Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-18

tnan ever In the way OF music. ln-
structors, Miss Graper, Prof. Terry
and Prof. Miner. Winter term begins
November "a.
The lot where Mr.. Humphrey has
lived is being cleared preparatory to
the erection of new buildings.
The Rebeccas will give an eyster
supper at Odd Fellows hall Friday
evening the 10th. The public invited.
]. L. Conner, clerk in the Clare
more bank, was married, Tuesday
evening, to Mary Mcclellan, DR.. Fore
mans niece.
The new jail at this place was oc-
cupied for the first time Friday night
by prisoner brought from the Wyan-
dotte country, indicted by the Miami
grand jury.
If you wish to invest in good decided
lands in fruit and farming country
at the low price of $40 to s25 per acre,
write to ]. W. Carpenter, Bolivar,
Polk Co., Mo. feb 10
For first class barber work 70 to
McPherson's, next door to Jumbo. +"
"Mc" says everything is white, even
down to the bath tub and laundry
work; come, see.
Conference has taken the Brother
in Red out Of the charge of the Rev.
Moores and elected Rev. T. F. Brewer
editor, who will move the paper to
South McAlester.
To heal the broken and diseased
tissues, to soothe the irritated sur
faces, to instantly relieve and to per-
manently cure is the mission Of De
Wits witch hazel salve. P.Shanahan.
John Swain returned from hunt
Tuesday, in company with Curtis
Wright and son, the Carthage quarry
men. They brought In several deer
hams as evidence of the luck they
had.
jess Drum and man named Brown
were caught at Nowata selling whis-
ky, Tuesday of last week, and the day
following were sentenced at Wagner
to a years imprisonment each by
Judge Thomas.
The investigation of the Brooks
rape case was had yesterday before
Commissioner w. c. Jackson at Mus
kogee. The witnesses went down
Tuesday night, including the young
woman, Brooks victim.
Mrs. Gates, of Columbus, Kan, and
Mrs. Casley, Of Galena, Kan, sisters
of Joseph Hunt, came down last week.
Mrs. Casley returned to her heme at
Galena Monday. Mrs. Gates will re-
main two or three months.
The wheat prospect is very poor for
the time of year on account of the ex-
tremely dry weather that has con-
tinued throughout the fall. The
recent rains, however, will bring it
out if the weather continues mild.
The small Delaware and Shawnee
payment to few individuals, an
nounced to take place next week at
Vinita has been postponed by Agent
Wisdom and certain questions relat-
ing to it referred to the secretary of
the interior.
An endeavor, it is said, will be
made to get Tom Stufflebean out Of
jail-to get pardon. AS some of the
people who signed his petition for
clemency have stated that they did so
under duress-through fear-Toms
chances are poor.
A week from next Monday Judge
Thomas court will convene again and
take up the regular routine business
OF clearing the docket. With a short
intermission for the holidays, court
will continue all winter, or till about
the first of March.
The live stock association is out of
money and has called home the in
spectors. They have not caught near
as many cattle this season, the in
ference being that shippers have be-
come more careful as to whose stock
they lead-and thieves likewise.
R. L. Higgins, lately from Madison
county, Ark, and now said to be in
the vicinity Of Klaus ferry, practicing
medicine, is bulletined by the "Wo-
mans Protective Association" as an
ex-convict for a revolving crime and
man TO be avoided on general prin-
ciples.
Union Thanksgiving services Thurs
day, Nov. Is; sermon by Rev. P. B.
Jackson at the NJ. E. church, at ii a.
m. General mass meeting at p. m;
leading address by Preston S. Davis,
followed by short talks from others.
Everybody come and bring some one
with you.
There were several indictments re-
turned by the grand jury against part
les implicated in the Creek warrant
peculation. Three arrests have been
made, E. b. Childers, the ex treasurer,
Burl Cox and ]. III. Crabtree. James
Egan, also indicted, it is said has left
the country.