Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-03-10
WANTED.
WANTED.
Eggs, Poultry and hides; will pay
the highest price in cash. Bob Blake
ney, Swain's building, east side.

The United States, Great Britain
and Germany, send the greatest num-
Der of letters through the mails.
Arthur Berry heard last week that
Preston Davis had been fishing and
he and Emmett Mug slit out" with
out waiting for dinner.
J. W. Martin is building a house
thirty feet square on his farm-the old
Mclaughlin place-and it is intimated
will move out there and turn the har-
ness shop over to his son, Charley, to
run.
Al Belt, the noted saloon keeper of
Fort Smith, is heading surveying
party at Fort Gibson, and is making a
new survey of the town. -Four miles
square will be the size of the prospect
i've city.
Wanted: Agents to canvass. Choice
of Indian Territory. For Harper n
Brothers subscription publications.
Good sellers and good profit. Address
General Agent. Lock Box 10, Table
ouah. 1T. 25-a9
United States court commences at
Wagner Monday. Judge Springer
will preside. The new court building
is completed and the contract for its
acceptance made with the proper
officers Of the government.
The Atoka Citizen intimates that
the sending of United States prison
ers to Fort Smith to serve Jail sem
tences is in fulfllment of promises
made before the appointment of GER
tain federal officers in the Indian Ter
ritoy.
\ Texas newspaper lately stated
that one of their roads had refused to
receive any more corp>es for shipment
from Texas points, for fear, under the
new time card in existence down
there, the shipment should not get
through in time for the resurrection.
Now is the time to go to Klondike:
present rates via Katy to Portland,
Seattle and Tacoma: First class,
S3I.I0: second class, s26. 10. Parties
intending to make this trip should
take advantage of these rates: for full
particulars call on w. b. Coley, agent
for the NJ, X. & T. Ry.
The annual election of officers at the
Presbyterian Sabbath school in this
city took place last Sabbath, resulting
as follows: Superintendent, ID. NJ.
Mars: assistant uperintendcnt,
James /. Morning: secretary, T. f.
Thompson, Jr.; assistant secretary,
James T. Ratcliff: orgaGist, Mrs. J. ].
Morning.
\ private bank with a capital of
$4,000 is soon to he opened at NOwata
with the following quota of officers.
President, H. c. Campbell; vice presi-
dent, Albert Morris: cashier, Bates
Burnett, of this city: directors, MeSsrs.
Keys, Morris, II. c. Campbell, Scoville,
Cox, Lawson, Riago, J. E. Campbell
and Dr. Strother.
J. II. Gregg, OF Dundee, KaS.. writes:
"My little daughter has been
troubled with Group ever since she
was three months old; never found
anything to relieve her until | tried
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup, and that
has cured her entirely. | think it is
the best cough syrup on the market.
Peoples drug store.
Agent Wisdom will commence the
disbursement of the $780, Creek
funds within the next few days. This
amount will be used in canceling the
outstanding Creek warrants that are
bona fide. The payment will be made
at Union Agency in the United States
court building and arrangements are
being perfected in the way of making
the rolls and listing the good war
rants.
Parents should see that the same
is exercised by the boys in the use of
target guns as in handling weapons of
larger calibre. They are all dangerous
to life and limb, no matter how small
\ few days since boy shot at mark,
missed. and the bullet went through
T. f. ThompsOn's window and i'm
bedded itself in the wall, passing
within foot of Mrs. Thompson 5
head.
The daily average number of prison
erS in the United States Jail during
the month of February has been
2S5. The following list will show the
relative number of crimes with which
the prisoners stand charged: Intro
ducing ald selling liquor. lO5; larceny,
1856: murder, 81; perjury, 1; pos tOflice
robbery, II: rape, ,: selling mOrtgaged
property, 8: assault to murder 20: as
sault to rape, .: burglary, ,; counter
feiting, 3: false pretense, 3; forgery, /;
harboring felOns, 2.-Muskogee PhOe-
nix.
The body of Joe Riley, Of Seneca
who met his death in a mysterious
manner a few miles west of Wagonel
on the Valley road early in the week
was transferred from the katy tC
the Frisco here Thursday last. The
corpse was in care of Pat Riley,
brother of deceased, who went dowr
to Wagner on hearing of his brother
death. Joe Riley killed man a
Seneca a year ago last June and wa
tried it seems and acquitted, but wa
again indicted 10y the grand jury ant
fled the country to avoid arrest. Th'
body was found near the railroad
track badly bruised. but no one cal