Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-09-16
Mat Hawkins has a very sick child.

Tuesday was the most disagreeable
day of the season.
VIII Miller has unloaded world of
furniture this week.
Big is the best -four made; one
sack will convince you; at Cobb's.
c. D. Meredith, V. s., vaccinated ID
head of cattle Tuesday for Dave Fra
sier and II. Cox to prevent Taxas fever.
1t will be great relief when every
town in the southern portion of this
territory has had its first bale Of cot
ton.
E. n. Ratcliff's delivery horse be-
came frightened at the train Tuesday
morning and demolished the vehicle
in short order.
There will be preaching at the Con-
gregational church by Rev. 2. B.
Jackson next Sunday and each sab
bath thereafter.
Rev. p. B. Jackson formally accept
ed the call of the Congregational
church this week and the family ar
rived last night.
The statement that Miss May
Kemp, the efficient assistant at DR..
Days dental parlors, was the doctors
sister is an error.
A good rain fell few miles to the
northwest last Friday and the section
of country to the southeast has also
been favored in like manner.
George W. Talbert, of ClaremOre,
and Miss Abby Chamberlin, were mar
ried at Pheasant Hill last Friday
evening, Rev. King officiating.
]. W. Ellison, arrested at Tulsa for
stealing a steer from Jim Whiting
ton, was tried last week and held to
the grand jury in the sum of $500.
The Female Seminary at TahleQuah
is crowded to its utmost capacity; all
the rooms are taken and no more
boarding pupils can be accommodated.
Come and get prices on wheat drills,
walking and sulkey plows, corn cut
tiers, etc. West Virginia black oil.
Coming, car of wagons. Jos. Hunt.
Some very excellent new corn is
coming into town these days. The
early planting is good, but late plant
ed is pretty much of failure in this
section.
Mrs. H. A. Galloway and Miss La
Rue desire to announce that they
have opened their dressmaking parlors
at the formers residence, on North
Wilson street. 2-5
Lost, jet black setter puppy, two
third grown, left fore foot white, curly
hair on ears and tip Of tail cut off:
name 10. Return to DR.. Clinkscales
and get reward.
Attorney d. w. c. Duncan has been
retained on the prosecution of John
Davis for the killing of John Pee.
The trial comes up next Monday at
Delaware court house.
Henry Dick was indicted by the
grand jury at Tahlequah last spring
for forgery, but when the case was
called last week the indictment could
not be found and be was discharged.
Silas Armstrong states that for the
first time since the establishment of
Quapaw agency there has been lack
of water this year. The big spring is
dry aud water is hauled from Lost
creek.
THE CHIEFTAIN points with not a
little pride TO the Ratcliff ad. on first
page. 1t was put into type in about
seven hours-a feat possible in very
few printing offices outside Of the
large cities.
Mr.. Balentine headed a movement
this week to renovate and overhaul
the Presbyterian church building in
this city. The walls will be given a
covering of new paper, and the build
ing will be relighted.
Bud Weldon, the invincblie Fort
Smith Elevator man, was in the wreck
at Hanson Saturday night in which
eight men were killed. 1t is needless
to state that he escaped to tell the
tale.
Despite the unfavorable weather
the band got something over ten dol
lars ont of their ice cream social Tues
day night, given for their benefit by
the ladies of the Congregational
church.
The will of the late James 4 Pat.
terson, of Muskogee, who died some
weeks since, will be contested by
James Patterson of that town, who
claims to be the only child of deceased
James is mulatto.
Eli Bond was tried by Commissioner
Mcclure last week for forgery and
discharged. 1t was charged that hC
presented a bogus order at the mil
and got 800 pounds OF flour, the Ordel
purporting to be from Stann Miller.
The condition of Mrs. McNairr
was such yesterday as to hold oui
very little hope for her family anC
friends. The funeral of her daughter
whose death was announced las
Thursday morning, occurred the sam'
afternoon.