Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-25

VIM. P. Henderson is lying very low
at his home in this city. He suffered
a stroke paralysis Sunday night and
his life is despaired Of.
Tahlequah has, got considerably
more lodges than there are nights in
the week and council is liable to be
petitioned to add several days.
Feed store and coal yard opposite
Mcclellan block, east Of track. All
orders promptly delivered. Wagon
yard in connection. ]. III. Davis.
A ''scrap" took place at a dance near
Foyil Friday night between Andy
Foreman and jess Henry, in which the
former was considerably carved up.
Indian Commissioner Jones has
been up at Pawhuska looking into the
actions of Maj. Freeman, the agent.
That probably means a change of
agents.
A city ticket was put up Tuesday
night as follows: Mayor, T. NJ. Buf-
fington; council, G. W. Franklin, W.
B. Raines, Henry Drew, +. G. Cowan,
w. III. Sheehan.
A big stock Of notions, fancy arti-
cles, stationery, books and toys of
every kind will be open next week in
the Thomason building, first door
east of Badgett's.
Bob O'Shea's fall scene, as depicted
in Ratcliff's clothing store window,
embracing a bush of persimmons and
two 'possums, is attracting a great
deal of attention.
Why not get the electric road con-
Meeting Joplin, Carthage, Galena,
Webb City and other points, and
which is projected to Baxter Springs,
TO build to Vinita?
A. Foyil was in Monday for the pur-
pose of appearing in the examination
by the commissioner OF VIM. Rat
tlingourd, charged with robbing the
Foyil postoffice and store.
Lost, between Grove and Vinita,
large red pocket book containing writs
and other papers. Finder please leave
at marshal's Office and get reward.
Pies. Thompson, U. S. deputy.
An entertainment will be given at
the Carsalowey school house next Sat-
urday night for the benefit Of improv-
ing and cleaning up the cemetery at
the Burlington place near by. Ad-
mission Is and Is cents.
Lustcr Foreman was arrested Friday
night en- warrant authorized by the
grand jury, for selling whiskey, and
hustled aboard the train and to Jail
at Muskogee. Parties went down
next day to bail him out.
The two hired men shot by John
Boyle as supposed chicken thieves,
Bob and Blake Price Zone reported
killed., are both getting well. The
thief escaped and the two young men
caught the buck shot intended for
him.
Mrs. P. L. Soper gave a party Sat-
urday afternoon to the little friends
of Bertha Thomason, between twenty
five and thirty being present. 1t was
not only delightful occasion to the
little ones, but a pleasure to their
elders to observe them.
Friday night last, as a southbound
freight train stopped at Pryor Creek
tank for water, tramp attempted to
get aboard, and being resisted by a
brakeman threw acid in his face. A
great deal Of pain resulted, but proba-
bly, not permanent harm.
Attorney DeGraffenried walked out
of the second story of the court house
at Wagner Monday night and fell to
the pavement below. The gentleman
had leg ana an arm broken in the fall.
He had forgotten which floor he was
on, and thinking himself on the low
er one walked out and fell.
]. L. Bumgarner was up from Sa-
line district Saturday. 1t will be re-
membered that a short time since
Jesse Sunday, sheriff-elect Of that dis
trict, was killed in a drunken row.
This vacancy was filled by the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Bumgarner-in
every respect a good appointments
Roll of honor for month of Novem-
Der, Primary department, at Willie
Halsell college:
Callie Frazer, Reed McGlasson,
Virgis Buell., Jessie Nidiffer, Elsie
Morrison, Bell Trott, Gertrude Nidif-
fer, Mabel Gunter, Lucille Hunt,
Ethyl Nidiffer, Pauline Kelley, Robt.
Chandler.
On the above list the first three
stand exactly the same.
At the wholesale and retail broom
factory, half block south of the post
Office and the first door north of the
feed store, | will say for the benefit Of
the public that l will retail extra
good broOms, both in weight and quail