Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-05-26

The law department of the govern
ment are going to be enlightened o
the permit matters of this country
and it needs it too.
A dray team ran away from tn
katy" depot Monday, and for fey
minutes created a panic on Illinoi
avenue. 1t was finally stopped il
front of the Mcclure feed store.
| John Wesson was arrested by depu
ty John Tolbert yesterday charged
with stealing watch at Fort GibsoI
during the freedman payment ther,
last year. He is in Jail awaiting trial
Rev. DIR. Francis, the Episcopal rec
tor at Wagner, preached in this city
last evening and will also hold ser
vices = communion doubtless - thi.
morning, at the Congregations
! church.
Prof. Chas. Lane, of Georgia, wa:
billed for q lecture Monday but on the
day before DR.. Day received a dis
patch stating that the gentleman was
very sick and that another date would
have to be made.
The young ladies of the Catholic
church will serve an ice cream and
strawberry supper on the lawn in front
of the Catholic parsonage Friday eve,
May p. a good time is expected and
everybody invited TO attend.
There will be basket meeting at
Pheasant Hill next sabbath, and ev-
erybody is invited to attend and bring
IA well-filled Basket. There will be
preaching at eleven o'clock. and again
at about three in the afternoon, and
probably at eight in the evening.
Mrs. \. L. Churchill was taken dam
gerously sick Sunday night, so serious
being the lady's condition that Mr..
and Mrs. Squiers, her parents, who re-
side at Windsor, Mo-, were summoned
and arrived Monday night The lady
was very much better last evening.
Several dogs have been shot on the
street recently, supposed to have rab-
bieS. This mag be Il ruse TO get rid of
the overplus of CANNES that infest
the town. Every few months the dog
crop increases 10 such an extent as to
necessltate a wholesale slaughter.
Roll Of Honor, Willie Halsell college.
for month of May: Robt. Chandler.
Mary Halsell, Jessie Nidiffer. Elsie
Morrison, Hugh Myers, Gertrude Nj
differ, Stella Cox, Elbert Journeycake.
Pauline Kelley, Herbert Journeycake.
David Chandler. The first two rank
highest.
CoffeyFille is moving towards the
organization of a colOred volunteer
company and the local paper has not
little to say about the lighting pro-
clivitieS of their colored people. If
you run short in numbers Vinita can
help you out, and man for man, razor
for razor, we will back our boys against
all Africa.
Mr.. James ID. Lynch. author aud
lawyer, is in the city engaged in
writing a history of the five tribes.
Mr. Lynch is the author of "Heroes Of
the South" the "Bench and Bar of
Texas" and the poem Columbia
Saluting the Nations, adopted by the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at
Chicago in 1893.
The friends OF Bernard Burns are
taking pleasure in the fact that he
graduated from Worcester academy
last week with high standing in all his
studies. He has grown up here in this
town and is Il young fellow of good
habits and of gentlemanly bearing.
and the future for him is certainly
abundantly full of promise.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson left Monday night
for the state of Washington where he
has assurances of securing a good
charge. Ihe gentleman Is one of the
best preachers the town has ever had
and that the Congregational church
was unable to retain him is to be re-
gretted. Mrs. jackson and the cnil-
dren will follow in short time.
The Baptists have secured Miss
Jackson, of Greenville, Texas, to assist
in an entertainment embracing a mer-
chant drill and other interesting feat
nres. Miss Jackson is young lady of
culture and refinement, has had ex-
perience as a teacher in physical cul-
Iure, so her training will be an advan-
-age to ali who take part in this work. |
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