Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-17

Get team, wagon and harness al
your own price and terms next Mon
day, at S. X. Halls sale.
In business way, in society way,
and in fact, in most any way, there
are few towns as swift as Vinita.
The choicest locations in Vinita fol
homes are those Of Dr. Clinkscales,
the NJ. E. parsonage and j. c. Gray's.
Architect Shaw has just completed
the plans of VIM. Mellette's residence,
work upon which will begin at once.
Rev. C. NJ. Coppedge preached at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, and Rev. J. Q. Parks at 7:3O D. M.
Harry Ironside has been greatly
benefited by his trip and is now able
to walk about the place, with some
help.
Nat Skinner unloaded % cars of
cattle at Adair Tuesday night, which
will be wintered somewhere near
there.
Ike Mcdonald was in town Tues
day from his place near Blue
jacket, for the first time in many
weeks.
This has been very profitable sea-
son for the bank, owing to the demand
for money to purchase cattle for
feeding.
The prizes at the bowling alley
Saturday night went to ''Spider" Nc
Crary, "Pide" Clawson and r. d.
Knight.
The markets of this city are sup
piled with everything to be obtained
and an epicure would find nothing
wanting.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school
has begun taking steps for holiday
entertainment for the children, about
Christmas.
For trains of November 22nd the
NJ, K. s. L. will sell round trip Kan
sas City tickets for S., limited for re-
turn to 2oth.
J.W.Trundle returned Tuesday with
his family, from Missouri. Mr.. Trun-
die will occupy farm few miles
south Of town.
]. f. Arter, the proprietor of the
Cobb hotel, has proposition to offer
the city council to put In an electric
light plant here.
This Office is pretty busy helping
the merchants run their reduction
sales but can find time to print all the
stationery desired.
Capt. White is not altogether
pleased with the dog tax, inasmuch as
he has paid his tax and many Of his
neighbors have not.
Geo. Shaw, Frank Shaw and the
women folks went out on a combined
hunt and visit about ten miles south
of town yesterday morning.
Young Grimes, who swallowed the
bur few days ago, for which an op-
Grafton was performed, is still at the
Cobb hotel and has pneumonia.
Last week the Indian Territory fur
nished the Kansas City market IS
cars Of cattle, the week before 10l
cars and two weeks before All cars.
Married, at the Presbyterian par
sonage, November 14th, by the Rev.
VIM. I. King, Mr.. John II. Anderson
and Miss May Witzell, both Of Ruby,
It.
A fat 'possum was one of the at
fractions at farmers wagonyesterday
and found purchaser instanter. And
he wasn't bought by colored man
either.
Next Monday evening our people
are to have theatrical treat-Monroe
and Hart and Matte Vickers, in the
"Gay Matinee Girl" Seats now on at
Foreman's.
And now S. NJ. Gambrel has 'done
gone and got married" Mrs. Carrie
Ball is the happy bride, and the cere-
mony was performed Wednesday by
Rev. Butler.
Frank Riddle brought in a wagon
load Of fish caught in Cabin creek last
evening. In the lot there were few
salmon, but most of them were croppie
and buffalo.
Let us not make the fatal mistake
OF putting the price too high on our
lots. The man who wishes to build
should be given every opportunity.
We need him.
Very natural perhaps, but those
liable for the least tax and no tax are
most strongly in favor of one. Human
nature is very much Of a "whatness,"
the world over.
There is going to be big immigra-
tion to the Indian Territory towns
this winter and next spring, and we
u see that Vinita gets somewhat
mu4 ,,
more t..
c,,o ' Davenport was among the
# council to go to Tab
/, Nther matters to at
lequah. He had , = -, -
tend to and knew full wa '''0 ""'
no occasion for haste.
Dock Clawson had serIo,
ance Monday at an individual "a
interfered somewhat with buI.
ing operations. The presence Of Paden 4
Tolbert saved a scrap.
When Dennis Hicks hits the west |
end Of Illinois avenue with that horse |