Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-07

At Burns Racket, refresh yoursel
with ice cream, ice cream soda witt
crushed fruit. lemonade, milk shake
DR.. Pepper, Coco-Cola. and all othel
summer drinks.
A. W. Foreman's, the Oldest drug
store in Vinita, is like the town-sta
pie as gold dollar. Everything is As
represented-drugs, jewelry or watch
work. Best soda in the city.
Taken up, a blood bay horse, black
name and tail, star in forehead, fif-
teen hands high, eight OF nine years
old. heavy built. in good condition.
heavy shoes. Information at this Of
ice for 81.
Decoctions which these old town
.'lloais-s can't drink-and say on
/ lneir feet-are tackled by the "Reu-
/ bes' every time they come ia. and the
rlzslt Is disaster No 4s- better
give ~ up.
The father Of John Morrison, the
man supposed to have been murdered
in the Spayinaw hills some weeks
ago, arrived from Texas last Saturday
and will further prosecute The search
for his missing son.
1t is stated by some. OF the papers
that 2l0 of the rough riders are among
the killed, wounded and missing.
Among the number who were retain
ed at Tampa are John Moore. Taylor
the painter and dutch" Hawkins.
Farm on West Cabin, fourteen
miles from Ninita. for sale: one hun
dred acres in cultivation, two hundred
and fifty in grass, all fenced: house
and other Improvements: price $500.
Address c. A. Collier, Claremore, l. L.
Sam Ridenhour is doing u good ice
business-wagon on the street all the
time and delivery immediate-but so
licits more orders. Hail the wagon,
or leave orders at Foreman's drug
store. Mail or telegraph orders filed
first train.
In ingenuity and taste displayed,
the floats in Mondays parade could
be excelled nowhere. Some of them
must have cost $50 to prepare, and
perhaps more One Of them-and one
of the very best-was not identified
by anyone the writer has yet talked
with.
The conduct OF two or three deputy
marshals here Monday was shameful
and they ought to be promptly re-
moved from Office. One of them
''shot up the town" and was finally
1isarmed. If the officers refuse to
keep the peace, they can hardly ex-
pect Others TO do so.
Stapler Bros, at TahleQuah, are
selling out their goods at cost and
going out of trade, it is reported.
They have never rebuilt since the
fire last fall and "Jimmie" wishes TO
move. He is respectfully informed
that Vinita's latch-string is on the
outside and the town viii give him a
cordial welcome.
The statement printed last week in
this paper that S. 5. Smith, of this
city. was among the number of rough
riders who had been arrested and
placed in Jail ut Tampa, seems TO
have been mistake. His folks in
This town received a letter from him
dated on board one of the tranports
bound for Santiago June II.
Miss Nettie Duncan and Miss Allie
Williams departed Tuesday morning
for Nashville, Tenn, to attend the
of Christian Endeavor and
Epworth League, Miss Duncan repre-
senting the Endeavor society Of the
Presbyterian church here, and Miss
Williams representing the League of
the Methodist church in Vinita.
There is talk by some of the band
boys about making an effort to hold
races at Vinita about the first week
in October As this is the time many
Of the noted horses of the country are
enroute to the Dallas fair, the project
seems entirely feasible. The propo-
sition is 10 make the purses large
some of them 81 900.