Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-09
PERSONAL NOTES.

| at Alton
Ross shackleford was up from Muskogee
a few days since looking after some of his
farming operations.
DIR. Duckworth. of Claremore. came up
Tuesday morning to assist in the perform
ance of a surgical operation.
Yam Stuart came down from Miami
Tuesday. and reports the wheat crop very
fine between here and that point.
DIR. E. b. Frayser returned few days
since from a swing around the circle, hav-
ing visited St. Charles. st. Louis and Mem
phis.
It. Bard, J. X. Clingan. W. II. II. Scudder
and Ridge Rogers. from Chelsea and vicin-
ity, members of the Fields family, were up
Friday.
Mrs. Pumphrey came up Tuesday from
the Greek country, where she has been for
some weeks with her husband at a ranch in
the Greek pastures.
C. b. Keeler was down from Bartlesyille
last week to take pant in the Fields grant
meeting accompanied by J. R. Hill. an at
torney from Independence, Kans.
The daughter of ]. W. Trundle, the new
merchant in the Mcclellan block, arrived
last evening from Schell City. The balance
of the family will not be down until fall.
Mrs. z. Ironside. accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Birdie, came in from Inde-
peudence last week. where the latter has
been attending the Kansas City Female col
Iege.
Mrs. p. 9. Davis and children have gone
to Bentonville for the summer. The lady's
father, Colssam Peel. is in poor health and
was compelled to come home from Washing
ton some days since, friend accompanying
him.
John Pappin and E. II. simpkins. Of
Pawhuska, and II. E. Slaughter, OF Elgin'
X ans, were here last Friday attending the
Fields heirs meeting. At its conclusion, on
Invitation of some Of the brothers, they in
spected the newly furnished Masonic hall
and were very much pleased with it,
The Eastern Star ladies have pre-
pared an evenings entertainment.
The public is invited to 60 and enjoy
it. Thursday night next.
Money has been made up to hold a
4th of July celebration at this place.
The amusements will include base
ball game, shooting match, sack races,
foot races, ETC., for all Of which purses
will be given. The band boys have
the matter in charge.
s. c. Walton and I. ]. Chism, of
Alton, passed through Vinita last
Thursday for a weeks fishing and
camping excursion on the Verdigris.
They had guns and nets and ali the
paraphernalia necessary for pleasant
and successful outing.
]. F. Schloffman, cigar manufac-
turer from Kansas, was here the first
Of the week looking at the town with
a view Of establishing a factory. He
went from here TO Shawnee to visit
friends, but will return here if suit
able buildings can'be procured.
There is a good prospect BOW Of
compromise with the railroad being
o.socted which viii give TO the occu-
pants Of the north side OF eur maip-
street undisputed possession - porf
y.oa - the ground they occupy-prob-
ably hundred feet deep, or such
matter.
Friday evening a party of our young
folks vent out TO Locust Hill far a
gypsy lea" Just as lunch had been
spread the storm came UP and they re-
turned and ate it in the upper Story
of the Masonic hail building. The
evenings pleasure was not spoiled by
any means.
The doctors performed a very sue
cessful operation for oyaritomy Tues
day on Mrs. Bicknell, living few
miles west of town. Drs. Fortner and |
Bagby assisted by Drs. Mills, Duck
worth and Bell performed the opera
tion in the operating rooms Of Fortner
and Bagby.
The merchants drill and concert |
presented by the ladies of the Baptist |
church Monday night was successful
in every respect, and the promoters
are deserving of congratulation. Vi
nita is not lacking in talent, nor in
to assist in any laudable |
s. NJ. Gambrell, while out driving
with a lady Tuesday, had the mis-
fortune to have his horse run away
with the buggy and leave himself and
standing in the road two
or three miles above town. An engine
and caboose on the Katy brought
them te town.
All the criminal cases on the docket
at the present term of the Cherokee
circuit court at Claremore were con-
tinued. There were over two hun
dred civil cases on the docket, and
large number of them answered ready
for trial on call. Court may continue
through next week.
1t is said that ]. z. Wolfe will en-
deayor to secure the Seventh Day Ad-
yentist's tent on South Park and be-
gin series of meetings when the
are through. Wolfe's bat
teries. as heretofore. will doubtless be
trained on the churches Of the town,
instead of against sin in the abstract
The Episcopal folks have, in a mod
est way, begun steps toward the for
nation of a church at this place.
though perhaps not just at once. a
guild was formed by the ladies a year
or so ago and they have had oc-
casional meetings and entertainments
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