Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-08

f. @. Stretch wants 90, 900 bushels Of
wheat for which he will pay the high
est market price.
A party was given the young folks
at the home OF w. e. Halsell and an
other at j. II. Atkins Monday night.
The magic bealer OF all coughs, colds
and consumption is Beggs' cherry
cough syrup. We keep IL. p. Shana-
han. 4-2O
Take your linen suits to the Excel
slor Steam Laundry. They will be
turned out as fresh as new for fifty
Sentsper suit.
Drs. Fortner s. Bagby removed
toe and portion of the foot Of a man
who had sometime before shot him
self with winchester, Monday.
a special election will be held in Coo
weescoowec district on the 10th to
Oil vacancy In the council delega-
tion caused by the death OF j. r.
GOurd
Lee Barrett is not on duty but has
three able bodied men at the harness
shop, anxious and willing to fix you
up for harness, saddles, boots, lap
busters, whips or repairing.
John II. Thomas, the additional
territory judge, passed down on Mon
day nights train and entered upon his
duties at Muskogee Tuesday. He is
accompanied by Mrs. Thomas.
A telegram was received yesterday
from the freedmen celebration at
'Possom creek, south OF Cofeyvllle,
stating that negro named Nave had
been killed there Tuesday night.
You would not entrust your sick to
an incompetent doctor. The utmost
care should be exercised in the filling
OF prescriptions. employ compe-
tent pharmacist always. A. w. Fore
man.
There will be a lawn social Tuesday
evening in Presbyterian church yard.
Sherbert, ice cream and cake for re-
freshments. Come, all OF you and
have a good time.
Chris Mlchael's son, Louis, pleaded
guilty in Commissioner McClure's
court Tuesday TO stealing the wheels
from Preston Davis buggy and wa:
fined slO and costs aud given an houl
in jail.
The great draw back TO the late
peach crop in this country is the gen
eral lack OF sufficient rain. That
fruits may grow and mature to per
fection, an abundance Of rain is re
quisite.
S. A. Perry, near Big Cabin, hai
probably the finest blackberry field II
the Cherokee nation. He has severa
different varieties, the Snyder being
he thinks, the most productive as wei
as the most luscious.
A blasting wind the latter part o
last week aud lasting throughout Sun
day began curling the corn badly bu
J fine rain Sunday night terminated
immediate danger and put many field
across the dead line.
One Of the crops that is destined 4
become leading, and a paying crol
J In this section is timothy. IL grow
TO perfection on most any kind Of soil
Is ready to be harvested early in Jul
and always commands good price.
Mrs. II. c. McGlassons horse wa
frightened Saturday night In front 0
the Western hotel by fire crackers an
turned the phaeton over twice. Mrs. 4
= P.McGlasson was painfully though no
, seriously injured and the vehicle bad
iy wrecked.
Vinita has a strong base ball clu
and Friday defeated Chelsea and tn
' next day the Coody's Bluff club, bot
games being played at Chelsea. Th
. last game was played under the mos
: unfayorable circumstances imagiI
| able, a gale blowing from the sout
and frequently raising a dust that wa
binding.
: Gus Metropolis "fell among thieves
d and had 10 fight like the troIad tina
/. he is on u recent hunting expedltio
a 10 the SpavInaw country with Pade
Tolbert, John Swain and others. IN
4 Greclan colors were again saved frol
: trailing In the dust by hand TO han
fight with nine hlghwaymen. An
now they don't speak as they pass b