Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-21

The friends OF Miss Hardy will regret 20
learn that she has left the academy, the
eastern board finding IL impossible TO pro-
vide for her salary. The lady Is at present
visiting the family OF J. W. wallace. the
banker. at WAGNER.
Mrs. j. Il. Gunter is suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia.
1t is rumored in society circles that
John 5. Fee Of the U. S. geological
survey will soon wed.
Rich & Son, merchants from Baptist,
/. II, were prospecting here this week.
They wanted to purchase farm and
were also looking for a location for a
store.
ID. R. Williams, for a long time ex-
press agent at Muskogee, was acquit-
ted Tuesday night OF the charge Of
selling whisky, after a trial lasting
three days.
Married, at the home Of the brides
brother, January goth, 1897, Rev. Ohas.
j. Taylor OF Alluwe, l. r., and Miss
Emma l.. Keys, OF vlnlta; Rev. VIM.
Il. King ofliclated.
+. NJ. Conner was down from Fair
land last week attending the payment.
The best speculation he has struck
lately was the sale OF 20 yearlings TO n
Kansas man for sIOO-s2O per head.
II. G. Bluejacket begun the year
Alright by getting married, the lady
being Emma Jean Taught. The hap.
py event took place at Bluejacket,
Rev. Jamison, performing the cere-
mony.
The law card Of Horace Bradley. OF
Wagner, appears this week In our
colums. The gentleman is from Rus
sellville, Ark, and is very highly en-
dorsed by his old neighbors and coll
leagues.
Fortune once more smiles on the
theatre goers Of Vinlta by bringing TO
them Monday, Jan. 25th at the opera
house, Alba Haywood, the prince Of
comedians, supported by an excellent
company.
Callie Gunter has purchased the
Sam Hall team OF fancy sorrel step
pers from }. o. Hall, and has ordered
new and stylish buggy TO match the
span, which will make a very elegant
turnout indeed.
Il. L. Madison, living south OF town,
brought TO market a week or two ago
what was probably the heaviest pork
er butchered in this section this sea-
son; IL weighed something over seven
hundred pounds.
Mr.. Wheeler, gentleman from Car
thage, was IN the city yesterday look.
ing for n location for a brlck-maklng
plant; he owns brick manufacturing
concern at Carthage but thinks 'twould
pay TO establish like enterprise here.
As the result OF the meetings con
Quoted at the Presbyterian church.
there were six additions TO the mem-
bership, and several hopeful conyer-
tlons, some Of whom will ualte with
the church later. A deep and quiet
work OF grace Is manifest.
w. b. Taylor was down last Thurs.
day and bought twenty-five head OF
mules at prices ranging from s22 TO s5j.
He lives on the head OF Big Cabin.
four miles north OF Kinnison, aud was
compelled 10 hurry home because OF
the serious Illness OF his son.
Some one has within the last thirty
days borrowed from this otlice the ofil-
cial record Of town lots sold by the
different town commissions OF the
Cherokee nation for the town OF vi
nita. The party having II will confer
a favor by returning IL on or before
the Goth Instant.
Treasurer ID. w. Llpe made the
Shawnee payment here Friday and
Saturday, and IL Is perfectly safe 20
say that he can pay more people In
two DAYS than Col. Dickson could or
would In two months. And IL dlGn't
cost the town anything TO have him
make the payment either.
II. w. Nelson was down from Fair.
land a few days slrce. The gentle
man is interested in the mineral de-
velopment OF this country aud his |
company, branch OF the National
Union company, OF Louisville, XIV.
expect TO have derrick up aud a drll
at work In very short time.
Hon. John S. Little desires an
nouncement made that the depart
ment Of agriculture has placed at his
disposal a quota OF garden seed for the
Indian Territory. TO parties writing
him at Washington a request he viii |
be glad TO send an assortment without
expense. The supply Is limited and |
early requests will stand the greater
chance OF being complied with. Part |
les may give their names TO }. J. |
Spencer who was requested 10 make |
up list.
Nearly One Thousand Ladies'
are now selling those elegant toilet
put up by the ParlsIan
Toilet Co. OF Chicago. Agents wanted
all over the N Y kVrlta ~. r..lt IA