Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-05-06

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subscription here last week for th,
Southern Memorial association for th'
building OF monument at Fayette
vile, Ark, to the confederate dead
gathered and buried there by the asso
citation.
The street parade OF the Chocfav
Indian ball players here Tuesday went
we'll enough till they lthe paraders,
undertook TO give the old blood curd-
ling Choctaw whoop; then they "fell
down" and the boys wanted TO give
'em the run.
The Choctaw ball game, while not
altogether fake" was a decidedly
uninteresting affair. Three men on a
side make very tame Indian ball
game, especially when some Of the
players are more acquainted with ten
mis- than Indian ball
James Harmon and Miss Winnie
Taylor were married Wednesday night
OF last week, the 2sth, In this city,
Rev. Mr.. Full performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon left
next morning tor South McAlester TO
visit the groom's Ister, Mrs.Slaughter.
The prosperous city and neighbor-
hood Of Nowata has been furnishing
the United States commissioner at
this place about one murder case a
week for some time, but last week the
record was broken and two were re-
ported. Catoosa can now take a back
seat.
o Sam Ballew is n very handy man
and is again TO be made the scape-goat
In a COW stealing case. IL is also lnti-
mated that Bob Cloud is performing
the same kind OF a service for another
outfit, the difference being that Bob
is on the inside and Sam the outside
Of jail.
The Majestic Range Co., ST.. Louis,
will send cook here to conduct
cooking exhibition at Miller's hard
ware store May 10 to Is, for the pur-
pose Of showing She superiority of the
Majestic. Everybody, especially the
ladies, invited TO attend this exhibit
tion.
Couch & Rains gray team ran away
yesterday morning with a wagon load
Of trunks, which were thrown out
and making long circle down nv the
mill came back to the barn. Wad-
dies milk wagon also ran away about
the same time, making mix OF milk
and vegetables.
There is a demand for some better
houses to rent in this city by people
who can afford to paw for them.
There is not uncertainty enough
about titles to warrant the refusal TO
erect houses for everybody who wishes
TO make Viuita their place Of abode
by our citizens who have lots and
The great number OF double, treble
and quadruple peaches TO be seen on
many trees this spring is attracting
attention and is an unusual phenonle-
non, the cause OF which fruit cultur-
lists are at loss TO locate. III the
young peaches hang on till ripe their
appearance will be still more remark
able.
W. N. Mellette defended Tom
Thornton in his murder trial at Ft. |
Smith last week and got him of with
nanslaughter and a recommendation |
)f mercy. At the former trial, con-
lucted before Judge Parker, he was |
convicted and sentenced 10 be hung.
but the supreme court reversed the
,ase.
Miss Jennie Cass, known to most OF
'ur citizens ever since her birth, aud
highly esteemed, was married yester-
lay to Mr.Morton, Of the survey CORPS,
It Bartlesville. II was planned to at
'nce start for Virginia, the groom's
iome, for visit Of several weeks. L.
". Marks and family and Mrs. Goody-
Soontz and daughter Ethel attended.