Ballard fol-
lowed but at last accounts had not To-
Gated either the wheat nor the thief.
Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick
headache, sallow skin and loss of ap-
petite. You have never tried De
Wits little early risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They are small pills but great
regulators. p. Shanahan, 5